Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极

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【New words and expressions】生词和短语

pole              n.(地球的)极

seem              v.似乎，好像

flight                n.飞行

crash               v.坠毁

explorer                  n.探险家

sack                n.袋子

lie                     v.处于

clear                 v.越过

serious                adj.严重的

aircraft                n.飞机

point                   n.地点

endless                adj.无尽的

plain                    n.平原

【课文内容】

In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first

time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men wereable to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into

erious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.

Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.

 

Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The

aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

【参考译文】 

美国探险家R·E·伯德在飞越北极3年之后，于1929年第一次飞越了南极。虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群山的大量照片，

 

但他们很快就陷入了困境。在有个地方，飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了。只有在飞至10，000英尺的高度时，它才能飞过这些山头。伯德马上命令他

 

的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉，于是飞机可以上升了，它在离山头400英尺的高度飞越了过去。伯德这时知道他能够顺利飞抵300英里以外

 

的南极了，因为前面再没有山了。飞机可以毫无困难地飞过这片茫茫无际的白色原野！

 

 

【单词讲解】

 

 

易用错的动词

Lie .lay 

 

Lie -----V i躺----------lie ---------lay ---------lain --------lying 

Lie ------Vi 说谎--------lie --------lied ----------lied --------lying 

Lay -------Vt 放置；生产---------lay---------laid -----laid ---laying 

 

 

1) lie 躺

 He will lie on the bed for a while 他将在床上躺上片刻

He  lay  on the bed a while ago 他刚才躺在床上

He has lain on the bed for two hours 他在床上躺了2个钟头

He  has been lying  there  all day 他一整天都躺在那儿。

2）lie 说谎

Don't  lie to me 别对我撒谎

He lied to me 他对我撒谎

 

3）lay  放置；生产

He will lay a book on the desk 

He laid a book on the desk a while ago 他刚才把一本书放在桌上，

He has laid a book on the desk 他把一本书放在桌上，

A book has been lain on the desk .一本书已经被放在桌上。

 

seem  v 似乎，好像

 

 

1  ）      It  seemed  certain that  we had passed exam           我们通过考试这件事是可信的（看起来肯定）

2  ）      He seems to have caught a cold                 他看起来感冒了(+现在完成时--看起来已经）

               He   seems ( to be a ) clever  (boy ) （看起来似乎。。。

              He seems to be moved by the story

             There seems  to be a mistake   (is )

              It seems( to me )that there is something weird about the sound 在我看来这个声音很怪（在我看来似乎。。。。）

 

3）  It  seems  as if it is going  to /will  rain ------It seems that it is going to rain ---------it seems that it will rain （似乎。。。。）

4）It seems like an accident 这事看起来像一场事故（看起来像。。。。。）

 

point :n 点；要点；场所；地点

It is a turning point in my career 这是我事业上的转折点

 

v 指向，指出（常与to ,at 连用）

Now  point to the buildings.

 1）  I'll explain it point by point                    我将逐个点的帮你解释

 2） He wandered from point to point            他漫无目的的溜哒

 

3） Point for point ,I'll choose this one                逐点对应，我选择这个

4） She is on the point of crying           （be going to )              这个女孩子马上就要哭了

          I'm leaving---------------I'm  on the point of leaving            (强调不可阻止即将发生的）

5） Tom makes a point of visiting his mother on her birthday 汤姆坚持在他妈妈生日的时候来看他（坚持做）

 6） There is no use /point  in staying here any longer 在这里等下去是无用的。

 

 

【课文讲解】

 

 

1.     In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.

 

flight n 飞行；航空旅行；班级

Did you have a good flight ?

你航空旅行愉快吗？

 

fly over --------飞越

The  aeroplane is flying over the river 飞机正从河上飞过

 

辨析：over above, on ,up 

直线距离

over------在。。。。。。。正上方

under---------在。。。，，正下方

大范围内

above ---------在。。。。。上方

below----------在。。。。。下方

表示方向

up--------    向上

down ---------向下

below          指位置低于某物或在某物下方，但不一定在正下方，所指范围较宽

1 ）  位置低：      本课

职位低----------jack is below Tom in rank 杰克在军衔方面比汤姆低

 

2）   below one's notice 没有受谁的注意

Such a fellow as that is below my notice 像这种人我是不会注意的

 

3）  A detailed description is given below 细节的描述在下方

 

 

for the first time.第一次

It is my first time to travel around the world 

这是我第一次环游世界

 

successfully -----successful ---------success ----------succeed

 

 2       Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, 

 

though ------although -----------even if ---------even  though --------可替换

Even if she looks ugly ,she is quite tender 尽管她长得难看，但是却十分温柔

 

was /were able to do sth =succeeded in doing sth 本文指成功做成了某事，而不是过去有能力做某事

He was  able to swim across the river =He succeeded in  swimming across the river 

.......Bard  and his men succeeded in taking a great many  photographs ........

 

his men ==his assistants

 

 run into the trouble /danger /difficulties 

run /get /come /fall  into + N ----------从一种状态转变成另一种状态

 The climbers got into a snowstorm on the way to the top of the mountain 

 

 3  .      At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.

 

 

1  ）      It  seemed  certain that  we had passed exam           我们通过考试这件事是可信的（看起来肯定）

2  ）      He seems to have caught a cold                 他看起来感冒了(+现在完成时--看起来已经）

               He   seems ( to be a ) clever  (boy ) （看起来似乎。。。

              He seems to be moved by the story

             There seems  to be a mistake   (is )

              It seems( to me )that there is something weird about the sound 在我看来这个声音很怪（在我看来似乎。。。。）

 

3）  It  seems  as if it is going  to /will  rain ------It seems that it is going to rain ---------it seems that it will rain （似乎。。。。）

4）It seems like an accident 这事看起来像一场事故（看起来像。。。。。）

 

 4          It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.

非真实条件句，表提前假设

 only + if -----------只有。。。。才。。。

The soldiers  could only march  to the next town if the rain stopped

 这些士兵只有等到雨停了才能

 5       Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.

order sb to do sth

ask ---tell ----order ------expect --------teach ------train ------- prefer -----wish    -----want ----------allow ------advise

 

 I would prefer you to go tonight, if possible.

如果有可能，我倒希望你今天晚上去

I’d prefer you not to put your own interpretation on things

我希望你不要给事情加上自己的解释

6 The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet

rise -rose -risen -rising -rises

by :相差

We miss the bus by 1 minutes  我们差一分钟就赶上了火车

The bullet missed his head by 2 inches

 

7  :  Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight.

Now --------then

 he would be able to reach the South Pole 将能够到达---------还没有到---------could

 

 the South Pole （which was 300 miles away）---------which was ----------- be canceled

in sight ----------out of sight

out of sight ,out of mind ----------眼不见心不烦--------眼不见，心不念

insight   /n 洞察力

 

 8     The  aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

without  difficulty     -------with ease      ------       easily

 

测试篇：

 

 

7. I can hear the planes flying ______ my house day and night.
 A. up   B. over    C. above   D.ahead
 
8.  The sun _____ in the east and ______ in the west.
 A. rises;seats   B. rises;sets    C. raises;seats   D.raises;sets

6. Do you know the boy ______ under the big tree?
 A. lay   B. lain    C. laying   D.lying

5. It is strange _______ she did not come yesterday.
 A.what    B.that     C. wherever   D.whenever

4. It is essential ______ everybody _______ what to do.
 A. that; know   B. when; know    C.that;knows    D.when;knows

3. ________ new buildings were going up everywhere in Bejing.
 A. At one time   B.At a time     C. In no time    D.At any time

2. Are you____ predict what will happen in the years ahead?
 A. able to   B.be able to     C. be able for    D.able for

1. I hope I shall _____ return you the kindness shown to me.
 A. Able to   B. able for    C.be able for    D.be able to