(整理笔记)ay42【BBC】奇迹之地2:高危冰层下险中取贝The dangerous hunt under perilous sea ice

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。

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