新概念英语第三册17课文

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这是一只非常美丽的蝴蝶,翼展2英寸。
cable
1. n.海底或地下电缆
cable television 有线电视
cable car 缆车
2.缆索,钢索
Fra Baidu bibliotek
concrete n.混凝土;adj.混凝土的
concrete wall
cement[sɪˈment] 水泥
clay 粘土,泥土
length n.根,段
located过去分词做定语修饰situation I like the village located within two small hills. = I like the village which is located within two small hills. in the midst of which...在...期间;在...位置之间 A great river flowed in the middle of the two hills. in the midst of = in the middle of in the middle of不仅可以表示方位上的中间, 还可以表 示时间上的中间。 in the middle of the river / night /winter in the middle of doing sth.=be busy doing sth.忙于... Can I call you back later?I'm in the middle of a meeting.
suspender n.吊带,(裤子或裙子的)背带
agreeable adj.宜人的;同意的
agreeable situation/weather宜人的地方/天气
an agreeable young man 讨人喜欢的年轻人
The students were agreeable to my suggestion. to disagree in an agreeble way 以温和的方式表达不同的意见 an agreeable voice 声音悦耳
estimate v./n.估计
underestimate 低估 / overestimate 高估 At a rough estimate,the car is worth 500 thousand RMB. They estimated the number of visitors at 10 million.
suspension bridge 吊桥 arch [ɑ:tʃ] bridge 拱桥 swing bridge 旋开桥 fly-overs 立交桥 cross-over bridge 过街天桥 铁索桥chain bridge
suspension n.暂停;悬、吊
suspend vt.吊, 悬挂 The light is suspended from the ceiling. suspend vt.暂停, 暂缓 The train was suspended because of the heavy rain.
suspense n.担心、挂念、悬念(in suspense)
The wonderful film gave me a good expression because of its suspense.
He didn’t tell me the truth. It kept me in suspense all day.
adj.永生的,流芳百世的 n. 神仙,流芳百世的人 The soul is immortal. 灵魂不灭 The heroes of the people are immortal. 人民英雄永垂不朽!
mortal
adj.致命的,终有一死的 n. 凡人,人类 He received a mortal wound[waʊnd] soon after the battle began. 战争开始后不久,他就受到了致命的重伤. We are all mortal. 我们都总有一死。
estimation n.判断/评价
in my estimation = in my view = in my opinion
capacity
n.承受量(容量, 生产量, 接受力)
capacity crowd 爆满,座无虚席
Are you clear about the capacity of the cinema? production capacity 生产力 environmental capacity 环境承载力 n.做某事的能力 have a capacity for doing something have a capacity to do We have a capacity to study English well.
The longest suspension bridge in the world The Verrazano Bridge
美国金门大桥 Golden Gate Bridge
英国亨伯桥 Humber Bridge
suspension n.暂停;悬、吊
a three-match suspension 停赛三场 the suspension of license 暂行吊销驾照
situation n.地点,地方
= location [ləʊˈkeɪʃn] = position[pəˈzɪʃn])
situate [ˈsɪtʃueɪt] vt.使位于, 使处于 The company wants to situate its headquarters in Shanghai. 公司想把总部设在上海.
by no means(= not by any means = not at all)
He is by no means satisfied with a job. He isn't satisfied with a job at all. He isn't satisfied with a job by any means. in no way绝不可能 In no way should it been seen as a defeat. on no account 绝不 On no account can you tell him the truth. at no time无论何时也不会 At no time did I tell you that you could use my car. --May I bring my son to the party? -- By all means.(no problem)
questions
1.What is the name of the bridge? 2.What is its span? 3.How many towers has it got? 4.What do these towers support? 5.What are the towers built on? 6.How far under the sea do the platforms go? 7.How far above the surface do the towers rise? 8.What is the bridge suspended from? 9.How many lengths of wire does each of these cables contain? 10.How is the bridge?
mortality [mɔ:ˈtæ ləti] n.必死的命运,死亡数
Brooklyn [ˈbruklin] n.布鲁克林(纽约一区名)
an industrial
[ɪnˈdʌstriəl]
and international port
area of New York city,and one of the city's 5 boroughs [ˈbʌrə]自治市 . It is known as an area where people of many different races live.
midst [mɪdst] n.中间 prep.在...中间
flow [fləʊ] vi.流动n.流动
account [əˈkaʊnt] n.计算, 说明, 帐目 accounting n.会计;会计学 accountant n.会计 platform[ˈplæ tfɔ:m] 台, 讲坛 n.平台, (车站)月台,讲
elegant adj.优美别致的 elegance n.优雅
The lady is elegant. / elegant behavior The design of this fashion designer is in simple and elegant style. 崇尚简朴高雅,是这位服装设计师的风格。
wire [ˈwaɪə(r)] n.金属丝, 电线 pack vt.塞满, 挤进, 挤满
strength [streŋθ] n.强度, 力量
fulfill vt.履行, 实现, 完成(计划等)
draw v.(drew, drawn, drawing)
拉, 曳, 牵, 画, 绘制
create [kriˈeɪt] vt.创造, 创作, 引起, 造成
span
n.跨度(时间或空间)
Over a span of 10 years,the company has made great strides.(长足的进步) life span 寿命;一生
enjoy a long life span
a short attention span 短期注意力
It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span.
a length of steel tube 一根钢管 2.长度
breadth [bredθ] 宽度 (抽象含义)
a breadth of mind 心胸开阔‘
a breadth of outlook 有真知灼见
width [wɪdθ] 宽度(具体意义) 6 meters in width/6 meters wide height n.高度 3 meters in height / 3 meters high
He described it as 'a very agreeable situation locat ed within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.' describe something as… 把某物描述成… -- I should describe the attempt as a failure. 我把这次尝试描述成失败。 后面可以加as的动词:see, view, look upon, recognize, regard, treat, accept His mother regards him as genius. 我对他的话信以为真。 I accepted his words as truth.
Though Verrazano is by no means considered t o be a great explorer, his name will probablyre main immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, th e longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him. though / although / even though 引导让步状语 从句 用了though, although 不能使用but 但可以用yet来强调转折关系 -- Though they managed to take photographs, yet they got into trouble soon.
immensity
n.巨大 infinite,vastness
For a time our team hesitated before the immensity of the task. 我们队在面对这项浩大的工程面前一度犹豫过。 immense adj.极大的 immensely adv.极大地
locate v.位于
Beijing is located in the North of China. Japan is located to the east of China.(不接壤) North Korea is located on the east of China.(接壤)
immortal
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