Lesson 33
Out of the darkness
New words darkness n.黑暗 shore n.海岸 explain v.解释 light n.灯光 coast n.海岸 ahead adv.在前面 storm n.暴风雨 cliff n.峭壁 towards prep.向 struggle v.挣扎 rock n.岩石 hospital n.医院
darkness1.n.黑暗 Eg: 1)我们在黑暗中看不起房屋。 We couldn’t see the houses in the darkness. 2)房屋一片漆黑. The room was in darkness.
构词:adj+ness → n dark darkness 黑暗 careful carefulness 仔细 good goodness 仁慈 careless carelessness粗心 bright brightness 明亮
explain1.v.①说明 ② 解释,辩解 Eg: 1)解释这个名词的含义 Explain what this word means. 2)你能解释一下你为什么迟到吗? Can you explain why you were late?
搭配: explain away (把过失,怀疑等)搪塞过去 explain oneself 说明自己的意思/动机 explain … as… 把…解释成…
辨析:explain ~ interpret 1.都含有“解释”的意思 2.explain 指解释不明之事,interpret侧重用 特殊的知识,信念,判断,了解去阐明特 别难懂的事情 Eg: 1)He is explaining how a machine operates. 2)How do you explain this poem?
coast1.n. ①海岸,海滨 ②岸边,岸线 ③the Coast美国太平洋沿岸Eg:海滨城镇 a town on the coast 辨析:coast,shore,beach,bank →→ →→ →→ →→ 范围渐渐变小
辨析: coast 邻近海的比较宽阔或狭长的地域 We live on the coast shore湖或者海的边缘或水边的狭长陆地,比 coast范围小 She swam to the shore. beach(shore的倾斜部分)往往在涨潮时候被 漫过 The little beach hotel has a pleasant environment. bank河岸 The trees on the bank of the river are very big.
storm1.n. ①暴风雨 ②感情的激烈爆发Eg: 1)在暴风雨中横渡海峡 cross the Channel in a storm 2)一阵弹雨 a storm of bullets(子弹)
3)一阵暴风雨般的掌声 a storm of applause 4)我们应该经风雨,见世面 We ought to face the world and brave the storm. 5)雨过天晴,否极泰来 After a storm comes a calm.
搭配: be caught in a storm 遭遇暴风雨 storm in a teacup 小题大做 take by storm 突然巧夺 联想: a rainstorm 暴风雨 a snowstorm 暴风雪 a duststorm 沙尘暴 a brainstorm 头脑风暴,集体讨论
rockn.①岩石,大石头② 摇摆 ③摇 滚乐 v.①摇摆 ②震动 Eg: 1)山脉是由岩石组成的. Mountains are made of rock. 2)当我走到船的一边时,船摇 晃了 When I stepped onto the side of the boat,it rocked. 1.
3)总统的死震动了全国 The President’s death rocked the nation.
搭配: as firm as a rock 屹立不动的,值得信赖的 rock the boat 破坏团体的合作
light1. n. ①光 ②引火物 ③为人所知的情况 ④方 面,见解 Eg: 1)白天太阳给我们光亮 The sun gives us light during the day. 2)在电视塔上,我们能看到南京的灯火 From the TV tower,
we can the linghts of Nanjing.
3)能借个火吗? Can you give me a light,please? Come to light 显露,出现 To look at the matter in a new light 以新见解看这个 问题搭配: accoring to one’s light 根据自己的判断能力 bring sth to light 揭露 in (the)light of…鉴于