Lesson62Afterthefire大火之后.doc

Lesson62 After the fire 大火之后Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. 消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近3个星期才最后把火势控制住。control kntrul n.控制under control:控制住get/bring .under control:把控制住The governor has got the situation under control.州长已经掌控了形势。Everything is under control。一切尽在掌握之中。be under ones control:在控制下keep.under control: 使.在控制中A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. 就在不久之前，参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。A short time before:这里有a，估计就是习惯用法了great trees：参天大树for miles around:方圆数英里Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. 而现在，发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟雾，弥漫在荒凉的山丘上。desolatedesleit a.荒凉的rise up:升起来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. 冬季即将来临，这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁，因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，而且还会引起严重的水灾。threaten retn v.威胁threaten.with:以.威胁/恐吓surrounding sraundi a.周围的destruction distrkn n.破坏，毁灭flood fld n.洪水，水灾come on:来临was coming on:短暂动词的进行时表将来：即将来临。for引导的句子与前面的两个分句为并列句，用于引出表推理判断之原因。wash away:冲掉，冲走，冲刷类似的还有：throw away:扔掉put away:收拾好，放好run away:逃跑你还能想出来吗？哈。cause:引起not only.but (also).as well:不但.而且（注意这里还有尾巴as well跟着，没有也是一样的。）When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. 在大火最后被扑灭后，森林管理当局订购了好几吨一种生长迅速的特殊类型的草籽。authority :riti n.(常用复数)当局grass-seed gra:ssi:d n.草籽at last竟然夹在had和put out中间put out:扑灭order:订购order the food:点菜serve food:上菜The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. 飞机把这种草籽大量地撒播在地上。spray sprei v.喷撒quantity kwntti n.量in huge quantities:大量地a large quantity of quantities of The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. 飞机撒播近一个月后，开始下起雨来。By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. 然而到那时，很多地方的草已经生了根。rootru:t n.根take root:生根，酝酿In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.一片片的绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上，代替了多少世纪以来一直生长在那里的参天大树。centurysentri n.世纪patch pt n.小片blackenblkn v.变黑，发暗in place of:代替，=instead ofYou can use staples in place of glue.你可以用订书针来代替胶水。patch在这里用得非常形象，因为它体现的是“颜色和周围的不均匀”，强调了一片一片的绿色与黑色大地的对比。blacken:为过去分词，当形容词用，表示“烧黑了的”， 强调“烧”这个动作的结果。形容词+en：表示“使具备.特点”类似的用法有：shorten:缩短，使短widen:拓宽，使宽soften:软化，使软straighten:简化，使直接1 control kntrul n.控制2 smoke smuk n.烟3 desolatedesleit a.荒凉的4 threaten retn v.威胁5 surrounding sraundi a.周围的6 destruction distrkn n.破坏，毁灭7 flood fld n.洪水，水灾8 authority :riti n.(常用复数)当局9 grass-seed gra:ssi:d n.草籽10 spray sprei v.喷撒11 quantity kwntti n.量12 rootru:t n.根13 centurysentri n.世纪14 patch pt n.小片15 blackenblkn v.变黑，发暗写单词：1 c_ n.控制2 s_ n.烟3 d_ a.荒凉的4 t_ v.威胁5 s_a.周围的6 d_n.破坏，毁灭7 f_n.洪水，水灾8 a_n.(常用复数)当局9 g_n.草籽10 s_ v.喷撒11 q_n.量12 r_ n.根13 c_ n.世纪14 p_n.小片15 b_v.变黑，发暗写词组：1.under control:_ 控制住_2.get/bring .under control:_ 把控制住_3.great trees：_ 参天大树_4.for miles around:_ 方圆数英里_5.in huge quantity:_ 大量地_6.a large quantity of_ 7.in place of:_ 代替:_8.put out:_ 扑灭:_9.rise up:_ 升起来:_10.come on:_ 来临:_按要求填空：1 They t_ to kill his child unless he did as they asked.他们威胁说除非他按他们的要求去做，否则要杀死他的孩子。2 The robber t_ the shopkeeper with a gun.3 你最好管住你的狗：Youd better get your dog _ _.4 方圆数英里之内这是惟一的一座现代化建筑。This is the only modern building _ _ _.5 春天到来时到处都是鲜花。When spring _ _, there will be flowers everywhere.6 夜晚来临时我仍在森林里。I was still in the forest when night _ _.7 小偷用刀子威胁他。The thief _ him _ a knife.8 整个村子面临着毁灭的威胁。The whole village is _ _ _.9 一座木桥被洪水冲走了。A wooden bridge was _ _ by the flood.10 他大量地购书。He bought books _ _ _.11 这个想法已在他脑子里扎了根。The idea has _ _ in his mind.12 简代替玛丽接了电话。Jane answered the phone _ _ _ Mary.13 不要试图去控制他人。Dont try to _ other people.14 他们将要查看我们的护照。Theyre going to _ our passports.15.气球慢慢地飘到空中去了。The balloon _ _ slowly into the air.16.The car went out of c_ and crashed.17.We saw few houses in the _( 荒凉的) valley.18.It will cause pollution and the _(破坏) of our seas and oceans.19.Unhappiness is the r_ cause of his illness.20.We are living in the 21st _.21.In 1975, the _(洪水) in that area made 233,000 people homeless.22.We have _ (量) of rain this year.23.When I called at his house, he was _ paint on the wall.24.这种药若服用过量对健康有害。This medicine is bad to our health if taken _ _ _.25周围的村庄发生了很大的变化。Great changes have taken place in the _ villages.26我以蜂蜜代替糖。I used honey _ _ sugar.27这东西我找了好多天才找着的。(过去完成进行时)I _ _ _ _ it for days before I found it.1.threatened 2. threatened 3.under control 4.for miles around 5.comes on6.came on 7.threatened with 8.threatened with destruction 9.washed away10.in l