What is Debbie going to try to do?
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
参考译文
黛比.哈特准备明天横渡英吉利海峡。她打算早上5点钟从法国海岸出发。黛比只有11岁,她希望创一项新的世界纪录。她是一个游泳能手,很多人认为她一定能成功。黛比的父亲将乘一条小船同她一道出发。哈特先生训练她的女儿已经多年了,明天他将焦急地注视着女儿游过这段漫长的距离到达英国。黛比计划每两小时休息一下。她将喝些饮料,但不吃固体食物。黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她。他们当中还会有黛比的母亲,她本人还是个姑娘时,也曾横渡过英吉利海峡!
【New words and expressions】(8)
1 record ['rekɔ:d, ri'kɔ:d] n.记录
2 strong [strɔŋ] a.强壮的
3 swimmer['swimə] n.游泳运动员
4 succeed[sək'si:d] v.成功
5 train[trein] v.训练
6 anxiously['æŋkʃəsli] ad.焦急地
7 intend [in'tend] v.打算
8 solid['sɔlid] a.
固体的,硬的 |
record
1)n. 记录,记载
a record of sth 对…的记录/记载
a record of accidents 交通事故记录
a new world record 新的世界记录
set up a new world record
build up a new world record
make a new world record
create a new world record
establish a new world record 创造一项新的世界记录
keep a record/hold a record 保持记录
break a record/beat a record 打破记录
smash a record 大破记录
2)n. 唱片
a pop record 通俗歌曲唱片
a hit record 流行歌曲唱片
put on a record of Mozart放莫扎特的唱片
3)n. 成绩,经历,前科
a school record学习成绩
a police record/a criminal record 前科
4)v. 记录,写下,录音(影)
例:工recorded his lecture.我把他的演讲记录了下来。
His speech was recorded on a tape. 他的演讲被录在了磁带上。
This singer has not been recording for years.
这位歌手已经好几年未灌录唱片了。
write 写
draft 拟草稿
doodle 乱画,涂鸦
scratch 乱写乱画
scribble 潦草地写
note 笔记
transcribe 誊写
rewrite 重写
record 记录
recorder n. 录音机,录像机
tape recorder 录音机
stereo 立体声/立体声音响
hi-fi 高保真hi-fidelity
radio 收音机
camera 摄像机,照相机
strong adj.
1)健壮的,结实的,(人)有体力的,强壮的,有力的-weak
as strong as a horse 力人如牛
a strong wing 强有力的翅膀
2)能力等优秀的,卓越的,学科等擅长的
strong points 优点
weak points 缺点
a strong swimmer 游泳健将
3)味道,气味等浓的,强烈的
strong tea 浓茶
weak tea 淡茶
a strong smell 浓烈的气味
strong cheese 味道很浓的奶酪
4)议论等有力的,有权威的
有力的论据a strong argument
strong evidence 有力的证据
5)相关短语
strong room 保险柜
strong language 骂人的话
be goin9 strong 精神十足
strong drink 烈性的酒精饮料
soft drink 软饮料
weakling 懦夫,弱者
swimmer n. 游泳运动员
swim--swam--swum(-mm-)
l)v. 游泳
go swimming in the pool 在池子里游泳
例:Dogs can swim very well. 狗非常善于游泳。
float 漂浮
dive 跳水
drown 溺水
breaststroke 蛙式游泳
crawl 翻由式游泳
butterfly 蝶式游泳
backstroke 仰式游泳
2)V. 滑动(像游泳般)
例:The white clouds swam across the sky. 白云飘过天空。
3)相关短语
teach fish to swim
/teach one' s grandmother to suck eggs班门弄斧
swim with the tide/swim with the stream 顺着潮流
swim against the tide/swim against the stream 违反潮流
succeed v. 成功,顺利完成;继…之后,接着…发生(反义词fail)
succeed in sth/succeed in doing sth
做某事成功,在某方面成功
例:We succeed in the negotiation. 我们谈判成功了.
Did he succeed in the examination?
Did he succeed in passing the examination?
他考试及格了吗?
fail to do 没能作成某事
fail in sth 在某方面失败
fail in doing sth做某事不成功
例: Several earthquakes succeeded the eruption of the volcano.
火山爆发后,发生过数次地震。
The stormy night ended, and a beautiful morning succeeded.
暴风雨的夜晚之后是一个晴朗的早晨。
success n. 成功<-->failure失败
例:The meeting is a great success。 这个会议很成功。
You are a success. 你是一个成功者。
You are a failure. 你是一个失败者。
successful adj. 成功的后缀ful是full的变形,careful,beautiful
例: There were' successful in launching a communication satellite.
他们成功的发射了…枚通信小星。
successfully adv. 成功地
例:I passed the exam successfully. 我成功的通过了考试试。
The prime minister explained his policy so successfully that he won a majority.
他成功地阐述了他的以至于他以多数获胜。
train
1)n. 火车
by train/take a train 乘火车
catch the early train 赶早班火车
underground/tube (Br)/subway(Am) 地铁
2) n. 长袍拖地的部分
3) v. develop one's skill
训练,养成。培训:练习,培养训练
例: He trained the horse for the next race.
他训练这匹打算下次参加比赛。
工was trained as a nurse. 我接受过护士的训练。
train sb to do sth训练某人做某事
例: He trained his dog to stand on its hind legs.
他训练那条狗用后腿站着。
She is training to be a lawyer. 她参加律师的培训。
training centre培训中心
trainer 教练
trainee 受训练的人
employer 雇主
employ 雇员
interviewer 记者,面试官
interviewee 被面试人,被采访人
trainers (Br)运动鞋/sneakers (Am)
anxiously adv.焦急地,忧虑地
eg:Arc you all right?"he asked anxiously.
anxious adj.挂念的,忧虑的
an anxious look
eg. I' m anxious about her health.
anxious adj. 渴望的,盼望的
be anxious for 渴望某事
例: We are anxious for your safe return.
我渴望你的平安归来
be anxious to do sth 渴望做某事
be anxious for sb to do sth 渴望某人做某事
She was anxious for them all to leave the room.
她渴望他们所有人离开这间屋子。
anxiety n. 渴望,忧虑
例: He caused his parents a lot of anxiety.
她令他的父母非常担心。
His sick wife is a great anxiety to him.
nervous 紧张的
worried 焦急的,担心的
anxious /very worried
annoyed 恼火的
angry 生气的
irritated 愤怒的,暴怒的['iri'teitid]
intend v。打算
intend to do sth 打算做某事,不用将来时,用一般现在时
plan to do sth 计划做某事
hope to do sth 希望做某事
mean to do sth 打算做某事
例:She intends to go abroad. 她打算出国。
She intends to enter for the competition.她打算参加比赛。
They intend to marry. 他们打算结婚。
have intended to do-- / intended to do 本打算…(虚拟)
should have done--but didn’t do that somehow
例:l had intended to go for a walk, but it rained, so I cancelled it.
我本打算去散步但下雨了我取消了这个计划。
intention n. 目的,打算,意图
例: The road to hell is paved with goods intention.
通往地狱的路是由良好的意图铺成的。只有良好的动机而不付诸实践,徒遭埋怨或惩罚
tend [tend] v. 倾向,趋势
例:Secretaries tend to be girls. 秘书基本上都是女孩子。
Young men tend to study abroad. 年轻的人都喜欢出国学习。
solid n. /adj.
1)n. 固体liquid液体, gas气体
例: How many states are there in the universe?
宇宙间物质有多少形态存在?
(state状态,州,陈述)
Three. They are gas, solid and liquid.
2) adj. 固体的 liquid液体的 gaseous气体的
solid fuel 固体燃料
Ice is water in solid State 冰是水的固体
3)adj. 实质的,非空心的<一>hollow
solid tires 充满了气的轮胎
a solid meal 丰盛的一顿饭
此时无比较级和最高级
4)adj. 结实的,牢固的
a solid building 很牢固的一座楼
a solid table 很牢固的一张桌子
a solid bridge 很牢固的一座桥
5)adj.公司事业等牢固的,可信赖的
a solid enterprise 可信任的公司
He is a man of solid character.他是—个可信赖的人。
lay a solid foundation in--打下牢固的基础
6) adj. 无掺杂物的,纯粹的 (无比较级和最高级)
solid white 纯白
二、 关键句型Key Structures
一般将来时
1. will do sth/ shall do sth / be going to十 v.原形 ( am, is, are)表示打算,准各做的事或即将发生的或肯定要发生的事。
Eg. We are going to put up a building,
我们打算在这建一栋楼房。
Who' s going to speak first? 谁将第一个发言?
I think,it's going to snow. 想一会要下雪。
She's going to have a baby. 她将要生孩子。
How are you going to spend your holidays? 你怎样度过假期呢?
There are going to be a lot of trouble about this.
关于这件事将会有很多麻烦。
在陈述句和疑问句中,我们常常可用be going to来代替shall或will,但在条件句或类似这样的句子,我们不能用be going to.
例: You will enjoy yourself if you travel by sea.
要是你乘船旅行你可能会开心。
Sue: Let's have a party. 我们开个聚会吧!
David: It' s a great idea. we'll invite many friends
这个注意太棒了,我们可以邀请很多朋友。
(later that day)这…天的晚些时候
Sue: (said to Peter)David and l are going to have a party, and we are going to invite many people.
(对皮特说)戴维和我将开个聚会,我们会邀请很多人。
例: Jack phoned you just now. Ok, I'II phone him back
杰克刚刚给你打电话了。好的,我会回电话的。
I know that. I'm going to phone him back.
我知道了,我正要回电话呢!
例:Ann is in hospital. 安住院了。
Really? I will go to see her. 真的?我将去看她。
I know.I’m going to see her. 我知道了,我正要去看她
例: Look at the black clouds, It' s going to rain.
你看那些乌云要下雨了。
Why are you turning on the TV?你为什么打开电视啊?
I’m going to listen to the news. 我将要听新闻。
l)will do sth/shall do sth
例: I' II let you have the book when I'm through.
当我看完这本书我将给你。
Which book shall I read first? 我应该先读哪一本呢?
2) be going to
例: He is going to sell his car.他打算卖掉他的车。
I am going to write to him.我打算给他写信。
3)某些动作表示按计划或时刻表作的是,用一般现在时表示与一般将来时。
mean to do打算做某事
例:I mean to go tomorrow. 我打算明天走。
plan to do计划做某事
eg. I plan to stay here.
I am planning to stay here.我打算停留住这。
hope to do希望做某事
例: We hope to visit this place again.
我们希望再次参观这个地方。
1ntent to do打算做某事
例: We intend to leave at 6 0' clock.
我们打算六点出发。
4)趋向性动词,表示要发生的时,用现在进行时表示将来时。
go, come, leave, arrive, land, meet, die, start, return, join
例:I am coming to see you. 我将要来看你。
The train is leaving. 火车马上离开了。
5)be to do表示按计划安排要发生的事或用来征求对方意见。
例: When is the factory to go into production?
这家工厂什么时候开始生产呢?
When are they to hand in their plan?
他们什么时候把计划交上来呢?
6)be about to...正要做¨
We' re about to leave.我们正要出发。
He is about to retire. 他将要退休
7)set out to do 着手做某事
例: I set out to knit a sweater but in the end it became a vest.
我着手织一件背心最后织成毛衣了。
例: He set about his homework right after supper.
他一吃完晚饭就开始做作业了。
三、课文讲解Text
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
across prep. 穿过
cross v. 穿过,橫渡
例: Be careful when you cross the street.
过马路的时候…定要小心。
A new shop opened across the street.
马路对面一家新的商店开张了。
through prep. 从内部穿过
through the park 穿过公园
through the forest 穿过森林
cross v. 穿过,橫过,交叉
cross a river 穿过一条河
cross a bridge 穿过一座桥
例: He sat down and crossed her legs.
他坐下来,翘起二郎腿。
cross n. 十字架:混合种
例: A mule is a cross between a horse and an ass.
骡子时马和驴混合种。
She is going to set out from the French coast at five o’clock in the morning.
set out from从某地出发上路
set off 开始旅行,赛跑,出发
set out to do sth/set about doing sth/set about sth 着手做某事
例: They succeeded in what set out to do.
他们着手的事情成功了。
They set about training他们开始训练
Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world.
hope t o do 用…般现在时表愿-望
set up/build/make/create a record 创造记录
She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
a strong swimmer 游泳健将,能手
feel that/believe that 是一个宾语从句
be sure to do 肯定要做某事,一定做某事
be sure of 一定会获得,贏得某事物
例:Be sure to come early next time. 下次一定要早点来。
You are sure of a warm welcome. 你一定会得到热烈的欢迎的。
Can I be sure of a profit if I invest?
如果我投资,我一定会得到利润吗?
Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years.
Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
下文中will be waiting for都有是将来进行时,表达对将来的行为,状况的一种判断推測。
watch观看,指正在发生的事情
例: Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously.
明天他将焦急地注视着她。
watch TV看电视
watch a football match观看足球比赛
look at 看,指看的动作
look at the blackboard看黑板
look at your book 你的书
look at this picture 看这幅画
follow 跟随
例: I followed my mother into the kitchen.
我跟着妈妈走进厨房。
as多用于引导在某行为的继续中发生某事的继续之行为(/when)
例: As I was walking down the street an American asked me for directions to the nearest station.
当我沿着马路走的时候,一个美国人间我去车站的路。
as随着
例: As she grew older, she became more pessimistic.
随着他年龄渐长,他越来越悲观了。
as由于,因为
例: As I had a cold, I was absent from school.
因为我感冒,所以我没有去上学。
as 一面...一面(while)
例: He sang songs as he was taking a bath.
他一面唱歌,一面洗澡。
Debbie intends to take shorts rests every two hours.
intend to do sth 打算做某事
have a rest/take a rest/take a break/have a break休息一下
every two hours/every other hour 每两个小时
every other day/every two days 每隔一天
every three or four days 每三四天
every now and then 不时,偶尔
She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
something to drink
something/nothing/ anything 的修饰语放在其后
something important 一些重要的事情
nothing important 没什么重要的事
anything else 别的什么事情
solid 固体的,非流体的
例: she will not eat any solid food.
她不会吃任何刚体的食物
firm adj. 稳固的,不松动的,无疑的
例: I've fixed that hook. It' s firm now.
我已经把这个钩子修好了,它已经很牢固了。
He gave me a firm refusal. 他断然的拒绝了我。
you must be very firm on that child.
你必须对那个孩子非常严格。
stable adj. 坚定的,常用来形容性格的
例:He is a very stable person. 他是一个性格很坚定的人。
Most of Debbie's school fiends will be waiting for her on the English coast.
most大多数(通常不与the连用)
例: Most people want to own their own house
大多数人希望有自己的房子。
He hates most modem art他不喜欢大多数的现在艺术。
most of all格外
例: I like all kinds of music, but most of all I like classical music.,
我喜欢各种音乐,但是我尤其喜欢古典音乐。
Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
倒装句,未倒装前:
Debbie' s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl, will be among them.
between 二者之间
among 三者或三者以上
定语从句
限定性定语从句
例:He is the man who you are looking for. 他是你要找的人。
The people who we met at the party were friendly to us.
我们在联欢会—卜遇到的人对我们非常友好。
There is an old man who wants to meet you.
有一个老人想见你。
非限定性定语从旬
例: He didn't tell me any news, which worried me.
他没有告诉我任何消息,这件事情令我担心。
which代替前面整个句子)
Mary bought a little bird, which was very pretty.
玛丽买了一只鸟,这只鸟很漂亮。
There comes the boy, who is our monitor.
那边来了一个男孩,他是我们班长。
Like father,like son 有其父,必有其子。
Like mother,like daughter. 有其母,必有其女。
Special Difficulties
watch/look at/follow/solid/firm/stable
l. I came to a ____ decision and I will not change my mind.
我得出了一个坚定的决定,我是不会改变主意的。
2. I stood on the bridge and ____ the boats passing by.
我站在桥上看着过往的般只。
3. May I ____ your photograph album? 我能看一下你的相册吗?
4. The ice in the pond is so____ that you can walk on n it.
池塘里的冰是如此的坚固以至于你可以在上面走了。
5. I tried to persuade him but he remained___.
我企图说他,但是他保持不动摇。
答案:l) firm; 2) watched; 3) look at ; 4) firm/solid; 5) firm
四、练习 Exercises
1. She is sure to succeed.
Many people feel sure ____ it.
她一定能成功,许多人确信这一点。
A. to B. for C. in D. of
分析:be sure to do表示“一定会帮某事”: be sure of sth表示“确信,肯定”。 答案是D
2. ____ does she intend to take short rests? Every two hours. 她打算多长时间休息一下?每两个小时。
A. Since when B. How long C. How much D. How often
分析: A.从什么时间; B.多长时间; C.多少:D.对频率提问的。 答案是D.
3. Mr. Hart has trained her. He' s her ____
哈特先生训练她,他是她的教练。
A. leader B. guide C. trainee D. instructor
分析: A.领袖,领导; B.向导; c.受训者: D.教练,教导员。 答案是D.
4. What do you ____ to do about the problem now that this solution has failed?
既然这个方法失败了,你打算用什么方法来解决这个问题呢?
A. consider B. suppose C. tend D. intend
分析:
A.考虑,照顾,认为 B.推想,假设,猜想:C.趋向,照管,护理; D.想要,打算,意指。
六、谚语
1. Bite the hand that feeds one. 恩将仇报:忘恩负义。
2. Blood is thicker than water.家族火系胜于其他关系:血浓于水。下载本文