
【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.單詞講解:
★ hot 带电的,充电的
同義詞fiery, flushed, burning, steaming
反義詞cold, cool, frigid, icy 變化形 形變hotter hottest
hot-hotted- hotted -hotting
(1)熱的、炎熱的 (反義詞cold)
hot water ; hot weather ; a hot day
eg:Strike while the iron is hot . 趁熱打鐵.(諺)勿錯失良機。
hot 炎熱的 → warm 溫暖的 → cool 涼爽的
→ chilly寒冷的 → cold 寒冷的、嚴寒的
(2)(調味品等) 辣的
eg:Pepper and mustard are hot . 胡椒和芥末都是辣的.
(3) 強烈的、激烈的、熱烈的
have a hot temper 怒りっぽい
a hot debate 激烈的討論
get hot on rock music 熱衷搖滾樂
(4)(新聞等)最新的 ,剛發生的、剛到達的
hot news on the election results 選舉的結果的最新消息
a magazine hot from the press 剛出版的雜誌
a young man hot from school 剛從學校踏出社會的年輕人
be hot on sb 迷戀某人、愛慕某人
be in hot water 惹上麻煩、陷入困境(受辱)
get / run 遇到麻煩
a hot potato 棘手的問題、燙手山芋
get hot under the collar 怒氣沖衝的;局促不安
★ fireman 消防队员
同義詞fire fighter, fire extinguisher, fire tender
變化形 名複 firemen
fireplace [ˈfaiəpleis] n.壁爐
firework [ˈfaiəwə:k] n.爆竹,(常 pl.)煙火
fire-water消防用水 ; fire-fighter救火員
firehouse = fire station消防站
fireproof ['faiəpru:f] adj. 耐火的, 防火的 vt. 使耐火, 使防火
fire-raising n. 放火、縱火
★ cause 引起; n. 原因; 起因[C][U][(+of)]
同義詞motive, reason, occasion, basis
反義詞result, consequence, effect, outcome
變化形 名複causes 變化形 動變caused caused causing
(1)v. 引起、導致
eg:A cigarette caused the forest fire . 香煙引起的森林大火。
eg:What caused his sickness ?是什麼使他生病?
an accident caused by carelessness 由於粗心大意而導致事故。
B result from A B是由A導致的
A cause B = A lead to B = A contribute to B
= A result in B = A start B =A bring about B
A導致B; A是原因B是結果
(2) n.理由
eg:You have no cause for complaint . 你沒有理由發牢騷。
eg:Don’t be late without cause . 不要無故遲到。
=Don’t be late without good cause .
(3)n. 原因、起因
eg:What was the cause of his sickness ?是什麼導致他的病?
find out the cause 查出原因
★ examine 检查、細查; 診察
同義詞inspect, observe, study, consider
變化形 動變examined examined examining
(1) 仔細觀察、檢查、調查
look at carefully in order to learn about or from , inspect closely
仔細觀察、檢查、調查之意
eg:The firefighters examined every inch of the forest .
員仔細檢查森林。
e檢查事實 ; examine a theory 剖析(理論、事件等)
examine an evidence 調查證物
(2) v.診察
eg:The doctor examined his patient carefully . 醫生耐心仔細檢查他的病。
(3) v.考試、測試
examine students in English 考學生的英語
examiner 主考人 ←→ examinee 應考者
exam n.考試 ; examination n. 考試
examine v. 考試、檢查
example n. 例子 ; for example 比如說
★ accidentally 意外地,偶然地
accidental adj. 意外的、偶然的
happening unexpectedly or by chance 意外或偶然發生
反義詞 intentional [inˈtenʃənəl] a.故意的,有意(識)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 汽車 /道路/交通 意外
(2) 機遇、命運、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 發現了一個金礦。
★ remains 尸体,残骸
remain(1) v. 留下、剩下、遺留 (不再用進行時態)
eg:After the fire , nothing remained in my house .
火災發生後,我的房子什麼都沒有留下。
eg:If you take 3 from 8 , 5 remains . 8減去3剩5。
eg:Much remains to be done . 要做的事還很多。
eg:What’s done is done = Let bygones be bygones . 木已成舟
(2)v. 仍是、保持不變
eg:He remained silent . 他仍是保持沉默
eg:After the quarrel , they remained the best of friends .
爭吵之後,他們仍然是最好的朋友。
remains (1)n. 剩餘物、殘餘物 the remains of a meal 殘羹剩飯
(2)(古建築物)遺址、廢墟 the remains of Yuanmingyuan 圓明園遺址
(3) n. 遺體、遺骸
eg:The remains of Chairman Mao were kept well in a crystal coffin .
毛的遺體被良好保存在水晶棺。
★ wire 电线、金屬線, 金屬絲[C][U]
同義詞telegraph, cable, fasten, tie
變化形 名複wires 變化形 動變wired wired wiring
(1) n. 电线、金屬線,
eg:He tied a basket to the bicycle with a piece of wire .
他用一條鐵絲綁一個籃子在自行車上。
telephone wires 電話線 ; barbed wire 有刺的鐵絲
(2)(美口) 電報
send a wire 發電報 ←→ receive a wire 接電報
be on wires = be all on wires 興奮、坐立不安
under the wire 勉強來得及
wireless adj. 無線的 ; wireless telegraphy 無線電報
★ volt 伏特(电压单位);變化形 名複volts
voltage [ˈvəultidʒ] n.電壓 、伏特數
★ power line 电力线
power (1) 電力、動力
electric power 電力; atomic power 原子動力 ; water power 水力
(2) 力、能力
brain power 智力; the power of hearing 聽力
(3) 權力、支配力、勢力 political power 政治權力
eg:The dictator held absolute power over his people .
這個獨裁者對他的百姓有絕對的權力。
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.
想要了解計算機如何工作,這是超出我的能力所能及的。
come to power = come into power 得勢、掌權
★ solve 解决 work out
同義詞answer, explain, unriddle, decipher
變化形 動變solved solved solving
solve a question / problem / puzzle / crime / mystery
解決一個 問題 /難題/益智/破案/揭開一個迷題
eg:We must solve the economic crisis . 我們必須解決經濟危機。
solution [səˈlu:ʃən] n.解決;解答,解決辦法;溶液
a solution for / to a trouble 紛爭的解決
eg:It took a long time to find the solution .
花了很長的時間來尋找解決辦法。
★ mystery 谜(无法接受地, 解释不了的)
同義詞problem, puzzle, riddle, secret 變化形 名複mysteries
the mystery of life生命的奧秘
eg:His disappearance is a mystery. 他的失踪是個謎。
an air of mystery 神秘氣氛
eg:The murder is wrapped in mystery . 謀殺籠罩於神秘之中
可做定語修飾名詞:
a mystery guest / visitor 神秘的來客 ; a mystery tour 神秘之旅
mystery [ˈmistəri] n.神秘(性),神秘的人(或事物)
riddle [ˈridl] n.謎(語);難題 vt.篩;把…弄得處處穿孔
puzzle [ˈpʌzl] v.(使)迷惑;(使)苦思 n.謎;難題
★ snatch 抓住
同義詞seize, grasp, grab, clutch
變化形 動變snatched snatched snatching 變化形 名複snatches
(1) v. 搶、奪、攫取 snatch up 抓起、奪取
eg:The thief snatched her bag and ran away .
小偷搶走她的提包逃跑了。
eg:He snatched at the paper as his mother was about to see it .
母親正要看報紙,他搶了過來。
(2) v.(趁機) 迅速取得,急急忙忙吃完飯
snatch a sleep on a busy day 在忙碌的日子偷閒小睡
snatch a kiss 出其不意地吻
※ snatch [snætʃ] 迅速而有力(粗魯地)抓住、搶
snatch a chance 抓住機會
※ grab [græb] vt.抓取;抓住 n./ vi.(at)抓(住),奪(得)(熱切而拼命地抓住)
grab sth from sb = grab sth form sth
※ grasp (1) 抓住或咬住、抓緊 抓住機會
(2) 掌握 掌握一門語言
※ hold 抓住、握住、托住
take / catch / get 抓住,捉住
★ spark 电火花(切斷電流而產生)
同義詞flash, gleam, glimmer 變化形 名複sparks
變化形 動變sparked sparked sparking
strike a spark from a flint 用燧石打出火花
a shower of sparks 如陣雨般(大量的)火星、火花
a bright spark 活潑而聰明的年人
a bright apple = a wise apple 驕傲的年輕人
二.Key structures:
現在完成進行時
1. 一般過去時:強調過去某時間發生完的動作或者處於的狀態,搭配一個 明確的過去時間
2. 現在完成時構成:have / has + v.-ed
強調過去某時一動作對現在存在的影響或者是這個動作一直延續到現在還可能再延續下去。
3. 現在完成進行時:強調過去動作對現在產生的影響,強調一直在進行著,一直發生著
構成:have / has been + doing
eg:I stayed at this hotel five years ago . (一般過去時)
eg:Have you ever stayed at this hotel ?(現在完成時)
eg:I have been staying at this hotel for 3 weeks .(現在完成進行時)
現在完成進行時:
1.表示動作從過去某一時間開始一直延續到現在或離現在不遠的時間。多用於延續性動詞,如:live , learn , lie , stay , sit , wait , stand ,
wrest [擰;敲詐;強取 , study 等;並且長和一些時間狀語:
all this time , this week , this moth , all night , all the morning , recently
等狀語以及since和 for 所引導的狀語短語或從句連用。
eg:What have you been doing all this time . 你一直在做什麼?
eg:He is ill . He’s been lying in the bed for 3 weeks.
他病了,已經臥床3個星期了。
2. 現在完成進行時和一切進行時態一樣也可以代有感情色彩。
eg:Too much has been happening today . 今天發生太多事了
eg:Fiddlesticks !who has been telling you such stuff .
胡說!誰已經告訴你這樣的東西。
* fiddlesticks ['fidlstiks] int. 胡說 * s這樣的東西
Exercise:用正確實態填空:
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.
【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.
三.課文講解:
★ 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一顆破碎的心 ;a broken glass 被打破的玻璃杯
a broken promise 違約,食言 ; a broken marriage 破裂的婚姻
a broken home 破裂的家庭
※ cigarette ends 煙頭
c結束
eg:The meeting came to an end at midnight . 會議開到半夜才結束
make both ends meet 勉強維持生計, 使收支相抵
※ 扔掉,拋棄;錯過(機會),浪費(金錢等)
tvt. 向 ... 投
eg:He throw the ball to me and I caught it . 他把球給我,我接住了。
t向 ... 扔去
eg:The boy throw a stone at the window and broke it .
這個男孩扔一塊石頭向窗戶,窗戶破了
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.相當
eg:Are you quite certain about that ?這事你能肯定嗎?
quiet [ˈkwaiət] a.輕聲的;安靜的 n.安靜 v.(使)安靜
eg:The class kept very quiet during the lesson .
quite [kwait] ad.實際上,確實;完全,十分
eg:She was quite alone . 她的確獨自一人
quite 事實上,非常
eg:It was quite a bargain . 這是相當划算
* bargain [ˈbɑ:gin]n.特價商品;協議,交易 vi.討價還價
quite 相當,頗
eg:She’s a quite good actress . 她是一個相當不錯的演員
eg:The jacket is quite good . 這件夾克是相當不錯
start the fire 引起火災
eg:We started on our journey . 我們開始我們的旅程。
eg:Our school started at 8:50. 我們學校 8:50開始上課
Eg:He hasn’t started in / on writing his next play yet .
start to do sth 開始做某事
⑴ 主語為物 ⑵ start為進行時態 ⑶ 後面的動詞do表示內心活動
eg:A strong wind started to blow .一陣強風吹起
eg:She is starting to prepare lunch .
start doing sth 開始(某工作);著手做某事
eg:He usually starts studying at 8 at home .
在家裡他通常在8點開始時讀書
eg:He started to understand . 他開始明白
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
區別cause與 reason:
cause n. 直接導致行為或事件發生的原因,即”起因”
reason n. 解釋某事為甚麼發生的理由或藉口
cause vt. 使發生,導致,引起
reason vt./vi. 評理、勸說(常與 with , into , out of 連用)
eg:Do you know the cause of the fire?你知道火災的原因嗎?
eg:This is the reason why he left . 這是他離開的原因
eg:What caused the fire?是什麼導致了火災?
eg:I reasoned with him for hours , but I couldn’t persuade him to change his mind .
我勸他幾個小時,但我沒能說服他改變了主意
* 勸說他
reason sb into doing sth = talk sb into doing sth 勸某人 做某事
←→ reason sb out of(doing) sth 勸某人 別做某事
= 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
※ 使落下、使掉落
eg:She dropped the vase on the floor .
drop vi.
eg:The teapot dropped out of her hand . 茶壺從她手上落下來
f掉下 、跌倒
eg:He fell down the stairs and broke his leg . 他從樓梯上摔下,摔斷了腿
eg:The book fell from the table to the floor .
eg:Prices fell . = Prices dropped . 價格下跌了
The snake then wound itself round the wires.
于是蛇就缠住了几根电线.
wound round = wound around
eg:Vines often wind around a post or a tree .
藤蔓常繚繞在柱子或樹木上
eg:I wind this clock every day . 我每天給時鐘上發條
eg:Does this watch wind automatically ? 這錶是自動上弦的嗎?
※ wind [wind, waind] n.風;氣息 v.繞,纏;(給…)上發條
* automatically [ɔ:təˈmætikli] ad.自動地;無意識地
★ 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. c could but he didn't want to
c. s
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 Like this That's how
i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 .
* radioactivity [ˌreidiəuækˈtiviti] n.放射性,放射現象
a. by the way 順便地,附帶地說說 b. by accident 偶然
c. in short 簡而言之,總之 d. in vain 徒然,白費力
五.Review:
1. Key structures:一般過去時,現在完成時,現在完成進行時的應用
1. 一般過去時:強調過去某時間發生完的動作或者處於的狀態,搭配一個 明確的過去時間
2. 現在完成時構成:have / has + v.-ed
強調過去某時一動作對現在存在的影響或者是這個動作一直延續到現在還可能再延續下去。
3. 現在完成進行時:強調過去動作對現在產生的影響,強調一直在進行著,一直發生著
2. Main Points:
hot snake 觸電的蛇 ; wind around纏繞
solve the mystery 揭開迷團 ; start the fire 點火、開始火災
be caused by起因於, 由 ... 所引起 ;
send sparks down to …. 發送火花
t扔掉,拋棄;錯過(機會),浪費(金錢等)
be quite sure …. 非常肯定
六.補充內容:諺語:
1. Life is a bed of roses . 生活總是一帆風順的
←→ Lift is not a bed of roses. 生活不總是一帆風順的
2. Lightning never strikes in the same place twice .
雷電從不會兩次擊中同一個地方、偶然的事不可能再次同樣發生(福無雙至)。
* lightning [ˈlaitniŋ] n.閃電
