英语教程2修订版-Unit-1课文.ppt

外语教学与研究出版社 Unit 1 Weather and Climate 英语教程(修订版) 2 I. According to the text, are the following sentences Right or Wrong? If there is not enough information to decide, choose “Doesn’t say”. 1. Weathermen’s job is to prepare information about the future and make a broadcast. A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn’t say. 2. Crews on an aircraft have a particular interest in landing conditions at their destination. A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn’t say. 3. Ships, whether large or small, can’t ride out the biggest storms on the ocean. A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn’t say. 4. Trains can be held up by unexpected events as well as bad weather. A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn’t say. 5. Weathermen usually instruct farmers how to plan their operations at all stages. A. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesn’t say. √ √ √ √ √ We all use weather information of one kind or another, mostly to make decisions. 我们都用这种或那种气象信息，多半借以做出决定。 mostly (adv.) e.g.大多数美国人的汽车主要是用来上班的。 Most of the Americans use their cars mostly for their job. 观众大多数是女士。 The audience consisted mostly of women. It might be a simple decision to take a raincoat when going to school or to delay the start of a football match, or it might be a more important one to divert an airliner to a fog-free airport. 这可能是如上学带雨衣或推迟举行足球赛之类的简单决定， 也可能是如让客机转飞无雾机场这样较重要的决定。 delay (v.) e.g. 这封信被火车事故耽搁了三天。 The letter was delayed three days by the train accident. 推迟了一个小时之后我们继续我们的旅行。 After a delay of one hour, we continued our journey. divert (v.) e.g. 街道上很大的噪音改变了我的注意力。 A loud noise from the street diverted my attention. a fog-free airport 无雾机场 fog-free 是一个复合形容词，其中free 表示“无······的”， “免除······的”。 例如： an ice-free harbour 不冻港 a nuclear-weapon-free zone 无核武器区