内容正文:
Do you know how to put out a fire?
Can you use the fire extinguisher?
Lesson 95
A fantasy
Vocabulary
frightful adj. 可怕的,令人吃惊的
名词:fright n. 惊吓
词组:吓了一跳 get a fright
派生:frighten vt. 吓唬
frightened adj. 被吓到了的,害怕的
frightening adj. 令人害怕的
fire extinguisher 灭火器
派生:extinguish v. 熄灭
翻译:在你离开房间之前,记得熄灭所有的香烟。
Remember to extinguish all cigarettes
before you leave the room.
heaven n. 天,天堂
词组:go to heaven = pass away 去世了
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 paradise for shoppers.
definitely adv. 肯定地
派生:definite 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 need definite figures.
根据汉语填写单词,使句意完整。
1. He was appointed____________ (大使) to the United States.
2. All the students that work hard can____________
(肯定地) pass the exam.
根据汉语填写单词,使句意完整。
3. He was so poor that he had to live in the____________
(地下室).
4. I was awakened by a____________ (可怕的) noise outside my window.
5. George lives in a world of ____________ (幻想故事).
Listening
Why was the Ambassador particularly lucky?
He wasn’t shot dead.
Reading
1. The Ambassador got into a mess __________
(b) while fighting the students
(a) while trying to put out the fire
(c) because he was on fire
(d) because Horst thought he was on fire
2. Which word best describes the Ambassador?
He was very ______
(a) calm
(b) angry
(c) worried
(d) upset
根据课文所描述的情景,只有(a)calm(沉着的,冷静的)最能形容那位大使的表情。而其他 3 个选择(b)angry 气愤)、(c)worried(担心的)和(d)upset(心烦的)都与课文所描绘的情形不符。
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
‘What has happened?’ she asked.
‘How did your clothes get into such a mess?’
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
词组:get a shock 吃了一惊 = get a surprise
翻译:当我看到他跳下桥时,我震惊了。
When I saw him jumping off the bridge, I got a shock.
3. His wife got a shock. She _____
(a) has shocked
(b) was shocked
(c) was shocking
(d) shocked
只有(b)was shocked(感到震惊,受到惊吓)与前一句中的got a shock(吓了一跳)意义最