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1、新概念英语第二册第62课:After the fireLesson 62 After the fire大火之后First listen and then answer the question.听录音,然后回答以下问题。What was the danger to the villages after the fire?Firemen had been fighting the forest for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had co
2、vered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fi
3、re had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in m
4、any places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.参考译文消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近3个星期才最 后把火势控制住。就在不久之前,参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。而现在,发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟 雾,弥漫在荒凉的山丘上。冬季即将来临,这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁,因为大雨不仅会冲走土
5、壤,而且还会引起严重的水灾。在大火最后被扑灭后, 森林管理当局订购了好几吨一种生长迅速的特殊类型的草籽。飞机把这种草籽大量地撒播在地上。飞机撒播近一个月后,开始下起雨来。然而到那时,很多地方的草 已经生了根。一片片的绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上,代替了多少世纪以来一直生长在那里的参天大树。New words and Expressions生词和短语controln. 控制smoken. 烟desolateadj. 荒凉的threatenv. 威胁surroundingadj. 周围的destructionn. 破坏,毁灭floodn. 洪水,水灾authorityn. (常用复数)当局gra
6、ss-seedn. 草籽sprayv. 喷撒quantityn. 量rootn. 根centuryn. 世纪patchn. 小片blackenv. 变黑,发暗Lesson 62 自学导读First things first课文详注 Further notes on the text1under control,受到控制。get it under control表示“使它得到控制”,get有“使 处于某种状态”的含义:You d better get your dog under control.你最好管住你的狗。The Government can no longer keep prices
7、under control.政府已控制不住物价。2for miles around,方圆数英里。around表示“在周围”、“向四周”:This is the only modern building for miles around.方圆数英里之内这是惟一的一座现代化建筑。3Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction 冬季即将来临,这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁 (1)come on的过去进行时形式表示的是过去将来时,它在这里表示季节的“到来”、“来临”:
8、When spring comes on, there will be flowers everywhere.春天到来时到处都是鲜花。I was still in the forest when night came on.夜晚来临时我仍在森林里。(2)threaten with表示“以 威胁/恐吓”:The thief threatened him with a knife.小偷用刀子威胁他。Then whole village is threatened with destruction.整个村子面临着毁灭的威胁。4 for heavy rain would not only wash a
9、way the soil but would cause serious floods as well. 因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤,而且还会引起严重的水灾。(1)for引导的句子与前面的两个分句为并列句,用于陈述原因。heavy rain这个主语之后是由not only but as well连接的两个谓语。与并列连词 not only but(also)的含义一样,not only but as well也表示“不仅 而且 ”,用于连接并列句,只是as well通常位于句尾。试比较:He not only washed the car, but (also) polished it.他不仅冲洗
10、汽车,而且擦拭了它。He not only washed the car, but polished it as well.(译文同上)(2)wash away表示“冲掉”、“冲走”或“洗掉”等:A wooden bridge was washed away by the flood.一座木桥被洪水冲走了。I can t wash the spot away.我无法把这污点洗去。5in huge quantities,大量地。quantity单数时仅表示“数量”,既可以用于表示多也可以用于表示少:They drank a large/great/small quantity of beer l
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