内容正文:
UNIT 8 Lesson 3
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
词汇
league
n.旧时长度单位(约5000米)里格体育运动联合会,联赛;联盟,同盟
Those who are interested in the football league can consult me afterwards.
那些对足球联赛感兴趣的人可以事后咨询我。
[li:g]
violent adj.强烈的;暴力的
violence n.暴力
violently adv.猛烈地,暴力地
take...by violence强夺……
Children,surrounded by crime and violence,are more likely to engage in violent conflicts. 被犯罪和暴力包围的儿童更有可能卷入暴力冲突。
Even with the help of international peacekeepers,the city was finally taken by violence. 即使有国际维和人员的帮助,这座城市最终还是被强占了。
recollection
n.想起,记起;记忆力;回忆
Having a talent for recollection and anecdote,I am confident that he will become an excellent writer in the future.他在记忆力和讲述趣闻轶事方面颇具天赋,我相信他将来会成为一名优秀的作家。
/ænɪkdəʊt/
N. 轶事;趣事;传闻
desperation n.绝望;拼命,不顾一切
desperate adj.绝望的;拼命的;渴望的
desperately adv.绝望地;极其地;渴望地
in desperation不顾一切地;绝望地
be desperate for sth非常需要某物
be desperate to do sth极想做某事
Desperate and disappointed,I felt as if I had been thrown into a world of darkness and in desperation,I desperately need your generous help.
既绝望又失望,我觉得自己被扔进了一个黑暗的世界。绝望之下,我非常需要你的慷慨帮助。
ease n.轻易,毫不费劲 v.减轻,缓解
with ease=easily容易地;不费力地
feel at ease 感到舒适自在
put/set sb at ease使某人放松/自在
ease sb of...使某人消除/减轻……
sink vi.& vt.下沉,沉没
(sank-sunk)
grab vt.攫取,抓住
On hearing the queer sound,my throat tightened and I grabbed his sleeve tightly.
听到这个奇怪的声音,我喉咙发紧,紧紧抓住了他的袖子。
nevertheless adv.然而,不过;尽管如此
There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law.Nevertheless,it is important that we try.我们几乎没有可能改变法律。不过,重要的是我们努力争取。
preservation
n.维护;保护;保持,维持;保存
preserve v.维护,保护;保存 n.保护区
well-preserved adj.保存良好的
Believe it or not,ancient Chinese people had their own methods of heat preservation in winter.
信不信由你,中国古人在冬天有他们自己的保温方法。
drown vi.& vt.(使)淹死,(使)溺毙
He recalled the flood that year when hundreds of people were drowned to death and the streets and houses were drowned by the flood.
他回忆起那年的洪水,数百人被淹死,街道和房屋被洪水淹没。
strike vi.& vt.打,击,撞;突然发生不幸;罢工 n.罢工;打击
striking adj.引人注目的;显著的
strike...into one’s heart使……刻骨铭心;使……感到……
strike sb on/in+the+身体部位 敲打某人的身体部位
It strikes/struck sb that...某人突然想起……
be struck by被……侵袭;被……打动
be on strike在罢工
go on strike举行罢工
chest n.胸部,胸膛
He was wounded in the chest and soon became unconscious in the terrible accident.他在这场严重的事故中胸部受伤,很快就失去了知觉。
conscious adj. 意识到的;有知觉的;慎重的
consciousness n. 知觉;思想;感知;察觉
subconscious adj. 下意识的;潜意识的
unconscious adj. 不省人事的;失去知觉的
being n.生物;诞生;出现;存在
human being 人类
come into being开始形成,出现
whale n.鲸鱼
[weɪl]
weapon n.武器,兵器;凶器
bounce vi.& vt.(使)弹起,(使)反弹
bounce off反弹;回弹
Only I soon found out why my weapon had not entered its skin,but bounced off. 不过,我很快就明白了为什么我的武器没有刺穿它的皮肤,而是被弹开了。
steel n.钢,钢铁
evidently adv.明显地,显然
evidence n.证据;证明
evident adj.显而易见的
It is evident that the police have collected enough evidence to prove that he has committed a crime.
=Evidently,the police have collected enough evidence to prove that he has committed a crime.
很明显,警方已经收集了足够的证据来证明他犯下了罪行。
solid adj.固体的;坚硬的;可靠的
Honestly speaking,due to a shortage of solid proofs,the conclusions are quite doubtful.说实话,由于缺乏可靠的证据,这些结论是值得怀疑的。
polished
adj.擦亮的,磨光的;精湛的;精致的
polish v.擦亮,磨光;修饰,润色
construction
n.建筑物;建造物;建造,建筑
construct vt.建造;创建
under construction(正在)修建中,(正在)建设中
reconstruct vt.重建;再建
reconstruction n.重建;修复
daybreak n.黎明,破晓
The violent wind blew hard all night but gradually faded away at daybreak.
整个晚上强风吹得很厉害,但到破晓时风势逐渐减弱了。
utter vt.(尤指吃力地)发出(声音)
When she heard the frightful news,she choked up and couldn’t utter a word. 当听说那个吓人的消息时,她感到喉咙里哽住了,一句话也说不出来。
stutter v./ n. 口吃;结巴
重点词汇&练习
n.绝望;拼命,不顾一切
desperation
• in desperation 不顾一切地;绝望地
• be desperate for sth 非常需要某物
be desperate to do sth 极想做某事
in desperate need of 急需……
desperate adj.拼命的;绝望的;渴望的
desperately adv.绝望地;拼命地
(1)My heart froze in my chest as I saw the tractor heading towards the motorway.I ran (desperate) but failed to catch up.
(2)In (desperate),I got hold of something like a vine,which prevented me from falling down.
desperately
desperation
(3)随着戏剧比赛的临近,我非常渴望得到你的专业指导。
①With the drama contest approaching,___________________
_________________________.
②With the drama contest approaching,___________________
.
③With the drama contest approaching,___________________
.
写作佳句
I am in desperate need
of your specialized guidance
I am desperate for
your specialized guidance
I am desperate to get
your specialized guidance
n.轻易,毫不费劲
vt.减轻(痛苦、忧虑
ease
• with ease=easily容易地;不费力地
feel at ease 感到舒适自在
put/set sb at ease 使某人放松/自在
• ease sb of...使某人消除/减轻……
easy adj.容易的;舒适的)
(1)I finished the 800-meter race breathlessly while Tom covered that distance ease.
(2)Compared with traditional Chinese dress,school uniforms put us ___
ease every day.
with
at
(3)(读后续写之心理描写)站在舞台上,有这么多的眼睛盯着我,我感到不自在。
Standing on the stage,I with so many eyes staring at me.
(4)(应用文写作之建议信)我真希望这个建议能减轻你的焦虑。
I do hope the advice .
didn’t feel at ease
写作佳句
can ease you of your anxiety
vt.& vi.(struck,struck)打;撞击;罢工;(灾难、疾病等)袭击;突然想到;打动;擦,划(火柴);(钟)敲,鸣
n.罢工;打击
strike
• strike...into one’s heart 使……刻骨铭心;使……感到……
strike sb on/in+the+身体部位 敲打某人的身体部位
It strikes/struck sb that... 某人突然想起……
be struck by 被……侵袭;被……打动
• be on strike 在罢工
go on strike 举行罢工
(1)He tossed a paper ball at me,which struck me the head and bounced off.
(2)Hearing that all his workers were strike,the employer felt desperate.
on
on
(3)图书管理员突然想到她可能把那本诗集放在另一个书架上了。
she might have put the poetry on another shelf.
(4)他们队的失利让他很伤心。
The failure of their team .
写作佳句
It struck the librarian that
struck sadness into his heart
$$