课前想一想
1. Why is it important for Anutans to have fishing techniques?
2. What does "precarious" mean?
词汇装备库
1. impeccable /Im'pekebl/(adj.)完美的,无可挑剔的
2.fledge/fled3/(v.)(幼鸟)长出飞羽,变得羽翼丰满
3.maiden/'meidn/(adj.)首次的,初次的
4.bait/beit/(n.)诱饵,诱惑物
5.lure/lur/(v.)诱惑,诱导
6.shoal/foul/(n.)鱼群
7.canoe/ke'nu:/(n.)独木舟,皮划
8. exploitation / , eksplai ' tein /(n.)开发利用
9. inaccessible / , Inaek'sesebl/(adj.)难到达的,无法去的
10.undoing/An'du:In/(n.)失败的原因
Greed has been the undoing of many a businessman.
贪婪是很多商人破产的原因。
11.clan/klen/(n.)宗族,氏族
12.disastrous/di'zaestres/
(adj.)灾难性的,极其糟糕的
13.exterminate/ik'st3:rmineit/(v.)根除,消灭;灭绝
词句兵工厂
Albatross chicks are sitting ducks.
信天翁幼鸟极易捕捉。
Note:
1.albatross/apos;s/(n.)信天翁
2.chick/tjik/(n.)幼鸟,雏鸟
3.sitting ducks容易受到攻击的对象;容易被击中或欺骗的目标
With their bullets all gone, the sol-d
iers were sitting ducks for the enemy.子弹全打光了,战士们成了敌人的活靶子。
My friend Joe is a sitting duck for any phony offer that promises to make him rich in a hurry.
我的朋友Joe很容易上当受骗,如果有诈骗消息告诉他说能帮他很快发财致富,他一定会相信。
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They know the location of every one of their reefs, lining up landmarks on the island to gauge their exact position.
他们清楚每块暗礁的位置,根据岛上的界标就可以估算出他们的确切位置。
Note:
1.line up 排队;对齐
Customers lined up in front of the store.
顾客们在商店前面排队。
2.landmark/'laendma:rk/(n.)地标;标志性建筑
Tian'anmen Square is the landmark of Beijing.
天安门是北京的地标。
The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous landmark in San Francisco.
金门大桥是旧金山的著名地标。
3.gauge/geid3/(v.)测量,测算
Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.用温度计测量一下温度。
He tried to gauge the weight of the suitcase.
他试着估量行李箱有多重。
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And with time on their hands, they set to work carving huge stone statues known as moai.
随着生产力的发展,他们开始雕刻所谓摩艾的巨人石像。
Note
1.time on their hands 闲暇的时间I have some time on my hands this weekend, so I can finally take a look at your car.
这个周末我有时间,所以我终于可以看看你的车了。
have time on your hands 无事可干 Emily has some time on her hands,so she is taking a college course.
艾米丽现在无事可做,所以在上一门大学的课程。
2.set to do sth
干劲十足地开始做某事,毅然开始做某事 Sarah is setting to earn her law degree next year.
为了明年获得法律学位,Sarah正干劲十足地准备着。
We set to cleaning up the mess after the party.
晚会结束后,我们开始收拾残局。
3.carve/ka:rv/(v.)在石头或者木头上雕刻
carve sth on sth 在...上刻...
He carved her name on the tree.
他将她的名字刻在了树上。
4.statue/staetju:/(n.)雕像,雕塑
stone statue 石像
词句兵工厂
Today, the giant stone statues are a poignant reminder of the precarious nature of life on remote islands.
如今,巨人石像正向世人诉说复活节岛上自然生命的变化无常与辛酸。
Note:
1.poignant/'painjant/(adj.)令人痛苦的,酸楚的
a poignant moment 一个痛苦的瞬间
a poignant memory 一段辛酸的回忆
The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.
照片唤起了对美好时光的深情追忆。
a poignant reminder 令人痛苦的提醒
Her face was a poignant reminder of the passing of time .
她的脸使人想起时光的流逝。
2.precarious/pri'keries/
(adj.)危险的,不牢靠的,不稳的
He earned a precarious living as an artist.
作为一名艺术家,他过着朝不保夕的生活。
The world is a precarious and un-stable place
世界是一个不牢靠且不稳定的地方。
语法轻知识
“The+比较级,the+比较级”句式Marker sentence :
The smaller and more isolated they are,the harder it is to survive.
越是微小而孤立的岛屿,生存条件就越是艰苦。
“The+比较级,the+比较级”的句型常表示“越…就越…”,这是一个复合句,表示一方的程度随着另一方的变化而变化,例如The more,the better(多多益善);The sooner,the better(越早越好)。
前面的句子相当于一个状语从句,后面的句子是主句。the用在形容词或副词的比较级前,more代表形容词或副词的比较级。
The better I knew her, the more I liked her.我越了解她就越喜欢她。
The more things you do, the more you can do.
你做的事情越多,能做到的事就会越多。
可以通过调换句子顺序检验这个句型是否使用正确。如果可以将句子改成“if+主谓+比较级,主谓+比较级”这样的条件状语从句,就证明这个句型写正确了。
另外需注意:若主句的谓语动词用一般将来时,从句的谓语动词要用一般现在时表示将来。
The harder you work, the greater progress you will make.
你越用功,进步就会越大。
The more difficult the questions are,the less likely I'll be able to answer them.
题目越难我越是答不出来。
实战练兵场
(2014年考研英语一完形填空题节选)As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can't re-member where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquain-tance's name,or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain2_,we refer to these occurrences as"senior moments".
2.[A] improves [B] fades
[C] recovers [D] collapses
重点解析:
先来梳理题干:
随着许多人步入中年,他们往往开始注意到,他们的记忆力和思维清晰度已不如从前。我们突然记不起刚才把钥匙放在哪里了,或者是一个熟人的名字,或者是我们曾经喜欢的一个老乐队的名字。随着我们的大脑...,我们将这些事件称作senior moments,也就是老年失忆症,或暂时失忆。
再来看四个选项:
A.improves改善,提高
B.fades使褪色;使衰弱
C.recovers在疾病或者受伤之后完全恢复健康
D. collapses 崩塌,倒塌;崩溃,不符合题意,可以排除。
A和C表达的是一种相对积极的含义,与上下文不符,可以排除。因此只有B项fade符合题意。这道题考察熟词似意,fade除了褪色,逝去的意思,还有衰老的意思,随着年龄的增长,我们的大脑会衰老
正确答案:B
文化加油站
The Amazing People of Anuta
1. It was a cargo ship that first brought Christianity to Anuta in 1916. The Island of Anuta in the Solomon Islands is densely populated per square kilo-meter-even though the population there is at 300.
1916年,一艘货船首次将基督教带到阿努塔。所罗门群岛的阿努塔岛每平方公里的人口密集,尽管那里只有300人。
2. Its 300 citizens are among the most self-sufficient people on the planet,and they need to be, as the next popu-lated island is a whopping 70 miles away.
它的300名居民是地球上自给自足程度最高的人之一,而且他们需要这样做,因为下一个人口稠密的岛屿远在70英里之外。
3. On Anuta, everyone is recognized as being related to everyone else.
Family members are related to other family members not only by genetics but also because of certain types of social behavior.
在阿努塔上,每个人都与彼此息息相关。家庭成员与其他家庭成员之间的关系不仅是由基因决定的,而且还为某些类型的社会行为而决定。
主题打包盒
1.每年6月,虎鲨会出现在法国护卫舰浅滩附近的浅水区,它们游行数百英里只为了享用极易捕食的信天翁幼鸟。这段时间,幼鸟都在练习起飞,但是由于海滩上的起飞跑道太短,长有世界上最长翅膀的信天翁经常会在处女航中掉落水中,于是虎鲨能够在片刻间扑向落水的幼鸟。
2.阿努塔人拥有太平洋海域最多的捕鱼技能,这项技能对于在资源圆乏的孤岛上生存是至关重要的。他们用章鱼触手作为鱼饵,一旦找到鱼群就会有不小的收获。对于岛上的人们来说,独木舟十分珍贵,因为他们大部分的生活都要依赖海洋。孤立的环境使岛民无法进行贸易,因此他们形成了强大的团体精神,一同工作,一同分享成果。这便是他们成功的秘密。
3.阿努塔人的生活方式能够确保子孙后代拥有享用不尽的资源,南太平洋的生活总是变幻无常的,但人与动物之间的平衡会令这些海岛繁荣昌盛地发展下去。