【New words and expressions】生词和短语（13）

pole                              n.（地球的）极

flight                             n. 飞行

explorer                        n. 探险家

lie                                 v. 处于

serious                          adj. 严重的

point                             n. 地点

seem                             v.  似乎

crash                             v.  坠毁

sack                              n. 袋子

clear                              v.  越过

aircraft                          n. 飞机

endless                         adj. 无尽的

plain                             n. 平原

★pole           n.（地球的）极

the South Pole       南极；the North Pole       北极

Pole Star         北极星

★flight              n. 飞行

fly             v. 飞

★explorer          n. 探险家, 探测者, 探测器 [计]Windows 资源管理器

explore v.探险,  探测,  探究exploration n.(科研相关)探险,探求,开发adventure n.冒险(追求刺激)

venture]         n. 冒险(为了财富,没有生命保障)

★lie           v. 处于

① vi. (lay[lei]，lain[lein]) 处于,位于(+地点) The mountains lie below us now.

The town lies to the east of London.

② vi. (lay[lei]，lain[lein])    躺，（平）卧

lie 现在分词--> lying

stay in bed = lie in bed 躺在床上

While I sat by the fire, my dog lay beside me.

③ vt.（lied，lied） 撒谎

tell a lie 撒谎

You lied. = You lied to me.你骗人! 你撒谎! You,liar! 你, 骗子! (liar n.(惯于)说谎者)

④ n.谎言

lay （laid,laid）

① vt. 放,放置

lay sth.

② vt. 下蛋, 产卵

lay an egg 下一个蛋hang（hung，hung） 挂,悬挂hang（hanged，hanged） 绞刑

★point              n. 地点

point 点，一般指从飞机上向下看的点

地点 place，spot

sina.com 中的 “.” 读为 dot（点） @读为 at

★seem              v. 似乎，看起来

seem + as if                看起来似乎……

He seems as if he had never lived in England before. seem + adj.

He seems rich. seem to be

He seems to be rich.

seem that…                看起来似乎……

It seems that he is rich.

★crash                v.  坠毁（从上向下掉）；n.  冲突,  撞击声,  抵触

aircrash 空难 ， carcrash 车祸

strike       v. 撞击

collide         vi.碰撞, 抵触(两个都运动的东西相撞)

★clear                v. 越过

clear         v. (凌空、不接触地)越过, 跳过，没有接触面的飞跃

clear the mountain              飞跃ft峰

The horse cleared the fense. （fense n.篱笆,栅栏,墙 v.围住,防护） over                   adv. 越过(距离)

go over 飞跃

★plain              n. 平原

plain girl            平凡的女孩

I'm a plain girl. mountains n. 高ft

【Text】

In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

参考译文

美国探险家 R.E. 伯德在飞越北极 3 年之后, 于 1929 年第一次飞越了南极. 虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群ft的大量照片, 但他们很快就陷入了困境. 在有个地方, 飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了. 只有在飞至 10,000 英尺的高度时, 它才能飞过这些ft头. 伯德马上命令他的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉, 于是飞机可以上升了, 它在离ft头 400 英尺的高度飞越了过去. 伯德这时知道他能够顺利飞抵 300 英里以外的南极了, 因为前面再没有ft了. 飞机可以毫无困难地飞过这片茫茫无际的白色原野!

【课文讲解】

1 、 In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.

for the first time              第一次（time 表示“次，回”，还可以说 this time，last time，next time，another time， each time，for the last time 等）

I remind you for the last time that if you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the train. Give him these photos next time you see him.

2、Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.

连词 though 引导让步状语从句，其含义是“虽然……，尽管……”

Although/Though/Even though I felt sorry for him ,I was secretly pleased that he was having difficulties.

虽然我为他感到惋惜，但对他的困难我却暗自高兴。

take a photograph of…                                                        拍……的照片

He took a photograph of his house before he left home.

run into trouble = get into trouble                                              遇到麻烦，陷入困境

Each time he ran into trouble, he asked his parents for help.

3、At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.

at one point              在某一地方，在某一时刻（point 也指时间上的某一点）

At one point, he made up his mind to become a painter.他曾一度下决心要当个画家。

it 为先行主语，真正的主语为 that 引导的从句。it 作先行主语时经常与 seem，appear，look 等连用： It now looks certain that the meeting is going to be put off.

现在似乎可以肯定会议将被推迟。