【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★hot adj 带电的, 充电的
hot热的, hot-hot-hot : 麻辣烫
hot-wings : 辣鸡翅
hot-tempered : 火暴(脾气)的
temper n 脾气 v. (冶金)回火、锻炼, 调和, 调节
hot line : 热线
hot topic : 热门话题
hot cake : 热蛋糕
hot dog : 热狗
It sells like a hot cake/cakes 表示一个东西的畅销, 热销
hot新鲜的
best seller : 畅销的东西
hot potato棘手的问题
hot news最热点的新闻
hot snake触电的蛇
★fireman n 消防队员
hydrant n.消防栓, 消防龙头
fire extinguisher : 灭火器 extinguisher n.熄灭者, 灭火器
extinguish＝put out : 灭火
★cause v; n 引起; 原因
cause sth : 引起麻烦
Carelessness causes accidents. 粗心导致事故
Pride causes failure骄傲使人失败 failure
cause sb to do sth : 引起某人做某事, 导致某人做某事
Illness caused him to lose his temper (lose his temper 发火)
because : 因为 be cause
reason : 理由, cause : 原因
cause : 强调事情发生的直接原因(一个)
reason : 其他各种的理由(很多个)
★examine v 检查
examine the soil
check : 核实, 核对
★accidentally adv 意外地, 偶然地 (但更趋向于 “偶然” 的意思)
accident－》accidental－》accidentally
accident : 事故
unexpectedly : 出乎意料地(更趋向于 “意外” 的意思)
★remains n 尸体, 残骸
remains指dead body
★wire n 电线
★volt n 伏特
★power line 电力线
★solve v 解决
solve the mystery
solve the problem
★mystery n 谜
mystery(无法接受地, 解释不了的)
★snatch v 抓住
catch : 如抓鱼
hold : 握着
snatch : (突然抓起来)强调动作的突然性
seize : 抓住(用力)seize my arm
★spark n 火花, 并不一定电火花
【课文讲解】
put out a fire扑灭火
a fire一场(堆)火
since then 从那时起到现在为止
have been trying to
现在完成时强调的是很有可能进行下去, 但并不是强调必然要进行下去
broken glass被打碎的玻璃片
cigarette ends烟头
be able to 能够 / be not able to 没有能够
be sure that : 对...很有把握
quite sure : 相当的把握性
rather : 相当
fairly adv.相当, 公正地, 诚实地
quite(＝completely)－》rather－》fairly
程度一个比一个轻
quite a few颇有几个(相当多的)
start a fire＝cause a fire
accidentally(by chance) : 偶然地
unexpectedly : 出乎别人意料之外
cause : 直接原因
notice : 注意别人没注意的东西
wind one's way : 蜿蜒而行
wind vt 盘旋, 缠绕
16,000-volt power line : 连字符 : “-” 一旦加在两个词之间, 这个词之间就失去了加复数的资格, 能够加连字符的概念一定是做定语
in this way : 以这种方式
explanation : 解释
had done : 先发生的事
drop : 无意掉下去的
do so : 这么做
i refuse to do so我拒绝这么做
send+宾补
down to the ground : 介词短语作宾补
these 指的是 sparks
hot snake : 触电的蛇
get a shake
get a electric shock 触电
now that既然
【Special Difficulties】 难点
quite /quiet
quiet adj 安静的
quite adv 相当地, 非常地, 很
cause/reason
reason : 理由, cause : 原因(直接)
cause v
1、cause sth : 导致, 引起
2、cause sb to do sth : 导致某人做某事
reason v
reason with sb : 劝说(以道理)
beg for sth : 乞求什么东西
drop/fall
drop vt +宾语(名词或代词), 强调的是不小心掉下来
fall vi 物宾语, 强调的是掉下来的概念, 动作
【Multiple choice questions】多项选择题
6 He was able to solve the mystery. He ______.
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
6、key phrase : be able to＝can, succeed in doing
11 In this way he was able to solve the mystery. ______he did it.
a.That's so b.Like this c.That's how d. So
11、in this way以这种方式 = that’s how
like 在英文中不表示方式, 只表示两者的东西很象
【Summary writing】 摘要写作
1 Have firemen put out a big forest fire in California or not? Have they been trying to discover its cause?(Now that ...)
2 Was there any evidence that it was started by broken glass or by a cigarette end or not?
3 Who has just solved the mystery?(However)
4 What did he notice? Had it been dropped by a bird on to the electric wires or not?(which)
5 Where did the snake wind itself? What had it sent to the ground? Did this cause the fire or not?(In winding... and)
1 now that 既然
Now that fireman have put out a big forest fire in California ,they have been trying to discover its cause.
2 evidence n 证据
区分同位语从句与定语从句地区别 :
如果that做了主语或者宾语, 是定语从句
如果that既不作主语也不作宾语, 是同位语从句
fact , evidence 的后面往往是加同为语从句
5 (in) winding itself around the wires the snake had sent sparks to the ground and it caused the fire.
介词 “in” “on” 放在动词 “-ing” 前面的理解方式和没有 “in” “on” 的理解方式一样