Lesson 62 After the fire（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 62 Affer the fire Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. 消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近3个星期才最后把火势控制住. fight (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (against/with sb/sth) struggle against sb/sth using physical force, in a war, battle, etc 搏斗; 打架; 打仗; 作战: 为作战而受训的士兵 soldiers training to fight The two dogs were fighting over a bone. 两只狗为一块骨头撕咬. Have you been fighting with (ie against) your brother again? 你又跟弟弟打架了吧? (b)[Ipr, Tn] ~ (against) sth strive to overcome, destroy or prevent sth 争取克服﹑ 战胜﹑ 摧毁或防止（某事物）: fight (against) poverty 与贫困现象作斗争 fight a fire 救火 (c)[Ipr, Tn.pr] make (one's way) or achieve (sth) by fighting or effort （经奋斗或努力）开（路）或获得（某事物）: We had to fight (our way) through the crowded streets. 我们得从街道上熙熙攘攘的人群中挤过去. (d)[I, Ipr] ~ (about/over sth) quarrel or argue 争吵; 争论: It's a trivial matter and not worth fighting about. 区区小事不值得争吵. fighter n 1. person who fights in war or in sport 战士; 战斗者; 游戏或比赛的参加者. 她不会轻易放弃的, 她十分顽强. She won't give up easily, she's a real fighter. get it under control表示“使它得到控制”，get有“使……处于某种状态”的含义，“get+宾语+介词短语”作宾补 control n. 控制 under control在控制之下,被控制 out of control失控 你最好管住你的狗。 You'd better get your dog under control. The Government can no longer keep prices under control. 政府已控制不住物价。 control<v.> sth. I can control it. =I can manage it.我能对付(口语) A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. 就在不久之前, 参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地. a short time before不久以前，从过去某一点时间算起，一段时间以前 for miles around方圆几英里（around表示“在周围，向四周”） 方圆数英里之内这是唯一的一座现代化建筑。 This is the only modern building for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. 而现在, 发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟雾, 弥漫在荒凉的山丘上. rise up (from)升上来 smoke n. 烟（雾） full of smoke充满烟雾 smokey adj. 多烟的（名词加-y, 变为形容词） smoker n. 抽烟的人 heavy smoker烟瘾重的人； non smoker不抽烟的人 smoke v. 吸烟 Don't smoke! = No smoking! He smoked heavily. smoking area / smoking room吸烟室 cigarette cigar desolate (a)(of a plac