新概念英语第二册 Lesson 66 Sweet as honey 讲义

Lesson66 Sweet as honey

🌻Part 1: Text

The Hatheld Puffin is a modern aero-plane, but its designer, Mr John Wimpenny, is finding it difficult to get it off the ground. The reason for this is that this plane is also a bicycle. Its pilot has to pedal hard to get it into the air. After Mr Wimpenny had the plane built, it was tested thoroughly. In 1961, it was the first man-powered aircraft to fly half a mile. While being flown by a champion amateur cyclist in 1963, the plane crashed on an airfield. Since then, Mr Wimpenny has had it rebuilt. He has had the length of the wings increased so that they now measure 93 feet--almost as long as those of a Dakota. Many people have shown interest in this new and unusual sport. But though air cyclists may learn how to fly over short distances, and may, eventually, even get across the English Channel, it is doubtful whether they will ever cycle across the Atlantic.

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

 

1 Lancaster ['læŋkəstə] n.兰开斯特

2 bomber['bɔmə] n.轰炸机

3 remote [ri'məut] a.偏僻的

4 Pacific [pə'sifik] n.太平洋

5 damage ['dæmidʒ] v.毁坏

6 wreck [rek] n.残骸

7 rediscover [ri:di'skʌvə] v.重新发现

8 aerial ['eəriəl] a.航空的

9 survey ['sə:vei] n.调查

10 rescue ['reskju:] v.营救

11package ['pækidʒ] v.把…打包

12 enthusiast[in'θju:ziæst] n.热心人

13 restore[ri'stɔ:] v.修复

14 imagine[i'mædʒin] v.想像

15 packing ['pækiŋ] 包装箱

16 colony ['kɔləni] n.群

17 bee [bi:] n.蜂

18 hive [haiv] n.蜂房

19 preserve [pri'zə:v] v.保护

20 beeswax ['bi:zwæks] n.

★bomber  n. 轰炸机, 炸弹手, 轰炸员, 投弹手

The port has been attacked by German bombers.

bomb      n. 炸弹

It's not known who planted the bomb.

a time bomb 定时炸弹 

 

★remote

1). adj. 偏僻的，偏远的

remote village遥远的村庄

His theories are somewhat remote from reality.

lonely      adj. 偏僻的(孤零零的)

a lonely island

2) adj. 时间上久远的，遥远的 

in the remote past 在遥远的过去 

in the remote future 在遥远的将来

★pacific

1) n. 太平洋

the Pacific Ocean

the Atlantic Ocean大西洋 ；the Indian ocean印度洋 ；the Arctic ocean 北冰洋

2)adj. 和解的，和平的，爱和平

a pacific solution 和平解决

a dove of peace 和平鸽

★damage

1) n. [u] 损坏、破坏 

damage to the car 对车辆造成的损坏

2) vt. 损伤，加害于

Smoking can damage your health. The bridge was badly damaged by the flood.

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spoil       损坏、破坏从情绪上去破坏

damage 造成损坏，造成伤害可恢复

destroy  毁坏、毁灭,无法修复

★wreck [rek] n. 残骸

1）n. 遇难的船，失事船的残骸

Lots of wrecks were washed up on the shore.

2）n. 残骸（撞毁的车辆，飞机，毁坏的房屋）

My house was a worthless wreck after the earthquake.

wreck     撞毁的车辆，飞机残骸，毁坏的房屋

remains 建筑物的遗址，（人或动物的）遗体，尸体，残骸

★rediscover  v. 重新发现

re- 表示“又、再”的概念

discover vt. 发现

I discovered an unopened letter in the drawer.

I soon discovered the truth.

discover + that/wh-（宾语从句）

I discovered that she was a good cook.

We never discovered how he died.

★aerial [‘εəriəl] adj. 航空的，从飞行器上的

an aerial survey 航空勘测

an aerial railway 悬浮列车

aero- 前缀空气的，飞行器的

aeroplane飞机

 

★survey

1）n. 调查；测量，实地勘察

a public opinion survey 

2）v. =investigate 详细调查；测量，勘察

We surveyed 500 housewives; 10 percent of them use dishwashers.

★rescue v. 营救

1）v. 挽救，解救（通常是从危险情况中）

The firemen rescued a baby from the burning house.

2) n. 挽救

Come/go to a person’s rescue 去营救某人。

（近义词）save