Lesson 62 After the fire 课文详解+重点词汇学案-2022-2023学年新概念第二册

Lesson 62 文本  After the fire Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.  文本解析 一）词汇学习Word study 1. control与check（1）control (vt.) 表示“指挥”、“控制”、“支配”、“管理”等：The Bentons control this firm.本顿一家控制着这家公司。Don't try to control other people.不要试图指挥/控制他人。control(n.)表示“控制（能力）”、“支配（能力）”等：They finally got the fire under control.他们最终控制住了火势。It's hard to keep the number of people coming into the country under control.很难控制住进入这个国家的人数。（2）check(vt.)表示“检查”、“查看”：They're going to check our passports.他们将要查看我们的护照。Check the fire before you leave.离开之前检查一下火。 2. great与big它们都有“大”的意思，但great通常与重要性有关，表示“伟大的”、“重大的”、“重要的”等含义，big则较为口语化，表示体积、规模等方面的“大”：Frank has just made a great decision.弗兰克刚作出一项重大决定。This picture is said to be painted by a great painter.据说这幅画是一位伟大的画家画的。（不可用big）Sam is a big man.萨姆是个大块头。Your house is bigger than mine.你家的房子比我家的大。（不可用great） 3. soil与groundsoil主要用于指“土”、“土地”、“土壤”：Heavy rain will wash away the soil from desolate hills.大雨将把泥土从荒凉的山丘上冲走。Trees and grass grow quickly in rich soil.草木在肥沃的土壤里生长迅速。ground含义较广。它除了可以表示“土地”、“土壤”外，还可以表示“地面”、“场地”等：Don't sit on the ground.不要坐在地上。He threw the cup to the ground.他把杯子摔到地上。There is a footba