必修五Unit2课文详解杨磊译注1必修五Unit2PUZZLESINGEOGRAPHY地理之谜I.Vocabularyunitevi.&vt.联合;团结theUnitedKingdom联合王国(英)consistvi.组成;一致consistof由…组成divide…into…把…分成puzzlen.难题;迷vt.使迷惑debatevi.&n.争论;辩论clarifyvt.澄清;阐明breakaway(from)挣脱(束缚);脱离theUnionJack英国国旗relationn.关系;联系educationaladj.教育的legaladj.法律的;合法的conveniencen.便利;方便roughlyadv.粗略地;粗糙地Midlands英格兰中部地区Industrialadj.工业的;产业的historicaladj.历史上的;有关历史的attractionn.吸引;吸引力;吸引人的事物collectionn.收藏品;珍藏;收集constructvt.建造;构造;创立influencevt.影响;改变n.Vikingn.北欧海盗leaveout省去;遗漏;不考虑projectn.科研学习项目;课题;计划;工程taketheplaceof代替breakdown(机器)损坏;破坏arrangevt.筹备;安排;整理weddingn.婚礼foldvt.折叠;对折sightseeingn.观光;游览availableadj.可利用的;有用的delightn.快乐;高兴;喜悦royaladj.王室的;皇家的occasionn.场合;时刻;时机uniformn.制服splendidadj.壮丽的;辉煌的;极好的statuen.塑像;雕像longituden.经线;经度navigationn.导航;航行communismn.共产主义originaladj.最初的;原始的;thrillvt.使激动;使胆战心惊unfairadj.不公平的;违反规划的smartadj.漂亮的;时髦的;聪明的tensen.时态consistentadj.一致的errorn.错误;过失;谬误potn.罐;壶II.ReadingPUZZLESINGEOGRAPHY地理之谜Peoplemaywonderwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethesefourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.人们也许会奇怪:为什么用不同的词汇来描述这四个国家:英国、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰。【注释:①wonderv.tr.(及物动词)Tofeelcuriosityorbeindoubtabout:感到好奇或怀疑:eg.Hewonderedwhypeoplebuiltuglyhomes,whentheycouldhavebeautifulones.他很奇怪为什么人们本可以造出漂亮的房屋,而偏偏建造出丑陋的房子来。n.It'sawonder难得;奇怪的是eg.It'sawonderyourecognizedme.难得你还认得我。(2)(It's)nowonder难怪;并不奇怪;当然eg.Nowonderheisnothungry;hehasbeeneatingsweetsallday.难怪他不饿,他整天在吃糖果。②usesth.todo…用…做…;eg.You’dbetteruseasticktostirthepaint.你最好用棒来搅漆。】YoucanclarifythisquestionifyoustudyBritishhistory.如果你研究英国历史,就能阐明这个问题。【注释:clarify:解释;澄清;阐明eg.Thegovernmenthastimeandagainclarifieditspositiononequalpayforwomen?政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。】FirsttherewasEngland.首先有英格兰。Waleswaslinkedtoitinthethirteenthcentury.13世纪,威尔士加入进来。【注释:linkvt.,vi.(常与together,to,with连用)连接eg.Thetwotownsarelinkedbyarailway.这两个城镇由一条铁路连接起来。(2)挽着;(与on,to,into连用)联合】NowwhenpeoplerefertoEngland,youfindWalesincludedaswell.现在,当人们谈到英格兰,你就会发现威尔士也包括进来。【注释:①referto谈到;speakof,mention这三个词均表示“谈到;说起”,其主语均为“sb.”,而cometo表示“谈到”讲时,仅用于句型“whenitcomestosb./sth.”“当一谈到…”试题:Whenit___music,Kateisalwaysexcited.A.referstoB.speaksofC.mentionsD.comesto②aswell也,倒不如,还是...的好,最好...还是(Itwillbeaswelltostopthatyoungscreamer.但是最好还是让那个大哭大叫的孩子住声。)】NextEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotlandintheseventeenthcenturyandthenamewaschangedtoGreatBritain.接下来,在17世纪,英格兰和威尔士加入到苏格兰,名字改为“大英帝国”。【注释:bejoined:Toputorbringintocloseassociationorrelationship:使结合,缔交:使…结合或联合形成密切联系或关系eg.theywerejoinedbymarriage;.他们结必修五Unit2课文详解杨磊译注2成夫妻;】HappilythiswasaccomplishedwithoutconflictwhenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEnglandandWalesaswell.高兴的是,当苏格兰国王詹姆斯成为英格兰和威尔士国王时,也是在没有发生冲突的情况下完成的。【注释:accomplish完成eg.Youshouldaccomplishthetaskwithintheallottedtime.你们必须在规定时间内完成这项任务。】FinallytheEnglishgovernmenttriedintheearlytwentiethcenturytoformtheUnitedKingdombygettingIrelandconnectedinthesamepeacefulway.最后,在20世纪初,英国政府想通过以和平方式将爱尔兰加入进来,形成联合王国。【注释:gettingIrelandconnected系为getsth.done结构,意为“让人…做某事”】However,thesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwillingandbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.然而,爱尔兰南部地区不愿意加入,脱离并成立了自己的政府。【注释:breakaway(1)逃走;逃脱eg.1)Therobberysuspectbrokeawayfromthelockup.抢劫嫌疑犯从拘留所逃脱了。2)Modernmusiclikejazzhasbrokenawayfromtheoldtraditionalrules.(喻)现代音乐如爵士乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。(2)断裂;开裂eg.Alargepieceoficebrokeawayfromthemainblock.一大块冰从整个大冰块上断裂开来。试题:Theyoungman____thetwopolicemenwhowereholdinghim.A.gotawaywithB.brokeawayfromC.comeupwithD.caughtupwith】SoonlyNorthernIrelandjoinedwithEngland,WalesandScotlandtobecometheUnitedKingdomandthiswasshowntotheworldinanewflagcalledtheUnionJack.所以只有北爱尔兰加入到英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰行列,从而成为联合王国,这在英国国旗上可以向世人表现出来。Totheircredit,thefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas(eg,thecurrencyandinternationalrelations),buttheystillhaveverydifferentinstitutions.为了表示信任,这四个国家在一些领域团结协作,(如流通和国际关系),但他们依然有各自不同的机构。Forexample,NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotlandhavedifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup!例如,北爱尔兰,英格兰和苏格兰,除了有不同的足球队参加象世界杯之类的比赛之外,他们还有不同的教育体系和不同的法律体系。【注释:aswellas(1)adv.又,也。(2)conj.(连接词)eg.Andinaddition:既…又:eg.courageousaswellasstrong.既健康又勇敢(3)prep.(介词):Inadditionto:都,除...之外(包含之后的内容):eg.Theeditorsaswellastheproofreadersareworkingovertime编辑和校对者都在加班工作(4)和…一样好eg.HespeaksEnglishaswellasTom.考题:1.(94全-28)Johnplaysfootball____,ifnotbetterthan,David.A.aswellB.aswellasC.aswellD.suchwell2.(93全-20)Shedoesn’tspeak____herfriend,butherwrittenworkisexcellent.A.aswellasB.sooftenasC.somuchasD.asgoodasBA】Englandisthelargestofthefourcountries,andforconvenienceitisdividedroughlyintothreezones.英格兰是四个国家中最大的国家,为了方便,它大致被划分为三个区域。【注释:①conveniencen.方便;便利fortheconvenienceof为了方便…;for(thesakeof)convenience为了方便起见;atsb’sconvenience在方便的时候,在适宜的地点;beconvenientforsb./sth.对于…方便eg.1)Thehotelhasarestaurantfortheguests’convenience.2)Pleasecomewhenitisconvenientforyou.3)Pleasecomeatyourconvenience.4)It’sconvenientforsb.(todosth.)注意:convenient作表语时,不可用“人”作主语。②辨析:divide,separate(1)divide强调把整体分成若干部分,即化整为零,即破坏了宾语的完整性;而separate没有破坏宾语的整体性,只是把混在一起的宾语分开。Eg.1)Theydividedthehouseintothreeparts.2)ThePyreneesseparateFranceandSpain.比利牛斯将法国和西班牙分开。考题:1.(2008鲁)W