新概念第三冊Lesson 8 A famous monastery 單詞講義

1、單詞Lesson 8 A famous monastery Monastery /mnstri/n寺院，修道院enclosure /inklu/n圍場，圈地StBernard /seint-bna:d/圣伯納德monk /mk/n和尚，僧侶pass /pa:s/n關(guān)隘privacy /privsi/n清靜，隱居watchdog /wtdg/n看門狗skier /ski:/n滑雪者rashly /rli/adj莽撞地，冒失地Easter /i:st/n復(fù)活節(jié)Notes on the text 課文注釋1 Now that a tunnel has been built through the m

2、ountains，由于一條穿山隧道已經(jīng)開通。now that是連詞，當(dāng)“既然”，“由于”講，引導(dǎo)一個原因狀語從句，說明一種新情況。2 As there are so many people about, about為副詞，作“在附近”，“到處”講。也可用around表示。3 The monks prefer winter to summer，修道士們喜歡冬天而不喜歡夏天。 preferto有“喜歡而不喜歡”的意思，to的前后要用名詞或動名詞來表示所對比的事物或活動。著名的修道院Listen to the tape then answer the question below.聽錄音，然后回答以

3、下問題。What are the St. Bernards dogs used for?圣伯納德的狗是做什么用的？The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.圣伯納德大山口連接著瑞士與意大利，At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe.海拔2,473米，是歐洲最高的山口。The famous monastery of St. Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a

4、 mile away.11世紀(jì)建造的著名的圣伯納德修道院位于離山口1英里遠的地方。For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.幾百年來，圣伯納德修道院馴養(yǎng)的狗拯救了許多翻越這道山口的旅游者的生命。These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times.這些最先從亞洲引進的狗，待人友好，早在羅馬

5、時代就給人當(dāng)看門狗了。Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous,如今由于在山里開挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危險了。but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty.但每年還要派狗到雪地里去幫助那些遇到困難的旅游者。Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rash

6、ly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.盡管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒險徒步跨越圣伯納德山口。During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars.夏天的幾個月里，修道院十分忙碌，因為有成千上萬的人駕車通過山口，順道來修道院參觀。As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special

7、 enclosure.由于來人太多，狗被關(guān)在專門的圍欄里。In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different.然而到了冬天，修道院里的生活則是另一番景象。The temperature drops to -30 and very few people attempt to cross the Pass.氣溫下降到零下30度，試圖跨越山口的人寥寥無幾。The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy.修道士們喜歡冬天，而不太喜歡夏天。The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.因為在冬天，他們可以更多地過無人打擾的生活。The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.狗也比較自由，被放出圍欄，四處遛達。冬天常來修道院參觀的只有一批批滑雪者。These young people, who love