Unit-3-Old-Tom-The-killer-whale-课文讲解&语言点

OntheafternoonIarrivedatthe station,asIwasIsortingoutmyaccommodation,Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.Werandowntotheshoreintimetoseeanenormousanimaloppositeusthrowingitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashingdownagain.Itwasblackandwhiteandfish-shaped.ButIknewitwasn'tafish.挑选出；分类 [ˈɔpəzit] prep. 在……对面 adj. 相对的；相反的[ʃɔ:(r)]  n. 岸；海滨第一页"That'sOldTom,thekiller,"oneofthewhalers,George,calledouttome."He'stellingusthere'sawhaleoutthereforus."         Anotherwhaleryelledout,"Rush-oo...rush-oo."Thiswasthecallthatannouncedtherewasabouttobeawhalehunt.       "Comeon,Clancy.Totheboat,"Georgesaidasheranaheadofme.IhadalreadyheardthatGeorgedidn'tlikebeingkeptwaiting,soeventhoughIdidn'thavetherightclotheson,Iracedafterhim.第二页Withoutpausingwejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheadedoutintothebay.IlookeddownintothewaterandcouldseeOldTomswimmingbytheboat,showingustheway.Afewminuteslater,therewasnoTom,soGeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoarandtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.       Usingatelescopewecouldseethatsomethingwashappening.Aswedrewcloser,Icouldseeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixotherkillers. "What'retheydoing?"IaskedGeorge.['telɪskəʊp]n.望远镜第三页"Well,it'steamwork-thekillersovertherearethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhale'sblow-holetostopitbreathing.Andthoseothersarestoppingitdivingorfleeingouttosea,"Georgetoldme,pointingtowardsthehunt.Andjustatthatmoment,themostextraordinarythinghappened.Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.dive[daɪv]vi.&n.跳水（的动作）；潜水（的动作）；俯冲[ˈti:mwɜ:k] n. 协作；配合第四页Thentheharpoonwasreadyandthemaninthebowoftheboataimeditatthewhale.Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot.Beingbadlywounded,thewhalesoondied.Withinamomentortwo,itsbodywasdraggedswiftlybythekillersdownintothedepthsofthesea.Themenstartedturningtheboataroundtogohome.第五页"What'shappened?"Iasked."Havewelostthewhale?"Jackreplied."We'llreturntomorrowtobringinthebody.Itwon'tfloatuptothesurfaceforaround24hours.""Inthemeantime,OldTom,andtheothersarehavingagoodfeedonitslipsandtongue,"addedRed, laughing.                                     AlthoughOldTomandtheotherkillerswerefiercehunters,theyneverharmedorattackedpeople.Infact,theyprotectedthem.TherewasonedaywhenwewereoutinthebayduringahuntandJameswaswashedofftheboat.[lɪp] n. 一片嘴唇；（容器或洞的）边；口第六页"Manoverboard!Turntheboataround!"urgedGeorge,shoutingloudly.         Theseawasroughthatdayanditwasdifficulttohandletheboat.ThewaveswerecarryingJamesfurtherandfurtherawayfromus.FromJames'sface,Icouldseehewasterrifiedofbeingabandonedbyus.ThensuddenlyIsawashark."Look,there'sasharkoutthere,"Iscreamed.        "Don'tworry,OldTomwon'tletitnear,"Redreplied.adv.自船上落下；向船外adj.极其热心的；全身心投入的[ʃɑ:k] n. 鲨鱼第七页*IttookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames,andwhenweapproachedhim,IsawJamesbeingfirmlyheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.Therewereshoutsof"Welldone,OldTom"and'ThankGod"aswepulledJamesbackintotheboat.AndthenOldTomwasoffandbacktothehuntwheretheotherkillerswerestillattackingthewhale.第八页urgev.催促，极力主张练习　请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)He　　　　　　　(劝我)giveupsmokingassoonaspossible.2)I　　　　　(主张)heshouldapologizetotheteacher.urgedmetourgedthat[搭配]　urgesb.todosth.催促/力劝某人做某事urgethatsb(should)dosth催促/力劝某人做某事第九页[搭配]witnessto(doing)sth.　为……作证，证实awitnesstosth.是……的目击证人/见证人练习　请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)Theoldmanis__________________________(这场交通事故的目击证人)2)Nobody　　　　　　　　　　(为这场谋杀案作证)awitnesstothetrafficaccidentwitnessedtothemurderwitnessv.当场见到，目击　n.目击者，证人第十页[搭配]　abandononeselftosth.沉湎于某事练习　请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)It‘sshamefulthathe　　　　　　　(抛弃他的妻子)afterhebecamerich.2)Themotherisworriedthatherson_____________________________________(沉湎于电脑游戏)allday.abandonedhiswifeabandonshimselftocomputergamesabandonv.遗弃，抛弃，放弃第十一页练习　请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)　　　　　　　(请举手)ifyouhaveanyquestion.2)Thebuildingofthenewroad　　　　　　　(被延迟)bybadweather.3)Don'tworry.Thehousewill　　　　　　(承受得住).Pleaseholdupyourhandisheldupholdupholdup举起，抬起；延迟，阻碍；支持，支撑，承受住第十二页练习　请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)IstudiedinAmericafortwoyears._____________(在此期间)，Igottoknowmanynewfriends.2)Recently，heisbusywritingaplay.___________(与此同时)，hehastolookafterhissickmother.InthemeantimeInthemeantimeinthemeantime与此同时＝atthesametime第十三页练习　请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)It‘ssaidthatPeter　　　　　　(已经逃到日本去了).2)Yearsago，allhisfamily____________________　　　　　　　(从大陆逃到香港).hasfledtoJapanfledfromthemainlandtoHongkongfleev.逃跑，逃离(fled，fled)第十四页IttookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames，andwhenweapproachedhim，IsawJamesbeingheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.用了半个多小时才将小船弄回到詹姆斯身旁，当我们靠近他时，我看到詹姆斯正被汤姆举在水中。说明:　Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.表示“花费某人时间做某事”，it为形式主语，todosth.为不定式作真正主语。第十五页练习　根据汉语提示，完成下列句子。(1)从我家步行到学校要用30分钟。　　　　methirtyminutes__________________________.(2)学生每天都要用2个小时左右做作业。　　　　thestudentsabouttwohours___________________________everyday.(3)每天上网要花费你多长时间？Howlong______________________________everyday？IttakestowalkfrommyhometoschoolIttakes　tofinishtheirhomeworkdoesittakeyoutosurftheinternet第十六页accommodationn. 住所；住宿 (1)房间，住所Theaccommodationofthishotelisscare（不足）.(2)膳宿（常用复数）Thishospitalhasaccommodationsfor600patients.(3)accommodate向…提供住处，接纳(v)Thehousewillaccommodatetwofamilies.第十七页相关短语：(1)makeaccommodationsfor为…提供膳宿(2)bookaccommodationatahotel在旅馆预订房间(3)arrangesb'saccommodation给某人安排住处(4)accommodate…to=adapt…to使…适应Youwillhavetoaccommodateyourselftothesituation.(5)accommodatesbwith=supplysbwithThebankwillaccommodateyouwithaloan.第十八页 come on(1) 表示劝说，激励， 不耐烦或催促等 Come on, we’ll be late for school. (2)上演，演出There’s a new play coming on next week.  相关短语： (1) come about 发生 (2) come across 偶然遇到(3) come out 出来，花（开）， 出版 (4) come up 走近，上升， 发芽(5) come up with 赶上，补充， 提出 (6) come to 谈到，总计为，达到，苏醒第十九页 ahead  adv 向前，朝前The way ahead was blocked by fallen trees.  Heran ahead . ahead of 在…前面，优于，胜于 She was always well ahead of the rest ofthe class. 她在班上总是遥遥领先。  His ideas were ahead of his time. 他的思想比他所处的时代先进。 aheadoftime提前You should have told me that ahead of time.     He is ahead of me in Chinese.第二十页throw 投，掷，扔，抛相关短语： (1) be thrown into confusion 陷入混乱 (2) throw away 抛弃，浪费，拒绝 (3) throw cold water on  向…泼冷水(4) throw off 匆匆脱掉，抛弃，摆脱 (5) throw oneself on 依靠，求助于 (6) throw oneself into doing sth  开始热心做某事(7) throw up 举起，呕吐，丢弃第二十一页1）He was thrown into prison.他被关进了监狱。2）She threw on/off her overcoat. 她匆匆穿上/脱掉大衣。Translations：第二十二页drag  vi/ vt 拖，拉，扯； n. 供拖拉之物，累赘的人或物Her skirt dragged on the floor. 她的裙子在地上拖着。相关短语： (1) drag behind 落在后面 (2) drag in 扯进来 (3) drag sb down 使某人沮丧 (4) drag on 拖延   第二十三页近义词辨析： drag /draw/pull① drag 费力，缓慢而艰难地拉、拖较重的物体。  He dragged a heavy box. He dragged himself/histired feet home . 他拖着疲倦的步子回家。 ②draw 从容地拉、拖  He drew the curtain apart. 他拉开了窗帘。③pull 突然、急速地拉，方式不限。 He pulled the door and rushed in.   相关短语： drag behind 落在后面 drag in 扯进来 drag sb down 使某人沮丧drag on 拖延 第二十四页yellvt./n.大叫，呼喊，喊声相关短语： yell(out)atsb.对某人大喊大叫ayellofdelight/warningeg.1)Sheyelled(out)athernaughtychild.2)Don'tyellatme.第二十五页depthn.深度，深处相关短语： indepth深入的，彻底的，深度方面outof/beyondone'sdepth在水深没顶的地方；超越自己的理解能力theocean海洋深处thejungle丛林深处thecountry穷乡僻壤thedepth(s)ofthewinter隆冬one'sheart心灵深处despair绝望的深渊第二十六页pausevi./n.暂时，中止固定搭配pausefor停下来做某事1.停顿一下后他继续说他的。hecontinuedhisstory.2.他暂时停下来呼吸一下，然后继续上山。He,thencontinuedupthehill.Afterapausepauseforbreath/tobreathe第二十七页他看上去更像一个人，而不像一台机器。于是克莱尔从图书馆借来一堆书给托尼阅读，或者说给他浏览一下。受到那些女士的妒忌，这该是多么甜美的胜利！托尼保护了一个人免受伤害，他使克莱尔没有因为她的失败感而伤害自己。但是，尽管托尼很聪明，他还是得做一番改造——总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。sentences第二十八页