Lesson 66 Sweet as honey!

【New words and expressions】（20） 

Lancaster n. 兰开斯特

bomber n. 轰炸机

remote adj. 偏僻的

Pacific n. 太平洋

damage v. 毁坏

wreck n. 残骸

rediscover v. 重新发现

aerial adj. 航空的

survey n. 调查

rescue v. 营救（＝save）

package v. 把……打包

enthusiast n. 热心人

restore v. 修复（修并且复原,如对艺术品的修复）

imagine v. 想像

packing case 包装箱

colony n. 群

bee n. 蜂

hive n. 蜂房

preserve v. 保护

beeswax n. 蜂蜡

★bomber n. 轰炸机, 炸弹手, 轰炸员, 投弹手

bomb n. 炸弹

★remote adj. 偏僻的，偏远的

remote village 遥远的村庄

lonely adj. 偏僻的(孤零零的)

lonely island 孤岛

★Pacific n. 太平洋

Atlantic大西洋 ； Indian ocean印度洋 ； Arctic ocean 北冰洋

★wreck n. 残骸

wreck强调坏了没用的东西 (一个坏了的整体，完整的)；wreckage强调坏成碎片的东西

★rediscover v. 重新发现

re-表示“再, 又”的意思，如review复习，reread再读，rewrite改写，retell复述等

★survey n. 调查(一定要跟数据有关系)

aerial survey 航空调查(跟数据有关系)

investigation n. 调查，研究

★package v. 把……打包

① v. 把……打成大包

pack n. 小包；v. 把……打成小包

Pack it for me.

Wrap it up for me.

② n. 大包

package deal 一揽子交易,一揽子交易中的条款

parcel n. 包裹(邮局邮寄)

★imagine v. 想像

① vt. 想像

Imagine it. 想象一下吧! (口语)

② vt. 料想，猜想

imagine doing sth. 想象……

imagine that + 从句 想象……

I imagine you’re like to rest after your long journey.

★colony n. 群, 殖民地

colony n. 殖民地，侨民，(聚居的)一群同业，一批同行，(生物)群体

a colony of ants 一群蚂蚁 ；a colony of bees 一群蜜蜂；

a colony of artists 一群艺术家

a flock of goats 羊群

a herd of cows 一群奶牛

a crowd of 一群(用于人)

★preserve v. 保护，保存(经过特殊手段而保存下来)

preserved bean curd 豆腐乳 （bean curd 豆腐）

preserved fruit 果脯； 

preserved meat 腊肉； 

preserved fish 腊鱼

smoked fish 熏鱼

keep v. 保存，保持

Can I keep your photo? 我能保存你的照片吗?

How long can I keep it?

Can I keep it for you?

Store v. 储存，保存(以便日后使用)

store the cabbage 

【Text】

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. It has 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!

参考译文

1963年, 一架兰开斯特轰炸机在瓦立斯岛坠毁. 那是南太平洋中一个很偏僻的小岛, 位于萨摩亚群岛以西, 距离群岛还有很长一段距离.飞机损坏的程度并不严重, 但是, 多年来这起飞机失事已被遗忘, 飞机残骸也 没受到破坏. 于是, 到了1989年, 飞机失事26年后, 在对小岛的一次航空勘查中那架飞机被意外地发现了. 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. 法国政府让人把飞机包装起来, 一部分一部分 地搬回法国. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机. 该飞机装配有4台罗尔斯-罗伊斯的默林发动机, 但是他们只需要修复其中的3台. 想一想他们所感受到的惊奇和兴奋——当他们拆开包装箱时, 他们发现第4台发动机就像蜂蜜一样甜——发动机完好无损. 一群蜜蜂把发动机当作了蜂房, 发动机在蜂蜡中被完整地保存了下来. 

【课文讲解】

1、In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.

crash vi. 从上往下掉 

crash in the mountain 掉到山里

a long way to go 有很长的路要走

在英文中跟方位感相连的介词有三个in, on, to

in 隶属关系

Haerbin’s in the north of China.

on是指跟一个地方有接触面

Korea is on the north of China.

to是相离的概念

Japan is to the east of China.

west of＝to the west of （west of前面没有任何词修饰的时候，认为处于相离的概念）

2、The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.

over 在……期间/之中（相当于during，over后如有数字则译为“超过”）

over the years 这些年来

over the new year 在新年期间 ； over the Christmas 在圣诞期间

over Spring Festival 在春节期间

He worked very hard over the last two years.

remain+adj. remain看作系动词be理解

The room remained warm. 房间还是那么暖和

（注意与 “the room was warm.” 的区别, “remain” 有保持的意思）

3、By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.

by this time 到这时

in condition 处于……状态

in reasonable condition＝in good condition

in perfect condition 处于完美状态

in poor condition 状态不好

Keep the house in good condition.

reasonable在这里表示“尚好的，过得去的”，用于表示价钱时，指“公道的，合理的，不贵的”等

The house is in reasonable condition.

The price of the dress is reasonable.

be worth doing sth. 值得……，具有……的价值（表达了被动含义, 用主动ing表达被动含义）

The cake is worth eating.

The books are worth reading.

4、The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.

have sth. done 让别人做某事

in parts =little by little，bit by bit 一部分一部分

5、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.

imagine后面可以直接加宾语

Imagine my excitement when I found my mother outside.

Imagine their excitement and delight when the People’s Republic of China was founded.

break sth. open 打开……

cut it open 剪开(信封)

tear it open 撕开(信封)

在固定短语中as…as中的第一个as可省略

I am busy as a bee. （as busy as a bee中第一个as省略）

sweet as honey 甜得象蜜 (在文中是双关语, 注意体会)

sticky as glue 胶水一样粘

stong as horse 马一样强壮

turn…into… 把……变成

When it is cold enough, water is turnd into ice.

【Key structures】 

使役式

使役式：have +名词/宾语代词 +动词过去分词，使役式表示对某物（或某人）……。

I have my wallet lost/stolen. 我丢了钱包

While I’m away, I’ll have you looked after. 我不在的时候，我会让人照顾你的。

have sth. done的另一个意思是“遭遇不幸”

I have my leg broken. 我摔断了腿

【Special difficulties】 

集合名词

集合名词表示的是由若干个体组成的集合体，如family（家庭，一家人），team（队），crew（船、飞机等上的全体工作人员），audience（观众），government（政府），staff全体职员/教员），class（班，班级）等。如果要强调作为整体的集体，则后面的动词用单数；如果要强调组成集体的每个人，则后面的动词用复数。

The national team is travelling to London tomorrow. 国家代表队将于明天去伦敦. 

The team are all highly talented young people. 全队人员都是天赋极高的年轻人. 

The audience is made up of school children. 观众是由学校的学生组成的. 

The audience were spellbound by the magic of the performance. 

观众们被表演的魅力迷住了. 

My family are watching TV. 

My family is happy

【Multiple choice questions】

6 Only three of the four Rolls Royce Merlin engines __a__rebuilt.

(a) will have to be (b) need have been (c)are being (d)had to be

情态动词need只用于否定句和疑问句中,要用在肯定句中肯定是实义动词

need to do 将来需要做

10__d__the years that followed, the crash was forgotten.

(a)Between (b)During (c)While (d)Among

over the years = during the years

【语法 Grammar in use】

使役式（The causative）

（1）动词 have 除了可以作为助动词构成完成时以外，还可以作为完全动词表示“拥有”或代替 take, eat, receive, experience 等动词（cf. 第18课语法）：

Did you have a good meal?

您吃得好吗？

He has five cars.

他有5辆汽车。

have+名词可以代替普通动词（cf.第42课语法）：

They had a nice swim.

他们很畅快地游了泳。

（2）have作为完全动词还可以构成使役式，其形式为： have+名词或宾格代词+动词的过去分词。由于have是完全动词，所以其疑问句与否定句由do/did构成。与被动语态相似，使役式着重表示的是对某物（或某人）做了什么而不是某人做了什么。试比较：

用被动语态或使役式时，我们可能不知道或认为不必指明为我们服务的人是谁。然而，使役式比被动语态更加强调“使”别人为我们服务这一事实。我们要表示让别人为我们做某事时，通常不用主动语态。让别人给理发时，不可说I want to cut my hair而要说 I want to have my hair cut。

使役式也可以用以指人：

While I'm away, I'll have you looked after.

我不在的时候，我会让人照顾你的。

更多例句

常用使役式动词