1、新概念英语资料下载 http:/ Lesson 61 - Lesson 70Lesson 61Trouble with the Hubble哈勃望远镜的困境【New words and expressions】 生词和短语Hubble n. 哈勃telescope n. 望远镜launch v. 发射space n. 空间指宇宙空间room 空间,不可数Could you make room for me?NASA n.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 国家航空和航天局billion n. 10 亿faulty adj. 有错误的f
2、ault n.错误astronaut n. 宇航员shuttle n. 航天飞机Endeavour n. “奋进”号robot-arm n. 机器手grab v. 抓atmosphere n. 大气层atmosphere 氛围Eg.:I went to the New Concept English of New Oriental School for its good atmosphere.distant adj. 遥远的galaxy n. 星系universe n. 宇宙新概念英语资料下载 http:/ eye 鹰眼First listen and then answer the ques
3、tion.听录音,然后回答以下问题。What is the special importance of a telescope in space?The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main
4、 mirror was faulty! NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary
5、repairs. Of course, the Hubble is above the earths atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubbles eagle eye w
6、ill have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.参考译文哈勃望远镜于 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。从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。它传送给我们的图像很令人失望,因为它的主要镜子有误差。国家航天局准备纠正这一错误,为此将把 4 名宇航员送入太空修复望远镜。 “奋进”号航天飞机将把宇航员送上哈勃。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。当然,哈勃位于地球的大气层之外,因此,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
7、照片。哈勃将告诉我们有关宇宙的年龄和大小的许多事情。等到你读到这篇文章时,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。科普性文章结构简单,句式单一,单词教难学会逻辑阅读at a ost of 花费HubbletelescopeHubble telescope 在句中做主语was launched 动词谓语NASA (单词缩写)组织或者机构there was trouble with the Hubble there be 句型trouble with 关于 .有麻烦whats the trouble with you?start 开始新概念英语资料下载 http:/ pictures
8、 .were.-ing 令人的Sorry,its my faultfaulty adj.有错误的be going to 将要put sth.right 把某物放正确it 指代 NASAsend up 往上送The shuttle Endeavour 主语,可能是交通工具robot-arm :arm 手臂hold it 抓住它repairs 修理above 在 上面(悬空的)NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration 国家航空航天局astronaut n. 飞行员atmospheredistant galaxiesstars 星星a
9、great deal (of) 大量(的)by the time 到那时everytime 每当by the time you read this 到你读这篇文章的时候will have done 将来完成式thousands and thousands of 成千上万的Hubble telescope 被人类送上天空的一种仪器space 宇宙launch 送进disppinting 令人失望astronaut 宇航员robot-arm 机器人手臂阅读:克服害怕的心理学会理解单词的含义科普性文章的理解题在原文中寻找答案Comprehension1.because.Right from the
10、start there was trouble with the Hubble .The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!新概念英语资料下载 http:/ B2.The Hubble telescope_The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.Answer:AStructure5.the telescope_A robot-arm fromnthe Endea
11、vour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.for sb.to do sth 基本结构Answer :Aso that + 句子so long as + 句子:表示只要which + 句子Vocabulary 11.the Hubble_had problems 有问题requires repairs 需要修理There was a problem with its main mirror.Whats the trouble with you?problem w
12、ith sth.Answer D1.problem=question2.problem=trouble12The Hubble is_Answer Dabove 在之上(凌空)above the earths atmosphere 在大气层的上方【Key Structures】1.将来完成时 will have done2.将来进行时 will be doing 3.将来完成进行时 will have been doing4.现在完成进行时 have been doing将来完成进行时:从某一点发生,一直延续到将来的某一点,并且还将可能延续下去It has been raining新概念英语资
13、料下载 http:/ will have been learning book2.区别:一般将来时:事情在将来发生将来进行时:等同于一般将来时将来完成时:强调到将来某一点时间动作的结束将来完成进行时:强调到将来某一点时间动作可能结束或延续过去完成进行时: had been doing过去完成进行时:到过去某一点时间为止动作一直在延续Eg.:His father had dead.Eg.:His father had been waiting for his son until he came back.Eg.:Soon the astronauts will have repaired the
14、 telescope will have done 到将来某一点时间,动作完成Eg.:By Friday midday,they will ahve been working on it for seven days. work on sth. 关于的工作到将来某一点时间,动作延续【Special dificulties 】cost,price,value : noun value 价值at the cost of 以的费用Verbs:price sth.打听的价格,并比较cost 花费 sth cost money value sth 认为有价值Eg.:value your time!Eg.
15、:I value your advice.value sth. owned by oneself 敝帚自珍Exercise 1.in the (price,cost,value)of living.sharp rise 大幅上升的living 生活the cost of living 生活的费用 asks me the (price,cost,value)price 价格 you will (price ,cost,value)it more.value 表示认为有价值 The house(value,cost,priced)fortune 一大笔财富新概念英语资料下载 http:/ 花费 (
16、price,cost,value)enormouse 巨大的community 社区,社会value 价值of great (enormouse)value 有巨大的价值Jane has (value,cost,priced)alternative 另外的recommend 推荐price sth.比较价格 (price,cost ,value).towards = tothe cost of rebuilding 重建费用过去完成进行时 had been doing Lesson 62After the fire 大火之后【New words and expressions】 生词和短语co
17、ntrol n. 控制control sth.(v.)控制 I can control it.I can manage it (口)介词短语:in control 在控制之内under control 在控制之下,被控制out of control 失控arrest 逮捕under arrest 被逮捕smoke n. 烟smoke:(v.)吸烟Dont smoke No smoking.cigarette,cigar :(n.)香烟smoke :(n.)烟雾新概念英语资料下载 http:/ of smoke 名词加-y,变为形容词smokey:( )多烟的smokey area :吸烟区no
18、nsmokey area :吸烟区heavy smoker:烟瘾重的人desolate adj. 荒凉的lonely :孤独的;荒凉的,偏僻的desolate:荒凉的,极度孤独的threaten v. 威胁threaten to do :威胁着要做 threaten sb.with sth:以什么来威胁某人It threatened to rain 有迹象表明天要下雨了surrounding adj. 周围的surrounds:环境(在周边的事物)atmosphere:大气层,氛围(在周边的人文环境)destruction n. 破坏,毁灭destroy :(v.)破坏destructive:
19、毁灭性的construction :建设,建筑build:建设(具体的建某物)construct:建设(为 创造更好的条件)constructive 建设性的意见flood n. 洪水,水灾flood ,floodsauthority n. (常用复数)当局authorities grass-seed n. 草籽spray v. 喷撒spray sth.over/on quantity n. 量quality :质量quantity:数量sth.with good qualityquantities of :大量的新概念英语资料下载 http:/ n. 根root of:.的根What is
20、the root cause?take root:生根come out :长出来shoot :芽get out :出去century n. 世纪patch n. 小片a patch of :一小片patches of :许多片piece :片,块patch :(平面上的)一片,补丁blacken v. 变黑,发暗-en -表示动词weak :虚弱的weaken :使.变弱,削弱复合词 :fireman派生词:(前缀,后缀)-tion 名词-less 形容词First listen and then answer the question.听录音,然后回答以下问题。What was the da
21、nger to the villages after the fire?Firemen had been fighting the forest for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was com
22、ing 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. 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 qui
23、ckly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches o
24、f green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.参考译文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。就在不久之前,新概念英语资料下载 http:/ had been fighting the forest firefight sth.:和.搏斗get + 宾语介词短语 作宾补for miles around 方圆几英里a short time before -从过去某一点时间算起,一段时间以前a short time ago -从现在算起,一段时间以前都可以放在段时间之后rose up(from):升上来over the
25、 desolate hills :(烟,雾)弥漫Winter was coming on 季节的来临threaten sb.with sth. 有 迹象serious :严重的put out :扑灭several tons of a special type of grass-seedwas sprayed over the ground 被动语态in huge quantities -介词短语作状语,大量的take root :生根in place of :替代 (只能指代位置、空间)原来放的东西,现在不在了in stead of :替代没做的事【Key structures 】过去完成时这
26、个动作在过去的过去过去完成进行时这个动作非但从过去的过去开始,而且是延续的【Special difficulties】Great :大的(强调重要性)Big:大的(强调面积、体积上的)Soil:泥土(能让植物生长的)Ground:地表,地面【Multiple choice questions】新概念英语资料下载 http:/ :如果是人作主语用 spend用时间表达用 take9.A.weights weigh 重量B.measures 测量C.tons 吨 several tonsD.amounts large amounts 大量的,修饰不可数名词11.patches 许多块everywh
27、ere 每一寸土地上都长着东西here and there 这一块,那一块,很多块,不一定是每一寸【Dummary writing】2.now that 既然which 定语从句Now that all the great trees had been burnt,there was danger that heavy rain would cause serious floods which would destroy the surrounding village.3. To prevent this the forest authorities ordered grass-seend w
28、hich was sprayed over the ground by planes for nearly a month.4.by the time (that) 到.时候为止.应理解为 before By the time it began to rain,the grass had taken root in the soil.Lesson 63She was not amused她并不觉得好笑【New words and expressions】 生词和短语circle n. 圈子admire v. 赞美,钦佩admire sb.for sth.因为.羡慕某人I admire him
29、for his richness/house/clever daughter.close adj. 亲密的close friend新概念英语资料下载 http:/ n. 婚礼my best friendsreception n. 招待会=party wedding reception 婚宴news conference 新闻发布会,记者招待会sort n. 种类 type 种类,有特殊特征的一般情况都用 kind,sort习惯用 sort 的时候:那种人 that sort of personsort 可含有讽刺意味Thats the sort of thing you like best.F
30、irst listen and then answer the question.听录音,然后回答以下问题。Why did Jenny want to leave the wedding reception?Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and if very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour - everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Rece
31、ntly, one of Jeremys closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. he had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great succe
32、ss. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadnt. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that
33、she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!参考译文杰里米.汉普登交际甚广,是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。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。最近,杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词。这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。他认真准备了讲稿,带着珍妮一道去参加了婚礼。他的祝词里面加进了大量逗人的故事,自然大获成功。他刚一讲完,珍妮就对他说她要回家。这不免使杰里米有点扫兴,但他还是按照女儿的要求做了。在回家的路上,他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。使他吃惊的是,她说她不喜欢。杰里米问他为何不喜欢
34、,她说她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他!【课文讲解】1. have a large circle of friends 有一个很大的朋友圈子,交际很广sb.has/have a lot of friends新概念英语资料下载 http:/ is 一旦插在句子当中,是作为固定结构,意思是那就是说3.prepare sth: prepare 后面跟内容有关系prepare for sth. 后面不一定跟内容有关系speech 发言I am preparing a speech4.as 从句:正如,方式状语从句a little 稍微,有一点be disappointed by 因为某事感到失望do as
35、 you are told 正如你被告知的去做5.why this was so this 可以作主语,也可以作宾语so 只能作宾语,只能放在动词后面I think soI hope so.i guess so.do soI expect so.like to do 某一次like doing 习惯see sb.doing 看见某人正在做某事so many people 跟数字相连的前面一点要用 so the sort of. the kind of 的后面加单数include 包含,把里面内容的一部分挑出来说contain 强调容器里的包含,后面一定要把所有的东西都列举出来It was a
36、great success.【Multiple choice questions】StructureNo.4except for = apart fromApart from a few words,I do not know any French at all.No.7a little 少量,少许little 几乎没有与形容词或副词连用时,用 a little,与名词连用时,用 a little,little 都可何时用 a little,何时用 little,是由说话人的态度区分I have little time.新概念英语资料下载 http:/ have a little time.S
37、omehow I fell in the hole.somewhat = a littleVocabulary No.8think of 考虑think highly of 高度赞扬 【Summary writing】No.1Jeremy Hampden is greatly admired for his great sense of humour.He was invited to make a speech at a wedding reception.he immediately agreed to do so.When Jeremy Harmpden was invited to m
38、ake a speech at a wedding reception who is greatly admired for his great sense of humour,he immediately agreed to do so.或:when Jeremy Hampden,who is greatly admired for his great sense of humour,was invited to make a speech at a wedding reception,he immediately agreed to do so在不使句子产生歧义的前提下,定语从句可放在其所
39、修饰的整个句子的后边The brother,who was standing near the house,wanted to go swimming.The brother wanted to go swimming who was standing near the house.The brother,who was standing near the house,wanted to talk withthe girl.THe brother wanted to talk with the girl who was standing near the house.有歧义Lesson 64T
40、he Channel Tunnel海峡隧道【New words and expressions】 生词和短语tunnel n. 隧道channel 海峡port n. 港口airportventilate v. 通风air Air the room,please!新概念英语资料下载 http:/ n. 烟囱sea level 海平面double adj. 双的double income,no kid.couple / paira couple of weeksa pair of shoes/socks/glassesventilation n. 通风Forced Ventilation 强制排
41、风系统fear v. 害怕afraid / frighten/frightening/frightened/frightfulbe afraid/frighten/scaresb.fear sth.I feared darkness.I fear dogs.be afraid of I am afraid of dogs.Can you help me? I am afraid I cant/I am afraid not.sth.frighten / scare sb. You frightened/scared meThe dog frightened mefear / be afraid
42、 of 是习惯性的人做主语frighten/scare 是因某件突然的事情才有的害怕情绪句子后边的部分是人 The film scared mehorrified 恐惧invasion n. 入侵,侵略decide/decision invade v.officially adv. 正式地official / office formally connect v. 连接connect sth.with / to European adj. 欧洲的European Continentcontinent n. 大陆新概念英语资料下载 http:/ listen and then answer the
43、 question.听录音,然后回答以下问题。Why was the first tunnel not completed?In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel. This platform wou
44、ld serve as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for
45、 if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opene
46、d on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.参考译文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、穿越英吉利海陕的隧道计划到了英国。他说,可以在隧道中央建造一座平台,这座平台将用作码头和火车站。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件。1860 年,一位名叫威廉.洛的英国人提出了一项更好的计划。他提议建一条双轨隧道,这样就解决了通风问题。因为如果有列火车开进隧道,它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。42 年以后,隧道实际已经开始建了。如果不
47、是因为那时英国人害怕入侵,隧道早已建成了。世界不得不再等将近 100 年才看到海峡隧道竣工。它于 1994 年 3 月 7 日正式开通,将英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起。【课文讲解】in 1858in 1860forty-two years later1994描述一件事物的要素:who/do what/how /whyin 1858,a French engineer arrived in England with a plan.plan for twenty-one-mile 是定语He said it 代表 to build a platform in the centre of the Channel,做形式主语serve as 作为.来服务; 起.作用It will serve as swimming po