《新概念英语》学什么:第2册第61课
《新概念英语》学什么:第2册60课接下去我们来看第61课的内容:
二、重要句型或语法1、将来完成进行时本课主要学习将来完成进行时的用法,同时对比将来完成时和将来进行时的用法。如:I will be writing letters all day tomorrow.Soon the astronauts will have repaired the telescope.By Friday midday, they will have been working on it for seven days.【推荐阅读】更多相关时态的用法,可参考下面的文章:英语将来进行时的用法大全
三、课文主要语言点The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.1)The Hubble telescope,哈勃望远镜。课文里提到的发射日期有误,应该是1990年4月24日。 2)launch into space,发射到太空。 3)注意具体日期的介词要用on。 4)at a cost of,花费多少钱或代价。 5)课文中提到的哈勃望远镜的花费不准确,其实际造价和因为发射日期延误导致的额外维护成本共高达15亿美元。Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.1)right from the start,从一开始。 2)There is trouble with sth.,什么东西有问题。The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!1)注意it sent us用作pictures的定语从句,it前面省略了关系代词that或which。 2)注意使役动词disappoint的现在分词和过去分词形容词化后的区别,即disappointing表示令人失望的,而disappointed表示感到失望的。 3)main mirror,主镜片。 4)faulty,有错误的。源自名词fault(错误、缺陷)。NASA is going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.1)put...right,矫正、校正。 2)注意句中的send up表示发射升空。该短语采用了将来进行时,意指NASA派送宇航员去修理哈勃望远镜的镜片是按计划一定会发生的。此外,NASA当时派送的宇航员机组成员其实共有7人,不是4人。The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.1)shuttle,航天飞机。 2)Endeavour,奋进号航天飞机。该词的本义是指努力做某事。 3)take sb. to,把某人带到某处。A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.1)robot-arm,机械臂。 2)grab,抓住。 3)hold,紧紧握住、稳住。 4)make repairs,修理。Of course, the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.1)atmosphere,大气层。该词由atmo-(空气)和sphere(球体)组成。 2)distant,遥远的。相当于faraway。 3)galaxy,银河系。The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.1)a great deal,许多、大量。 2)universe,宇宙。By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.1)by the time+表将来的从句,其主句谓语动词要采用将来完成时。 2)eagle eye,鹰眼。 3)thousands and thousands of,千千万万。
四、读写重点可利用教材第281页Composition(作文)中的练习,操练如何连词成句。
五、语用文化可介绍哈勃望远镜的由来和现状。