新概念英语第一册Lesson 143 A walk through the woods林中散步

Lesson 143 A walk through the woods林中散步

 

I live in a very old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods.

我住在一个由美丽的树林环绕的古老的小镇上。

It is a famous beauty spot.

这是一个著名的风景胜地。
On Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city to see our town and to walk through the woods.
每逢星期天，有许许多人从城里来观赏我们的小镇，并在树林中散步。
Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy.
游客已被告知要保持树林的整洁。
Litter baskets have been placed under the trees,
树下都已设置了废物筐，
but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
但是人们仍到处扔垃圾。
Last Wednesday, I went for a walk in the woods.
上星期三我到树林里去散步。
What I saw made me very sad.
我所见到的一切使我非常难过。
I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators.
我数了一下，有7辆旧汽车和3台旧冰箱。
The little baskets were empty
废物筐是空的，
and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
而满地都是纸片、烟头、旧轮胎，空瓶子和生锈的空罐头盒。
Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said,
在垃圾堆中我发现了一块牌子，上面写着：
'Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!'
“凡在此树林里丢弃垃圾者，将依法处置。

New Word and expressions 

生词和短语

surround v. 包围

surround + n.

eg. The wall surrounds the jail. 那所监狱四周都是围墙。

surrounding  adj. 周围的，附近的

the surrounding scenery  四周的风景

surrounding  n．环境，周围的事物

eg. I'd like to bring up my child in healthy surrounding.

我想在健康的环境中养育我孩子。

wood

1)n．森林，树林（通常比forest小\)

eg. She got lost in the woods. 她在森林中迷路了。

2)n．木材，木料

eg. This house is made of wood. 这栋房子是木造的。

beauty spot   景点，风景胜地

beauty    n. 美

beauty queen    选美赛中的第一名

beauty contest   选美会（比赛）

a woman of great beauty  很美的女子

manly beauty      男性美

womanly beauty      女性美

eg. Beauty is but only skin-deep.

（谚）美貌只在外表，人不可以貌相。

eg. Isn't she a beauty! 她真是个美人！

eg. That's the beauty of it. 那就是它的妙处。

hundred  n．百

在百位和十位，以及百位和个位的数字之间，美国的读法通常不加and，而英国的读法则通常加and。

four hundred eighty    480

four hundred and eighty

two hundred eight     208

two hundred and eight

hundreds of   几百（的…）很多（的…）

hundreds of bees  好几百只蜜蜂

city n. 城市

a large city 大都市，大城市

eg. Which is the largest city in the United States?

美国最大的城市在哪里？

city life     都市生活

city hall     市政厅，市政府，市政当局（不加冠词）

city planning    城市规划

through

1) prep. 穿过

eg. The train went through some tunnels.

flow through a pipe 流经导管

eg. I can't see through your head.

你的头挡住了我的视线。

2) prep.遍及…，在…到处

eg. They traveled all through Europe.

eg. The news has spread through the world.

那消息传遍了全世界。

3) prep.整个…，从开头到最后

through the winter  整个冬季

eg. She has decided to remain single all through her life.

她决定终身不嫁。

eg. He was awake through the night. 他整个晚上都醒着。

4) prep.依据…，经由…

eg. We know it through the Ford Foundation.

我们经由福特基金会获悉这件事。

eg. He got a job through a friend. 

他经由一位朋友获得一份工作。

visitor n．参观者，游客，来访者

eg. We had three visitors today.

今天我们有3位访客。

eg. How many visitors are staying in the hotel tonight?

今晚旅馆有多少住客?

eg. No visitors.  谢绝会客。

visitor's book   访客签名簿 / 来客登记簿

visit v. 参观，拜访

eg. I visited my aunt yesterday. 昨天我去探望了我姑母。

eg. He often visited me while I was in hospital.

我住院期间他时常来看我。

eg. Have you visited Beijing? 您游览过北京吗?

visit a tomb 扫墓

tidy

1) adj.整齐的反义词untidy

a tidy room  整洁的房间

eg．My grandmother is always neat and tidy.

我奶奶总是又整齐又干净。

2)v．使…整洁，整理… （常与up连用）

tidy up a room  收拾房间

eg. Tidy yourself up before you go out.

外出前要整理仪表。

litter

1)n．杂乱的东西

eg. Some tourists leave litter in beauty spots.

有些游客在风景区乱丢垃圾。

eg. No litter! （告示用语）请勿丢垃圾！

2) v．把…弄得乱七八槽

eg. Don't litter your room. 勿弄乱房间。

the desk littered with papers 放着零乱文件的桌子

litter basket    废物筐

litterbag   垃圾袋，废物袋

litterbin   垃圾箱, 垃圾桶（公共场所的）

litterbug   随地丢弃垃圾的人

place

1) v.放，安置，摆放（比put正式）

eg. She placed the vase on the table.

eg. He placed the books in the right order.

他把书本按正确的顺序排好。

2)v.安置（某人）