Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极

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单词讲解

  • pole n.地球的(极)
    the South Pole 南极
    the North Pole 北极
    fishing pole 鱼竿

  • flight n.飞行 航班
    Flight CA112 is boarding.Please get ready.

  • explorer n.探险家,探测器
    Internet Explorer == IE
    explore v.探测,探险,探索
    exploration n.考察,探险
    adventure n.冒险

  • lie v.
    躺 / 处于,位于 lie lay lain

  • serious adj.严重的,严肃的
    The problem of air pollution is serious.
    I am serious. I’m not joking.

  • point n.地点
    at one point
    v.点出,指出
    They pointed out the problem.
    point at / to…

  • endless adj.无尽的
    endless white plains
    Endless Love

  • less
    careless adj.
    worthless adj.

语法讲解

  • In 1929,three years after his flight over the North Pole,the American explorer,R.E.Byrd,sucessfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.

同位语
fly over…

  • Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains …, they soon ran into serious trouble.

at first
be able to do sth 能够做某事
a great many…
take photographs of…
run into trouble 陷入困境之中

区别 can / be able to :
相同点 : 都表示能力,”能够”
(can / could; be able to 时态更灵活)

that lay below 定语从句

  • At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.
    seem + adj.
    it?
    that their plane would crash 主语从句
    That their plane would crash seemed certain.

主语从句 :
含义 :
位置 :
It seemed certain that their plane would crash.
That their plane would crash seemed certain.
写法 :
同宾语从句
复习宾语从句 :
I know that you are right.
I know what she will say.
I know whether he is happy.

  • 你不能跟我们一块去真是个遗憾.
    That you can’t go with us is a pity.
    It is a pity that you can’t go with us.

  • 他们是否将会准时到达这不确定.
    Whether they will arrive here on time is uncertain.

  • It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.
    rise rose risen 上升

  • Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out … food sacks order.
    keep the order
    May I take your order,please?

  • The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.
    by : 想差

  • Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight.

  • The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

知识扩展

seem v.似乎,好像
seem + adj. / seem to be adj.
He seemed nervous.
It seemed certain.
You seem happy.
seem to do sth.
You seemed to get lost.

  • 这则消息似乎比我们原来预想的传播的更快.
    The news seemed to spread faster / more quickly than we had expected.