Unit3UndertheseaSectionⅢLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguage练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]ANEWDIMENSION①OFLIFE19thJanuaryI'msittinginthewarmnightairwithacolddrinkinmyhand□1andreflecting②ontheday-adayofpure③magic!Iwentsnorkelling④onthereefoffshore⑤thismorninganditwasthemostfantastic⑥thingIhaveeverdone□2.Seeingsuchextraordinarybeauty□3,Ithinkeverycell⑦inmybodywokeup⑧.Itwaslikediscoveringawholenewdimensionoflife.□1withacolddrinkinmyhand是“with+宾语+宾语补足语”结构。此处的宾语补足语是介词短语inmyhand。□2Ihaveeverdone是定语从句,修饰先行词themostfantasticthing。先行词被形容词最高级修饰时,定语从句的引导词宜用that。此处that在从句中作宾语,已被省略。□3现在分词短语Seeingsuchextraordinarybeauty作状语。ThefirstthingIbecameawareof⑨□4wasallthevivid⑩colourssurrounding⑪me□5—purples,reds,oranges,yellows,bluesandgreens.Thecoralswerefantastic—theywereshapedlikefans,plates,brains,lace,mushrooms,thebranchesoftreesandthehorns⑫ofdeer.Andallkindsofsmall,neat⑬andelegantfishwereswimminginandaroundthecorals.□4Ibecameawareof是省略了引导词that(不宜用which)的定语从句,修饰thefirstthing。□5现在分词短语surroundingme作定语,修饰colours。Thefishdidn'tseemtomindmeswimming⑭amongthem.Iespeciallylovedthelittleorangeandwhitefishthathidinthewavinglongthinseaweed□6⑮.AndIalsolovedthesmallfishthatcleanthebodiesoflargerfish□6—Ievensawthemgetinsidetheirmouthsandcleantheirteeth!Itseemedtherewasasurprise,waitingformearoundeverycornerasIexploredsmallcaves,shelvesandnarrow⑯passages⑰withmyunderwaterflashlight⑱□7:theyellowandgreenparrotfishwashangingupsidedown⑲,andsucking⑳tinyplantsoffthecoralwithitshardbirdlikemouth;ayellowspotted○21redseaslug○22wasslidingbyablueseastar;alargewiselooking○23turtle○24waspassingsoclosetomethat□8Icouldhavetouchedit.□6thathidinthewaving...和thatcleanthebodies...均是that引导的定语从句。□7surprise在此处是抽象名词具体化的用法。□8so...that引导结果状语从句。TherewereothercreaturesthatIdidn'twanttogettoocloseto□9—aneel○25withitsstrongsharp○26teeth,withonlyitsheadshowingfromahole,watchingforatasty○27fish□10(ormytastytoe!);andthegiant○28clam○29halfburiedinsomecoralwaitingforsomethingtoswiminbetween○30itsthickgreenlips.Thenthereweretwogrey○31reefsharks,eachaboutoneandahalfmetreslong,whichsuddenlyappearedfrombehindsomecoral□11.Itoldmyselftheyweren'tdangerousbutthatdidn'tstopmefromfeelingscaredtodeath○32foramoment!□9thatIdidn'twantto...是that引导的定语从句,修饰othercreatures。□10withonlyitsheadshowingfromahole是with复合结构,在句中作伴随状语。现在分词短语watchingfor...作showingfromahole的状语,对其加以补充和说明。□11which引导非限制性定语从句,which指代twogreyreefsharks。Thewaterwasquiteshallow○33butwherethereefended□12,therewasasteep○34droptothesandyoceanfloor.Itmarkedaboundary○35andIthoughtIwasverybravewhenIswamovertheedgeofthereefandhungtherelookingdownintothedepthsoftheocean□13.Myheartwasbeatingwildly○36—Ifeltveryexposedin○37suchdeepclearwater.□12wherethereefended是where引导的地点状语从句。where意为“在某个地方”。□13现在分词短语lookingdownintothedepthsoftheocean作伴随状语。Whatawonderful,limitless○38worlditwasdownthere!AndwhatatinyspotIwasinthisenormousworld!□14□14两个what引导的感叹句加强感情色彩。[再记住]维(数);方面;侧面②reflect/rΙ'flekt/vi.思考vt.映射;反射;思考reflecton仔细思考;考虑纯的;纯粹的;纯洁的戴潜水通气管潜泳n.(潜水艇或潜水者的)通气管gosnorkelling戴着呼吸器潜泳近海(的);离岸(的)⑥fantasticadj.奇妙的;令人惊奇的⑦cell/sel/n.细胞;(蜂房的)巢室⑧wakeup醒来;唤醒⑨be/becomeawareof对……知道;明白;意识到……aware/ə'weə/adj.意识到的;知道的⑩vivid/'vΙvΙd/adj.生动的;鲜明的;鲜艳的⑪surroundvt.环绕;围绕⑫hornn.(牛、羊、鹿等的)角;号角;喇叭;警报器口好的;整齐的;匀称的⑭mind(sb./one's)doingsth.介意(某人)做某事(mind后接动名词或动名词的复合结构)狭窄的;有限的;狭隘的⑰passagen.通道;走廊;短文闪光信号灯;手电筒;闪光灯⑲upsidedown上下翻转○21yellowspottedadj.带着黄斑点的○23wiselookingadj.长相聪慧的锐利的;锋利的;敏捷的○27tasty/'teΙstΙ/adj.好吃的;可口的巨人的;巨大的n.巨人;伟人○29clam/klæm/n.蛤○30inbetween在……之间○31grey/ɡreΙ/adj.&n.灰色(的)○32(be)scaredtodeath吓死了scare/skeə/vt.恐吓vi.受惊吓肤浅的;浅显的界限;分界线○36wildlyadv.急剧地;失控地;紊乱地○37(be)exposedin暴露在……中beexposedto接触;暴露给……○38limitlessadj.无限的[再翻译]崭新的生活空间1月19日我坐在温暖的夜空下,手里拿着一瓶冷饮,回忆着当天的事情——这真是神奇的一天!这天上午,我戴着呼吸器在近海的珊瑚礁上潜泳,这是我从来没有过的绝妙经历。看到这样奇特的美景,我体内的每个细胞都苏醒了,就像发现了一个全新的生活空间似的。我首先注意到的是我周围那些鲜艳的色彩——紫色、红色、橘黄、明黄、蓝色和绿色。那些珊瑚都是稀奇古怪的——有的形状像扇子、盘子、脑袋和彩带,有的像蘑菇、树枝和鹿角。还有种类繁多、小巧整齐、姿态优雅的鱼穿行在珊瑚丛中,或环游于珊瑚的四周。我在这些鱼群中游泳,它们似乎并不在乎。我特别喜欢那些橘黄和白色相间的小鱼,它们藏在波动着的细长的海藻里。我也喜欢那些为大鱼清洁身体的小鱼——我甚至还看到这些小鱼游进大鱼的嘴里去帮它们清洁牙齿!当我用水下探照灯探索小石洞、暗礁和狭窄通道的时候,似乎每个角落都有使我感到惊奇的东西等待着我:黄绿相间的鹦嘴鱼倒挂着,用它那像鸟嘴一样的硬嘴从珊瑚上吮吸微小植物;一条带着黄斑点的红色海蛞蝓从一个蓝色的海星旁边滑行过去;一只长相聪慧的大海龟紧贴我的身旁而过,我伸手便可触及。还有一些其他的动物,我不想太靠近它们——一条带有利齿的海鳗,仅仅把头从洞里伸出来,望着可作美餐的鱼游过来(或者在等着我的美味脚趾伸过去!);那个巨大的蛤蜊半掩在珊瑚礁中等着有什么东西游过来,游到它那宽厚的绿嘴唇中去。然后,有两条灰色的礁鲨,每条大约有1.5米长,突然从珊瑚后边游了出来。我告诉自己它们并不危险,但是这样一点儿也不能抑制我那怕得要死的心情!海水很浅,但是到了珊瑚礁的尽头,就有一个陡坡,一直下降到满是沙子的海底。这是边界的标志。我游过珊瑚礁的边沿,浮在上面往下看海底的时候,我认为我还是非常勇敢的。我的心急剧地跳动着——在这样深邃而清澈的海水中,我感觉我彻底曝光了。这个水底下的世界是多么美妙,多么漫无边际!而我在这个海洋的世界中又是多么渺小!通语篇学理解重分析2语篇理解Ⅰ.Skimmingforthemaininformation.Inthediary,theauthormainlywantstotellusthat________.A.whathesawintheseaB.howthefisheatintheseaC.thevividcoloursintheseaD.alltheplantsintheseaarepoisonous答案:AⅡ.Scanningfordetailedinformation.1.Whichofthefollowingsentencesshowsthattheauthorcouldn'thelpfeelingexcitedinthesea?A.Everycellinmybodywokeup.B.Thatdidn'tstopmefromfeelingscaredtodeath.C.Myheartwasbeatingwildly.D.Ifeltveryexposedinsuchdeepclearwater.答案:A2.Whatwashangingupsidedownintheseaaccordingtothetext?A.Theorangeandwhitefish.B.Theyellowspottedredseaslug.C.Theyellowandgreenparrotfis