重难点讲解:
1. suddenly, by the light of the lightning, we saw something in the middle of the river. (p22)
by the light of … 靠(借)着……的光
他们夜间借着拖拉机的光工作。
they worked by the light of their tractors at night.
2. it looked like a house at first, but then we realized it was a steamboat. (p22)
look : link verb它看起来像只猫。it looks like a big cat.
3. “it looks as if it’ll go under soon,” jim said, after a couple of minutes. p22
as if = as though 好象,似乎
as if 从句用虚拟语气的情况:
(1)从句表示与现在事实相反,谓语动词用一般过去时。
you look as if you do not care.
(2)从句表示与过去事实相反,谓语动词用“had+过去分词” he talked about paris as if he had been there before.
(3)从句表示与将来事实相反,谓语动词用“would/could/might+动词原形”。
it looks as if it might snow.
4. a couple of: 一些,几个
a couple :一双,一对
there’s a couple of girls waiting for you outside.
i don’t know why i feel so bad; i only have a couple of drinks.
5. suggest: 建议,提议
suggest作“建议”讲时,后面的宾语从句的谓语动词一般要用虚拟语气,即“(should)+动词原形”。
i suggest that work(should)be started at once.
the doctor suggested that she(should)not smoke.
john suggested going together in one car.
6. to our astonishment, there was a light in one of the cabins.
to one’s astonishment:使某人惊讶的是
to my astonishment, the keys were in the door.
7. when he heard these words, jim panicked and ran to the raft.
panic:v. (使)惊慌,惊慌失措
don’t panic; there is no danger.
8. it was quite dark, but i could see a man lying on the floor, tied up with rope.
tie up:把(某人)捆绑起来
they tied tom up and put him in the closet.
9. “i’ve had enough of you. i’m going to shoot you now,” this man said.
shoot: 射中
shoot at: “向……射击”,不一定射中
he shot a bird and killed it.
he shot at a bird, but missed it.
10. he sounds as if he’s going to die of fright!
辨析:die of , die from 与 die by
die of cancer/ hunger/ sorrow/ thirst/ old age 死于癌症/ 饥饿/ 悲痛/ 饥渴/ 衰老(多指内部原因和精神上的原因)
die from a disease/ a wound/ overwork/ an unknown cause死于疾病/ 外伤/ 过度劳累/ 不明原因(多指外部、未知的原因) die by one’s own hand/ hanging/ the sword 自杀/ 吊死/ 被刀剑砍死(因暴力、凶器等非常手段致死)