选修7-Unit-3-Under-the-sea.doc课文长句难句分析讲解

1选修7Unit3Underthesea-ReadingOLDTOMTHEKILLERWHALE课文重点及难点句子讲解1.OntheafternoonIarrivedatthestation,asIwassortingoutmy'accommodation,Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.有天下午我来到捕鲸站，正在找住处的时候，听到从海湾那边传来一阵喧闹声。2.Werandowntotheshoreintime[toseeanenormousanimal（oppositeus）throwingitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashingdownagain.]我们及时赶到岸边，看到对面有一个庞大的动物猛力跃出海面，然后又坠落到水里。.3.Anotherwhaleryelledout,“Rush-oo...rush-oo.”另一位捕鲸人大声喊叫，“快走啊……走啊。”Thiswasthecall[thatannouncedtherewasabouttobeawhalehunt.]这是宣告猎鲸行动马上就要开始的呼声。4.Comeon,Clancy.Totheboat,Georgesaidasheranaheadofme.“克兰西，快上，上船去。”乔治在我前面边跑边说。25.Ihadalreadyheardthat[Georgedidn'tlikebeingkeptwaiting,soeventhoughIdidn'thavetherightclotheson,Iracedafterhim.我以前就听说过，乔治不喜欢等人。所以尽管我还没有穿上合适的衣服，就跟在他后面跑起来。6.Withoutpausingwejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheadedoutintothebay.一刻不停地，我们和其他捕鲸人都跳进渔船，朝海湾方向驶去。7.IlookeddownintothewaterandcouldseeOldTomswimmingbytheboat,showingustheway.我朝水里望去，可以看到老汤姆就在渔船旁边游着，为我们指路。8.Afewminuteslater,therewasnoTom,soGeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoarandtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.几分钟之后，汤姆不见了，于是乔治开始用桨拍打水面。汤姆出现了，转回到船边，又领着我们前往捕猎处。9.Usingatelescopewecouldseethatsomethingwashappening.通过望远镜，我们可以看到远处有情况发生了。10.Aswedrewcloser,Icouldseeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixotherkillers.走近一看，原来是一头大鲸受到约六、七条虎鲸的攻击。311.Well,it'steamwork-thekillersovertherearethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhale'sblow-holetostopitbreathing.Andthoseothersarestoppingitdivingorfleeingouttosea,Georgetoldme,pointingtowardsthehunt.啊，它们在协同作战呢——那些虎鲸正在往那头鲸的出气孔上扑去，不让它呼吸，而其他那些虎鲸则阻止它潜水或逃跑。”乔治一边指着捕猎的情景，一边告诉我。12.Andjustatthatmoment,themostextraordinarythinghappened.Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.就在这时候，最精彩的场面出现了。虎鲸们在我们的渔船和那头鲸之间开始追逐了，就像一群发狂的猎狗一样。13.Thentheharpoonwasreadyandthemaninthebowoftheboataimeditatthewhale.Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot.于是，猎鲸叉准备好了。站在船头的那个人把叉瞄准了那头鲸，扔了出去，恰好击中了要害，14.Beingbadlywounded,thewhalesoondied.鲸受了重伤，没过多久就死了。14.Withinamomentortwo,itsbodywasdraggedswiftlybythekillersdownintothedepthsofthesea.Themenstartedturningthe4boataroundtogohome过了片刻，鲸的尸体就要被虎鲸们迅速拖向深海中去了。捕鲸人于是调转船头往回走。15.Theseawasroughthatdayanditwasdifficulttohandletheboat.ThewaveswerecarryingJamesfurtherandfurtherawayfromus.那天海上波涛汹涌，很难调转船头。海浪把詹姆斯冲得离我们越来越远。16.FromJames'sface,Icouldseehewasterrifiedofbeingabandonedbyus.ThensuddenlyIsawashark.从詹姆斯的脸上我能看出他非常恐慌，生怕被我们遗弃。随后我们看到一条鲨鱼。17.IttookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames,andwhenweapproachedhim,IsawJamesbeingfirmlyheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.我们花了半个小时才把船调转头来，回到詹姆斯落水的地方。当我们靠近他的时候，我看到老汤姆正在水中稳稳托着詹姆斯，我几乎不相信自己的眼睛。18.AndthenOldTomwasoffandbacktothehunt[wheretheotherkillerswerestillattackingthewhale.]后来，老汤姆离开了，回到捕猎的地方，跟其他虎鲸一起捕鲸去了。