第10课 The Loss of the ‘Titanic’
1、 The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered,for she went down on her first voyage with heavy lossof life.
然而,这艘巨轮首航就下沉,造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。
2、 The Titanic turned just in time, narrowlymissing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of thewater beside her.
“泰坦尼克”号的急转弯正好比开了从它旁边漂浮而过的一座浮出水面一百英尺硕大无比的冰墙。
3、 Below, the captainrealized to his horror that the Titanic wassinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had alreadybeen flooded!
在下面,船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉,16个密封舱已有5个进水。
4、 As there were not enough life-boats for every body, 1500 lives were lost.
由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客,结果,1,500 人丧生。
第9课 A trip to Mars
1、 By now, a rocket will have set off on its 35million mile trip to Mars and scientists must bewaiting anxiously for the results.
现在,一枚火箭可能已经开始了它的三千五百万英里的火星之行,科学家们一定在焦急地等待着结果。
On one’s … trip to..
2、 It will be a long time before any landing on Mars can be attempted.
在登上火星任何尝试之前还会有相当长一段时间。
3、 An interesting suggestion for measuring the atmosphere around Marshas been put forward.
有人已经提出一项测量火星周围大气层的颇为有趣的建议。
第8课 A Famous Monastery
1、 The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.
圣伯纳德大山口连接着瑞士与意大利
前面的吊桥也提到一个join… to..
2、 At 2470 meters, it is thehighest mountain pass in Europe.
海拔2,473O米,是欧洲最高的山口。
表示高度
3、 Despite the new tunnel,there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass onfoot.
尽管修通了隧道,但仍有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口。
注意红线的表达。。直接用名词了。。。
4、 As there are so many people about,the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure.
由于到处都是人,狗被关在专门的围栏里。
5、 In winter, however, life at themonastery is quite different.
然而到了冬天,修道院里的生活则是另一番景象。
注意介词的使用。。
第7课 Crazy
1、 Children often have far more sensethan their elders.
孩子们往往比他们的长辈更有理智。
Far+比较级的表达。。这个语法可能大家都知道。但是实际写作中用的也不是很多。。。
2、 A lot of people were lying ‘dead’ inthe streets.
许多人躺在街上“死了”。
3、 The living helped to carry the dead and wounded to special station.
活着的人帮助把伤亡人员抬到专门的急救站。
The + adj. 表示某一类人
第6课 Smash and Grab
1、 Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。
2、
…, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to noticeany pain.
但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰,竟连疼痛都顾不上了。
这里出现了3个结构的嵌套:
Too… to…/ busy + V.ing/ help oneself to