lesson 43 新概念2课件

【New words and expressions】
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ★pole n. （地球的）极； South Pole 南极； North Pole 北极 Pole Star 北极星 ★flight n. 飞行 ★explorer n. 探险家； explore v.探险； exploration n.(科研相关)探险,探求,开发 adventure n.冒险(追求刺激) venture n. 冒险(为了财富,没有生命保障) ★lie v. 处于； lie , lay , lain 处于,位于stay in bed / lie in bed 躺在床上 lie n.谎言; lie v.撒谎 Eg.: You lied. You, liar! tell a lie 撒谎 lie,lied,lied 撒谎 lay v. 放,放置; lay an egg 下一个蛋 lay, laid, laid ★serious adj. 严重的 ★point n. 地点 point 点,一般指从飞机上向下看的点 地点 place, spot dot 点@-> at
★seem v. 似乎 seem + as if He seems as if he had never lived in England before. seem + adj. He seems rich. seem to be He seems to be rich. seem that... It seems that he is rich. ★crash v. 坠毁 (从上向下掉) clash 撞击,冲突 air crash 空难 strike 撞击 ★sack n. 袋子 (凌空) 越过
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Lesson 43 Over the South Pole
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1. What were Byrd and his men able to do at first? 2. How was the plane able to clear the mountain?
it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.
4. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which wenku.baidu.comas 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight.
【课文讲解】
1. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. a great many photographs 大量照片 run into trouble 遇到麻烦 2. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. at one point 在某一地方 it seemed certain 看起来肯定 3. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. get over the mountains越过山头
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5. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
Topics for discussion
1 What other famous explorers do you know about? Tell us about one of them. 2 When and why can aerial photographs (i.e. those taken from the air) be useful? 3 What are the main differences between ‘modern’ expeditions and those of fifty years ago or more? Do you think explorers were braver then? Why/Why not?
★clear v. 越过clear the mountain 飞跃山峰 The horse cleared the fence. over 越过 (距离) go over飞跃 ★aircraft n. 飞机 ★endless adj. 无尽的 ★plain n. 平原 mountains 高山 plain girl 平凡的女孩