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Lesson33Adaytoremember难忘的一天I.Vocabulary1.preluden.序幕，前奏actionoreventthathappensbeforeanotherlargerormoreimportantoneandformsanintroductiontoit.Intro-dictionarymovementformingthefirstpartofasuite.(ashortpieceofmusic)Hisfrequentdepressionwerethepreludetoacompletementalbreakdown.他经常抑郁寡欢，后来精神完全崩溃了。introduction导言,绪论introductiontothebook;preface前言foreword序2.unforeseenadj.notknowninadvance;unexpected意料之外的foresee=seebeforehand:unforeseendevelopments/difficulties未预见的发展/困难theywentthroughalotofunforeseendifficulties.Iforeseeabrightfutureforyouforeseeable可预见的foreseeing预料之中的unforeseeing意料之外的.Foretell预言predict预言，预示（语气比较强）forecast预测，预报Eg:Hepredictedthatitwouldhappenintenyears.forecast:预测，预报（主要指天气的预报）Eg:Timelysnowforetellsabumperharvest.瑞雪照丰年3.seriesn.系列series单复数形式同形aseriesof=achainof一系列；We’vegotaseriesofgoodharvest.chain连串，连锁；aseriesofreaction一系列反应achainofreaction一系列反应；chainstore连锁店，但是：连锁反应用：chainreaction；chainsmoker吸烟很严重的人；烟鬼heavysmoker/（win-tippler酒鬼,酒仙/drunkard酒鬼/tippler酒鬼）succession侧重时间上的连续；asuccessionoffailures一系列的失败Eg.:We’vegotasuccessionofsuccesses.string连续不断相似的事件Eg.:astringofcars一连串的汽车train一个接一个发生的事；atrainofthoughts/ideas一个个的想法4.catastrophe：n.asuddengreatdisasterormisfortune大祸，灾难；worldwidecatastrophe世界范围的灾难nationalcatastrophe波及全国的灾难；disaster灾难，不幸（语气较弱）；calamity灾害，不幸事件；naturecalamity自然灾害Theearthquakeisaterriblecatastrophe.这次地震是可怕的灾难。5.crockery:(U)(alsocrockspl.)cups,plates,dishesetcmadeofbakedclay陶器，瓦器6.suburb:placeoutsidethecentralpartofatownoracityadj.suburban.liveinthesuburbs住在市郊Inner/outersuburbs近郊，远郊，anindustrialsuburb城郊工业区7.collide:meansdirectlyrunin/against指迎面相撞,同义词bump,clash8.panicn.惊慌，恐慌:uncontrollablequicklyspreadingfearorterror，fear，usuallygroundlessgetintoapanic陷入惊慌之中Hesuddenlygotintoapanicandstophiscar.bestruckwithpanic==beseizedwithpanic惊慌失措，惊恐万状Hewasseizedwithpanic.terror惊骇；horror恐惧；fright害怕；alarm惊恐9.alongside:①closetothesideof…;Therailwayrunsalongsideoftheroad.铁路顺着公路延伸。②workorfighttogetherwith…Volunteersworkedalongsideprofessionalbuildersinamassivereconstructionprogramme.在一个大型的重建项目中，志愿者们与专业的建筑人员并肩工作。Inthebattle,BritishtroopsfougtalongsideUSmarines.战斗中，英国部队与美国海军陆战队并肩作战。③asimportantasWhenhedieshewilltakehisplacealongsideShakespeareandDickensasoneofthetrulygreatwritersofhistime.他死后会成为他那个时代真正的伟大作家之一。10.stray：adj.lost,notintheiroriginalplace迷失的，离群的straydogs野狗（fig比喻）straypaperslitteredhisdesk.他的书桌上都是乱七八糟的纸。v.:moveawayfromone’sgroupsorproperplace离群，走失Thedogstrayedfromhome.Someofthecattlehavestrayed.有些牛走失了。Childrenshouldnotallowtostrayfromtheirparents.…到处乱跑11.confusion:n.conditionoutoforder混乱；inconfusion乱七八糟；becoveredwithconfusion局促不安；throwsbintoconfusion使某人惊慌失措inorder秩序井然；outoforder混乱12.greedy:greed:nexcessivedesireforfood,esp.whenoneisnothungry贪食/excessiveandselfishdesireforwealth,power贪心，贪婪.Thegirlisconsumedwithgreedandenvy.充满贪婪和嫉妒。Greedy：filledwithgreedordesirelookatthecakeswithgreedyeyesgreedyforpower贪图权力的13.devourv.狼吞虎咽地吃devour:(1).eatlikeananimalThedogdevouredthecake.(2).destroy吞灭，席卷Theflamesdevouredthewholebuilding(3).takeineagerlywitheyes,ears,ormind贪婪地看Hiseyesdevouredthescene.他两眼贪婪地看着。TEXTHaveyoueverexperienceadaywheneverythingseemstogowrong?Answertothequestion:Twocarscollidedandthenthedriversbegantoargue.Thetextbeginsbytellingusthatsometimeseverythingseemstogowrongandthenwearegivenasceneunrealtoillustratehowbadadaycanbe（第一段给的情景是假设的）.Thenthesecondparagraphstartswith“thingscanbegowrongonabigscale”.Soitisatransitionfromtheimaginaryscenetotherealincidents(从虚幻的情景过渡到真实的事件).Therewasindeedachainofco-incidentswhichmakethingsaterriblemass.Whenthetextendsitsaysitwasjustoneofthosedays(oral,means:itwasjustonedaywheneverythingseemstogowrong.这就是那么事事不顺的一天)。Languagepoint:1.getoutofcontrol:bebeyondsb’scontrol(uncontrolable)反义beundercontrol在…控制之中Iamafraiditisbeyondmycontrol.Don’tworry,everythingisundercontrol.所以都在控制之中Havecontrolof/oversth=beincontrolofsth/takecontrolofsth控制反义losecontrolofsth2.choosetodo:decidetodosthdeliberately.Hehasdeliberatelychosentoleadthelifeheleads…文中用choosetogowrong是拟人用法。Eg.Hechosetostayawayfromthepartyhiswifeheldforhim.他故意没去参加他妻子为他举办的晚会3.setup:make/causeapossessstarthappening是一连串的事情发生.Butsetupcanalsomeanssomethingelse.Eg.Thecommitteewassetuplastyear.(established)Doesanyoneknowhowtosetupthismachine?(makesthstart)Whatsetuptheaccident?Insomepeople,thisdrugsetsupreaction.(makereactionhappen)在有些人中，这个药品会引起反应Achainof(reaction)=aseriesof一系列的，一连串的(反应)achainreaction连锁反应4.Letussupposethat…:meansimagineifyouarepreparing…Let’ssuppose/supposethatyoulostyourjobtomorrow,whatwouldyoudo?想象一下，如果…5.keepaneyeon:means“lookafter”,butlessformalthanlookafterCanyoukeepaneyeonmyluggageforaminuteplease?6.Thetelephoneringsandthismarksthepreludetoanunforeseenseriesofcatastrophes.prelude:hereitisusedfigurativelymeans“事件的序幕”Therecentchangeswereregardedasapreludetoareform.最近这些变化被视为是改革的序幕。Theunimportanteventisthepreludetotrouble.不重要的事情是麻烦事的前奏7.catastrophe：synonymsisdisaster,butstrongerthandisasterIfwarbrokeout,itwouldbeacatastropheforthewholeworld.如果战争爆发将对全世界都是一个灾难8.attendto:carefor,dealwithHeisattendingtothecustomersnow.正