【精编版】新概念英语第三册知识点笔记 讲义

1、Lesson 1 A puma at largePart 1 Words and Expressions(1) puma n. 美洲狮 (a large American wild animal of the cat family, with yellowish-brown or greyish fur)(2) spot v. 发现 (to see or notice a person or a thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so)我在人群中看到了我的父亲。I spotted my father from the

2、 crowd.这个好莱坞巨星和她那亿万富翁的男友在太阳谷度假村时被狗仔队拍到。The Hollywood star was spotted by a paparazzi at the Sun Valley Resort with her billionaire boyfriend.由上2个例子归纳：spot作动词表示不易地找到n. 点，斑点翻译以下斜体部分：This ancient town is a scenic spot in Shanghai.景点Can the leopard change his spot?（谚语）江山易改本性难移(3) evidence n.证据 = proof (

3、the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that sth. is true; the information used to try to prove sth.)(4) accumulate v. 积累，积聚 (to gradually get more and more of sth. over a period of time)翻译例句中的斜体字部分，并分辨accumulate在句中是及物动词还是不及物动词：Most humans and other animals gain weight because they accumul

4、ate fat.积累脂肪 及物动词His homework accumulated during a long weeks holiday.作业越积越多 不及物动词辨析以下近义动词并选词填空：A.accumulate长期的积累过程，数量逐渐增加B.gather用于人时指按要求或自发地“集合”或“聚集”在处。用于物时指分散之物或将分散之物汇总、聚集在一起。C.collect采集某物作某种用途或作为兴趣爱好收藏D.assemble用于人时，指“集合”、“聚集”，用法同gather，但比gather正式。用于物时，指“组装”、“装配”，即将组件汇总成整体。Lead can A in the body

5、 until toxic levels are reached.It takes about two days to D a bicycle.One of Tonys hobbies was to C rare birds.In the evenings, we B around the fireplace and talked.(5) oblige v. 使感到必须 (usu. passive; to force sb. to do sth., by law, because it is a duty, etc.)词组对比：feel obliged to do sth. 感觉有必要做某事be

6、 obliged to do sth. 被迫做某事翻译下句（重点判断该例句运用以上哪个词组？）我感到不得不把事实告诉你：我不是你的生父。你是领养的。I feel obliged to tell the truth to you thatIm not your birth father, and you are adopted.（学生版不出现：以上例句中birth father和that同位语从句判断可以成为讲解重点）猜猜看：oblige的名词形式和中文意思：obligation义务(6) hunt n. 追猎，寻找 (an act of looking for sth. that is dif

7、ficult to find)(7) blackberry n. 黑莓 (large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus)猜猜看：job hunting 找工作(8) human being人类(any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect

8、 carriage)(9) corner v. 使走途无路，使陷入困境 (to get a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot escape)温故知新：corner n. 角落介词填空：on/at the corner of the streetin the corner of the roomon the corner of the desk动词词组：be cornered by被逼得走投无路(常用于被动语态)我被这道数学题难倒了。I was cornered by the maths pr

9、oblem.A dog doesnt bite unless it is cornered. （打一成语）狗急跳墙(10) trail n. 一串，一系列 (a track, sign or smell that is left behind and that can be followed, esp. in hunting)翻译以下例句的斜体字部分，并判断trail的词性：The typhoon has left a trail of death and destruction across much of central Japan.一串死亡足迹 名词The police trailed

10、the criminal to the place where he was hiding. 追踪犯罪者 动词(11) print n. 印痕 (a visible indication made on a surface)猜猜看以下相关合成词：fingerprint 手印footprint 足迹printer 打印机(12) cling vi. 粘 (clung-clung) stick (to hold on tightly to sb. / sth.)结构：cling to粘住，坚持e.g. 她总是粘着她的妈妈。She is always clinging to her mother.他

11、坚持相信他会成功的。He clung to the hope that he would succeed.(13) convince v. 使信服 (to make sb. /yourself believe that sth. is true)结构1：convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信翻译：The suspect tried to convince the jury of his innocence. 疑犯试图让陪审团相信他是无罪的。结构2：sb. be convinced that某人相信 = sb. believe that总统相信中国将会是美国的一大威胁。The pr

12、esident is convinced that China will be a big threat to America.(14) somehow adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知道什么原因 (in a way that is not known or certain; for a reason that you do not know or understand)不知怎么地，他又犯了一个低级错误。He somehow made another stupid mistake.形近词区分：somewhat表示一点儿e.g. My girlfriend was somewhat angry wi

13、th me.(15) disturb v. 令人不安 (to make sb. worry)e.g. 在我工作时，不希望有任何人来打扰我。（动词不定式的被动式，分词作状语）I dont want to be disturbed when/while working.（【学生版不出现】：以上例句中to be disturbed和while working是必用结构，可以考验到学生应有的语法水平）Wind disturbs the water. 风吹皱水面。口语：当你打扰到别人的工作时，你会说Sorry to disturb you.disturbing adj. 令人不安的disturbed a

14、dj. 感到不安的，精神错乱的形容词2选1：It is disturbing to think that the earthquake victims are crying in the sheltering while we are sitting in the room safely.Mentally disturbed people use the yellow color so much in their paintings.Part 2 Text(1) (Ph1) Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America

15、. 单词：America 美洲词组：cat-like adj. 像猫一样的模仿：an innocent girl: an angel-like girllife-like 栩栩如生的句型模仿：UFO是一种像盘子一样的巨型飞行物，在全世界都有发现。UFOs are large, plate-like flying objects which are found all over the world.阅读理解：对比标题和课文首句，分析选择文章结构走向：大小 小大（课文第一句定义美洲狮，而标题中的美洲狮有限定成分，即at large, 从文章走势来看，下文写的是具体的一只美洲狮，而非笼统的，所以从大

16、写到小【学生版不出现】）(2) When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. 词组：take sth. seriously = deal with sth. seriously 认真对待某事语法：that引导的同位语从句，说明前面名词reports的具体内容请区分以下从句类型：The news that she heard is true. 她听到的消息是真的。定语从句The

17、news that she will go abroad is true. 她将出国这消息是真的。同位语从句（【学生版不出现】：定语从句修饰的名词在定语从句中充当成分，而同位语从句则不充当成分）句型亮点：在英语中，改变一切用“人”作主语的习惯，学会直接用“物”作主语，该句中用come into London Zoo代替people in London Zoo got the report仿写：老师们收到消息，说取消这周的英语测试。The news came to the teachers that the English test in this week will be cancelled.

18、(3) However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. 单词：investigate v. 调查 investigation n. 词组：claim to have seen声称看到过句型分析：the descriptions given by peop

19、le who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar找出此句中的主干部分：the descriptions were similar亮点：英文句子强调灵活多变，可以把主语不同的小句子通过不同连词巧妙而紧密的连接，如本句中as引导时间状语从句，for引导原因状语从句，given by people 分词作后置定语，who引导定语从句，主干部分为experts felt obliged to investigate.(4) (Ph2) The hunt for the puma began in a small vill

20、age where a woman picking blackberries saw a large cat only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.单词：confirm v. 证实，证明，确认句型：will not和unless构成双重否定，比用will和only更加强调模仿：外星人除非被打扰，不然是不会袭击人类的。Al

21、iens wont attack human beings unless they are disturbed.阅读理解：本段后两句话的逻辑关系：因果(5) The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals li

22、ke rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. 阅读理解：本段体现了puma的一大特性：mobility（英文单词）语法：划线部分在句中成分是：宾语(6) Several people complained of cat-like noises at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinc

23、ed that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from?词组：on a fishing trip在钓鱼的旅途中相关：on the increase 在增加on the match 比赛中阅读理解1.原文be convinced可否替换成并sure等常规词？（【学生版不出现】：sure主要是因为这些词主观性较强，而be convinced则注重客观，更符合说明文的特点）阅读理解2. 在上文中puma存在的证据（或证人）有：a woman picking blackberries, a trail of dead deer and sma

24、ll animals, Paw prints, puma fur, cat-like noises, a businessman on a fishing trip(7) As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed toescape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was

25、 not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside. 词组：sth. be in the possession of sb. = sth. belong to sb.对比：sb. be in possession of sth.= sb. have sth.词组：at large 在逃的语言亮点：最后一句中的wild/dangerous和quiet形成对比句型模仿：想到另一群生物从天上俯视我们确实令很多人感到担心和不安。It

26、is disturbing for us to think that some creatures are looking down at us from the sky.Part 3 Critical thinking / Cultural background思考：What do you think about the image of the zoo experts in this passage? Find some adjectives to support your ideas.参考答案： not credulous, incompetent（无标准答案，学生能自圆其说即可）Les

27、son 2 Thirteen equals onePart 1Words and Expressions(1) equal v.等于(to be the same in size, quantity, value, etc. as sth. else)翻译：Disability doesnt equal inability. 残疾并不意味着无能。结构：A equal B in sth.翻译：None of us could equal her, either in beauty or intelligence.她才貌双全，无人能敌。adj.相等的；平等的(the same in size, v

28、alue, amount, number, etc. as something else)文化：All men are created equal. (quoted from Declaration of Independence) 人人生而平等。（学生版不出现：老师可以适当对比中国宪法的条文：法律面前人人平等）翻译：Women demand equal pay for equal work.妇女要求同工同酬。派生词：equality n. 平等翻译：相互尊重，平等互利（口译热词）mutual respect, equality and benefit(2) vicar n. 牧师 (an A

29、nglican priest who is in charge of a church and the area around it)近义词：priest /preacher /clergyman /minister (【学生版不出现】：老师只需列举一个近义词即可)(3) raise v. 募集 (to bring or collect money or people together; to manage to get or form sth.)请判断下列句子中raise的含义：His book raised my interest in the study of history. 提高兴趣

30、She raised her sister out of sleep. 叫醒His words raised a blush on her cheeks.引起Id like to raise a new question before the meeting is over. 提出As the country is on war, there is an urgent need for raising an army. 招募军队He is the most hard-working mechanic here because he has a large family to raise. 抚养

31、形近词辨析：rise 上升(4) torchlight n. 电筒光 (the light that is produced by an electric torch or by burning torches)Part 2 Text(1) (Ph1) Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managedto get enough money to have the church clock repaired.词组：oneor another 某个这样的或那样的翻译：他总能以这样

32、那样的方式取得成功。He can always succeed in one way or another.词组：have sth. done （找别人）做某事用所给词的适当形式填空：I had my hair cut.(cut)；I have my laptop system reinstalled. (reinstall)have sth. done还可以表示不慎发生某事（不出现在学生版：请老师带着学生根据下面例句判断意思）e.g. I had my wallet stolen.语法：进行时 + always / all the time / forever / continually /

33、never等频率副词，表示感情色彩，在本句中，表示：抱怨e.g. 他们老是在上课的时候讲话。They are always talking in class.（以下例句，不出现在学生版上，请老师课堂以口译方式提问）他从来不帮别人的。（口译）He is never helping others.为什么总是我洗碗啊？（口译）Why am I washing the dishes all the time?模仿：Tom的朋友总是在各种各样的场合找他借钱，但是总没能如愿借到足够的钱把房子装修一遍。Toms friend is always borrowing money from him on one

34、 occasion or another, yet he has never managed to get enough money to have his house decorated. (趣味延伸：老师可以跟学生互动：“为什么Vicar总是筹不到足够的钱？”参考答案：可能这位牧师经常筹钱，使得村民们都很烦他。)【学生版不出现】(2) The big clock which used to strike the hoursday and nightwas damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.词组：strike the

35、hours 报时（老师可以适当补充strike的其它意义）day and night 每日每夜近义词积累：silent / still / quiet (【学生版不出现】：silent: soundless; still: motionless; quiet: not many people; silent的名词形式为silence )亮词：ever 表示强调。（以下文字学生版不出现：since表示“自从”，那么加上ever之后，有了强调的作用，推而广之，例如whatever; however）模仿：那个曾经日夜驮着我满世界跑的老自行车好多年前就坏掉了，从那儿以后就一直不声不响了。The ol

36、d bike which used to help me travel around day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.篇章：第一段阅读理解：The church clock did not work because _ a) it was too expensive to repairb) it disturbed the vicars sleepc) Bill Wilkins only worked at nightd) the bell had been out of order

37、 for many years答案：d(3) (Ph2) One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!词组：wake up with a start 因惊吓而惊醒(以下文字不出现在学生版：老师可以让学生模仿这个动作，或者用一句唐诗来形容这个短语：垂死病中惊坐起)(4) Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one oclock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stop

38、ped.Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.介词妙用：before 在这里翻译为：才类似的用法：Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. (NCE 2 / Lesson 33)词组：be armed with 用武装起来，相当于he had / took a torch长句写作：（以下文字不出现在学生版：进入新三学习后，我们应该注重写出来的句

39、子是否更符合英文表达习惯，譬如说，当要表达的句子里出现不止一个动作时，首先应该考虑选取一个主要动词作为谓语，剩余的动词根据其与主语的关系采用ing或者ed形式来扮演状语，而不应该再继续用and连接，正如这两句里的looking 和armed 。）用现在分词或者过去分词填空：1. Dina covered her face with her hand, crying (cry)2. Defeated (defeat), he didnt feel discouraged.3. Standing (stand) at the fireplace, the President listened to

40、 her carefully. 4. Never seen (see) on the planet earth before, the stone may be from another planet. 模仿(Homework)：我坐在咖啡馆，小口喝着卡布奇诺，读着杂志。I sat in the coffee shop, sipping the Cappuccino and reading a magazine.从太空中看，地球是个非常美丽的蓝色星球。Observed from the space, the earth is a very beautiful blue planet.带着知识，

41、一群年轻人来到上海，希望实现梦想。Armed with knowledge, a group of young people came to Shanghai, hoping to realize their dreams.(5) In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figurewhom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.单词：figure n. 人物；数字；人的体形；画像翻译下列句子中的划线部分：Only 65% of Indian adults can read

42、 a pitiful figure. 令人遗憾的数字She always complains about her weight, but in my eyes, she has a beautiful figure and she doesnt need to lose any weight. 她身材很好Figure skating consists of single skating, pairs skating and ice dance. 花样滑冰词组：catch sight of 看见recognize sb. as 把认作是扩展：regard A as B / refer to A

43、as B/ imagine A as B/ mistaken A for B语法：在定语从句中，如果修饰的名词指人，并在从句中充当宾语，则关系词用whom 对比：Helen is the girl who lent me 100 Yuan yesterday.Helen is the girl whom I love. (6) (Ph3) Whatever are you doing up here Bill? asked the vicar in surprise.亮词：whatever/what ever代替 what，表“强调”译为：到底，究竟相当于what the hell / on

44、earth ?词组：in surprise处于意外中扩展：in + n. 表示1) 处于状态 e.g. in shock, in debt ; 2) 用工具 e.g. in ink, in pencil 3) 固定搭配 e.g. in a hurry, in the end(不出现在学生版：上述用法中，未划线部分，由老师在课堂上列举给学生，划线部分，请学生自己举例)(7) Im trying to repair the bell, answered Bill. Ive been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I

45、 was hoping to give you a surprise.You certainly did give me a surprise! said the vicar. Youve probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I am glad the bell is working again.语法：英语中强调动词，在其前面加上助动词。篇章：阅读理解：The vicar was surprised to see Bill Wilkins in the clock tower because _ a) Bill W

46、ilkins had been hoping to surprise him b) it was an unusual time and place to find him c) he had expected to find a figure d) the clock had struck thirteen times 答案：b(8) Thats the trouble, vicar, answered Bill. Its working all right, but I am afraid that at one oclock it will strike thirteen times a

47、nd theres nothing I can do about it.Well get used to that, Bill, said the vicar. Thirteen is not as good as one, but its better than nothing. Now lets go downstairs and have a cup of tea.词组：get / be used to 习惯于= get / be accustomed to better than nothing 聊胜于无翻译：这里唯一的一家旅馆很脏,但是总比没有要强。The only hotel he

48、re was dirty, but it was better than nothing.趣味引申：better than Better late than never ! 亡羊补牢，犹未为晚！Better silence than cry ! 无声胜有声！Part 3 Critical thinking / Cultural backgroundWhat do you think of “ is not good but its better than nothing” ?(没有标准答案，发散思维，言之有理即可，以下为参考答案：It is not always true as in the

49、example of sth. one doesnt need, say, bargains. )Lesson 3 An unknown goddessPart 1 Words and Expressions(1) goddess n. 女神 (a female god)男女搭配，干活不累：男女godgoddesswaiterwaitresshosthostessprinceprincessactoractressheadmasterheadmistressemperorempresswidowerwidow(2) archaeologist n. 考古学家(a person who stud

50、ies prehistoric people and their culture)archaeology n. 考古学archaeological adj. 考古学的以-ist结尾的表职业的单词：zoologist动物学家, botanist植物学家，agronomist农业学家(3) Aegean adj. 爱琴海的(an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Pe

51、rsia)the Aegean Sea 爱琴海 (欧洲文明发祥地)(4) explore v. 考察，勘探 (to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it) explorer n. 探险家exploration n. 探测；探究猜猜看：Internet Explorer IE浏览器翻译：The archaeologists are exploring the cave, looking for evidence of prehistoric existence.考古学家们正在勘探那个山洞，需找一些史

52、前生存的证据。(5) promontory n. 海角 (a long narrow area of high land that goes out into the sea)老师可用图片解释海角（突出于海中的狭长形陆地，常形容极远僻的地方)【学生版不出现】(6) prosperous adj. 繁荣的，昌盛的 (rich and successful)prosperity n. 繁荣，成功近义词：thriving昌盛的，兴旺的；booming蓬勃的，景气的；flourishing繁茂的，健康的翻译：The once prosperous area is filled with trash a

53、nd sewage and lacks electricity.这个曾经繁荣的地区现在充斥着垃圾和污水，而且缺电。祝伟大祖国繁荣昌盛！May our great country be thriving and prosperous!(7) civilization n. 文明 (a state of human society that is very developed and organized)翻译：Cambodia had a high level of civilization centuries ago.柬埔寨数世纪前便有着高度文明。派生词：adj.公民的civil, civil

54、rightsadj. 文明的civilized, civilized mannerv. 使文明civilize, education civilizes mann. 平民civilian(8) storey n. 楼层 (a level of a building; a floor)文化：storey（英）楼层，story（美）(英国人表达第一层楼通常说 the ground floor，美国人则说the first floor;英国人表达第二层楼通常说the first floor, 美国人则说the second floor)【学生版不出现】(9) drainage n. 排水 (the

55、process by which water or liquid water is drained from an area)drain v. 排水，流干联想：brain drain 人才流失(10) worship n. 崇拜 (the practice of showing respect for God or a god, by saying prayers, singing with others, etc.; a ceremony for this) 近义词：respect; admireWe oppose the worship of money. 我们反对拜金主义。近形词：war

56、shipn. 军舰，战船(11) sacred adj. 宗教的，神圣的 (connected with God or a god; considered to be holy)文化：The sacred book of Christianity is The Holy Bible.The sacred book of Islam is Quran.翻译：Greek mythology tells the story of Prometheus, who stole sacred fire from the gods on Mount Olympus and gave it to humank

57、ind, opening the way to civilization.希腊神话讲述了普罗米修斯的故事，话说他从奥林匹亚山上偷了神的圣火，把它给了人类，由此开辟了文明之路。近义词：holy adj. 神圣的，圣洁的solemn adj. 庄严的，庄重的(12) fragment n. 碎片 (a small part of sth. that has broken off or comes from sth. larger)(13) remains n. 遗物，遗迹，废墟 (the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have surviv

58、ed and are discovered in the present day)(14) classical adj. （希腊和罗马）古文化的 (connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome)classical music 古典音乐近形词：classic1)adj. 有代表性的，典型的This is a classic example of love at first sight.2) n. 杰作，经典之作红楼梦是中国文学史上无可匹敌的经典之作。A Dream in Red Mansions is

59、 an unparalleled classic work in Chinese literature.(15) reconstruct v. 修复 (to build or make sth. again that has been damaged or that no longer exists)派生词：constructv.建造，构成constructionn.建筑物constructiveadj. 建设性的constructorn. 建筑者近义词：restore, rebuild(16) rest v. 倚放，放置 (to support sth. by putting it on o

60、r against sth.; to be supported in this way)(17) hip n. 屁股，臀部(the area at either side of the body between the top of the leg and the waist; the joint at the top of the leg)(18) full-length adj.（裙衣）拖地长的 (long enough to reach the lower part of a persons leg, almost to the ankles)(19) graceful adj. 优雅的