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Lesson 53
Hot snake
A True Story
A bear went out of the zoo to search his child. Surrounded by so many people , he climbed the electrical pole out of panic(惊慌).
When he reached the top of the pole, he didn’t know whtat to do.
He decided to get down, but unfortunately, he was killed for touching the wire.
Finally, he fallen from the pole and passed away.
What will happen when a snake meet an eagle which is right around a pole and electical wire ?
What will happen when a snake meet an eagle, right around the wire ?
They caues a fire.
【New words and expressions】(13)
hot adj. 带电的,充电的
fireman n. 消防队员
cause v. 引起; n. 原因
examine v. 检查
accidentally adv. 意外地,偶然地
remains n. 尸体,残骸
wire n. 电线
volt n. 伏特(电压单位)
power line 电力线
solve v. 解决
mystery n. 谜(无法接受地, 解释不了的)
snatch v. 抓住
spark n. 电火花
1.★hot adj. 带电的, 充电的
hot adj. 热的;新鲜的;棘手的;带电的, 充电的
hot-hot-hot 麻辣烫;
hot-wings 辣鸡翅;hot dog 热狗
hot-tempered 火暴(脾气)的 (temper n. 脾气)
hot line 热线;
hot topic 热门话题
It sells like a hot cake/cakes. 表示一个东西的畅销, 热销
best seller 畅销的东西
hot potato 棘手的问题
hot news 最热点的新闻
2.★fireman n. 消防队员
hydrant n. [ˈhaɪdrənt]消防栓, 消防龙头
fire extinguisher [ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃə]
灭火器 (extinguisher n. 熄灭者, 灭火器)
extinguish=put out 灭火
★cause v.& n. 引起;原因
① v. 引起
cause sth. 引起麻烦
Carelessness causes accidents. 粗心导致事故
Pride causes failure.
骄傲使人失败
cause sb. to do sth. 引起某人做某事, 导致某人做某事
Illness caused him to lose his temper.
(lose one’s temper 发火)
② n. 原因,强调事情发生的直接原因(一个)
because 因为
reason 理由,其他各种的理由(很多个)
★examine v. 检查
examine the soil
check v. 核实, 核对
★accidentally adv. 意外地, 偶然地 (但更趋向于 “偶然” 的意思)
accident->accidental->accidentally
accident n. 事故
unexpectedly adv. 出乎意料地(更趋向于 “意外” 的意思)
★remains n. 尸体, 残骸
remains指dead body
★solve v. 解决
solve the mystery
solve the problem
★snatch v. 抓住
catch v. 抓,如抓鱼
hold v. 握着
snatch v. (突然抓起来)强调动作的突然性
seize v. 抓住(用力)
seize my arm
★ wire
n. 金属线,电线
他用一根金属线把筐绑到了自行车上。
He tied a basket