练习材料:
In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa. The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed. Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash,the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island. By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing. The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France. Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. Ithas four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt. Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey -- still in perfect condition. A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
[ɪn] 1963 [ə] [ˈlæŋkəstə] [ˈbɒmə] [kræʃt] [ɒn] [ˈwɒlɪs][ˈaɪlənd], [ə] [rɪˈməʊt] [pleɪs] [ɪn] [ðə] [saʊθ] [pəˈsɪfɪk], [ə] [lɒŋ] [weɪ][wɛst] [ɒv] [səˈməʊə]. [ðə] [pleɪn] [wɒznt] [tuː] [ˈbædli] [ˈdæmɪʤd], [bʌt] [ˈəʊvə][ðə] [jɪəz], [ðə] [kræʃ] [wɒz] [fəˈgɒtn] [ænd] [ðə] [rɛk] [rɪˈmeɪnd] [ˌʌndɪˈstɜːbd].[ðɛn] [ɪn] 1989, [ˈtwɛnti]-[sɪks] [jɪəz] [ˈɑːftə] [ðə] [kræʃ], [ðə] [pleɪn][wɒz] [ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli] [ˌriːdɪsˈkʌvəd] [ɪn] [ən] [ˈeərɪəl] [ˈsɜːveɪ] [ɒv] [ði][ˈaɪlənd]. [baɪ] [ðɪs] [taɪm], [ə] [ˈlæŋkəstə] [ˈbɒmər] [ɪn] [ˈriːznəbl] [kənˈdɪʃən][wɒz] [reər] [ænd] [wɜːθ] [ˈrɛskjuːɪŋ]. [ðə] [frɛnʧ] [ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz] [hæd] [ðə][pleɪn] [ˈpækɪʤd] [ænd] [muːvd] [ɪn] [pɑːts] [bæk] [tuː] [ˈfrɑːns]. [naʊ] [ə][gruːp] [ɒv] [ɪnˈθjuːzɪæsts] [ɑː] [ˈgəʊɪŋ] [tuː] [hæv] [ðə] [pleɪn] [rɪsˈtɔːd].[ɪt] [hæz] [fɔː] [rəʊlz]-[rɔɪs] [ˈmɜːlɪn] [ˈɛnʤɪnz], [bʌt] [ðə] [gruːp] [wɪl][niːd] [tuː] [hæv] [ˈəʊnli] [θriː] [ɒv] [ðɛm] [ˌriːˈbɪlt]. [ɪˈmæʤɪn] [ðeə] [səˈpraɪz][ænd] [dɪˈlaɪt] [wɛn] [ðeɪ] [brəʊk] [ˈəʊpən] [ðə] [ˈpækɪŋ] [ˈkeɪsɪz] [ænd] [faʊnd][ðæt] [ðə] [fɔːθ] [ˈɛnʤɪn] [wɒz] [swiːt] [æz] [ˈhʌni] -- [stɪl] [ɪn] [ˈpɜːfɪkt][kənˈdɪʃən]. [ə] [ˈkɒləni] [ɒv] [biːz] [hæd] [tɜːnd] [ði] [ˈɛnʤɪn] [ˈɪntuː] [ə][haɪv] [ænd] [ɪt] [wɒz] [ˈtəʊtli] [prɪˈzɜːvd] [ɪn] [ˈbiːzwæks]!
任务配置:L0 +L4
笔记:
1.知识点
(1)a long way west of Samoa, 位于萨摩亚群岛以西。
表示方向(东、南等)的词后面可以直接加 of+地名,前面也不用加任何介词: Shanghai is south of Beijing.上海在北京以南。
(2)over the years, 多年来。
over 表示“在……期间/之中”
undisturbed 未被打搅的;
(3)By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth
rescuing. 到了那个时候,状况良好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见,值得抢救。
①reasonable在这里表示“尚好的”、“过得去的”,用于表示价钱时,它指“公道的”、“合理的”、“不贵的”等
②worth 可表示“值得”、“具有……的价值”,后面跟名词或动名词
(4)A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive…一群蜜蜂把发动机当做了蜂房……
colony 作量词表示“群”时,往往用于蜜蜂、蚂蚁等。
turn into表示“把……改变成……”:When it is cold enough, water is turnd into ice
(5)enthusiast 热衷于…的人; 热心者; 爱好者; 热烈支持者