Lesson-43-Over-the-South-Pole

1、Lesson 43 Over the South Pole【New words and expressions】pole n.（地球的）極the South Pole 南極；the North Pole 北極Pole Star 北極星flight n. 飛行 fly v. 飛explorer n. 探險家, 探測者, 探測器 計Windows資源管理器explore v.探險, 探測, 探究exploration n.(科研相關(guān))探險,探求,開發(fā)adventure n.冒險(追求刺激)venture n. 冒險(為了財富,沒有生命保障)lie v. 處于 vi. (laylei，lainlei

2、n) 處于,位于(+地點)The mountains lie below us now.The town lies to the east of London. vi. (laylei，lainlein) 躺，（平）臥lie 現(xiàn)在分詞-> lyingstay in bed = lie in bed 躺在床上While I sat by the fire, my dog lay beside me. vt.（lied，lied） 撒謊tell a lie 撒謊You lied. = You lied to me.你騙人! 你撒謊!You,liar! 你, 騙子! (liar n.(慣于)說

3、謊者) n.謊言lay （laid,laid） vt. 放,放置lay sth. vt. 下蛋, 產(chǎn)卵lay an egg 下一個蛋hang（hung，hung） 掛,懸掛hang（hanged，hanged） 絞刑point n. 地點point 點，一般指從飛機上向下看的點地點place，spot 中的“.” 讀為dot（點）讀為atseem v. 似乎，看起來seem + as if 看起來似乎He seems as if he had never lived in England before.seem + adj.He seems rich.seem to beHe seems to

4、 be rich.seem that 看起來似乎It seems that he is rich.crash v. 墜毀（從上向下掉）；n. 沖突, 撞擊聲, 抵觸air crash 空難， car crash 車禍strike v. 撞擊collide vi.碰撞, 抵觸(兩個都運動的東西相撞)clear v. 越過clear v. (凌空、不接觸地)越過, 跳過，沒有接觸面的飛躍clear the mountain 飛躍山峰The horse cleared the fence. （fence n.籬笆,柵欄,墻v.圍住,防護）over adv. 越過(距離)go over 飛躍plain

5、 n. 平原plain girl 平凡的女孩I'm a plain girl.mountains n. 高山【Text】In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the

6、mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared t

7、he mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.參考譯文美國探險家R.E. 伯德在飛越北極3 年之后, 于1929 年第一次飛越了南極. 雖然開始時伯德和他的助手們拍下了飛機下面連綿

8、群山的大量照片, 但他們很快就陷入了困境. 在有個地方, 飛機似乎肯定要墜毀了. 只有在飛至10,000 英尺的高度時, 它才能飛過這些山頭. 伯德馬上命令他的助手們把兩個沉重的食物袋扔掉, 于是飛機可以上升了, 它在離山頭400英尺的高度飛越了過去. 伯德這時知道他能夠順利飛抵300英里以外的南極了, 因為前面再沒有山了. 飛機可以毫無困難地飛過這片茫茫無際的白色原野!【課文講解】1、In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully

9、 flew over the South Pole for the first time.for the first time 第一次（time表示“次，回”，還可以說this time，last time，next time，another time，each time，for the last time等）I remind you for the last time that if you dont hurry, youll miss the train.Give him these photos next time you see him.2、Though, at first, Byrd

10、 and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.連詞though引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，其含義是“雖然，盡管”Although/Though/Even though I felt sorry for him ,I was secretly pleased that he was having difficulties.雖然我為他感到惋惜，但對他的困難我卻暗自高興。take a photograph of

11、 拍的照片He took a photograph of his house before he left home.run into trouble = get into trouble 遇到麻煩，陷入困境Each time he ran into trouble, he asked his parents for help.3、At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.at one point 在某一地方，在某一時刻（point 也指時間上的某一點）At one point, he made up his mi

12、nd to become a painter.他曾一度下決心要當(dāng)個畫家。it 為先行主語，真正的主語為that 引導(dǎo)的從句。it 作先行主語時經(jīng)常與seem，appear，look等連用：It now looks certain that the meeting is going to be put off.現(xiàn)在似乎可以肯定會議將被推遲。4、It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.rise to 上升至5、The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the m

13、ountains by 400 feet.by表示“相差，以之差”的意思I missed the train by ten minutes. 我晚了10分鐘，沒趕上火車。He is younger than me by two years. 他比我小兩歲。【Key structures】Can and Be able to情態(tài)助動詞can/could用于表示請求別人允許或答復(fù)時的情況:Can/Could I borrow you pen?can有時可以表示可能性：I can have lunch with your tomorrow if you like.在表示天生的或?qū)W到的能力時，can/

14、could可用于現(xiàn)在時和過去時，can/could與be able to通?？梢曰Q，表示將來的“能力”時，則用will be able to：I could drive a car by the time I was sixteen.I tried again and found I could/was able to swim.Can Jane swim yet?No, but shell be able to swim in a few months time.在談到說話時正在發(fā)生的事時，一般不用be able to：Look! I can stand on my head.在表示成功地

15、完成某一具體動作時，通常不用could，而用be able to；如果表示某一動作沒有取得成功，則可用couldnt：Its pity he couldnt visit Mary.Oh, didnt you know? He was able to visit her after all.He was able to leave Europe before the war began. 他在戰(zhàn)爭開始之前得以離開歐洲。He was able to go to London yesterday and he enjoyed himself very much.在問及過去某一具體活動時可用could

16、，但回答是肯定的時候則不能：Could he borrow a car?Yes, he was able to borrow a car after all./No, he couldnt.【Special Difficulties】含有介詞at 的詞組at與許多詞可以構(gòu)成固定詞組，其中表示時間的有：at first（開始時，最初），at once（馬上，立刻），at present（目前，現(xiàn)在），at last（最后，終于），at times（有時），at the moment（現(xiàn)在）；表示地點的有：at home（在家），at school（在學(xué)校）；表示程度的有：at least（至少）

17、，at any rate（不管怎樣）；其它詞組有at heart（內(nèi)心里，實際上），at a loss（困惑不解，不知怎么辦）等。At any rate, Im determined to stay here at present.At least, Im not mad yet.People have more money now, yet the temptation to steal is greater than ever before. Why? Im at a loss.Though he tried to made conversation with the lady, he w

18、asnt interested in her at heart.【Multiple choice questions】4 It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. This means it _a_ over the mountains.a. would succeed in getting b. got c. was able to get d. had gotcould與過去時態(tài)有關(guān),強調(diào)可能性be able to強調(diào)成功地做got 用過去式表達,表示在過去發(fā)生；had got 過去完成時,強調(diào)在過去的過去5 The plane was then able to rise. This means it d .a. could rise b. might rise c. migh