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火灾一开始为什么显得难以解释？
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4Multiple choice questions
6He was able to solve the mystery. He ______.未做
a.could if he wanted to b.could but he didn't want to
c.succeeded in solving it d. didn't succeed in solving it
6key phrase : be able to＝can, succeed in doing未做
11In this way he was able to solve the mystery. ______he did it.未做
a.That's so b.Like this c.That's how d. So
11in this way以这种方式 = that’s how未做
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like 在英文中不表示方式, 只表示两者的东西很象
补充精讲
4New words and expressions
- 生词和短语
- ★hot adj 带电的, 充电的
- hot热的, hot-hot-hot : 麻辣烫
- hot-wings : 辣鸡翅
- hot-tempered : 火暴(脾气)的 temper[5τεμπΕ] n 脾气 v. (冶金)回火、锻炼, 调和, 调节
- hot line : 热线
- hot topic : 热门话题
- hot cake : 热蛋糕
- hot dog : 热狗
- It sells like a hot cake/cakes 表示一个东西的畅销, 热销
- hot新鲜的
- best seller : 畅销的东西
- hot potato棘手的问题
- hot news最热点的新闻
- hot snake触电的蛇
- ★fireman n 消防队员
- hydrant [5ηαιδρΕντ] n.消防栓, 消防龙头
- fire extinguisher : 灭火器 extinguisher [Ικ5στΙΝ⊥ωΙΦΕ(ρ)] n.熄灭者, 灭火器
- extinguish＝put out : 灭火
- ★cause v; n 引起; 原因
- cause sth : 引起麻烦
- Carelessness causes accidents. 粗心导致事故
- Pride causes failure骄傲使人失败 failure [5φειλϕΕ]
- cause sb to do sth : 引起某人做某事, 导致某人做某事
- Illness caused him to lose his temper (lose his temper 发火)
- because : 因为 be cause
- reason : 理由, cause : 原因
- cause : 强调事情发生的直接原因(一个)
- reason : 其他各种的理由(很多个)
- ★examine v 检查
- examine the soil
- check : 核实, 核对
- ★accidentally adv 意外地, 偶然地 (但更趋向于 “偶然” 的意思)
- accident－》accidental－》accidentally
- accident : 事故
- unexpectedly : 出乎意料地(更趋向于 “意外” 的意思)
- ★remains n 尸体, 残骸
- remains指dead body
- ★wire n 电线
- ★volt n 伏特
- ★power line 电力线
- ★solve v 解决
- solve the mystery
- solve the problem
- ★mystery n 谜
- mystery(无法接受地, 解释不了的)
- ★snatch v 抓住
- catch : 如抓鱼
- hold : 握着
- snatch : (突然抓起来)强调动作的突然性
- seize : 抓住(用力)seize my arm
- ★spark n 火花, 并不一定电火花
课文讲解
- put out a fire扑灭火
- a fire一场(堆)火
- since then 从那时起到现在为止
- have been trying to
- 现在完成时强调的是很有可能进行下去, 但并不是强调必然要进行下去
- broken glass被打碎的玻璃片
- cigarette ends烟头
- be able to 能够 / be not able to 没有能够
- be sure that : 对...很有把握
- quite sure : 相当的把握性
- rather : 相当
- fairly [5φΖΕλι] adv.相当, 公正地, 诚实地
- quite(＝completely)－》rather－》fairly
- 程度一个比一个轻
- quite a few颇有几个(相当多的)
- start a fire＝cause a fire
- accidentally(by chance) : 偶然地
- unexpectedly : 出乎别人意料之外
- cause : 直接原因
- notice : 注意别人没注意的东西
- wind one's way : 蜿蜒而行
- wind [ωαινδ] vt 盘旋, 缠绕
- 16,000-volt power line : 连字符 : “-” 一旦加在两个词之间, 这个词之间就失去了加复数的资格, 能够加连字符的概念一定是做定语
- in this way : 以这种方式
- explanation : 解释
- had done : 先发生的事
- drop : 无意掉下去的
- do so : 这么做
- i refuse to do so我拒绝这么做
- send+宾补
- down to the ground : 介词短语作宾补
- these 指的是 sparks
- hot snake : 触电的蛇
- get a shake
- get a electric shock 触电
- now that既然
Special Difficulties
- 难点
- quite /quiet
- quiet adj 安静的
- quite adv 相当地, 非常地, 很
- cause/reason
- reason : 理由, cause : 原因(直接)
- cause v
- 1、cause sth : 导致, 引起
- 2、cause sb to do sth : 导致某人做某事
- reason v
- reason with sb : 劝说(以道理)
- beg for sth : 乞求什么东西
- drop/fall
- drop vt +宾语(名词或代词), 强调的是不小心掉下来
- fall vi 物宾语, 强调的是掉下来的概念, 动作
Summary writing
- 摘要写作
- 1 Have firemen put out a big forest fire in California or not? Have they been trying to discover its cause?(Now that ...)
- 2 Was there any evidence that it was started by broken glass or by a cigarette end or not?
- 3 Who has just solved the mystery?(However)
- 4 What did he notice? Had it been dropped by a bird on to the electric wires or not?(which)
- 5 Where did the snake wind itself? What had it sent to the ground? Did this cause the fire or not?(In winding... and)
- 1 now that 既然
- Now that fireman have put out a big forest fire in California ,they have been trying to discover its cause.
- 2 evidence n 证据
- 区分同位语从句与定语从句地区别 :
- 如果that做了主语或者宾语, 是定语从句
- 如果that既不作主语也不作宾语, 是同位语从句
- fact , evidence 的后面往往是加同为语从句
- 5 (in) winding itself around the wires the snake had sent sparks to the ground and it caused the fire.
- 介词 “in” “on” 放在动词 “-ing” 前面的理解方式和没有 “in” “on” 的理解方式一样