新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)17課文（課堂PPT）

1、1 The Verrazano BridgeThe longest suspension bridge in the world2維拉薩諾大橋維拉薩諾大橋 The introduction of Verrazano維拉薩諾橋（Verrazano Suspension Bridge）是為紀(jì)念意大利探險(xiǎn)家維拉薩諾命名的。維拉薩諾大橋由奧斯馬.阿曼設(shè)計(jì)，連結(jié)著布魯克林與斯塔頓島，橋長(zhǎng)4,260英尺。是一條位于美國(guó)紐約州紐約市的橋梁，以雙層結(jié)構(gòu)的懸索橋橫跨維拉薩諾海峽。維拉薩諾是有紀(jì)錄以來(lái)第一個(gè)進(jìn)入紐約港以及哈德遜河的歐洲探險(xiǎn)家。3construction建造工程于1959年8月13日動(dòng)工，并于196

2、4年11月21日完工而上層通車，總造價(jià)共花費(fèi)超過(guò)$3.2億美元，下層后來(lái)在1969年6月28日也通車。完工后的維拉薩諾海峽大橋因比金門大橋長(zhǎng)，所以成為當(dāng)時(shí)全世界最長(zhǎng)的懸索橋，直到1981年位于英格蘭赫爾的亨伯橋完工。4567美國(guó)金門大橋美國(guó)金門大橋 Golden Gate Bridge8英國(guó)英國(guó)亨伯橋亨伯橋 Humber Bridge 9suspension n.暫停；懸、吊a three-match suspension 停賽三場(chǎng)the suspension of license 暫行吊銷駕照suspensionbridge 吊橋arch :t bridge 拱橋swing bridge 旋

3、開橋fly-overs 立交橋 cross-over bridge 過(guò)街天橋鐵索橋chain bridge10suspension n.暫停；懸、吊暫停；懸、吊suspend vt.吊, 懸掛 Thelightissuspendedfromtheceiling.suspend vt.暫停, 暫緩 Thetrainwassuspendedbecauseoftheheavyrain.suspense n.擔(dān)心、掛念、懸念（in suspense）The wonderful film gave me a good expression because of its suspense. He didn

4、t tell me the truth. It kept me in suspense all day.suspender n.吊帶,（褲子或裙子的）背帶1112agreeable adj.宜人的；同意的agreeablesituation/weather宜人的地方/天氣 an agreeable young man 討人喜歡的年輕人The students were agreeable to my suggestion.to disagree in an agreeble way以溫和的方式表達(dá)不同的意見(jiàn)an agreeable voice 聲音悅耳1314situation n.地點(diǎn)，地方

5、= location lken = positionpzn）situate stuet vt.使位于, 使處于The company wants to situate its headquarters in Shanghai. 公司想把總部設(shè)在上海.locate v.位于BeijingislocatedintheNorthofChina.Japan islocatedto the east of China.（不接壤）North Korea islocated on the east of China.（接壤）1516immortal adj.永生的，流芳百世的 n. 神仙，流芳百世的人The

6、 soul is immortal. 靈魂不滅The heroes of the people are immortal. 人民英雄永垂不朽!mortal adj.致命的，終有一死的 n. 凡人，人類He received a mortal woundwand soon after the battle began. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)開始后不久,他就受到了致命的重傷.We are all mortal. 我們都總有一死。mortality m:tlti n.必死的命運(yùn)，死亡數(shù)17Brooklyn bruklin n.布魯克林（紐約一區(qū)名） an industrial ndstril and interna

7、tional port area of New York city,and one of the citys 5 boroughs br自治市 . It is known as an area where people of many different races live.1819span n.跨度（時(shí)間或空間）Over a span of 10 years,the company has made great strides.(長(zhǎng)足的進(jìn)步）life span 壽命；一生 enjoy a long life spana short attention span 短期注意力 It is a

8、very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span. 這是一只非常美麗的蝴蝶，翼展2英寸。20cable 1. n.海底或地下電纜cable television 有線電視cable car 纜車2.纜索，鋼索concrete n.混凝土；adj.混凝土的concrete wallcementsment 水泥clay 粘土，泥土21length n.根，段a length of steel tube 一根鋼管 2.長(zhǎng)度 breadth bred 寬度 （抽象含義)a breadth of mind 心胸開闊a breadth of outlook 有真

9、知灼見(jiàn)width wd 寬度（具體意義）6 meters in width/6 meters wideheight n.高度 3 meters in height / 3 meters high222324estimate v./n.估計(jì) underestimate 低估 / overestimate 高估Ataroughestimate,thecarisworth500thousandRMB. They estimated the number of visitors at 10 million.estimation n.判斷/評(píng)價(jià) inmyestimation = in my view =

10、 in my opinion25capacity n.承受量（容量, 生產(chǎn)量, 接受力）capacity crowd 爆滿，座無(wú)虛席Areyouclearaboutthecapacityofthe cinema?production capacity 生產(chǎn)力environmental capacity 環(huán)境承載力n.做某事的能力haveacapacityfordoingsomething haveacapacitytodoWe have a capacity to study English well.262728immensity n.巨大 infinite,vastnessFor a ti

11、me our team hesitated before the immensity of the task.我們隊(duì)在面對(duì)這項(xiàng)浩大的工程面前一度猶豫過(guò)。immense adj.極大的 immensely adv.極大地elegant adj.優(yōu)美別致的 elegance n.優(yōu)雅Theladyiselegant. / elegant behaviorThe design of this fashion designer is in simple and elegant style. 崇尚簡(jiǎn)樸高雅，是這位服裝設(shè)計(jì)師的風(fēng)格。293031midst mdst n.中間 prep.在.中間flow f

12、l vi.流動(dòng)n.流動(dòng)account kant n.計(jì)算, 說(shuō)明, 帳目 accounting n.會(huì)計(jì)；會(huì)計(jì)學(xué) accountant n.會(huì)計(jì)platformpltf:m n.平臺(tái), (車站)月臺(tái),講臺(tái), 講壇32wire wa(r) n.金屬絲, 電線pack vt.塞滿, 擠進(jìn), 擠滿strength stre n.強(qiáng)度, 力量fulfill vt.履行, 實(shí)現(xiàn), 完成(計(jì)劃等)draw v.（drew, drawn, drawing） 拉, 曳, 牽, 畫, 繪制create kriet vt.創(chuàng)造, 創(chuàng)作, 引起, 造成33 questions1.What is the name o

13、f the bridge?2.What is its span?3.How many towers has it got?4.What do these towers support?5.What are the towers built on?6.How far under the sea do the platforms go?7.How far above the surface do the towers rise?8.What is the bridge suspended from?9.How many lengths of wire does each of these cabl

14、es contain?10.How is the bridge?34353637Hedescribeditasaveryagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstof whichflowedagreatriver.describesomethingas 把某物描述成- Ishoulddescribetheattemptasafailure. 我把這次嘗試描述成失敗。后面可以加as的動(dòng)詞：see, view,look upon, recognize, regard, treat, acceptHismotherregardshim

15、asgenius.我對(duì)他的話信以為真。I accepted his words as truth. 38located過(guò)去分詞做定語(yǔ)修飾situationIlikethevillagelocatedwithintwosmallhills. = I like the village which is located within two small hemidstofwhich.在.期間；在.位置之間Agreatriverflowedinthemiddleofthetwohills.in the midst of = in the middle ofin the middle

16、of不僅可以表示方位上的中間, 還可以表示時(shí)間上的中間。in the middle of the river / night /winterin the middle of doing sth.=be busy doing sth.忙于.Can I call you back later?Im in the middle of a meeting.39ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongests

17、uspensionbridgeintheworld wasnamedafterhim.though / although / eventhough引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句用了though, although不能使用but但可以用yet來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系- Though they managed to take photographs, yet they got into trouble soon.40bynomeans（= notbyanymeans = notatall）He is by no means satisfied with a job.Heisntsatisfiedwithajobatall

18、. Heisntsatisfiedwithajobby any means.innoway絕不可能In no way should it been seen as a defeat.on no account 絕不On no account can you tell him the truth.at no time無(wú)論何時(shí)也不會(huì) At no time did I tell you that you could use my car.-May I bring my son to the party?- By all means.(no problem)4142 TheVerrazanoBridg

19、e,whichwasdesigned byOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStaten Island. Ithasaspanof4,260feet.have aspanof 跨度、橋長(zhǎng)Everest 珠穆朗瑪峰 rises to a height of 8848m.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.earth: the land(地表)takeintoaccount = takeintoconsideration = takeaccountof 考慮到Wehavetotakethedateintoaccountwhenwehavethemeeting.43Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecablessupport = holdup 舉起, 支撐Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Arailwayextendstothenextcity.44Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.= It took the wo