新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第90課(3)

　　The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favouriteeating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes asmuch as twelve feet in length. Three factors have caused these fish to grow solarge: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply offood thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boatsaround the oil rigs. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in thelovely warm water. Who eats who?

　　句子講解：

　　5、The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.

　　這些巨大的魚并不是鯊魚或逆戟鯨，而是深受人們喜愛的食用魚品種，如鱈魚和鰩魚， 只不過它們長得出奇地大，有時長達(dá)12英尺。

　　6、Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentifiil supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs;the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.

　　有三個原因?qū)е逻@些魚長得這么大：在鉆井臺下輸油管道附近的海水都是溫暖的;鉆井臺上的工作人員拋到海里充足的食物;鉆井臺的四周沒有捕魚的船只。

　　7、As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water.

　　最終造成的結(jié)果就是這些魚在這般溫暖的水里不停地吃呀吃，長呀長。

　　8、Who eats who?

　　到底是誰吃誰呢?

　　重點(diǎn)單詞學(xué)習(xí)：

　　sharks

　　n. 鯊魚(shark的復(fù)數(shù)形式)

　　v. 行騙;作弊(shark的第三人稱單數(shù))

　　例句:

　　1. Let them tell that to the sharks, if they dare.

　　讓他們?nèi)ジ忯~說同樣的話吧，如果他們敢。

　　whales

　　n. 鯨魚(whale的復(fù)數(shù))

　　v. 捕鯨(whale的第三人稱單數(shù)形式)

　　例句:

　　1. Whales are very smart animals.

　　鯨魚是很機(jī)警的動物。

　　skate [skeit] 加入生詞本

　　vi. 滑冰;滑過

　　n. 溜冰;冰鞋

　　例句:

　　1. He skated over the mistakes he made.

　　他對他所犯的錯誤一帶而過。

　　pipes

　　n. 管線，管道;管子(pipe復(fù)數(shù)形式)

　　v. 吹奏管樂;尖聲叫嚷(pipe的第三人稱單數(shù)形式)

　　例句:

　　1. He piped so that we could dance.

　　他吹笛子好讓我們跳舞。

　　overboard ['?uv?b?:d]

　　adv. 自船上落下;向船外

　　adj. [美口]極其熱心的;全身心投入的

　　例句:

　　1. In the Navy they throw the anchor overboard.

　　在海軍中，人們總是將錨拋出船去。