评论
打印
Lesson 2 Monster or fish
是妖还是鱼？
文章讲解
Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.
一、词汇部分
1.monster/ˈmɑːn.stɚ/ n. 怪物
2.sailor/ˈseɪ.lɚ/ n. 海员
3.sight/saɪt/ v. 见到
4.creature/ˈkriː.tʃɚ/ n. 动物，生物
5.peculiar/pɪˈkjuːˈkjuːl.jɚ/ adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的
6.shining/'ʃaɪnɪŋ/ adj. 闪闪发光的
7.oarfish/'ofɪʃ/ n. 桨鱼
1.Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.
知识点:
搭配：claim to do something 声称做某事/claim that..
例句：She claimed that all the products she sold were genuine.
例句：She claimed she would learn English well in a month, which I highly doubted.
例句：Peter’s new company claims to give him a promotion next year.
see小用法积累：
1)I haven’t seen you for a long time.
2)Seeing is believing.
例：Don’s just listen to me. You can go see it for yourself.
3)See a doctor 看医生；
例：If you don’t feel well, you should go see a doctor.
4)See eye to eye on something 对某件事情看法一致；
例：We don’t have to see eye to eye on everything to be friends.
5)What do you see in someone?你看上某人什么了
Though 引导让步状语从句，不能和but 连用
1)名词 + as / though + 主语 + 动词
例：King as he was, he was unhappy.
例：Child as he is, he knows to help other.
2)形容词 + as / though + 主语 + 动词
例：Successful as he is, he is not proud.
例：Improbable as it seems, it’s true.
3)副词 + as / though + 主语 + 动词
例：Much as I like Paris, I couldn’t live there.
例：Hard though they tried, they couldn’t make her change her mind.
过去分词做后置定语：名词＋过去分词（stories told by seamen）
it 的3个必备用法
which 引导定语从句
2.Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.
adv. 终于，最后
