Lesson75SOS呼救信号【Text】Whenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcoursesometimeago,itcrashedinthemountainsanditspilotwaskilled.Theonlypassengers,ayoungwomanandhertwobabydaughters,wereunhurt.Itwasthemiddleofwinter.Snowlaythickontheground.Thewomanknewthatthenearestvillagewasmilesaway.Whenitgrewdark,sheturnedasuitcaseintoabedandputthechildreninsideit,coveringthemwithalltheclothesshecouldfind.Duringthenight,itgotterriblycold.Thewomankeptasnearasshecouldtothechildrenandeventriedtogetintothecaseherself,butitwastoosmall.Earlynextmorning,sheheardplanespassingoverheadandwonderedhowshecouldsendasignal.Thenshehadanidea.Shestampedouttheletters'SOS'inthesnow.Fortunately,apilotsawthesignalandsentamessagebyradiotothenearesttown.Itwasnotlongbeforeahelicopterarrivedonthescenetorescuethesurvivorsoftheplanecrash.【课文翻译】不久前,一架轻型客机偏离了航线,在山区坠毁,飞行员丧生。机上仅有的乘客,一位年轻的妇女和她的两个女婴却平安无事。此时正值隆冬季节,地上积着厚厚的雪。这位妇女知道,即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。天黑下来的时候,她把提箱当作小床,把两个孩子放了进去,又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。夜里,天冷得厉害。这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子,甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去,只是箱子太小了。第二天一大早,她听到头顶上有飞机飞过,但不知道怎样才能发个信号。后来她有了一个主意。她在雪地上踩出了“SOS”这3个字母。幸运得很,一位飞行员看到这个信号,用无线电给最近的城镇发了报。不久,一架直升飞机飞抵飞机失事现场,来搭救这几个幸存者。Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语【生词讲解】1.thickadj.1)厚的(反义词thin薄的)eg.Thisboardisthethickestofall.这木板是最厚的。thickadj.厚的signaln.信号stampv.跺,踩helicoptern.直升飞机scenen.现场survivorn.幸存者athickbook一本厚书;thickwalls厚墙壁;icetencentimetersthick十厘米厚的冰2)粗的,粗大的(反义词thin纤细的)athickline粗线;thickfingers粗大的手指3)(液体,气体)浓的,浓厚的(反义词thin稀薄的)eg.Thissourceistoothick.这调味汁太浓了。thicksoup浓汤;athickfog浓雾,大雾4)(树林,树叶,毛发等)密的,浓密的(反义词thin稀疏的)athickforest茂密的森林;thickhair浓密的头发thickadj.相关短语:giveapersonathickear(英口语)把(某人)耳朵打肿throughthickandthin经历过艰难困苦,无论什么状况thickenv.使…变厚(粗,浓)thicknessn.3.signal1)n.信号,暗号adistresssignal遇难信号;adangersignal危险信号eg.Shegavethesignalofemergency.她发出紧急情况的暗号。2)n.信号器,交通信号eg.Thetrafficsignalwasn’tworking.交通信号失灵了。3)v.发信号,以信号通知signal+n.eg.Howcanwesignalthatrow-boat.?我们怎样才能发信号通知那条划艇呢?signalorders以信号下达命令;signalamessage用信号发送消息signalto+sb+todo(向…)发信号示意要…eg.Hesignaltothebandtostartplaying.他向乐队做出手势开始演奏。4)v.发信号,以信号通知signalto+sb+that(向…)发送信号称…,发信号说eg.Shesignaledtotheothergirlsthateverythingwasallright.她对其他女孩发信号说一切正常。3.stamp1)v.跺(脚,地板等),跺脚eg.Hestampedhisfeetinanger./Hestampedhisfeetwithanger.他气得直跺脚。eg.Hestampedabouttheroomimpatiently.他很不耐烦,在房间里踱着足来回走动。eg.Shestampedupstairs.她踏着重重的步子走上楼梯。2)v.用力踩住,踩坏eg.Don'tstamponinsects.不要踩死昆虫。eg.Thenaughtyboysstampedthegrassflat.那些顽皮的男孩踩坏了草坪。3)n.邮票eg.Myhobbyiscollectingstamps.我的嗜好是收集邮票。4)n.印章,戳记arubberstamp橡皮章adatestamp日期印4.helicopter直升飞机(口语简称为copter)eg.Ahelicopterwasflyingabovetheschool.一架直升飞机在学校上空飞着。5.scenen.1)现场,地点eg.Theyrushedtothesceneofthetrafficaccident.他们冲到交通事故现场。2)[C]光景,景色,风景abeautifulscenefromthetopofthemountain从山顶看到的美丽景色eg.ThenightsceneinHonoluluwasquitefantastic.檀香山的夜景绝佳。3)(戏剧,小说等的)场面,舞台,地点eg.Thelastsceneoftheplaywasveryimpressive.这部戏的最后一个场面令人印象深刻。eg.ThesceneofthatmovieissetinParisinthe1920’s.那部戏的背景设在二十世纪二十年代scenen.相关短语:behindthescenes在幕后地,秘密地comeonthescene(口)出现,登场makeascene大吵大闹onthescene(口)在现场,当场sceneryn.[U]风景(某地区的)thesceneryoftheAlps阿尔卑斯山脉的风景eg.Thesceneryisbeautifularoundhere.这里的景色很美。scenicadj.风景如画的ascenicspot风景胜地6.survivorn.生存者,幸存者survivev.经历(灾难等)之后还活着,由…中生还eg.Onlyonebabysurvivedtheterriblecarcrash.在那次可怕的撞车事故中只有一个婴儿生还。eg.Fewhousesinthisdistricthavesurvivedafterthestorm.地区暴风雨后残留下来的房屋寥寥无几。survivaln.[U]幸存,存活eg.Whatwasitssurvivalvalue?其生存价值是什么?【课文讲解】1.Whenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcoursesometimeago,itcrashedinthemountainsanditspilotwaskilled.不久前,一架轻型客机偏离了航线,在山区坠毁,飞行员丧生。alightpassengerplane一架轻型客机acargoplane/acargoaircraft一架货机fighterplane战斗机civilaviation民用航空flyoffcourse偏离航线course所经之路,方向,路线,航线,过程,进程,课程asouth-wardcourse向南的路线eg.Ourcourseisdirectlynorth.我们的路线是朝正北的。eg.Hegavemesomeadviceonmyfuturecourse.他就我未来的发展方向给力我一些意见eg.Youcanseethecourseoftheriveronthemap.你在地图上能够看到河流的走向2.Theonlypassengers,ayoungwomanandhertwobabydaughters,wereunhurt.机上仅有的乘客,一位年轻的妇女和她的两个女婴却平安无事。unhurtv.平安无事,没有受伤(反义词hurt受伤)hurt①v.使(身体)受伤,使疼痛eg.I’mnothurt.I’mallright.我没有受伤,我很好。eg.Becarefulnottohurtyourself./Becarefulnottogethurt.小心不要伤到自己。②v.使(人,身体)疼痛eg.Theseshoesaretightandhurtmyfeet.这双鞋太紧了,夹的我脚疼。eg.Myinjuredleftlegstillhurts.我受伤的左腿还很疼。eg.Myshoeshurt.我的鞋很挤脚。3.Itwasthemiddleofwinter.正是隆冬时节。Itwasthemiddleofwinter=Itwasmidwinter.mid-前缀表示“在中央,在中间”midsummer仲夏;midnight午夜;midfield(足球场等的)中场middleman经销商,中间人;middlefinger中指;theMiddleEast中东,中东地区middleclass中产阶级;middle–aged中年的;themiddleofnowhere(口)偏远的某地4.Snowlaythickontheground.地上积着厚厚的雪。lay为系动词,thick是表语,表示主语的状态或性质。5.Thewomanknewthatthenearestvillagewasmilesaway.Whenitgrowturneddark,sheturnedasuitcaseintoabedandputthechildreninsideit,coveringthemwithalltheclothesshecouldfind.这位妇女知道,即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。天黑下来的时候,她把提箱当作小床,把两个孩子放了进去,又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。grew是动词原形grow的过去式。grow:变得growdark变得黑了表示“变得”的系动词还有:grow,turn,go,get,come,fall等等groweg.HegrewangrywhenItoldhimaboutit./HegotangrywhenItoldhimaboutit.我告诉他这件事的时候他变得生气。turneg.Theleavesareturningyellow./Theleavesaregettingyellow.树叶慢慢变黄了。(turn通常表示颜色变化)goeg.Thisapplehasgonebad.苹果变坏了。(go通常表示事物由于好变坏)geteg.Coalgotscarcelastwinter.去年冬天煤变得很缺乏。(get最常用)comeeg.Everythingyousaidcametrue.你说的一切都成真了。(come通常构成固定搭配,comet