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What mistake was made?
The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour. Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.
参考译文
杰出的赛车选手马尔科姆.坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人。他于1935年9月在犹他州的邦纳维尔盐滩创造了一项新的世界 纪录。他驾驶的“蓝鸟”牌汽车是专门为他制造的。它的车身长30英尺，有一个2,500 马力的发动机。尽管坎贝尔达到了每小时超过304英里的速度，但他很难把汽车控制住，因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。比赛结束后，坎贝尔非常失望地得知 他的平均时速是299英里。然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。他的平均时速实际是301英里。从那时以来，赛车选手已达到每小时600英里的速度。很 多年之后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德踏着父亲的足迹，也创造了一项世界纪录。同他父亲一样，他也驾驶着一辆名叫“蓝鸟”的汽车。
New words and expressions 生词和短语
racing
n. 竞赛
per
prep. 每
Utah
n. 犹他（美国州名）
horsepower
n. 马力
burst
v. 爆裂
average
adj.平均的
footstep
n. 足迹
1．The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. 杰出的赛车选车马尔科姆·坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人。
（1）to引导的不定式短语为 the first man的定语。类似的可用于这种句型的词语有the second, the next/the last以及表示最高级的如 the best, the most intelligent等。这些词语后面可以接名词或one（s），也可以不接：
She's always the first to arrive and the last to leave.
她总是第一个来到，最后一个离开。
You're the best person to advise me about buying a house.
你是我买房子的最好顾问。
the only后必须接一个名词或 one（s）：
You're the only pereson/one to complain.
你是惟一抱怨的人。
（2）per表示“每一”、“每”，通常用于商业及技术用语，日常用语大多用 a/an:
You can stay at the hotel at￡ 10 per person per night.
你们可以每人每晚花10英镑住在这家旅馆。
You must have been driving at seventy miles an/per hour.
你刚才一定是以每小时70英里的速度开车。
2．…he bad great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.……他很难把汽车控制住，因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。
（1）difficulty 表示“难”、“困难”时为不可数名词。表示做某事有困难时可以用 have difficulty(in)doing sth. 结构， in通常可省略：
Gary has grown a beard and I had difficulty (in) recognizing him.
加里蓄了胡子，我很难认出他来。
（2）run在这里为名词，表示“（赛跑的）路程／行程”：
The next run is forty miles.
下一段赛程为40英里。
3．Following in his father's footsteps…踏着父亲的足迹…… follow in sb.'s footsteps为固定短语，表示“步某人的后尘”、“仿效某人”或“继承某人的事业”：
He intends to follow in his father'/ uncle's footsteps and to become a dentist.
他打算继承父亲／叔叔的事业，当一名牙医。
词汇学习Word study
1．burst
（1）vi. 爆炸，爆裂：
A tyre burst during the second run.
在第二段赛程中一只轮胎爆了。
The balloon burst.
气球爆了。
（2）vt.,vi. 突然打开：
While I was reading, the door burst open and John came in.
我正看书时，门猛地开了，约翰闯了进来。
We burst the door open.
我们猛然把门撞开。
2．复习第50～71课部分词汇
在第50～71课中，我们学习了 used to与 be used to的区别；学习了形容词和相应的副词及其用法；学习了表示目的的几种方式(to, in order to, so as to, so that, in order that);还学了make和let后面接不定式的用法：
As a boy, he used to work in a small shop.
他小时候在一家小铺里做工。
I'm used to getting up early.
我习惯于早起。（表示现在的习惯，后面跟动名词而不是
不定式）
This morning I got up very late.
今天早上我起得很晚。（late表示“晚”）
Have you been to the cinema lately?
你最近去看过电影吗？（lately表示“最近”、“近来”）
He always works hard.
他总是努力工作。（hard表示“努力”）
I can hardly hear you.
我几乎听不到你在说什么。（hardly表示“几乎不”）
I live quite near.
我住得很近。（near表示“近”）
I nearly forgot his name.
我几乎忘了他的名字。（nearly表示“几乎”、“差点儿”）
He sat at the back so that/in order that no one would notice him.
他坐在后面，以便使别人不注意他。
He left quietly so as not to/in order not to wake anyone.
他悄悄地离开，以便不惊醒任何人。
Finding the room dirty, Dan made Lucy clean the room again.
丹发现房间脏，便让露西再打扫一遍。（make+名词／代词+不带to的不定式表示“迫使”、“致使”）
He won't let me ride his bicycle.
他不会让我骑他的自行车。（let+名词／代词+不带to的不定式表示“允许”）
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How was the drunk removed from the ring?
During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass. The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.
参考译文
在一次斗牛时，一个醉汉突然溜达到斗牛场中间，人们开始大叫起来，但醉汉却没有意识到危险。当时那公牛正忙于对付斗牛士，但突然它看见了醉汉，只见 他正大声说着粗鲁的话，手里挥动着一顶红帽子。对挑衅显然非常敏感的公牛完全撇开斗牛士，直奔醉汉而来。观众突然静了下来，可这醉汉像是很有把握似的。当 公牛逼近他时，他踉跄地住旁边一闪，牛扑空了。观众欢呼起来，醉汉向人们鞠躬致谢。然而，此时已有3个人进入斗牛场，迅速把醉汉拉到安全的地方。好像连牛 也在为他感到遗憾，因为它一直同情地看着醉汉，直到他的背影消逝，才重新将注意力转向斗牛士。
New words and expressions 生词和短语
bullfight
n. 斗牛
drunk
n. 醉汉
wander
v. 溜达，乱走
ring
n. 圆形竞技场地
unaware
adj. 不知道的，未觉察的
bull
n. 公牛
matador
n. 斗牛士
remark
n. 评论；言语
apparently
adv. 明显地
sensitive
adj. 敏感的
criticism
n. 批评
charge
v. 冲上去
clumsily
adv. 笨拙地
bow
v. 鞠躬
safety
n. 安全地带
sympathetically
adv. 同情地
1．…the drunk was unaware of the danger.……醉汉没有意识到危险。
While she read the book, she was unaware of the noise around her.
她看那本书时没有觉察到周围的噪音。
I was unaware that you were coming.
我不知道你要来。
2．it suddenly caught sight of the drunk,突然它看见了醉汉。
catch sight of是个固定短语，意为“看见”、“发现”：
As I came out of the shop, I caught sight of Dan in the crowd.
当我从商店里出来时，我在人群中看到了丹。
3．sensitive to criticism,对挑衅／批评敏感。
sensitive表示“敏感的”、“神经过敏的”、“易生气的”或“介意的”等，通常与to+名词连用，也可作定语：
Mary is sensitive to smells.
玛丽对气味很敏感。
Mary has a sensitive ear.
玛丽的耳朵很灵敏。
You're too sensitive.
你太敏感了（太容易生气了）。
4．The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself.可这醉汉像是很有把握似的。
be/ feel sure of oneself 表示“有自信心”：
She's always so sure of herself.
她总是这么自信。
5．The crowd broke into cheers…观众欢呼起来……
break into 的含义之一是“突然发出／做出”、“突然……起来”，有控制不住的含义：
On hearing the news, she broke into tears.
听到消息后，她大哭起来。
When Sally saw the woman wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse, she broke into laughter.
当萨莉看到那妇女戴着一顶像灯塔一样的帽子时，她大笑起来。
6．Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador. 好像连牛也在为他感到遗憾，因为它一直同情地看着醉汉，直到他的背影消逝，才重新将注意力转向斗牛士。
这个句子很长。for引导的句子与它前面的分句为并列句。for引导的分句中有两个时间状语，一是until引导的从句，二是before引导的动名词短语，其作用也相当于一个从句，由于主语也是it，用动名词形式更简洁些。
（1）look on可以表示“观看”、“旁观”：
Mary people just looked on while the two men robbed a woman.
当那两个人抢劫一位妇女时，许多人只是旁观。
（2）out of the way为固定短语，可以表示“不挡道”、“不碍事”：
While making meat pies, I always order the children to keep out of the way.
我做肉馅饼时，总是命令孩子们不要碍事。
语法 Grammar in use
与 for, with, of, to, at, from, in, on和 about连用的形容词
在第22课与第46课的语法中，我们学习了与of, from, in, on, to, at, for和with连用的动词，知道许多动词都有固定搭配的方式（如believe in, borrow from, occur to, account for 等）。另外，许多动词可以与不同的介词搭配（如 dream of/about, look at/for/after等）。与动词的情况相似，形容词大部分也有与自己固定搭配的介词，并且有些形容词也可以与不同的介词搭配。
（1）与 for连用的形容词（包括eager, enough, ready, sorry, famous等）：
My aunt is famous for her beauty.
我姑姑因貌美而驰名。
Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him.
甚至连牛好像也在为他感到遗憾。
I'm ready for the journey.
我已做好旅行的准备。
We have enough apples for the children.
我们有足够给孩子们吃的苹果。
They were eager for the performance to begin.
他们热切地等待演出开始。
（2）与with连用的形容词（包括angry, busy, content, popular 等）：
The bull was busy with the matador at the time.
当时那公牛正忙于对付斗牛士。
Why was Mary angry with you?
玛丽为何生你的气？
She wasn't content with her life.
她对自己的生活不满。
Uncle Sam is always popular with children.
萨姆叔叔总是很受孩子们的欢迎。
（3）与of连用的形容词（包括afraid, aware, unaware, careful, certain, kind, north, south, east, west, short, shy, sure等）：
The drunk was unaware of the danger.
醉汉没有意识到危险。
Wallis Island is a long way west of Samoa.
瓦立斯岛位于萨摩亚群岛以西很远的地方。
I used to be afraid of ghosts.
我以前很怕鬼。
The drunk seemed quite sure of himself.
醉汉像是很有把握似的。
It's very kind of you to come to the wedding.
非常感谢您来参加婚礼。
She is careful of her dress.
她注意衣着。
Are you certain of his coming?
你确信他会来吗？
I was short of money at that time.
那时我正缺钱。
（4）与to连用的形容词（包括close, cruel, dear, new, obvious, polite, sensitive, rude, useful, similar等）：
Most people are sensitive to criticism.
大部分人对别人的批评很敏感。
He was never rude to his parents.
他对父母总是以礼相待。
I can't understand why he was so cruel to his brother/good to that dog/polite to you.
我无法理解他为何对他兄弟如此残忍／对那条狗那么好／对你如此客气。
Though the bicycle is old, it is very dear to me.
虽然这辆自行车破旧，但我很珍视它。
All these words are new to me.
所有这些单词我都是第一次遇到。
Our house is close to a river.
我们家紧挨着一条河。
It's obvious to everyone that he's lying.
大家都清楚他在撒谎。
These books are useful to/for foreign students.
这些书对外国学生有用。
My car is similar to yours.
我的车与你的车相似。
（5）与at连用的形容词（包括good, bad, clever, expert, quick, slow等）：
Jane is good/bad at swimming.
简擅长／不擅长游泳。
George is expert at/in flying a plane.
乔治驾驶飞机的技术高超。
Sally is not/very clever at mathematics, but she's clever at making dresses.
萨莉不是很擅长数学，但她擅长做衣服。
Tom is quick/slow at learning new things.
汤姆学新东西学得快／慢。
（6）与 from连用的形容词（包括away, different, far, safe等）：
It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
它虽然与现代汽车大赛不大相同，但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代汽车大赛。
While you're away from home, I'll look after the children.
你不在家时，我会照顾孩子的。
The lake is far from London.
这湖离伦敦很远。
The man was far from comfortable while being confined to the wooden box.
那人被闷在木箱里时一点儿也不舒服。
The village is safe from floods.
这个村子没有遭洪水袭击的危险。
（7）与in连用的形容词（包括 fortunate, honest, weak等）：
You're fortunate in having a house of your own.
你很幸运，有自己的房子。
Frank is honest in business.
弗兰克做生意老实。
I'm weak in/at chemics.
我化学较差。
（8）与on连用的形容词（包括dependent, intent, keen等）：
She was keen on tennis.
她热衷于打网球。
You shouldn't be so intent on making money.
你不应当如此一心只想赚钱。
Are you still dependent on your father?
你还靠你父亲生活吗？
（9）与about连用的形容词（包括 curious, doubtful, right, uneasy 等）：
She is uneasy about her future.
她为自己的前途担心。
He was curious about the strange noise.
她对那奇怪的响声好奇。
I'm doubtful about/of his words.
我对他的话怀疑。
词汇学习Word study
1．charge
（1）vt., vi.要价，收费：
They charged us too much for repairs.
他们向我们要的修理费太多了。
How much do you charge for this dress?
这件衣服要多少钱？
（2）vt.指控，指责：
The police charged him with murder.
警方指控他犯了谋杀罪。
He charged Gary with speeding.
他指责／指控加里驾车超速。
（3）vt.,vi.猛攻，冲向，冲锋，向前冲：
The bull charged at the drunk.
公牛直奔醉汉而来。
Suddenly a dog barked and charged out of the house.
突然，一条狗狂吠着从那所房子里冲了出来。
2．bow
（1）vi.,vt.鞠躬，欠身，低下（头等）：
The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.
观众欢呼起来，醉汉向人们鞠躬致谢。
The beggar bowed his thanks when people gave him money.
当人们给他钱时，那乞丐便欠身致谢。
As she couldn't answer the question, she bowed her head.
她因为不会回答这个问题，便低下了头。
（2）vi. 让步，屈服，服从：
Why did you bow to their decision?
你们为什么服从他们的决定？
He finally bowed before money and married the other girl.
他最终屈从于金钱的力量，娶了另一位姑娘。
（3）vt. 压弯，压倒：
My mother is bowed with age.
我母亲因年老而腰弯背驼。
The little tree is bowed with snow.
大雪压弯了那棵小树。
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why was the first tunnel not completed?
In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel. This platform would serve as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
参考译文
1858年，一位名叫埃梅.托梅.德.干蒙的法国工程 师带着建造一条长21英里、穿越英吉利海陕的隧道计划到了英国。他说，可以在隧道中央建造一座平台，这座平台将用作码头和火车站。如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟囱状通风管，隧道就具备了良好的通风条件。1860年，一位名叫威廉.洛的英国人提出了 一项更好的计划。他提议建一条双轨隧道，这样就解决了通风问题。因为如果有列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。42年以后，隧道实际已经开始 建了。如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵，隧道早已建成了。世界不得不再等将近1才看到海峡隧道竣工。它于1994年3月7日正式开通，将英国与欧洲 大陆连到了一起。
New words and Expressions生词和短语
tunnel
n. 隧道
port
n. 港口
ventilate
v. 通风
chimney
n. 烟囱
sea level
海平面
double
adj. 双的
ventilation
n. 通风
fear
v. 害怕
invasion
n. 入侵，侵略
officially
adv. 正式地
connect
v. 连接
European
adj. 欧洲的
continent
n. 大陆
1．a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel，建造一条长 21英里的隧道的计划。
twenty－one－mile作 tunnel的修饰语，注意 mile为单数。plan for +名词／动名词表示“……的计划”：
They always make plans for their holidays, but, in the end, they always stay at home.
他们总是为假期制订各种计划，但是，末了，他们总是呆在家里。
He came with a plan for (building) a bridge over the river.
他带来了在这条河上建一座桥的计划。
2．serve as，充当，起……的作用（也可以说 serve for）。
The books on the floor may serve as/ for a carpet.
地板上的书可充当地毯用了。
This sofa can serve as/ for(a) bed.
这张沙发可以当床用。
3．a better plan was put forward, 提出了一项更好的计划。
put forward为固定短语，可分开用，其含义之一是“提出（计划、建议等）”：
You know they wouldn't accept your plan. Why did you put it forward?
你知道他们不会接受你的计划。你为什么要提出来呢？
Has he put forward any suggestion?
他提出什么建议了吗？
4．He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.他提
议建一条双轨隧道。
suggest后面跟从句时，从句的谓语动词形式为 should（可省略）+动词原形（cf．第63课语法）：
He suggested (that) they (should) change the plans.
他建议他们改变计划。
suggest后面也可以跟名词或动名词形式。（cf．第47课词汇学习）
5．It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.它于1994年3月7日正式开通，将英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起。
现在分词 connecting 引导的短语相当于一个并列分句。connect表示“连接”、“连结”，可与to或with连用：
This road connects the willage with/to London.
这条公路连接着这个村子与伦敦。
The lake and the canal are connected by a river.
这个湖与运河之间由一条小河相连。
语法 Grammar in use
第3类条件句
（1）在第16课的语法中，我们学习了用第1类条件句表示将来很可能发生的事：
If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.
一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警便很快就会发现。
在第40课的语法中，我们学习了用第2类条件句谈论想像中的情况或描写完全不可能的事：
If you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!
如果你多吃点，少说点，我们两个都会吃得好的！
If I were you, I would not go to London tomorrow.
如果我是你，我明天就不去伦敦。（婉转的建议）
（2）第3类条件句的基本结构与前两类都不一样，if从句需用过去完成时，主句用 would have/should have+过去分词形式：
If it had rained, we would have stayed at home.
要是下雨，我们就会呆在家里了。
第3类条件句在if从句里设想纯粹想像的事情，在主句里讲述想像的结果。它与第2类条件句有一定的相似之处。但是，第3类条件句所谈的是没有或永远不可能有的结果，因为它们指的是过去没有过的事情。它们是所谓的“假设条件句”：
If I had worked harder at school, I'd have go a better job.
要是我上学时勤奋一些，我就会有较好的工作了。（事实是现在的工作不太好）
在 if从句中可用 could have+过去分词代替 had been able to +动词原形:
Why didn't you read the book yesterday?
你昨天为什么没有看这本书?
I'd have read it if I could have bought it!
如果咋夭我能买到这书我就会读的!
词汇学习Word study
1．fear vt.
（1）害怕，畏惧：
If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, the tunnel would have been completed.
如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵，隧道早就建成了。
She fears speaking in public.
她害怕当众讲话。
（2）恐怕，猜想（比 be afraid要正式）：
We fear/It is feared/ We're afraid that many lives have been lost in the crash.
在这次撞车事故中恐怕有许多人丢了性命。
I fear that she has lost her way in the forest.
我担心她在森林里迷路了。
2．动词 draw 的一些短语
动词draw的主要含义之一是“拉”、“拖”，它与不同的小品词连用可以有不同的含义。
（1）draw in，使……进入；吸入：
If a train entered the tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
如果有一列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽了进来。
The smell of flowers in the shop drew us in.
花的香味使我们走进了这家商店。
（2）draw back，后退，后缩；收回，撤回：
If you take part in the race, you mustn't draw back.
你如果参加比赛，就一定不能退出／后退。
You must finish the work by yourselves now. They have drawn back their people.
你们得靠自己完成这项工作。他们已把他们的人员撤走了。
（3）draw up，停住，使……停住；起草，制订，拟订：
I was waiting for Jill in front of a shop when a taxi drew up beside me.
我正在一家商店门口等吉尔时，一辆出租车停在了我身边。
Have any new agreements been drawn up between the two countries?
这两个国家之间又签订什么新协议了吗？
（4）draw off，撤走，离开：
The villagers had to draw off because of the flood.
由于洪水的缘故，村民们不得不撤走。
When the others were talking loudly, he quietly drew off.
其他人大声交谈时，他悄悄地离开了。
Why did Jenny want to leave the wedding reception?
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. he had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn't. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
参考译文
杰里米.汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢 迎的人。人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感 -- 人人，就是说，除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人。最近，杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词。这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。他认真准备了讲稿， 带着珍妮一道去参加了婚礼。他的祝词里面加进了大量逗人的故事，自然大获成功。他刚一讲完，珍妮就对他说她要回家。这不免使杰里米有点扫兴，但他还是按照 女儿的要求做了。在回家的路上，他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。使他吃惊的是，她说她不喜欢。杰里米问他为何不喜欢，她说她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他！
New words and Expressions生词和短语
circle
n. 圈子
admire
v. 赞美，钦佩
close
adj. 亲密的
wedding
n. 婚礼
reception
n. 招待会
sort
n. 种类
1. Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.杰里米·汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。
（1）circle的含义之一是“（具有共同利益或兴趣等的人形成的）圈子”、“……界”：
Such things are never talked about in businese circles.
商业界的人士从来不谈论这种事。
Jeremy used to have a large circle of friends, but now he likes being alone.
杰里米以前交游甚广，但现在他喜欢独处。
（2）popular在这里表示“受欢迎的”、“得人心的”：
She is now a popular actress.
她现在是个走红的演员。
Mary is always popular with/among children.
玛丽总是很受孩子们的欢迎。
2．his great sense of humour,他那绝妙的幽默感。
humour可以指“幽默”、“幽默感”，sense of humour指“幽默感”：
He has a good/great sense of humour.
他很有幽默感。
George has no sense of humour.
乔治没有幽默感。
He is a man without humour.
他是个没有幽默感的人。
3．…everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
……人人，就是说，除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人。
（1）that is为插入语，表示“那就是说”、“亦即”，用于补充说明everybody。
He is coming home next Monday, that is, April 5th.
他将于下星期一也就是4月5号到家。
He is coming home next Monday, that is, if he does not change his plan.
他将于下星期一到家，就是说，如果他不改变计划的话。
（2）Jenny为his…daughter的同位语。
（3）数词加名词构成复合形容词可以用于表示年龄、时间、度量等，名词通常用单数：
a twenty-year-old man 一位20岁的男子
a four-hour meeting 历时4小时的会议
a six-foot hole 一个6英尺深的洞（也可以说a hole six feet deep,这时foot用复数）
a three-hour journey 一次3小时的旅程
4．This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。
sort表示“种类”、“类型”，常与of连用：
There are all sorts of flowers in his garden.
他家花园里有各种各样的花。
You mustn't mix with that sort of people.
你不得与那种人交往。
5．…he did as his daughter asked.……他还是按照女儿的要求做了。
as引导的是方式状语从句，其含义为“如同……那样”、“以……的方式”：
This fish isn't cooked as I like it.
这条鱼不是按我喜欢的那样做的。
6．to his surprise,令他吃惊的是。
to sb's surprise是固定短语：
To my surprise, they can't sell their flat.
使我惊讶的是，他们的那套房子居然卖不出去。
7．Jeremy asked her why this was so…杰里米问她为何不喜欢……
this was so代指前面提到的情况，即she hadn't enjoyed the speech, this指“上述之事”，so表示“如此的”。
语法 Grammar in use
间接引语：祈使句的转述
（1）在第15课与第39课的语法中，我们分别学习了陈述句和疑问句变为间接引语的情况，它们基本上都是引述词(say, tell 等)+（间接宾语）+从句：
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
他告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支。（间接陈述句）
He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful.
他问吉尔伯特先生的手术是否成功。（间接疑问句）
（2）祈使句的情况有所不同。表示命令、请求、建议的祈使句通常可用适当的动词后跟不定式来转述。常用的这类动词有
advise, ask, tell, order, command, warn, invite等，这些动词后往往有间接宾语：
“Remeber to turn off all the lights”she said.
她说:“记着把所有的灯关掉。”
She reminded / told me to turn off all the light.
她提醒/告诉我把所有的灯关掉。
转述这类祈使句的否定形式时，必须将not放在带to的不定式之前：
I advise you not to buy her anything.
我建议你别给她买任何东西。
（3）动词suggest和insist用于转述建议、要求时，其结构为suggest/insist+that从句（用should）：
Why don't they sell the flat?
他们为什么不把那套房子卖掉?
He suggests that they should sell the flat.I hope they won't sell the flat.
他建议他们把那套房子卖掉。我希望他们不把那套房子卖掉。(suggest后面的that可省略;不论suggest是现在时还是过去时，后面都用should)
词汇学习Word study
1．admire vt.
（1）钦佩，赞赏：
Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour.
大家都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感。
I admire his music more than anyone else's.
比起其他人的音乐来我更赞赏他的。（表示喜好，不可用进行时）
（2）欣赏，观赏：
Frank is admiring your garden.
弗兰克正在欣赏你家的花园。
While admiring the new building, I heard someone calling my name.
正当我在观赏那座新建筑时，我听到有人叫我的名字。
（3）（口语）夸奖，称赞：
Don't forget to admire her new dress.
别忘了赞美她的新衣服。
She likes to hear her children admired.
她喜欢听到她的孩子们受到夸奖。
2．laugh vi.
（1）（大）笑：
You're very kind to laugh when I tell a funny story.
我很感激你在我讲一个逗人的故事时发笑。
Everybody laughed out loud when he said that.
他说那话时大家都放声大笑。
（2）嘲笑（介词用at）：
If you go round saying things like that, everyone will laugh at you.
如果你到处说那种话，所有的人都会嘲笑你的。
She did not like to see so many people laughing at him.
她不愿意看到那么多人嘲笑他。
如果 laugh at后面跟的是物，则表示“因……而发笑”：
You're very kind to laugh at my funny stories.
我很感激你因我讲的逗人的故事而发笑。
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did the woman get help?
When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
参考译文
不久前，一架轻型客机偏离了航线，在山区坠毁，飞行员丧生。机上仅有的乘客，一位年轻的妇女和她的两个女婴却平安无事。此时正值隆冬季节，地上积着 厚厚的雪。这位妇女知道，即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。天黑下来的时候，她把提箱当作小床，把两个孩子放了进去，又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身 上。夜里，天冷得厉害。这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子，甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去，只是箱子太小了。第二天一大早，她听到头顶上有飞机飞过，但不知道怎样才能 发个信号。后来她有了一个主意。她在雪地上踩出了“SOS”这3个字母。幸运得很，一位飞行员看到这个信号，用无线电给最近的城镇发了报。不久，一架直升 飞机飞抵飞机失事现场，来搭救这几个幸存者。
New words and expressions 生词和短语
thick
adj. 厚的
signal
n. 信号
stamp
v. 跺，踩
helicopter
n. 直升飞机
scene
n. 现场
survivor
n. 幸存者
1． flew off course,飞离航线。
off表示“偏离”，为介词：
Our office is off the main street.
我们的办公室不靠大街。
During the storm, the ship went off course.
在暴风雨中，船驶离了航线。
2． her two baby daughters, 她的两个女婴。
baby在这里是形容词，指“幼小的”。
3． Snow Iay thick on the ground.地上积着厚厚的雪。
lie表示“处于某种状态”时，后面常跟形容词或分词：
When I saw her yesterday, she lay ill in bed.
昨天我见到她时，她正卧病在床。
The old man lies ill and neglected in bed.
老人卧病在床，无人照管。
4． The woman kept as near as she could to the children…这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子……
keep在这里表示“保持（某种状态）”。 as…as one can/could和 as…as possible同义，都表示“尽可能……”：
He got through as much food as he could and set out.
他吃了尽可能多的食物，然后出发了。
Tell Jim to come to my office as soon as he can.
让吉姆尽快到我的办公室来。
5. She stamped out the letters‘SoS’ in the snow.她在雪地上踩出了“SOS”这3个字母。
out在这里为副词，表示“出现”、“显露”等：
The writer has brought out another book.
这位作家又出版了一本书。
He wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.
他开列一张长长的单子，上面列了所有禁吃的食物。
6. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash. 不久，一架直升飞机飞抵飞机失事现场，来搭救这几个幸存者。
（1）to引导的不定式为目的状语。
（2）It was not long before…为固定句型，表示“不久就……”（也可以用 It will not be long before…表示将来可能发生的事），
其含义与before long（不久）相近，只是before在课文这个句型中是连词，而在before long中为介词：
It was not long before they learnt the news.
他们不久就知道了这消息。
It will not be long before he gets over his illness.
他大概不久就会痊愈。
词汇学习Word study
1．可以表示“变成”的一些动词
grow, turn, go, get, come, fall等动词均有“变成”的意思，但它们在用法上有时有差别。
（1）grow表示“（逐渐）变得”，比get要正式些：
He has grown fat.
他长胖了。
He has grown to like studying mathematics.
他渐渐喜欢学数学了。
It was growing hot.
天渐渐热了起来。
（2）turn表示“把（状态、性质）改变（成）……”或“使变颜色”等：
Leaves will turn yellow in autumn.
秋天时树叶将会变黄。
Jasper hopes the stone Medusa will turn cars and their owners to stone.
贾斯珀希望这个石头的蛇发女怪美杜莎会把汽车和汽车
主人们都变成石头。
A colony of be had turned the engine into a hive
一群蜜蜂把发动机变成了蜂房。
（3）go表示“变成（某种状态）”，通常表示不好的变化：
Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
“大本”钟很少出差错。
Some foods go bad easily.
有些食品容易变质。
（4）get在口语中使用较多，表示“成为（某种状态）”：
Things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.
近来情况变得如此糟糕，以致他决定节食。
It's getting warmer and warmer.
天气越来越暖和了。
（5）come可以表示“变成”、“成为”、“达到”等，与true连用时表示“实现”：
Her dream to swim across the channel has come true.
她横渡海峡的梦想实现了。
（6）fall也可以表示“变成……的状态”：
You fell asleep while I was talking to you.
我和你说话时，你就睡着了。
He fell ill last week, so he didn't come to your wedding.
上星期他病了，所以没来参加你们的婚礼。
2．scene n.
（1）（事件发生的）地点，现场：
A helicopter soon arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors.
一架直升飞机很快飞抵出事现场，搭救幸存者。
These things were found at the scene of the murder.
这些是在谋杀现场找到的物品。
（2）风景，景色；景象：
A beautiful scene always makes me delighted.
美丽的景色总使我高兴。
I have just seen a sad scene.
我刚见到一个悲惨的景象。
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Did the boy go where he wanted to?
Children who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day's fishing, or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again, is usually as far as they get. They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, travelled 1,600 miles. He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais. No one noticed the boy as he crept off. From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry. The driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of coffee and left him just outside the city. The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border. There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities. He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.
参考译文
逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。他们通常能够做到的，至多也就是安静地钓上一天鱼，或在电影院里坐上8个小时，一遍遍地看同一部电影。而有那么一个小男 孩，他在逃学期间旅行了1,600英里，从而使上述所有逃学的孩子们都相形见绌了。他搭便车到了丹佛，天快黑时钻进了一条船，想找个地方睡觉。第二天早上 他醒来时，发现船在这段时间已经到了加。当男孩从船里爬出来时，谁也没有发现他。从那里他又搭上卡车到了巴黎。司机给了他几块饼干和一杯咖啡，就把他丢在 了城外。男孩截住的下一辆车，没有像他希望的那样把他带到巴黎市中心，而是把他带到了法国和西班牙边界上的佩皮尼昂。他在那儿被一个警察抓住了，之后被当 局送回了英国。他无疑为成千上万梦想逃避上学的孩子们创造了一项纪录。
New words and expressions 生词和短语
record-holder
纪录保持者
truant
n. 逃学的孩子
unimaginative
adj. 缺乏想像力的
shame
n. 惭愧，羞耻
hitchhike
v. 搭便车旅行
meantime
n. 其间
lorry
n. 卡车
border
n. 边界
evade
v. 逃避，逃离
1．Children who play truant from school are unimaginative. 逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。
（1）play truant from school表示“逃学”，上下文清楚时也可以省略 from school,直接说 play truant. truant也可以单用，表示“逃学者”。
As a boy, Tom used to play truant (from school).
汤姆小时候常逃学。
The three boys who are fishing over there are truants and ought to be sent back to school.
那边那3个钓鱼的孩子都是逃学者，应当被送回学校。
（2）unimaginative的反义词为imaginative（富于想像力的，爱想像的）：
Painters should be imaginative.
画家应当富于想像力。
He is an imaginative painter.
他是位富有想像力的画家。
2．A quiet day's fishing, or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again, is usually as far as they get. 他们通常能够做到的, 至多也就是安静地钓上一天鱼，或在电影院里坐上8个小时，一遍遍地看同一部电影。
（1）这句话的主语是is前面的两个并列短语。第1个短语的主要
成分是动名词fishing，第2个短语的主要成分可以看做是eight hours（作为一个时间总量，它后面要跟动词单数形式）。
它实际上是省略了动名词 sitting for(eight hours),seeing引
导的为分词短语，表示伴随动作。
（2）over and over again为固定短语，表示“一再地”、“反复许多次地”：
As my grandmother can't hear very well, I had to say it over and over again.
由于我奶奶听力不大好，我不得不反复说好几遍。
（3）as far as在这里表示“到……程度”、“就……而言”，是连词，与距离没有关系：
As for as I know, his operation is successful.
就我所知，他的手术是成功的。
3．put…to shame,使……蒙羞，使……相形见绌。
What he has done put his parents to shame.
他的所作所为使他的父母感到羞耻。
He saved the child at the risk of his own life and put all those who looked on to shame.
他冒着生命危险救了那个孩子，使所有旁观者都相形见绌。
4．in the meantime,在此期间（相当于meanwhile）。
I feel tired and would like to take a nap. In the meantime, you may do some reading.
我觉得累了，想打个盹儿。在此期间，你可以看看书。
5．The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French- Spanish border.男孩截住的下一辆车，没有像他希望的那样把他带到巴黎市中心，而是把他带到了法国和西班牙边界上的佩皮尼昂。
这个句子的主语是 The next car,谓语动词是take, into和but to引导的是两个并列状语。the boy stopped为 car的关系从句，前面省略了作宾语的关系代词 which/that; as he hoped it would则为方式状语从句。
6．There he was picked up by a policeman…他在那儿被一个警察抓住了……
Pick up的含义之一是“逮捕”、“拘捕”：
After the accident, he was picked up by the police.
事故之后，他被警方拘捕了。
词汇学习Word study
1． creep vi.
（1）爬行，匐匍，（像爬行似地）慢慢前进：
A snake crept into the garden while she was writing a letter.
她写信时，一条蛇爬进了花园。
The old car crept along the country road.
那辆旧车在乡间小路上慢慢行驶。
（2）悄悄地／蹑手蹑脚地走；渐渐产生／出现：
We crept upstairs so as not to wake Grandpa.
为了不吵醒爷爷，我们蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
He noticed that age had crept on him.
他发觉自己慢慢老了。
2．evade vt.
（1）（巧妙地）逃脱，躲开：
They ran after the thief quickly, but the thief managed to evade them.
他们迅速追赶小偷，但小偷设法逃脱了。
She evaded a blow from the man and then called out for help.
她躲开了那人的一拳，然后便大声呼救。
（2）回避，逃避（尤指不当地）：
He always tries to evade paying taxes.
他总是试图逃税。
Many children dream of evading school.
许多孩子梦想逃避上学。
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why did the plane turn back?
I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. While we were waiting to land, a flight attendant told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened. Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board. The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane. After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly. Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.
参考译文
我在幼年的时候，曾多次乘飞机旅行。我的父母曾经住在南美洲，所以假期里我常从欧洲乘飞机到他们那里。我总是由一位空中乘务员照管，从未遇到过不愉 快的经历。我习惯了乘飞机旅行，只是有一次把我吓坏了。起飞之后，我们在城市上空低低地飞行，然后慢慢爬高。这时飞机突然调转头来，飞回了机场。在我们等 待降落时，一位空中乘务员告诉我们要保持镇静，待飞机一着陆，就马上不声不响地离开飞机。飞机上的人都很着急，大家都急于想知道究竟出了什么事。后来我们 才得知，飞机上坐了一位非常重要的人物。有人报告警察，说飞机上安放了一枚炸弹。我们降落之后，飞机被彻底搜查了一遍。幸运的是，什么也没有找到。5个小 时后，我们又起飞了。
New words and expressions 生词和短语
parent
n. 父（母）亲
flight attendant
空中乘务员
frightened
adj. 害怕，担惊
curious
adj. 急于了解，好奇的
bomb
n. 炸弹
plant
v. 安放
1． A flight attendent would take charge of me…我总是由一位空中乘务员照管……
would表示过去经常发生的事，它与 used to的区别参见第55 课语法。 take charge(of)为固定短语，表示“接管”、“开始管理”等：
She took charge of the child after his parents died.
孩子的父母去世后，她接管了那孩子。
The new manager will take charge (of the company) from next week.
新经理从下星期开始管理公司。
2．…only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.……只是有一次把我吓坏了。
这是一个倒装句。倒装句的结构为“副词+助动词(be, do, have, can, must等)+主语+句子的其余部分”。它通常用来加强语气，是典型的正式修辞和正式文体。用倒装句的情况包括：
（1）句首为否定或近似否定的副词(never, rarely, little, on no occasion, hardly, no sooner…than等)：
Never has he got so many letters.
他从未收到过这么多信。
Little does he realize how important this meeting is.
他对这个会议的重要性知之甚少。
On no occasion must you accept any money if he offers it.
他如果给你钱，你可绝不能接受。
Hardly had he begun his speech when he was interrupted.
他刚开始讲话就被人打断了。
No sooner had he returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他刚一回来便买下了一幢房子住了进去。
（2）句首为only构成的词组（如 only after, only then等）：
Only then did I realize what a mistake I have made.
只是到了那时我才意识到我犯了个什么错误。
Only after she had taken off her coat and hat could I recognize her.
只有在她脱掉大衣和摘下帽子以后我才认出了她。
3． gain height,（飞机）增加高度，爬高。
gain在这里为及物动词，表示“增加”：
The car gained speed when it was outside the town.
汽车驶出城区后便加快了速度。
He has gained so much weight that he decides to go on a diet.
他体重增加得太多了，便决定节食。
4．touch down,（飞机）着陆，降落。
After eight hours, the plane touched down at New York airport.
8小时之后，飞机在纽约机场着陆。
Don't stand up before the plane has touched down.
飞机着陆前不要站起来。
5. Everybody on board was worried …飞机上的人都很着急……
固定短语on board表示“搭乘（船、飞机、火车、汽车等）”、“在（船、飞机、火车、汽车等）上”：
Tom has never been on board a plane before.
汤姆以前从没有乘过飞机。
There was a very important person on board(the ship).
那条船上有一位非常重要的人物。
词汇学习Word study
1． plant vt.
（1）种植；在……内种植：
Trees were planted along the river.
河边栽了树。
They planted grass seed on the desolate hills.
他们在那些荒凉的山丘上撒播草籽。
Joe plants his garden with many flowers and vegetables.
乔在他的花园里种植了许多花卉和蔬菜。
（2）放置，安置；布置：
A bomb was planted on the plane.
飞机上安放了一枚炸弹。
On that day many policemen were planted along the main street.
那天（城里的）主要街道上部署了许多警察。
2．与take有关的短语动词
take可以与许多小品词连用而产生不同的含义，与同一个小品词连用时也可以有多种含义，这里仅选其中的一小部分。
（1）take off最常用的含义为“脱下（衣服、鞋子等）”：
Why don't you take off your coat/hat/glasses?
你为什么不把你的大衣脱掉／帽子摘掉／眼镜摘下？
它还可以表示“（飞机）起飞”或“（鸟）飞起”：
After taking off, we first flew low over the city.
起飞之后，我们先在城市上空低低地飞行。
The plane will take off in half an hour.
飞机将于半小时后起飞。
在口语中，take off可以表示“（嘲弄地）模仿”：
As a boy, Jim used to take off his elders.
吉姆小时候经常模仿长者。
（2）take after表示“（长相、性格等）像（父母等）”：
Jane isn't easy to get along with. She takes after her mother.
简不大容易相处。她像她母亲。
（3）take up的含义之一为“占（时间、地方等）”：
Your books have taken up too much space.
你的书占的地方太大了。
This work won't take up too much of your time.
这项工作不会占你太多的时间。
take up还可以表示“开始（从事、产生兴趣等）”：
He took up tennis/painting two years ago.
两年前他开始打网球／学绘画。
（4）take to的含义之一为“养成……的习惯”或“开始沉缅于”（后面跟名词／动名词）：
When did he take to drinking/smoking?
他什么时候养成酗酒／抽烟的习惯的？
（5）take in的含义之一为“欺骗”（多用于口语中，常用被动语态）：
On one occasion I was taken in.
有一次我被骗了。
（6）take down可以表示“写下”、“记下”：
I forgot to take down his telephone number.
我忘了记下他的电话号码。
At the police station, everything he said was taken down.
在警察局，他说的每句话都被记了下来。
（7）take over的含义之一为“接收”、“接管”：
We all hope that things will get better when the new manager takes over.
我们都希望新经理接管后情况会好转。
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