新概念英语第二册Lesson 33 Out of the darkness 讲义

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness Text 课文 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why was the girl in hospital Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital. New words 生词 darkness ['dɑ:knis] n.黑暗 explain [ik'splein] v.解释，叙述 coast [k ust] n.海岸 storm [st :m] n.暴风雨 towards [t 'w :dz] prep.接近 rock [r k] n.岩石，礁石 shore [ :] n.海岸 light [lait] n.灯光 ahead [ 'hed] ad.在前面 cliff [klif] n.峭壁 struggle ['str gl] v.挣扎 hospital ['h spitl] n.医院 Grammar focus 语法 1. Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. 几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。 整句话是一个时间状语从句，主句是Nearly a week passed, 从句是before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. 而这个时间状语从句的从句部分又包含了一个宾语从句，句子what had happened to her作动词explain的宾语。 2. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. 一天下午，他乘小船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。 set out表示出发动身，如： It was raining when we set out. 我们出发时正下着雨。 was caught是一般过去时的被动语态，通常表示被抓住。如： After the tiger was caught, it was caged. 老虎被捉住后，被关进了笼子。 文中be caught in表示陷于……的困境。如： I'm afraid we will be caught in the rain on the way. 我担心我们会在路上会遇到下雨。 3. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. 在那段时间里，她游了8英里。 during that time在那段时间里，指的就是上一句中提到的，她在海里游了整整一夜这段时间： Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. 她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边。 spending the whole night in the water.不能直译为她在水里呆了整整一夜，而是根据原文的意思表达，意译为她在海里游了整整一夜。 8 miles 8英里。1英里≈1.61千米，8英里就相当于是12.88千米。 4. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. 她知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上的。 整个句子是一个由because引导的原因状语从句。而这个原因状语从句的主句部分又是一个宾语从句，句子she was near the shore作动词knew的宾语。 5. a.On arriving at the shore, b.the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. 到达岸边后，姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往峭壁上爬去。 a句中on+动名词，表示刚……就……。如： On hearing the news, she fainted. 一听到消息，她就晕过去了。 On seeing me, she waved to me. 她一看到我，就向我招手。 b句是一个定 ... ...