内容正文:
Lesson 95 A fantasy
阅读理解
1. Why did the Ambassador’s wife get a shock when he returned home?
Because _________________________________________________.
2. Why was the Ambassador particularly lucky?
Because _________________________________________________.
单词详解
1. fantasy n. 幻想故事
2. ambassador n. 大使
3. Escalopia n. 艾斯卡罗比亚(虚构的国名)
4. frightful adj. 可怕的,令人吃惊的
名词;___________ n. 惊吓
词组:___________________ 吓了一跳 _
派生:____________ vt. 吓唬
______________ adj. 被吓到了的,害怕的
______________ adj. 令人害怕的
5. fire extinguisher 灭火器
派生:_____________ v. 熄灭
翻译:在你离开房间之前,记得熄灭所有的香烟。
____________________________________ before you leave the room.
6. drily adv. 冷淡地,枯燥无味地
7. embassy n. 大使馆
8. heaven n. 天,天堂
词组:go to heaven = pass away ___________
对比:paradise 天堂;侧重强调娱乐,购物等方面的好去处。
翻译:巴黎对购物者来说是“购物天堂”。
Paris is the ____________________________________.
9. basement n. 地下室, 地下层
10. definitely adv. 肯定地
派生:____________ adj. 肯定的;确切的
翻译:在会议期间,我们需要确切的数据。
During the meeting we _________________________________.
11. post v. 派任
12. shot n. 射击
课文解析
1. When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
· 词组:get a shock 吃了一惊 = _________________________
翻译:当我看到他跳下桥时,我震惊了。
When I saw him _________________________________,
_____________________________.
2. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
· 结构:be in a … state ______________________
3. ‘What has happened?’ she asked. ‘How did your clothes get into such a mess?’
· 词组:get into a mess ______________________
4. ‘A fire-extinguisher, my dear,’ answered the Ambassador drily. ‘University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.’
· 词组:set…on fire ________
5. ‘Good heavens!’ exclaimed his wife.
· 单词:exclaim(由于强烈的情感或痛苦而)呼喊,惊叫,大声说
翻译:She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents.
她见到礼品__________________________。
6. ‘And where were you at the time?’ ‘I was in my office as usual,’ answered the Ambassador. ‘The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately,
· 词组:brea