高级英语第三课Ships-in-the-Desert.ppt

Lesson ThreeShips in the Desert Compare the following: Desert : n. [‘dez?t] wildness; waste land; waterless and treeless, often sand covered; Desert : v. [di ‘z?:t] abandon; give up; go away from Deserts: n. [di ‘z?:ts] (usu.pl.) what sb. deserves Dessert: n. [di ‘z?:t] course of fruit, etc. at the end of a meal; (U.S.A) any sweet dish (e.g. pie, pudding, ice-cream) served at the end of a meal; (Gr. Brit.) the sweet For examples The Sahara Desert The streets were deserted. He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. They are rewarded (punished) according to their deserts. Some people failed to get their deserts. He is a man of deserts. Dessert fork \ knife \ spoon \ wine 1. Introduction about the author ?? Al Gore was born in 1948 in Washington D.C., U.S. He has been a Senator (1984-1992) representing the State of Tennessee, and U.S. Vice-President (1992-2000) under President Bill Clinton. He ran for the Presidency against George W. Bush jr. but the latter won the closely tied election and has become the 43rd American President. The text is taken from Al Gore’s book Earth in the Balance Al Gores profound analysis of where humanity has gone wrong ranges across history, politics, science, economics, psychology, philosophy, and religion. Gore demonstrates that the quality of our air and water is urgently at risk. He clearly illustrates how problems that once were regional have now become global. Gore argues for a worldwide mobilization to save us from disaster. Some Proper Names The Aral Sea:咸海 (see Note 2) Great Lakes: 五大湖 (see Note 3) Trans-Antarctic Mountains : 南极山脉 (see Note 4) Four Oceans: the Atlantic\ Pacific \ Indian \ Arctic Ocean Seven Continents: Asia; North America; Africa; Europe; Australia; Antarctica; South America Antarctic Peninsula: 南极半岛 ，又名 Graham Land 旧名为 Palmer Peninsula Some Proper Names Arctic Circle:北极圈 Mid-night sun: 午夜太阳 (see Note 8) Ozone depletion: 臭氧层空洞 (see Note 16) Ozone is an unstable, pale-blue gas, O3 with a penetratin