呼救信号
1.thick/θɪk/ adj. 厚的
扩展:thin薄的
扩展:thick 傻傻的
2.signal/'sɪgnl/ n. 信号
3.stamp/stæmp/ v. 跺,踩
4.helicopter/'hɛlɪkɑptɚ/ n. 直升飞机
5.scene/sin/ n. 现场
6.survivor/sɚ'vaɪvɚ/ n. 幸存者
扩展:survive v.生存
文章讲解
When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
文章精讲:
1.When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt.
知识点:
when引导时间状语从句/条件状语从句
例句:When I made up my mind doing something, I’ll try my best.
例句:When you finish your homework, mom will buy you an ice-cream.
Some time ago一段时间以前
例句: I bumped into Peter some time ago. He was on his way to work. He was in a rush sowe didn’t have the chance to catch up.
备注:一般出现ago都表示过去时间点
2.It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.
知识点:
Lay+ adj.表示处于某种状态,保持某种状态
例句:I heard Peter had been coming after you these days. You better lay low.
扩展:keep it low/keep a low profile 保持低调
Turn into把…转变成…
例句:We didn’t have money when I was a kid, so we didn’t have enough money to buy a large apartment and I didn’t have my own room then, but my father, somehow, turned our storage room into a beautiful castle for me. I felt like I was a princess then.例句:When Peter and I were classmates 10 years ago, he was really bad at studying. I didn’t expect him to go to college, but now he turns into a famous lawyer.
分词作状语结构:句子,doingsth.
she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.
3.During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal.
知识点:
during +时间
例句:We are not allowed to make phone calls during work.
Early next morning/Early in the morning
例句:Peter came to my office early in the morning.
4.Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
知识点:
It was not long before +不久
例句:It was not long before he sensed the danger of the position.不久他就意识到他处境的危险。