内容正文:
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
Part1: Vocabulary
boundary [ˈbaʊndri] n. 界限,边界
pump [pʌmp] v. 用泵抽
overtake [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk] v. 突然降临
backwater [ˈbækwɔːtə(r)] n. 回水河汊
predecessor [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)] n. 前任,前辈
meadow [ˈmedəʊ] n. 草地,草场
crown [kraʊn] v. 给…戴花环
holly [ˈhɒli] n. 一种冬青植物
wreath [riːθ] n. 花环
occurrence [əˈkʌrəns] n. 偶发事件
proportion [prəˈpɔːʃn] n. 部分
site [saɪt] v. 使位于
spell [spel] v. 招致
New words and expressions
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stall [stɔːl] n. 牲口棚
attic [ˈætɪk] n. 顶楼
sweeping [ˈswiːpɪŋ] adj. 范围广大的
critical [ˈkrɪtɪkl] adj. 危急的
juncture [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə(r)] n. 时刻,关头
raft [rɑːft] n. 木筏
unduly [ˌʌnˈdjuːli] adv. 过度地
foundation [faʊnˈdeɪʃn] n. 地基
stoutly [staʊt li] adv. 牢固地,粗壮地
submerge [səbˈmɜːdʒ] v. 浸没
grapple [ˈɡræpl] v. 抓住
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which
The river ________ forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played an important ________ in our lives. Without it we could not make a ________(live). There is only enough spring water to supply the needs of the house, so we have to pump ________ the river for farm use. We tell the river all our secrets. We know ________(instinctive), just as beekeepers with their bees, ________ misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related ________ it.
part
living
from
instinctively
that
to
虚拟语气
played an important part
扮演重要角色
make a living
生活
instinctively
本能地
misfortune might overtake us
大祸临头
be related to it
和…有关(不告诉河流我们的秘密)
1. overtake
v. 突然降临
It's dangerous to overtake on a bend.
在弯道强行超车是危险的。
We mustn't let ourselves be overtaken by our competitors.
我们决不能让竞争对手超过我们。
Sudden panic overtook her.
她突然感到一阵恐慌。
2. instinctively
adv. 本能地
My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
我的本能反应是否认一切。
His first instinct was to run away.
他的本能反应就是逃跑。
Her instincts had been right.
她当时的直觉是对的。
n. instinct 本能;直觉
which
We have special river birthday parties in the summer. Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, ________ a predec