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1、Lesson 25The Cutty Sark Part 1: TextOne of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. Before they
2、 were replaced by steam-ships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on
3、June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopyl
4、ae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck. In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it bec
5、ame impossible to steer her. A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was danger that if she travelled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well. Because of this, the Cutty Sark los
6、t her lead. After crossing the equator , the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win. She arrived in England a week after t
7、he Thermopylae. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily. Part 2: New words and expressions1 .impressive impresiv a.给人深刻印象的2 .steamship *sti:mfip n.蒸汽轮船3 .vessel *vesl n.轮船,大木船4 .er
8、a isrs n.时期,时代5 .Javad33ve n.爪哇(印度尼西亚一岛)6 .rudder Yuda n.舵7 .roll raul v.颠簸,摇摆8 .steer stie v.掌握方向9 .temporary temparari a.临时的10 .plank plaerjk n.大块木板11 .fit fit v.安装12 .Equator ikweita n.赤道13 .delay dilei v. n.耽误 impressive imresiv a.给人深刻印象的an impressive scene 难忘的场面an impressive speech 感人的演说例:The f
9、irst ceremony which we went into college is an impressive ceremony. 我们进入大学的第一次典礼给我们的印象很深。 steamship sti:mjip n.蒸汽轮船We saw that there was an oncoming steamship on the river.我们看到河面上有一艘汽轮正在向这边驶来。steamer 汽船 vesselvesl n.轮船,大木船a small vessel 小船trip in a vessel 乘船旅行彳列:There are some fishing vessels in the
10、 harbor.港湾里有许多渔船。 era lara n.时期,时代bring in an era迎来一个时代create (open up) an era 开仓ll一个时代 例: We are living in the information era. 我们生活在信息时代。 rudder rude n.舵rudder lever 舵杆 full rudder 满舵 例:The wood rudder of the ship was broken. 船的木头舵坏了 roll reul v.颠簸,摇摆l.n.卷;滚动;名单;压路机;颤音;圆形物,面包卷read the roll in scho
11、ol 在学校里点名 a roll of paper 一卷纸2M摇摆;滚roll a pencil 旋转笔roll out ones words用流畅的声音说话 steer stia v.掌握方向steer ones course to 向.驶去steer the handle 掌舵,驾驶例:她熟练地驾驶着汽车。She steered the car skillfully. temporary temparari a.临时的临时工作temporary job临时工 temporary worker例:They just reached a temporary agreement.他们只是达成一个
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