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1、M7 U3 Under the Sea1. annual adj. 每年的, 年度的, 一年一次的 n. 年刊, 年报, 年鉴Your birthday is an annual event. migration n. 迁移; 移往 migrate vi.These birds migrate northwards in spring and southwards in fall.2.witness vt. 亲眼见到；目击；作证，证明 n. 目击者；证人；证据(sth) witness sthwitness for 为作证be a witness to 是的目击者 the witness to

2、 the murderer 谋杀案的目击者I thought, at the time, that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times. 当时我以为这仅仅一个故事罢了，但是后来我亲眼看见过多次。Recent years have witnessed a price increase. 近几年，物价飞涨。2010 witnessed Premier Wen doing morning exercises together with some Japanese in Tokyo. 201

3、0年温总理在东京和当地人一起晨练。The witness (目击者) who witnessed (目击) the incident gave witness (证据) to the police and promised to be a witness (证人)。这个目击了事故现场的目击者向警察提交了证据并且答应做证人。3.sort out 分类；整理；解决（问题或困难）to sort out ones accommodation = to find suitable accommodation 是习语。I was sorting out my accommodation. 我正在寻找住所。

4、Im just sorting out the papers that can be thrown away. 我正在整理能够扔掉的文件。Weve got a few little problems to sort out. 我们有几个小问题要解决。sort through 查看并挑选出He was sorting through a pile of papers on his desk. 他在整理桌上的一堆文件。4.accommodation n. 住所；住宿 （在英式英语中是不可数名词，在美式英语中能够用复数）make / offer / accommodations for 为提供食宿a

5、rrange sbs accommodation 给某人安排住处accommodate vt. 向某人提供食宿The high cost of accommodation makes life difficult for students in London. 因为住宿费用昂贵，伦敦的学生感到生活困难。5.We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal pposite us throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again. 我们即时赶到岸边，看到对面

6、有一个庞大的动物猛力跃出水面，然后又坠到水里。opposite prep. 在对面 adj. 相对的；相反的 n. 对立；独立的人或物be opposite to 在对面；和相反Hot is opposite to cold.the man opposite 对面的人drive in the opposite direction 朝相反的方向行驶He is honest and hardworking, but his twin brother is the opposite.6.throw itself out of the water 形象地表象了鲸跃出水面的动作。throw的用法比较灵活

7、，能表达出丰富的含义。He throws his weight about. 他乱用权利。I felt discouraged when he threw cold water on my idea. 他给我的想法泼冷水时，我感到沮丧。She threw herself into a chair and began to cry. 她倒在椅子上，哭了起来。He has thrown himself into gardening. 他全身心地投入园艺事业。The fire threw hundreds of workers out of work. 大火使几百工人事业。7.ahead of （空

8、间或时间上）在之前；比强或好Ahead of us was a big river. 在我们面前有一条大河。Time here is nine hours ahead of London. 这儿的时间比伦敦早九小时。He is ahead of me in Chinese. 他的汉语比我好。get ahead of 超越By working hard he got ahead of the rest of the class. 通过努力，他查过了班上的其他同学。8.yell vi. 大叫；呼喊yell out 大声喊叫yell at 冲大喊let out a yell 大喊一声9.This w

9、as the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt. 这是宣告捕鲸行动马上就要开始的呼声。be about to do sth表示打算或安排即将发生的动作，它通常不与时间状语连用。如： I was about to go out when someone knocked at the door我正要出去，这时有人敲门。 be to do sth表示按计划或安排即将发生的动作，后可跟时间状语。如： Youre to hand in your papers by 10 oclock十点钟以前你得交上试卷。be going to

10、 do sth有三层含义： 表示打算、计划或决定要做某事。如： Were going to spend our holidays in Wales this year 今年我们打算到威尔士度假。 用以表示某事物即将发生或很可能发生。如： Im going to be twenty next month 下个月我就二十岁了。 有迹象表明即将发生的动作或状态。如： Look at those black clouds, there is going to be a storm 瞧那些乌云，暴风雨就要来了。10.pause vi. & n. 暂停；中止without pause/pausing 不停

11、Without pausing we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay.There was a long pause before she answered.We worked for four hours without pause. 11.head vi. & vt. 朝方向移动；带领We headed the boat out to sea. 我们将船驶向外海。They are heading home. 他们正朝家走去。Who is heading the party? 该党现

12、在由谁领导?Whose name heads the list? 谁的名字列在名单的最前头?12.race after 追赶race vi. 比速度，参加竞赛；全速实行vt. 和竞赛She jumped on her bicycle and raced to the library. 她跳上自行车向图书馆飞奔而去。Ill race you home. 我和你比赛看谁先到家。13.flee vi. 逃避；逃跑 vt. 逃离flee from 从逃跑flee to / into 逃到flee in all directions 四处逃窜flee侧重逃走的急速和仓促，着重动作本身；escape主要指

13、逃脱某人的追捕或阻拦，设法逃跑，着重结果。The enemy soldiers were fleeing in all directions, but few of them could escape.Why does she always flee any kind of responsibility? 她为什么总是逃避责任?14. there was Tom, circling back to the boat, leading us to the hunt again. 汤姆出现了，转回到船边，又领着我们前往捕鲸处。lead 引导；作向导；通向lead sb to do sth 使某人干

14、某事She led a blind man across the street. 她引导盲人过马路。Our guide led us to the museum. 导游把我们带到博物馆。All roads lead to Rome. 殊途同归。（条条大路通罗马。）Your explanation has led me to a clear understanding. 你的解释让我理解清楚了。What led you to believe it? 什么使你相信它?15.drag vi. & vt. 拖，拉，拽He dragged the table into the corner. 他把那张桌

15、子拖到角落。drag down 把人拖垮drag ones feet 故意拖延drag in 拖进drag on 拖延，拉长16.depths 表示“底层”、深处the depth(s) of the ocean 海洋深处 the depth(s) of the jungle 丛林深处the depth(s) of the country 穷乡僻壤 the depth(s) of winter 隆冬the depth(s) of ones heart 心灵深处 the depth(s) of despair 绝望的深渊17. “Man overboard!” 有人落水了！overboard越过

16、船边坠入水中, 在船外 A sailor fell overboard and was rescued. 一个船员从船上落入水中, 被救了上来。18.feed on 吃；以为食feed on/to 以饲养feed with/into 给添加Cattle feed chiefly on grass. 牛主要以草为食。We feed our dog on meat. = We feed meat to our dog. 我们喂肉给狗吃。He fed the fire with some logs. = He fed some logs into the fire. 他往火里添了些柴。19.urge

17、 vt. 力劝，催促；极力主张；驱策urge sb/sth on 催促某人/某物前进urge sb to do sth 催促/劝某人做某事urge sb into doing sth 催促某人做某事urge that sb should do sth 极力主张；强调He urges his sisters study. 他敦促妹妹学习。She urged my going to see him immediately. 她劝我立即去看他。He urged leaving. 他极力主张离去。The report urged that all children be taught to swim.

18、20.abandon vt. 放弃；遗弃；抛弃abandon ones hope/plan/idea 放弃希望/计划/主意abandon ones country 背叛祖国abandon ones friend 背弃朋友abandon a bad habit 革除恶习abandon doing sth 放弃做某事21.help . out 协助摆脱困境或危难Can you help me out with the maths problem?He is always willing to help out. 他总是乐于助人.22.I saw James being firmly held up

19、 in the water by Old Tom. 我看到老汤姆正在水中稳稳托着詹姆斯。hold up 举起；使延误 hold up ones hand 举手Hold up your head! 抬起头来。（意指别垂头丧气。）We were held up on our way to the airport in a traffic jam. 我们在前往机场的路上因为堵车而延误了。23.target n. 目标；靶；受批评的对象 vt. 以为攻击目标；把对准；把当做批评对象aim at the target 瞄准目标hit/miss the target 中/脱靶target sth on/at 吧对准24.reflect vi. 思考 vt. 映射；反射；思考reflect sth in sth （镜子）映出某物的影像reflect sth from sth 从某物表面反射reflect on/upon sth 思考某事25.a