Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语新概念第三册

Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 世界上最长的吊桥 1、Verrazano, an Italian about（whom little is known,定语从句） sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. 1524年，一位鲜为人知的意大利人维拉萨诺驾船驶进纽约港，并将该港名为安古拉姆。 · 连词whom指代Italian(意大利人) · know little about sb./sth. 知之甚少 · sail (v.) 扬帆起航 （n.） 帆船 · name (n.) 名字 (v.) 给…起名 （named named） 2、He described it as ‘a very agreeable situation located within two small hills （in the midst of which flowed a great river.' 定语从句） 他对该港作了这样的描述：“地理位置十分适宜，位于两座小山的中间，一条大河从中间流过”。 · agreeable (adj.) = pleasant (adj.) 令人愉快的 · be located 位于，处于，座落于 （被动语态的结构，表达主动的意思） = be situated = sit / stand / lie eg. 他们的学校位于上海市中心。 There school is located in the center of Shanghai. · 句中的located是个非谓语动词作定语，非谓语动词done表被动， located within相当于：which is located within… 3、Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal,（for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.原因状语从句） 虽然维拉萨诺绝对算不上一个伟大的探险家，但他的名字将流芳百世，因为1964年11月21日建成的一座世界上最长的吊桥是以他的名字命名。 · Though 虽然 （引导让步状语从句） = Although · by no means 绝不，根本不（起强调作用） eg. This film isn’t nice. This film isn’t nice at all. This film is by no means nice. · remain (系动词) 仍然是 + adj.（作表语） = still be · immortal (adj.) 不朽的—— mortal (adj.) 会死的 · 介词词组in the world 作定语，修饰名词bridge · be named after sb. 以…的名字命名 · title (n.) 标题，题目 entitle (v.) 给…命名 4、The Verrazano Bridge,（which was designed by Othmar Ammann, 定语从句）joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet. 维拉萨诺大桥由奥斯马.阿曼设计，连结着布鲁克林与斯塔顿岛，桥长4,260英尺。 · join A to B 把A连到B上，把A和B连接在一起 · span (n.) 跨度 eg. 这座桥长1千米。 This bridge is 1 kilometer long. The length of this bridge is 1 kilometer. The bridge has a span of 1 kilometer. 5、The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. 由于桥身太长，设计者不得不考虑了地表的形状。 · so…that… 如此…以致于… (结果状语从句) · so that 为了，为的是（目的状语从句） · count (v.) 数 account (n.) 账户 acc