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发表于 2016-7-11 22:49:19
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At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass.They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
参考译文
消防队员们终于扑灭了加利福尼亚的一场森林大火. 从那时起, 他们一直试图找出起火的原因. 森林火灾时常由破碎的玻璃或人们随手扔掉的香烟头引起. 昨天, 消防队员仔细查看了地面, 但未能发现碎玻璃. 他们还十分肯定火灾也不是由烟头引起的. 然而今天上午, 一个消防队员偶然发现了起火的原因. 他发现了缠绕在 16, 000 伏高压线上的一条死蛇. 就这样, 他解开了起火之谜. 解释很简单, 却异乎寻常. 一只鸟把蛇从地上抓起来, 然后把它扔到了电线上. 于是蛇就缠住了几根电线. 当它这样做时, 把火花送到了地面, 这些火花立刻引起了一场大火.
【课文讲解】
1、Hot snake
hot snake 触电的蛇
get a electric shock 触电
新概念英语第二册笔记txt(96课全)
2、At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
at last 最后，终于
put out a fire 扑灭火（put out扑灭，熄灭，关掉）
Please put the light/fire out.
a fire 一场(堆)火
3、Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began.
since then 从那时起，到现在为止
find out （经过研究、努力等）找出，发现，查出……（这里 find out的宾语是个从句）
I'll try and find out the name of the person who saved my life yesterday.
4、Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
broken glass 被打碎的玻璃片
cigarette ends 烟头
5、They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire.
be able to 能够 ；be not able to 没有能够
be sure that 对……很有把握；quite sure 相当的把握性
rather adv. 相当
fairly adv. 相当, 公正地, 诚实地
quite(＝completely)－>rather－>fairly 程度一个比一个轻
quite a few 颇有几个(相当多的)
start a fire＝cause a fire （start vt. 使……发生，引起）
6、This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause.
accidentally =by chance 偶然地
discover本身含有偶然发现（某个已经存在的东西）的含义
I don't know who discovered America.
7、He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.
notice 注意别人没注意的东西
the remains表示“尸体，残骸”，必须用复数形式：
The villagers were surprised to see the remains of an aeroplane near the lake.
16,000-volt power line 连字符"-" 一旦加在两个词之间, 这个词之间就失去了加复数的资格,能够加连字符的概念一定是做定语。
★wind vt. 缠绕，卷在……上；盘旋，蜿蜒
① vt. 缠绕，卷在……上（常与 around/round连用）
Did you wind this piece of wire round the tree?
② vt. 蜿蜒，盘旋
wind one's way 蜿蜒而行
8、In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
in this way 就这样
9、A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.
had done 先发生的事
drop 无意掉下去的
10、When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
do so 这么做
I refuse to do so. 我拒绝这么做
so常用于一些动词之后，代指前面提过的某个动作/某件事，以免重复
I think/believe so.
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