课前想一想
1. Will you take a risk to hunt for food?
2.How to use the word"worth"?
词汇装备库
1.coastal/'koustl/
(adj.)海岸的,沿海的
a coastal town海滨城镇
2.delicacy/'delikesi/
(n.)稀有的且昂贵的美食,佳肴
3.faint-hearted/feint hartid/
(adj.)胆怯的,怯懦的
4.larder/la:rder/(n.)旧时的食物橱柜
5.cave/kerv/(n.)洞穴,地洞
6.perilous/'pereles/(adj.)非常危险的
7.refill/ri:'fil/(v.)再次填充满
8.impact/'Impaekt/
(n.)巨大的影响或作用
9.wonder/'wAnder/(n.)奇迹,奇观
词句兵工厂
The Canadian Arctic-an extraordi-
nary natural wonder that makes up
almost 40% of Canada's entire land-
mass.
加拿大的北极地区,一个非凡的自然景观占据了加拿大几乎40%的国土面积。
Note:
1.Arctic/a:rktk/(n.)北极,北极地区
(adj.)北极的
the Arctic 北极地区
the Arctic regions 北极的地区
Polar bears live in the Arctic.
北极熊生活在北极地区。
2.extraordinary/ik'stro:rdeneri/
(adj.)非凡的,意想不到的,令人惊奇的
3.make up 组成,构成
be made up of
某物是由什么组成的,构成的
The book is made up of a number of
different articles.
这本书里汇集了多篇文章。
4.landmass/'laendmaes/
(n.)整块陆地,大陆,陆地板块
词句兵工厂
As the tide goes out, the frozen sea
ice drops by over 15m... and under-
neath, the sea bed is now fully ex-
posed.
潮水退去之后,冰冻的海面会下降15
米,冰面下的海床会充分暴露出来。
Note:
1.go out 潮水的退潮,落潮
2.drop/dra:p/(v.)下降,下沉
This bank's workforce has dropped
by about 10% in the past five years
在过去的五年里,这家银行的员工减少了10%。
3 . underneath / , Ander'ni : 0 /
(prep.)(adv.)在...底下,在...下面
the underneath(n.)某物的底部,下部
the underneath of the table桌子的下面
4. expose /Ik'spouz/
(v.)露出,使曝光;揭露,揭发
He lifted his T-shirt to expose a
jagged scar across his chest.
他撩起T恤衫,露出横贯胸部的锯齿状
刀疤。
The report exposes the weaknesses
of modern medical practice.
报道揭露了现代医疗的不足之处。
词句兵工厂
But the clock is ticking.
但是时间所剩不多了。
Note:
1.the clock is ticking时间有限;抓紧时间,不要磨蹭
tick/tk/(v.)时钟发出滴滴答答
Hurry up, the clock is ticking.
快点,时间不多了。
下面来看一个小对话:
A : We've been here for a day and a half ,and we still haven't caught anything!
我们已经在这里待了一天半了,到现在还没抓到任何东西!
B:I know.You have to be patient.If we
stay here long enough, I'm sure we'll
catch something.
我知道。你必须要有耐心,如果我们等待足够长的时间,我相信一定会抓住一些东西的。
A:I agree,but the clock is ticking!We
have to go back home in 2 hours , oth-
erwise we will miss dinner .
我同意,但是我们要抓紧时间了!2个
小时之后我们必须回家,否则就要错过晚餐了!
词句兵工厂
She has found the prize she's after,
mussels... It's a seafood bonanza, but
Minnie knows how dangerous it is.
她已经发现了自己要找的美食一胎贝。
这是一个海味富矿,但是明妮很清楚这里有多么危险。
Note:
1.be after sth寻找,追求或者追捕...
He's after Jane's job(=wants it for
himself).
他想抢简的工作。
After you.你先请。
-Can I pour you some coffee?
我给你倒点咖啡吧?
-Oh no , after you .
唤,不用了,你先来吧。
2.mussel/'mAsl/(n.)胎贝,蚌
3.bonanza/ba'naenze/(n.)富矿带;
获利之道;发财的机会,致富之源
The rise in house prices meant that
those who were selling enjoyed a bo-
nanza.
房价的上升意味着那些卖房者发了大财。
语法轻知识
The usage of "worth"
worth的相关用法
Marker sentence:
But for Minnie, it's worth it.
但是对于明妮来说,这是值得的。
worth是一个形容词,表示值得的。它
有很多相关表达,常用的有以下几种:
1.be worth sth值得....
I think this matter is worth our at-
tention.
我觉得这件事值得我们注意
When you travel to Beijing, the For-
bidden City is worth a visit.
如果你去北京旅行,故宫一定是一个值得参观的地方。
be worth sth也可以表示什么东西值多
少钱,可以虚指值很多钱,也可以直接跟一个数额,表示某物价值多少。
The house must be worth a lot of
money now.
这房子现在一定值大价钱了。
One of his picture is worth £5000。
他的其中一幅画价值5000英镜。
This art collection is worth a fortune.
这批艺术收藏品价值连城。
(worth a fortune表示价值连城)
2.be(well)worth doing sth(很)值得做
某事
A lot of the small towns in this area
are definitely worth visiting.
这个地区的许多小城镇确实值得一游。
This film is well worth seeing
这部电影很值得一看。
3.be worth it值得(付出努力、冒险、
忍受痛苦等)去做
It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view fron the top.
攀登到山顶要很长时间,但为了能看到山顶上的风景,这是值得的
*be not worth it 不值得,没有必要的
Don't tire yourself out, Geri, it's really not worth it.
格里,别把自己累坏了,那真的不值得。
实战练兵场
(2016考研英语一翻译真题)
The upside is the possibilities con-
tained in knowing that everything is
up to us; where before we were ex-
perts in the array of limitations, now
we become authorities of what is
possible.
词汇要点:
1.upside优点,好处,更为积极的一面
2.be up to 固定短语,表示取决于...
3. in know that...因为,由于
4.contain包含
5.expert in sth...在...方面是专家,或
熟练地应对...
6.array排列,一系列
the array of limitations 一系列的局限
7.authority官方,权利,权威,专家
参考译文:
积极的一面是,既然万事都取决于我们,那么就有无限可能。以前,我们能够熟练应对种种局限;现在,我们把握着未来的可能。
文化加油站
Talk show 小贴士
1. Adaptation is important. I'll work to
learn some basic survival skills.
适应能力非常重要。我会努力学习一些基本的生存技能。
2.set a fire生火
3. It can protect your body from excess exposure from the sun, cold, wind, rain or snow.
它可以保护你的身体免受阳光,寒冷,风,雨或雪的过度侵蚀。
exposure / ik'spouser/
(n.)接触;面临;遭受
4. I'll just order takeout.
我会点个外卖。
takeout/'teikaut/
(n.)外卖的饭食;外卖餐馆
5. isolated island 孤岛
isolated/'aiseleitid/
(adj.)孤独的,被孤立的
6. Never eat any wild berries that you
are not sure of what they are .
永远不要吃你不确定是否认识的野生浆果。
主题打包盒
1.在加拿大的北极地区,一片几乎占据40%国土面积的沿海地貌在过去半年里被完全冻结,人们在这里生活得非常艰难。63岁的明妮一生都生活在偏远的康吉苏加村,对这里的村民来说,生存意味着从这片土地上得到大部分食物。冬天的时候,明妮带领她的孙女Eva,趁着极低潮的时候深入海冰下寻找她的秘密食物——胎贝。
2.为了获得明妮要找的食物,她们必须在冰面上凿出孔洞,然后在潮水上涨,再次淹没海底之前进入其中。海冰下随时毋塌的风险非常高,但这冒险对于明妮来说是值得的,因为她们找到了胎贝。Eva也学到了一些她可以受益终身的重要技能。虽然因纽特人未来将会迎接改变,但是目前自古传承的技能可以帮助他们生存下来。