2024年新概念英语NCE2_Lesson53（共22页）课件.pptVIP

**53.HotSnake触电的蛇AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.Forestfiresareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.Yesterdaythefire-menexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.Thismorning,however,afiremanaccidentallydis-coveredthecause.Henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16,000-voltpowerline.Inthisway,hewasabletosolvethemystery.Theexplanationwassimplebutveryunusual.Abirdhadsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendroppeditontothewires.Thesnakethenwounditselfroundthewires.Whenitdidso,itsentsparksdowntothegroundandtheseimmediatelystartedafire.Newwordsandexpressionshotadj.带电的，充电的ahotwire高压电线热的麻辣烫：hot-hot-hot辣鸡翅：hot-wingshot-line:热线hottopic:热门话题hotpotato:烫手山芋（喻指棘手的问题）hotdog:热狗★firemann.消防队员[m?n]firemen复数[men]★causev.引起；n.原因n:Whatisthecauseoffailure?v:causesth.:引起麻烦Whatcausesthefailure?causesbtodosth.:导致某人做某事Illnesscausedhimtolosethegame.Because因为because★examinev.检查examinesth.examinationn.physicalexamination身体检查★accidentallyadv.意外地，偶然地accident:n.事故accident-accidental-accidentallyImetmyfavoritesingerstaraccidentally.★remainsn.尸体，残骸deadbodycorpse[k?:ps]remain:遗迹；剩余物★wiren.电线electricwire★voltn.伏特（电压单位）★powerline电力线★solvev.解决solvethemystery(迷)solvetheproblem★mystery[mist?ri]n.谜,神秘★snatchv.抓住snatchup夺取，抓取★sparkn.火花electricspark电火花Questions1.Whatareforestfiresoftencausedby?2.Whatcausedthefire?1.Forestfiresareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.2.Abir