1、Lesson 53Hot snake,hot ht adj. 带电的，充电的firemanfaimnn. 消防队员cause k:z v. 引起； n. 原因examine izmin v. 检查accidentally.ksidentliadv. 意外地，偶然地remains rimeinz n. 尸体，残骸wire wai n. 电线volt vult n. 伏特（电压单位）power line pau-lain 电力线solveslvv. 解决mysterymistrin. 谜snatchsntv. 抓住spark sp:k n. 电火花,Words,hot adj. 带电的, 充电的h
2、ot adj. 热的；新鲜的；棘手的；带电的, 充电的hot-hot-hot 麻辣烫；hot-wings 辣鸡翅；hot dog 热狗hot-temperedhot potatohot newsfireman n. 消防队员hydrant n. 消防栓, 消防龙头fire extinguisher 灭火器 （extinguisher n. 熄灭者, 灭火器）extinguishput out 灭火,火暴(脾气)的,棘手的问题,最热点的新闻,cause v.& n. 引起；原因 v. 引起cause sth. 引起麻烦Carelessness causes accidents. 粗心导致事故Pr
3、ide causes failure. 骄傲使人失败cause sb. to do sth.引起某人做某事, 导致某人做某事Illness caused him to lose his temper. n. 原因，强调事情发生的直接原因(一个)because 因为 reason 理由，其他各种的理由(很多个)accidentally adv. 意外地, 偶然地 (但更趋向于 “偶然” 的意思)accidentaccidentalaccidentallyaccident n. 事故unexpectedly adv. 出乎意料地(更趋向于 “意外” 的意思),solve v. 解决solve th
4、e mysterysolve the problemsnatch v. 抓住catch v. 抓，如抓鱼hold v. 握着snatch v. (突然抓起来)强调动作的突然性seize v. 抓住(用力)seize my arm,At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigar
5、ette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause.,He noticed the rem
6、ains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round th
7、e wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.,【Special Difficulties】Throw to，Throw at and Throw awaythrow作及物动词主要含义为“投，掷，抛，扔”。throw to (sb.) 扔给（某人） He threw the ball to me and I caught it.throw at 对准某一目标扔 The boy threw a stone at the window and broke
8、 it.throw away 扔掉，丢弃 Many people throw away cigarette ends carelessly.Cause and ReasonCause n. 原因，起因；Do you know the cause of the war?What was the cause of the delay? v. 使产生/发生，引起cause sth. 导致, 引起What caused the accident?cause sb. to do sth. 导致某人做某事,Reason n. 理由，原因Give me your reasons for going ther
9、e.What was the reason for the delay?作“原因”讲时，reason与cause可以互换，但reason与介词for连用；而cause则与介词of连用。reason后面通常跟why引导的从句： That was the reason why the meeting was put off. v. 推理，劝导，说服reason with sb. 劝说(以道理) How can you reason with him when he is so worried? Drop and Falldrop vi.&vt. （使）掉下，（使）落下，放下（强调的是不小心掉下来） As he walked past the tree, an apple dropped from it. The waiter dropped a fork.fall vi. 落下，（雨、雪）下，降，跌倒，摔倒（强调的是掉下来的概念, 动作） I fell and hurt myself. When leaves fall in autumn, Ill come back.,Multiple choice questions1 c 2 d 3a 4c 5c 6c7 d 8 c 9 d 10 a 11 c 12 c,
