新概念英语第二册第36课:Across the Channel

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n Lesson 36 Across the Channel横渡海峡

n  First listen and then answer the question.
n  听录音,然后回答以下问题。
n  What is Debbie going to try to do?
n  Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
n  黛比.哈特准备明天横渡英吉利海峡。
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n  She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning.
n  她打算早上5点钟从法国海岸出发
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n  Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.
n  黛比只有11岁,她希望创一项新的世界纪录。
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n  She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
n  她是一个游泳能手,很多人认为她一定能 成功。
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n  Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years.
n  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,
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n  Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
n  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。
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n  Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.
n  黛比计划每两小时休息一下。
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n  She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
n  她将喝些饮料,但不吃固体食物。
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n  Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.
n  黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她。
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n  Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
n  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!
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n  New words and Expressions生词和短语
n  record
n  n. 记录
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n  strong
n  adj. 强壮的
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n  swimmer
n  n. 游泳运动员
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n  succeed
n  v. 成功
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n  train
n  v. 训练
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n  anxiously
n  adv. 焦急地
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n  intend
n  v. 打算
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n  solid
n  adj. 固体的,硬的
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n Lesson 36 自学导读First things first

n  课文详注 Further notes on the text
n  1.…she hopes to set up a new world record.……她希望创一项新的世界纪录。
n  set up 是个固定短语,它的含义之一为“创立”、“建立”,可以指某个具体的事物,如set up a school(创建一所学校),也可以指抽象的,如某个机构、组织等。 a world record 常用于指体育方面的世界纪录。
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n  2.…many people fee that she is sure to succeed.……很多人认为她一定能成功。
n  (1) feel在此处为及物动词,表示“认为”、“相信”等:
n  Tom feels that he can pass the examination.
n  汤姆认为他能通过这次考试。
n  My parents feel that they can believe in you.
n  我父母认为他们可以信赖你。
n  (2) sure在这里表示“一定会”、“必定会”,
n  后面通常跟带to的不定式:
n  Billy is sure to win the race.
n  比利一定会赢得这场比赛。
n  If you don't work hard, you are sure to fail in the next exam.
n  你如果不用功学习,下次考试肯定会不及格。
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n  3.Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. 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。
n  这句话中主句的时态为将来进行时(cf.第13课语法),时间状语从句表示的虽然也是将来的动作,但用的是一般现在时,再如:
n  I'll be meeting her at the station when she arrives tomorrow.
n  她明天到达时我将在车站接她。
n  When you come back to the village next year, you'll have a great surprise.
n  等明年你回村时,你会大吃一惊的。
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n  4.Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. 黛比计划每两小时休息一下。
n  (1) rest作“休息”讲时,可以是可数名词,也可以是不可数名词:
n  Today is my day of rest.
n  今天是我的休息日。
n  After a long rest, he went on with his work.
n  在好好休息一下之后,他又继续工作了。
n  (2) every用在表示时间的名词之前时可译为“每”:
n  Debbie phones her mother every three days.
n  黛比每隔两天给她母亲打次电话。
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n  语法 Grammar in use
n  将来时
n  going to和will 一样也常用来预言将发生的事。口语里经常用going to,
n  尤其指不久即将发生的事,但在正式的书面语中通常
n  用will而不用 going to。在非正式语体中,要表示意图、打算时,一般多用going to而不用will;going to 有时可以表示说话人也许对即将发生的事预先有所了解:
n  He has decided not to buy a house because he's going to leave the country soon.
n  他决定不买房子,因为他不久将离开这个国家。(可能预先有所了解)
n  They're going to be married soon.
n  他们不久将结婚。(表示预先有所了解)
n  如果表示说话时决定去做某事,或者表示建议、请求、肯定或不肯定等含义时,要用will而不用 going to:
n  Ask him again. Perhaps he'll change his mind.
n  再问他一次,也许他会改变主意。
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n  词汇学习 Word study
n  1.watch, look at与 follow
n  look at 可以表示“仔细看”、“(留意)看”等含义,经常用于表示命令的句子:
n  Look at this card that John's just sent!
n  看约翰刚寄来的这张卡!
n  Look at this!
n  请看这个!
n  watch 表示“看”、“注视”、“注意看”
n  等,通常持续时间较长:
n  How long have you been watching the race?
n  这场比赛你看了多久了?
n  Do you have to watch me eating my supper?
n  你非得看我吃晚饭吗?
n  Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously.
n  明天他将焦急地注视着她。
n  follow 通常指“跟随”这个动作:
n  The dog followed me all the way home.
n  在我回家的路上这只狗一直跟着我。
n  When she was a girl, she followed her sister everywhere.
n  她小的时候,
n  她姐姐走到哪儿她就跟到哪儿。
n  在特定的时候, follow也可以表示注视,
n  即用目光“跟随”:
n  Have you ever seen a cat follow/ watch a bird's every movement?
n  你有没有见过猫注视鸟的一举一动?
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n  2.solid, firm与 stable
n  (1)形容词 solid的含义之一是“固体的”(相对于液体的、气体的而言):
n  She will not eat any solid food.
n  她将不吃固体食物。
n  它还可以表示“结实的”、“坚固的”(指家具、建筑物等):
n  This is a solid table.
n  这张桌子很结实。(指质地)
n  (2) firm 可以表示“牢固的”、“稳固的”:
n  This table is firm. You can stand on it.
n  这桌子结实。你可以站在上面。
n  firm 可以表示态度、
n  信念等“坚定的”、“坚决的”:
n  He is firm about going abroad.
n  在出国这件事上他态度很坚决。
n  firm 用于针对孩子时,可表示“严厉的”、“严格的”:
n  Mary isn't very firm with her children.
n  玛丽对她的孩子们要求不严。
n  (3) stable表示“稳定的”、“稳固的”等含义时,可以用于指抽象的
n  事物(如工作、机构、环境等),也可用于指具体的事物:
n  I'm glad that you've got a stable job now.
n  我很高兴你现在有了稳定的工作。
n  它用于指人时,表示“可靠的”、“可信赖的”、“稳重的”等含义:
n  He is not a very stable person.
n  他不太稳重/可靠。
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n Lesson 36 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer

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