新概念英语第二册笔记-第90课学习资料

Lesson 90 What's for supper? 晚餐吃什么？

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Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs. Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work. Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters. The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length. Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water. Who eats who?

【课文翻译】

油煎鱼加炸土豆片一直是英国人喜爱的一道菜，但是随着海洋里的滥捕滥捞，鱼已经变得越来越昂贵。因此，听说北海石油钻井平台上的潜水员受到巨型鱼类的恐吓，确实很让人吃惊。钻井平台需要经常修理，潜水员常常要在水面100英尺以下摸黑工作，他们曾在工作时被撞到他们身上的大鱼吓得惊惶失措。现在他们有了特制的笼子，用来保护他们免受大鱼的侵袭。这些鱼并不是鲨鱼或逆戟鲸，而是深受人们喜爱的食用鱼品种，如鳕鱼和鳐鱼，只不过它们长得出奇地大，有时长达12英尺。这些鱼能长得这么大是由3个因素造成的：海底热的输油管道附近的温暖的海水；钻井平台工作人员抛到海里充足的食物；钻井平台周围根本没有捕鱼船只。结果是，这些鱼就在可爱的温暖的水流中吃呀吃，长呀长。究竟谁吃谁呢？

New words and expressions 生词和短语

【生词讲解】

1. chip

1） n. 油煎土豆片（英：potato chip / crisp）

（细长的）油炸马铃薯条（美：French fry）

2）碎片、木碎片

have a chip on one’s shoulder（口）心情不好、性好争吵

a chip off the old block （口）酷似父亲的儿子、一个模子印出来的, 酷似

2. overfish v. 过度捕捞

overcrop v. 因过度的耕种而使土地贫瘠

overdo v. 做得过分, 过度, 夸张

overdraw vt. 透支, 拉过度, 夸大

overdress v. （使）过度打扮, 穿着太考究

overeat vi. 吃过量

3. giant

1） adj. 巨大的

a giant corporation 一个大公司

giant panda n. 大猫熊, 大熊猫

2) n. （故事或传说等）巨人、大汉（相反：dwarf 矮子）

eg：Jack saw the giant climbing down the beanstalk .

杰克看到巨人爬下豆茎。

3）n. 伟人、大人物

giants in the field of electronics 电子行业之牛耳.

4. terrify v. 吓，使恐怖、使受惊吓

be terrified of 害怕 ..., 恐惧 ...

eg：The children were terrified of being scolded.

孩子们害怕被骂。

terrify sb 惊吓某人、威胁(某人)

eg：His sudden appearance terrified them.

他的突然出现，吓坏了他们。

be terrified by / be terrified at 被……吓一跳eg：They were terrified by his sudden appearance.

＝They were terrified at his sudden appearance.

他的突然出现使他们都吓坏了。

terrifying adj. 可怕的

terrified ['terifaid] adj. 恐惧的, 受惊吓的

5. diver n. 潜小员、跳水选手

dive [daiv] n.／vi.跳水，潜水；俯冲，扑

dive from the bridge into the river 从桥上跳入河中

diver for （为寻找或取……）潜水

eg：They dived down for oysters.

他们潜水去捞牡蛎

dive into (突然)投入, 跳入、潜心研究

eg：He dived into the history of China.

他潜心研究中国的历史。

6. oil rig 石油钻塔

oil

1）n. 油cooking oil 食用油

hair oil 发油；heavy oil 重油；light oil 轻油2）n. 油画颜料

paint in oils 油画油；burn the midnight oil 开夜车pour oil on the flame vi. 火上加油

3）v. 在…….注（涂）油

oil a clock 给钟加油

oil one’s hand ＝oil one’s palm 行贿

oil the wheels （用会赂手段等）使事情进展顺利

rig

1）n.（船）配备、设备,钻探设备

2)v. 给（船）上配备、打扮、装束

7.wit

1） n. （复数）理智，头脑（wits）

eg：He has quick wits.

他反应敏锐

eg：He lacked the wits to see what to do in the emergency.

他当时缺少临机应变的能力。

2）机智、聪明（u）

eg：His essays sparkled with wit.

他的散文才气洋溢。

eg：His speech was full of wit and humor.

他的演讲充满了机智和幽默。

at one’s wits’ end 智穷计尽

have one’s wits about ＝keep one’s wits about

头脑冷静；保持警觉；精明；足智多谋

live by one’s wits 靠小聪明过日子

out of one’s wits 失去理智

8. shark

1）n. 鲨鱼

2）n.（口语）骗子、贪得无厌的人、放高利贷者

9. whale n. 鲸

eg：The whale is the largest of all animals.

所有动物鲸是最大的。

a whale of （口）极好的、巨大的

have a whale of a time 过美好的时光

10.variety [v??rai?ti] n.多样化

←→monotony [m??n?t?ni]n.单调

a life full of variety 丰富多彩的生活

for variety’s sake 为不单调起见，为了有所变化

a variety of 种种，多种多样的

eg：There are a wide variety of people on the earth. 地球上有各种不同的人。

variety show （英）综艺节目

variety store （美）杂货店（以低价出售日常品及其他杂货的店铺）various adj.

1）形形色色的、种种的

representatives from various countries 来自各国的代表

various experiences 种种经验

2）许多的、好几个的（无比较级的变化）

for various reasons 因种种理由

variation [?ve?ri?ei??n] n.变化，变动；变体，变种；变奏(曲)

variations of temperature 温度的变化

11. cod n. 鳕鱼

C.O.

D. n. (= cash on delivery) 货到付款

12. skate

1）n. 鳐鱼

2）v. 溜冰、滑冰

eg：I want to go skating tomorrow.

我想明天去溜冰

3）n. 溜冰鞋ice skate ；roller skate 旱冰鞋

13. factor

1）n.（造成某结果的）因素、要素

the main factor that caused dispute 造成纠纷，的主要因素，eg：Honesty is one factor for his success.

诚信是他成功的因素之一。

2）n. 因子、因子

14. crew

n.（船、飞机、火车等的）全体工作人员（集体名词）

eg：The crew is large.

工作人员很多。

eg：The crew of the jet are 30 in all.

全体机组人员总共是３０个。

eg：The plane had seventy passengers and a crew of ten.

这架飞机有七十名乘客，１０名机组人员。

crew cut 小平头；crew neck 圆领毛衣

【课文讲解】

1.Fish and chips has always been a favorite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.

※fish and chips 油煎鱼加炸土豆片，英国的一种家常菜，被看做是一盘菜，因此用单数动词；

而Jane and Keith have always been good friends of ours 谓语动词为have been.

用and相连的名词看成一个整体时，谓语动词用单数形式；如果把他们看成分开的部分，动词就用复数形式；如上句。

※more and more 越来越

eg：The spectators got more and more excited.

观众们越来越兴奋。

eg：More and more doctors have begun to use the new medicine.

越来越多的医生使用这种新药。

※1）dish 在这里指“一盘菜”或“菜肴”、“食品”：

eg：I like French dishes.

我喜欢（吃）法国菜。

eg：Would you like a sweet dish?

您要一盘甜食吗？

2）the dishes餐具

3）常用于口语，用做单数,帅气的意思

eg：Mary's new boy-friend is quite a dish, isn't he?

Mary新交的男朋友挺帅的，是不是？

4）dish the dirt揭短，揭疮疤

eg：Journalists dished the dirt about this famous singer.

记者们揭了这个著名歌星的疮疤。

5）dish out 大量分发

eg：There are many people dishing out leaflets to passers-by.

有很多的人正在向路人分发传单。

2. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North

Sea oil rigs.

※it comes to learn that 听说

North Sea 北海

※terrify, frighten, fear和scare的区别

※frighten最普通,没有特殊的意义,仅表示"吓唬"或"使……害怕"；scare在口语中与frighten可以通用,但是在文学作品中,总是用它表示"把某人吓跑"；scare还表示恐吓，实际并没有发生的事情。terrify 指"使(某人)感到恐怖",受到这种惊吓的人是不能自制的。语气最强烈.Fear当我们害怕某种东西而而产生的一种害怕感觉。

1）terrify 使某人害怕，感到恐怖

eg: He terrified the children with ghost stories.

他用鬼故事来吓孩子们。

2)You scared me! 吓我一跳!

3. Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.

※1）be frightened out of their wits 被吓晕了、被吓得惊惶失措

（be frightened/scared to death/out of one's wits某人被吓得要死）

eg：The children are frightened to death by the thunderstorm.

孩子们让雷雨吓得要命。

2）out of one's wits 表示“失去理智”、“惊慌失措”：

eg：She was frightened out of her wits by the great fire.

大火吓得她惊慌失措。

eg: Are you out of your wits?（Are you out of your mind?)

你疯了吗？

3）bump into 的含义之一是“碰上”、“撞上”：

bump against/into sth与某物相撞

eg: I bumped into a chair in darkness.

我在黑暗中碰到了椅子。

eg: Wandering in darkness, the drunk bumped into a policeman.

那醉汉在黑夜中闲荡时撞到了一个警察的身上。