Lesson 66: Sweet as honey!
Key words and expressions
- Lancaster 兰开斯特
- bomber 轰炸机
- remote adj. 偏僻的;n. 遥控装置,遥控器
- Pacific 太平洋
- damage 毁坏
- wreck 残骸
- rediscover 重新发现
- aerial 航空的(=aero)
- survey 调查
- rescue 营救
- package v. 把。。。打包
- packaging case 包装箱
- enthusiast 热心人
- restore 修复
- imagine 想象
- colony 群
- bee 蜂
- beeswax 蜂蜡
- hive 蜂房
- preserve 保护
Questions on the text
- When and where did a Lancaster bomber crash?
- It crashed on … island in 1963.
- What did the French authorities do to the plane in 1989?
- The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.
- Why is it not necessary to rebuild the fourth Rolls-Royce Merlin engine?
- Because it had been turned into a hive. ??
Language points
a long way west of Samoa
- western 在。。。的西部,西方
- The sun began to turn crimson on the western horizon.
- crimson dark red in colour深红色的;暗红色的
- I’ve just had four years in Western Nigeria.
- The sun began to turn crimson on the western horizon.
- western 与欧洲、北美相关联的事务
- the impact of western technology
- western-style housing
- westerner 出生在西方或西部的人
- We found ourselves in a swirl of Westerners and Chinese.
- westernize 西化
- From 1867, the Meiji rulers westernized Japan with astonishing speed.
- Westernized tastes spread and traditions weaken.
- western 在。。。的西部,西方
… a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing. 值得抢救
- worth + 动词ing:值得。。。怎么做
- This film is really worth seeing.
- It is worth pausing to consider his words.
- I doubt that it is worth working so hard.
- worth + 动词ing:值得。。。怎么做
A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive …
- colony 相当于量词,这里是一群的意思
- a brood of chickens 一窝小鸡
- a herd of cattle 一群牛
- a cluster of ants 一群蚂蚁
- a pack of hounds 一群猎犬
- a flock of birds 一群鸟
- a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂
- turn (…) into … 把。。。变成。。。
- If you apply more heat, of course the water turns into steam.如果你施加更多的热量,水当然会变成蒸汽。
- Soon her glee turned into fear.很快她的欢乐变成了恐惧。
- glee (=delight) 欢喜;高兴;幸灾乐祸
- colony 相当于量词,这里是一群的意思
Key structures and usage
have sth. done 使役动词(更强调使别人为我们服务)
- The French authoritieshadthe planepackagedandmovedin parts back to France.
- Now a group of enthusiasts are going tohavethe planerestored.
- … but the group will need tohaveonly three of themrebuilt.
使役动词(更强调使别人为我们服务)
I washed my car. 我洗了车。
My car was washed. 我的车洗过了。
I had my car washed. 我让人把车洗了。
I’m going to clean my suit.
All my suits are cleaned in that laundry.
I’m going to have my suit cleaned.
Extension
a busy bee 勤劳、忙碌的人