新概念第三册25课The Cutty Sark “卡蒂萨克”号帆船
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§Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark “卡蒂萨克”号帆船
【New words and expressions】生词和短语
●impressive adj. 给人深刻印象的
●steamship n. 蒸汽轮船
●vessel n. 轮船,大木船
●era n. 时期,时代
●Java n. 爪哇(印度尼西亚一岛)
●rudder n. 舵
●roll v. 颠簸,摇摆
●steer v. 掌握方向
●temporary adj. 临时的
●plank n. 大块木板
●fit v. 安装
●Equator n. 赤道
●delay n. 耽误
■impressive adj. 给人深刻印象的
This is a impressive thing.
impression n. 印象
make a lasting impression on sb: 给某人以不可磨灭的印象
have a false impression of sb: 对某人有错误的看法
give sb impression that: 给某人印象
impress vt.
impress sb. 给某人留下印象
impress sb with sth 用…给某人留下印象
L24-05_25-01 end 10’12”
L25-02 begin 10’53”
■steamship n. 蒸汽轮船
■vessel n. 轮船,大木船
vessel(正式的词汇)可代替ship,boat. 用于文学体
a sailing vessel, a fishing vessel
boat 比ship小,可以替换ship(非正式文体)
a fishing boat
■era n. 时期,时代
era: “纪元”,地球、人类社会历史上的一个很长的时期,以特别事物或发展为标志the beginning of new era
the end of old era
times:历史上的一个阶段”时代,时期”
in ancient times
in classic times
Roman times
age: 特定的历史阶段(大写,构成专有名词)
a stone age 石器时代
the space age 太空时代
This is a beganning of era
■Java n. 爪哇(印度尼西亚一岛)
■rudder n. 舵
■roll v. 颠簸,摇摆
■steer v. 掌握方向
steer: 驾驶水路交通工具,强调掌握方向,导航
drive: 开汽车,火车
pilot: 操纵轮船,飞机
He steers the boat suddenly.
He piloted his plane.
■temporary adj. 临时的
temporary jobs / house
temporarily adv.
temporariness n.
==transient:短暂的,瞬间的
反义:permanent: 永久的
contemporary: 当代的
■plank n. 大块木板
■fit v. 安装
■Equator n. 赤道
■delay n. 耽误
【Text】
§Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark “卡蒂萨克”号帆船
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
What piece of bad luck prevented the Cutty Sark from winning the race?
One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on