Lesson 33
Out of the darkness
冲出黑暗
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why was the girl in hospital?
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
darkness n.
explain v.
coast n.
storm n.
towards prep.
rock n.
shore n.
light n.
ahead adv.
cliff n.
struggle v.
hospital n.
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★darkness n 黑暗
in the darkness 在黑暗中(在没有光线的情况下)
★explain v 解释, 叙述
explanation [7eksplE5neiFEn] n 解释 注意与 “explain [iks5plein]” 的读音不同
Could you give me an explanation能给我一个解释吗?
Interpret [in5tE:prit] v 解释, (强调翻译)语言之间的解释
interpreter [in5tE:pritE] n.解释程序, 解释者, 口译人员, 翻译员, 讲解员, 注释器
interpretation [in7tE:pri5teiFEn] n.解释, 阐明, 口译, 通译
interpretress [In`t\:prItrIs] n.女翻译员
★coast n 海岸
bank 河岸, (两边比水面高), 坝, 堤
coast 地理意义上的海岸, 海岸线等, 感觉旁边是岩石, 很陡峭
seashore 海岸, (跟游玩有关系, 为了游玩的)
seaside : 海边
seashore/ seaside 给人的感觉--旁边是沙滩, 可以进行日光浴的感觉
★storm n 暴风雨 (只解释为 “风暴” )
snowstorm 暴风雪
thunderstorm [5WQndEstC:m] n.[气]雷暴
rain heavily 表示雨下得很大
pour [pC:, pCE] v.灌注, 倾泻, 涌入, 流, 倾盆大雨
the rain is pouring. 倾盆大雨
It's raining cats and dogs. 滂沱大雨
★towards prep 向, 朝, 接近
towards 强调nearer and nearer 强调越来越近
★rock n 岩石, 礁石
rock 表示huge stone
huge [hju:dV] adj 巨大的, 极大的, 无限的
★shore n 海岸
★light n 灯光
★ahead adv 在前面
asleep, awake, alive, ahead...... a开头的往往是表语形容词, 不管是作表语形容词(如 : alight 点着的, 电亮的), 还是副词, 都放在名词的后面, 一般形容词放在名词的前面
pretty flowers / light ahead 前方的灯光
ahead 的用法 :
1、放在被修饰词的后面作定语, 定语后置
2、ahead of在什么前面 : he went ahead of me. 他走在我前面
3、go ahead ①朝前走 ②请随便(回答请求时用)
--Would you mind my using your telephone? or Can I use your telephone?
--Ok,go ahead.
--Can I smoke here?
--go ahead.
--sorry+一个原因(可能是事实, 可能是个借口), 不让别人做(哪怕是一个借口)
★cliff n 悬崖, 峭壁
★struggle v 挣扎
★hospital v 医院
类似于 school
1、前面不加the, 和它的功能有关系 go to hospital 看病
2、一旦+the, 只表示地点
I am in the hospital.
in hospital 住院 / in the hospital在医院
如要去医院看老师 go to the hospital / 自己肚子疼go to hospital (看病)
