新概念英语第二册 Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 讲义

lesson 43 Over the South Pole

🌻Part 1: Text

In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R. E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty. 

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

1 pole[pəul] n.(地球的)极

2 flight[flait] n.飞行

3 explorer[ik'splɔ:rə] n.探险家

4 lie[lai] v.处于

5 serious ['siəriəs] a.严重的

6 point[pɔint] n.地点

7 seem[si:m] v.似乎，好像

8 crash[kræʃ] v.坠毁

9 sack[sæk] n.袋子

10 clear[kliə] v.越过

11 aircraft['eəkrɑ:ft] n.飞机

12 endless['endlis] a.无尽的

13 plain [plein] n.平原

★pole n．

1.（地球的）极，极地

the North Pole  北极

the South Pole  南极

Pole-star /the North Star北极星

2.杆，棒，柱

a flag pole  旗杆

a telephone pole  电话线杆

★flight  n．

1.飞行，航班

The plane is in flight.      该飞机在飞行中.

This is his first flight over the North Pole.

All flights have been cancelled because of the fog. ['kæns(ə)l] 

因为雾的原故，所有的航班被取消了。

flight recorder飞行记录器，黑匣子

2.（飞鸟的）群，（飞机的）一队

a flight of wild geese-群飞雁

goose  [gu:s]鹅    geese [gi: s] (pl. )

★explorer  n．探险家

1.勘探者，探险者

Columbus was  one of the greatest explorers.

哥伦布是最伟大的探险家之一。

a polar explorer  极地探险家

2.explore  v．探险，勘探

explore the North Pole  探索北极

explore the virgin forest考察原始森林

★lie  放，置于   -laid- laid- laying

The mountains lie below us now. 

The town lies to the east of London.

Taiwan lies in the east of China．    台湾位于中国东部。

Beijing lies in the heart of China.北京位于中国的心脏地带。

Lay the book where it was．    把书放回原处

lay the table  放桌子

l)v.说谎 lie-lied-lied-lying

She lies about her age．  她就年龄说谎了。

2)n．谎话

tell a lie    说谎话

a black lie    恶意的谎言             

a white lie    善意的谎言

3)v，平躺，位于lie-lay-lain

lie on one' s back  平躺着

lie on one‘ s stomach   趴着         

lie in bed    躺在床上

★serious adj.

1)严肃的，正经的

a serious conversation  一次严肃的谈话

a serious person  一个严肃的人

I' m serious this time.    我这次是认真的。

2)重大的，危险的(grave)，（疾病，伤痛等）严重的

a serious problem    严重的问题

a serious mistake  一个严重的错误

a serious accident  重大的事故