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Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld

世界上最长的吊桥

一、【Text】课文

Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thegreatestbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.

TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4260feet.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate'anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible'.

二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语

◆suspensionn.悬，吊

◆agreeable  adj.宜人的

◆situation   n.地点，地方

◆locatev.位于

◆immortal  adj.永生的，流芳百世的

◆Brooklyn  n.布鲁克林（纽约一区名）

◆Staten      n.斯塔顿（岛）

◆span  n.跨度

◆cable n缆索

◆concrete   n.混泥土

◆suspend    v.悬挂

◆length      n.根，段

◆estimate   v.估计

◆immensityn.巨大

◆capacity   n.承受量

◆elegant     adj.优美别致的

◆faintly      adv.微细地

★suspensionn.悬，吊

suspensionbridge吊桥

suspend:

悬挂

Eg.:

Thelightissuspendedfromtheceiling.

暂停

Eg.:

Thetrainwassuspendedbecauseoftheheavyrain.

suspense:

n.担心，挂念，悬念

Eg.:

Thewonderfulfilmgivemeadeepimpressionbecauseofitssuspense.

Hedidn’ttellusthetruthincaptomeinsuspenseallday.

suspenders吊袜带

★agreeableadj.宜人的

Todayisagreeable.

agreeablesituation

Hishouseisinaagreeablesituation.

★situationn.地点，地方

location

situatev.

locatev.

BeijingislocatedintheNorthofChina.

JapanislocatedtotheEastofChina.

islocatedto...

★locatev.位于

★immortaladj.永生的，流芳百世的

★Brooklynn.布鲁克林（纽约一区名）

★Statenn.斯塔顿（岛）

★spann.跨度

★cablen缆索

★concreten.混泥土

★suspendv.悬挂

★lengthn.根，段

★estimatev.估计

underestimate低估

overestimate高估

Eg.:

Ataroughestimate,thecarisworth500thousandRMB.

estimationn.判断

inmyestimation

★immensityn.巨大

★capacityn.承受量

Areyouclearaboutthecapacityofthecinema?

做某事的能力

haveacapacityfordoingsth.

haveacapacitytodo

ability成功地做到了

Wehaveabilitytofinishtheworkintwodays.

capability内在的潜力

havecapabilitytodo

havecapabilityofdoing

Anychilehascapabilityoflearningaforeignlaungugewell.

Anychilehascapabilitytolearnaforeignlaungugewell.

faculty侧重于“主观的能力”

thefacultyofseeing

thefacultyofhearing

competence胜任工作的能力、资格

Ihavecompetenceforthejob.

★elegantadj.优美别致的

Theladyiselegant.

graceful:

强调一个人的体型

elegant:

 还表示人的举止很得体，大方

delicate:

精致的

★faintlyadv.微细地

三、【课文精析】

sailedinto..----句子的主干

aboutwhom----Italian

describesth.as把......描绘成......，认为......

常见的动词有：

see,view, lookupon,recoginze,regard,treat,accept

Eg.:

Ishoulddescribetheattemptasafailure.

Hismotherregardshimasgenius.

Iaccepthiswordsastrue.

locatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver位于两座小山之间，一条大河滔滔流过。

 located...是过去分词短语作定语，修饰situation;

 inthemidstofwhich引导一个定语从句，which指twosmallhills。

句子结构要倒装（flowed在agreatriver之前）

inthemidstof,在......之中。

 inthemidstoftwosmallhillsflowedagreatriver

 Agreatriverflowedinthemiddleofthetwohills.

inthemiddleofthenight==atmidnight

inthemiddleofthewinter

inthemiddleofthesummer

Ilikethevillagelocatedwithintwosmallhills.

Eg.:

 我们来到了一个农庄，在这个农庄的前面有一座大山。

Wearrivedatafarmhouse.infrontofwhichisamountain.动词位于主语之前

though/although/eventhough引导让步状语从句

用了though,although不能使用but,yet可以用——强调转折关系。

bynomeans决不，绝对不（加强语气）

E.:

Itisbynomeanspleasanttotakeacrowdedbus.乘坐一辆拥挤的公交车无论如何不是一件令人高兴的事。

notbyanymeans

notatall

Heisn’tsatisfiedwithajobatall.

innoway

innocase

innosense

innocircumstances

remainimmortal

benamedafter

benamedfor

takeone’snamefrom

aspanof:

跨度，桥长

takeintoaccount/takeintoconsideration/takeaccountof考虑到

Eg.:

Wehavetotakethedateintoaccountwhenwehavethemeeting.

support:

holdup支撑

extend延伸，伸展

arailwayextendstothenextcity

extendtoadepthof深度

extendtoalengthof长度

extendtoawidthof宽度

riseto上升的高度

which指代先行词cables

Ithasbeenestimated/expectedthat…据估计

Itissaid

Itisreported

Ithasbeenestimated/expected

bepackedwith...作“挤满......;装满......”解

were 虚拟语气

carry承载

athird三分之一

immensity----size

despite==inspiteof

fulfilling:

分词做状语表结果

Thebuswasheldupbythesnowstorm,causingthedelay.

herhusbanddiedin1970,leavingherwithtwochildren.

Atlasthepassedhisexamination,fulfillinghisdreamtogoabroad.他终于通过了这次考试，实现了出国的梦想（现在分词做结果状语，表示一种主动的概念。

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Lesson18Electriccurrentsinmodernart现代艺术中的电流

一、【Text】课文

Modernsculpturerarelysurprisesusanymore.Theideathatmodernartcanonlybeseeninmuseumsismistaken.Evenpeoplewhotakenointerestinartcannothavefailedtonoticeexamplesofmodernsculptureondisplayinpublicplaces.Strangeformsstandingardens,andoutsidebuildingsandshops.Wehavegotquiteusedtothem.Someso-called'modern'pieceshavebeenondisplayfornearlyfiftyyears.

Inspiteofthis,somepeople--in-cludingmyself--weresurprisedbyarecentexhibitionofmodernsculpture.ThefirstthingIsawwhenIenteredtheartgallerywasanoticewhichsaid:

'Donottouchtheexhibits.Someofthemaredangerous!

'Theobjectsondisplaywerepiecesofmovingsculpture.Oddlyshapedformsthataresuspendedfromtheceilingandmoveinresponsetoagustofwindarequitefamiliartoeverybody.Theseobjects,however,weredifferent.Linedupagainstthewall,therewerelongthinwiresattachedtometalspheres.Thesphereshadbeenmagnetizedandattractedorrepelledeachotherallthetime.Inthecentreofthehall,therewereanumberoftallstructureswhichcontainedcolouredlights.Theselightsflickeredcontinuouslyliketrafficlightswhichhavegonemad.Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashedonandoffangrily.Itwasratherlikeanexhibitionofprehistoricelectronicequipment.ThesePeculiarformsnotonlyseemeddesignedtoshockpeopleemotionally,buttogivethemelectricshocksaswell!

二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语

◆current     n.电流

◆sculpture  n.雕塑

◆mistaken  adj.错误的

◆gallery     n.美术馆

◆exhibit     n.展品，陈列品

◆oddlyadv.古怪的

◆attachv.连，系

◆sphere      n.球体

◆magnetize v.使磁化

◆repel v.排斥

◆flicker      v.闪烁

◆emit  v.放射

◆flash v.闪光

◆prehistoricadj.史前的，老掉牙的

◆electronic adj.电子的

◆peculiar   adj.奇异的

◆shockv.令人震惊，刺激人

◆emotionally     adv.感情上

★currentn.电流

currentn.theflowofelectricity电流

          acontinuousmovementofwater水流

       adj.目前的，现在的；currentaffairs时事

currencyn.流通（货币）

currentlyadv.普遍地，通常地，现在，当前

★sculpturen.雕塑

sculpturaladj.雕刻的，雕刻般的

sculptorn.雕刻家

★mistakenadj.错误的

mistakenadj.incorrect;wrong;misunderstood

Eg.:

Theteacherhasmistakenopinionofhispupil.Hedoesn’tusesimpleplainlanguageandheisoftenmistaken.

makeamistake/bymistake弄错了

Hetookmyumbrellabymistake.

andnomistake确实如此（口语）

Eg:

Heishonestandnomistake.

mistakevt.

mistakesb.for把某人误认为

Eg.:

Yesterday,Imistookhimformyclassmate.

★galleryn.美术馆

★exhibitn.展品，陈列品

exhibit:

showinpublic

exhibitionn.展览会

Eg.:

Yesterdaywewenttoanexhibitiontovisitexhibits.

★oddlyadv.古怪的

oddly:

strangely

oddadj.古怪的

strangeadj.因为陌生而奇怪的

queeradj.奇特的

Eg.:

Look,heiswearingaqueerhat.

fantasticadj.奇妙的

eccentricadj.怪癖的；Heisaneccentricperson.

★attachv.连，系

attachvt.系，拴，粘上，贴上

attachto

Eg.;heattachedthelambtoatree.

attachtosb.forsth.因为某事而把......加在某人身上

Eg.:

Wedidn’tattachblametohimforhisfailure.

attachimportancetosth.对某事非常重视

Eg.:

Weattachimportancetoeducation.

beattachedtosth.喜欢，喜爱

Eg.:

I’mveryattachedtoher.

attachmentn.固定，爱慕，友情，附着

★spheren.球体

★magnetizev.使磁化

magnetizedvt.

Eg.:

Theironwasmagnetized.

Hespeechmagnetizedthelisteners.

★repelv.排斥

repelvt.:

todriveback;causefeelingsofdislike

Eg.:

thedifferentsexesattracteachotherandthesamesexesrepelonthecontrary.

Letmegoatonce,yourepelme.让我走，你真让我恶心。

★flickerv.闪烁

★flashv.闪光

flickerv.shineunsteadily

flashv.shineforamoment

★emitv.放射

emitv.giveoff

emitsound/emitsmell/emitlight/emitheat/emitsmoke

★prehistoricadj.史前的，老掉牙的

peculiaradj.strangeandunusual

Eg.:

Thefoodhaspeculiartaste.

I’mfeelingratherpeculiar.

★electronicadj.电子的

◆peculiar adj.奇异的

peculiaradj.stangeandunusual

Eg.:

Thefoodhaspeculiartaste.

I’mfeelingratherpeculiar.

◆shockv.令人震惊，刺激人

getshocked受震动

Atthenews,hegotshocked.

shockn.震惊；getabigshock

◆emotionallyadv.感情上

emotionaladj.易激动的，情绪的，感情脆弱的

Eg.:

Ithinkyouagreewithme,womenareoftensaidtobe