新概念第四册课文翻译学习笔记Lesson18

1、新看法第四册课文翻译及学习笔录Lesson18【课文】Firstlistenandthenanswerthefollowingquestion.听录音，尔后回答以下问题。Whatwouldyousayisthemaincharacteristicofporpoises?Therehaslongbeenasuperstitionamongmarinersthatporpoiseswillsavedrowningmenbypushingthemtothesurface,orprotectthemfromsharksbysurroundingthemindefensiveformation.Mari

2、neStudiobiologistshavepointedoutthat,howeverintelligenttheymaybe,itisprobablyamistaketocreditdolphinswithanymotiveoflifesaving.Ontheoccasionswhentheyhavepushedtoshoreanunconscioushumanbeingtheyhavemuchmorelikelydoneitoutofcuriosityorforsport,asinridingthebowwavesofaship.In1928someporpoiseswerephotog

3、raphedworkinglikebeaverstopushashoreawaterloggedmattress.If,ashasbeenreported,theyhaveprotectedhumansfromsharks,itmayhavebeenbecausecuriosityattractedthemandbecausethescentofapossiblemealattractedthesharks.Porpoisesandsharksarenaturalenemies.Itispossiblethatuponsuchanoccasionabattleensued,withthesha

4、rksbeingdrivenawayorkilled.Whetheritbebird,fishorbeast,theporpoiseisintriguedwithanythingthatisalive.Theyareconstantlyaftertheturtles,whopeacefullysubmittoallsortsofindignities.Oneyoungcalfespeciallyenjoyedraisingaturtletothesurfacewithhissnoutandthenshovinghimacrossthetanklikeanaquaplane.Almostanyd

5、ayayoungporpoisemaybeseentryingtoturna300-poundseaturtleoverbystickinghissnoutundertheedgeofhisshellandpushingupfordearlife.Thisisnoteasy,andmayrequiretwoporpoisesworkingtogether.Inanothergame,astheturtleswimsacrosstheoceanarium,thefirstporpoiseswoopsdownfromaboveandbuttshisshellwithhisbelly.Thiskno

6、ckstheturtledownseveralfeet.Henosoonerrecovershisequilibriumthanthenextporpoisecomesalongandhitshimanothercrack.Eventuallytheturtlehasbeenbuttedallthewaydowntothefloorofthetank.Heisnowsatisfiedmerelytotrytostandup,butassoonashedoessoaporpoiseknockshimflat.Theturtleatlastgivesupbypullinghisfeetunderh

7、isshellandthegameisover.RALPHNADINGHILLWindowintheSea【Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语】porpoisen.海豚marinern.水手sharkn.鲨鱼formationn.队形dolphinn.海豚科动物unconsciousadj.昏倒不醒beavern.海狸ashoreadv.登陆waterloggedadj.浸满水的scentn.香味ensuev.接着发生intriguev.引起兴趣indignityn.侮辱snoutn.口鼻部shovev.硬推aquaplanen.驾浪滑水板oceanariumn.水族馆sw

8、oopv.猛扑bellyn.腹部equilibriumn.平衡buttv.碰撞crackn.重击【课文说明】1.howeverintelligenttheymaybe，无论它们有多聪颖，这是一个退步状语从句，相当于nomatterhowintelligenttheymaybe。nomatterwhat/how/who/which/where=whatever/however/whoever/whichever/wherever例句：Whateveryousay,Iwillnotchangemymind.=Nomatterwhatyousay,Iwillnotchangemymind.无论你说什

9、么，我都不会改变想法的。2.creditsbwithsth，把某事功于某人。Ifpeoplecreditsomeonewithanachievementorifitiscreditedtothem,peoplesayorbelievethattheywereresponsibleforit.例句：UntilnowIvealwayscreditedyouwithmoresense.在以前，我素来都你不至这样糊涂。3.outofcuriosity，出于好奇。Youuseoutoftosaywhatfeelingorreasoncausessomeonetodosomething.outof+名：出

10、于，因。例句：Hehasbeentakingcareofheroutofthesenseofguilt.出于罪感，他素来在照她。4.asinridingthebowwavesofaship，就像它追赶被船首犁开的浪花一。5.If,ashasbeenreported,theyhaveprotectedhumansfromsharks.，as是关系代，代替theyhaveprotectedhumansfromsharks。6.abattleensued，随之生搏斗。Ifsomethingensues,ithappensimmediatelyafteranotherevent,usuallyasar

11、esultofit.而生，接着。例句：Bitterargumentsensuedfromthismisunderstanding.个会引了激烈的争。7.Whetheritbebird,fishorbeast.，是一个步状从句，用的是虚气形式。8.beintriguedwith，感趣。intrigue(withsb)gainstsb：(合某人)某人搞阴。例句：Shewasintriguingwithhersisteragainsthermother.她和妹妹串连鬼跟母作。intriguesb，激起某人的趣。例句：Whatyousayintriguesme;tellmemore.你的很有意思，多我

12、些吧。9.submitto，信服，折服于。Ifyousubmittosomething,youunwillinglyallowsomethingtobedonetoyou,oryoudowhatsomeonewants,forexamplebecauseyouarenotpowerfulenoughtoresist.屈服于。例句：Sherefusedtosubmittohiscontrol.她不信服于他的控制。Ifyousubmitaproposal,report,orrequesttosomeone,youformallysendittothemsothattheycanconsiderit

13、ordecideaboutit.交。例句：Pleasesubmityourapplicationforminquadruplicate.交申表一式四份。10.fordearlife，拼命地。例句：Assoonastheysawthefarmercoming,theboysdroppedtheapplestheyhadstolen,andranfordearlife.一看有工走来，那群孩子就掉摘的苹果，拼命跑来了。11.Henosoonerrecovershisequilibriumthanthenextporpoisecomesalongandhitshimanothercrack.它站起来，

14、就被一只海豚倒。nosooner.than/hardly.when，两个表示“一就”。例句：Wehadardlybegunourwalkwhenitbegantorain.我一步就下起雨来了。【参照文】期以来，海中流着一种迷信的法，海豚会把快要淹死的人托到水面，救人性命;或在人周列保，使他免遭害。海洋影室的生物学家指出，无海豚多么明，它有救人的机可能是的。当它偶把一个失去知的人推到岸，更大的可能是出于好奇或游，就像它追赶被船首犁开的浪花一。1928年，有人拍到了海豚像海狸一把浸透水的床推登陆的情况。正如道中所，若是海豚保人不受伤害，那么它可能是出于好奇;而可能是到了能美食一的香味。海豚和是天然仇，双方可能随之生搏斗，搏斗果是海豚赶走或咬死。海豚凡是活的西都感趣，无论是、是，是野。它常追赶海，海温地忍受着各种侮辱。一只小海豚特喜用鼻子把海推到水面，