新概念英语第二册+Lesson+62+After+the+fire+讲义.docx

Lesson 62 After the fire🌻Part 1: TextFiremen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil. 🌻Part 2: New words and expression1 control [kən'trəul] n.控制2 smoke [sməuk] n.烟3 desolate['desəleit] a.荒凉的4 threaten ['θretn] v.威胁5 surrounding [sə'raundiŋ] a.周围的6 destruction [di'strʌkʃən] n.破坏，毁灭7 flood [flʌd] n.洪水，水灾8 authority [ɔ:'θɔriti] n.(常用复数)当局9 grass-seed ['gra:s'si:d] n.草籽10 spray [sprei] v.喷撒11 quantity ['kwɔntəti] n.量12 root[ru:t] n.根13 century['sentʃəri] n.世纪14 patch [pætʃ] n.小片15 blacken['blækən] v.变黑，发暗★control     n. 控制1.in control     在控制之内under control     在控制之下,被控制out of control    失控2.control sth  I can control it. =I can manage it.    我能对付(口语)The situation is under control.I can control the situation.① vt. 控制，指挥，支配，管理Don’t try to control other people.② n. 控制（能力），支配（能力）It’s hard to keep the number of people coming into the country under control.★smoke     n. 烟（雾）1.full of smoke     充满烟雾smoky     adj. 多烟的（名词加-y, 变为形容词）smoking area   吸烟区 ；nonsmoking area    禁烟区2.smoker     n. 抽烟的人heavy smoker   烟瘾重的人 ；nonsmoker  不抽烟的人 3.smoke   v. 吸烟Don't smoke! = No smoking!He smoked heavily. 他烟瘾很大smoking apartment     火车上的吸烟车厢4.cigarette = cigar     n. 香烟★desolate      adj. 荒凉的desolate      adj. be devoid of inhabitants“streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate"   (Daniel Defoe). 由岩石组成的、荒凉的月球表面the rocky, desolate surface of the moonlonely adj. unfrequented by people, desolatea lonely crossroads ★threaten     v. 威胁的1. to express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against: threaten sb. with sth.     以……来威胁/恐吓某人The thief threatened him with a knife.2. To give signs or warning of; portend: The black clouds threaten a storm.3.threaten to do sth.     威胁着要做……（与人相连）；有迹象表明……He threaten to take the tenant to court .It threatened to rain.    有迹象表明天要下雨了。

★surrounding     adj. 周围的1.surroundings  n. 环境(在周边的事物)They lived amid beautiful surroundings.2.atmosphere n. 大气层, 氛围(在周边的人文环境) an atmosphere of peace and calm in the country 3.Environment 环境, 周围状况, 自然环境a happy environment at school.4.Setting: the context and environment in which a situation is set, the backgroundRome is the perfect setting for romance.★destruction      n. 破坏, 毁灭1.destroy      v. 破坏destructive     adj. 毁灭性的construct      v. 建设(为……创造更好的条件)construction     n.  建设, 建筑China Construction Bank     建设银行constructive      adj. 建设性的(意见)2.build     v. 建设(具体的建某物)★authority n. 当局authority    n. 权威（单数）He began to assume airs of authority. 装出一副威风凛凛的样子He is a noted authority on English literature.他是著名的英国文学权威。

★spray      v. 喷撒     n.喷雾，浪花1.spray sth. over/on      往……上喷洒spray water over/on flowerspray grass-seed over/on the ground2.hair spray 发胶★quantity     n. （数）量A large quantity of   大量的……quantities of    大量的……❤️quality     n. 质量 sth. with good quality      质量好的东西1.a quantity of 后既可接复数可数名词，亦可接不可数名词在它们分别和其后的名词构成短语作主语时，其谓语动词通常看of后名词的具体情况而采用单数或复数形式1)如果是接不可数名词，则谓语用单数形式，2)如果是接复数可数名词，则谓语通常要采用复数形式2．quantities of后既可接复数可数名词，亦可接不可数名词,后面的谓语都用复数形式❤️练习❤️1.此外，还发现了大量的邮包Besides, a large quantity of mail bags  were found. 2.喝了好多啤酒。

A large quantity of beer was  consumed.   3. 查获大量假证和假公章Quantities of fake certificates and official  stamps were also seized.★root      n. 根What is the root cause?    根本原因是什么？root of…      ……的根take root     生根★patch      n. 小片，颜色和周围不同的部分1.patch     n. (平面上的)一片, 补丁(本意)What is that yellow patch on the wall? 墙上那块黄斑是什么？2.a patch of   一小片 ；patches of    许多片There are patches of cloud in the sky.a piece of / a bit of / a sheet of /a slice of   一片，一块……★blacken     v. 变黑，发暗1.The smoke has blacken the walls.    烟把墙熏黑了。

2.-en后缀表示动词，译为“使……变得……”weak—> weaken     v. 使……变弱，削弱🌻Part 3: Notes on the text★Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.1. fight sth.     和……作搏斗2.get it under control表示“使它得到控制”，get有“使……处于某种状态”的含义，“get+宾语+介词短语”作宾补: The Government can no longer keep prices under co。