1、Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world1. suspend v. to hang sth from 吊吊,懸掛懸掛 The pendent lamp is suspended from the ceiling. : to make sb leave school, a job, an organization temporarily suspend sb from sth The footballer who had taken stimulant（興奮劑（興奮劑) was suspended from the season.

2、suspension2.He described it as a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river. (1) describe sth as sth 把把.描繪成描繪成 regard sth as 把把看作看作 address sb as （正式）將（正式）將稱為稱為 eg. New York is addressed as Big Apple. 美國被人稱作大蘋果。美國被人稱作大蘋果。 refer to sth as 管管叫叫Pe

3、ople who work in offices are referred to as white-collar workers. think of sth as 認(rèn)為認(rèn)為是是 appoint sb as 任命某人為任命某人為 (2) agreeable a. (pleasant or acceptable) agreeable weather 宜人的天氣宜人的天氣 an agreeable young man 討人喜歡的年青人討人喜歡的年青人 to disagree in an agreeable way 以溫和的方式以溫和的方式表達(dá)不同的意見表達(dá)不同的意見 an agreeable voi

4、ce 聲音聲音悅耳悅耳 (3) in the midst of which flowed a river. Under the big tree was sitting an old farmer.= There was an old farmer sitting under the big tree. Outside the classroom stood a boy. Behind the farmhouse was a rice field. At the foot of the hill lies a beautiful lake. 3. Though Verrazano is by

5、no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21s, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him. (1) by no means: not at all 根本不根本不 in no way 決不決不 at no time 無論何時也不會無論何時也不會 on no account 絕不絕不 She is by no means a bad kid.

6、In no way should it be seen as a defeat. On no account can you tell him the truth. At no time did I tell you that you could use my car. (2) immortal adj. 不朽的不朽的,長生不死的長生不死的,流芳百世的流芳百世的 undying love 永不熄滅的愛情之火永不熄滅的愛情之火 endless love 無盡的愛無盡的愛 everlasting marriage 綿長的婚姻綿長的婚姻 eternal love 永恒的愛情永恒的愛情 permane

7、nt peace 永久的和平永久的和平 mortal adj. 終有一死的終有一死的;致命的致命的 mortal wound 致命的傷致命的傷 fatal adj.令人致死的令人致死的 a fatal attack 致命的一擊致命的一擊 moral adj. 道德的道德的 immoral adj.邪惡的邪惡的 (3) be named after sb 以以的名字來命名的的名字來命名的 be after sth 追求的是追求的是The only thing she is after is fame and fortune. 這個人只追求名利。這個人只追求名利。 4. It has a span

8、 of 4,260 feet. 他長達(dá)他長達(dá)4260英尺。英尺。Everest（珠穆朗瑪峰）（珠穆朗瑪峰）rises to a height of 8,848 m. The hole extends to a depth of 2 m. The road extends to a width of 5 m. China covers an area of 9,600,000 square kilometers. The old man enjoy a life span of 100. span n. Over a span of ten years, the company has made

9、 great strides. 經(jīng)過一個十年的跨度經(jīng)過一個十年的跨度,這個公司取得了一個長足的這個公司取得了一個長足的進(jìn)展進(jìn)展. life span 一生一生,壽命壽命 enjoy a long life span 長壽長壽 a short attention span 短期短期(短時間短時間)注意力注意力 a short interest span 一時的興趣一時的興趣 a short memory span 短的記憶力短的記憶力 My son has a very short attention span. 我的兒子是一個朝三暮四的人我的兒子是一個朝三暮四的人. 5.The bridge

10、is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. eg. He gave us a vivid account of his trip to Pairs. 他他繪聲給色的描述了繪聲給色的描述了這趟巴黎之行。這趟巴黎之行。 take account of sth （仔細(xì)地）考慮到（仔細(xì)地）考慮到 take sth into account The budget didnt take account of changes in the rate of inflation. 預(yù)算并

11、沒有考慮到通貨膨脹率。預(yù)算并沒有考慮到通貨膨脹率。 on account of : because of He cant run very fast on account of his wounded legs.他跑不快是因為他的腿傷他跑不快是因為他的腿傷. account for: to give an explanation or reason for 解釋解釋Probably, recent pressure at work may account for his behavior. accounting 會計會計accountant 會計員會計員 teller 出納員出納員 ATM A

12、utomatic Teller Machine 自動取款機自動取款機6. cable 海底或地下電纜海底或地下電纜cable television 有線電視有線電視 (CATV) cable channel 有線電視頻道有線電視頻道 cable car 纜車?yán)|車 7. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea. These alone took sixteen months to build. alone 僅僅僅僅就就You alone should determine what is right for yo

13、u.只有你自己才能決定什么適合你。只有你自己才能決定什么適合你。8. It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. It has been estimated that It is said that 據(jù)說據(jù)說It is expected that It is predicated that 據(jù)預(yù)測據(jù)預(yù)測It is assumed that 據(jù)假設(shè)據(jù)假設(shè)It is known that It is written that .據(jù)記載據(jù)記載It is reported that 據(jù)報到據(jù)報到It was said that the star came to Ningbo.The star was said to have come to Ningbo. 9. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfill