新概念英语第二册Lesson61~63逐句精讲
新概念英语第二册Lesson61逐句精讲
1、The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost over a billion dofturs.
哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日由国家航空航天局发射升空，耗资10亿多美金。
语言点1 日期写法比较：
1) 中式写法：年/月/日
2) 英式写法：日/月/年
3) 美式写法：月/日/年
语言点2 at a cost of over a billion dollars 花费了10亿多美金
真题测试 测试语言点：冠词的使用
On May 5, 2005, at ( )World Table Tennis Championship, Kong Linghui and Wang Hao won the gold medal in men’s doubles with( ) score of 4:1. (2005 年髙考江苏卷，第21题)
A: a; a B: 不填; the C. a;不填 D. the; a;
答案：选D
分析：World Table Tennis Championship特指世界杯兵兵球锦标赛，前应用定冠词the; with a score of..指“以 的比分”;所以选D。
翻译：在2005年5月5日的那场世界杯乒乓球锦标赛中，孔令辉和王浩以4:1的比分获得了男子双打的金牌。
2、Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.
从最开始哈勃望远铁就存在问题。
语言点 there be trouble with...有关于……的麻烦
3、The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!
它传送给我们的图像很令人失望，因为它的主镜片存在误差。
语言点 it sent us是the pictures的定语从句，省略了关系代词that或which。
真题测试 测试语言点：非限制性定语从句
An investigation was made into the accident,( )fifty people were killed.
(1992 年 6 月 CET-4,第 42 题)
A. for that B. where C. when D. in which
答案：选A
分析：被修饰的先行词是accident,因此排除B、C选项;又因为本句为非限制性定语 从句，而且介词后不用that,所以D选项也不对。A是正确答案。
翻译：人们对那场事故进行了调查，它造成了50人死亡。
4、NASA Is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.
国家航空航天局正准备纠正这个错误，为此将把4名宇航员送入太空修复望远镜。
语言点 put sth. right纠正、校对某物;to repair是动词不定式作目的状语。
5、The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.
“奋进”号航天飞机将把宇航员送上哈勃望远镋。
语言点 will be taking用将来进行时表示将来某一段时间里要做的动作。
6、A robot—arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.
当宇航员进行必要的修复工作时，“奋进”号上的一只机器手将抓住望远镜并托住它。
语言点 make the necessary repairs作必要的修理
7、Of course, the Hubble is above the earth"s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
当然，哈勃位于地球的大气层之外，因此，它很快就会给我们俜送我们所见到过的、有关行星和远距离星系的最清晰的照片。
语言点 本句后半部分that we have ever seen为定语从句。
8、The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.
哈勃将告诉我们有关宇宙的年龄和大小的许多事情。
语言点 a great deal大量;a great deal of 一般用于修饰不可数名词。
9、By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.
等到你读到这篇文章时，敏锐的哈勃望远镜已经为我们送来了成千上万张精彩的照片。
语言点 by the time用于完成时态will have sent连用。
真题测试 测试语言点：by the time用于完成时态
By the end of this month, we surely ( )a satisfactory solution to the problem. (1993 年 6月CET~4，第45题)
A. have found B. will be finding C. will have found D. are finding
答案：选C
分析：By the end of this month是表示将来的时间状语，对应将来完成时。
翻译：到这个月底，我们肯定能够找到一个解决这个问题的满意方法。
新概念英语第二册Lesson62逐句精讲
1、Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could gel it under control.
消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近三个星期最后才把火势控制住。
语言点 get sth. under control让某物得到控制
真题测试 测试语言点：give和get相关短语
——The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.
——Don’t worry. We have already ( ) two thirds of it. (2006 年高考四川卷，第 25 题)
A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away
答案：选B
分析：get down 下来;get through 完成;give in 屈服;give away 赠送 翻译：一老板说我们必须在三天内完成这项任务。
一没问题，我们已完成了三分之二。
2、A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.
就在不久前，参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。
语言点 covered the countryside for miles around 覆盖着数英里的土地
3、Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills.
而现在发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟雾，弥漫在荒凉的土丘上。
语言点 over the desolate hills在荒凉的山丘上空
真题测试 测试语言点：beyond, over, on的区别
I’m sorry it's ( ) my power to make a final decision on the project.
(2004年上海春季高考，第26题)
A. over B. above C. off D. beyond
答案：选D
分析：beyond one's power to do某人无权去做，其他三项不符合题意。
翻译：很抱歉，我无权对这个工程做最后的决定。
4、Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
冬天即将来临，这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁。因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤而 且还会引起严重的水灾。
语言点 destruction毁灭，反义词为construction建设，建筑。not only...but also...表递进，说明洪水带来的种种影响。
真题测试 测试语言点：动词习惯搭配
Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will( )from the new training facilities.
(2003 年 6 月 CET-4,第 56 题)
A. derive B. acquire C. benefit D. reward
答案：选C
分析：本题考查动词短语和习惯搭配。derive from起源;acquire from学到;benefit from 受益于;reward from获得报酬。
翻译：这些新的训练设施既对职业选手有利，也让业余选手获益。
5、When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.
当大火最终被扑灭后，当地的森林管理局订购了好几吨一种特殊的生长速度极快的草籽。
语言点 本句包含when引导的时间状语从句和which引导的定语从句。
真题测试 测试语言点：put out表示“灭火，熄灭”
The forest guards often find campfires that have been ( )completely.
(2004年髙考吉林卷，第26题)
A. turned down B. put out C. put away D. turned over
答案：选B
分析：turn down把声音关小; put away把 收起，放好;turn over翻倒。campfire“营火”对应put out“扑灭”，所以选B。
翻译：森林向导经常能够找到已经被完全扑灭了的营火。
6、The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
飞机将这些草籽大量地撒播在地上。
语言点 spray sth. over / on往……上喷洒
spray water over / on flower 洗花
spray grass-seed over / on ground 往地上撒草料
7、The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.
飞机撒播近一个月后，开始下起雨来。
语言点 had been planting seed用过去完成进行时表7K持续播种。
8、By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.
然而到那时，很多地方的草籽已经生根了。
语言点 take root生根
真题测试 测试语言点：“by +时间名调”用于完成时态
The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics ( )by 2006. (2004年高考北京卷，第27题)
A. has been completed B. has completed
C. will have been completed D. will have completed
答案：选C
分析：此题考查动词的语态和时态。很显然本句应该用被动语态，因此排除B、D;根据时间状语by 2006，应选择将来完成时，因此选C。
翻译：北京市市长说所有有关北京奥林匹克的建筑将于2006年完成。
9、In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
一片片绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上，代替了多少世纪以来一JL生长在那里的麦 天大树。
语言点 in place of = instead of 代替
新概念英语第二册Lesson63逐句精讲
1、Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
杰里米•汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。
真题测试 测试语言点：be popular at/with...
By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular children as Coca-Cola.
(1997 年 6 月 CET4,第 59 题)
A. for B. in C. to D. with
答案：选D
分析：be popular with sb.受到某人的欢迎;be popular at somewhere受到某地的欢迎
翻译：到了1929年，米老鼠和可口可乐一样，受到孩子们的欢迎。
2、Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour~~everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
除了他那个六岁大的女儿珍妮之外，每个人都因为他的幽默感而敬佩他。
语言点 admire sb. for sth.因为某事而钦佩某人：We admire Liu Xiang for his great racing speed.我们都因为刘翔惊人的赛跑速度对他钦佩不已。
3、Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
最近，杰里米的一个的朋友邀请他在一场婚礼上祝词。
真题测试 测试语言点：动词短语辨析
She Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.
(2006年高考福建卷，第28题)
A. picked out B. made out C. made up D. picked up
答案：选D
分析：pick out选择;make out应付;make up构成;pick up学会;根据句意，选D。
翻译：她在日本时学会了日语，现在说得很流利。
4、This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.
这正是杰里米喜欢千的事情。
5、He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny.
他认真地准备了演讲，并带着珍说一起去参加了婚礼。
6、He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success.
他的祝词里加进了大量逗人的故事，当然大获成功。
7、As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home.
他刚一讲完，珍妮就对他说她要回家。
语言点 as soon as意为“一……就”。在实际应用时，请特别注意时态的使用。
8、Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.
尽管杰里米有点扫兴，但他还是按照女儿的要求做了。
真题测试 测试语言点：but连接的并列句
I thought Jim would say something about his school report, but he it.
(2003年高考上海卷，第32题)
A. doesn't mention B. hadn't mentioned C. didn't mention D. hasn't mentioned
答案：选C
分析：本句考查由but连接并列句，两个分句时态要一致;因此选C, 一般过去时与前 边的though 一致。
翻译：我本以为吉姆可能会说一点关于他在学校的报告，但是他并没有提及。
9、On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.
在回家的路上，他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。
10、To his surprise, she said she hadn't.
让杰里米没有想到的是，她回答说不喜欢。
11、Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
杰里米问她为何不喜欢，她说她不愿意看到那么多人嘲笑他。
语言点 现在分词短语laughing at him作宾语补足语。
