完整word版新概念英语第二册笔记第76课.docx

1、完整word版新概念英语第二册笔记第76课Lesson 76 April Fools Day 愚人节【Text 】To end our special news bulletin, said the voice of the television announcer , were going over to themacaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two ofthe leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and

2、Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have beenexpecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can seetwo workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brownmacaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night ga

3、thering and threshing this years crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She hasbeen helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. This last scene shows you what will happe

4、n at the end of theharvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April lst.Were now going back to the studio.【课文翻译】“作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾， 电视播放员说， “我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。通

5、心粉在这个地区已经种植了 600 多年了。两个主要种植者，朱塞 皮 .莫尔道瓦和里卡多 .布拉班特告诉我，他们素来希望着今年获得一个大丰收，收割工作比从前开始要早些。这里您能够看到两个工人，他们协力割下了 3 车金黄 色的通心粉秸。全村的人都日夜奋战，要赶在 9 月的雨季从前把今年的庄稼收获上来，打结束。在屏幕的右侧，您能够看到布拉班特太太自己， 她已经帮了她的丈夫 30 年了。布拉班特太太现在正和负责通心粉加工的当地加工厂的经理讲话。这最后一个镜头向您显现了收获此后将发生的事情：出名的克拉布利亚人吃通心粉大 赛！目前的冠军弗拉特里先生， 自 1991 年以来，年年获胜。今天 - 4 月 1

6、日，星期四 - 的专题新闻节目到此结束。现在我们回到电视演播室。New words and expressions生词和短语fooln.傻瓜bulletinn.新闻简报announcern.电视、之声播音员macaronin.通心面，空心面条leadingadj.主要的growern.种植者splendidadj.极好的stalkn.梗gatherv.收庄稼threshv.打庄稼processv.加工Signorn.意大利语先生presentadj. 目前的championn.冠军studion.播音室【生词讲解】1.fool1)n 傻子，愚人，傻子eg:Dont be a fool!不要说傻

7、话，别做傻事！eg:He is no fool.他可不是傻子。eg:You fool ！你可真傻！2) adj ( 美) 笨拙的，傻的 (foolish a fool idea 笨拙的念想be fool enough to do sth 笨到做eg: She was fool enough to believe that.她笨到相信那件事情。make a fool of 愚弄，讽刺eg: Dont make a fool of poor people.不要讽刺穷人。fools errand 空费，白跑一场errand n 差事，使命fools paradise ( 实质是荒谬无聊 ) 自以为特

8、别幸福，有意义的处境，想象3) v 愚弄，骗，欺诈eg: He has fooled a lot of people into believing that he is an honest statesman.他骗好多人相信他是一位老实的政治家。fool about / fool around 闲荡，闲游2.bulletin1)n ( 政府机关的公报，通知，通知2)n 新闻快报bulletin board( 美通告牌a news bulletin新闻简报3. announcern播放员，播音员announce1) v公布，宣告，见告announce new economic policies宣

9、告新的经济方案eg:The news was announced to the pubulic on TV.这个新闻在电视上对公众播出。eg:Please announce to your class that there will be no school tomorrow.请通知你的同学明天不上课。2)v显示，预告eg:A warm sunshine announces the coming of spring.温暖的阳光显示春天就要来了。A warm sunshine announces that spring is coming .announcementn 公布，宣告；见告，宣告eg

10、:Id like to make an important announcement.我要公布一项重要声明。eg:The official announcement of the cause of the accident appeared in the newspaper.关于事故原因的官方通知登在报纸上。4. macaronin通心粉，空心面条spaghettin意大利面条5.leading1)adj主要的，最重要的the leading topics主语话题play a leading part扮演主角play a leading role in sth.在某事中起主要作用。2) adj

11、领导的，优异的，一流的leading politicians优异的政治家3) adj先导的，带头的a leading horse带头的马leading article社论，谈论 相当于 editorial )leading light重要人物，有权者6. growern 种植的人grow1)v 成长，长大eg:Children grow rapidly.少儿长得很快。eg:He has grown 10 centimetres taller in a year他一年长高了 10cm.2)v ( 数量，数量增大，增加eg:The population of this city is growin

12、g every year.这个城市的人口每年都在增加。eg:Our anxieties grew as our son grew.随着儿子的长大，我们忧虑的事情也增加了。3)v ( 渐渐 ) 变得，变成 状态eg:It was growing dark.天黑了。eg:He has grown rich.他变得富饶了。eg:He has grown excited.他变得愉悦起来。grow on eg:( 事情对某人有越来越大的影响，越来越被 The drinking habit grow on me.喜欢不能够使用不动形式我染上饮酒的习惯。eg:I didnt like rock music

13、at first, but it has grown on me.grow up eg开初我不喜欢摇滚乐，此后我渐渐喜欢上它了。成长Grow up !别孩子气了！grower1)n 种植者a vegetable grower蔬菜种植者2n 成长得 的植物常和 adj连用a fast/ quick grower早熟的植物growingadj成长的growing pains成长远神经痛；青春期烦忧grownadj长成的，大人的a grown man一个大人7.splendid1)adj( 风景，建筑 ) 壮丽的，华美的，壮观的a splendid sunset 壮丽的夕阳a splendid ca

14、thedral 庄严的大教堂eg: The view was just splendid.风景极为壮观，极为壮丽。2) adj 太好的，真了不起的eg: Weve had a splendid time .我们玩的特别快乐。eg: Thats a splendid idea.真是个了不起的想法。splendidly adv 华美地，壮观地，豪华地splendor n 光荣，光芒 相当于 brilliance)the splendor of a sunset 夕阳的光芒the splendor of the palace 宫殿的华美堂皇8.stalk1)n茎，叶柄，花梗cherry stalks

15、 樱桃的梗stern stalk 花茎petal n 花瓣leaf n 叶子root n 根2) v 大踏步地走，仰头阔步地走eg: He stalked out in anger .他气愤地迈开大步走出去。9.gather1)v收成，摘取，收集eg: She gathered flowers from the garden.她从花园里面采花。a farmer gathering in the crop 正在收割的农民 gather ina boy gathering his toy up 正在整理玩具的男孩子2) v 获知，推测为eg: I gathered from her remarks

16、 that she isnt satisfied with her job.收割我从她的言谈中推测她对工作不满意。gathering n 齐聚，会集，会集10.threshv( 把谷物 ) 脱粒threshing machine 脱粒机11.process1)n 过程，经过， 自然的作用the process of the development 睁开育的过程eg: Do you know what chemical processes are involved when food is digested?你知道食品消化的时候会引起什么化学作用吗？2) n 制法，程序，办理a new proc

17、ess to refine crude oil a process of making cake提炼原油的新方法做蛋糕的程序be in the process of 在 进行中间；在 之中eg: The building is in the process of being restored这栋大楼在重建过程中3) v 加工；办理procession na funeral processiona procession of floats行列送葬的行列花车的行列12.present1)adj 目前的，现在的the present President 现任总统at the present mome

18、nt 在现在in the present case 在目前这种状况下eg: Something must be done about the present situation.关于目前的状况必定采用措施。eg:2)adj 出席的，在场的反义词 absent)A lot of students were present at the meeting.好多学生参加了这个会议。eg:Who else present on that occasion?当时还有谁在场呢？eg:All the girls present turned to him.eg:所以在场的女孩子都向他求助。 turn to s

19、b3) adj 保留的，浮现的The touching scene is still present to my mind.向 请教，请教，求助那感人的场面仍旧历历在目。present company 在座各位4) n礼物Chrisitmas presents圣诞礼物5) n现在at present = now现在6) v 赠予；演出读音不相同present special programs演出特其余节目13. champion n 竞赛的优胜者，锦标保持人，冠军 eg: If our team defeats yours, well be the champions. champ)若是我们队

20、战胜你们队，那我们就是冠军了。the worlds heavy weight champion 世界重量级冠军runner-up = second place 亚军third place 季军championship n 冠军身份，冠军称号；锦标赛常用复数14. studio1) n2) n3) nstudio apartment工作室，画室电影制片厂录音室；播音室；灌唱片室( 美单房公寓efficiency apartment【课文讲解】1. To end our special news bulletin, said the voice of the television announce

21、r, weregoing over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.end v 使 结束，终结eg: The road ends here.这条路就到这儿了。eg: The decided to end their relationship.他们决定停止他们的关系。eg: They ended the play with a song.他们以一首歌结束这场戏。announcern( 电视，电台 ) 播音员anchormann( 电视等 ) 新闻综合报道员，主播；主持人go over to +地点1)往 去eg: He went over to an old

22、 woman and helped her into the bus.他朝一位老太太走去帮她上了公共汽车。2)高出go over a fence 高出栅栏3)详细地检查，检查，视察eg: I went over the figures twice, but reached the same total.我把数字检查了 2 遍，但是得出相同的总和。eg: You should go over a house before buying it.在买房子从前你应该好好地检查一下。4)屡次，复习eg: She went over the lines time and again.她屡次练习这个台词。2

23、.Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.has been grown 现在完成时的被动语态，表示过去的动作对现在的影响。 3.Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Mpldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier thanusual.Two of the leadin

24、g growers 2 个主要种植者 句子中间做主语have been expecting 素来希望着现在完成进行时， have been doinga splendid crop 大丰收harvesting n 收割，收获相当于 harvest)a good / fair harvest 丰收an abundant harvest 丰收a bad / poor harvest 歉收harvest v 收割harvester n 收获者，收割者表示素来在做某事eg:than usual 比平常usual adj 平常的This morning she got up earlier than u

25、sual.今天清早她比平常起的早一些。eg:usually adv 平常She usually gets up at six oclock.她平常 6 点起床。4.The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this yearscrop before the September rains.the whole village全村人has been working素来在工作着现在完成进行时gathering / threshing都是现在分词，是现在分词短语作状语，September rains

26、九月的雨季rainsn雨季drizzlen蒙蒙毛毛雨showern骤雨squalln狂风暴雨thundershowern雷阵雨downpourn倾盆大雨5. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself.for thirty years now.has been helping 素来在帮助 has been doing素来做 )She has been helping her husband6. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop

27、 is processed.定语从句： where the crop processed 通心粉所加工的工厂。Where 引导定语从句修饰 factorymanager n 经理a sales manager 销售经理general manager 总经理director n 主任，主管，总监eg ： Mr. Jones is the director of several companies.Jones 先生是几家公司的主任。headmaster/ principal n 中小学校长eg: Who is the headmaster of this school?谁是这个学校的校长？pres

28、ident/ chancellorn大专院校校长section chief 科长，处长Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!the last scene 最后一个镜头Calabria n 地名：卡拉布里亚Calabrian n 卡拉布里亚人what will happen at the end of the harvest由what引导的宾语从句，告诉你将会发生什么事情8.Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.has won 现在完成时，自从 1991 年每次都赢9. And that ends our special bulletin for todayback to the studio. specia