补充注释 Unit 3 Under the Sea

Unit 3 Under the sea补充注释1. I witnessed it with my own eyes many times. 我亲眼所见，而且见过多次。 此处witness用作动词，意思是“亲眼看到”，又如：Did you witness the accident? 你亲眼看到那次事故了吗?witness还可以表示“作证”、“证明”，例如：He witnessed to having seen the man enter the building. 他作证说他看到那个人进入大楼的。witness还可以用作名词，表示“目击者”、“证人”，例如：The police found the witness to the murder case. 警察找到了那件谋杀案件的目击者。He was called as a defense witness. 他被传唤作被告证人。 用witness构成的常用短语： witness-box (英) =witness stand (美) 证人席 a living witness to活生生的证人bear witness to为作证 2. I was sorting out my accommodation. 我正在整理床铺。 1) 此处sort out表示“分类”、“整理”，又如： Im just sorting out the papers that can be thrown away. 我正在整理可能扔掉的文件。sort out还表示“解决(问题困难)”，例如： Weve got a few little problems to sort out. 我们有几个小问题要解决。 与sort out意思相近的短语： sort through表示“查看并挑选出”，例如： He was sorting through a pile of papers on his desk. 他在整理桌上的一堆文件。 put away表示“把存放好”，例如： Weve put a bit of money away in the building society. 我们已在建筑协会那里存了点钱。Put the toys away，please. 请把你的玩具收起来放好。2) accommodation意思是“住所”，又如：The high cost of accommodation makes life difficult for students in London. 由于住宿费用昂贵，伦敦的学生感到生活困难。在英式英语中accommodation为不可数名词，所以不用复数，例如：The university offers excellent accommodation for summer visitors. 这所大学为夏季来访者提供了很好的住宿。在美式英语中accommodation可以用复数，例如：Can we find accommodations at a hotel for tonight? 我们今晚能找到旅馆住宿吗?3. George said as he ran ahead of me. 乔治在我的前面边跑边说。此处ahead of表示“(空间上)在之前”，又如：Ahead of us was a big river. 在我们面前有一条大河。ahead of还表示“(时间上)在之前”，例如：Time here is nine hours ahead of London. 这儿的时间比伦敦早九小时。ahead of还表示“比强，好”，例如：He is ahead of me in Chinese. 他的汉语比我好。与ahead of连用的动词还有get：get ahead of表示“超越”，例如：By working hard he got ahead of the rest of the class. 通过努力，他超过了班上的其他同学。4. We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay. 我们和其他的捕鲸人都跳上船，朝海湾开去。此处head为动词，表示“朝方向移动”，又如：We headed the boat out to sea. 我们将船驶向外海。They are heading home. 他们正朝家走去。head还可以表示“带领”，例如： Who is heading the party? 该党现在由谁领导?Whose name heads the list? 谁的名字列在名单的最前头?5. there was Tom，circling back to the boat，leading us to the hunt again. 汤姆出现了，转回到船边，又领我们前往捕鲸处。此处lead表示“作向导”，又如：She led a blind man across the street. 她引导盲人过马路。Our guide led us to the museum. 导游把我们带到博物馆。lead还表示“通向”，例如：All roads lead to Rome. 殊途同归。Your explanation has led me to a clear understanding. 你的解释让我理解清楚了。lead sb to do表示“使干”，例如：What led you to believe it? 什么使你相信它?6. its body was dragged by the killers down into the depths of the sea. 它的尸体被虎鲸拖向大海深处。1) 此处drag的意思是“拖”，例如：He dragged the table into the corner. 他把那张桌子拖到角落。drag短语联想：drag down把人拖垮drag ones feet故意拖延drag in拉进去drag on拖延、拉长2) 此处depths表示“底层”、“深处”，又如：the depth(s) of the ocean海洋深处 the depth(s) of the jungle丛林深处 the depth(s) of the country穷乡僻壤 the depth(s)of winter隆冬 the depth(s)of ones heart心灵深处 the depth(s)of despair绝望的深渊7. In the meantime, Old Tom, and the others are having a good feed on its lips and tongue. 在这段时间里，老汤姆和其他虎鲸会饱餐一顿的，鲸唇和鲸舌就是它们的美食。1) in the meantime表示“在这期间：与此同时”，又如：The conference will begin in an hour；in the meantime，lets have a coffee. 会议一小时后开始，在此期间，我们喝杯咖啡吧。2) feed on表示“吃”、“以为食”，例如：Cows feed on hay during winter. 牛在冬天吃干草。feed onfeed to表示“以饲养”，例如：We feed our dog on meat. = We feed meat to our dog. 我们喂肉给狗吃。feed withfeed into表示“给添加”，例如：He fed the fire with some logs. = He fed some logs into the fire. 他给火添加木材。8. From Jamess face，I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us. 从詹姆斯的脸上我能看出他非常恐慌，生怕被我们遗弃。此处abandon的意思是“放弃，抛弃”，又如：Many people were killed by the chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese during the Word War II. 很多人被二战期间日本人遗留下来的化学武器害死了。短语联想： abandon ones country背弃祖国 abandon ones friend背弃朋友 abandon ones post放弃职位 abandon ones family抛弃家庭 abandon a bad habit革除恶习 abandon ones hope放弃希望 abandon ones plan放弃计划 abandon ones idea放弃主意9. I saw James being held up in the water by Old To