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In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific.
1963年,一架兰开斯特轰炸机在瓦利斯岛坠毁,那是南太平洋上一处偏远的地方。
crashed 交代事故;a remote place 先把地点写得偏僻难寻。
The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.
飞机损坏并不算太严重,但随着岁月过去,这次空难被人遗忘,残骸也一直没有受到惊动。
over the years 表示“这些年来”;remained undisturbed 说明残骸长期静置。
Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
后来在1989年,也就是失事26年后,这架飞机在对该岛的一次空中勘测中被偶然重新发现了。
was accidentally rediscovered 是被动结构;aerial survey 是关键信息来源。
By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
到了那时,一架状况还算不错的兰开斯特轰炸机已经非常罕见,值得抢救。
in reasonable condition 表示“状态尚可”;worth rescuing 用主动形式表达被动意义。
The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.
法国当局让人把飞机分件打包,然后运回法国。
had the plane packaged 是 have sth. done 结构;in parts 表示“分成若干部分”。
Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.
现在,一群热心人准备把这架飞机修复。
have the plane restored 也是 have sth. done;enthusiasts 点出修复动力来自兴趣和热爱。
It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt.
它有四台罗尔斯-罗伊斯发动机,但他们只需要重修其中三台。
only three of them rebuilt 为后文“第四台居然完好”做铺垫。
Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey -- still in perfect condition.
想想他们拆开包装箱时的惊喜吧:他们发现第四台发动机竟“像蜜一样甜”——仍然完好无损。
Imagine... 是感叹式引导;sweet as honey 带有双关,既像蜂蜜,也暗示状态极好。
A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
原来是一群蜜蜂把发动机变成了蜂房,它完全被蜂蜡保存了下来!
had turned...into... 交代原因;preserved in beeswax 是最神奇的科学解释。
单元概要
本课写一架失事多年的轰炸机被重新发现,最神奇的是第四台发动机竟因蜜蜂筑巢和蜂蜡保护而保存完好。重点在于读懂时间跨度、修复价值和标题 sweet as honey 的双关意味。
精读导图 1. 先写失事飞机被遗忘多年。 2. 再写它被重新发现,值得修复。 3. 最后揭示第四台发动机被蜂蜡“天然封存”的奇迹。 精读关注 - have sth. done - sweet as honey 的双关
单词表
| 单词 | 音标 | 释义 | 精讲 |
|---|---|---|---|
| remote | /rɪˈməʊt/ | 偏远的 |
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| wreck | /rek/ | 残骸 |
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| rediscover | /ˌriːdɪˈskʌvə(r)/ | 重新发现 |
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| survey | /ˈsɜːveɪ/ | 勘测;调查 |
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| rescue | /ˈreskjuː/ | 抢救;营救 |
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| restore | /rɪˈstɔː(r)/ | 修复 |
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| enthusiast | /ɪnˈθjuːziæst/ | 热心者 |
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| colony | /ˈkɒləni/ | 一群;群体 |
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| preserve | /prɪˈzɜːv/ | 保存;保护 |
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| beeswax | /ˈbiːzwæks/ | 蜂蜡 |
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短语
| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| over the years | 这些年来 |
| in reasonable condition | 状况尚可 |
| worth rescuing | 值得抢救 |
| have ... packaged | 让人把……打包 |
| break open | 拆开 |
| in perfect condition | 状态完好 |
| turn ... into ... | 把……变成…… |
语法点
have sth. done
had the plane packaged / have the plane restored / have three of them rebuilt 都是“让别人去做”的结构。
相似句:
- We had the car repaired yesterday.
- She is going to have her house painted.
worth doing 的被动含义
worth rescuing 虽然用的是 doing,但意思是“值得被抢救”。
相似句:
- This old building is worth saving.
- The book is worth reading again.
过去完成时追溯原因
A colony of bees had turned... 用过去完成时来解释“为什么第四台发动机会完好无损”。
相似句:
- The river had flooded the road before we arrived.
- Someone had hidden the papers in the drawer.
读写提示
- 这课最有意思的是“科学解释 + 奇闻效果”同时存在,复述时两边都要保留。
- 标题题不要只直译 sweet,要联系蜂巢和蜂蜡理解双关。
- 概括时可以按“失事 - 重现 - 修复 - 奇迹发现”四步写。
- 说明文里的数字 1963、1989、26 years 很有帮助,能让时间跨度更清楚。
考点
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考点
4第 1 / 4 题
为什么第四台发动机不需要重修?
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- ★remote adj 偏僻的
- lonely偏僻的(孤零零的)
- remote village遥远的村庄
- lonely island孤岛
- remote偏远
- ★Pacific n 太平洋
- Atlantic大西洋 / Indian ocean印度洋 / Arctic ocean 北冰洋
- ★damage v 毁坏
- ★wreck n 残骸
- wreck强调坏了没用的东西 : broken thing (一个坏了的整体,完整的)
- wrekage强调坏的东西成碎片 : piece of
- ★rediscover v 重新发现
- re-表示再, 又的意思
- review复习 / reread再读 / rewrite改写 / retell复述
- ★aerial adj 航空的
- ★survey n 调查
- investigation [ιν7ϖεστι5⊥ειΦΕν] n.调查, 研究
- survey调查(一定要跟数据有关系)
- aerial survey航空调查(跟数据有关系)
- ★rescue v 营救
- rescue=save
- ★package v 把...打包
- pack n. 小包, v. 把...打成小包
- package n 大包
- package v 把...打成大包
- parcel包裹(邮局邮寄)
- pack it for me
- wrap it up for me
- package deal : 一揽子交易,一揽子交易中的条款
- ★enthusiast n 热心人
- enthusiast [ιν5Ωϕυ:ζιΑστ] n.热心家, 狂热者
- ★restore v 修复 修并且复原,如对艺术品的修复
- ★imagine v 想像
- imagine doing
- imagine it想象一下吧! (口语)
- imagine that + 从句
- ★packing case 包装箱
- ★colony n 群, 殖民地
- colony [5κΧλΕνι] n.殖民地, 侨民, (聚居的)一群同业, 一批同行, (生物)群体
- colony 一群聚居在一起的生物
- a colony of ants一群蚂蚁
- a colony of bees一群蜜蜂
- a colony of artists一群艺术家
- a flock of
- a flock of goats 羊群
- a herd of cows 一群奶牛
- a crowd of (用于人)
- ★preserve v 保护
- protect保护
- preserve保存(经过特殊手段而保存下来)
- bean curd豆腐
- preserved bean curd豆腐乳
- preserved fruit果脯
- preserved meat腊肉
- preserved fish腊鱼
- smoked fish熏鱼
- can I keep your photo? 我能保存你的照片吗?
- store the cabbage
- store储存, 保存(以便日后使用)
- ★beeswax n 蜂蜡
- 本课重点词: 1 remote 2 wreck 3 re- 4 package / package deal 5 restore 6 imagine it 7 preserve