Lesson 62:After the fire 火災(zāi)過(guò)后
Firemen had been fighting the forest for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
句子講解:
1、Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could gel it under control.
消防隊(duì)員們同那場(chǎng)森林大火搏斗了將近三個(gè)星期最后才把火勢(shì)控制住。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) get sth. under control讓某物得到控制
真題測(cè)試 測(cè)試語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):give和get相關(guān)短語(yǔ)
——The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.
——Don’t worry. We have already ( ) two thirds of it. (2006 年高考四川卷,第 25 題)
A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away
答案:選B
分析:get down 下來(lái);get through 完成;give in 屈服;give away 贈(zèng)送 翻譯:一老板說(shuō)我們必須在三天內(nèi)完成這項(xiàng)任務(wù)。
一沒(méi)問(wèn)題,我們已完成了三分之二。
2、A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.
就在不久前,參天大樹(shù)還覆蓋著方圓數(shù)英里的土地。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) covered the countryside for miles around 覆蓋著數(shù)英里的土地
3、Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills.
而現(xiàn)在發(fā)熱的地面上仍然升騰著煙霧,彌漫在荒涼的土丘上。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) over the desolate hills在荒涼的山丘上空
真題測(cè)試 測(cè)試語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):beyond, over, on的區(qū)別
I’m sorry it's ( ) my power to make a final decision on the project.
(2004年上海春季高考,第26題)
A. over B. above C. off D. beyond
答案:選D
分析:beyond one's power to do某人無(wú)權(quán)去做,其他三項(xiàng)不符合題意。
翻譯:很抱歉,我無(wú)權(quán)對(duì)這個(gè)工程做最后的決定。
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