新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)Lesson55~57逐句精講

1、新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)Lesson55-57逐句精講新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)Lesson55逐句精講1 .Recent developments in astronomy have made it possible to detect planets in our won Milky Way and in other galaxies.天文學(xué)方面最新發(fā)展使得我們能夠在銀河系和其他星系發(fā)現(xiàn)行星。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：make it possible to do sth.的意思是“使做某事成為 可能。”2 .This is a major achievement because, in relative terms, pla

2、nets are very small and old not emit light.這是一個(gè)重要的成就，因?yàn)橄鄬?duì)來(lái)說(shuō)，行星很小，而且也不發(fā)光。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：because引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句，說(shuō)明“為什 么是重要的成就?！? . Finding planets is proving hard enough, but finding life on them will prove infinitely more difficult.尋找行星證明相當(dāng)困難，但是要在行星上發(fā)現(xiàn)生命會(huì)變得無(wú)比艱 難。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):is proving hard enough的意思是“證明是困難的?！? .The fir

3、st question to answer is whether a planet can actually support life.第一個(gè)需要解答的問(wèn)題是一顆行星是否有能夠維持生命的條件。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析： whether a planet can actually support life充當(dāng)表語(yǔ)從句。5 . In our won solar system, for example, Venus is far too hot and Mars is far too cold to support life.舉例來(lái)說(shuō)，在我們的太陽(yáng)系里，對(duì)于生命來(lái)說(shuō)，金星的溫度太高， 而火星的溫度則太低

4、。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：t。t。結(jié)構(gòu)表示“太以致不能?！? .Only the Earth provides ideal conditions, and even here it has taken more than four billion years for plant and animal life to evolve.只有地球提供理想的條件，而即使在這里，植物和動(dòng)物的進(jìn)化也 用了 40億年的時(shí)間。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：take more thanto do的意思是“用了 超過(guò)的時(shí)間做?！? . Whether a planet can support life depends on

5、the size and brightness of its star, that is its 'sun'.一顆行星是否能夠維持生命取決于它的恒星一即它的“太陽(yáng)”一 的大小和亮度。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：whether a planet can support是主語(yǔ) 從句。8.1 magine a star up to twenty times larger, brighter, brighter and hotter than our own sun.設(shè)想一下，一顆恒星比我們的太陽(yáng)還要大，還要亮，還要熱20倍。新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)Lesson56逐句精講1. The river

6、which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played an important part in our lives.形成我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)東部邊界的一條河流一直在我們生活中發(fā)揮著重要 作用。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)L句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 2： play an important part 相當(dāng)于 play an important role in,意思是“在中起重要作用。”2. Without it we could not make a living.要是沒(méi)有這條河，我們就無(wú)法生存下去。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1： without it實(shí)際上

7、是提出一個(gè)先決條件。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2： make a living的意思是“謀生，維持生活?！?. There is only enough spring water to supply the needs of the houses, so we have to pump from the river for farm use.泉水只能滿足家庭生活用水，所以我們必須從河里抽水以用于農(nóng) 業(yè)生產(chǎn)。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：pump from the river for的意思是“為而從河里抽 水?！?. We tell river all our secrets.我們向那條河傾訴我們的秘密。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：向河傾訴？

8、這是典型的擬人修辭格。5. We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.我們本能地懂得，就像養(yǎng)蜂人和他的蜜蜂那樣，要是我們不把生 活中的重大的事件告訴那條河，就可能大禍臨頭。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 1 ： just as beekeepers with their bees.是類比修辭格。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2: relate sth. to sb.的意思是“將某事

9、告訴某人?！?. We have special river birthday parties in the summer.夏天，我們?yōu)檫@條河舉辦特殊的生日宴會(huì)。7. Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.有時(shí)，我們溯流而上來(lái)

10、到我們喜愛(ài)的回水河漢舉辦；有時(shí)在船塢 舉辦。那船塢是農(nóng)場(chǎng)一位前輩在一塊草地上蓋的，草地緊挨著一個(gè)專 供游泳、跳水的深水池。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：兩個(gè)sometimes后面是兩個(gè)并列關(guān)系的 主句，由逗號(hào)隔開(kāi)，這種用法比較少見(jiàn)。8. In a heat wave we choose a midnight birthday party and that is the most exciting of all.天氣炎熱時(shí)，我們便選擇在半夜舉辦生日聚會(huì)，這種聚會(huì)是最令 人激動(dòng)的。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：heat wave的意思是“熱浪?！?that指 代前面的部分。新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)Lesson57逐句精講

11、1. I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map.我停下車，讓汽車發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)冷卻一下，同時(shí)查看一下地圖。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：to let the car cool off and to study the map.作目的狀語(yǔ)。7. In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.在這個(gè)新的國(guó)家里，父親專心致志地為我們倆開(kāi)創(chuàng)一種新的生活, 慢慢地不傷心了。語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):become absorbed in doing sth.的意思是“專心致志的 做某事?！?. He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman's care; but I la