Lesson 70 Red for danger  危险的红色讲义- 2023-2024学年新概念第二册

Lesson70 Red for danger危险的红色 During a bullfight,a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring.The crowd began to shout,but the drunk was unaware of the danger.The bull was busy with the matador at the time,but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.Apparently sensitive to criticism,the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk,however,seemed quite sure of himself.When the bull got close to him,he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.By this time,however,three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety.Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him,for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador. New words and expressions生词和短语 bullfight n.斗牛 drunk n.醉汉 wander v.溜达，乱走 ring n.圆形竞技场地 unaware adj.不知道的，未觉察的 bull n.公牛 matador n.斗牛士 remark n.评论：言语 apparently adv.明显地 sensitive adj.敏感的 criticism n.批评 charge V.冲上去 clumsily adv.笨拙地 bow v.鞠躬 safety n.安全地带 sympathetically adv.同情地 参考译文 在一次斗牛时，一个醉汉突然溜达到斗牛场中间，人们开始大叫起来， 但醉汉却没有意识到危险。当时那公牛正忙于对付斗牛士，但突然它看见 了醉汉，只见他正大声说着粗鲁的话，手里挥动着一顶红帽子。对挑衅显 然非常敏感的公牛完全撇开斗牛士，直奔醉汉而来。观众突然静了下来， 可这醉汉像是很有把握似的。当公牛逼近他时，他踉跄地住旁边一闪，牛 扑空了。观众欢呼起来，醉汉向人们鞠躬致谢。然而，此时已有3个人进 入斗牛场，迅速把醉汉拉到安全的地方。好像连牛也在为他感到遗憾，因 为它一直同情地看着醉汉，直到他的背影消逝，才重新将注意力转向斗牛 士。 课文解释 1.The crowd began to shout,but the drunk was unaware of the danger. 人们开始大叫起来，但醉汉却没有意识到危险。 I)句中的crowd指聚集在一起的一大群人。这是一个集合名词（关于 集合名词的介绍，大家可同时参看L©sson66中的相关语法内容)，通常 用作单数，也可以有自己的复数形式。例如： The crowd was silent.那群人沉默了。 Crowds of people poured into the street. 人们成群结队涌上街头。 All the old crowd from my university days were there. 我大学时代的所有老伙伴们都在那儿。 另外，这个词还可以用作动词，表示“在…的周围聚集、聚拢”或“（使） 大批涌入”。例如： The hungry refugees crowded around the tractors. 饥饿的难民聚集到拖拉机周围。 We all crowded around the stove to keep warm. 我们都挤在炉边取暖。 One group of journalists were crowded into a minibus. 一群记者挤进一辆小型公共汽车。 2)形容词aware