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新概念一直被视为英语学习的经典教材，为了让同学们能够更加全面完善的学习新概念英语第三册，新东方网名师将帮助同学们一起总结新概念英语第三册的学习笔记，希望对同学们有帮助。
New words and expression 生词和短语
Suspension n.悬，吊
suspension bridge 吊桥
suspend vt.吊, 悬挂
-- The light is suspended from the ceiling.
suspend vt.暂停, 暂缓
-- The train was suspended because of the heavy rain.
Suspense n.担心、挂念、悬念(in suspense)
-- The wonderful film gave me a good expression because of its suspense. (悬念)
-- He didn’t tell me the truth. It kept me in suspense all day.
suspender n.吊袜带,(裤子或裙子的)背带
agreeable adj.宜人的(-- Today is agreeable.)
agreeable situation宜人的地方
-- His house is in a agreeable situation.
situation n.地点，地方(= 本地 = position)
situate vt.使位于, 使处于
locate v.位于
-- Beijing is located in the North of China.
-- Japan is located to the east of China.
immortal? adj.永生的，流芳百世的
Brooklyn n.布鲁克林(纽约一区名)
Staten n.斯塔顿(岛)
Span n.跨度
Cable n.缆索
Concrete n.混凝土
Suspend v.悬挂
Length n.根，段
Estimate v.估计
-- Underestimate 低估 / Overestimate 高估
-- At a rough estimate, the car is worth 500 thousand RMB. 粗略的估计以下…
Estimation n.判断(= judgement = judgment n.审判, 判决)
-- in my estimation = in my view = in my opinion 在我看来
capacity n.承受量(容量, 生产量, 接受力)
-- Are you clear about the capacity of the cinema?
Capacity n.做某事的能力
have a capacity for doing something / have a capacity to do ability
-- we have a capacity to study English well.
Ability n.能力, 才干(已经做到了)
-- We have ability to finish the work in two days. = we manage to finish…
Capability n.潜在的能力
have capability to do / have capability of doing
-- Every child has capability to study a foreign language.
Faculty n.先天的智能或能力
Competence n.胜任工作的能力、资格
-- I have competence for this job.
immensity n.巨大
elegant adj.优美别致的
Elegant 还表示人的举止很得体、大方
-- The lady is elegant. / elegant behavior
Graceful adj.优美的(强调一个人的体型优美)
Delicate adj.精巧的, 精致的
faintly adv.微细地
within prep.在...之内, 不越出n.内部, 里头
adj.里面的, 内部的adv.在内部, 在内心里
midst n.中间 prep.在...中间
flow vi.流动n.流动
shape n.外形, 形状, 形态
account n.计算, 说明, 帐目
designer n. 设计家, 制图师, 阴谋家
tower n.塔, 城堡
underwater adj.在水下的,在水中的 adv.在水下 n.(海洋等)水面下的水
platform n.平台, (车站)月台,讲台, 讲坛
depth n.深, 深度
surface n.表面, 外表, 水面 adj.面的, 肤浅的
wire n.金属丝, 电线
pack vt.塞满, 挤进, 挤满
strength n.强度, 力量
fulfill vt.履行, 实现, 完成(计划等)
fulfil vt.完成, 达到
draw vt.vi.(drew, drawn, drawing)拉, 曳, 牵, 画, 绘制
create vt.创造, 创作, 引起, 造成
Text 课文
How is the bridge supported?
Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and
named it Angouleme.
sailed into... 是句子的主干
about whom(whom指代Italian)
He described it as ‘a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of
which flowed a great river.‘
describe something as… 把某物描述成…
-- I should describe the attempt as a failure. 我把这次尝试描述成失败。
后面可以加as的动词：see, view, look upon, recognize, regard, treat, accept
-- His mother regards him as genius. (genius n.天才, 天赋)
-- I accepted his words as truth. 我对他的话信以为真。
Located过去分词做定语修饰situation
-- I like the village located within two small hills.
= I like the village which is located within two small hills.
in the midst of which...
-- A great river flowed in the middle of the two hills.
In the midst of = in the middle of
In the middle of不仅可以表示方位上的中间, 还可以表示时间上的中间。
-- in the middle of the river / in the middle of the night / in the middle of the winter
介词短语在which前, which引导的从句要倒装。
-- We arrived at a farmhouse in front of which was a mountain.
Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably
remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world
was named after him.
Though / although / even?though?引导让步状语从句
用了though, although?不能使用but
但可以用yet来强调转折关系
-- Though they manage to take photographs, yet they got into trouble soon.
by no means(= not by any means = not at all)
-- It is by no means pleasant to take a crowded bus.
乘坐一辆拥挤的公共汽车绝对不是一件让人高兴的事。
-- He isn‘t satisfied with a job at all. = He isn‘t satisfied with a job by any means.
in no way, in no case, in no sense, in no circumstances(circumstance n.环境,详情,境况)
on no account, at no time 都表示’决不’
be named after…, be named for…, take one‘s name from… 都表示用…来命名
The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten
Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet.
a?span?of 跨度、桥长
The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
take into account = take into consideration = take account of 考虑到
-- We have to take the date into account when we have the meeting.
Two great towers support four huge cables.
Support = hold up 举起, 支撑
The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete.
The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea.
Extend(延伸, 伸展)= reach, stretch
-- a railway extends to the next city.
These alone took sixteen months to build.
= It took the workers sixteen months to build the platforms.
Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.
extend to a depth of… 伸展的深度
extend to a length of… 伸展的长度
extend to a width of… 伸展的宽度 (width n.宽度, 宽广 )
rise to a height of… 伸展的高度
They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.
which指代先行词cables
Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire.
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发表于 2016-7-11 23:05:35