Lesson 33 Out of darkness（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness 【生词和短语】 darkness n.黑暗 explain v. 解释，说明 coast n.海岸 storm n. 暴风雨 towards prep. 朝，向，接近 rock n.岩石 shore n.海岸 light n.灯光 ahead adv.在前面 cliff n.峭壁 struggle v.挣扎 hospital n. 医院 1.Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. He passed my house this morning. Past? past不是动词，它可以用作介词、形容词、副词和名词： 他路过了我的家门。 He walked past my house. (介词) 他对我讲了他过去的经历。 He told me about his past experience. (形容词) 他显得思想陈旧。 He seems to live in the past. (名词) Be able to and Can He could walk forty miles a day in the past. (具备这种能力，但不一定实际去做。) He was able to walk forty miles a day last year. （不仅具有这种能力，而且实际做了。） 我们下月能完成这件工作。 We will be able to finish the work next month. 你也许能够说服他。 You might be able to persuade him. 她好像能提前完成这项工作。 She seemed able to finish the work ahead of time. 2. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Set off 出发，使爆炸 这些烟火要格外小心，稍有火星就能引起爆炸。 Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest spark could set them off. set to 动手干, 认真开始干 手头有足够的资料我们可以开始工作了。 Having enough data in hand, we can set to work. set about 开始, 着手 他在十岁时开始学中文。 He set about learning Chinese at age ten. Be caught in往往是指遇上“灾难、困难”。 我遇上了一场暴风雪。 I was caught in a snowstorm. 3. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Towards & To？ Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards / to a passing boat. 但towards可以表示时间，含义为 “接近” 或 “将近”，而 to 并无此含义 4. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. Shore ：是这三个词中最普通的一个，可指湖、海等的岸：the western shore of the Pacific 太平洋西岸 Bank ：河岸 Some children were playing games on the bank Coast ：海岸，通常特指与海洋相接的整个一长条陆地；还常与地图、气候及海防有关 China has a very long coast. 中国的海岸很长。 Coast guard 海岸警卫队 5. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. the bird covered three miles in three minutes. 不管是“游过”，还是“飞过”，还是“爬过”等等，都可以“cover”（覆盖）这个好词