1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上Lesson 76 April Fools Day 愚人節【Text】To end our special news bulletin, said the voice of the television announcer, were going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo

2、 Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night gatheri

3、ng and threshing this years crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. This last scene shows you what will happen at

4、 the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April lst. Were now going back to the studio.【課文翻譯】“作為我們專題新聞節目的結尾，”電視廣播員說，“我們現在到克拉布利亞的通心粉田里。通心粉在

5、這個地區已經種植了600多年了。兩個主要種植者，朱塞 皮.莫爾道瓦和里卡多.布拉班特告訴我，他們一直期待著今年獲得一個大豐收，收割工作比往年開始要早些。這里您可以看到兩個工人，他們協力割下了3車金黃 色的通心粉秸。全村的人都日夜奮戰，要趕在9月的雨季之前把今年的莊稼收獲上來，打完場。在屏幕的右側，您可以看到布拉班特太太本人，她已經幫了她的丈夫 30年了。布拉班特太太現在正和負責通心粉加工的當地加工廠的經理交談。這最后一個鏡頭向您展示了收獲之后將發生的事情：著名的克拉布利亞人吃通心粉大 賽！目前的冠軍弗拉特里先生，自1991年以來，年年獲勝。今天 - 4月1日，星期四-的專題新聞節目到此結束。現

6、在我們回到電視演播室。” New words and expressions 生詞和短語 v. 收莊稼 v. 打（莊稼） v. 加工 n. （語）先生 adj. 目前的 n. 冠軍 n. 播音室 n. 傻瓜 n. 新聞簡報 n. （電視、之聲）播音員 n. 通心面，空心面條 adj. 主要的 n. 種植者 adj. 極好的 n. 梗 v. 打（莊稼）【生詞講解】1. fool 1) n 傻子，愚人，呆子eg: Dont be a fool! 不要說傻話，別做傻事！eg: He is no fool. 他可不是呆子。eg: You fool！ 你可真傻！2) adj (美)愚蠢的，傻的 (foo

7、lish）a fool idea 愚蠢的念頭be fool enough to do sth 笨到做eg: She was fool enough to believe that. 她笨到相信那件事情。make a fool of 愚弄，嘲笑eg: Dont make a fool of poor people. 不要嘲笑窮人。fools errand 徒勞，白跑一場 errand n 差事，使命fools paradise (實際是荒唐無聊) 自以為非常幸福，有意義的處境，空想3) v 愚弄，騙，騙取eg: He has fooled a lot of people into believi

8、ng that he is an honest statesman. 他騙許多人相信他是一位誠實的政治家。fool about / fool around 閑蕩，閑游2. bulletin 1) n (政府機關的）公報，告示，公告2) n 新聞快報bulletin board (美）布告牌a news bulletin 新聞簡報3. announcer n 廣播員，播音員announce 1) v 發表，宣布，告知announce new economic policies 發布新的經濟方案eg: The news was announced to the pubulic on TV. 這個新

9、聞在電視上對公眾播出。eg: Please announce to your class that there will be no school tomorrow. 請通知你的同學明天不上課。2)v 顯示，預告eg: A warm sunshine announces the coming of spring. 溫暖的陽光顯示春天就要來了。A warm sunshine announces that spring is coming . announcement n 發表，公布；告知，宣告eg: Id like to make an important announcement. 我要發表一

10、項重要聲明。eg: The official announcement of the cause of the accident appeared in the newspaper.關于事故原因的官方公告登在報紙上。4. macaroni n 通心粉，空心面條spaghetti n 意大利面條 5. leading 1) adj 主要的，最重要的the leading topics 主語話題play a leading part 扮演主角play a leading role in sth. 在某事中起主要作用。2) adj 領導的，卓越的，一流的leading politicians 卓越的

11、政治家3) adj 先導的，帶頭的a leading horse 帶頭的馬leading article 社論，評論 （相當于 editorial )leading light 重要人物，有權者6. grower n 種植的人grow 1) v 成長，長大eg: Children grow rapidly. 小孩長得很快。eg: He has grown 10 centimetres taller in a year. 他一年長高了10cm.2) v (數目，數量）增大，增加eg: The population of this city is growing every year. 這個城市的

12、人口每年都在增長。eg: Our anxieties grew as our son grew. 隨著兒子的長大，我們憂慮的事情也增多了。3) v (逐漸)變得，變成狀態eg: It was growing dark. 天黑了。eg: He has grown rich. 他變得富有了。eg: He has grown excited. 他變得興奮起來。grow on (事情對某人有）越來越大的影響，越來越被喜愛 （不能使用不動形式）eg: The drinking habit grow on me. 我染上飲酒的習慣。eg: I didnt like rock music at first,

13、 but it has grown on me. 起初我不喜歡搖滾樂，后來我漸漸喜歡上它了。grow up 成長eg Grow up ! 別孩子氣了！grower 1) n 栽培者a vegetable grower 蔬菜栽培者2 n 成長得的植物（常和adj連用）a fast/ quick grower 早熟的植物growing adj 成長的growing pains 成長期神經痛；青春期苦惱grown adj 長成的，大人的a grown man 一個大人7. splendid 1) adj (風景，建筑)壯麗的，華麗的，壯觀的a splendid sunset 壯麗的落日a splen

14、did cathedral 莊嚴的大教堂eg: The view was just splendid. 風景極為壯觀，極為壯麗。2) adj 太好的，真了不起的eg: Weve had a splendid time . 我們玩的非常開心。eg: Thats a splendid idea. 真是個了不起的主意。splendidly adv 華麗地，壯觀地，豪華地splendor n 光彩，光輝 （相當于brilliance)the splendor of a sunset 夕陽的光輝the splendor of the palace 宮殿的富麗堂皇8. stalk 1) n 莖，葉柄，花梗

15、cherry stalks 櫻桃的梗stern stalk 花莖petal n 花瓣leaf n 葉子root n 根2) v 大踏步地走，昂首闊步地走eg: He stalked out in anger. 他憤怒地邁開大步走出去。9. gather 1) v 收成，摘取，收集eg: She gathered flowers from the garden. 她從花園里面采花。a farmer gathering in the crop 正在收割的農民 （gather in 收割）a boy gathering his toy up 正在收拾玩具的男孩子2) v 獲知，推測為eg: I ga

16、thered from her remarks that she isnt satisfied with her job. 我從她的言談中推測她對工作不滿意。gathering n 聚集，集會，集合10. thresh v (把谷物)脫粒threshing machine 脫粒機11. process 1) n 過程，經過，（自然的）作用the process of the development 發展（育）的過程eg: Do you know what chemical processes are involved when food is digested? 你知道食物消化的時候會引起什么

17、化學作用嗎？2) n 制法，程序，處置a new process to refine crude oil 提煉原油的新方法a process of making cake 做蛋糕的程序be in the process of 在進行中間；在之中eg: The building is in the process of being restored 這棟大樓在重建過程中3) v 加工；處理procession n 行列a funeral procession 送葬的行列a procession of floats 花車的行列12. present 1) adj 目前的，現今的the presen

18、t President 現任總統at the present moment 在此刻in the present case 在目前這種情況下eg: Something must be done about the present situation. 關于目前的情形必須采取措施。2) adj 出席的，在場的（反義詞 absent)eg: A lot of students were present at the meeting. 許多學生參加了這個會議。eg: Who else present on that occasion? 當時還有誰在場呢？eg: All the girls presen

19、t turned to him. 所以在場的女孩子都向他求助。（ turn to sb 向求教，請教，求助）3) adj 留存的，浮現的eg: The touching scene is still present to my mind. 那感人的場面仍舊歷歷在目。present company 在座各位4) n 禮物Chrisitmas presents 圣誕禮物5) n 現在at present = now 現在6) v 贈送；上演（讀音不同）present special programs 上演特別的節目13. champion n （競賽的）優勝者，錦標保持人，冠軍 （champ)eg

20、: If our team defeats yours, well be the champions. 要是我們隊打敗你們隊，那我們就是冠軍了。the worlds heavy weight champion 世界重量級冠軍runner-up = second place 亞軍third place 季軍championship n 冠軍身份，冠軍稱號；錦標賽（常用復數）14. studio 1) n 工作室，畫室2) n 電影制片廠3) n 錄音室；播音室；灌唱片室studio apartment (美）單房公寓 efficiency apartment【課文講解】1. To end our

21、 special news bulletin, said the voice of the television announcer, were going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. end v 使結束，終結eg: The road ends here. 這條路就到這兒了。eg: The decided to end their relationship. 他們決定終止他們的關系。eg: They ended the play with a song. 他們以一首歌結束這場戲。announcer n (電視，電臺) 播音員anchorma

22、n n (電視等) 新聞綜合報道員，主播；主持人go over to +地點 1) 往去eg: He went over to an old woman and helped her into the bus.他朝一位老太太走去幫她上了公共汽車。2) 越過go over a fence 越過柵欄3) （詳細地）調查，檢查，視察eg: I went over the figures twice, but reached the same total. 我把數字檢查了2遍，但是得出相同的總和。eg: You should go over a house before buying it. 在買房子

23、之前你應該好好地檢查一下。4) 反復，溫習eg: She went over the lines time and again. 她反復練習這個臺詞。2. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. has been grown （現在完成時的被動語態，表示過去的動作對現在的影響。）3. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Mpldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a sple

24、ndid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Two of the leading growers 2個主要種植者 （句子當中做主語）have been expecting 一直期待著（現在完成進行時，have been doing 表示一直在做某事）a splendid crop 大豐收harvesting n 收割，收獲（相當于harvest)a good / fair harvest 豐收an abundant harvest 豐收 a bad / poor harvest 歉收harvest v 收割h

25、arvester n 收獲者，收割者than usual 比平常usual adj 平常的eg: This morning she got up earlier than usual. 今天早晨她比平時起的早一些。usually adv 平常eg: She usually gets up at six oclock. 她通常6點起床。4. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this years crop before the September rains.the whole vil

26、lage 全村人has been working 一直在工作著（現在完成進行時）gathering / threshing 都是現在分詞，是現在分詞短語作狀語，September rains 九月的雨季rains n 雨季drizzle n 蒙蒙細雨shower n 驟雨squall n 狂風暴雨thundershower n 雷陣雨downpour n 傾盆大雨5. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. has been h

27、elping 一直在幫助（has been doing 一直做)6. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. 定語從句： where the crop processed 通心粉所加工的工廠。Where引導定語從句修飾factorymanager n 經理a sales manager 銷售經理 general manager 總經理 director n 主任，主管，總監eg： Mr. Jones is the director of several c

28、ompanies. Jones先生是幾家公司的主任。headmaster/ principal n 中小學校長eg: Who is the headmaster of this school?誰是這個學校的校長？president/ chancellor n 大專院校校長section chief 科長，處長7. This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!the last scene 最后一個鏡頭Ca

29、labria n 地名：卡拉布里亞Calabrian n 卡拉布里亞人what will happen at the end of the harvest 由what引導的賓語從句，告訴你將會發生什么事情8. Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991. has won 現在完成時，自從1991年每次都贏 9. And that ends our special bulletin for today，Thursday, April 1st. Were now going back to the

30、studio.special bulletin 專題節目special 1) adj 特別的，特殊的special treatment 特殊對待a special correspondent 特派員 special talent 卓越的才能2) adj 專門的，特殊的 （反義詞 general)a special hospital 專科醫院make a special study of American literature 專攻美國文學3) adj 特別做的，專用的，臨時的a special tool for digging holes 挖坑的專用工具a special train 臨時（特

31、別）列車4) n 特別節目Todays Special 本日特價品6. the present champion7. earlier than usual8. golden brown macaroni stalks9. the whole village +單數10. day and night【關鍵詞組摘錄】1. special news 2. television announcer 3. leading growers4. splendid crop5. three cartloads of【Key Structures】 現在完成時： 構成： have/has doneeg The

32、have seen the film many times. 這部電影他們已經看過好多次了。含義：強調過去動作對現在的影響，或者說過去的做作一直延續到現在，還可能繼續延續下去。（強點時間段的概念）現在完成進行時 構成： have/has been doing含義：強調過去動作一直延續到現在，一直發生著，存在著影響。eg Weve just been talking about you. 剛剛我們一直在談論你。【Special difficulties】用usual, usually; between,among; manager, director, headmaster 填空1) I found your pipe. It was among those things on the table.我找到你的煙斗了，在桌上那堆東西之間呢（those things不明確事物的數量，所以用among）2) As usual he asked the same silly questions. 像往常一樣他問相同的愚蠢的問題。（As usual 像往常一樣）3) The lady in the shop asked to see the manager.在店里的這位