新概念英语课件NCE3-lesson17（共29张）

Lesson17ThelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldNewwordsandexpression

Suspensionn.悬，吊suspensionbridge吊桥suspendvt.吊，悬挂Thelightissuspendedfromtheceiling.suspendvt.暂停，暂缓Thetrainwassuspendedbecauseoftheheavyrain.suspense

n.担心，挂念，悬念Thewonderfulfilmgavemeagoodexpressionbecauseofitssuspense.suspendern.吊袜带，背带Agreeableadj.宜人的agreeablesituation宜人的地方Hishouseisaagreeablesituation.Situationn.地点，地方situatevt.使位于，使处于Locatev.位于BeijingislocatedintheNorthofChina.Immortaladj.永生的，流芳百世的Brooklynn.布鲁克林Statenn.斯塔顿Spann.跨度Cablen.缆索Concreten.混凝土Suspendv.悬挂Lengthn.根，段Estimatev.估计--Underestimate低估/Overestimate高估--Ataroughestimate,thecarisworth500thousandRMB.粗略的估计以下…Estimationn.判断=judgement=judgmentn.审判,判决--inmyestimation=inmyview=inmyopinion在我看来Capacity

n.承受量（容量,生产量,接受力）--Areyouclearaboutthecapacityofthecinema?Capacityn.做某事的能力haveacapacityfordoingsomething/haveacapacitytodoability--wehaveacapacitytostudyEnglishwell.Abilityn.能力,才干（已经做到了）--Wehaveabilitytofinishtheworkintwodays.=wemanagetofinish…Capabilityn.潜在的能力havecapabilitytodo/havecapabilityofdoing--Everychildhascapabilitytostudyaforeignlanguage.Facultyn.先天的智能或能力Competencen.胜任工作的能力、资格--Ihavecompetenceforthisjob.Immensity

n.巨大Elegantadj.优美别致的Elegant还表示人的举止很得体、大方--Theladyiselegant./elegantbehaviorGracefuladj.优美的（强调一个人的体型优美）Delicateadj.精巧的,精致的Faintly

adv.微细地withinprep.在...之内,不越出n.内部,里头

adj.里面的,内部的adv.在内部,在内心里midstn.中间prep.在...中间flowvi.流动n.流动shapen.外形,形状,形态accountn.计算,说明,帐目designern.设计家,制图师,阴谋家towern.塔,城堡

underwateradj.在水下的,在水中的adv.在水下

n.(海洋等)水面下的水

platformn.平台,(车站)月台,讲台,讲坛

depthn.深,深度

surfacen.表面,外表,水面adj.面的,肤浅的

wiren.金属丝,电线packvt.塞满,挤进,挤满

strengthn.强度,力量

fulfillvt.履行,实现,完成(计划等)

fulfilvt.完成,达到

drawvt.vi.（drew,drawn,drawing）拉,曳,牵,画,绘制

createvt.创造,创作,引起,造成Text

Howisthebridgesupported?Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.sailedinto...是句子的主干aboutwhom（whom指代Italian）Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'describesomethingas…把某物描述成…--Ishoulddescribetheattemptasafailure.我把这次尝试描述成失败。后面可以加as的动词：see,view,lookupon,recognize,regard,treat,accept--Hismotherregardshimasgenius.（geniusn.天才,天赋）--Iacceptedhiswordsastruth.我对他的话信以为真。Located过去分词做定语修饰situationInthemidstof=inthemiddleofinthemidstofwhich...--Agreatriverflowedinthemiddleofthetwohills.--Ilikethevillagelocatedwithintwosmallhills.=Ilikethevillagewhichislocatedwithintwosmallhills.Inthemiddleof不仅可以表示方位上的中间,还可以表示时间上的中间。--inthemiddleoftheriver/inthemiddleofthenight/inthemiddleofthewinter介词短语在which前,which引导的从句要倒装。

--Wearrivedatafarmhouseinfrontofwhichwasamountain.ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainmmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.Though/although/eventhough引导让步状语从句用了though,although不能使用but但可以用yet来强调转折关系--Thoughtheymanagetotakephotographs,yettheygotintotroublesoon.Evenreallyhonestbynomeans

（=notbyanymeans=notatall）--Itisbynomeanspleasanttotakeacrowdedbus.乘坐一辆拥挤的公共汽车绝对不是一件让人高兴的事。--Heisn'tsatisfiedwithajobatall.=Heisn'tsatisfiedwithajobbyanymeans.innoway,innocase,innosense,innocircumstances（circumstancen.环境,详情,境况）onnoaccount,atnotime都表示’决不’benamedafter…,benamedfor…,takeone'snamefrom…都表示用…来命名TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4,260feet.aspanof跨度、桥长Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.takeintoaccount=takeintoconsideration=takeaccountof考虑到--Wehavetotakethedateintoaccountwhenwehavethemeeting.Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Support=holdup举起,支撑Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Extend（延伸,伸展）=reach,stretch--arailwayextendstothenextcity.Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.=Ittooktheworkerssixteenmonthstobuildtheplatforms.Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.extendtoadepthof…伸展的深度extendtoalengthof…伸展的长度extendtoawidthof…伸展的宽度（widthn.宽度,宽广）risetoaheightof…伸展的高度Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.which指代先行词cablesEachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarrying

athirdofitstotalcapacity.Ithasbeenestimatedthat...（Itissaidthat…Itisreportedthat…）Ithasbeenestimated,Ithasbeenexpectedwere虚拟语气（桥上不可能摆满汽车）carryv.承载athirdof……的1/3However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.

Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate'anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible'.Immensity指代sizeDespite=inspiteofFulfillvt.履行,实现,完成(计划等)Fulfilling分词做状语表示结果--Thebuswasheldupbythesnowstorm,causingthedelay.（holdup阻挡,拦截）

--Herhusbanddiedin1970,leavingherwithherchildren.

--Atlasthepassedhisexamination,fulfillinghisdreamtogoabroad.Special