新概念第二冊(cè)第53課

Hotsnake

觸電的蛇Newwordsandexpressionshot[h?t]fireman['fa??m?n]cause

[k??z]examine[?g'z?m?n]accidentally[?ks?'dent(?)l?]remains[r?'me?nz]wire

[wa??]volt[v??lt]powerlinesolve[s?lv]mystery[?m?stri]snatch[sn?t?]spark[spɑ?k]

adj.帶電的，充電的n.消防隊(duì)員v.引起；n.原因v.檢查adv.意外地，偶然地

n.尸體，殘骸n.電線n.伏特（電壓?jiǎn)挝唬╇娏€v.解決n.謎v.抓住n.電火花

★hotadj.帶電的,充電的

hotadj.熱的；新鮮的；棘手的；帶電的,充電的

hot-hot-hot麻辣燙；hot-wings辣雞翅；hotdog熱狗

hot-tempered火暴(脾氣)的

（tempern.脾氣）

hotline熱線；hottopic熱門話題

hotcake熱蛋糕Itsellslikeahotcake/cakes.表示一個(gè)東西的暢銷,熱銷

hotpotato棘手的問(wèn)題

hotnews最熱點(diǎn)的新聞

★firemann.消防隊(duì)員hydrantn.消防栓,消防龍頭

fireextinguisher滅火器

（extinguishern.熄滅者,滅火器）

extinguish＝putout滅火firefightingn.消防；防火，打火firebrigade消防隊(duì)★causev.引起，使發(fā)生，導(dǎo)致v.引起

[過(guò)去式caused過(guò)去分詞caused現(xiàn)在分詞causing]causesth.引起麻煩

Carelessnesscausesaccidents.粗心導(dǎo)致事故

Pridecausesfailure.驕傲使人失敗

causesb.todosth.引起某人做某事,導(dǎo)致某人做某事

Illnesscausedhimtolosehistemper.(loseone’stemper發(fā)火)★causen.引起；原因1、原因，起因，強(qiáng)調(diào)事情發(fā)生的直接原因(一個(gè))Smokingisthebiggestpreventablecauseofdeathanddisease.吸煙是造成不必要疾病和死亡的最大原因。2、事業(yè)，(奮斗的)目標(biāo)或運(yùn)動(dòng)(尤指社會(huì)改革運(yùn)動(dòng))Helivesfornothingbuthiscause.他只為自己的事業(yè)生活?！颿ausen.引起；原因3、(某種行為、感情等的)理由，緣由，緣故；Onlyafewpeoplecanfindanycauseforcelebration.只有少數(shù)人能找到慶祝的理由。Inthecauseof為了。。。Inthecauseoffreedom為了自由Inthecauseofpeace為了和平★examinev.仔細(xì)檢查，診察，審查

[過(guò)去式examined過(guò)去分詞examined現(xiàn)在分詞examining]1、仔細(xì)檢查Heexaminedherpassportandstampedit.他仔細(xì)檢查了她的護(hù)照，然后在上面蓋了章。2、診察Anotherdoctorexaminedherandcouldstillfindnothingwrong.另一個(gè)醫(yī)生對(duì)她進(jìn)行了檢查，仍然找不出任何毛病。3、審查Theplanswillbeexaminedbyofficials.這些計(jì)劃將由官員們審查?！飁xaminev.仔細(xì)檢查，診察，審查

proverbTimeandtidewaitfornoman.歲月不饒人。Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.一個(gè)和尚挑水吃，兩個(gè)和尚抬水吃，三個(gè)和尚沒(méi)水吃。Thepotcallsthekettleblack.水壺嫌鐵鍋黑（五十步笑百步）。Agreattreeattracksthewind.樹大招風(fēng)?！?/p>

examinationn.仔細(xì)檢查，診察，審查1、考試HisweddingclashedwithmyexaminationsoIcouldn'tgo.他的婚禮與我的考試時(shí)間沖突，所以我去不了。2、仔細(xì)檢查Thenavyistocarryoutanexaminationofthewrecktomorrow.海軍明天將會(huì)對(duì)失事船只作仔細(xì)檢查。3、診察；(健康狀況)檢查Hewaslaterdischargedafteranexaminationatthehospital.后來(lái)他在醫(yī)院做過(guò)檢查后就出院了?！?/p>

accident['?ks?d?nt]n.事故；意外accident－accidental－accidentallyShewasinvolvedinaseriouscaraccidentlastweek.她上個(gè)星期卷入了一場(chǎng)嚴(yán)重的車禍。byaccident偶然；意外地Shediscoveredtheproblembyaccidentduringavisittoanearbyschool.她在去附近一所學(xué)校參觀時(shí)偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了這個(gè)問(wèn)題。trafficaccident交通事故accidentinsurance意外保險(xiǎn)；事故保險(xiǎn)Itcouldbeaccidental.它可能是個(gè)意外。WebecamefriendsafterouraccidentalmeetingattheChristmasparty.在圣誕宴會(huì)偶然的相遇后,我們成為了朋友。accidentaldeath意外死亡；非正常死亡accidentaldamage意外損壞accidentalexplosion意外爆炸

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accidental[?ks?'dent(?)l]adj.意外的；偶然的1、意外地Imetheraccidentallyyesterday.我昨天在無(wú)意中遇到她。Iaccidentallybrokeaglass.我不小心把玻璃杯摔了。unexpectedly['?nik'spektidli]adv.出乎意料地(更側(cè)重于

“意外”)I

happened

on

him

inthe

street

unexpectedly.

我沒(méi)想到會(huì)在大街上碰見他。2、偶然地Afiremanaccidentallydiscoveredthecauseofthefire.一個(gè)消防隊(duì)員偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了起火的原因。occasionally

[??ke??n?li]adv.偶然

、偶爾、間或，指的是頻率上的概念。Myfriendsvisitmeoccasionally.我的朋友偶爾會(huì)來(lái)拜訪我?！颽ccidentally[?ks?'dent(?)l?]adv.意外地；偶然地

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remain[r?'me?n]vi.保持；依然；留下；剩余；逗留；殘存1、繼續(xù)；保持Thethreemenremainedsilent.這3個(gè)人保持沉默。2、留在;停留Theyhaveaskedtheresidentstoremainintheirhomes.他們已經(jīng)要求居民待在自己家里。3、繼續(xù)存在;仍然存在Thewiderproblemremains.更廣泛的問(wèn)題依然存在。4、剩下;余留;待做Majorquestionsremaintobeansweredabouthiswork.關(guān)于他工作的主要問(wèn)題仍有待回答。1、殘余;殘跡Theywerecleaninguptheremainsoftheirpicnic.他們正在打掃野餐的殘余物。2、(人的)遺體;(動(dòng)物的)殘骸Theunrecognizableremainsofamanhadbeenfound.發(fā)現(xiàn)了一具無(wú)法辨認(rèn)的男子的遺體。

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remain[r?‘me?n]n.殘余;殘跡;遺體;殘骸★

solve[s?lv]vt.解決；解答[過(guò)去式solved過(guò)去分詞solved現(xiàn)在分詞solving]Stepbackandyouwillfindagoodwaytosolvetheproblem.退一步思考，你就能找到解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題的好方法。workout解決；算出；實(shí)現(xiàn)；制定出ThestrengthofChinawillbenefitusbecauseitwillhelpkeeptheworldeconomystablewhileweworkoutourproblems.中國(guó)的實(shí)力將有益于我們，因?yàn)樵谖覀兘鉀Q我們自己的問(wèn)題的時(shí)候，它將幫助世界經(jīng)濟(jì)保持穩(wěn)定。figureout解決；算出；想出Ifsomeonecouldfigureouthowtoturnoffmessages,thatwouldbegreat.如果誰(shuí)可以解決怎么關(guān)掉消息，那將會(huì)非常不錯(cuò)的。

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mystery[?m?st?r?]

n.秘密，謎；神秘，神秘的事物；1、謎Thesourceofthegunshotsstillremainsamystery.槍彈來(lái)自何處依然是一個(gè)謎。2、神秘(性)She'saladyofmystery.她是一個(gè)神秘的女人。mysteries['mist?riz]n.神秘的事物；難以理解的事unsolvedmysteries未解之謎；未解謎案★

snatch[sn?t?]vt.奪得；vi.搶走1、迅速拿走；奪取MicksnatchedthecardsfromTom'shand.米克一把奪過(guò)湯姆手里的牌。Hesnatchedupthetelephone.他一把抓起了電話。2、抓緊（時(shí)機(jī)或時(shí)間）Isnatchedaglanceatthemirror.我乘機(jī)瞥了一眼鏡子?！?/p>

snatch[sn?t?]n.(談話或歌曲的)片斷Iheardsnatchesoftheconversation.我聽到幾段零星的談話。復(fù)數(shù)snatches過(guò)去式snatched過(guò)去分詞snatched現(xiàn)在分詞snatching

ListenthetextFirstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.

聽錄音，然后回答以下問(wèn)題。

Whatcausedthefire?TextAtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.Forestfiresareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.消防隊(duì)員們終于撲滅了加利福尼亞的一場(chǎng)森林大火。從那時(shí)起，他們一直試圖找出起火的原因。森林火災(zāi)時(shí)常由破碎的玻璃或人們隨手扔掉的香煙頭引起。Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.Thismorning,however,afiremenaccidentallydiscoveredthecause.Henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16,000-voltpowerline.Inthisway,hewasabletosolvethemystery.Theexplanationwassimplebutveryunusual.昨天，消防隊(duì)員仔細(xì)查看了地面，但未能發(fā)現(xiàn)碎玻璃。他們還十分肯定火災(zāi)也不是由煙頭引起的。然而今天上午，一個(gè)消防隊(duì)員偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了起火的原因。他發(fā)現(xiàn)了纏繞在16,000伏高壓線上的一條死蛇。就這樣，他解開了起火之謎。解釋很簡(jiǎn)單，卻異乎尋常。Abirdhadsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendroppeditontothewires.Thesnakethenwounditselfroundthewires.Whenitdidso,itsentsparksdowntothegroundandtheseimmediatelystartedafire.一只鳥把蛇從地上抓起來(lái)，然后把它扔到了電線上。于是蛇就纏住了幾根電線。當(dāng)它這樣做時(shí)，把火花送到了地面，這些火花立刻引起了一場(chǎng)大火?！菊n文講解】1、hotsnake觸電的蛇

getaelectricshock觸電2、AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.atlast最后，終于

He

ranhis

eyes

down

the

page

and

found

his

name

at

last.他的眼睛順著這一頁(yè)往下看，終于找到了他的名字。putoutafire撲滅火（putout撲滅，熄滅，關(guān)掉）Pleaseputthelight/fireout.afire一場(chǎng)(堆)火3、Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.sincethen從那時(shí)起，到現(xiàn)在為止findout（經(jīng)過(guò)研究、努力等）找出，發(fā)現(xiàn)，查出……（這里findout的賓語(yǔ)是個(gè)從句）

I’lltryandfindoutthenameofthepersonwhosavedmylifeyesterday.4、Forestfiresareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.brokenglass被打碎的玻璃片aglassofmilk一玻璃杯牛奶cigaretteends煙頭別亂扔你的煙頭！Don't

throw

your

cigaretteaway!5、Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.besurethat對(duì)……很有把握；quitesure相當(dāng)?shù)陌盐招?/p>

Iamsurethathecanfinishthework.beableto能夠；benotableto沒(méi)有能夠

Wewantamanwhomustbeabletocost.我們需要一個(gè)能計(jì)算成本的人。ratheradv.相當(dāng)

fairlyadv.相當(dāng),公正地,誠(chéng)實(shí)地

quite(＝completely)－>rather－>fairly程度一個(gè)比一個(gè)輕

quiteafew頗有幾個(gè)(相當(dāng)多的)startafire＝causeafire（startvt.使……發(fā)生，引起）6、Thismorning,however,afiremenaccidentallydiscoveredthecause.accidentally=bychance偶然地

discover本身含有偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)（某個(gè)已經(jīng)存在的東西）的含義

Idon’tknowwhodiscoveredAmerica.7、Inthisway,hisway就這樣；用這種方法Only

in

this

way

can

you

solve

this

problem.只有用這種方法你才能解決這個(gè)難題。8、Henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16,000-voltpowerline.theremains表示“尸體，殘骸”，必須用復(fù)數(shù)形式：

Thevillagersweresurprisedtoseetheremainsofanaeroplanenearthelake.16,000-voltpowerline連字符“-”一旦加在兩個(gè)詞之間,這個(gè)詞之間就失去了加復(fù)數(shù)的資格,能夠加連字符的概念一定是做定語(yǔ)windvt.纏繞，卷在……上；盤旋，蜿蜒

①vt.纏繞，卷在……上（常與around/round連用）

Thehorsejumpedforwardandaroundher,windingtheropearoundherwaist.那匹馬向前一跳，然后圍著她把繩子纏在她的腰際。②vt.(路、河流或一行人)蜿蜒而行windone'sway蜿蜒而行

Wewoundourwaysoutheast.我們向東南方向蜿蜒前行。9、Whenitdidso,itsentsparksdowntothegroundandtheseimmediatelystartedafire.doso這么做

Irefusetodoso.我拒絕這么做

so常用于一些動(dòng)詞之后，代指前面提過(guò)的某個(gè)動(dòng)作/某件事，以免重復(fù)

Ithink/believeso.【identifyingdifferences

of

meaning】Throwto，ThrowatandThrowawaythrow作及物動(dòng)詞主要含義為“投，擲，拋，扔”。

throwto(sb.)扔給（某人）

HethrewtheballtomeandIcaughtit.throwat對(duì)準(zhǔn)某一目標(biāo)扔

Theboythrewastoneatthewindowandbrokeit.throwaw