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LESSON3
ShipsintheDesert
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DetailedStudy
1.ShipsintheDesert[image-7]:
Shipsanchoredinthedesert.Thisisaneye-catchingtitleanditgivesanimagethatpeoplehardlysee.Whenreadersreadthetitle,theycan’thelpwonderingwhyandhow.
Paragraph1.typicalexampleofenvironmentaldestruction
[image-7]
2.capableofprocessingafifty-toncatchonagoodday:
havingtheabilityofcleaningandpreparingformarketingorcanningfifty-tonsoffishonaproductiveday.
catch:
theamountofsomethingcaught;inthesentenceitreferstotheamountoffishcaughte.g.Theboatbroughtbackabigcatchoffish.
3.butasIlookedoutoverthebow,theprospectsofagoodcatchlookedbleak:
agoodcatchdidnotlookpromising/hopeful.
Thisisobviouslyanunderstatementbecausewithsandallaroundtherewasnochanceofcatchingfish,tosaynothingofcatchingalotoffish.
bow[audio-1]:
thefrontpartofaship
ant.stern
compare:
bow[audio-2]:
v.&n.tobendtheupperpartofthebodyforward,asawayofshowingrespect,admittingdefeat,etc.
bow[audio-3]:
n.aweaponforshootingarrow
alongthinpieceofwoodwithatightstringfastenedalongit,usedforplayingmusicalinstrumentsthathavestrings
aknotformedbydoublingastringorcordintotwocurvedpieces,andusedfordecorationinthehair,intyingshoes,etc
bleak:
a)Ifasituationisbleak,itisbad,andseemsunlikelytoimprove.
e.g.Hisfuturelookedbleak.
bleakprospect;thebleaknessofthepostwaryears
b)Ifaplaceisbleak,itlookscold,bare,andunattractive
e.g.thebleakcoastline
c)Whentheweatherisbleak,itiscold,dull,andunpleasant
e.g.thebleakwinters
d)Ifsomeonelooksorsoundsbleak,theyseemdepressed,hopeless,orunfriendly
e.g.hisbleakfeatures
bleaklyadv.
e.g.Hestaredbleaklyahead.
“What,”heaskedbleakly,“arethese?
”
4.waveslappingagainstthesideoftheship:
wavestouchingthesideoftheshipgentlyandmakesasoftsoundlapcanalsobeusedasanoun.
e.g.Yourlapistheflatareaformedbyyourthighswhenyouaresittingdown.
Heryoungestchildwasasleepinherlap.
Heplacedthebabyonthewoman’slap.
Inarace,whenyousaythatacompetitorhascompletedalapwhenheorshehasgoneroundthecourserace.
5.asfarasIcouldseeinalldirection:
thatextendedasfarastheeyecouldsee;
6.thatstretchedallthewaytothehorizon:
thatextendedtothefaroffplacewheretheskymeettheearth
7.comparable:
somethingthatiscomparabletosomethingelseisa)asgoodas/asbigas/asimportantastheotherthing;b)similartotheotherthing
e.g.ThisdinneriscomparabletothebestFrenchcooking.
Ourhouseisnotcomparablewithyours.Oursisjustasmallhutwhileyoursisapalace.
8.Nowitisdisappearingbecausethewaterthatusedtofeedithasbeendivertedinanill-consideredirrigationschemetogrowcottoninthedessert:
Nowitisbecomingsmallerandsmallerbecausethewaterthatusedtoflowintotheseahasbeenturnedawaytoirrigatethelandcreatedinthedeserttogrowcotton.Theschemewasanill-conceivedonebecauseitfailedtotakeintoconsiderationtheecologicaleffect.
9.dock:
v.anchor,moor
Paragraph2.thesisstatement:
travelaroundtheworldtocheckandstudycasesinordertofindoutthebasiccausesbehindtheenvironmentalcrisis[image-8]
10.Mysearchfortheunderlyingcausesoftheenvironmentalcrisishasledmetotravelaroundtheworldtoexamineandstudymanyoftheseimagesofdestruction:
ItravelledaroundtheworldbecauseIwantedtosee,checkandstudycasesofsuchdestructioninordertofindoutthebasiccausesbehindtheenvironmentalcrisis.
Thissentenceisthethesisstatement,expressingthemainideaandindicatingthedevelopmentofacausalessay.
imagesofdestruction:
typicalexamplesofdestruction
11.thesunglaringatmidnightthroughaholeinthesky:
thesunshiningatmidnightthroughtheozonedepletion
[image-9]
midnightsun:
phenomenonoccurringonlyinthepolarregions
ahole:
ozonedepletion臭氧层空洞
12.aboutthetunnelhewasdiggingthroughtime:
aboutthetunnelhewasdrillingforsamplesfromtheglacier,whichestimatesthetime.Thedeeperhedrilled,thefartherthesampleintime;inotherwords,thesurfaceoftheglacier[image-10]isanindicationofrecenttimewhilethedeeperpartoftheglaciertellsofsituationofamuchmoreremoteperiod.
13.Slippinghisparkabacktorevealabadlyburnedfacethatwascrackedandpeeling[image-11]:
Pushinghisparkaback,herevealedabadlyburnedfacebecauseofoverexposuretodirectsunlight;onthefacetherewerelinesthatweresplitopenandpiecesofskinwerecomingdown.
parka:
[image-12]n.waterproofjacketwithahoodattached(aswornforskiing,mountainclimbing,etc.)
14.Hemovedhisfingerbackintimetotheiceoftwodecadesago:
Followingthelayersoficeinthecoresample,hisfingercametotheplacewherethelayeroficewasformed20yearsago.
15.twocontinents:
SouthAmericaandAntarctica
16.emission:
theamountofpollutantsdischarged
17.leastaccessibleplaceonearth:
theplacewhichisthemostdifficulttogettointheworld
Paragraph3.theglobalwarmingseenintheAntarctic[image-13]
18.Industrymeantcoal:
thedevelopmentofindustrymeanttheuseoflargeamountofcoalasfueltogeneratepower.
19.bringingrisinglevelsofcarbondioxide:
makingtheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospheregrow
20.withitsabilitytotrapmoreheatintheatmosphereandslowlywarmtheearth:
heatcannoteasilygetthroughcarbondioxideandgointothehighaltitudesocarbondioxideplaystheroleofacover,keepingtheheatneartheearth.
21.thepartafterthedash(--)servesasanadverbialofresult
22.upwindfromtheicerunawaywheretheskiplanelandsandkeepsitsenginesrunningtopreventthemetalpartsfromfreeze-lockingtogether,scientistsmonitortheairseveraltimeseverydaytochartthecourseofthatinexorablechange:
upwindfromtheicerunawaywheretheskiplanelandsandkeepsitsenginesrunningsothatthemetalpartswillnotbefrozensolid,scientistswatchtheairseveraltimeseverydaytomarkthecourseofthatunalternablechange.
upwind:
inthedirectionfromwhichthewindisblowingorusuallyblows
icerunway:
runwayisastripofpavedgroundforusebyairplanesintakingoffandlanding,andhereintheSouthPoletherunwayisastripoficeground
topreventthemetalpartsfromfreeze-lockingtogether:
tostopthemetalpartsfrombeingfrozensolid
monitortheair:
watchorcheckontheair
tochartthecourse:
toshowtheonwardmovementonanoutlinemap
inexorable:
thatcannotbechanged;unalternable
e.g.theinexorableriseinthecostofliving
23.graph:
usuallyamathematicaldiagram
Paragraph4.athinningcapastheresultofArcticairwarms[image-14]
24.pitch:
pitchatentmeansputupatent
e.g.Theypitchedtheirtentnearthestream.
Theypitchedtheirtentattheedgeofthefield.
25.slab:
Aslabofsomethingisathickflatpieceofit.
e.g.aslabofrock;aconcreteslab;aslabofcheese
26.frigid:
cold;icy;freezing
e.g.frigidweather
27.aheartybreakfast:
asatisfyingandrichbreakfast
todescribemeals:
sumptuousdinner;humblebreadandcheese;squaremeal
28.snowmobile[image-15]:
akindofmotorvehiclefortravelingoversnow,usuallywithsteerablerunnersatthefrontandtractortreadsattherear
29.rendezvouspoint:
theplacewhereasubmarinewastopickthemup
rendezvous:
a)Arendezvousisameetingoftenasecretone,thatyouhavearrangedwithsomeoneforaparticulartimeandplace.
e.g.Wemakeadawnrendezvous.
b)Arendezvousisaplacewhereyouhavearrangedtomeetsomebodyoftensecretly.
e.g.Imethimatasecretrendezvousoutsidethecity.
30.hover:
towaitcloseby,especiallyinanoverprotective,insistentoranxiousway
Whenabirdorinsecthovers,itstaysinthesamepositionintheairbymovingitswingsveryquickly.
Ifsomebodyishovering,theyarewaitinginoneplace,forexample,becausetheycannotdecidewhattodo.
e.g.Afigurehovereduncertainlyinthedoorway.
31.Afteritcrashedthroughtheice,tookonitsnewpassengers,andresubmerged:
Afteritbrokethroughtheice,pickedupitnewpassengers,andwentbelowthesurfaceofwateragain
emerge:
appear
submerge:
gobelowthesurfaceofwater
32.thepolaricecap[image-14]:
极地冰冠
33.tosecurethereleaseofpreviouslytopsecretdata:
toensurethemakingpublicofdatawhichwasoriginallyclassifiedastopsecret.
34.fromsubmarinesonartracks:
obtainedfromsubmarinesonartracks
sonar:
[U](anacronymforsoundnavigationranging)anapparatususingsoundwavesforfindingthepositionofunderwaterobjects,suchasminesorsubmarines声纳(利用声波探测如水雷或潜艇等的水底目标的仪器)
Baiqidolphins[image-16]:
havesonar.Batshavesonar.
35.andthenIwasstandinginaneerilybeautifulsnowscape,windsweptandsparklingwhite,withthehorizondefinedbylittlehummocks,or“pressureridges”oficethatarepushedupliketinymountainrangeswhenseparatesheetscollide:
andthenIwasstandinginthevastsceneofsnowwhichwasfearfullybeautiful,windsweptandshiningwhite,withthestretchoficefieldcharacterizedbysmallridgesbecauseoftheforceofthecollisionoftheseparatelayers.
eerily:
mysteriouslyoruncannily,especiallyinsuchawayastofrightenordisturb
snowscape:
sceneofsnow.Comparewithlandscapeandseascape.
windswept:
sweptbyorexposedtowinds
withthehorizondefinedbylittlehummo
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