新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 第90課(3)

　　The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favouriteeating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes asmuch as twelve feet in length. Three factors have caused these fish to grow solarge: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply offood thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boatsaround the oil rigs. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in thelovely warm water. Who eats who?

　　句子講解：

　　5、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.

　　這些巨大的魚(yú)并不是鯊魚(yú)或逆戟鯨，而是深受人們喜愛(ài)的食用魚(yú)品種，如鱈魚(yú)和鰩魚(yú)， 只不過(guò)它們長(zhǎng)得出奇地大，有時(shí)長(zhǎng)達(dá)12英尺。

　　6、Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentifiil supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs;the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.

　　有三個(gè)原因?qū)е逻@些魚(yú)長(zhǎng)得這么大：在鉆井臺(tái)下輸油管道附近的海水都是溫暖的;鉆井臺(tái)上的工作人員拋到海里充足的食物;鉆井臺(tái)的四周沒(méi)有捕魚(yú)的船只。

　　7、As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water.

　　最終造成的結(jié)果就是這些魚(yú)在這般溫暖的水里不停地吃呀吃，長(zhǎng)呀長(zhǎng)。

　　8、Who eats who?

　　到底是誰(shuí)吃誰(shuí)呢?

　　重點(diǎn)單詞學(xué)習(xí)：

　　sharks

　　n. 鯊魚(yú)(shark的復(fù)數(shù)形式)

　　v. 行騙;作弊(shark的第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù))

　　例句:

　　1. Let them tell that to the sharks, if they dare.

　　讓他們?nèi)ジ忯~(yú)說(shuō)同樣的話吧，如果他們敢。

　　whales

　　n. 鯨魚(yú)(whale的復(fù)數(shù))

　　v. 捕鯨(whale的第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)形式)

　　例句:

　　1. Whales are very smart animals.

　　鯨魚(yú)是很機(jī)警的動(dòng)物。

　　skate [skeit] 加入生詞本

　　vi. 滑冰;滑過(guò)

　　n. 溜冰;冰鞋

　　例句:

　　1. He skated over the mistakes he made.

　　他對(duì)他所犯的錯(cuò)誤一帶而過(guò)。

　　pipes

　　n. 管線，管道;管子(pipe復(fù)數(shù)形式)

　　v. 吹奏管樂(lè);尖聲叫嚷(pipe的第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)形式)

　　例句:

　　1. He piped so that we could dance.

　　他吹笛子好讓我們跳舞。

　　overboard ['?uv?b?:d]

　　adv. 自船上落下;向船外

　　adj. [美口]極其熱心的;全身心投入的

　　例句:

　　1. In the Navy they throw the anchor overboard.

　　在海軍中，人們總是將錨拋出船去。