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

Lesson 43  Over the South Pole  Text 课文 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 How was the plane able to clear the mountains?  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.  New words 生词 pole [pəul] n.(地球的)极 flight [flait] n.飞行 explorer [ik'splɔ:rə] n.探险家 lie [lai] v.处于 serious ['siəriəs] a.严重的 point [pɔint] n.地点 seem [si:m] v.似乎，好像 crash [kræʃ] v.坠毁 sack [sæk] n.袋子 clear [kliə] v.越过 aircraft ['eəkrɑ:ft] n.飞机 endless ['endlis] a.无尽的 plain [plein] n.平原  Grammar focus 语法 1. 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. 美国探险家R.E.伯德在飞越北极三年之后，于1929年第一次成功地飞越了南极。 整个句子中包含了2个同位语，three years after his flight over the North Pole作1929的同位语，对这个年份作补充说明。同样，R.E. Byrd也是American explorer的同位语，说明这个美国冒险家是谁。其实整个句子的主干就是一句话，The American explorer flew over the South Pole. 这个美国探险家飞越了南极。其它的成分都是对这个主干的进一步补充和说明。 2. 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. 虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群山的大量照片，但他们很快就陷入了困境。 整个句子是一个由though引导的让步状语从句，They soon ran into serious trouble是主句部分，从句部分是Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains t