【新概念英语2第36课解析】
Lesson 36
Across the channel横渡海峡
What is Debbie going to try to do?
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
参考译文
黛比.哈特准备明天横渡英吉利海峡。她打算早上5点钟从法国海岸出发。黛比只有11岁,她希望创一项新的世界纪录。她是一个游泳能手,很多人认为她一定能成功。黛比的父亲将乘一条小船同她一道出发。哈特先生训练她的女儿已经多年了,明天他将焦急地注视着女儿游过这段漫长的距离到达英国。黛比计划每两小时休息一下。她将喝些饮料,但不吃固体食物。黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她。他们当中还会有黛比的母亲,她本人还是个姑娘时,也曾横渡过英吉利海峡!
【1】Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
across prep. 穿过
cross v. 穿过,橫渡
例: Be careful when you cross the street.
过马路的时候…定要小心。
A new shop opened across the street.
马路对面一家新的商店开张了。
through prep. 从内部穿过
through the park 穿过公园
through the forest 穿过森林
cross v. 穿过,橫过,交叉
cross a river 穿过一条河
cross a bridge 穿过一座桥
例: He sat down and crossed her legs.
他坐下来,翘起二郎腿。
cross n. 十字架:混合种
例: A mule is a cross between a horse and an ass.
骡子时马和驴混合种。
【2】She is going to set out from the French coast at five o’clock in the morning.
set out from从某地出发上路
set off 开始旅行,赛跑,出发
set out to do sth/set about doing sth/set about sth 着手做某事
例: They succeeded in what set out to do.
他们着手的事情成功了。
They set about training他们开始训练
【3】Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world.
hope t o do 用…般现在时表愿-望
set up/build/make/create a record 创造记录
【4】She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
a strong swimmer 游泳健将,能手
feel that/believe that 是一个宾语从句
be sure to do 肯定要做某事,一定做某事
be sure of 一定会获得,贏得某事物
例:Be sure to come early next time. 下次一定要早点来。
You are sure of a warm welcome. 你一定会得到热烈的欢迎的。
Can I be sure of a profit if I invest?
如果我投资,我一定会得到利润吗?
【5】Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years.
Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
下文中will be waiting for都有是将来进行时,表达对将来的行为,状况的一种判断推測。
watch观看,指正在发生的事情
例: Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously.
明天他将焦急地注视着她。
watch TV看电视
watch a football match观看足球比赛
look at 看,指看的动作
look at the blackboard看黑板
look at your book 你的书
look at this picture 看这幅画
follow 跟随
例: I followed my mother into the kitchen.
我跟着妈妈走进厨房。
as多用于引导在某行为的继续中发生某事的继续之行为(/when)
例: As I was walking down the street an American asked me for directions to the nearest station.
当我沿着马路走的时候,一个美国人间我去车站的路。
as随着
例: As she grew older, she became more pessimistic.
随着他年龄渐长,他越来越悲观了。
as由于,因为
例: As I had a cold, I was absent from school.
因为我感冒,所以我没有去上学。
as 一面...一面(while)
例: He sang songs as he was taking a bath.
他一面唱歌,一面洗澡。
【6】Debbie intends to take shorts rests every two hours.
intend to do sth 打算做某事
have a rest/take a rest/take a break/have a break休息一下
every two hours/every other hour 每两个小时
every other day/every two days 每隔一天
every three or four days 每三四天
every now and then 不时,偶尔
【7】She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
something to drink
something/nothing/ anything 的修饰语放在其后
something important 一些重要的事情
nothing important 没什么重要的事
anything else 别的什么事情
solid 固体的,非流体的
例: she will not eat any solid food.
她不会吃任何刚体的食物
firm adj. 稳固的,不松动的,无疑的
例: I've fixed that hook. It' s firm now.
我已经把这个钩子修好了,它已经很牢固了。
He gave me a firm refusal. 他断然的拒绝了我。
you must be very firm on that child.
你必须对那个孩子非常严格。
stable adj. 坚定的,常用来形容性格的
例:He is a very stable person. 他是一个性格很坚定的人。
【8】Most of Debbie's school fiends will be waiting for her on the English coast.
most大多数(通常不与the连用)
例: Most people want to own their own house
大多数人希望有自己的房子。
He hates most modem art他不喜欢大多数的现在艺术。
most of all格外
例: I like all kinds of music, but most of all I like classical music.,
我喜欢各种音乐,但是我尤其喜欢古典音乐。
【9】Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
倒装句,未倒装前:
Debbie' s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl, will be among them.
between 二者之间
among 三者或三者以上
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