1、Lesson 61Hubble哈勃The Hubble telescope was launche into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.哈勃望远镜于 1990年 4月 20日由国家航空航天局发射升空，耗资 10多亿美元。Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.从一开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。telescope望远镜He is observing the sky throung the astronomatical tele
2、scope.他正通过天文望远镜观察天空。The captain noticed the coming of pirates through the telescope.从永远镜中船长注意到海盗在向他们副近。launch发射A rocket was launched into space.一枚火箭发射升空。They launched three school teachers into space.他们把三名老师送到太空。Space空间Scientists try to contact other intelligence in space.科学家试图与太空中的其他智慧生物联系。Who is t
3、he first astronaut that travelled in space?谁是第一个遨游太空的宇航员？billion10亿Billions of dollars was invested ont he project.在这项工程上投入了数十亿美元。The population on the earth will exceed six billion.地球上的人口将超过 60亿。faulty有错误的The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!它传递给我们的图象很令
4、人失望，因为它的主要镜子有误差。His theory was faulty.他的理论有缺陷。She made a faulty judgment.她作出了错误的判断。astronaut宇航员NASA is now going to put the telescope right,so it wll soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.国家航天局准备纠正这一错误，为此将把 4名宇航员送人太空修复望远镜。She believed that she could make an excellent woman astronaut.她坚信自己会
5、成为一名出色的女宇航员。Millions of people watched astronauts walk on the moon on the TV.数百万人在电视上看宇航员在月球上行走。shuttle航天飞机The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.“奋进”号航天飞机将把宇航员送上哈勃。The space shuttle took five astronauts to the space station.航天飞机发射后不久就爆炸了。Endeavour“奋进”号robot-arm机器手A robot-
6、arm form the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts amke the necessary repairs.当宇航员进行必要的修复工作时， “奋进”号上的一只机器手将抓住望远镜并托住它。Robot-arms are widely use din experiements.机器手广泛地运用于实验中。The disabled can use robot-arm to do some simple movements.残疾人可以用机器手做一些简单的动作。grab抓He grabbed her b
7、y the arm before she fell down.在她跌倒之前他抓住了她的胳膊。She grabbed the rope at the critical moment.在这危急时刻她抓住了绳子。atmosphere大气层Of course,the Hubble is above the earths atmosphere.当然，哈勃位于地球的大气层之外。The signals go through the atmosphere to the earth.信号能过大气层来到地球。High speed is requested to go throung atmosphere.穿过大气
8、层要很高的速度。distant遥远的It will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.它很快就会给我们传送我们所见到过的，有关行星和远距离星系的最清晰的照片。He has sailed to many distant countries.他航行到过许多的国家。What wil the earth be like in the distant future?在遥远的未来地球会是什么样的呢？galaxy星系Is there any oth
9、er form of life in the galaxies?星系里有其他形式的生命吗？The galaxies seem to be very mysterious.星系看起来很神秘。universe宇宙The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.哈勃将告诉我们有关宇宙的年龄和大小的许多事情。In the past ,people thought the earth was the center of the universe.过去人们认为地球是宇宙的中心。The universe
10、is vast and mysterious.宇宙既广袤无垠又神秘莫测。eagle eye鹰眼By the time you read this,the Hubbles eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.等你读到这篇文章时，敏锐的哈勃望远镜已经为我们送来了成千上万张精彩的照片。The hunter has an eagle eye.这个猎人目光锐利。He kept an eagle wye for the spy.他密切地注视着这个间谍。Lesson 62control控制Fire
11、men 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个星期才最后把火热控制住。The situation was out of control.局势失去了控制。Parents should not have control overy their children.父母不应该控制他们的孩子。smoke烟Now,smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the d
12、esolate hills.现在，发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟雾，弥漫在荒凉的山丘上。The room was full of choking smoke.屋子里满是烟雾，很呛人。The huge fire sent dense smoke up to the sky.大火向空中释放出浓烟。desolate荒凉的The railway station became desolate in the war.战争期间，这个火车站变得荒凉了。They changed the desolate land into a prosperous town.他们把这个不毛之地变成了一个繁荣的小镇。threaten
13、威胁Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surounding 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。He threatened to kidnap her child.他威胁要绑架她的孩子。The flood threatened thousand
14、s of lives.水灾威胁着千人的生命。surrounding 周围的The valley and its surrounding scenery are fascinating.这个山谷和它周围的景致非常迷人。The surrounding country took on a new look.周围的乡村呈现出新的面貌。destruction破坏，毁灭The earthquake caused the destruction of the city.地震使这个城市毁灭了。The advanced weapons increased the destruction of war.先进的武器
15、使战争更具破坏性。flood洪水，水灾The village was stricken by a heavy flood.村庄遭到大水的袭击。Food and clothes were sent to the floodstricken areas.食物和衣服被送到遭受水灾的地区。authority（常用复数）当局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
16、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。The school authorities lay down some new rules and regulations.学校当局制定了一些新的规章制度。The local authorities attached great importance to the event.地方当局对该事件很重视。grass-sed草籽Grass-seed is expensive.草籽很贵Many grass-seed was frozen to death in the winter.许多草籽在冬天冻死了。spray喷洒The s
17、eed 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。Vegetables are sprayed.蔬菜喷上农药。The worker were spraying paint on the wall.工人们正往墙喷没漆。quantity量Large quantities of goods were damaged in the storm.大量的货物在风暴中受损。Yestedays typhoon brought a great quantity of rain.昨天的台风带来了大量的降
18、雨。root根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。Many trees were pulled up by the roots.许多树被边根拔起。Vegetation in the desert usually has deep roots.沙漠中的植被根长得很深。century世纪In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries,patches of green had be
19、gun 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在树。The 20th century witnessed many great changes in China.中国在 20世纪发生了很多重大的变化。This ancient city was deserted for centuries.这座古老的城市被遗弃若干个世纪。patch小片They toiled on a small patch of land.他们在一小块土地上劳作。There is a patch of garden in f
20、ront of the house.房子前面有一个片花园。blacken变黑，发暗Their faces were blackened by the smoke.他们的脸被烟熏黑了。Smoking blackened his fingers.抽烟使他的手指变黑了。Lesson 63circle圈子Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.杰里米汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。This is a close family circle.这是一个亲密的家庭圈子。He is a
21、 famous figure in the cultural circle.他是文化界的名人。admire赞美，钦佩Everybody admires him for his great sense of humor-everbody,that is,except his six-year-old daughter,Jenny.人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感人人，就是说，除他 6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人。I admire his sense of humor.我欣赏他的幽默感。His co-workers admire his capacity for work.他的同事们都钦佩他的工作能力。c
22、lose亲密的Recently,one of Jeremys closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.最近，杰里米一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词。The two countries have established close relations.两国建立了新密的关系。They are in close contact with each other.他们联系密切。wedding婚礼He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding w
23、ith Jenny.他认真准备了讲稿，带着珍妮一道去参加了婚礼。The wedding ceremony will take place next Sunday.婚礼下个星期天举行。They exchanged the wedding -rings.他们交换了结婚戒指。reception招待会They held a reception for the new CEO.他们为新来的首席执行官司举行了欢迎会。They arranged a farewell reception for John,who had been transferred to the head office.他们为升调到总部
24、的约翰安排了一个欢送会。sort种类This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。He is not the sort of man to commit such a cruel crime.他不是那种犯下这样残酷罪行的人。This hardware store sells different sorts of tools.这家五金店出售各种工具。Lesson 64tunnel隧道In 1858,a French engineer ,Aime Thome de Gamond ,arrived in England with a
25、 plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.1858年，一位名叫埃梅托梅德干蒙的法国工程师带着建造一条长 21英里、穿越英吉利海峡的阳关道计划到了英国。It took many years to complete the construciton of the undersea tunnel linking Britain and France.完成连接英国和法国的海底隧道的修建工作花了许多年。Can we construct a tunnel connectikng the Mainland and Taiwan?
26、能否修建一条连接大陆和台湾的隧道？port港口This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.这座平台将用作码头和火车站。This is an inland port.这是内河港。We will reach the port in three days.我们将在三天后抵达港口。ventilate通风The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above the sea level.如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟囱状通风管，隧道就具备了良好的通风条
27、件。This house is poorly ventilated.这个房子的通风不好。The coal mine is not well-ventilated.煤矿的通风不甚好。chimney烟囱Black smoke came from the chimney.烟囱里冒出浓烟。It is believed that Father Christmas comes into the house throught the chimney.人们相信圣诞老人从烟囱里进的屋。sea level海平面Most areas of Holland are below the sea level.荷兰的大部分
28、地区低于海平面。It stands above the sea level.它耸立在海平面上。double双的He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.他提议建一条双轨隧道。Sue likes ot take a ride on the double-decker.苏喜欢乘坐双层汽车兜风。He reserved a double room.他预定了一个双人间。ventilation通风This would solve the problem of ventilation for if a train entered th
29、is tunnel,it would draw in fresh air behind it.这样就解决了通风问题。因为如果有一列火车进遂道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。They used good ventilation facilities in the building.他们在建筑里使用了好的通风设备。Ventilation remained a problem to be solved.通风一直是一个有待解决的问题。fear害怕If,at the time,the British had not feared invasion,it would have been completed
30、.如果不是因为那英国人害怕入侵，隧道早已建成了。He does not fear death.他不畏惧死亡。He feared the revelation of the truth.他害怕真相被披露。invasion入侵，侵略In the old days,China was always subjected to foreign invasions.在过去中国总是被外国侵略。Cultural invasion is very common in modern time.在现代文化侵略很普遍。officially正式地It was officially opened on March 7,1
31、994,finally connecting Britain to the Euroean continent.它于 1994年 3月 7日下式开通，将英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起。He was officially transferred to another department.他被正式调到另一个部门。He officially announced his resignation.他正式宣布辞职。connect连接The two towns are connected by expressways.两个小镇之间有高速公路相连。The living room and the kitchen a
32、re connected by a long passage.起居室和厨房由一个长长的走廊相连。European欧洲的The European Union has played an increasingly important roll in international affairs.欧盟在国际事务中扮演着越来越重要的角色。Some European customs are quite strange.一些欧洲风俗很奇怪。continent大陆Who discovered the American continent?谁发现的美洲大陆？The five Olympic rings symb
33、olize five continents.奥运五环象征着五大洲。Lesson 65versus对Jumbo versus the police小象对警察The match tonight is Brazil versus Belgium.今晚的比赛是巴西对比利时。The debate next week is Nankai University versus Peking University.下个星期的辨论赛是南开大家对北京大学。Christmas圣诞节Last Christmas,the circus owner,Jimmy Gates,decided to take some pres
34、ents to a childrens hospital.去年圣诞节，马戏团老板吉米盖兹决定送些礼物给儿童医院。Children received a lot of gifts on Christmas.孩子们在圣诞节收到了很多礼物。The stores and streets were beautifully decorated on Christmas Eve.圣诞前夜商店和街道都装饰得非常漂亮。circus马戏团The circus is on a world tour.马戏团在进行世界巡演。That the circus is going to perform in the town
35、grabs the beadline.马戏团将在小镇表演的消息成了报纸的头条。present礼物They exchanged presents.他们相互交换了礼物。She did not expect to receive such a lovely present.她没有料到会收到这么可爱的礼物。accompany陪伴，随行 Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompaied by aguard of honourof six pretty girls,he set off down the main street of the city riding
36、 a baby elephant called Jumbo他打扮成圣诞老人，在由 6个漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仪队”的陪同下，骑上一头名叫江伯的小象，沿着城里的主要街道出发了。Mr.Black,accompanied by his friend.visited the Great Wall.布莱克先生在朋友的陪同下浏览了长城。The local officials accompanied the delegation to the factory当地官员陪同代表团参观了工厂。approach走近A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to
37、 have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.一个警察走过来告诉吉米，他应该走一条小路，因为江件阻碍了交通。He became excited when he approached his hometown.快接近故乡时，他激动万分。The typhoon will apprach the coastal city in five minutes.台风五分钟后降临这个海滨小城。ought应该You ought to go to bed early.你应该早点睡觉。She ought to have repo
38、rted it to the boss beforehand.她本应该事先向老板报告的。weigh重Jumbo must weigh a few tons.江伯一定有好几吨重。I have my luggage weighed.我把行李称重。He weighed himself on the scales.他在称上称体重。rortunate幸运的It was fortunate that we didnt have to carry tim.值得庆幸的是它没有让我们抬它走。It was fortunate for me that I met such a kind-hearted person
39、.遇到这样一个好心肠的人是我的幸运。He was fortunate in having a happy family.有一个幸福的家庭他真幸运。Lesson 66Lancaster兰开斯特In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island,a remote place in the South Pacific,a long way west of Samoa.1963年，一架兰开斯特轰炸机在瓦立斯岛坠毁。那是南太平洋中一个很偏僻的小岛。位于萨摩亚群岛以西，距离群岛还很长一段距离bomber轰炸机The Japanese bomber was
40、 shot down.日本轰炸机被击落。The bomber dropped several bombs on a village.轰炸机在村庄里投下几枚炸弹。remote偏僻的The education level in the remote,backwared region is very low.偏远落后地区的教育水平很低。She voluteered to work in a remote mountainous area.她自愿到偏远的山区工作。Pacific太平洋The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.太平洋是世界上第
41、一大洋。They had a rough time,sailing on the Pacific Ocean.他们航行在太平洋上，处境艰难。damage毁坏The plane wasnt too badly damaged ,but over the years ,the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.飞机损坏的程序不严重，但是，多年来这起飞机失事已被遗忘，飞机残骸也没有受到破坏。This item damaged the interests of both companies.这一条损害了两个公司的利益。The
42、ship was damaged in the storm.船只在暴风雨中破坏wreck残骸The wrecks of the passenger palne were found in the forest.客机的残骸在森林中被发现。A hundred years later,divers found the wrecks of the ship.一百年后潜水员发现了船只的残骸。rediscover重新发现Then in 1989,twenty-six years after the crash,the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an ae
43、rial survey of the island.于是，到了 1989年，飞机失事 26年后，在对小岛的一次航空勘察中那架飞机被意外地发现了。the ancient city was rediscovered hundreds of years later.这座古城几百年后被重新发现。The ship wrecks were rediscovered by a diver.一名潜水员发现了船只的残骸。aerial航空的The aerial transportation is fast and convenient.空运很便捷。They carried out an aerial combat
44、.他们实行空战survey调查The survey indicated a sharp increase in the unemployment rate.调查表明失业率剧增。They conducted a survey on the causes of divorce.他们对离婚的原因进行了调查。rescue营救By this time,a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.到了那个时候，状况良好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见，值得抢救。They failed to rescue the jo
45、urnalist held by the terrorists.他们未能营救出被恐怖分子劫持的记者。He risked his life to rescue a drowning child.他冒着生命的援救溺水的孩子。package把打包The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.法国政府让人把飞机包装起来，一部分一部分地搬回法国。She packaged up old books.她把旧书打包。She had her luggage packaged.她把行李打包。enthu
46、siast热心人Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。Enthusiasts for environmental protection objected to the neclear power station.热心于环保的人反对核电站。He is an enthusiast for politics.他热心于政治。restore修复The museum restored the building to its 19th century appearance.博物馆把建筑修复到
47、 19世纪的面貌。The castle was restored out of all recognition.城堡被修复得而目全非。imagine想像Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey - still in perfect condition.想一想他们所感受到的惊奇和兴奋 当他们拆包装箱时，他闪发现第 4台发动机就像蜜一样甜发动机完好无损。You cannot imagine
48、what a hard life he led.你无法想象他过着多苦的日子。We cannot imagine life without imagination.我们无法想象没有想象力的生活。packing case包装箱The packing case was damaged during the delivery.包装箱在货运中受损。The packing case is in good condition.包装箱状况良好。colony群A colony of bees has turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserv
49、ed in beeswax!一群蜜蜂把发动机当作了蜂房，发动机在蜂蜡中被完整地保存下来。A colony of ants were busy transporting food.一群蚂蚁正忙着搬运食物。A colony of termites settled in my house.一群白蚁在我的房子里安了家。bee蜂She is as busy as a bee.她像蜜蜂一样勤劳。He keeps bees in his garden.他在花园里养蜂。hive蜂房They busied themselves at the door of the CHapel like bees at the mouth of a hive.他们在教堂的门口忙碌着，就像蜜蜂在蜂巢的入口处一样。The bees built a hive under the roof.蜜蜂在屋顶下建蜂房。preserve保护To preserve ones eyesight is important.保护视力很重要。We should take measures to preserve the environment from pollution.我们应该采取措施保护环境免受污染。besswax蜂蜡The hive is full of beeswax.蜂房里满是蜂蜡。
