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课件网) Lesson 43 Over the South Pole New words 1 Text 2 Grammar 3 目录 NEW WORDS 1 serious seem crash pole explorer sack aircraft plain endless clear point lie flight Guess the word. 1. large tract of level open land 2. an instance of traveling by air 3. a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) 4. tiresomely long; seemingly without end 5. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) plain flight crash endless explorer TEXT 2 Let's look at the picture 1. What can you see 2. What are they doing Listen and answer: 1. When did Byrd become the first man to fly over the South Pole. 2. What did he order his men to do 3. Did the plane fly over the mountains TEXT 2 Over the South Pole pole n.(地球的)极; 磁极,电极;杆,棒 北极星 南极 北极 the positive / negative pole a flag pole the South Pole the North Pole Pole Star (North Star) 1. In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. explorer n. 探险家, 探测者 v. explore 探险, 探测, 探究 to explore the possibilities to explore the universe n. exploration [ekspl 're ( )n] (科研相关)探险,探求,开发 2. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. lie ① vi. 处于,位于(+地点);躺,(平)卧 lie- lay-lain ② vt. 撒谎 lie- lied – lied tell a lie 撒谎 You lied. = You lied to me. You, liar! ③ n.谎言 lay- laid- laid ① vt. 放,放置 ② vt. 下蛋, 产卵 lay an egg 3. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. point n. ①地点,位置;②(特定)时刻; ③要点,论点; ④(比赛等的)分数 eg. 这是他事业的转折点。 It was a turning point in his career. 不要拐弯抹角, 说重点! Don’t beat around the bush. Get to your point. seem v. 似乎,看起来 ① seem + adj. ② seem to do ③ it seems that… 看起来似乎… ④ seem like 看起来像 for example: 1. You seem happy. 2. Some people seem to do it as a hobby. 3. It seems that she is afraid of cats. 4. You seem like you have a nice family. crash v. 坠毁(从上向下掉);n. 冲突, 撞击声, 空难 车祸 Translation: eg. 所有的乘客都在这次飞机坠毁中丧生了. All the passengers were killed in the plane crash. air crash car crash 4. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. sack n. 袋子,大包;(前与the连用)开除,解雇 eg. 1. The potatoes were put into sacks. 2. I’ll get the sack if I arrive at the office late. get the sack give sb. the sack 被解雇 解雇某人 clear v. ① (凌空、不接触地)越过, 跳过,没有接触面的飞跃; ② 除去,拿走 for example: 1. The horse easily cleared every fence. 2. It’s not a easy job to clear the snow after a storm. 3. I’m going to clear the plate away, then the children can use the table to do thei ... ...