高中英语必修五Unit2课文详细讲解

必修五Unit 2 PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY地理之谜I．Vocabulary

unite vi. &vt.联合；团结

the United Kingdom联合王国（英）

consist vi.组成；一致consist of 由…组成

divide …into…把…分成

puzzle n.难题；迷vt.使迷惑debate vi. & n. 争论；辩论clarify vt.澄清；阐明

break away (from)挣脱（束缚）；脱离

the Union Jack英国国旗relation n.关系；联系educational adj.教育的

legal adj.法律的；合法的convenience n.便利；方便roughly adv.粗略地；粗糙地Midlands 英格兰中部地区Industrial adj.工业的；产业的historical adj.历史上的；有关历史

的

attraction n.吸引；吸引力；吸引人

的事物

collection n.收藏品；珍藏；收

集

construct vt.建造；构造；创立

influence vt.影响；改变n.

Viking n.北欧海盗

leave out 省去；遗漏；不考虑

project n.科研学习项目；课题；计

划；工程

take the place of代替

break down (机器)损坏；破坏

arrange vt.筹备；安排；整理

wedding n.婚礼

fold vt.折叠；对折

sightseeing n.观光；游览

available adj.可利用的；有用的

delight n.快乐；高兴；喜悦

royal adj.王室的；皇家的

occasion n.场合；时刻；时机

uniform n.制服

splendid adj.壮丽的；辉煌的；极好

的

statue n.塑像；雕像

longitude n.经线；经度

navigation n.导航；航行

communism n.共产主义

original adj.最初的；原始的；

thrill vt.使激动；使胆战心惊

unfair adj.不公平的；违反规划

的

smart adj.漂亮的；时髦的；聪明的

tense n.时态

consistent adj.一致的

error n.错误；过失；谬误

pot n.罐；壶

II. Reading PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY地理之谜

People may wonder why different words are used to describe

these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

人们也许会奇怪：为什么用不同的词汇来描述这四个国家：英国、威尔士、苏格

兰和北爱尔兰。【注释：①wonder v.tr.（及物动词）To feel curiosity or be in

doubt about:感到好奇或怀疑：eg. He wondered why people built ugly

homes, when they could have beautiful ones.他很奇怪为什么人们本可以造出漂亮的房屋,而偏偏建造出丑陋的房子来。n. It's a wonder难得；奇怪的是eg. It's a wonder you recognized me.难得你还认得我。(2)(It's) no wonder难怪；并不奇怪；当然eg. No wonder he is not hungry; he has been eating sweets all day.难怪他不饿，他整天在吃糖果。②use sth. to do …用…做…; eg. You’d better

use a stick to stir the paint. 你最好用棒来搅漆。】You can clarify this question if you study British history.如果你研究英国历史，就能阐明这个问题。【注释：clarify:解释；澄清；阐明eg. The

government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women?政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。】

First there was England.首先有英格兰。Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century.13世纪，威尔士加入进来。【注释：link vt., vi.（常与together, to, with连用）连接eg. The two towns are linked by a railway.这两个城镇由一条铁路连接起来。(2)挽着;（与on, to, in to连用）联合】Now when people refer to England, you find Wales included as well.现在，当人们

谈到英格兰，你就会发现威尔士也包括进来。【注释：①refer to谈到；speak of, mention这三个词均表示“谈到；说起”，其主语均为“sb.”，而come to表示“谈到”讲时，仅用于句型“when it comes to sb./ sth.” “当一谈到…”试题：

When it ___ music, Kate is always excited. A.refers to B. speaks of C. mentions D.

comes to

②as well也，倒不如, 还是...的好，最好...还是(It will be as well to stop that young screamer. 但是最好还是让那个大哭大叫的孩子住声。)】Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain". 接下来，在17世纪，英格兰和威尔士加入到苏格兰，名字改为“大英帝国”。【注释：be joined: To put or bring into close association or relationship:使结合，缔交：使…结合或联合形成密切联系或关系eg. they were joined by marriage;.他们结成夫妻；】Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.高兴的是，当苏格兰国王詹姆斯成为英格兰和威尔士国王时，也是在没有发生冲突的情况下完成的。【注释：accomplish完成eg. You should accomplish the task within the allotted time.你们必须在规定时间内完成这项任务。】Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way.最后，在20世纪初，英国政府想通过以和平方式将爱尔兰加入进来，形成联合王国。【注释：getting Ireland connected系为get sth. done结构，意为“让人…做某事”】However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.然而，爱尔兰南部地区不愿意加入，脱离并成立了自己的政府。【注释：break away(1)逃走；逃脱eg. 1) The robbery suspect broke away from the

lockup.抢劫嫌疑犯从拘留所逃脱了。2) Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules. (喻)现代音乐如爵士乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。(2)断裂；开裂eg. A large piece of ice broke away from the main block.一大块冰从整个大冰块上断裂开来。试题：The young man ____ the two policemen who were holding him.

A. got away with

B. broke away from

C. come up with

D. caught up with 】