新概念英语lesson 49-50（每日一读新二Lesson）

Lesson 33Out of the darkness冲出黑暗First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Why was the girl in hospital?

那女孩为什么住院？

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Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.

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冲出黑暗几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。一天下午，她乘小船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。天将黑时，小船撞在了一块礁石上，姑娘跳进了海里。她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边。在那段时间里，她游了8英里。第二天凌晨，她看到前方有灯光，知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。到达岸边后，姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往峭壁上爬去。她所记得的就是这些。第二天她醒来时，发现自己躺在医院里。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

darkness n.黑暗

in the darkness 在黑暗中(在没有光线的情况下)

explain v.解释，叙述

explanation [ˌekspləˈneɪʃn] n 解释　注意与 “explain [iksplein]” 的读音不同

Could you give me an explanation能给我一个解释吗?

Interpret [ɪnˈtɜːprət] v 解释, (强调翻译)语言之间的解释

interpreter [ɪnˈtɜːprətə(r)] n.解释程序, 解释者, 口译人员, 翻译员, 讲解员, 注释器

interpretation [ɪnˌtɜːprəˈteɪʃn] n.解释, 阐明, 口译, 通译

interpretress [In`t\:prItrIs] n.女翻译员

coast n.海岸

bank 河岸, (两边比水面高), 坝, 堤

coast 地理意义上的海岸, 海岸线等, 感觉旁边是岩石, 很陡峭

seashore 海岸, (跟游玩有关系, 为了游玩的)

seaside : 海边

seashore/ seaside 给人的感觉--旁边是沙滩, 可以进行日光浴的感觉

storm n.风暴

snowstorm 暴风雪

thunderstorm [ˈθʌndəstɔːm] n.[气]雷暴

rain heavily 表示雨下得很大

the rain is pouring. 倾盆大雨

It's raining cats and dogs. 滂沱大雨

towards prep.向, 朝, 接近

towards 强调nearer and nearer 强调越来越近

rock n.岩石，礁石

rock 表示huge stone

shore n.海岸

light n.灯，灯光

ahead adv.向前

asleep, awake, alive, ahead...... a开头的往往是表语形容词, 不管是作表语形容词(如 : alight 点着的, 电亮的), 还是副词, 都放在名词的后面, 一般形容词放在名词的前面

pretty flowers / light ahead 前方的灯光

ahead 的用法 :

1、放在被修饰词的后面作定语, 定语后置

2、ahead of在什么前面 : he went ahead of me.　他走在我前面

3、go ahead　①朝前走　②请随便(回答请求时用)

--Would you mind my using your telephone? or Can I use your telephone?

--Ok,go ahead.

--Can I smoke here?

--go ahead.

--sorry 一个原因(可能是事实, 可能是个借口), 不让别人做(哪怕是一个借口)

cliff n.悬崖

struggle v.挣扎

hospital n.医院

类似于 school

1、前面不加the, 和它的功能有关系 go to hospital 看病

2、一旦 the, 只表示地点

I am in the hospital.

in hospital 住院 / in the hospital在医院

如要去医院看老师 go to the hospital / 自己肚子疼go to hospital　(看病)

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