新概念第二册课文翻译及知识点【Lesson52、53、54】
Lesson52
【课文】
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse， the room is rather small， so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment， they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago， my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen，' she said. She gazed at it for some time thenadded， 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
【课文翻译】
我们刚刚搬进一所新房子，我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午。我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐，但这并不容易，因为我有1，000多本书。更糟糕的是房间还非常小，所以我暂时把书放在了地板上。这会儿，书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了，我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的。几分钟前，我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼。她走进我的房间，当她看到地板上的那些书时，大吃一惊。“这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯，”她说。她盯着“地毯”看了一会儿，又说：“你根本用不着书橱，空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯!”
【生词汇总】
temporarily adv.暂时地
inch n.寸
carpet n.地毯
gaze vi.盯着，注视着(后加at)
add v.加，补充
spare adj.备用的，闲暇的，空闲的
【短语汇总】
move into搬入
get sth in order整理，把……摆放整齐
at the moment当下，当前
【知识点讲解】
1，现在进行完成时到底是什么时态?(I have been working hard all morning)
实际上就是指过去开始的动作持续了一段时间，直到现在还依然在发生，没有停滞，这就是完成进行时了。
2，order用法汇总(I have been trying to get my new room in order)
首先，order可以是一个动词，表示预定，订购，还有命令的意思;
其次，order还可以是名词的“命令”或者“顺序，秩序”，这也是其最主要的意思，使用上就是课文中这个“put things in order”摆放整齐。
3，at the moment与for the moment，还有for a moment之间的区别(At the moment， they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. )
at the moment就是now的意思，现在，当下，如she is not in for the moment.她这会儿不在;
for the moment是“暂时”的意思，如it rains just for the moment,and will stop soon.雨就下一会儿，很快会停的;
for a moment是“一会儿”的意思，please wait for a moment.请等一会儿。
Lesson53
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
【课文翻译】
消防队员们终于扑灭了加利福尼亚的一场森林大火。从那时起，他们一直试图找出起火的原因。森林火灾时常由破碎的玻璃或人们随手扔掉的香烟头引起。昨天，消防队员仔细查看了地面，但未能发现碎玻璃。他们还十分肯定火灾也不是由烟头引起的。然而今天上午，一个消防队员偶然发现了起火的原因。他发现了缠绕在16,000伏高压线上的一条死蛇。就这样，他解开了起火之谜。解释很简单，却异乎寻常。一只鸟把蛇从地上抓起来，然后把它扔到了电线上。于是蛇就缠住了几根电线。当它这样做时，把火花送到了地面，这些火花立刻引起了一场大火。
【生词汇总】
hot adj. 带电的，充电的
fireman n. 消防队员
cause v. 引起; n. 原因
examine v. 检查
accidentally adv. 意外地，偶然地
remains n. 尸体，残骸
wire n. 电线
volt n. 伏特(电压单位)
power line 电力线
solve v. 解决
mystery n. 谜
snatch v. 抓住
spark n. 电火花
【短语汇总】
put out扑灭
in this way 就这样
be able to有能力做某事，能够做某事
【知识点讲解】
1，与put相关的几个重要短语(At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California)
1，put on穿上，也指“长胖”2，put off推迟3，put away收拾起来4，put out扑灭
例1：you put on weight recently.你最近长胖了。
例2：the meeting is put off because of the rain.因为阴雨会议被推迟了。
例3：put out your cigarette，now!马上把烟给我灭掉!
2，be able to 与can 的区别( he was able to solve the mystery)
两者意思一致，主要的区别是词性区别，前者是动词短语，后者是情态动词，所以前者遵循一般be动词的原则，后者则要遵循情态动词的使用规则。我们可以说can be able to，但是绝对不可以说be able to can。
3，try to 与try doing的区别(they have been trying to find out how the fire began)
try doing侧重于过程，不强调结果，所以仅仅是“试试看”“尝试着”的意思;而 to do则注重结果，意思是“竭尽全力”“力争”的意思。
