新概念2词汇 64-66
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：新概念英语词汇随身听手册2
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
New words and expressions:
1. tunnel
In 1858, a French engineer, Aimé Thomé de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
It took many years to complete the construction of the undersea tunnel, linking Britain and France.
Can we construct a tunnel connecting the mainland and Taiwan?
2. port
This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.
This is an inland port.
We will reach the port in three days.
3. ventilate
The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above the sea level.
This house is poorly ventilated.
The coal mine is not well ventilated.
4. chimney
Black smoke came from the chimney.
It is believed that Father Christmas comes into the house through the chimney.
5. sea level
Most areas of Holland are below the sea level.
It stands above the sea level.
6. double
He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.
Sue likes to take a ride on the double decker.
He reserved a double room.
7. ventilation
This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
They used good ventilation facilities in the building.
Ventilation remained a problem to be solved.
8. fear
If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
He does not fear death.
He feared the revelation of the truth.
9. invasion
In the old days China was always subjected to foreign invasions.
Cultural invasion is very common in modern times.
10. officially
It was officially opened on March 7, 1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
He was officially transferred to another department.
He officially announced his resignation.
11. connect
The two towns are connected by expressways.
The living room and the kitchen are connected by a long passage.
12. European
The European Union has played an increasingly important role in international affairs.
Some European customs are quite strange.
13. continent
Who discovered the American continent?
The five Olympic rings symbolize 1 five continents.
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus 2 the police
New words and expressions:
1. versus
Jumbo versus the police
The match tonight is Brazil versus Belgium.
The debate next week is Nankai University versus Peking University.
2. Christmas
Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided 3 to take some presents to a children’s hospital.
Children received a lot of gifts at Christmas.
The stores and streets were beautifully decorated on Christmas Eve.
3. circus
The circus is on a world tour.
That the circus is going to perform in the town grabs the headline.
4. present
They exchanged presents.
She did not expect to receive such a lovely present.
5. accompany
Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a ‘guard of honor’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
Mr. Black, accompanied by his friend, visited the Great Wall.
The local officials accompanied the delegation 4 to the factory.
6. approach
A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
He became excited when he approached his hometown.
The typhoon will approach the coastal 5 city in five minutes.
7. ought
You ought to go to bed early.
She ought to have reported it to the boss beforehand.
8. weigh
Jumbo must weigh a few tons.
I have weighed my luggage.
He weighed himself on the scales.
9. fortunate
It was fortunate that we didn’t have to carry him.
It was fortunate for me that I met such a kind-hearted person.
He was fortunate in having a happy family.
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey!
New words and expressions:
1. Lancaster
In 1963 a Lancaster bomber 6 crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
2. bomber
The Japanese bomber was shot down.
The bomber dropped several bombs on the village.
3. remote
The education in the remote, backward region is very low.
She volunteered to work in a remote mountainous area.
4. Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
They had a rough time sailing on the Pacific Ocean.
5. damage
The plane wasn’t too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck 7 remained undisturbed.
This item damaged the interests of both companies.
The ship was damaged in the storm.
6. wreck
The wreck of the passenger plane was found in the forest.
A hundred years later divers 8 found the wrecks 9 of the ship.
7. rediscover
Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
The ancient city was rediscovered hundreds of years later.
The ship wrecks were rediscovered by a diver.
8. aerial
The aerial transportation is fast and convenient.
They carried out an aerial combat.
9. survey
The survey indicated a sharp increase in the unemployment rate.
They conducted a survey on the causes of divorce.
10. rescue
By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
They failed to rescue the journalists held by the terrorists.
He risked his life to rescue a drowning child.
11. package
The French authorities had the plane packaged and removed in parts back to France.
She packaged up old books.
She had her luggage packaged.
12. enthusiast 10
Now a group of enthusiasts 11 are going to have the plane restored.
Enthusiasts for environmental protection objected to the nuclear power station.
He is an enthusiast for politics.
13. restore
The museum restored the building to its 19th-century appearance.
The castle was restored out of all recognition.
14. imagine
Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packaging cases and found that the fourth engine was as sweet as honey — still in perfect condition.
You cannot imagine what a hard life he led.
We cannot imagine life without imagination.
15. packing case
The packing case was damaged during the delivery.
The packing case is in good condition.
16. colony
A colony of bees has turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
A colony of ants were busy transporting food.
A colony of termites 12 settled in my house.
17. bee
She is as busy as a bee.
He keeps bees in his garden.
18. hive
They busied themselves at the door of the chapel 13 like bees at the mouth of a hive.
The bees built a hive under the roof.
19. preserve
To preserve one’s eyesight is important.
We should take measures to preserve the environment from pollution.
20. beeswax
The hive is full of beeswax.
Can beeswax be used in cosmetics 14?
- Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
- Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。
- The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
- The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
- He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
- Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
- The shores are strewn with wrecks. 海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune. 第二件我所关心的事就是集聚破产后的余财。 来自辞典例句
- He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
- He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。
- A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册
- Termites are principally tropical in distribution. 白蚁主要分布在热带地区。 来自辞典例句
- This spray will exterminate the termites. 这种喷剂能消灭白蚁。 来自辞典例句