新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 62
第一部分 WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
第二部分 TEXT
Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grassseed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however,in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil
參考譯文
消防隊員們同那場森林大火搏鬥了將近3個星期才最後把火勢控制住。就在不久之前，參天大樹還覆蓋着方圓數英里的土地。而現在，發熱的地面上仍然升騰着煙霧，瀰漫在荒涼的山丘上。冬季即將來臨，這些山丘對周圍的村莊具有毀滅性的威脅，因爲大雨不僅會沖走土壤，而且還會引起嚴重的水災。在大火最後被撲滅後，森林管理當局訂購了好幾噸一種生長迅速的特殊類型的草籽。飛機把這種草籽大量地撒播在地上。飛機撒播近一個月後，開始下起雨來。然而到那時，很多地方的草已經生了根。一片片的綠草開始出現在這片燒焦的土地上，代替了多少世紀以來一直生長在那裏的參天大樹.
第三部分 LANGUAGE POINTS
1.Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.
had been fighting the forest fire:過去完成進行時
此處fight爲vt.，意思爲"和...做鬥爭"
get sth. under control:把...控制住
Ex:
in control : 在控制之內
under control : 在控制之下,被控制
out of control : 失控
注意連詞before的用法，表示"才..."
er was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
come on:表示季節的降臨
for:連詞for引導第3個分句，用於解釋前面句子的意思
not as well：不僅...而且
wash away:沖走，沖掉
the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grassseed which would grow quickly.
authorities: pl.當局，官方
Ex:
the local authorities：地方當局
the military authorities：軍事當局
4. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
seed:不可數名詞
in huge quantities:大量的
spray over:把...撒在...上面
planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however,in many places the grass had already taken root.
when:連詞，表示"在這個時候"
by then:常和完成時態連用
had already taken root：過去完成時（take root生根）
place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
in place of: instead of
which had been growing there for centuries:定語從句修飾the great trees.
green: n. 草地
第四部分 KEY STRUCTURES AND USAGE
本課出現的時態
過去完成進行時態，常和"一段時間"連用
=>Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.
=>The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.
=>In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil
=>Winter was coming on (過去進行時，表示過去將來的概念) and the hills threatened （一般過去時）the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away（過去將來時）the soil but would cause （過去將來時）serious floods as well.
過去完成時舉例（注意句中時間狀語）
=>A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.
=>By then, however,in many places the grass had already taken root.
比較以下幾個時間狀語
a short time before--從過去某一點時間算起, 一段時間以前
a short time ago--從現在算起, 一段時間以前
a short time before和a short time ago都可以放在段時間之後
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Exercises
中譯英
1、和癌症做鬥爭
2、抵制誘惑
3、洪水被控制住了
4、當局終於把局勢控制住了
5、天快亮的時候開始下起雨來了
6、我可以感覺到快要感冒了
7、去把你手上的髒東西洗掉
8、這些墨跡洗不掉
9、他把水灑在花上
10、他的主張已經在他的追隨者腦中紮了根
11、他們正在村子裏的草地上跳舞
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