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1、新概念英语第二册lesson53Lesson 53 Hot snake【New words and expressions】生词和短语（13）hot adj. 带电的，充电的fireman n. 消防队员cause v. 引起；n. 原因examine v. 检查accidentally adv. 意外地，偶然地remains n. 尸体，残骸wire n. 电线volt n. 伏特（电压单位）power line电力线solve v. 解决mystery n. 谜（无法接受地, 解释不了的）snatch v. 抓住spark n. 电火花hot adj. 带电的, 充电的hotter-hot
2、testhot adj. 热的(cold)；hot water; hot weather,炎热的天气a hot day ；Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁Hot炎热的warm温热的cool凉爽的chilly 冷冷的cold严冷的带电的, 充电的辣的。The papper is very hot.强烈的have a hot temper; a hot debate激烈的辩论get hot on rock music热衷于摇滚最新的hot news on sth. Magazine hot from the press刚出版的杂志Be hot on sb.迷恋某人
3、，爱慕某人be in hot water 惹上麻烦=get/run into troublea hot potato 棘手的问题get hot under the collar勃然大怒hot-hot-hot麻辣烫；hot-wings辣鸡翅；hot dog热狗hot-tempered火暴(脾气)的（temper n. 脾气）hot line热线；hot topic热门话题hot cake热蛋糕It sells like a hot cake/cakes.表示一个东西的畅销, 热销fireman n. 消防队员复合名词：fireplace壁炉；firework烟火；fire-fighter消防队员
4、（尤其护林的)；firehouse消防站hydrant n. 消防栓, 消防龙头fire extinguisher灭火器（extinguisher n. 熄灭者, 灭火器）extinguishput out灭火cause v.& n. 引起；原因v. 引起cause sth.引起麻烦Carelessness causes accidents.粗心导致事故Pride causes failure.骄傲使人失败cause sb. to do sth. 引起某人做某事, 导致某人做某事Illness caused him to lose his temper. (lose ones temper 发
5、火)A cause B=A lead to B=B result from A=A result in B=A bring about Bn. 原因，强调事情发生的直接原因(一个) find out the causebecause因为reason理由，其他各种的理由(很多个)examine v. 检查仔细瞧察，调查examine the soil the firefighter examined every inch of the forest.V.诊查。The doctor examine the patient ；考试examine students in english;examine
6、r主考人examinee应考人Exam=examinationaccidentally adv. 意外地, 偶然地(但更趋向于“偶然”的意思)accidentaccidentalaccidentally 反义词：intentional an accidental death.accident n. 事故 a car accident=a road N.机遇，造化by chance=by accident=accidentally i found a gold mine by chance.unexpectedly adv. 出乎意料地(更趋向于“意外”的意思)remains (复数形式）n.
7、尸体, 残骸remains指dead bodyN.剩余物，残余物the remains of a meal 剩饭N 遗址the remains of Y uanmingyuan.Remain v.留下，剩下，遗留。If you take 3 from 5, 2 remains. Whats done is done.木已成船。V.保持不变，仍是。He remains silent.Wire. 电线，金属线Telephone wires 电话线wireless adj.无线的电报send a wire 打电报receive a wire接电报Be on wires=be all on wires
8、 兴奋，坐立不安under the wires 勉强来得及V olt n.伏特voltage n.电压，伏特数Power linePower 电力，动力electric power电力water power水力能力brain power 脑力the power of hearing权力，支配力，势力political power政治权力Not within ones power=beyond ones power力所不能及Come to power=come into power 掌权，得势solve v. 解决Solve a question回答问题solve a problem解决问题so
9、lve a crime破案solve the mystery 揭开谜底We must solve the economic crisis.经济危机Solution n.解决，解答 a solution for a trouble=a solution to trouble 纷争的解决Mystery 神秘的事物，不可解释的事物；秘密The mystery of life 生命的奥秘an air of mystery神秘的气氛The murder is wrapped in mystery.那件谋杀案笼罩着神秘的气氛Riddle 谜语，谜一般的东西或者人Puzzle 难题，用以测试人的知识、智力、
10、技巧等snatch v. 抓住，抢，夺（迅速而有力地粗鲁地抓住，强调动作的忽然性抢）snatch a chance 抓住机会snatch up 抓起来v.(趁机）迅速取得，急急忙忙吃晚饭snatch a sleep on a busy day snatch a kiss 出其不意地catch v. 抓，如抓鱼Grab 抓，抢，抢夺（热情而拼命地抓住）grab sth. from sb. Grab sth from sth.Grasp v.抓住或咬住，抓紧grasp a chance v.把握grasp a language把握一门语言hold v. 握着take hold of=catch h
11、old of=get hold of 抓住seize v. 抓住(用力) seize my armSpark n.火花，火星，电火花 a shower of spark如阵雨般的火花A bright spark 活泼而聪明的年轻人 a bright apple =a wise apple 骄傲的年轻人【Text】At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out howthe fire began. Forest fires are
12、 often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally
13、 discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wi
14、res. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.参考译文消防队员们终于扑灭了加利福尼亚的一场森林大火. 从那时起, 他们一直试图找出起火的原因. 森林火灾时常由破碎的玻璃或人们随手扔掉的香烟头引起. 昨天, 消防队员仔细查瞧了地面, 但未能发现碎玻璃. 他们还十分肯定火灾也不是由烟头引起的. 然而今天上午, 一个消防队员偶然发现了起火的原因. 他发现了缠绕在16, 000
15、伏高压线上的一条死蛇. 就这样, 他解开了起火之谜. 解释很简单, 却异乎平常. 一只鸟把蛇从地上抓起来, 然后把它扔到了电线上. 于是蛇就缠住了几根电线. 当它这样做时, 把火花送到了地面, 这些火花马上引起了一场大火.【课文讲解】1、Hot snakehot snake触电的蛇get a electric shock触电2、At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. California,又名Golden State黄金州at last最后，终于put out a fire扑灭火（put out扑灭，熄灭，关掉）Please put the light/fire out. a fire一场(堆)火3、Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. 宾语从句since then从那时起，到现在为止find out（经过研究、努力等）找出，发现，查出（这里find out的宾语是个从句）Ill try and find out the name of the person who saved my life yester day.4、Forest fires are often caused by broken gla
