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学习材料Lesson70-72Lesson70Red fordanger危险的红色During abullfight,a醉汉suddenly wanderedinto themiddleofthering.The crowdbegan toshout,but the drunk没有意识到the danger.The bullwas busythe matadorat thetime,but itsuddenly看至U thedrunkwho wasshouting ruderemarks andwavea redcap.Apparently/同义词sensitive criticism,the bullforgot allabout thematador andcharge atthedrunk.Thecrowdsuddenlygrewquiet.Thedrunk,however,seemedquitesure himself.Whenthebullgotclosetohim,heclumsysteppedasidetoletitpass.Thecrowd爆发出欢呼声andthedrunkbowed.Bythistime,however,threemencomeintoheringandtheyquicklydragthedrunktosafety.Eventhebullseemedtofeelsorryforhim,foritlookedonsympatheticuntilhedrunkwasoutofthewaybeforeoncemoreurnitsattention tothematador.
1.DrunkThe policechargedhimwith beingdrunk anddisorderly.1The studentsarejust drunkfrom singingtheschools fightsong.2Get drunkWander1Theriver wandersthrough somebeautifulcountry.2His mindwandersat times.3Itisawonderthathecame toschoolontimehis morning.4Thisnew medicinehasdone/workedwondersformy headache.5It*snowonderthathe didntwant togo.
2.aware-n.—unawareHe kneltbymybed,watching meuntilIbecameawareofthe soundofhisbreathing.1Thisincident hasaroused publicawarenessoftheeconomic crisis.
3.RemarkThe guidetold usoremark themanytreesthat grewalong theforesttrail.1Heremarked thathe wouldbeabsent thenextday.2Anderson leftthetable,remarking thathe hadsomework todo.tosay something,especiallyabout somethingyou havejustnoticedThe childrenkept interruptingandmakingruderemarks.3Its aremarkableachievementforthecompany.unusualor surprisingandthereforedeserving attentionorpraiseapparent--obvious apparently--obviously显而易见,她无意改变自己的主意
4.criticismn._n.评论家;批评家_v.—adj.批评的;挑剔的;决定性的;.Sheviewedthefindingswitha criticaleye.1Weare atacritical timeinhistory.2Have youread thearticlewritten bythatfamous critic3Would youliketoreadand criticizemynewnovel
7.ChargeBBC chargedadvertisers235,000dollars aminute.1Hewas arrestedona chargeofarmed robbery.2The nurseisin chargeof hepatients.3An electron电子has anegativecharge,aprotoi^质子has apositivecharge.Lesson71Afamous clock一个著名的大钟Whenyou visitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyou willseeBigBen,thefamousclock canbeheardallovertheworldtheB.B.C.If theHouses ofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldnevererect.BigBentakesitsname sirBenjaminHallwasresponsibleforthemmakeoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentbuild.Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,isextremelyaccurateaswell.officialfromGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclockchecktwice aday.On theB.B.C.you canhear theclock whenit isactualstriking becausemicrophones arcconnectedtheclocktower.Big Benhasraregone wrong.Once,however,itfailed togivethecorrectlime.Apainterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhangapotofpaintononeofthehandandsloweditdown!
1.immense[1mens];enormous[lno ni9s];massive;huge•这组词的共同意思是,,大的二huge指超越一定标准大的事物的体积或容量,用在比喻中形容抽象事物.指某事严重或急需解决;enormous指“大”到令人吃惊、甚至不相称的程度.也常形容抽象事物的严肃性、迫切性:immense不强调重量,只强调体积、数量或程度等超过一般标准massive通常指大而重的物体,但也修饰抽象的概念如力量、结果等;vasi用以指范围、数量.但着重指面积.而不涉及重量或体积.
2.StrikeShefell heavily,strikingher headagainst thesideoftheboat.1In anger,he struckthewall witha clenchedfist.2Mymotherwasalwaysaskingquestions,anditstruckmeasoddthatshedidntaskoneonthisoccasion.3The transportworkers striketurnedinto aseriousdamage ontheeconomy.Lesson72Acarcalled Bluebird“蓝鸟”汽生Thegreatrace driver,SirMalcolm Campbell,was thefirstmandrive atover300miles perhour.He setupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935at BonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.Bluebird,thecarhedrive,hadbeenspecialbuiltforhim.Itwasover30feetinlengthandhad a2,500-horsepower engine.Although Campbellreached aspeed ofover304miles perhour,he hadgreatdifficulty incontrol thecar becausea tyreburst duringthe firstrun.After hisattempt,Campbellwasdisappointtolearnthathisaveragespeedhadbeen299milesperhour.However,afewdays later,hewas toldthat amistake hadbeen made.His averagespeed hadbeen301miles perhour.Since thattime,racingdrivers havereachedspeeds over600mites hour,followinhisfathers footstepsmanyyearslater,SirMalcolms son,Donald,alsoset upaworldrecord.Like hisfather,hewas drivingacarcallBluebird.
1.BurstThe pipeshad burstand thehousewasundertwo feetof water.1Its agamein whichchildren tryto burstballoonsbysittingonhem.2Hetook adeepbreath,standing quietlybythedoor,and thensurprised himselfbyburstinginto tears.3From timetolimesomebody wouldburst intosong orlaughter,and somepeoplecontinued towhisperonandoffall throughthe night.4The womanandchildren burstout laughingagain,getting upfromthe tableandcrowdinground me.5ThePresidents arrivalwas thesignalfor anoutburstofcheering.。