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§Lesson25TheCuttySark“卡蒂萨克”号帆船【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语●impressiveadj.给人深刻印象的●steamshipn.蒸汽轮船●vesseln.轮船，大木船●eran.时期，时代●Javan.爪哇（印度尼西亚一岛）●ruddern.舵●rollv.颠簸，摇摆●steerv.掌握方向●temporaryadj.临时的●plankn.大块木板●fitv.安装●Equatorn.赤道●delayn.耽误■impressiveadj.给人深刻印象的Thisisaimpressivething.impressionn.印象makealastingimpressiononsb:给某人以不可磨灭的印象haveafalseimpressionofsb:对某人有错误的看法givesbimpressionthat:给某人印象impressvt.impresssb.给某人留下印象impresssbwithsth用…给某人留下印象L24-05_25-01end10’12”L25-02begin10’53”■steamshipn.蒸汽轮船■vesseln.轮船，大木船vessel（正式的词汇）可代替ship,boat.用于文学体asailingvessel,afishingvesselboat比ship小，可以替换ship(非正式文体)afishingboat■eran.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thebeginningofneweratheendofolderatimes:历史上的一个阶段”时代，时期”inancienttimesinclassictimesRomantimesage:特定的历史阶段（大写，构成专有名词）astoneage石器时代thespaceage太空时代Thisisabeganningofera■Javan.爪哇（印度尼西亚一岛）■ruddern.舵■rollv.颠簸，摇摆■steerv.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Hesteerstheboatsuddenly.Hepilotedhisplane.■temporaryadj.临时的temporaryjobs/housetemporarilyadv.temporarinessn.==transient:短暂的，瞬间的反义：permanent:永久的contemporary:当代的■plankn.大块木板■fitv.安装■Equatorn.赤道■delayn.耽误【Text】§Lesson25TheCuttySark“卡蒂萨克”号帆船Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.WhatpieceofbadluckpreventedtheCuttySarkfromwinningtherace?Oneofthemostfamoussailingshipsofthenineteenthcentury,theCuttySark,canstillbeseenatGreenwich.Shestandsondrylandandisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleeachyear.Sheservesasanimpressivereminderofthegreatshipsofthepast.Beforetheywerereplacedbysteamships,sailingvesselsliketheCuttySarkwereusedtocarryteafromChinaandwoolfromAustralia.TheCuttySarkwasoneofthefastestsailingshipsthathaseverbeenbuilt.TheonlyothershiptomatchherwastheThermopylae.BoththeseshipssetoutfromShanghaionJune18th,1872onanexcitingracetoEngland.Thisrace,whichwentonforexactlyfourmonths,wasthelastofitskind.Itmarkedtheendofthegreattraditionofshipswithsailsandthebeginningofanewera.ThefirstofthetwoshipstoreachJavaaftertheracehadbegunwastheThermopylae,butontheIndianOcean,theCuttySarktookthelead.Itseemedcertainthatshewouldbethefirstshiphome,butduringtheraceshehadalotofbadluck.InAugust,shewasstruckbyaveryheavystormduringwhichherrudderwastornaway.TheCuttySarkrolledfromsidetosideanditbecameimpossibletosteerher.Atemporaryrudderwasmadeonboardfromspareplanksanditwasfittedwithgreatdifficulty.Thisgreatlyreducedthespeedoftheship,fortherewasdangerthatifshetravelledtooquickly,thisrudderwouldbetornawayaswell.Becauseofthis,theCuttySarklostherlead.Aftercrossingtheequator,thecaptaincalledinataporttohaveanewrudderfitted,butbynowtheThermopylaewasoverfivehundredmilesahead.Thoughthenewrudderwasfittedattremendousspeed,itwasimpossiblefortheCuttySarktowin.ShearrivedinEnglandaweekaftertheThermopylae.Eventhiswasremarkable,consideringthatshehadhadsomanydelays.Thereisnodoubtthatifshehadnotlostherruddershewouldhavewontheraceeasily.参考译文人们在格林威治仍可看到19世纪最有名的帆船之一“卡蒂萨克”号。它停在陆地上，每年接待成千上万的参观者。它给人们留下深刻的印象，使人们回忆起历史上的巨型帆船，在蒸汽船取代帆船之前。“卡蒂萨克”号之类的帆船被用来从中国运回茶叶，从澳大利亚运回羊毛。“卡蒂萨克”号是帆船制造史上建造的最快的一艘帆船。唯一可以与之一比高低的是“塞姆皮雷”号帆船。两船于1872年6月18日同时从上海启航驶往英国，途中展开了一场激烈的比赛。这场比赛持续了整整4个月，是这类比赛中的最后一次，它标志着帆船伟大传统的结束与一个新纪元的开始。比赛开始后，“赛姆皮雷”号率先抵达爪哇岛。但在印度洋上，“卡萨萨克”号驶到了前面。看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。8月份“卡蒂萨克”号遭到一场特大风暴的袭击，失去了一只舵。船身左右摇晃，无法操纵。船员用备用的木板在船上赶制了一只应急用的舵，并克服重重困难将舵安装就位，这样一来，大大降低了船的航速。因为船不能开得太快，否则就有危险，应急舵也会被刮走。因为这个缘故，“卡蒂萨克”号落到了后面。跨越赤道后，船长将船停靠在一个港口，在那儿换了一只舵。但此时，“赛姆皮雷”号早已在500多英里之遥了。尽管换装新舵时分秒必争，但“卡蒂萨克”号已经不可能取胜了，它抵达英国时比“塞姆皮雷”号晚了1个星期。但考虑到路上的多次耽搁，这个成绩也已很不容易了。毫无疑问，如果中途没有失去舵，“卡帝萨克”号肯定能在比赛中轻易夺冠。【课文讲解】oneofthemostfamous...最著名的......之一背熟：Shestandsondrylandandisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleeachyear.dryland:陆地背熟：Sheservesasanimpressivereminderofthegreatshipsofthepast.serveas:(=actas)“起…作用”impressivereminder:深刻的印象，作为......的回忆replacevt.==takeplaceofL25-02end10’53”L25-03begin10’11”stemship:汽船sailingship/sailingvessel:帆船match:(=beequalto)与......相匹敌，相比matchin/forTheonlyothershiptomatchherwastheThermopylae.动词不定式to作定语，修饰theonlyothership背诵：BoththeseshipssetoutfromShanghaionJune18th,1872onanexcitingracetoEngland.背诵：Thisrace,whichwentonforexactlyfourmonths,wasthelastofitskind.Itmarkedtheendofthegreattraditionofshipswithsailsandthebeginningofanewera.which----指代thisrace,引导非限定性定语从句帆船：shipswithsail,sailingships,sailingvesselsmarkedtheendof:标志…的结束ThefirstofthetwoshipstoreachJavaaftertheracehadbegunwastheThermopylae,...可改为：aftertheracehadbegunthefirstofthetwoshipstoreachJavawastheThermopylae,...takethelead:处于领先地位==gointotheleadlosethelead:失去领先地位inthelead:处于领先地位（状态）takeoverthelead:取得领先地位shewasstruckbyaveryheavystormduringwhichherrudderwastornaway....wasstruckbyaveryheavystorm...严重地遇到了雨／雪becaughtintherian/snow遇到了雨／雪during介词，用于关系代词which之前，duringtherace,duringthestormL25-03end10’11”L25-04begin11’04”tornaway=destroyed,pulldownitbecameimpossibletosteerher(省略掉forcaptain)therewasadangerthat+同位语从句……会有危险thecaptaincalledinataporttohaveanewrudderfitted,callinat:（船）停靠，（人）拜访to=inorderto,soasto“目的是”havesth.done:butbynowtheThermopylaewasoverfivehundredmilesahead.bynow=sofarattremendousspeed:以极快的速度considering连接词，用来引导完整的语句consideringthat考虑到………