新概念英语第二册Lesson 62 After the fire 大火之后 讲义

新概念英语第二册第62课 Lesson 62 After the fire 大火之后 Firemen had been fighting the forest for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil. New words and expressions 生词和短语 control n. 控制 smoke n. 烟 desolate adj. 荒凉的 threaten v. 威胁 surrounding adj. 周围的 destruction n. 破坏，毁灭 flood n. 洪水，水灾 authority n.（常用复数）当局 grass-seed n. 草籽 spray v.喷撒 quantity n. 量 root n. 根 century n. 世纪 patch n.小片 blacken v. 变黑，发暗 参考译文 消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近3个星期才最后把火势控制住。就在不久之前，参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。而现在，发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟雾，弥漫在荒凉的山丘上。冬季即将来临，这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁，因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，而且还会引起严重的水灾。在大火最后被扑灭后，森林管理当局订购了好几吨一种生长迅速的特殊类型的草籽。飞机把这种草籽大量地撒播在地上。飞机撒播近一个月后，开始下起雨来。然而到那时，很多地方的草已经生了根。一片片的绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上，代替了多少世纪以来一直生长在那里的参天大树。 课文解释 1．Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. 消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近3个星期，才最后把火势控制住。 1) 句中的动词fight在这里用作及物动词，意思是“与…作斗 争”。例如： More units to fight forest fires are planned. 计划设立更多单位防控森林火灾。 Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty. 特蕾莎修女是一位毕生致力于消除贫困事业的年迈修女。 另外，fight还经常用作不及物动词，表示“参战、打仗”或“(为…而)斗争、努力争取”或“与…打架/搏斗”或“与…争吵/争论”。例如： He fought in the war and was taken prisoner by the Americans. 他参了战，后被美国人俘虏。 Lee had to fight hard for his place on the expedition. 李不得不为在考察队中获得一席之地而苦苦争取。 As a child she fought with her younger sister. 她小时候会和妹妹打架。 She was always arguing with him and fighting with him. 她总是跟他争辩吵嘴。 2) 介词短语under control意思是“受到控制”。get it undercontrol表示“使火灾得到控制”(it指代前面提到的the forest fire); get有“使…处于某种状态”的含义。这个短语经常和使役动词连用，如bring, get, have, keep,等。例如： The situation is under control. 局势已经得到控制 ... ...