新概念第三册lesson56.ppt

Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river Ling We welcome the seasons by the river- side, crowning the youngest girl with flowers in the spring, holding a summer festival on Midsummer Eve, giving thanks for the harvest in the autumn, and throwing a holly wreath into the current in the winter. crown n.花环；王冠；王位；花冠（有时象征胜利） v.给…戴花环；为…加冕 e.g - 伊丽莎白女王于1953年加冕。 - Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. ~ sth (with sth) 使圆满，使完美 e.g - 他们最终因努力而获得了圆满成功。 - Their efforts were finally crowned with success. tiara After a long period of rain the river may overflow its banks. overflow v.外流；泛滥；充满；淹没；多得无法容纳 n.容纳不下的物或人 e.g - Suddenly, her anger overflowed. = Suddenly, she lost her temper. ~ with 充满…,洋溢着 e.g - Plates overflowed with party food. be ~ing with sth 满是... e.g - The streets were overflosing with the crowds. - Her heart is overflowing with gratiitude. This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes. We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding, but other farms are less favourably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners. favourable: 赞同的；讨人喜欢的；有利的 e.g - She pressed me ~ at the interview. site n.位置，场所 v.使位于，设置 (=locate) camping ~ 露营地 building/construction site 建筑工地 historic ~s 历史遗址 website 网站 disaster n.灾难；彻底的失败 dis- astro One bad winter we watched the river creep up the lower meadows. e.g - You will see ivy creeping up the walls of the building in the springtime. - Over the last year, the rate of inflation has crept up to almost 7%. All the cattle had been moved into stalls and we stood to lose little. we stood in little = we lost little or: we didnt lose much e.g - Our company stands to lose a lost of money if the deal is unsuccessful. We were, however, worried about our nearest neighbours, whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district. low lying:低洼的 e.g - low lying land/hills