Oil rigshave to be repaired frequently and divers,who often have to work in darkness ahundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work. Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.

　　句子讲解：

　　3、Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness ahundred feet under water，have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping intothem as they work.

　　钻井平台需要经常修理，潜水员常常要在水面100英尺以下摸黑工作，他们曾在工作时被撞到他们身上的大鱼吓得惊慌失措。

　　语言点 sb. have been frightened out of their wits by sth.某人因某事而吓得惊慌失措

　　4、Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.

　　现在他们有了特制的笼子用来保护他们免受大鱼的侵袭。

　　语言点 to protect them...不定式作目的状语。

　　重点词汇学习：

　　repaired

　　adj. 修好的

　　v. 修理(repair的过去式)

　　例句:

　　1. My bicycle has to be repaired.

　　我的自行车需要修一修。

　　frequently ['fri:kwəntli] 加入生词本

　　adv. 频繁地，经常地;时常，屡次

　　例句:

　　1. Do you complain frequently?

　　你是否经常抱怨?

　　frightened ['fraitnd] 加入生词本

　　adj. 害怕的;受惊的;受恐吓的

　　v. 害怕;使吃惊;吓走(frighten的过去分词)

　　例句:

　　1. The frightened horse galloped away .

　　受惊的马飞奔而去。

　　cages 加入生词本

　　n. 笼子(cage的复数)

　　v. 把…关入笼内(cage的三单形式)

　　例句:

　　1. They caught the fox and caged it.

　　他们捉住狐狸并把它关进笼子里。

　　protect [prəu'tekt] 加入生词本

　　vt. 保护，防卫;警戒

　　例句:

　　1. A line of forts was built along the border to protect the country against attack.

　　边界沿线构筑了碉堡，以防敌人进攻该国。

　　monsters

　　n. 怪物;怪兽;妖怪(monster的复数形式)

　　例句:

　　1. My little boy thinks monsters live under his bed.

　　我的小儿子认为他床底下住着怪兽。