lesson 12 高级英语Ships in the Desert

Lesson3ShipsintheDesertAlGoreBACKGROUNDINFORMATIONAlGoreProfession:Author,Politician,EnvironmentalActivistBACKGROUNDINFORMATIONGoreandClintonGore’srunningforPresidency1.IntroductionabouttheauthorAlGore（1948-）：ServedintheUnitedStatesArmy(1969–1971);Profession:Author,Politician,EnvironmentalActivistPoliticalparty:DemocraticMemberoftheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesfromTennessee(1977–1985);UnitedStatesSenatorfromTennessee(1985–1993);45thVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates(January20,1993–January20,2001)underPresidentBillClinton;DemocraticParty'snomineeforPresidentandlostthe2000U.S.presidentialelection(againstGeorgeW.BushJr.)despitewinningthepopularvote.AlGore’stwomainbooksonthethreatandsolutiontoglobalwarming:EarthintheBalance(in1992)AnInconvenientTruth(2006)《难以忽视的真相》ThetextistakenfromAlGore’sbookEarthintheBalance.Goredemonstratesthatthequalityofourairandwaterisurgentlyatrisk.Heclearlyillustrateshowproblemsthatoncewereregionalhavenowbecomeglobal.Gorearguesforaworldwidemobilizationtosaveusfromdisaster.Goreiscurrentlyanauthorandenvironmentalactivist.andhasreceivedaNobelPeacePrizeforhisworkinclimatechangeactivism.globalwarmingGlobalwarmingreferstotheincreaseintheaveragetemperatureoftheEarth'snear-surfaceairandoceansinrecentdecadesanditsprojectedcontinuation.mainreason:greenhousegaseslikeCO2(carbondioxidemakesupabout70%ofthegreenhousegases),methane甲烷,watervapor水蒸汽,nitrousoxide一氧化二氮,andozone臭氧.Maincauses:excessivecarbondioxideemissions;PlantdamageGlobalwarming:Whereismyhome?Sideeffects:Theearth‘spoles(极点)facesnowmelt→risingsealevels,anddrownedislands咦！这冰怎么就慢慢融化了呢？看来此地不宜久留呀！watershortagesQuestions：Whatshouldwedowithglobalwarming?What’syourattitudetowardsenvironment?AndAlGore’s?Textualanalysiscapableofprocessingafifty-toncatchonagoodday:havingtheabilityofcleaningandpreparingformarketingorcanningfifty-tonsoffishonaproductiveday.catch:theamountofsomethingcaught，theamountoffishcaughte.g.Theboatbroughtbackabigcatchoffish.WewereanchoredinwhatusedtobethemostproductivefishingsiteinallofcentralAsia,butasIlookedoutoverthebow,theprospectsofagoodcatchlookedbleak.anchorn.apieceofheavymetalthatisloweredtothebottomofthesea,lake,etc.topreventashiporboatmovingLANGUAGEPOINTS–PARA.1v.1)tolowertheanchoronashiporboattoholditinoneplaceWeanchoredoffthecoastofSpain.我们在西班牙沿海抛锚停泊。2)tofastensomethingfirmlysothatitcannotmove把…系住；使稳住；使固定Theshelvesshouldbesecurelyanchoredtothewall.3)anchormanamanwhoisthemainnewsreaderonatelevisionorradionewsprogramme新闻节目主播butasIlookedoutoverthebow,theprospectsofagoodcatchlookedbleak:ButasIlookedoutoverthebow,Icouldseetherewasnochanceforcatchinganyfish.Thisisobviouslyanunderstatementbecausewithsandallaroundtherewasnochanceofcatchingfish,tosaynothingofcatchingalotoffish.LANGUAGEPOINTS–PARA.1lookout:1.当心2.朝…外看3.Helookedoutsomedetectivestorybooksforhisfriend.他为朋友挑选了几本侦探小说。4.Mywindowlooksoutintoastreet.我的窗户面对着一条街。lookover:toexaminesomethingquickly,withoutpayingmuchattentiontodetailDoyouhaveafewminutestolookthesesamplesover?LANGUAGEPOINTS–PARA.1prospect:→prospectofdoingsth.Eg:Iseenoprospectofthingsimprovinghere.→beexcited/alarmed/concernedetc.attheprospect(ofsth)Eg:Shewasn'texactlyoverjoyedattheprospectoflookingafterherniece.bleak:nothopeful;bareorempty;cold.bleak:a)Ifasituationisbleak,itisbad,andseemsunlikelytoimprove.e.g.Hisfuturelookedbleak.thebleaknessofthepostwaryearsb)Ifaplaceisbleak,itlookscold,bare,andunattractivee.g.thebleakcoastlinec)Whentheweatherisbleak,itiscold,dull,andunpleasante.g.thebleakwintersd)Ifsomeonelooksorsoundsbleak,theyseemdepressed,hopeless,orunfriendlye.g.hisbleakfeaturesUnderstatement：theoppositeofhyperboleoroverstatement;representingsth.asmuchlessinmagnitudeorimportancethanitreallyis.Eg:Moneyiskindoftight,butIcanmanage.Ihavetohavethisoperation.Itisn'tveryserious.Ihavethistinylittletumoronthebrain.Myroomisn'tverymessybesidesthatthereareabouttwentybooksscatteredaroundtheroomwithtenorsopantsorshirtshangingaroundmybedarea.LANGUAGEPOINTS–PARA.1lapv.(ofwaves)tohitsomethinggently,producingquietsoundsThewavesgentlylappedtheshore.→lapsthup1)toenjoyoracceptsomethingwithoutworryingaboutwhetheritisgood,trueetc.欣然接受She'slappingupalltheattentionshe'sgetting.2)舔食；Thecatbegantolapupthemilk.→inthelapofluxury在优裕的环境中；穷奢极侈Eg:Shewasn'tusedtolivinginthelapofluxury.LANGUAGEPOINTS–PARA.1…,scatteredinthedunesthatstretchedallthewaytothehorizon.scattervt./vi1)tothrowordropthingsindifferentdirectionssothattheycoveranareaofgroundTheyscatteredhisashesatsea.2)tomoveortomakepeopleoranimalsmoveveryquicklyindifferentdirectionsThesoundofgunfiremadethecrowdscatterinalldirections.LANGUAGEPOINTS–PARA.1stretch:1)tospreadoveralargeareaordistanceTherefugeecampsstretchasfarastheeyecansee.2)togoasfarasorbeyondtheusuallimitofsomethingManyfamilies'budgetsarealreadystretchedtobreakingpoint.Wedon'tnormallyallowinpeopleunder18,butIsupposewecouldstretchtherulesforyouasit'syourbirthdaytomorrow.TheAralSeaAmerica’sGreatLakes*thegroupoffivefreshwaterlakes,centralNorthAmerica,betweentheUnitedS