Lesson 90 What's for supper? 晚餐吃什么?
Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been over fished, fish has become more and more expensive. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
句子讲解:
1、Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have beenoverfished, fish has become more and more expensive.
油煎鱼加炸土豆片一直是英国人喜爱的一道菜,但是因为过度捕捞,鱼已经变得越来越贵了。
语言点1 fish and chips在英国是指一道菜,谓语动词用单数形式。
语言点2 have been overfished巳经被过度捕捞
2、So it ctmies as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oilrigs.
所以当得知北海石油钻井平台上的潜水员受到巨型鱼类的恐吓时,人们确实感到大为吃惊。
语言点 it comes as a surprise to do sth.做某事很让人感到吃惊;it是形式主语,后面不定式才是真正的主语。
重点单词学习:
dish [diʃ]
n. 碟,盘;一道菜
vt. 把…装盘;使成碟状
vi. 成碟状;闲谈
例句:
1. They talked all day long, dishing their classmates.
他们聊了一整天,尽聊些他们的同班同学的事儿。
expensive [ik'spensiv]
adj. 昂贵的;花钱的
例句:
1. My mother has an expensive watch .
我的母亲有一个贵的表。
giant ['dʒaiənt]
n. 巨人;伟人;巨大的动物
adj. 巨大的;巨人般的
例句:
1. One is a giant, the other a dwarf.
一个是巨人,而另一个却是矮子
rigs
abbr. 无线电惯性制导系统(Radio Inertial Guidance System);放射免疫导向手术
例句:
1. Our boat has been rigged up with new sails.
我们的船已装配好新的船帆