新概念英語第三冊(cè)Lesson+17筆記

Lesson17世界上最長(zhǎng)的吊橋Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.1524年，一位鮮為人知的意大利人維拉薩諾駕船駛進(jìn)紐約港，并將該港名為安古拉姆。Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'他對(duì)該港作了這樣的描述：“地理位置十分適宜，位于兩座小山的中間，一條大河從中間流過”。ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,雖然維拉薩諾絕對(duì)算不上一個(gè)偉大的探險(xiǎn)家，但他的名字將流芳百世，foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.因?yàn)?964年11月21日建成的一座世界上最長(zhǎng)的吊橋是以他的名字命名。TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.維拉薩諾大橋由奧斯馬.阿曼設(shè)計(jì)，連結(jié)著布魯克林與斯塔頓島，Ithasaspanof4,260feet.橋長(zhǎng)4,260英尺。Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.由于橋身太長(zhǎng)，設(shè)計(jì)者不得不考慮了地表的形狀。Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.兩座巨塔支撐著4根粗大的鋼纜。Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.塔身建在巨大的水下鋼盤混凝土平臺(tái)上。Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.平臺(tái)深入海底100英尺。Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.僅這兩座塔就花了16個(gè)月才建成。Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.塔身高出水面將近700英尺。Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.高塔支撐著鋼纜，而鋼纜又懸吊著大橋，Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.4根鋼纜中的每根由26，108股鋼繩組成。Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.據(jù)估計(jì)，若橋上擺滿了汽車，也只不過是橋的總承載力的1/3。However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.然而，這座橋重要特點(diǎn)不僅是它的規(guī)模與強(qiáng)度。Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,盡管此橋很大，但它的結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)單，造型優(yōu)美，fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate'anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible'.實(shí)現(xiàn)了設(shè)計(jì)者企圖創(chuàng)造一個(gè)“盡量用細(xì)線條勾畫出一個(gè)龐然大物”的夢(mèng)想。筆記Newwordsandexpression生詞和短語Suspensionn.懸，吊suspensionbridge吊橋suspendvt.吊,懸掛--Thelightissuspendedfromtheceiling.suspendvt.暫停,暫緩--Thetrainwassuspendedbecauseoftheheavyrain.Suspensen.擔(dān)心、掛念、懸念（insuspense）--Thewonderfulfilmgavemeagoodexpressionbecauseofitssuspense.(懸念)--Hedidn’ttellmethetruth.Itkeptmeinsuspenseallday.suspendern.吊襪帶,（褲子或裙子的）背帶agreeableadj.宜人的（--Todayisagreeable.）agreeablesituation宜人的地方--Hishouseisinaagreeablesituation.situationn.地點(diǎn)，地方（=location=position）situatevt.使位于,使處于locatev.位于--BeijingislocatedintheNorthofChina.--JapanislocatedtotheeastofChina.immortaladj.永生的，流芳百世的Brooklynn.布魯克林（紐約一區(qū)名）Statenn.斯塔頓（島）Spann.跨度Cablen.纜索Concreten.混凝土Suspendv.懸掛Lengthn.根，段Estimatev.估計(jì)--Underestimate低估/Overestimate高估--Ataroughestimate,thecarisworth500thousandRMB.粗略的估計(jì)以下…Estimationn.判斷（=judgement=judgmentn.審判,判決）--inmyestimation=inmyview=inmyopinion在我看來capacityn.承受量（容量,生產(chǎn)量,接受力）--Areyouclearaboutthecapacityofthecinema?Capacityn.做某事的能力haveacapacityfordoingsomething/haveacapacitytodoability--wehaveacapacitytostudyEnglishwell.Abilityn.能力,才干（已經(jīng)做到了）--Wehaveabilitytofinishtheworkintwodays.=wemanagetofinish…Capabilityn.潛在的能力havecapabilitytodo/havecapabilityofdoing--Everychildhascapabilitytostudyaforeignlanguage.Facultyn.先天的智能或能力Competencen.勝任工作的能力、資格--Ihavecompetenceforthisjob.immensityn.巨大elegantadj.優(yōu)美別致的Elegant還表示人的舉止很得體、大方--Theladyiselegant./elegantbehaviorGracefuladj.優(yōu)美的（強(qiáng)調(diào)一個(gè)人的體型優(yōu)美）Delicateadj.精巧的,精致的faintlyadv.微細(xì)地withinprep.在...之內(nèi),不越出n.內(nèi)部,里頭adj.里面的,內(nèi)部的adv.在內(nèi)部,在內(nèi)心里midstn.中間prep.在...中間flowvi.流動(dòng)n.流動(dòng)shapen.外形,形狀,形態(tài)accountn.計(jì)算,說明,帳目designern.設(shè)計(jì)家,制圖師,陰謀家towern.塔,城堡underwateradj.在水下的,在水中的adv.在水下n.(海洋等)水面下的水platformn.平臺(tái),(車站)月臺(tái),講臺(tái),講壇depthn.深,深度surfacen.表面,外表,水面adj.面的,膚淺的wiren.金屬絲,電線packvt.塞滿,擠進(jìn),擠滿strengthn.強(qiáng)度,力量fulfillvt.履行,實(shí)現(xiàn),完成(計(jì)劃等)fulfilvt.完成,達(dá)到drawvt.vi.（drew,drawn,drawing）拉,曳,牽,畫,繪制createvt.創(chuàng)造,創(chuàng)作,引起,造成Text課文Howisthebridgesupported?Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.sailedinto...是句子的主干aboutwhom（whom指代Italian）Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'describesomethingas…把某物描述成…--Ishoulddescribetheattemptasafailure.我把這次嘗試描述成失敗。后面可以加as的動(dòng)詞：see,view,lookupon,recognize,regard,treat,accept--Hismotherregardshimasgenius.（geniusn.天才,天賦）--Iacceptedhiswordsastruth.我對(duì)他的話信以為真。Located過去分詞做定語修飾situation--Ilikethevillagelocatedwithintwosmallhills.=Ilikethevillagewhichislocatedwithintwosmallhills.inthemidstofwhich...--Agreatriverflowedinthemiddleofthetwohills.Inthemidstof=inthemiddleofInthemiddleof不僅可以表示方位上的中間,還可以表示時(shí)間上的中間。--inthemiddleoftheriver/inthemiddleofthenight/inthemiddleofthewinter介詞短語在which前,which引導(dǎo)的從句要倒裝。--Wearrivedatafarmhouseinfrontofwhichwasamountain.ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.Though/although/eventhough引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句用了though,although不能使用but但可以用yet來強(qiáng)調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系--Thoughtheymanagetotakephotographs,yettheygotintotroublesoon.bynomeans（=notbyanymeans=notatall）--Itisbynomeanspleasanttotakeacrowdedbus.乘坐一輛擁擠的公共汽車絕對(duì)不是一件讓人高興的事。--Heisn'tsatisfiedwithajobatall.=Heisn'tsatisfiedwithajobbyanymeans.innoway,innocase,innosense,innocircumstances（circumstancen.環(huán)境,詳情,境況）onnoaccount,atnotime都表示’決不’benamedafter…,benamedfor…,takeone'snamefrom…都表示用…來命名TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4,260feet.aspanof跨度、橋長(zhǎng)Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.takeintoaccount=takeintoconsideration=takeaccountof考慮到--Wehavetotakethedateintoaccountwhenwehavethemeeting.Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Support=holdup舉起,支撐Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Extend（延伸,伸展）=reach,stretch--arailwayextendstothenextcity.Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.=Ittooktheworkerssixteenmonthstobuildtheplatforms.Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.extendtoadepthof…伸展的深度extendtoalengthof…伸展的長(zhǎng)度extendtoawidthof…伸展的寬度（widthn.寬度,寬廣）risetoaheightof…伸展的高度Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.which指代先行詞cablesEachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.Ithasbeenestimatedthat...（Itissaidthat…Itisreportedthat…）Ithasbeenestimated,Ithasbeenexpectedwere虛擬語氣（橋上不可能擺滿汽車）carryv.承載athirdof……的1/3However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate'anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible'.Immensity指代sizeDespite=inspiteofFulfillvt.履行,實(shí)現(xiàn),完成(計(jì)劃等)Fulfilling分詞做狀語表示結(jié)果--Thebuswasheldupbythesnowstorm,causingthedelay.（holdup阻擋,攔截）--Herhusbanddiedin1970,leavingherwithherchildren.--Atlasthepassedhisexamination,fulfillinghisdreamtogoabroad.Specialdifficulties難點(diǎn)Ifindhimtobequiteunsuitableforthejob.（unsuitableadj.不適合的,不相稱的）=Ifindthatheisquiteunsuitableforthejob.類似這種用法的詞有：（presumevt.假定,假設(shè),認(rèn)為）believe,consider,declare,feel,know,suppose,think,presume,estimate,understand--Iconsiderthatheisthebestcandidate.（candidaten.候選人,投考者）--Iconsiderhimtobethebestcandidate.--Weestimatedthatthispictureisworthatleast500pounds.--Weestimatedthispicturetobeworthatleast500pounds.Propertyn.財(cái)產(chǎn),所有物Treatyn.條約,談判Invalidadj.無效的n.病人,殘廢者adj.有病的,殘廢的Integrityn.正直,誠(chéng)實(shí)Multiplechoicequestions多項(xiàng)選擇1.Dconsiderableadj.值得考慮的,相當(dāng)可觀的thelongestsuspensionbridgewasnamedafterVerrazano.2.Astretchn.一段路程,一段時(shí)間awidestretchofwater連續(xù)不斷的水域3.AThebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.accountfor考慮,說明,解決takeaccountof/takeintoaccount考慮curvaturen.彎曲度vehiclen.交通工具,車輛4.AdescribesthAssituated動(dòng)詞過去分詞接受agreeably的限定5.A陳述客觀事實(shí)6.Bthusadv.因而,從而,這樣,如此--Hesoldhisfarmandthushehadenoughmoneyforhisjourney.他賣掉了農(nóng)場(chǎng),這樣他就有足夠的錢旅行了。--Therehasbeennorain—thus,thecropsaredrying.天沒下雨,因此莊稼要枯死了。7.Dimmense描述性形容詞用于物質(zhì)名詞的前面sinkvi.vt.（sank,sunk,sinking）下沉,使沉沒ferro-concreten.[建]鋼筋混凝土,鋼骨水泥8.Dloadn.負(fù)荷,裝載量,負(fù)載theload=thetotalcapacitycan不能與beableto搭配連用can+動(dòng)詞原形（表示一般的能力）9.A either表示兩者中的每一方的--Hesatinthecar