1、 http/:www.edu-Text A The Altoantic Ocean本课主要单词1. unwilling adj.不情愿的，不愿意的；勉强的Selfish as she is, she is unwilling to share anything with others. （她很自私，不愿意与他人分享任何东西。 ）He was unwilling to give up halfway even though there might be more difficulties ahead.（尽管前面可能有许多困难，但他不愿意中途放弃。 ）They got some unwilling
2、 assistance from the local government. （地方政府勉强给了他们一些协助。 ）2. equator n.赤道Ecuador is near the equator.（厄瓜多尔靠近赤道。 ）People used to believe that at the equator the ocean would be boiling hot.（人们过去认为，在赤道处海水是滚烫的。 ）3. bulge n.不规则突起；鼓起之处；（突然）上涨，增多 v.使膨胀；塞满Between the bulge of South America and the bulge of A
3、frica lies the narrowest place of the Atlantic Ocean. （大西洋的最狭窄处位于南美洲的突起处和非洲的突起处之间。 ）The graph shows a bulge in the birth rate in the year of dragon. （图表显示龙年出生率的暴增。 ）His schoolbag was bulging with apples when he came back from his uncles orchard.（他从叔叔的果园回来时书包里鼓鼓囊囊装满了苹果。 ）4. unusual adj. 少有的；不寻常的；与众不同
4、的，独特的It was not unusual for him to work very late every night. （每天工作到深夜对他来说是很平常的事。 ）He has an unusual name.（他有一个不寻常的名字。 ）It is unusual to see snow in this region.（这个地区难得下雪。 ）This young man has an unusual talent for organization.（这个年轻人有非凡的组织才能） 。5. salty adj. 咸的，含盐的 salt n. 盐；风趣 v. 用盐调味；用盐腌；撒盐于道路上He
5、didnt have much for dinner as the dishes were too salty. （他晚餐吃的不多，因为菜太咸了。 ）It might be a good idea to wash these in salty water. （把这些放在盐水里洗一洗也许是个好主意。 ）He added a bit more salt to the soup to make it tastier. （为了使汤的味道更好，他又加了一点盐。 ）His wit added salt to the discussion. （他的妙语使讨论增添了风趣。 ）Have you salted t
6、he potato?（你往土豆里加了盐了吗？）http/:www.edu-It took them a long time to salt the main roads. （他们花了好长时间才在主要公路上撒上盐。 ）grind salt in sb.s wounds 在某人伤口上撒盐，使某人痛上加痛with a grain of salt 半信半疑地Salt Lake City 盐湖城（美国尤他州州府）salt mine 盐矿 salt shaker （瓶盖上有细孔用于匀撒的）盐瓶salt spreader 撒盐车 a saltwater lake 咸水湖 saltwater fish 海产
7、a salted egg 咸蛋 请注意：形容词 salty 是由名词 salt 加形容词后缀 y 构成的。这样的形容词在英语中还有很多，如：windy，snowy，rainy ，cloudy，sunny，funny，muddy ，foggy 6. average n. 平均数，平均 adj. 平均的；平常的，普通的 v. 平均The average of 5,7 and 9 is 7. （5，7，9 的平均数是 7。 ）He receives an average of 50 calls a day.（他平均每天接到 50 个电话。 ）Mr. Brown could hardly believ
8、e that his sons work at school is below the average.（布朗先生几乎无法相信他儿子的学习成绩低于一般水平。 ）The average temperature yesterday was below zero.（昨天的平均气温在零度以下。 ）He is an average student in his class.（他是班上的一般学生。 ）A man of average height came to see you today.（今天有一位中等身材的人来看你。 ）He averages one pack of cigarettes a day
9、.（他平均每天抽一包香烟。 ）The annual rainfall here averages 700mm.（这里的年降雨量平均为 700 毫米。 ）7. spot n.地点，处所；点，斑点 v. 点缀；认出；准确定位 adj. 当场作出的；现付的She toured many scenic spots during the holiday.（假日里她游览了许多风景胜地。 ）She told us the exact spot where the accident happened. （她把事故发生的准确地点告诉了我们。 ）She decided on a blue tie with whi
10、te spot for her husband. （她给丈夫选了一条蓝底白点的领带。 ）There is a spot of ink on the white wall.（白墙上有墨水渍。 ）He didnt want to leave a spot on his reputation.（他不想在名誉上留下污点。 ）The night sky is spotted with twinkling stars.（闪烁的星星点缀着夜空。 ）His shoes are spotted with mud.（他的鞋子上有泥渍。 ）She is so special, you can spot her in
11、 the crowd easily. （她很特别，你在人群中能一眼认出她来。 ）He was sent to spot the battery position of the enemy.（他被派去测定敌炮阵地。 ）http/:www.edu-She was urged to make a spot decision.（她被催促当场做决定。 ）on the spot 当场，在现场 in a spot 在困境中，在窘境中put sb. on the spot 使某人处于难堪地位put ones finger on sb.s weak spot 指出某人性格上的弱点spot check 抽样检查
12、spot survey 抽样调查spotlight 聚光灯；汽车上的反光灯；公众注意中心spot news 现场报道的新闻 spot price 现货价8. range n. 山脉；幅度，范围 v.（在某范围内）变动，变化；把排列成行One of the longest mountain ranges of the world rises from the floor of the Atlantic.（世界最长的山脉从大西洋洋底耸起。 ）The age range is from 45 to 65.（年龄幅度在 45 岁至 65 岁之间。 ）He is not very clear about
13、 his range of responsibility.（他对自己的责任范围并不清楚。 ）The question you asked is out of my range.（你问的问题我不懂。 ）Prices of gasoline range from one dollar to one dollar and twenty a gallon.（汽油的价格从 1 美元至 1 美元 20 美分 1 加仑不等。 ）The tiger-sharks range in length from nine feet to fourteen feet. （虎鲸的体长从 9 英尺到 14 英尺不等。）Th
14、e puddings are neatly ranged on the shelf.（布丁整齐地排列在架子上。 ）medium-range missile 中程导弹 wide range of interests 兴趣广泛at close range 接近地 in/within range 在射程内9. peak n. 山峰；顶点The mountain peak is covered with snow all the year.（山峰终年积雪。 ）His career is at its peak now, no wonder he will make greater achievemen
15、t.（他的事业正处于鼎盛时期，毫无疑问，他会取得更大的成就。 ）10. vessel n. 船，舰；容器，器皿an ocean-going vessel 远洋轮 an escort vessel 护卫舰a fishing vessel 渔船 a drinking vessel 饮具11. crew n. 全体船员，全体机务人员The crew was (were) annoyed at the captains decision.（船员们对船长的决定感到恼火。 ）http/:www.edu-The aircraft has a crew of 6.（这架飞机有 6 名机组人员。 ）All 31
16、2 passengers and 6 crew members died in the plane crash.（312 名乘客和 6 名机组人员在飞机失事中丧生。 ）12. becalm v.（常用被动语态） （指帆船）因无风而停止前进In the days of sailing vessels the crew were afraid they would be becalmed on the ocean.（在使用帆船的时代，船员们担心他们会因为无风而无法在海洋上航行。 ）He was becalmed for a whole week north of the island. （他在海岛
17、北面因无风而停泊了整整一周。 ）13. gulf n. 海湾；隔阂；鸿沟Can you tell me for sure who was the real winner of the Gulf War?（你能确定地告诉我谁是海湾战争的真正赢家吗？）The quarrel left a gulf between the two close friends. （那场争吵在两位好友间造成了隔阂。 ）the Persian Gulf 波斯湾 the Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥湾Gulf Stream 湾流，墨西哥湾流14. stream n. 小河，溪流 v. 流，涌They had a w
18、alk along the bank of the stream.（他们沿着河岸散步。 ）Lots of tree leaves are floating along with the stream.（许多树叶正随着水流漂浮。 ）Tourists came into the cave in a steady stream.（游客们源源不断地进入山洞。 ）Tears streamed down her cheeks when she heard the news.（当她听到那个消息时，泪水顺着脸颊流了下来。 ）He didnt even frown when blood streamed fro
19、m his wound. （血从伤口涌出时，他连眉头都没皱一下。）a stream of cold air 一股冷空气 a stream of people 一股人流a stream of lies 一串谎言 a stream of good ideas 一系列好主意a stream of light 一道光线 stream of consciousness 意识流go against the stream 逆潮流而动 go with the stream 随波逐流stream-lined cars 流线型汽车15. current n. （空气，水等的）流，潮流；电流；倾向 adj. 当前的
20、，通行的The child had been swept away by the current.（孩子被水流卷走了。 ）A steady current of heated air rose from the mountain top. （一股热气从山顶源源不断升起。 ）http/:www.edu-There was a powerful electric current running through the wires. （一股强大的电流流过电线。 ）Mass media influence the current of public opinion.（大众传媒影响舆论的倾向。 ）Giv
21、e me a current issue of Readers Digest.（给我一本最近一期的读者文摘。 ）A long time ago, it was a current belief that the earth was flat. （很久以前，人们普遍相信地球是扁平。）the main current 主流 a warm current 暖流an alternating current 交流电 a direct current 直流电current events 时事 current situation 当前形势16. affect v. 影响；打动；（疾病）侵袭 effect n
22、. 效果；作用，影响；His mood was greatly affected by the sad news. （那个悲痛的消息使他的心绪大受影响。 ）Computers affect our life in many ways.（计算机在许多方面影响我们的生活。 ）Reading in dim light constantly will surely affect the eyes.（经常在昏暗的光线下看书肯定会对眼睛有影响。 ）The child was affected with high fever.（孩子发高烧了。 ）The color gives the effect of b
23、eing warm.（这颜色给人以暖感。 ）The wonderful sky effect on the festival night impressed everybody.（绚丽的节日夜空给每一个人都留下了深刻印象。 ）I just hope this medicine wont have serious side-effect. （我只希望这种药没有严重的副作用。 ）sound effect 音响效果 three-dimensional effect 立体感lighting effect 灯光效果 cause and effect 因果no effects 无存款（银行在空头支票上的批
24、语）be of no effect 无效 bring sth. to effect 实行，实施in effect 实际上 take effect 见效；生效17. climate n. 气候The change in climate might be one of the causes for the extinction of dinosaurs.（气候的变化也许是恐龙灭绝的一个原因。 ）In cold climates, some of the livestock have to be kept indoors all winter.（在寒冷的气候区，一些牲畜得在室内一冬。 ）In the
25、 present economic climate we can make greater achievement.http/:www.edu-（在目前的经济气候下,我们能够取得更大的成就。 ）weather n. 天气The football match had to be put off because of bad weather. （由于天气不好，足球比赛被推迟了。 ）Whats the weather like in Hangzhou? I hope it is not as hot there.（杭州的天气怎么样？希望那儿不那么热。 ）18. flow n. 流 v. 流动 Hea
26、vy rains brought mud flows down the mountain. （暴雨把泥流冲下了山。 ）The doctor stopped the flow of blood. （医生把血止住了。 ）The river flows east into the sea. （这条河向东流入大海。 ）19. furnish v. 供应，提供；装备， （用家具）布置The school has decided to furnish the library with some new books. （学校决定给图书馆提供一些新书。）They furnished all the passe
27、ngers with life jackets. （他们为所有的乘客提供救生衣。)She wants to furnish her new house with modern furniture.（她想用时新家具布置新家。 ）20. highway n. 公路； （水陆）交通干线The canal was the only highway for commerce.（这条远河是唯一的商业路线。 ）You can find many motels along the highways.（在高速公路沿线你会看到许多汽车旅馆。 ）21. float v.（使）漂浮Colorful flags are
28、 floating in the morning breeze.（彩旗在晨风中飘荡。 ）When winter comes yellow leaves float down.（冬天到来时，黄叶飘落。 ）It will be much easier for you to float the logs down the river.（你们把木材顺流下漂将会容易得多。 ）本课主要构词法Affixation （词缀法）1. 反意词前缀 un- unusual，unwilling2. 形容词后缀-y salty3. 名词后缀-or sailorCompounding （合词法）1. 复合名词 highw
29、ay，steamship，airplane2. 复合形容词 mid-Atlantic ，eastwardhttp/:www.edu-本课简介The Atlantic Ocean 向读者介绍了有关大西洋的情况。我们可以了解航行大西洋的过去和现在，也可以了解大西洋“制造”出来的世界之最。本课主要语言点1. The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New.在表示河流，海洋，群岛，沙漠等地理名称的名词前，以及以复数形式出现的国名前要用定冠词，例如：the Yellow River（黄河）
30、，the Pacific Ocean（太平洋） ，the British Isles （不列颠群岛） ，the Sahara（撒哈拉沙漠） ，the Alps（阿尔卑斯山脉） ， the Philippines （菲列宾）在表示某一座山，岛屿或某一个湖时不用定冠词，例如：Yellow Mountain（黄山） ，Lake Erie（伊利湖） ，Hainan Island（海南岛）one of +复数名词 是英语中常见的用法，请翻译下面的句子：She is one of the most hardworking students in our class. （她是我们班学习最刻苦的学生之一。 ）
31、Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in the world.（上海是世界最大的城市之一。 ）印度是世界上人口最多的国家之一。 （India is one of the countries with the largest population in the world.）尼罗河是世界上最长的河流之一。 （Nile is one of the longest rivers in the world.）在 one of 复数名词定语从句 的结构中，定语从句一般被看作修饰复数名词，因此该从句中的谓语要用复数形式。例如：This is one of the b
32、est novels that have been published this year. （这是今年出版的最佳小说之一。 ）Mr. Smith is one of those men who always think they are right.（史密斯先生属于那些总是认为自己正确的人。 ）He is not one of those who bow before difficulties.（他不是那种在困难面前低头的人。 ）但是在 the only one of 复数名词定语从句 的结构中，定语从句应该被看成修饰单数名词。例如：He was the only one of the bo
33、ys who was praised by the teacher. （他是男孩中唯一受到老师表扬的。 ）Helen is the only one of those girls who doesnt wear make-up. （海伦是那些女孩中唯一不化妆的。 ）separate from 是常用词组，在句子中的意思是“（使）分离， （使）分开” ，请翻译下面的句子：1）英吉利海峡把英法两国隔开。 （The English Channel separates England from France.）2）理论不应该脱离实际。 （Theory should not be separated f
34、rom practice.）http/:www.edu-the Old world 指欧，亚，非三洲，有时仅指欧洲。 the New （ World） 指哥伦布发现的美洲大陆。2. For centuries it kept the Americas from being discovered by the people of Europe.for centuries 意为“许多世纪” 。在英语中用介词 for 加表示时间的复数名词的表达形式很常见。请翻译下面的句子：1）I havent seen you for days. How is everything?（多日不见，一切都好吗？）2）I
35、 havent seen him for years, I am sure he has changed a lot. （我多年没见到他了，他一定变了不少。）3）It seems I have been waiting for you for centuries. Where have you been? （我似乎等了你几个世纪了，你去哪儿了？）keep from doing 是习惯用法，意思是 “使不” 。例如：It is really not easy to keep Father from smoking.（要使父亲不抽烟真不容易。 ）请翻译下面的句子：1）Heavy fog kept
36、the ships from being discovered by the enemy. （大雾使得船只未被敌人发现。 ）2）We had no way to keep him from getting involved in the matter. （我们没有办法使他不卷入那事件中去。 ）3）那种药使他的咳嗽不再加剧。 （The medicine keeps his cough from getting more serious.）4）当地人的保守思想使得那个地方不能快速发展。（The local peoples conservative mind keeps that place fro
37、m developing rapidly.）3. Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into it.make sb. unwilling to do sth. 意为“使得某人不愿做某事 ”。例如：His indifference to work made everybody unwilling to cooperate with him.（他对工作的冷漠态度使得所有的人都不愿与他合作。 ）主语动词宾语补语（ SVOC） 的句型在课本第二单元的语法中已有较详细的论述。请
38、翻译下面的句子：1）His behavior at the dinner party made the host annoyed. （他在晚宴上的行为使主人很恼火。 ）2）That film made him famous.（那部影片使他出了名。 ）3）他刚才的一番话使玛丽很伤心。 （What he said just now made Mary very sad.）4）老师对他作文的评价令他失望。 （The teachers comment on his composition made him disappointed.）5）What he had done made his friend
39、s hesitant to accept the invitation.http/:www.edu-（他的所为使得他的朋友们对接受邀请犹豫不决。 ）6）他的挥霍浪费使得他的父母不愿意再给他钱。（His unthriftiness made his parents unwilling to give him any more money.）4. One idea was that it reached out to “the edge of the world”.Another idea was that at the equator the ocean would be boiling hot
40、.这两个都是 表语从句 和主句中的系动词连用的句子。结构为：主语系动词表语从句。请看下面的例句：My idea is that we contact him as soon as possible.（我的想法是我们应该尽快跟他联系。 ）请翻译下面的句子：1) My suggestion is that we should put off the meeting.（我的建议是我们应该把会议延期。 ）2) One advantage of solar energy is that it will never be used up. （太阳能的一个优点是用之不竭。 ）3) 问题是你不在时谁照管孩子。
41、 （The problem is who will take care of the children while you are away.）4) 看起来天要下雨。 （It looks that it is going to rain.）请注意辨析 another 和 other：another 由 an other 构成，只和单数可数名词连用。 other 可用于所有名词前。another单数名词表示不定的“另一个” ，the other 单数可数名词表示特指的 “另一个” 。请看下面的例句：1) This idea is not very practical, will you thin
42、k of another one? （这个主意不太实际，你能另想一个吗？）2) This book is too difficult. Show me another one.（这本书太难了，给我看另外一本。 ）3) Of the three books in my bag, two are published in China, the other is published in the United States.（我包里的三本书中，两本是中国出版的，另一本是美国出版的。 ）4) Tom is here, but where are the other boys?（汤姆在这儿，其他的男孩在
43、哪儿呢？）5) I like this coat better than the other one.（两件上衣中，我更喜欢这一件。 ）6) This camera is more expensive than the other one.（这架照相机比另一架贵。 ）boiling hot 意思是“滚热的，酷热的” 。此处的 boiling 不是形容词而是副词，表示热的程度，修饰hot。5. Sailors were afraid that they might sail right off the earth.此句中，that 引导的名词性从句作形容词的补足语。例如：http/:www.ed
44、u-1) I am afraid that I can not finish the article in two hours. （我担心我两小时内写不完这篇文章。 ）2) He was afraid that he couldnt give you a definite answer. （他担心他不能给你一个明确的答复。 ）3) I am afraid that I have made a mistake.（我担心自己犯了一个错误。 ）4) We are confident that we can overcome all the difficulties. （我们相信自己能克服所有的困难。
45、 ）对“be + 形容词 + that 引起的从句 ”这类结构，语法家们有的认为 that 从句做宾语用，有的认为that 从句做状语用。根据句子的逻辑意义来判断也许比较方便一些。如：Im sorry that you failed the exam again. 这个句子中的 that 从句起状语作用，相当于“because you failed the exam again.”6. The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific,在第一单元中我们讨论过副词的同等比较。本句中 as big as 则是形容词的同等比较。在这类句子中，
46、可以有表示程度的状语。例如：1) This book is not half as interesting as that one.（这本书还不如那本书一半有趣。 ）2) My monthly income is only half as much as his.（我的月收入只有他的一半多。 ）3) This year our university will enroll three times as many students as it did the year before last.（我们学校今年的招生人数将是前年的三倍。 ）请翻译下面的句子：1) 我的英语口语还不及你的一半流利。(M
47、y spoken English is not half as fluent as yours.)2) 这只手提箱还没有那只手提箱一半重。(This suitcase is not half as heavy as that one.)3) 这个房间是那个房间的两倍。(This room is twice as large as that one.)7. But suppose no more rain fell into it and no more water was brought to it by rivers.suppose 常常做动词用，意思是 “假定；猜想；认为” 。例如：1)
48、Lets suppose it to be true.（让我们假定这是真的。 ）2) I suppose he is very nervous.（我猜想他很紧张。 ）3) I supposed him to be an honest man, but he often tells lies. （我以为他很诚实，他却经常说谎。 ）在本句中 suppose（也可以用 supposing）是一个连词，意思是“假设(= if)；假使结果会怎么样” 。例如：1) Suppose he is ill, what shall we do?（假如他病了，我们怎么办？）2) Suppose a tiger sh
49、ould come out of the cage？ （如果一只老虎从笼子中跑出来怎么办？）3) Suppose something should go wrong？（如果出了什么问题会怎么样？）8. It would take the ocean about 4000 years to dry up.http/:www.edu-it takes (sb.) some time to do sth. 是很常用的一个句型。例如：1) 我骑自行车到学校要花半小时。(It takes me half an hour to get to school by bike.)2) 他花了两个星期时间才看完那本书。(It took him two weeks to f
