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Lesson 90 文本
Whats for supper
Though Brazil is one of the richest countries in the world, much of it has not yet been developed. It was mainly for this reason that the Brazilian government decided to have a new city built 600 miles north-west of Rio de Janeiro. Designed by the great architect Lucio Costa, the new city, Brasilia, replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital of Brazif in 1960. Brasilia has been carefully planned for modern living. Its wide roads, which can take fourteen lanes of traffic, have been kept away from living areas. Children do not have to cross busy streets to go to school. Housewives can visit-shopping centres on foot, for in these specially designed living areas, cars are unnecessary. At first, the government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave Rio and to settle in Brasilia. Since 1960, however, the population has been growing all the time. Brasilia has quickly established itself as the capital of the country. The idea to have the capital moved so far inland will have a great effect on the future of Brazil.
文本解析
一)词汇学习Word study
1. special adj.
(1)特殊的,特别的,独特的:He received special care while in Paris.他在巴黎期间受到了特别照顾。He intends to send you a special gift on your birthday.他打算在你生日那天送你一份独特的礼物。
(2)专门的,特制的,专用的:Special cages are made to protect them from giant fish.为了保护他们免受大鱼的侵袭,人们做了特制的笼子。A special railway line will be built for the Olympic Games.为了奥运会,人们将修筑一条铁路专线。
2. 被看做繁体的、用and连接的两个名词
(1)当主语是and连接的两个名词时,谓语通常用复数形式:Jane and Bill have got married last week.简和比尔于上星期结了婚。An umbrella and a suitcase are still needed.还需要一把伞和一只手提箱。
(2)有些名词由于经常在一起连用,人们已把它们看成一个整体(或一个单位),因而成了一种复合名词。它们不仅有固定的词序,且后面的谓语动词通常要用单数形式。这类复合名词包括bacon and eggs(咸肉和鸡蛋),bread and butter(面包和黄油),cheese and wine(奶酪和葡萄酒),fish and chips(鱼和油炸土豆片),a knife and fork(一副刀叉),sausage (s) and mash(香肠和土豆泥)。Fish and chips is a popular meal in Britain.鱼和炸土豆片在英国是颇受欢迎的食品。Bacon and eggs is my favourite dish.咸肉和鸡蛋是我爱吃的一道菜。但是,如果我们把这两个名词看成是分开的东西,动词就要用复数:Fish and chips make a good meal.鱼和炸土豆片就是一顿美餐。因此,谓