新概念英语第二册Lesson+53笔记

新概念第二册Lesson53笔记课文AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.Forestfireareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.Thismorning,however,afiremanaccidentallydiscoveredthecause.Henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16,000-voltpowerline.Inthisway,hewasabletosolvethemystery.Theexplanationwassimplebutveryunusual.Abirdhadsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendroppeditontothewires.Thesnakethenwounditselfroundthewires.Whenitdidso,itsentsparksdowntothegroundandtheseimmediatelystartedafire.单词1hot[hɔt]a.带电的，充电的2fireman['faiəmən]n.消防队员3cause[kɔ:z]v.引起n.原因4examine[ig'zæmin]v.检查5accidentally[ˌæksi'dentəli]ad.意外地,偶然地6remains[ri'meinz]n.尸体，残骸7wire['waiə]n.电线8volt[vəult]n.伏特(电压单位)9powerline电力线10solve[sɔlv]v.解决11mystery['mistəri]n.谜12snatch[snætʃ]v.抓住13spark[spɑ:k]n.电火花单词讲解★hotadj.1）热的，炎热的Strikewhiletheironishot.趁热打铁hot炎热的warm温暖的cool凉爽的chilly寒冷的cold寒冷的,严寒的2）调味品辣的辣椒和芥末是辣的.Pepperandmustardarehot.3）强烈的,激烈的,热烈的.haveahottemper脾气暴躁ahotpotato棘手或讨厌的事物或情况★fireman=firefightern.消防队员hydrant[`haidrənt]n.消防栓fireextinguisher灭火器Extinguish[ik`stiŋgwiʃ]＝putout灭火★cause1）V.引起causesth:引起（麻烦）Carelessnesscausesaccidents.粗心导致事故Pridecausesfailure骄傲使人失败causesbtodosth引起某人做某事,导致某人做某事2）n.原因cause:强调事情发生的直接原因(一个)reason:其他各种的理由(很多个)★examine1）v.仔细观察,检查,调查消防队员检查了森林的每一寸土地。Thefirefightersexaminedeveryinchoftheforest.2）v.诊查医生仔细的诊察了病人。Thedoctorexaminedhispatientcarefully3）v.考试,测试examinestudentsinEnglishn.exam考试=examination★accidentallyadv.意外地,偶然地1.adj.accidental意外的,偶然的意外死亡anaccidentaldeath2.accidentn.事故,意外车祸acaraccidentAccidentally=bychance=byaccident我偶然间发现了金矿Ifoundagoldminebyaccident/accidentally.★remains1）n.剩余物,残余物theremainsofameal残汤剩饭2）n.(古建筑等物)遗址,废墟theremainsofYuanmingyuan圆明园遗址3）n.遗体,遗骸毛主席的遗体被保存在水晶棺材里。TheremainsofChairmanMaowerekeptwellinacrystalcoffin.★remain1）v.留下,剩下,遗留大火之后，我的房子里什么也没剩下。Afterthefire,nothingremainedinmyhouse.要做的事还很多。Muchremainstobedone.木已成舟What’sdoneisdone.2）v.仍是,保持不变他保持沉默。Heremainedsilent.★wiren.金属线，电线他用一根金属线把筐绑到了自行车上。Hetiedabaskettothebicyclewithapieceofwire.telephonewires电话线Electricwires电线wirelessadj.无线的wirelesstelegraphy无线电报★voltn.伏特voltagen.电压,伏特数★power1）电力，动力electricpower电力waterpower水力2）力,能力（自然的体力、智力）Hispowerisfailing.他的体力在衰退。3）权力,支配力,势力politicalpower政治权力notwithinone’spower=beyondone’spower力所不能及我无法理解计算机是如何工作的。Itisbeyondmypowertounderstandhowthecomputerworks.★solvev.解决,解答,回答=workout1.solveaproblem解决问题solveamystery解开谜团我们必须解决经济危机。Wemustsolvetheeconomiccrisis.2.n.solution解决,解答花费了很长时间才找出解决方法。Ittookalongtimetofindthesolution★snatch1）v.抢,夺,掠取snatchup抓起来贼把她的包抓起来逃跑了。Thethiefsnatchedherbagandranaway.在他妈妈刚要看那张纸的时候，他把它夺走了。Hesnatchedthepaperashismotherwasabouttoseeit.2）v.(趁机)迅速取得,急急忙忙吃完饭他出其不意,吻了她一下。Hesnatchedakissfromher.课文讲解★AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.1.atlast（终于，到底）表示经过一番努力之后。2.putout可以表示“扑灭”、“熄灭”、“关掉”Pleaseputthelight/fireout.请把灯关掉／把火灭掉。Farwaterdoesnotputoutnearfire.[谚]远水救不了近火。★Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.1.sincethen从那时起，到现在为止2.findout（经过研究、努力等）找出，发现，查出……Weshallfindoutthetruthearlyorlate.我们迟早会查明事实真相。Goandfindoutthetruthtoreportbackquickly.立刻查明事实真相回来汇报。I’lltryandfindoutthenameofthepersonwhosavedmylifeyesterday.我会试着查出昨天救了我的人的名字。★Forestfiresareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.1.becausedby…由…所引起Hisdeathwascausedbyahighfever.他的死亡是由高烧引起的。Theaccidentwascausedbythedrunkdriver.事故是由酒后驾车的司机造成的。2.cigaretteends烟头3.Throwaway扔掉，丢弃Throwabout随处扔Throwat扔向（有目标性）Throwto扔向（无目标性★Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.Thedoctorswerenotabletotreatthisdisease.医生治不了这种病。Iamsorry,Iamnotabletohelpyou.对不起，我无法帮助您。Iwasnotabletogetintouchwithyouyesterday.我昨天无法和你联络上。他现在没办法接你的电话。Heisnotabletotakeyourcallatthemoment.★Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.1.besure确定Besuretosweeptheroomclean.一定要把房间打扫干净。Iamsureyouwouldgetalongverywellwithhim.我相信你一定会跟他相处得很好。Sheissuretopasstheexamination.她一定会通过考试。2.startafire＝causeafire引发火灾★Thismorning,however,afiremanaccidentallydiscoveredthecause.discover发现（偶然发现某个已经存在的东西）Theydiscoverthatthenewteacherisverystrict.他们发现新来的老师非常严格。Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthathisbestfriendhadturnedtraitor.他惊讶地发现他最好的朋友竟成了叛徒。IdonotdiscoverthatuntilIgotopay.我去付钱的时候才发现。★henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16,.000-voltpowerline.1.theremains表示“尸体”、“残骸”，必须用复数形式2.wound为wind的过去分词。wind在这里不表示“蜿蜒”，而表示“卷在……上”、“缠绕”，常与around／round连用：Didyouwindthispieceofwireroundthetree?是你把这根铁丝缠在树上的吗？★Inthisway,hewasabletosolvethemystery.Theexplanationwassimplebutveryunusual.Solvev.解决e.g.solvetheproblem解决问题★Abirdhadsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendroppeditontothewires.1.snatchv.抓Themansnatchedhe