课前想一想
1.Do you know how to film waves under water?
2. What does "break new ground"mean?
词汇装备库
1.barrel/baerel/(n.)桶(v.)飞驰
2.splash/splaef/(v.)(液体)洒,溅,泼;溅着水花行走
(n.)亮点,引人注目的人/物
3.paddle/'paedl/(n.)(小船的)短浆,浆;(尤指在海边的)涉水
(v.)用浆划船;涉水,趟水
Shall we go for a paddle?
我们去趟水玩好吗?
4.watertight/'w?tertait/
(adj.)防水的,不透水的;(理论、计划或协议)严密的,无懈可击的
a watertight container 一个防水容器
a watertight alibi 一个毫无破绽的不在场证明
5.riffle/'rifl/(v.)快速翻阅;快速翻看
He was riffling through the papers on his desk.
他正在快速翻阅桌上的文件。
6.gobble/'ga:bl/
(v.)狼吞虎咽,大口大口地吃
She gobbled her dinner(down).
她狼吞虎咽地吃完了晚饭。
词句兵工厂
When you're breaking new ground,you have to be prepared for swings and roundabouts.
当你进行新的突破的时候,你必须准备山穷水尽又柳暗花明。
Note:
1.break new/fresh ground开辟新天地,创新;作出新发现
They've really broken new ground with their latest product-I've never seen anything like it .
他们用最新的产品开拓了新的领域,我从来没有见过这样的产品。
ground-breaking/'graundbreikin/(adj.)开创性的,创新的
She wrote a ground-breaking book on the subject
她就这个问题写了一本开创性的书。
2.swings and roundabouts有得有失
People here complain about the high level of taxes, but it's all just swings and roundabouts, because if I were to go into hospital tomorrow for a major op-eration , I wouldn't pay a thing .
这里的人都在抱怨税收太高。但是,情况并不完全是这样。因为,要是我明天到医院去动一个大手术的话,我是不用付一分钱的。
词句兵工厂
It's rather like throwing a pebble into
a pool. The ripples radiate outwards which, when they reach land, make waves.
就像把一颗卵石投入水池。涟漪向外扩散,到达陆地时产生海浪。
Note:
1.pebble/'pebl/(n.)(尤指沙滩或河流中的)卵石,砾石
2.ripple/'npl/(n.)涟漪;微波;细浪
a ripple of applause/laughter
一阵掌声/笑声
3.radiate/'reidieit/(v.)辐射,放射;从中心散开,呈辐射状发出
Five roads radiate from the square.五条路从广场呈放射状伸展开来。
4.outwards/'autwerdz/(adv.)向外,朝外
*反义词是inwards,表示朝里
The door opens outwards.
这扇门朝外开。
词句兵工厂
For the next shots, Bali's position in the waves was right on the money.
第二次拍摄时,巴利在浪里的位置恰到好处。
Note:
1.shot/fa:t/
(n.)(电影中的)镜头;拍摄
2.right on the money 恰好;准确,完全正确
Their predictions were right on the money.
他们的预言完全正确。
I think her assessment of the situ-ation is right on the money.
我认为她对形势的评估完全正确。
词句兵工厂
I've watched it back and I've still got shivers in my spine, because it's prob-ably the best shot I've ever got in the water,without a doubt.
回放片子时,我异常激动,因为那可能是我在水中拍过的最好的影片,毫无疑问。Note:
1.watch it back 回放
2.shiver/'fiver/(n.)(因受惊、寒冷或生病)颤栗;颤抖
got shivers in my spine/shiver (up and) down your spine
因为恐惧或兴奋而背脊发凉,战栗
Whenever I hear that music, I feel a shiver down my spine.
无论何时听到那段音乐,我都会感到一阵战栗。
I felt a shiver down my spine at the thought of my exam tomorrow.
我一想到明天的考试就会后背发麻。
3.without a doubt 毫无疑问
She is without a doubt the best student I have ever taught.
毫无疑问她是我教过的最优秀的学生。
语法轻知识
Idioms about "break"
关于“break”的习语
Marker sentence:
When you're breaking new ground,you have to be prepared for swings and roundabouts.
当你进行新的突破时,你必须准备山穷水尽又柳暗花明。
1.break one's back 拼命工作
He broke his back to get the proj-ect done on time.
为了按时完成项目,他拼命工作。
2.break a leg祝愿对方好运(特别是上台演出之前的祝贺)
You are going to give the perfor-mance tomorrow? Break a leg!
你明天要表演了?祝你好运!
3.break one's neck 指竭尽全力地做某事,尽力做某事
He broke his neck trying to buy a house.
为了买房,他拼命苦干。
4.break the mold 打破常规
You are so young. Don't be afraid of breaking the mold!
你这么年轻,不要害怕打破常规!
5.break the ice 打破冷场、破冰
Let's play a game together to break the ice.
我们一起做个破冰游戏吧。
实战练兵场
(2015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语一试题翻译节选)
50) The virgin forest with its richness and variety of trees was a real trea-sure-house which extended from Maine all the way down to Georgia.
重点解析:
virgin forest 原始森林
richness 丰富(rich的名词形式)treasure-house 宝库
extend延伸,伸展
extend from A to B 从A延伸到B句子主干是“the virgin forest was a real treasure-house"
"with its richness and variety of trees"是后置定语,修饰“virgin forest”"which extended from Maine all the way down to Georgia"是定语从句,修饰“treasure-house"
【参考译文】拥有丰富和多样树种的原始森林是一个真正的宝库,它从缅因州一路延伸到乔治亚州。
文化加油站
Talk show 小贴士
1. All rivers run into the ocean. It's open-minded.
所有的河流都流向海洋。大海是开放包容的。
2. The ocean is vast, and it's easy to forget that the oceans are teeming with life.
海洋广阔无际,让人很容易忘记大海中其实充满了生命。
vast/vaest/(adj.)巨大的;广大的teem with sth 充满;有很多
3.Water at the bottom of the ocean is incredibly hot. It can be up to 400°Celsius.
你知道吗,海底的水温极高,可以达到400摄氏度。
incredibly /In'kredebli/
(adv.)难以置信地;极其
4.We are polluting the ocean now. It's filled with garbage.
我们现在正在污染海洋。它已经充满了垃圾。
5.regardless of 不顾,不管
6.spread the word 传播消息
主题打包盒
1.南太平洋拥有世界上最大的海浪,在这里拍摄纪录片绝非一件容易的事情。摄制组前往罗林群岛的波恩佩拍摄海浪。他们携带了一台昂贵的慢动作高清摄影机,目前为止还没人在水下用过这种摄像机。
2.摄制组好不容易把密封的摄像机带到正确位置,但拍出来的海浪太小,不是他们想要的。当摄制组觉得十分失望时,俄罗斯那边传来了好消息——一场大风暴正朝波恩佩而来。四个月后,足够大的巨浪终于到来了。摄制组抓住这个机会,拍摄出了令人满意的水下影片。