【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 advent of winter 在冬天到來的時候 at the advent of 在 ? 到來的時候 since the advent of 自從 ? 的到來 ■ agriculture n. 農(nóng)業(yè) ■ assumption n. 假定，設(shè)想 ■ dot n. 小圓點 ■ symbol n. 符號 ■ engrave v. 雕刻 ■ ivory n. 象牙制品 ■ mammoth n. （古）長毛象 ■ phase n. 月相，天相 ■ tusk n. 獠牙，長牙、象牙 ■ primitive adj. 原始的 ■ nomad n. 游牧民 ■ depict v. 描畫，描繪 ■ correlate v. 使相互聯(lián)系 三、【課文精析】 in the unique position 處于無以倫比，獨一無二的情況 e to: start, begin Key sentence: They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. select from 從 ?? 中進行選擇 (同類中 ) choose挑選（憑個人意愿） 一、有三種情況 choose和 select不能互換： 1．當(dāng)在兩者中選一個時只能 用 choose, 即 choose between Eg: We have to choose between leaving early and paying for taxi. 2． choose可帶 wh從句 Eg: I39。ll let you choose where we should go to eat. 3． choose to do 只能用 choose. Eg: What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at precisely the same moment.（ L33 ） He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. (L27) 二、 select比 choose 更正式， 即在許多同類的人或物當(dāng)中根據(jù)客觀標(biāo)準(zhǔn)對這兩個加以比較，鑒別，認(rèn)真地挑選出最好的、最喜歡的、最有用的。 great mass of == too much ＝＝ agreat amount of evidence 不可數(shù)名詞；不能手 a great many, a large number of Eg: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe. You have been selected to present us on the mittee. what is more 更有甚者， furthremore,moreover 更是的意思 what is worse 更糟糕的是 rely on ==count on ==depend on 依靠，指望 Eg: You can’t rely on others. He can’t be relied on. solely adv. 唯一地 means: only, just, nearly bewilder 令人眼花繚亂 bewildering 令人眼花繚亂的 bewildered 感到眼花繚亂的 They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. in action 行動中的，活動中的 as it were 可以說，似乎，好像 Eg: He is as it were a walking dictionary. 他可以說是一部活字典 Computers can never as it were lead independent lives. 電腦不能過獨立的生活 as it is=in fact=in really=actually=as a matter of fact 事實上 Eg: I thought things would get better,but as it is , they are getting worse. In many ways children lives as it were in a different world from the adults. 在許多方面，孩子們可以說過著一種與大人完全不同的生活。 Key sentence: But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. be faced with: be in the position in which one must deal with a problem or unpleasant situation. 面臨（因境，問題） Eg: Automobile industry is faced with a bad future now. 汽車工業(yè)正面臨著令人擔(dān)憂的未來。 A great many people are faced with losing their jobs. 許多人面臨著失業(yè)。 In my opinion, you are faced with a problem as it were how to get enough time to study English. The student attempting to learn English well in a year is faced with a difficult task. 企圖在一年之內(nèi)把英語學(xué)好的學(xué)生面臨著巨大的難題。 available adj. 可利用的 Eg: I have dictionary availabe for you. Is there a place available for us to have a chat. I know you are in need of help, but excuse me, I don’t have any students available for you. remains ==ruins 遺跡，遺物 insignificant==unimportant shed light on=throw light on = cast light on 意思是：make a matter clear or understood 解釋，說明，提示 Eg: This information shed light on the problem. 這份情報會搞清楚這一問題。 Can you shed any light on the case of the fire? 你能夠解釋這次火災(zāi)嗎？ She will shed light on the case of stolen jewels. 好將能夠揭示這次珠寶失竊案。 up to now = so far 到目前為止 e into being == e into existence 產(chǎn)生，出現(xiàn) e to power 上臺 e into use 開始使用 be faced with a real need to do sth. 面臨著做某事的真正需要。 Eg: We are faced with a real need to learn English well. indicate 揭示 correlate 相互聯(lián)系 it is connected with == it is associated with in fact 可以替換為 as it is。 actually, in reality as near as 接近 Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必?fù)?dān)心 一、【 Text】課文 The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had e from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go. As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us. What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to e. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map on