新概念第三册课文精读详解5.docx

1、新概念第三册课文精读详解5Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 世界上最长的吊桥一、【Text】课文Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He described it as a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed

2、 a great river. Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the greatest bridge in the world was named after him.The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It h

3、as a span of 4260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under t

4、he sea. These alone took sixteen months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet. They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended. Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire. It has been estimated that if the bridge were p

5、acked with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designers dream to create an enormous object drawn as faintly as possib

6、le.二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语suspension n. 悬，吊agreeable adj. 宜人的situation n. 地点，地方locate v. 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immensity n. 巨大capacity n. 承受量elegant adj. 优美别致的faintly adv.

7、 微细地suspension n. 悬，吊suspension bridge 吊桥suspend: 悬挂Eg.: The light is suspended from the ceiling.暂停Eg.: The train was suspended because of the heavy rain.suspense: n. 担心，挂念，悬念Eg.: The wonderful film give me a deep impression because of its suspense.He didnt tell us the truth in cap to me in suspense

8、 all day.suspenders 吊袜带agreeable adj. 宜人的Today is agreeable.agreeable situationHis house is in a agreeable situation.situation n. 地点，地方locationsituate v.locate v.Beijing is located in the North of China.Japan is located to the East of China.is located to.locate v. 位于immortal adj. 永生的，流芳百世的Brooklyn n

9、. 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underestimate 低估overestimate 高估Eg.: At a rough estimate, the car is worth 500 thousand RMB.estimation n. 判断in my estimationimmensity n. 巨大capacity n. 承受量Are you clear about the capacity of the cin

10、ema?做某事的能力have a capacity for doing sth.have a capacity to doability成功地做到了We have ability to finish the work in two days.capability内在的潜力have capability to dohave capability of doingAny chile has capability of learning a foreign launguge well.Any chile has capability to learn a foreign launguge well.

11、faculty 侧重于“主观的能力”the faculty of seeingthe faculty of hearingcompetence 胜任工作的能力、资格I have competence for the job.elegant adj. 优美别致的The lady is elegant.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faintly adv. 微细地三、【课文精析】sailed into. -句子的主干about whom-Italiandescribe sth. as 把.描绘成.，认为 .常见的动词有：s

12、ee, view, look upon, recoginze, regard, treat, acceptEg.: I should describe the attempt as a failure.His mother regards him as genius.I accept his words as true.located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river 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; in the midst

13、 of which 引导一个定语从句，which指two small hills。句子结构要倒装（flowed 在a great river之前）in the midst of, 在.之中。 in the midst of two small hills flowed a great river A great river flowed in the middle of the two hills.in the middle of the night = at midnightin the middle of the winterin the middle of the summerI lik

14、e the village located within two small hills.Eg.: 我们来到了一个农庄，在这个农庄的前面有一座大山。We arrived at a farm house. in front of which is a mountain. 动词位于主语之前though / although / even though 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。by no means 决不，绝对不 （加强语气）E.: It is by no means pleasant to take a crowded bu

15、s.乘坐一辆拥挤的公交车无论如何不是一件令人高兴的事。not by any meansnot at allHe isnt satisfied with a job at all.in no wayin no casein no sense in no circumstancesremain immortalbe named afterbe named fortake ones name froma span of: 跨度，桥长take into account / take into consideration / take account of 考虑到Eg.: We have to take

16、 the date into account when we have the meeting.support : hold up 支撑extend 延伸，伸展a railway extends to the next cityextend to a depth of 深度extend to a length of 长度extend to a width of 宽度rise to 上升的高度which指代先行词 cablesIt has been estimated / expected that据估计It is saidIt is reportedIt has been estimated

17、/ expectedbe packed with. 作“挤满.; 装满 .”解were 虚拟语气carry 承载a third 三分之一immensity-sizedespite=in spite offulfilling: 分词做状语表结果The bus was held up by the snowstorm, causing the delay.her husband died in1970, leaving her with two children.At last he passed his examination, fulfilling his dream to go abroad

18、. 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。）Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术中的电流一、【Text】课文Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of mod

19、ern sculpture on display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called modern pieces have been on display for nearly fifty years.In spite of this, some people-in-cluding myself-were surprised by a recent exhibition o

20、f modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous! The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wi

21、nd are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall struc

22、tures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These Peculiar forms not only

23、 seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!二、【New words and expressions】 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oddly adv. 古怪的attach v. 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pre

24、historic adj. 史前的，老掉牙的electronic adj. 电子的peculiar adj. 奇异的shock v.令人震惊，刺激人emotionally adv. 感情上current n. 电流current n. the flow of electricity 电流 a continuous movement of water 水流 adj. 目前的，现在的； current affairs 时事currency n. 流通（货币）currently adv. 普遍地，通常地，现在，当前sculpture n. 雕塑sculptural adj. 雕刻的，雕刻般的scul

25、ptor n. 雕刻家mistaken adj. 错误的mistaken adj. incorrect; wrong; misunderstoodEg.: The teacher has mistaken opinion of his pupil. He doesnt use simple plain language and he is often mistaken.make a mistake / by mistake 弄错了He took my umbrella by mistake.and no mistake 确实如此(口语)Eg: He is honest and no mista

26、ke.mistake vt.mistake sb. for 把某人误认为Eg.: Yesterday, I mistook him for my classmate.gallery n. 美术馆exhibit n. 展品，陈列品exhibit: show in publicexhibition n. 展览会Eg.: Yesterday we went to an exhibition to visit exhibits.oddly adv. 古怪的oddly: strangelyodd adj. 古怪的strange adj. 因为陌生而奇怪的queer adj.奇特的Eg.: Look, h

27、e is wearing a queer hat.fantastic adj.奇妙的eccentric adj.怪癖的；He is an eccentric person.attach v. 连，系attach vt. 系，拴，粘上，贴上attach to Eg.; he attached the lamb to a tree.attach to sb. for sth. 因为某事而把.加在某人身上Eg.: We didnt attach blame to him for his failure.attach importance to sth. 对某事非常重视Eg.: We attach i

28、mportance to education.be attached to sth. 喜欢，喜爱Eg.: Im very attached to her.attachment n. 固定，爱慕，友情，附着sphere n. 球体magnetize v. 使磁化magnetized vt.Eg.: The iron was magnetized.He speech magnetized the listeners.repel v. 排斥repel vt.: to drive back; cause feelings of dislikeEg.: the different sexes attra

29、ct each other and the same sexes repel on the contrary.Let me go at once, you repel me. 让我走，你真让我恶心。flicker v. 闪烁flash v. 闪光flicker v. shine unsteadilyflash v. shine for a momentemit v.放射emit v. give offemit sound / emit smell / emit light / emit heat / emit smokeprehistoric adj. 史前的，老掉牙的peculiar adj

30、. strange and unusualEg.: The food has peculiar taste.Im feeling rather peculiar.electronic adj. 电子的peculiar adj. 奇异的peculiar adj. stange and unusualEg.: The food has peculiar taste.Im feeling rather peculiar.shock v.令人震惊，刺激人get shocked 受震动At the news, he got shocked.shock n. 震惊；get a big shockemotionally adv. 感情上emotional adj. 易激动的，情绪的，感情脆弱的Eg.: I think you agree with me, women are often said to be