词汇
1. chip n. 油煎土豆片
e.g. Fish and chips is traditional food in England.
炸鱼和炸薯条是英国的传统食物。
2. overfish v. 过度捕捞
e.g. Oil pollution and overfishing are having a significant effect on penguin feeding patterns.
overdress v. 穿得太讲究 overreact v. 反应过度 overwork v. 工作过度
overeat v. 吃得过多 overdue adj. 迟到的；过期的
3. giant adj. 巨大的 n. 巨人
giant: 非正式用词，多为褒义。指如巨人般的庞大体积。
large: 普通用词，含义广，指体积、面积、容量、数量以及程度等方面的大，具体或抽象意义均可用。
great: 普通用词，可指具体东西的“大”，但更常指事物的重要，人的行为、品格的伟大等，带一定的感情色彩。
huge: 含义广，强调体积或容积的庞大。也可用于引申意义。
immense: 正式用词，侧重空间的广阔，也指面积或分量的巨大。
tremendous: 指某物很大，大得惊人；也可用作引申意义。
enormous: 指体积、数量或程度远远超过一般标准。
4. terrify v. 吓，使恐怖
e.g. The animals were terrified by the storm.动物被风暴吓坏了。
terrify: 语气最强，指惊骇得六神无主，魂飞魄散。
frighten: 普通用词，使用广泛，指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。
scare: 指非正式文体中可与frighten换用，但语气较重，侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。
terrifying adj. 极大的, 可怕的
e.g. It was a very, very terrifying situation. 此时的局势非常非常可怕
terrified adj. 很害怕的,极度惊慌的
be terrified of 对……感到惊恐，害怕
e.g. We were all terrified of him. 我们都很怕他。
e.g. I'm terrified of deep, dark, blue water. 我惧怕深海。
terror n. 恐怖; 恐怖活动 terrorist n. 恐怖主义者, 恐怖分子
5. wit n. 理智，头脑（常用复数）
frighten sb. out of one’s wits 把某人吓得惊慌失措
e.g. The little girl was frightened out of her wits. 小女孩被吓得惊慌失措。
e.g. You nearly frightened me out of my wits. 你可把我吓坏了。
6. variety n. 品种
a variety of = various 各种各样的
e.g. He didn't come for a variety of reasons. 他因种种原因没来。
e.g. Volunteers were given a variety of tasks. 志愿者们被分配了各种不同的任务。
e.g. I have a variety of chocolate. 我有很多种类的巧克力。
7. crew n. 全体人员，全体船员
cockpit crew机组人员；驾驶舱舱员 construction crew 施工员, 建筑队；crew list 全体船员
e.g. A captain controls his ship and its crew. 船长管理他的船和船上的船员。
课文句型
1. Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.
fish and chips 是一道菜，所以谓语用单数，类似词组：suit and tie, fork and knife
2. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
it comes as a surprise to do sth. 做……令人惊讶
3. Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.
in darkness 在黑暗中；bumping into现在分词作后置定语
4. Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.
have sth. done 让别人做某事；protect sb. from 保护……不受伤害
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.
长/宽/高/深的表达方式
数词+量词+adj. two feet deep
数词+量词+in+n. twelve feet in length
6. Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
three factors have caused sth. to do sth. 三个因素导致了……做某事
the plentiful supply of… ……的充足供应
thrown过去分词作后置定语，修饰food
the total absence of… ……的彻底缺乏
7. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water. Who eats who?
as a result 因此；as a result of 由于