1、2021/8/61Free talk Talk about your weekends. News during the week.2021/8/62 Liu Lingchao carries his house on a road in Liucheng county, South Chinas Guangxi province, May 21, 2013. The 38-year-old left his hometown in Guangxi 20 years ago to find a job in the neighboring province of Guangdong. Five

2、 years ago he made a house using bamboo, plastic and bed sheets, and he is now walking it back to his hometown, from Shenzhen, a southern city in Guangdong. The house is 2.2 meters tall and weighs 60 kilograms. It has a stove, a cooker and other household items for daily use. Liu walks 20 kilometers

3、 a day and is just dozens of kilometers from his hometown. Along the way he made money by collecting garbage. NEW WORDS swing v. 轉向轉向 speedboat n. 快艇快艇 desperately adv. 絕望地絕望地 companion n. 同伙，伙伴同伙，伙伴 water ski 滑水滑水 buoy n. 浮標浮標 dismay n. 沮喪沮喪 tremendous adj. 巨大的巨大的 petrol n. 汽油汽油 drift v. 漂動，漂流漂動，漂流

4、 gently adv. 緩慢地，輕輕地緩慢地，輕輕地 swing （swung ,swung）（1）v. 轉向轉向調轉汽車調轉汽車方向方向 swing a car （2） v. 擺動擺動、使、使擺動擺動猴子在猴子在樹上從這樹上從這棵棵樹蕩樹蕩到那棵到那棵樹樹。 The monkey is swinging itself from tree to tree. （3） n. 秋千秋千公園里公園里有有許多秋千許多秋千。There are some swings in the park . NEW WORDSdesperately （1） adv. 絕望地絕望地、不、不顧顧一切的、情急的一切的、情急

5、的他絕望的說他絕望的說.He said desperately that.（2） adv. 極度極度地地 他他極度極度地忙。地忙。He was desperately busy . 2021/8/66 desperate （1） adj. 不顧不顧一切的、亡命地一切的、亡命地亡命亡命的小偷的小偷 the desperate thief （2） adj. 悲觀悲觀的、的、幾乎幾乎沒有希望的沒有希望的她的病不她的病不樂觀樂觀。Her illness is desperate.（3） adj. 渴望的、很渴望的渴望的、很渴望的 be desperate for sth 極度渴望要（做）某事極度渴望要

6、（做）某事他渴望他渴望通過考試。通過考試。He is desperate to pass the exam . companion （1） n. 同伙，伙伴同伙，伙伴 戰友戰友 a companion in arms 終身終身的伴侶的伴侶 a lifelong companion（2） n. 旅伴旅伴 在旅途中在旅途中我有一個好我有一個好旅旅伴伴。 I had a good companion while traveling . dismay （1） n. 沮喪沮喪、驚慌驚慌、膽怯膽怯in dismay with dismay 驚慌驚慌to ones dismay 使使某人驚慌某人驚慌的的是是

7、讓她驚慌的是，她的名字不在名單上。讓她驚慌的是，她的名字不在名單上。To her dismay, her name was not on the list. （2）v.使使驚慌驚慌、使、使膽怯膽怯 be dismayed at 對對某事某事驚慌驚慌 聽到這個聽到這個消息她非常消息她非常驚慌驚慌。 She was dismayed at the news . tremendous a. （大小、（大小、數量數量、程度）、程度） 驚人驚人、巨巨大大 極大極大的爆炸的爆炸聲聲 a tremendous explosion 極大的努力極大的努力 a tremendous effort 他以他以驚人驚人

8、的速度跑。的速度跑。 He ran at tremendous speed . tremendously adv. 可怕地；可怕地；極大極大地地 drift （1） v. 漂動，漂流漂動，漂流這木筏漂流順流而下。這木筏漂流順流而下。The raft was drifting down the river . （2） n. 漂流、漂移漂流、漂移人口從鄉村遷移到城市人口從鄉村遷移到城市the drift of population from country to city . （3）n. 漂流物漂流物 漂木漂木 driftwoodgently （1） adv. 緩慢地，輕輕地緩慢地，輕輕地小心的小

9、心的操作操作玻璃器皿。玻璃器皿。 Handle the glassware gently .（2）adv. 溫柔溫柔地地她她溫柔溫柔的和的和那個那個孩子孩子說話說話。She spoke gently to the child . gentle （1） adj. 溫柔溫柔、和善的、和善的Mothers are always gentle with their babies .（2） adj. 和緩和緩的的 / mild 以以和緩和緩的的語調說話語調說話 speak in a gentle voice . （3）adj. 馴服的馴服的 一匹一匹馴服馴服的的馬馬 a gentle horse2021

10、/8/612Out of control2021/8/613Water skiSpeedboat2021/8/614buoy2021/8/615Steering wheel2021/8/616drift (v)2021/8/617petrol2021/8/618Swing(n)swing(v)2021/8/6192021/8/620dismaydesperately2021/8/621NEW WORDS swing v. 轉向轉向 speedboat n. 快艇快艇 desperately adv. 絕望地絕望地 companion n. 同伙，伙伴同伙，伙伴 water ski 滑水滑水 b

11、uoy n. 浮標浮標 dismay n. 沮喪沮喪 tremendous adj. 巨大的巨大的 petrol n. 汽油汽油 drift v. 漂動，漂流漂動，漂流 gently adv. 緩慢地，輕輕地緩慢地，輕輕地2021/8/6221、轉向、轉向-絕望地絕望地-同伙同伙-浮標浮標-汽油汽油-快艇快艇 2、 巨大的巨大的 -輕輕地輕輕地-伙伴伙伴- 滑水滑水-沮喪沮喪3、漂流、漂流-絕望地絕望地 -巨大的巨大的 -轉向轉向-緩慢地緩慢地4、浮標、浮標-沮喪沮喪-滑水滑水-方向盤方向盤-快艇快艇2021/8/623Listen and answer the Q: What was the

12、 danger? The speedboat would complete a circle and hit them.2021/8/624 What had the mans companion been doing for the last fifteen minutes? What did the boat strike? Did the boat hurt the men?READINGTEXT As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He wav

13、ed desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just

14、 begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they k

15、new that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift g

16、ently across the water.1.Out of control out of 失去，欠缺失去，欠缺我們沒有面包了我們沒有面包了We are out of bread.他已經失業他已經失業2個月了個月了He has been out of work for two months.Language points2.As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. steering wheel 方向盤方向盤 steer v. 掌舵、掌舵、駕駛駕駛他小心翼翼

17、地駕駛他的車他小心翼翼地駕駛他的車。He carefully steered his car. come away 掉下、掉下、脫落脫落水罐的水罐的柄脫落了。柄脫落了。The handle came away from the pitcher.3.He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. wave to sb 對對揮手揮手他向朋友們揮手告別他向朋友們揮手告別He d goodbye (to his friends). for the last +

18、一段一段時間時間 通常搭配完成通常搭配完成時態時態在過去的在過去的10年里，他一直從事教學工作。年里，他一直從事教學工作。He has been teaching for the last 10 years.4.Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. hardly when 一一就就我們一到鄉下就開始下雨了。我們一到鄉下就開始下雨了。Hardly had we got into the country when it bega

19、n to rain . be thrown into 被被拋進拋進、被、被扔進扔進5.Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. with dismay 驚愕地驚愕地6.It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. come towards 朝著來朝著來 straight adv. 筆直筆直 、徑直、徑直 直走直走 go stra

20、ightcome straight to the point 一句一句說出問題說出問題的核心的核心 at tremendous speed 以以驚人驚人的速度的速度 at full speed 以全速以全速7.In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. in less than 不到不到 roar（1） v.（猛獸猛獸） 吼叫、吼叫、咆哮咆哮獅子獅子在在遠方咆哮遠方咆哮著。著。Lions were roaring in the distance . （2） v. 大聲大聲喊叫、吵嚷喊叫、吵嚷 病人疼痛大病人疼

21、痛大叫叫著著。 The patient roared with pain . 8.After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. pass v. 經過經過 past prep. 經過經過9.On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. on this occasion 這一次這一次 slow down 慢下慢下來來 considerably adv. 很、相當很、相當 considerable adj. 很、很、客觀客觀的、重要的的、重要的10.The petrol had nearly all been used up. use up 用盡用盡、耗盡耗盡（常用（常用被動語態被動語