新概念英语第二册Lesson 66 Sweet as honey课文详解+重点词汇+语法+语法填空 讲义

Lesson 66 文本  Sweet as honey! The Hatheld Puffin is a modern aero-plane, but its designer, Mr John Wimpenny, is finding it difficult to get it off the ground. The reason for this is that this plane is also a bicycle. Its pilot has to pedal hard to get it into the air. After Mr Wimpenny had the plane built, it was tested thoroughly. In 1961, it was the first man-powered aircraft to fly half a mile. While being flown by a champion amateur cyclist in 1963, the plane crashed on an airfield. Since then, Mr Wimpenny has had it rebuilt. He has had the length of the wings increased so that they now measure 93 feet--almost as long as those of a Dakota. Many people have shown interest in this new and unusual sport. But though air cyclists may learn how to fly over short distances, and may, eventually, even get across the English Channel, it is doubtful whether they will ever cycle across the Atlantic. 文本解析 一）词汇学习Word study 1. 集合名词 集合名词表示的是由若干个体组成的集合体，如 family（家庭，一家人），team（队），crew（船、飞机等上的全体工作人员），audience（观众），government（政府），staff（全体职员／教员），class （班，班级）等。如果要强调作为整体的集体，则后面的动词用单数；如果要强调组成集体的每个人，则后面的动词用复数。 2. imagine vt. （1）想像：Can you imagine their surprise and delight?你能想像得出他们的惊奇和快乐吗？I thought I heard something, but perhaps I was imagining it.我觉得我（好像）听到了什么动静，不过也许这只是我的想像。（2）料想，猜想：imagine you'd like to rest after your long journey.我想你在长途旅行之后肯定愿意休息一下。 二）课文详注 Further notes on the text 1. a long way west of Samoa, 位于萨摩亚群岛以西。这个短语补充说明 Wallis Island 的位置。表示方向（东、南等）的词后面可以直接加 of+地名，前面也不用加任何介词：Shanghai is south of Beijing.上海在北京以南。 2. over the years, 多年来。over 表示“在……期间／之中”：He worked very hard over the last two years.过去两年中他工作努力。 3. By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing. 到了那个时候，状况良好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见，值得抢救。（1）reasonable在这里表示“尚好的”、“过得去的”，用于表示价钱时，它指“公道的”、“合理的”、“不贵的”等：The house is in reasonable condition.这座房子状况尚好。The price of the dress is reasonable.这件衣服不算贵。（2）worth 可表示“值得”、“具有……的价值”，后面跟名词或动名词：This book is worth buying.这本书值得买。That park is worth a visit.那个公园值得一去