Unit-3-Old-Tom-The-killer-whale-课文讲解&语言点

OLDTOMTHEKILLERWHALEIwas16whenIbeganworkinJune1902atthewhalingstation.Ihadheardofthekillersthateveryyearhelpedwhalerscatchhugewhales.Ithought,atthetime,thatthiswasjustastorybutthenIwitnesseditwithmyowneyesmanytimes.OntheafternoonIarrivedatthestation,asIwasIsortingoutmyaccommodation,Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.Werandowntotheshoreintimetoseeanenormousanimaloppositeusthrowingitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashingdownagain.Itwasblackandwhiteandfish-shaped.ButIknewitwasn'tafish.挑选出；分类[ˈɔpəzit]prep.在……对面adj.相对的；相反的[ʃɔ:(r)]n.岸；海滨That'sOldTom,thekiller,oneofthewhalers,George,calledouttome.He'stellingusthere'sawhaleoutthereforus.Anotherwhaleryelledout,Rush-oo...rush-oo.Thiswasthecallthatannouncedtherewasabouttobeawhalehunt.Comeon,Clancy.Totheboat,Georgesaidasheranaheadofme.IhadalreadyheardthatGeorgedidn'tlikebeingkeptwaiting,soeventhoughIdidn'thavetherightclotheson,Iracedafterhim.Withoutpausingwejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheadedoutintothebay.IlookeddownintothewaterandcouldseeOldTomswimmingbytheboat,showingustheway.Afewminuteslater,therewasnoTom,soGeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoarandtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.Usingatelescopewecouldseethatsomethingwashappening.Aswedrewcloser,Icouldseeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixotherkillers.What'retheydoing?IaskedGeorge.['telɪskəʊp]n.望远镜Well,it'steamwork-thekillersovertherearethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhale'sblow-holetostopitbreathing.Andthoseothersarestoppingitdivingorfleeingouttosea,Georgetoldme,pointingtowardsthehunt.Andjustatthatmoment,themostextraordinarythinghappened.Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.dive[daɪv]vi.&n.跳水（的动作）；潜水（的动作）；俯冲[ˈti:mwɜ:k]n.协作；配合Thentheharpoonwasreadyandthemaninthebowoftheboataimeditatthewhale.Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot.Beingbadlywounded,thewhalesoondied.Withinamomentortwo,itsbodywasdraggedswiftlybythekillersdownintothedepthsofthesea.Themenstartedturningtheboataroundtogohome.What'shappened?Iasked.Havewelostthewhale?Jackreplied.We'llreturntomorrowtobringinthebody.Itwon'tfloatuptothesurfaceforaround24hours.Inthemeantime,OldTom,andtheothersarehavingagoodfeedonitslipsandtongue,addedRed,laughing.AlthoughOldTomandtheotherkillerswerefiercehunters,theyneverharmedorattackedpeople.Infact,theyprotectedthem.TherewasonedaywhenwewereoutinthebayduringahuntandJameswaswashedofftheboat.[lɪp]n.一片嘴唇；（容器或洞的）边；口Manoverboard!Turntheboataround!urgedGeorge,shoutingloudly.Theseawasroughthatdayanditwasdifficulttohandletheboat.ThewaveswerecarryingJamesfurtherandfurtherawayfromus.FromJames'sface,Icouldseehewasterrifiedofbeingabandonedbyus.ThensuddenlyIsawashark.Look,there'sasharkoutthere,Iscreamed.Don'tworry,OldTomwon'tletitnear,Redreplied.adv.自船上落下；向船外adj.极其热心的；全身心投入的[ʃɑ:k]n.鲨鱼*IttookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames,andwhenweapproachedhim,IsawJamesbeingfirmlyheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.TherewereshoutsofWelldone,OldTomand'ThankGodaswepulledJamesbackintotheboat.AndthenOldTomwasoffandbacktothehuntwheretheotherkillerswerestillattackingthewhale.urgev.催促，极力主张练习请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)He(劝我)giveupsmokingassoonaspossible.2)I(主张)heshouldapologizetotheteacher.urgedmetourgedthat[搭配]urgesb.todosth.催促/力劝某人做某事urgethatsb(should)dosth催促/力劝某人做某事[搭配]witnessto(doing)sth.为……作证，证实awitnesstosth.是……的目击证人/见证人练习请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)Theoldmanis__________________________(这场交通事故的目击证人)2)Nobody(为这场谋杀案作证)awitnesstothetrafficaccidentwitnessedtothemurderwitnessv.当场见到，目击n.目击者，证人[搭配]abandononeselftosth.沉湎于某事练习请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)It‘sshamefulthathe(抛弃他的妻子)afterhebecamerich.2)Themotherisworriedthatherson_____________________________________(沉湎于电脑游戏)allday.abandonedhiswifeabandonshimselftocomputergamesabandonv.遗弃，抛弃，放弃练习请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)(请举手)ifyouhaveanyquestion.2)Thebuildingofthenewroad(被延迟)bybadweather.3)Don'tworry.Thehousewill(承受得住).Pleaseholdupyourhandisheldupholdupholdup举起，抬起；延迟，阻碍；支持，支撑，承受住练习请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)IstudiedinAmericafortwoyears._____________(在此期间)，Igottoknowmanynewfriends.2)Recently，heisbusywritingaplay.___________(与此同时)，hehastolookafterhissickmother.InthemeantimeInthemeantimeinthemeantime与此同时＝atthesametime练习请根据中文提示完成以下句子。1)It‘ssaidthatPeter(已经逃到日本去了).2)Yearsago，allhisfamily____________________(从大陆逃到香港).hasfledtoJapanfledfromthemainlandtoHongkongfleev.逃跑，逃离(fled，fled)IttookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames，andwhenweapproachedhim，IsawJamesbeingheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.用了半个多小时才将小船弄回到詹姆斯身旁，当我们靠近他时，我看到詹姆斯正被汤姆举在水中。说明:Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.表示“花费某人时间做某事”，it为形式主语，todosth.为不定式作真正主语。练习根据汉语提示，完成下列句子。(1)从我家步行到学校要用30分钟。methirtyminutes__________________________.(2)学生每天都要用2个小时左右做作业。thestudentsabouttwohours___________________________everyday.(3)每天上网要花费你多长时间？Howlong______________________________everyday？IttakestowalkfrommyhometoschoolIttakestofinishtheirhomeworkdoesittakeyoutosurftheinternetaccommodationn.住所；住宿(1)房间，住所Theaccommodationofthishotelisscare（不足）.(2)膳宿（常用复数）Thishospitalhasaccommodationsfor600patients.(3)accommodate向…提供住处，接纳(v)Thehousewillaccommodatetwofamilies.相关短语：(1)makeaccommodationsfor为…提供膳宿