Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld知识点讲义-高中英语新概念第三册

1、Verrazano,anItalianabout（whomlittleisknown,定语从句）sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.1524年，一位鲜为人知的意大利人维拉萨诺驾船驶进纽约港，并将该港名为安古拉姆。连词whom指代Italian(意大利人)knowlittleaboutsb./sth.知之甚少sail(v.)扬帆起航（n.）帆船name(n.)名字(v.)给…起名（namednamed）2、Hedescribeditas‘averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhills（inthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'定语从句）他对该港作了这样的描述：“地理位置十分适宜，位于两座小山的中间，一条大河从中间流过”。agreeable(adj.)=pleasant(adj.)令人愉快的belocated位于，处于，座落于（被动语态的结构，表达主动的意思）=besituated=sit/stand/lieeg.他们的学校位于上海市中心。ThereschoolislocatedinthecenterofShanghai.句中的located是个非谓语动词作定语，非谓语动词done表被动，locatedwithin相当于：whichislocatedwithin…3、ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,（foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.原因状语从句）虽然维拉萨诺绝对算不上一个伟大的探险家，但他的名字将流芳百世，因为1964年11月21日建成的一座世界上最长的吊桥是以他的名字命名。Though虽然（引导让步状语从句）=Althoughbynomeans绝不，根本不（起强调作用）eg.Thisfilmisn’tnice.Thisfilmisn’tniceatall.Thisfilmisbynomeansnice.remain(系动词)仍然是+adj.（作表语）=stillbeimmortal(adj.)不朽的——mortal(adj.)会死的介词词组intheworld作定语，修饰名词bridgebenamedaftersb.以…的名字命名title(n.)标题，题目entitle(v.)给…命名4、TheVerrazanoBridge,（whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,定语从句）joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4,260feet.维拉萨诺大桥由奥斯马.阿曼设计，连结着布鲁克林与斯塔顿岛，桥长4,260英尺。joinAtoB把A连到B上，把A和B连接在一起span(n.)跨度eg.这座桥长1千米。Thisbridgeis1kilometerlong.Thelengthofthisbridgeis1kilometer.Thebridgehasaspanof1kilometer.5、Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.由于桥身太长，设计者不得不考虑了地表的形状。so…that…如此…以致于…(结果状语从句)sothat为了，为的是（目的状语从句）count(v.)数account(n.)账户accountant(n.)会计countable(adj.)可数的uncountable(adj.)不可数的takesth.intoaccount把…考虑进去=takesth.intoconsiderationTakingintoaccountthat…+句子（引导宾语从句）eg.考虑到他明天可能不来，我们决定取消这个会议。Takingintoaccountthathemaynotetomorrow,wedecidetocancelthismeeting.6、Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.两座巨塔支撑着4根粗大的钢缆。7、Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.塔身建在巨大的水下钢盘混凝土平台上。arebuilt被建造（一般现在时态的被动语态）immense=huge=enormous=extremelylargeimmensefishimmensedifficulty/possibility/courage非谓语动词made作定语，表被动，修饰platforms，相当于定语从句：whichismadeof….bemadeof由…制成（看得见原材料）bemadefrom由…制成（看不见原材料）8、Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.平台深入海底100英尺。extendto延伸至，通向=extendasfaraseg.这条路通向超市停车场。Thisroadextendstothecarparkofthesupermarket.depth(n.)深度deep(adj.)深的adepthof深达eg.这栋楼高达100米。Thisbuildingis100metershigh.Theheightofthisbuildingis100meters.Thisbuildingextendstoaheightof100meters.over100feet=morethan100feet多于、超过…anextendedfamily一个大家庭9、Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.仅这两座塔就花了16个月才建成。alone(adv.)单独地，独个的（修饰动词took）10、Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.塔身高出水面将近700英尺。rise(vi.)上升risetoaheightof…=extendtoaheightof…nearly(adv.)=almost几乎，将近11、Theysupportthecables(fromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.定语从句)Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.高塔支撑着钢缆，而钢缆又悬吊着大桥，4根钢缆中的每根由26，108股钢绳组成。suspend(v.)悬挂在（一律用被动）AbesuspendedfromBA悬挂在B上eg.一盏灯悬挂在天花板上。Alightissuspendedfromtheceiling.sb.besuspendedfrom(school/work)停课，停工12、Ithasbeenestimated（thatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.主语从句、条件状语从句）据估计，若桥上摆满了汽车，也只不过是桥的总承载力的1/3。Itissaidthat…据说（主语从句）=Sb.issaidtobe/doIthasbeenestimatedthat…据推测（主语从句）=Thebridgehasbeenestimatedtobepackedwithcars…if引导的条件状语从句：非真实条件句（虚拟语气）：从句did/were,主句woulddocapacity(n.)最大容量eg.这个书架最多能放500本书。Theshelfhasacapacityof500books.这个瓶子最多能装1升水。Thebottlehasacapacityof1literwater.这间教室最多能坐50个学生。Thisclassroomhasaseatingcapacityof50students.13、However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.然而，这座桥重要特点不仅是它的规模与强度。14、Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate‘anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible'.尽管此桥很大，但它的结构简单，造型优美，实现了设计者企图创造一个“尽量用细线条勾画出一个庞然大物”的梦想。Despiteitsimmensity=Inspiteofitsimmensity=Although/thoughitisimmensefulfil(v.)满足=satisfy非谓语动词作定语：（改写）Wewillattendameetingwhichisgoingtostartat7.改：Wewillattendameetingtostartat7.I’mlookingattheboywhoisreadingabook.改：I’mlookingattheboyreadingabook.I’mreadingabookwhichwaswrittenbyMarktwin.改：I’mreadingabookwrittenbyMarktwin.Supplementaryexercises:Peter’sdrivinglicensewasbecausehewascaughtdrunkdriving.stoppedB.pulledC.canceledD.suspended解析：正确答案Ddrunkdriving酗酒开车停止；B.拉，拖；C.