Lesson 62:After the fire 火災(zāi)過后
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:
4、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.
冬天即將來臨,這些山丘對周圍的村莊具有毀滅性的威脅。因為大雨不僅會沖走土壤而 且還會引起嚴重的水災(zāi)。
語言點 destruction毀滅,反義詞為construction建設(shè),建筑。not only...but also...表遞進,說明洪水帶來的種種影響。
真題測試 測試語言點:動詞習(xí)慣搭配
Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will( )from the new training facilities.
(2003 年 6 月 CET-4,第 56 題)
A. derive B. acquire C. benefit D. reward
答案:選C
分析:本題考查動詞短語和習(xí)慣搭配。derive from起源;acquire from學(xué)到;benefit from 受益于;reward from獲得報酬。
翻譯:這些新的訓(xùn)練設(shè)施既對職業(yè)選手有利,也讓業(yè)余選手獲益。
5、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.
當(dāng)大火最終被撲滅后,當(dāng)?shù)氐纳止芾砭钟嗁徚撕脦讎嵰环N特殊的生長速度極快的草籽。
語言點 本句包含when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句和which引導(dǎo)的定語從句。
真題測試 測試語言點:put out表示“滅火,熄滅”
The forest guards often find campfires that have been ( )completely.
(2004年髙考吉林卷,第26題)
A. turned down B. put out C. put away D. turned over
答案:選B
分析:turn down把聲音關(guān)小; put away把 收起,放好;turn over翻倒。campfire“營火”對應(yīng)put out“撲滅”,所以選B。
翻譯:森林向?qū)Ы?jīng)常能夠找到已經(jīng)被完全撲滅了的營火。
6、The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
飛機將這些草籽大量地撒播在地上。
語言點 spray sth. over / on往……上噴灑
spray water over / on flower 洗花
spray grass-seed over / on ground 往地上撒草料
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