新概念第二冊(cè)課文翻譯及學(xué)習(xí)筆記【Lesson55、56、57】

1、新概念第二冊(cè)課文翻譯及學(xué)習(xí)筆記【 Lesson55 、56 、57】Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where - it is said - pi

2、rates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that

3、there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that

4、'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.【課文翻譯】最近，找到失蹤寶藏的夢(mèng)想差一點(diǎn)兒變成現(xiàn)實(shí)。一種叫“探寶器” 的新機(jī)器已經(jīng)發(fā)明出來，并被人們用來探測(cè)地下埋藏的金子。在靠近 海邊的一個(gè)據(jù)說過去海盜常在里面藏金子的巖洞里，這種機(jī)器被派上 了用場(chǎng)。海盜們過去常把金子埋藏在那個(gè)洞里，可后來卻沒能取走。 一支用這種新機(jī)器裝備起來的探寶隊(duì)進(jìn)入了這個(gè)巖洞，希望找到埋藏 著的金子。當(dāng)這個(gè)隊(duì)的隊(duì)長(zhǎng)正在檢查洞口附近的土壤時(shí)，那臺(tái)機(jī)器顯 示出它的下面埋有金子。隊(duì)員們異常激動(dòng)，就地挖了一個(gè)兩英尺深的 坑，但最后找到的是一枚幾乎

5、一錢不值的小金幣。隊(duì)員們接著又把整 個(gè)洞徹底搜尋了一遍，但除了一只空鐵皮箱外什么也沒找到。即使如 此，很多人仍然相信“探寶器”很快就會(huì)探出值錢的東西來。【生詞匯總】 gold n. 金子 mine n. 礦 treasure n. 財(cái)寶 revealer n. 探測(cè)器 invent v. 發(fā)明 detect v. 探測(cè) bury v. 埋藏 cave n. 山洞 seashore n. 海岸 pirate n. 海盜 arm v. 武裝 soil n. 泥土 entrance n. 入口 finally adv. 最后 worthless adj. 毫無價(jià)值的 thoroughly adv.

6、徹底地 trunk n. 行李箱 confident adj. 有信心的value n. 價(jià)值【短語匯總】dream of 夢(mèng)想著做某事in spite of即使，雖然 （ 后加名詞和代詞，不能加句子 ）fail to do sth 干不了某事，做不成某事【知識(shí)點(diǎn)講解】1. be used to do 與 used to do 以及 be used doing 之間的 區(qū)別和聯(lián)系 （'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the g

7、round）be used to do 是被動(dòng)語態(tài)，被用來做某事例： metal is used to build cars. 金屬被用來制造汽車。used to do 過去曾做某事例：I used to be a shy boy.我以前很內(nèi)向的。be used to doing 習(xí)慣了做某事例： he is used to going to bed late.他習(xí)慣晚睡。2. worth ，worthwhile ，worthy 的關(guān)系 （意思都是“值得” ）worth 動(dòng)詞， worth doingworthy 形容詞， be worthy of doingworthwhile 形容詞， s

8、th is worthwhile3. Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. dream of 渴望，夢(mèng)見+doing lost既是動(dòng)詞lose的過去式和過去分詞，也能夠作形容詞， 表示丟失的，不見的。 come true實(shí)現(xiàn)，成真4. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented.一種叫“探寶器”的新機(jī)器已經(jīng)發(fā)明出來。have /has been done 是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)，它強(qiáng)調(diào)一個(gè)發(fā) 生在過去的被動(dòng)性動(dòng)作，主要表達(dá)兩層意思：動(dòng)作

9、發(fā)生在過去，現(xiàn) 在已經(jīng)完成，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是對(duì)現(xiàn)在造成的影響或結(jié)果 ; 主語和謂語動(dòng)詞之 間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系。例如：This room has been cleaned, you can come in now.房間已經(jīng)打掃干凈了，你現(xiàn)在能夠進(jìn)來了。5. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave andthen fail to collect it.海盜們過去常把金子埋藏在那個(gè)洞里，可后來卻沒能取走。 bury 埋藏;隱匿;專心致志（bury one's head in a book專心致志讀書 ） fail to do sth. 沒能成功做某事；未

10、能做某事 而成功做某事 則是 manage to do sth.6. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.一支用這種新機(jī)器裝備起來的探寶隊(duì)進(jìn)入了這個(gè)巖洞，希望找到 埋藏著的金子。armed with 裝備;用武裝Armed with gas masks, the army troop went into the room.戴上防毒面具的軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入了房間7. In spite of this, many people are confident th

11、at 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon. in spite of 不管;不顧 二despite 透露 ; 揭示 ; 體現(xiàn)I promise never to reveal your secret.我答應(yīng)，決不泄露你的秘密。 somethi ng of value有價(jià)值的東西 fairly soon二soon eno ughLesson56【課文】First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。How fast did the winnin

12、g car go?Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it

13、 was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour - much faster

14、 thanany of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.【課文翻譯】 舊式汽車的比賽每年舉行一次。去年有很多汽車參加了這項(xiàng)比賽。比 賽開始之前，人們異常激動(dòng)。最漂亮的汽車之一是羅爾斯 - 羅

15、伊斯生 產(chǎn)的銀鬼汽車，而最不尋常的一輛則要屬只有 3 只輪子的奔馳牌汽車 了。該車造于 1885 年，是參賽車中最老的一輛。在好一陣喧鬧的爆炸 聲之后，比賽開始了。很多汽車在途中就拋了錨，而有些駕駛員花在 汽車底下的時(shí)間比坐在汽車?yán)锩娴臅r(shí)間還長(zhǎng)。不過還是有幾輛汽車跑 完了全程。獲勝的那輛車達(dá)到了時(shí)速 40 英里- 遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過任何對(duì)手。它 在接近終點(diǎn)時(shí)，沖下了山坡，駕駛員費(fèi)了好大勁才把車停下來。這次 比賽使每個(gè)人都挺開心。它雖然與現(xiàn)代汽車比賽大不相同，但激動(dòng)人 心的水準(zhǔn)并不亞于現(xiàn)代化汽車大賽?！旧~匯總】sound n. 聲音excitement n. 激動(dòng)，興奮handsome adj. 漂亮的

16、 ; 美觀的Rolls-Royce 羅爾斯 - 羅伊斯Benz n. 奔馳wheel n. 輪子explosion n. 爆炸，轟響course n. 跑道; 行程rival n. 對(duì)手speed v. 疾駛downhill adv. 下坡【短語匯總】break down 汽車拋錨once a year 一年一度enter for 報(bào)名參賽【知識(shí)點(diǎn)講解】1， a great deal of與 a great many of 的區(qū)別都表示很多，但是 deal of 用語不可數(shù)名詞 (尤其是抽象名詞 ) ，many of 用語可數(shù)名詞。例： I have gained a great deal o

17、f konwledge here.在這里學(xué)習(xí)我受益匪淺 .2，頻率的表達(dá)once a+時(shí)間段，表示“一次”如， once an hour，一小時(shí)一次。twice a+ 時(shí)間段，用法類推隔天怎么表示呢 ?every two days 就是隔天一次。3, no less+ 形容詞(It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting)不比什么遜色例： He is no less diligent than you=he is as diligent as you. 他不比你少付出辛勞，他和你一樣勤奮。Lesson57課文】

18、First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Did the woman get what she wanted?A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the w

19、ay she was dressed. Glancing at her scornful, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.

20、After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it ,the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself makin

21、g the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.【課文翻譯】 一位穿著牛仔褲的婦女站在一家高檔商店的櫥窗前。她雖然猶豫了片 刻，但終于還是走進(jìn)了商店，要求把陳列在櫥窗里的一件衣服拿給她 看。接待她的售貨員不喜歡她的那副打扮，輕蔑地看了她一眼后，便 告訴她那件衣服已經(jīng)賣出去了。這位婦女怒氣沖沖的走出了商店，決 定第二天教訓(xùn)一下那個(gè)售貨員。第二天上午，她又來到這家商店，穿 了一件裘皮大衣，一手拎著一只手提包，另一只手拿著一把長(zhǎng)柄傘。找到那個(gè)無禮的售貨員后，她要求看昨天的那件衣服。那個(gè)售貨員沒有認(rèn)出她是誰，這個(gè)回接待她的態(tài)度非常殷勤。費(fèi)了好大勁兒，他爬 進(jìn)櫥窗去取那件衣服。這位婦女對(duì)那件衣服只看一眼，就說不喜歡。 她開心地迫使那位售貨員把櫥窗里幾乎所有的東西都拿了出來，最后 買下了她最先看的那件。【生詞匯總】madam n.（對(duì)婦女的尊稱）太太，夫人 jeans n. 牛仔褲 hesitate v. 猶豫，遲疑 serve v. 接待（顧客） scornfu