新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)筆記-第86課

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上Lesson 86 Out of Control 失去控制【Text】As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when the

2、y were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous s

3、peed. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. On this occasion, however,

4、it had slowed down considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.【課文翻譯】當(dāng)那人試圖讓快艇轉(zhuǎn)彎時(shí)，方向盤脫手了。他絕望地向他的伙伴揮手，他的伙伴在過去的15分鐘里 一直在滑水。他們兩個(gè)還沒來得及意識(shí)到究竟發(fā)生了什么事情，就被猛地拋入了海里?？焱ё采狭艘粋€(gè)浮標(biāo)，但它仍在水面上快速行駛著。兩個(gè)人剛開始向岸邊游去，就突然驚愕地發(fā)現(xiàn)快

5、艇正在轉(zhuǎn)著圈行駛,它現(xiàn)在正以驚人的速度直沖他們駛來。不到1分鐘的工夫，它從離他們只有幾英尺遠(yuǎn)的地方呼嘯著駛了過去?？焱н^去之后，他們以最快的速度向前游去，因?yàn)樗麄冎揽焱яR上就要轉(zhuǎn)回來。他們剛剛來得及游出危險(xiǎn)區(qū)，快艇就又轉(zhuǎn)完了一圈。然而這一次它的速度慢多了。汽油幾乎已經(jīng)用光。沒過多久，噪音便徹底消失，快艇開始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)swing （swung ,swung） v. 轉(zhuǎn)向 speedboat n. 快艇desperately adv. 絕望地 companion n. 同伙，伙伴water ski （由快艇牽引水橇）滑水

6、buoy n. 浮標(biāo)dismay n. 沮喪 tremendous adj. 巨大的petrol n. 汽油 drift v. 漂動(dòng)，漂流gently adv. 緩慢地，輕輕地【生詞講解】1. swing 1）v. 轉(zhuǎn)向、突然轉(zhuǎn)向、轉(zhuǎn)變方向、轉(zhuǎn)變思想（swung ,swung）eg：I wanted to swing round and shout at him. 我想轉(zhuǎn)向他吼叫。eg：That bicycle will swing around the corner. 那輛自行車將在轉(zhuǎn)彎處轉(zhuǎn)彎。eg：Its impossible to swing a car in such a narrow

7、 path like this. 這樣一個(gè)狹窄的道路上不可能掉轉(zhuǎn)汽車方向的。no room to swing a cat no enough room to swing a cat 無轉(zhuǎn)身之地、過于狹窄2） v. 擺動(dòng)、使擺動(dòng)eg：Its bad manners to swing your legs while eating . 吃飯時(shí)晃動(dòng)雙腳是不禮貌的。eg：The monkey is swinging itself from tree to tree. 猴子在樹上從這棵樹蕩到那棵樹。 3） n. 擺動(dòng)、振動(dòng)eg：The swing of the ship makes me sick.船的晃

8、動(dòng)讓我感到想吐。4） n.秋千eg：There are some swings in the park. 公園里有許多秋千。get on a swing 上秋千 ； swing shift 中班工人（美口語(yǔ)） 2. speedboat n. 快艇speedway（美）高速公路、賽車跑道speed n. 速度、速率 ； run at full speed 全速at a speed of 40 miles an hour每小時(shí) 40英里的速度at speed 以高速 ； speedy adj. 快速的、及時(shí)的a speedy reply 及時(shí)的回答3. desperately 1） adv. 絕望

9、地、不顧一切的、情急的eg：He said desperately that the opposing team was too strong for us. 對(duì)手對(duì)我們說太強(qiáng)大了。2） adv. 極度地 eg：He was desperately busy. 他極度地忙。desperate 1） adj. 不顧一切的、亡命地make desperate efforts to do sth 拼命地做某事eg：The desperate thief shot at the policeman. 亡命的小偷向警察開槍。2） adj. 悲觀的、幾乎沒有希望的eg：Her illness is des

10、perate, but not hopeless. 她的病不樂觀但并不是毫無希望。3） adj. 渴望的、很渴望的be desperate for sth be desperate to do sth 極度渴望要（做）某事eg：He was desperate for fame. 他渴望有個(gè)名聲。eg：He is desperate to pass the entrance exam. 他渴望通過了入學(xué)考試.4. companion 1） n. 同伙，伙伴eg：Bad companions can lead young people astray.不良同伴可導(dǎo)致青少年誤入歧途。a compan

11、ion in arms 戰(zhàn)友a(bǔ) lifelong companion 一個(gè)終身的伴侶2） n. 旅伴eg：I had a good companion while traveling. 在旅途中我有一個(gè)好旅伴。3） 看護(hù)婦（受顧陪伴老婦或病人的婦女） a hospital companion 醫(yī)院的婦工5. water ski （由快艇牽引水橇）滑水ski 滑雪 ； go skiing 去滑雪skate 滑冰 ； go skating 去滑冰6. buoy n. 浮標(biāo)、救生圈life buoy 救生圈buoyancy n. 浮力、樂觀的性情buoyant adj. 樂觀的 、輕松愉快的buoy

12、antly adv. 樂觀地,輕松愉快地7. dismay 1）n. 沮喪、驚慌、膽怯in dismay with dismay 驚慌to ones dismay 使驚慌的昰2）v. 使驚慌、使膽怯 be dismayed at 對(duì)某事驚慌eg：She was dismayed at the news.聽到這個(gè)消息她非常驚慌。8.tremendous adj. （大小、數(shù)量、程度） 驚人的、巨大的 a tremendous explosion 極大的爆炸聲a tremendous effort 極大的努力eg ：He ran at a tremendous speed. 他以驚人的速度跑。tr

13、emendously adv.  trimendsli 可怕地；極大地eg：The exam was tremendously difficult. 這次考試非常困難9. petrol n. 汽油gas gasoline 汽油petrol station gas station filling station n. 加油站petroleum 石油 ； petro 巖石 ； oleum 'ulim 油10. drift 1） v. 漂動(dòng)，漂流eg：The raft was drifting down the river. 這木筏漂流順流而下eg：The wind drifted

14、 the boat toward the shore.風(fēng)把船吹向岸邊。2） n. 漂流、漂移the drift of an iceberg 冰山的漂移the drift of population from country to city. 人口從鄉(xiāng)村遷移到城市3）n. 漂流物big drifts of snow 吹積成的大雪堆a(bǔ) drift of dead leaves 吹積成的枯葉堆driftwood 漂木11. gently 1） adv. 緩慢地，輕輕地eg：Handle the glassware gently. 小心的處理玻璃器皿。2） adv. 溫柔地eg：She spoke g

15、ently to the frightened child. 她溫柔的和那個(gè)嚇壞的孩子說話。gentle 1） adj. 溫柔地、和善的eg：He is a very gently person. 他是個(gè)很溫和的人。eg：Mothers are always gentle with their babies. 母親總是溫柔的對(duì)待她們的嬰兒。2） adj. 和緩的 / mild speak in a gentle voice . 以和緩的語(yǔ)調(diào)說話。a gentle slope 和緩的斜坡3） adj. 馴服的; 溫順的a gentle horse 一匹馴服的馬 ； as gentle as a

16、lamb 性情溫順如小羊【課文講解】1. out of control失控be out of control/get out of controleg：The kids are out of control.管不住這些孩子。eg：The noise frightened the horse and it got out of control. 馬被響聲驚著了而無法控制。be in control of sth 管理或支配某事物 （be in charge of）eg：Who's in control of this project?誰(shuí)是這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的負(fù)責(zé)人？bring/

17、get sth under control控制之下eg: Don't worry. Everything is under control. 別擔(dān)心，一切都在控制之下。eg: The fire has been brought under control.火勢(shì)已受到控制。eg: You must get your spending under control.你必須節(jié)制開支。介詞短語(yǔ)out of 可以表示“失去”、“欠缺”eg: Tony walked so fast that he was soon out of sight. 托尼走得很快，不久就無影無蹤了。eg: He has b

18、een out of work for two months. 他失業(yè)兩個(gè)月了。2. As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. manage to do sth.和try to do sth. 用法區(qū)別try to do sth. 意思是“盡力，設(shè)法去做某事”，結(jié)果如何，不得而知，而manage to do sth.,則表示“設(shè)法做成了某事”eg: Jim had a lot of homework, but he managed to finish it

19、before bedtime.吉姆有很多家庭作業(yè)，但終于在睡覺前完成了。eg: Jim had a lot of homework, but he said he would try to finish it before bedtime.吉姆有很多家庭作業(yè)，他說他他將設(shè)法在睡覺前完成。 steering wheel 方向盤 行李廂：trunk（boot英國(guó)） 門：door 頭燈：headlight 轉(zhuǎn)向燈：turn signal牌照：license plate 尾燈：taillight 后窗：rear window 牌照號(hào)碼：registration number車頂：roof 邊燈：par

20、king light 后視鏡：side mirror USsteer v. 掌舵、駕駛eg： He carefully steered his car around the corner.他小心翼翼地駕駛他的車在拐角處。steer a ship 駕駛船 ； steersmen n. 舵手 come away 掉下、脫落eg：The handle came away from the pitcher when I grasped it . 當(dāng)我抓起水罐時(shí)它的柄脫落了。eg: When I tried to lift the suitcase, the handle came away.當(dāng)我試圖提

21、起手提箱時(shí)，把手掉了下來。eg: My heel has come away from the shoe.我的鞋后跟從鞋子上脫落了。3. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. wave to sb 對(duì)揮手 for the last + 一段時(shí)間 通常搭配完成時(shí)態(tài)for the last 10 years 在過去的10分鐘里 ski滑雪 skier滑雪的人 water skiing滑水4. Both men had hardly had time

22、 to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. hardly when 幾乎沒時(shí)間做某事 、一就eg：Hardly had we got into the country when it began to rain . We had hardly got into the country when it began to rain .我們一到鄉(xiāng)下天就下雨了。hardly.when.表示幾乎未來得及.就.hardly 用于主句中，并且主句通常用過去完成時(shí)。no sooner than 與 h

23、ardly.when這兩組連詞意義都與 as soon as 相近，但都比 as soon as 正式。它們通常都與過去完成時(shí)連用。當(dāng) no sooner 和 hardly 位于句首時(shí)，后面的主謂結(jié)構(gòu)都要顛倒順序，即句子變?yōu)?no sooner/hardly+助動(dòng)詞+主語(yǔ)+動(dòng)詞形式的語(yǔ)序：eg：He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.No sooner had he returned than he bought a house and went to live there.他剛一回來便買下

24、了一幢房子住了進(jìn)去。 eg: No sooner had he begun speaking than he was interrupted.他剛一開始講話就被打斷了。eg: He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.Hardly had he had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.他還沒等安頓下來就賣掉了房子，離開了這個(gè)國(guó)家。eg: Hardly had he got int

25、o the bus when it began moving.他剛剛登上那輛公共汽車它就開了。 be thrown into 被拋進(jìn)、被扔進(jìn) violently 激烈地,猛烈地eg: I felt my heart beat violently.我感覺到自己的心跳得很厲害。violent1)暴力的eg: Violent criminals are a danger to society.那種暴力罪犯對(duì)社會(huì)是一種危害。2) 猛烈的,激烈的,強(qiáng)烈的eg: She was in violent temper.她暴跳如雷。a violent debate激烈的辯論, 極端的a violent disl

26、ike 極端的厭惡eg: He has a violent dislike of school.他極端厭惡上學(xué)。5. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. 延伸搭配： buoy up振作，鼓舞eg： We wer

27、e buoyed up by goods news.我們被好消息所鼓舞。 with dismay 驚愕地 to one's dismay使某人驚愕be dismayed at使某人驚愕或失望eg：We were dismayed at his refusal to cooperate.他不肯合作使我們感到非常失望6. It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. come towards 朝著來 straight adv. 筆直 、徑直 go straight 直走、改邪歸正keep straight on 一直往前走 ；

28、 look straight up 仰看正上方come straight to the point 一句說出問題的核心 at tremendous speed 以驚人的速度at full speed 以全速7. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. in less than 不及 in less than no time 一會(huì)兒、立刻 roar1） v.（猛獸） 吼叫、咆嘯eg：Lions were roaring in the distance. 獅子在遠(yuǎn)方咆哮著。2） v. 大聲喊叫、吵嚷eg：Th

29、e patient roared with pain. 病人疼痛大叫著。eg：The audience roared with laughter at the joke. 觀眾聽了這個(gè)笑話哄堂大笑。3）v.轟鳴、呼嘯 eg：The truck roared past. 卡車呼嘯而過。eg：The thunder roared. 雷聲隆隆。roar oneself hoarse 喊啞了嗓子set the room in a roar 引的滿堂哄然大笑； set the table in a roar 引的滿桌大笑8. After it had passed, they swam on as qu

30、ickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. pass v. 經(jīng)過 pass passed passedpast prep. 經(jīng)過 on 在這里是副詞，表示“向前”：eg: Walk on along this road for ten minutes and you'll see the railway station. 沿著這條路向前走10 分鐘你就會(huì)看見火車站。eg: I think he saw me, but he just marched on. 我覺得他看見了我，但他卻徑直往前

31、走了。 as.as possible=as.as sb can/could 盡可能.eg: Please help me as much as possible. 請(qǐng)盡可能多的幫助我。eg: Please help me as much as you can.eg: He made as many friends as he could in London. 他在倫敦廣交朋友.9. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. just 是個(gè)可以和各種完成時(shí)

32、連用的時(shí)間副詞，它與when 連用時(shí)常用于過去完成時(shí)eg：Jim had just left when you rang.你打電話時(shí)吉姆剛走。eg：The patient had just died when the doctor arrived.醫(yī)生來時(shí)病人剛死。out of danger  脫離危險(xiǎn) enough 1）adv. 足夠地eg：Your work is not good enough.eg：I missed the train this morning. I didnt get up early enough .2） adj. 足夠的eg：I didnt buy en

33、ough sugar.eg：There are enough flowers in that vase. fairly adv. 相當(dāng)、非常eg：George is a fairly tall person but still not tall enough to get into the police force. 喬治的身材相當(dāng)高,但要加入警察部隊(duì)還不夠高。eg：I know hes a fairly good player, but he doesnt play well enough to get into the team. 10. On this occasion, however

34、, it had slowed down considerably. on this occasion 這一次 on occasion（s）有時(shí)，間或，偶爾on the occasion of 在場(chǎng)合，值之際by occasion of (=because of) 由于 slow down 慢下來 considerably adv. 很、頗、相當(dāng) eg: The problem is considerably difficult to us.對(duì)我們來說這個(gè)問題相當(dāng)難。eg: He has been ill, but now he is considerably better. 他得了

35、病，但是現(xiàn)在好多了。 considerable 1） adj. 很、可觀的、相當(dāng)?shù)腶 considerable difference 明顯的差別2） adj. 重要的considerable man 一個(gè)要人 ； considerate 體貼的、考慮周到的be considerate of 體諒 ., 替 . 著想considerate towards sbeg: This man is a good boss because he is always considerate towards his employees.這人真是個(gè)好老板因?yàn)樗偸悄荏w諒他的員工。considerate

36、 of sb to do stheg: It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I was asleep.在我睡覺的時(shí)候你不彈鋼琴，真是體貼入微。11. The petrol had nearly all been used up. use up 用盡、耗盡eg: I've used up all the glue. 我把膠水全用光了eg: She used up the chicken bones to make soup.她把雞骨頭全用來熬湯了。 eg：The soldiers were used up after

37、 the long battle .士兵們長(zhǎng)期斗爭(zhēng)后耗盡體力。 up 表示“徹底地”、“完全地”，它也可以與其他一些動(dòng)詞連用：eg：The child soon ate up the cake. 孩子很快把蛋糕吃完了。eg：She burned up all his letters. 她把他的信都燒掉了。eg：Can you read up the book in two hours? 你用兩小時(shí)就能把這書讀完嗎？use 的常見短語(yǔ) ；bring sth into use 雇用 ； come into use 投入使用eg：Computers have come into use in the

38、 class.這個(gè)班開始使用計(jì)算機(jī)了。make use of 利用eg：You should make the best use of this chance. 你應(yīng)該善用這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。eg：He made use of his free time to learn French. 他利用業(yè)余時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)法語(yǔ)。12. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water. before long 不久 drop 漸漸消失1)drop 在這里為不及物動(dòng)詞，表示“減少”、“

39、變?nèi)酢被颉跋А眅g: When he saw that Mary was upset, his voice dropped.他發(fā)現(xiàn)瑪麗不高興時(shí)，便降低了嗓門。2) n.滴，水滴tear drops淚珠eye drops滴眼劑, 眼藥水a(chǎn) few drops of water幾滴水a(chǎn)t the drop of a hat隨時(shí), 立刻; 動(dòng)不動(dòng)就., 一有機(jī)會(huì)就.eg: You can't expect me to move my house at the drop of a hat你別指望我說搬家就搬家。drop in/by/over/round順便拜訪drop round somet

40、ime有空就順便來坐坐。eg: Drop in and see us when you're coming你來時(shí)就順便來看我。drop in on sb/drop into sth3) v下降eg: Price for meat dropped. 肉跌價(jià)了。7. roar past8. as quickly as he could9. out of danger10. on this occasion11. slow down12. use up13. before long【關(guān)鍵詞組摘錄】1. try to do sth 2. come away3. hardly when4. with dismay5. come straight towards6. at a t