Lesson 53 Hot snake 触电的蛇
【Text】
What caused the fire?
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
【课文翻译】
消防队员们终于扑灭了加利福尼亚的一场森林大火。从那时起，他们一直试图找出起火的原因。森林火灾时常由破碎的玻璃或人们随手扔掉的香烟头引起。昨天，消防队员仔细查看了地面，但未能发现碎玻璃。他们还十分肯定火灾也不是由烟头引起的。然而今天上午，一个消防队员偶然发现了起火的原因。他发现了缠绕在16,000伏高压线上的一条死蛇。就这样，他解开了起火之谜。解释很简单，却异乎寻常。一只鸟把蛇从地上抓起来，然后把它扔到了电线上。于是蛇就缠住了几根电线。当它这样做时，把火花送到了地面，这些火花立刻引起了一场大火。
【New words and expressions】（13）
hot adj. 带电的，充电的fireman n. 消防队员
cause v. 引起；n. 原因examine v. 检查
accidentally adv. 意外地，偶然地remains n. 尸体，残骸
wire n. 电线volt n. 伏特（电压单位）
power line 电力线solve v. 解决
mystery n. 谜（无法接受地, 解释不了的）
snatch v. 抓住spark n. 电火花
一．单词讲解：
★ hot adj. 带电的，充电的
同义词fiery, flushed, burning, steaming
反义词cold, cool, frigid, icy 变化形形变hotter hottest
hot－hotted－ hotted －hotting
（1）热的、炎热的（反义词cold）
hot water ；hot weather ；a hot day
eg：Strike while the iron is hot . 趁热打铁.(谚)勿错失良机。hot 炎热的→warm 温暖的→cool 凉爽的
→chilly寒冷的→cold 寒冷的、严寒的
（2）（调味品等）辣的
eg：Pepper and mustard are hot . 胡椒和芥末都是辣的.
（3）强烈的、激烈的、热烈的
have a hot temper 怒; a hot debate 激烈的讨论
get hot on rock music 热衷摇滚乐
（4）（新闻等）最新的，刚发生的、刚到达的
hot news on the election results 选举的结果的最新消息
a magazine hot from the press 刚出版的杂志
a young man hot from school 刚从学校踏出社会的年轻人
be hot on sb 迷恋某人、爱慕某人
be in hot water 惹上麻烦、陷入困境(受辱)
get / run into trouble 遇到麻烦
a hot potato 棘手的问题、烫手山芋
get hot under the collar 怒气冲冲的；局促不安
★ fireman n. 消防队员
同义词fire fighter, fire extinguisher, fire tender
变化形名复firemen
fireplace [fai?pleis] n.壁炉
firework [fai?w?:k] n.爆竹,(常pl.)烟火
fire-water消防用水；fire-fighter救火员
firehouse消防队＝fire station消防站
fireproof ['fai?pru:f] adj. 耐火的, 防火的vt. 使耐火, 使防火fire-raising n. 放火、纵火
★ cause v. 引起；n. 原因; 起因[C][U][(+of)]
同义词motive, reason, occasion, basis
反义词result, consequence, effect, outcome
变化形名复causes 变化形动变caused caused causing （1）v. 引起、导致
eg：A cigarette caused the forest fire . 香烟引起的森林大火。eg：What caused his sickness ？是什么使他生病?
an accident caused by carelessness 由于粗心大意而导致事故。
B result from A B是由A导致的
A cause
B ＝A lead to B ＝A contribute to B
＝ A result in B ＝ A start B ＝A bring about B
A导致B；A是原因B是结果
（2）n.理由
eg：You have no cause for complaint . 你没有理由发牢骚。
eg：Don’t be late without cause . 不要无故迟到。
＝Don’t be late without good cause .
（3）n. 原因、起因
eg：What was the cause of his sickness ？是什么导致他的病？
find out the cause 查出原因
★ examine v. 检查、细查; 诊察
同义词inspect, observe, study, consider
变化形动变examined examined examining
（1）仔细观察、检查、调查
look at carefully in order to learn about or from , inspect closely 仔细观察、检查、调查之意
eg：The firefighters examined every inch of the forest .
消防队员仔细检查森林。
examine facts 检查事实；examine a theory 剖析(理论、事件等) examine an evidence 调查证物
（2）v.诊察inspect closely to check for disease
eg：The doctor examined his patient carefully. 医生耐心仔细检查他的病。（3）v.考试、测试
examine students in English 考学生的英语
examiner 主考人←→examinee 应考者
exam n.考试；examination n. 考试
examine v. 考试、检查
example n. 例子；for example 比如说
★ accidentally a dv. 意外地，偶然地
accidental adj. 意外的、偶然的
happening unexpectedly or by chance 意外或偶然发生
反义词intentional a.故意的，有意(识)的
an accidental meeting with a friend 偶然遇到一位朋友.
an accidental death 意外死亡
accident
（1）n.（u）事故、意外
a car / road / traffic accident 汽车/道路/交通意外
（2）机遇、命运、造化（chance 、fortune）
by chance 偶然，碰巧＝by accident ＝accidentally
eg：I found a gold mine by accident / accidentally / by chance .
我意外/意外/偶然发现了一个金矿。
★ remains n. 尸体，残骸
Remain
（1）v. 留下、剩下、遗留（不再用进行时态）
eg：After the fire , nothing remained in my house .
火灾发生后，我的房子什么都没有留下。
eg：If you take 3 from 8 , 5 remains . 8减去3剩5。
eg：Much remains to be done . 要做的事还很多。
eg：What’s done is done ＝Let bygones be bygones . 木已成舟;既往不咎（2）v. 仍是、保持不变
eg：He remained silent . 他仍是保持沉默
eg：After the quarrel, they remained the best of friends .
争吵之后，他们仍然是最好的朋友。
remains
（1）n. 剩余物、残余物the remains of a meal 残羹剩饭
（2）（古建筑物）遗址、废墟the remains of Yuanmingyuan 圆明园遗址（3）n. 遗体、遗骸
eg：The remains of Chairman Mao were kept well in a crystal coffin .
毛主席的遗体被良好保存在水晶棺。
★ wire n. 电线、金属线, 金属丝[C][U]
同义词telegraph, cable, fasten, tie
变化形名复wires 变化形动变wired wired wiring
（1）n. 电线、金属线,
eg：He tied a basket to the bicycle with a piece of wire .
他用一条铁丝绑一个篮子在自行车上。
telephone wires 电话线；barbed wire 有刺的铁丝
（2）（美口）电报
send a wire 发电报←→receive a wire 接电报
be on wires ＝be all on wires 兴奋、坐立不安
under the wire 勉强来得及
wireless adj. 无线的；wireless telegraphy 无线电报
★ volt n. 伏特（电压单位）；
变化形名复volts
voltage [?v?ultid?] n.电压、伏特数
★ power line 电力线
power
（1）电力、动力
electric power 电力；atomic power 原子动力；water power 水力
（2）力、能力
brain power 智力；the power of hearing 听力
（3）权力、支配力、势力political power 政治权力
eg：The dictator held absolute power over his people .
这个独裁者对他的百姓有绝对的权力。
not within one’s power ＝beyond one’s power
超出某人的能力、能力不足
eg：It is beyond my power to understand how the computer works.
想要了解计算器如何工作，这是超出我的能力所能及的。
come to power ＝come into power 得势、掌权
★ solve v. 解决work out
同义词answer, explain, unriddle, decipher
变化形动变solved solved solving
solve a question / problem / puzzle / crime / mystery
解决一个问题/难题/益智/破案/揭开一个迷题
eg：We must solve the economic crisis . 我们必须解决经济危机。solution [s??lu:??n] n.解决；解答，解决办法；溶液
a solution for / to a trouble 纷争的解决
eg：It took a long time to find the solution .
花了很长的时间来寻找解决办法。
★ mystery n. 谜（无法接受地, 解释不了的）
同义词problem, puzzle, riddle, secret 变化形名复mysteries
the mystery of life生命的奥秘
eg：His disappearance is a mystery. 他的失踪是个谜。
an air of mystery 神秘气氛
eg：The murder is wrapped in mystery . 谋杀笼罩于神秘之中
可做定语修饰名词：
a mystery guest / visitor 神秘的来客；a mystery tour 神秘之旅mystery [?mist?ri] n.神秘(性)，神秘的人(或事物)
riddle [?ridl] n.谜(语)；难题vt.筛；把…弄得处处穿孔
puzzle [?p?zl] v.(使)迷惑；(使)苦思n.谜；难题
★ snatch v. 抓住
同义词seize, grasp, grab, clutch
变化形动变snatched snatched snatching 变化形名复snatches
（1）v. 抢、夺、攫取snatch up 抓起、夺取
eg：The thief snatched her bag and ran away .
小偷抢走她的提包逃跑了。
eg：He snatched at the paper as his mother was about to see it .
母亲正要看报纸，他抢了过来。
（2）v.（趁机）迅速取得，急急忙忙吃完饭
snatch a sleep on a busy day 在忙碌的日子偷闲小睡
snatch a kiss 出其不意地吻
※ snatch [sn?t?] 迅速而有力（粗鲁地）抓住、抢
snatch a chance 抓住机会
※ grab [gr?b] vt.抓取；抓住n./ vi.(at)抓(住)，夺(得)（热切而拼命地抓住）grab sth from sb
※ grasp （1）抓住或咬住、抓紧grasp a chance 抓住机会
（2）掌握grasp a language 掌握一门语言
※ hold 抓住、握住、托住
take / catch / get hold of 抓住，捉住
★ spark n. 电火花（切断电流而产生）
同义词flash, gleam, glimmer 变化形名复sparks
变化形动变sparked sparked sparking
strike a spark from a flint 用燧石打出火花
a shower of sparks 如阵雨般（大量的）火星、火花
a bright spark 活泼而聪明的年人
a bright apple ＝a wise apple 骄傲的年轻人
二．Key structures：
现在完成进行时
1. 一般过去时：强调过去某时间发生完的动作或者处于的状态，搭配一个明确的过去时间
2. 现在完成时构成：have / has + v.-ed
强调过去某时一动作对现在存在的影响或者是这个动作一直延续到现在还可能再延续下去。
3. 现在完成进行时：强调过去动作对现在产生的影响，强调一直在进行着，一直发生着
构成：have / has been + doing
eg：I stayed at this hotel five years ago . （一般过去时）
eg：Have you ever stayed at this hotel ？（现在完成时）
eg：I have been staying at this hotel for 3 weeks .（现在完成进行时）
现在完成进行时：
1.表示动作从过去某一时间开始一直延续到现在或离现在不远的时间。多用于延续性动词，
如：live , learn , lie , stay , sit , wait , stand ,
wrest [rest] v.& n.拧；敲诈；强取, study 等；
并且长和一些时间状语：
all this time , this week , this moth , all night , all the morning , recently
等状语以及since和for 所引导的状语短语或从句连用。
eg：What have you been doing all this time . 你一直在做什么?
eg：He is ill . He’s been lying in the bed for 3 weeks.他病了,已经卧床3个星期了。
2. 现在完成进行时和一切进行时态一样也可以代有感情色彩。
eg：Too much has been happening today . 今天发生太多事了
eg：Fiddlesticks ！who has been telling you such stuff .
胡说！谁已经告诉你这样的东西。
fiddlesticks ['fidlstiks] int. 胡说such stuff 这样的东西
Exercise：用正确实态填空：
At last firemen have put （put）out a big forest fire in California . Since then , they have been trying （try）to find out how the fire began （begin）. Yesterday the firemen examined （examine）the ground carefully , but were not （not be）able to find any broken glass .
They were （be）also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start （not start）the fire.
三．课文讲解：
★At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
消防队员们终于扑灭了加利福尼亚的一场森林大火.
※ California 又名Golden State
★Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began.
从那时起, 他们一直试图找出起火的原因.
Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
森林火灾时常由破碎的玻璃或人们随手扔掉的香烟头引起.
broken glass 破碎的玻璃
a broken heart 一颗破碎的心；a broken glass 被打破的玻璃杯
a broken promise 违约，食言；a broken marriage 破裂的婚姻
a broken home 破裂的家庭
※ cigarette ends 烟头
come to an end 结束
eg：The meeting came to an end at midnight . 会议开到半夜才结束
make both ends meet 勉强维持生计, 使收支相抵
※throw away 扔掉，抛弃；错过(机会)，浪费(金钱等)
throw to vt. 向 ... 投
eg：He throw the ball to me and I caught it . 他把球给我，我接住了。
throw at 向 ... 扔去
eg：The boy throw a stone at the window and broke it .
这个男孩扔一块石头向窗户，窗户破了
★Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass.
昨天, 消防队员仔细查看了地面, 但未能发现碎玻璃.
※ were not able to ＝could not 未能
They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire.
他们还十分肯定火灾也不是由烟头引起的.
be sure that ＝be quite sure that
quite [kwait] ad.相当
eg：Are you quite certain about that ？这事你能肯定吗?
quiet [?kwai?t] a.轻声的；安静的n.安静v.(使)安静
eg：The class kept very quiet during the lesson .
quite [kwait] ad.实际上，确实；完全，十分
eg：She was quite alone . 她的确独自一人
bargain [?bɑ:gin]n.特价商品；协议，交易vi.讨价还价
quite 相当,颇
eg：She’s a quite good actress . 她是一个相当不错的演员
eg：The jacket is quite good . 这件夹克是相当不错
start the fire 引起火灾
eg：We started on our journey . 我们开始我们的旅程。
eg：Our school started at 8：50. 我们学校8:50开始上课
Eg：He hasn’t started in / on writing his next play yet .
start to do sth 开始做某事
⑴主语为物⑵ start为进行时态⑶后面的动词do表示内心活动
eg：A strong wind started to blow .一阵强风吹起
eg：She is starting to prepare lunch.
start doing sth 开始(某工作);着手做某事
eg：He usually starts studying at 8 at home .
在家里他通常在8点开始时读书
eg：He started to understand . 他开始明白
This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause.
然而今天上午, 一个消防队员偶然发现了起火的原因.
cause
区别cause与reason：
cause n. 直接导致行为或事件发生的原因，即”起因”
reason n. 解释某事为甚么发生的理由或借口
cause vt. 使发生，导致，引起
reason vt./vi. 评理、劝说（常与with , into , out of 连用）
eg：Do you know the cause of the fire？你知道火灾的原因吗?
eg：This is the reason why he left. 这是他离开的原因
eg：What caused the fire？是什么导致了火灾?
eg：I reasoned with him for hours , but I couldn’t persuade him to change his mind .
我劝他几个小时，但我没能说服他改变了主意
reasoned with him 劝说他
reason sb into doing sth ＝talk sb into doing sth 劝某人做某事
←→reason sb out of（doing）sth 劝某人别做某事
＝talk sb out of （doing）sth
He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.
他发现了缠绕在16, 000伏高压线上的一条死蛇.
In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
就这样, 他解开了起火之谜.
The explanation was simple but very unusual.
解释很简单, 却异乎寻常.
A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. 一只鸟把蛇从地上抓起来, 然后把它扔到了电线上.
snatched up sth from the ground 把……从地上抓起来
※ drop vt.使落下、使掉落
eg：She dropped the vase on the floor .
drop vi.
eg：The teapot dropped out of her hand . 茶壶从她手上落下来
fall vi 掉下、跌倒
eg：He fell down the stairs and broke his leg . 他从楼梯上摔下，摔断了腿
eg：The book fell from the table to the floor .
eg：Prices fell. ＝Prices dropped . 价格下跌了
The snake then wound itself round the wires.
于是蛇就缠住了几根电线.
eg：Vines often wind around a post or a tree .
藤蔓常缭绕在柱子或树木上
eg：I wind this clock every day . 我每天给时钟上发条
eg：Does this watch wind automatically ？这表是自动上弦的吗？
※ wind [wind, waind] n.风；气息v.绕，缠；(给…)上发条
automatically [?:t??m?tikli] ad.自动地；无意识地
★ When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire. 当它这样做时, 把火花送到了地面, 这些火花立刻引起了一场大火.
※ start a fire ＝cause a fire 引起了一场大火
四．Exercise：
1.The firemen have been examining the ground a yesterday .
a. since
b. for
c. ago
d. by
2. He was able to solve the mystery. He c .
a. could if he wanted to
b. could but he didn't want to
c. succeeded in solving it
d. didn't succeed in solving it
be able to＝can, succeed in doing
3. In this way he was able to solve the mystery. c he did it.
a. That's so
b. Like this
c. That's how
d. So
in this way= that’s how 以这种方式
like 在英文中不表示方式, 只表示两者的东西很象
4. Radioactivity was discovered b at the turn of the last century . adioactivity [?reidi?u?k?tiviti] n.放射性,放射现象
a. by the way 顺便地，附带地说说
b. by accident 偶然
c. in short 简而言之，总之
d. in vain 徒然，白费力
五．Review：
Key structures：一般过去时，现在完成时，现在完成进行时的应用
1. 一般过去时：强调过去某时间发生完的动作或者处于的状态，搭配一个明确的过去时间
2. 现在完成时构成：have / has + v.-ed
强调过去某时一动作对现在存在的影响或者是这个动作一直延续到现在还可能再延续下去。
2.现在完成进行时：强调过去动作对现在产生的影响，强调一直在进行着，一直发生着Main Points：
hot snake 触电的蛇；wind around缠绕
solve the mystery 揭开迷团；start the fire 点火、开始火灾
be caused by起因于, 由 ... 所引起；
send sparks down to …. 发送火花
throw away 扔掉，抛弃；错过(机会)，浪费(金钱等)
be quite sure …. 非常肯定
六．补充内容：谚语：
1. Life is a bed of roses . 生活总是一帆风顺的
←→Lift is not a bed of roses. 生活不总是一帆风顺的
2. Lightning never strikes in the same place twice .
雷电从不会两次击中同一个地方、偶然的事不可能再次同样发生(福无双至)。lightning [?laitni?] n.闪电
逐句精讲新概念英语第二册:第55课并非金矿 Lesson 55:Not a gold mine 新概念英语2课文内容： Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where — it is said — pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon. 本文语法：复习现在分词和过去分词作定语的用法 (参考Lesson 29的语法分析。) 新概念英语2逐句精讲: 1. Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. 最近，找到失踪宝藏的梦想差一点儿变成现实。 语言点句子的主体实际是Dreams came true.“梦想成真”。of finding...是介词短语作dreams的后置定语。 2、A new machine called "The Revealer" has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. 一种叫“探宝器”的新机器已经发明出来，人们用它来探測埋藏在地下的金子. 语言点 called..在此是过去分词短语作后置定语(见Lesson 29)。 3、The machine was used in a cave near the seashore whereit is said一pirates used to hide gold. 在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里，这种机器被派上了用场。 语言点1 use—词的灵活应用： 1) use作实义动词，意为“使用' 相当于employ。 2) used to do表示“过去常常做，现在不再做了”，注意，此结构加动 词原形。 例：I used to swim every day when I was a child.孩提时代，我每天去游泳。 used to没有人称和数的变化，例： She /1 / They used to do … 3) be used to doing = be accustomed to doing 习惯于做某事
目录 Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话 (4) Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐 (11) Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片 (16) Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行 (21) Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞 (25) Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西.巴顿斯 (31) Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚 (38) Lesson 8 The best and the worst最好的和最差的 (44) Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇 (49) Lesson 10 Not for jazz不适于演奏爵士乐 (55) Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another礼尚往来 (60) Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风 (64) Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年 (68) Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？ (74) Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 (80) Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求 (85) Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻 (90) Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！ (96) Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完 (99) Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟 (104) Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？ (110) Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 (115) Lesson 23 A new house 新居 (119) Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸 (122) Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗？ (125) Lesson 26 The best art critics 最佳艺术评论家 (130) Lesson 27 A wet night 雨夜 (136) Lesson 28 No parking 禁止停车 (143) Lesson 29 Taxi! 出租汽车！ (149) Lesson 30 Football or polo？足球还是水球？ (154) Lesson 31 Success story 成功者的故事 (159) Lesson 32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便 (165) Lesson 33 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗 (171) Lesson 34 Quick work 破案“神速” (177) Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉贼 (180) Lesson 36 Across the Channel 横渡海峡 (186) Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 (193) Lesson 38 Everything except the weather 唯独没有考虑到天气 (198) Lesson 39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈? (203) Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈 (208) Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗？ (213)
Lesson 54 What nationality are they? Where do they come from? New words and expressions: Australia n．澳大利亚Australian n．澳大利亚人Austria n．奥地利 Austrian n．澳大利人 Canada n．加拿大 Canadian n．加拿大人 China n．中国 Finland n．芬兰 Finnish n．芬兰人 India n．印度 Indian n．印度人 Japan n．日本 Nigeria n．尼日利亚 Nigerian n．尼日利亚人Turkey n．土耳其
Turkish n．土耳其人Korea n．韩国 Polish n．波兰人Poland n．波兰 Thai n．泰国人Thailand n．泰国 China--- the People's Republic of China Exercise A： Example: The sun rises early. Does the sun rise early? The sun doesn't rise early. 1.The sun sets late. Does the sun set late? The sun doesn't set late. 2. He likes ice cream. Does he like ice cream? He doesn't like ice cream. 3. Mrs. Jones wants a biscuit. Does Mrs. Jones want a biscuit? She doesn't want a biscuit.
新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点第55课(3) Lesson 55：Not a gold mine 并非金矿 Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where — it is said — pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon. 句子讲解： 本文语法：复习现在分词和过去分词作定语的用法 (参考Lesson 29 的语法分析。) 8. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. 但最后找到的是一枚几乎一文不值的小金币。 语言点 which was almost worthless为定语从句，修饰coin。
新概念英语第一册课文翻译及学习笔记Lesson51~56 新概念英语第一册课文翻译及学习笔记Lesson51~52 【课文】 HANS: Where do you come from? DIMITRI: I come from Greece. HANS: What's the climate like in your country? DIMITRI: It's very pleasant. HANS: What's the weather like in spring? DIMITRI: It's often windy in March. It's always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes. HANS: What's it like in summer? DIMITRI: It's always hot in June, July and August. The sun shines every day.
HANS: Is it cold or warm in autumn? DIMITRI: It's always warm in September and October. It's often cold in November and it rains sometimes. HANS: Is it very cold in winter? DIMITRI: It's often cold in December, January and February. It snows sometimes. 【课文翻译】 汉斯：你是哪国人? 迪米特里：我是希腊人。 汉斯：你们的国家的气候是怎么样? 迪米特里：气候非常宜人。 汉斯：春季的天气怎么样? 迪米特里：3月里常常刮风。4月和5月的天气总暖洋洋的，但有时下雨。
Lesson 82 Monster or fish? 是妖还是鱼？ 【New words and expressions】（7） monster n. 怪物sailor n. 海员 sight v. 见到creature n. 动物，生物peculiar adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的 shining adj. 闪闪发光的oarfish n. 桨鱼 ★ monster （1）n. 怪物 a one-eyed monster獨眼怪物 eg：A dragon is a fabulous monster . 龍是一個傳說中的怪物 （2）巨大物、（做形容詞）巨大 eg：The spaceship was a real monster . 巨大的宇宙飛船 a monster pumpkin 南瓜 monstrous adj. 畸形的, 怪異的, 巨大的 a monstrous iceberg 巨大的冰山 monstrously adv. ひどく、非常に ★ sailor （1）n. 海员、水手 eg：His father is a sailor . （2）乘船的人（與adj. 連用） a good sailor 不暈船的人←→ a bad sailor 暈船的人 sail（同音詞sale）（1）n. 帆put up a sail 揚帆 （2）n.航行、航程go for a sail 乘船去航行 eg：It’s a forty-minute sail from Dove to Calais . 從多佛到加來需45分鐘的航行 in full sail 以全速；set sail 啟航 （3）v. 揚帆、航行，（使）行使 eg：The yacht sailed around the cape . 那艘遊艇繞岬航行。 eg：He sailed his boat into the harbor . 他將船直接駛向港口。 eg：Can you sail a yacht ？你會駕駛遊艇？ sail close to the wind 幾乎犯法;冒風險 sailing n. 航海；sailing boat （英）帆船（美：sail boat）★ sight （1） v. 见到 eg：They sighted land at last . 他們終於看見陸地了 （2）n. 視力、視覺 near sighted ＝short sighted 近視 far sighted ＝long sighted 遠視 lose one’s sight 失明 （3）n. 視野 go out of sight 從視線消失、看不見了；come in sight 映入眼簾in sight 看得見，被見到；在望，在即 eg；I caught sight of his tall figure in the crowd . 在人群中我看見他高大的身影。
Lesson 67 Volcanoes 火山 【Text 】 Haroun T azieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world. In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro. Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long. He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him. It threatened to surround him completely, but T azieff managed to escape just in time. He waited until the volcano became quiet and be was able to return two days later . This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures. Tazieff has often risked his life in this way. He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive. 【课文翻译】 波兰科学家哈罗恩·塔捷耶夫花了毕生的精力来研究世界各地的活火山和深洞。1948年他去了刚果的基伍湖，对一座后来被他命名为基图罗的新火山进行观察。当火山正在猛烈地喷发时，塔捷耶夫有办法把帐篷搭在离它非常近的地方。尽管他设法拍了一些十分精彩的照片，但他却不能在火山附近停留太长的时间。他发现有一股岩浆正向他流过来，眼看就要将他团团围住，但塔捷耶夫还是设法及时逃离了。他等到火山平静下来，两天以后又返回去。这次他设法爬进了基图罗火山口，以便能拍摄照片和测试温度。塔捷耶夫经常冒这样的生命危险。他能告诉我们的有关活火山的情况比任何在世的人都要多。 New words and expressions 生词和短语 【生词讲解】 1. volcano n. 火山 (volcanoes) an active volcano 活火山 a dormant volcano 休眠火山 violently adv. 猛烈地，剧烈地 manage v. 设法 brilliant adj. 精彩的 liquid [5likwid] adj. 液态的；n. 液体 escape v. 逃脱 alive adj. 活着的
Lesson 53 and Lesson 54 一、单词拼写。（20分） 1.m______ （温和的） 2. a________ （总是） 3. n________ （北方） 4.e________ （东方） 5. w_________ （潮湿的） 6.w________（西方） 7.s_________ （南方） 8. s__________（季节） 9.b________（最） 10.C___________（中国） 二、用所给动词的适当形式填空（20分） 1. What colour are you going (paint) it？ 2. the plane often (fly) under the bridge? 3.The sun (set) late in spring and summer. 4. Jim not (like) autumn or winter. 5. Look, the cats (run) along the wall. 三、根据句意填空（20分） 1. We come from Germany，but Stella comes Spain. 2. You’re Italian. You come from . 3. she come from Norway? 4. He is . He comes from Greece. 5. What are you? I’m Russian. 四、选择填空（30分） ( ) 1. Would you like tea? A. any B. every C. each D.some ( ) 2. It’s mild, but it pleasant. A.always is not B.is always not C. is not always D. always is not ( ) 3. It’s often wet ________ the west. A. on B. in C. / D. of ( ) 4. --Are you going to Jim’s birthday party this Sunday? --Yes,_______________________. A.I’m going to see my grandma this Sunday. B.I’m going there with Tom. C.I have to study for a test. D.I have no time this Sunday. ( ) 5. —Whose notebook is this? —It Jim’s. It has his name on it. A. can’t be B. must be C. can be ( ) 6. is the climate like in your country? A. How B. What C. Which D. How often ( ) 7. Can the cats climb the big tree? A.Yes，it can B. No，it can’t C. No，they can’t D. Yes，please ( )8. Jack new words on the blackboard. A.write B. is write C. is writeing D. is writing
新概念英语第一册阶段测试题（54—60） 一．英译汉(20`) 1. in the office ___________ 2.the large size________ 3. 小号___________ 4. envelope___________ 5. change ___________ 6. 去学校___________ 7. on foot ___________ 8.10:00 ___________ 9.stay at home ___________ 10. drink tea ___________ 11. Living room _________ 12. an interesting book _________ 13.in the garden _________ 14. at the moment ___________ 15. 在早上___________ 16. in the afternoon _______ 17. at night ______________ 18. at noon ___________ 19. in spring ___________ 20. in summer _____________ 二．选择正确的词填空。(10分) A．用any, some 填空. 1. T here is _______ water in the glass, but there isn’t _______ milk in the bottle. 2. Is there ________ apples on the table? ---- Yes，there are ________ here. B.用am not aren’t isn’t can’t don’t doesn’t 填空. 1. My father likes coffee, but I ________. 2. Lily likes tea, but Jim _________. 3. He is very tall, but she ________. 4. They are very happy, but we ________. 5. He likes playing football, but he _______ like swimming. 6. I like running, but I _______ like jumping. 7. I _______ like swimming, Lucy _______ likes swimming, too. 8. She can type very well, but I _________. 三．选择填空。(20分) ( ) 1. ________ is this shirt? A. Who B. Where C. Whose D. When
新概念英语第二册测试（40-55） 一、写出下列词的英语.（1’×15） 奇迹般地没有受伤的主人使尴尬 美德报偿禁止解决 入口海盗价值有信心的 电火花金子最后 二、写出下列词的汉语. （1’×15） persuade register annoying mix treasure examine bury worthless have sticky finger invent detect mess snatch mystery dismay 三．选择。（1’×15） 1、—When do you usually _______every morning ? —At 6:30 and then have breakfast . A. get up B. get on C. get together D. get along 2、—Have you ever been to Nanjing ? —Yes . I _______there last summer . A. go B. went C. have been D. will go 3、—______your classroom_______ every day ? —Yes. It is. A. Was ,cleaned B. Will , be cleaned C. Is ,cleaned D.Has,been cleaned 4. —Must I finish________ the book in this week? —No, you needn’t. A. to be read B. to read C. being read D. reading 5. —Have you decided _______for you holiday? —To Dr. Sun’s Mausoleum. A. where to go B. when to go C. how to go D. who to go 6.—Which of the twins will succeed? —The one _______works harder, I think. A. whom B. who C. which D. whose 7. —You went to the cinema last night, didn’t you? —________ . I was at home. A. Yes, I do B. No, I don’t C. No, I didn’t D. Yes , I did.
Lesson 1 A private conversation 【New words and expressions】 ★private ① adj. 私人的 private life 私生活private school 私立学校 ② adj. 普通的private citizen 普通公民 I‘m a private citizen. (citizen n. 公民) private soldier 大兵《Private Ryan》《拯救大兵瑞恩》) public adj. 公众的，公开的(private的反义词) public school 公立学校public letter 公开信 public place 公共场所privacy n.隐私 It‘s privacy. 这是我的隐私!(不愿让别人知道的) ★conversation n.谈话 have a + talk/chat/dialogue/conversation/gossip 名词变动词conversation 一般用于正式文体中, 内容上往往不正式subject of conversation 话题 They are having a conversation. talk 内容可正式可不正式, 也可以私人 Let‘s have a talk. dialogue 对话, 可以指正式国家与国家会谈 China and Korea are having a dialogue. chat 闲聊，就是北京人说的―侃‖，无关紧要的事。 gossip 嚼舌头, 说长道短 ★theatre n.剧场, 戏剧cinema n.电影院 ★seat n.座位 have a good seat/place，这里的seat指place(指地点)，而不是chair. take a seat/take your seat 坐下来, 就坐 Is the seat taken? 这个位置有人吗? 请坐的3种说法: Sit down, please. (命令性) Take your seat, please. Be seated, please. (更礼貌) 作为动词的seat与sit的区别 sit(sat，)vi. 就座He is sitting there.他坐在那儿。 seat vt.让某人就座Seat yourself. seat sb. 让某人就坐，后面会加人 You seat him.你给他找个位置. When all those present(到场者)_D_ he began his lecture.A. sit B. set C. seated D. were seated sit down 坐下；be seated=take a seat 就坐 ★angry adj. 生气的 ★angrily adv. 生气的angry =cross I was angry. /He was cross. annoyed: 恼火的; be blue in the face 脸上突然变色 程I was annoyed. 度I was angry/cross. 加I was very angry. 深I am blue in the face. (脸色都青了,相当生气) ★attention n. 注意 Attention ,please. 请注意(口语) pay attention 注意pay attentio n to … 对……注意 You must pay attention to that girl. pay a little attention 稍加注意pay much attention 多加注意pay more attention 更多注意pay no attention 不用注意pay close attention 特别注意 ★bear(bore, born) v. 容忍 ① vt. 承受，支撑，承担，负担 Can the ice bear my weight? Who will bear the cost? 谁来承担这笔费用？ ② vt. 忍受(与can/could连用于疑问及否定句中) She eats too fast. I can‘t bear to watch/watching her. How can you bear living in this place?
新概念英语第一册Lesson 53课后练习册答案 Lesson 53 阅读理解 （1）答案与解析 1. 从I have to finish my homework before I go to bed.来看， 作者是在晚上做作业的。要填evening。 2. My mother cleans the dining-room and then she washes the school clothes for me.告诉我们，母亲要做家务事。故应填housework。 3. 由My father says the shops are open now.我们能够得知，父亲认为商店没相关门。要填closed。 4. 从When I got to the Uncle Wang’s shop, he says hello to me.来看，他对“我”很友好。该空应填 friendly。 5. 从They are not expensive. I buy one exercise-book and go home quickly.能够看出，那里的东西不贵。 故应填cheap。 （2）答案与解析 1. B。从My friend Diana is in Class Two, Grade One.能够得知，她是一个学生。 2. A。The first class begins and I leaves their school.已经 告诉我们，她是早上去学校的。
3. B。我们能够从There’re twenty boys and twenty-two girls in her class.了解到，他们有42 个学生。 4. A。从Diana and another girl are on duty.能够了解到，有两个学生在打扫教室。 5. A。由Miss Gao is coming. She teaches them English.能够证实，她是他们的英语老师。 英汉翻译 1. My husband doesn’t like spring and summer. 2. Where do you come from? Are you Australian? 3. What’s the weather like in your hometown? 4. Which season do you like best? 5. The climate is warm, but it isn’t always pleasant. 6. The days are long and the nights are short. 7. We come from Poland. 8. Do you come from France?
新概念英语单词第一册第55 课：索耶一家人 live [lv] v．住，生活 【派生】 living生 【充】 life生活alive活着的 【搭配】 live on...靠??生活 【例句】 A：Who lives with you? A：你和住在一起？ B：Kate and Nancy do. B：我跟特和南希?起住。 stay [ste]停，逗留 【充】 stop over中途停留 【搭配】 stay at home 待在家stay still 静止不stay out of不参与stay up熬夜 【例句】 A： How long do you plan to stay here? A：你打算在儿停留多久？ B：I will stay here for about ten days. B：我将在儿待大概10 天。 home [hm] 家 【派生】 homeland 祖国
【单词搭配】 at home 在家 go home 回家 【单词例句】 A：I must go back home where many things are waiting for me to settle B： We're very sorry to see you go. A：我必须回国了，很多事正等着我去处理。 B：您要走了，我们感到非常遗憾。 housework['hauswa ：k] 家务 【单词构造】 house（房子） +work（工作） = housework （家务）【单词搭配】 do the housework做家务 【单词例句】 A： My mother always says I spend too much time on watching TV A：我妈妈总是说我把太多的时间花费在看电视上。 B： Then you should finish your homework, and then help your parents with the housework some day. B：那你以后应该先完成家庭怍业，然后帮父母做些家务。 【单词搭配】 get together相聚all together一起 【单词例句】 A： Your roommate is so nice A：你的室友真是太好了。 B： Yes, we get along together very we
Lesson 72 A Famous Clock 一个著名的大钟 【Text】 The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour. Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird. 【课文翻译】 杰出的赛车选手马尔科姆.坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人。他于1935年9月在犹他州的邦纳维尔盐滩创造了一项新的世界纪录。他驾驶的“蓝鸟”牌汽车是专门为他制造的。它的车身长30英尺，有一个2,500 马力的发动机。尽管坎贝尔达到了每小时超过304英里的速度，但他很难把汽车控制住，因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。比赛结束后，坎贝尔非常失望地得知他的平均时速是299英里。然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。他的平均时速实际是301英里。从那时以来，赛车选手已达到每小时600英里的速度。很多年之后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德踏着父亲的足迹，也创造了一项世界纪录。同他父亲一样，他也驾驶着一辆名叫“蓝鸟”的汽车。 New words and expressions 生词和短语 【生词讲解】 1.racing 竞赛 race 1) n 速度竞赛[c] a horse-race 赛马比赛 a boat-race 赛船比赛 a car race 赛车比赛