新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第53課(4)

　　Lesson53 Hot snake

　　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 fire 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 fireman 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.

　　10、A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.

　　一只鳥把蛇從地上抓起來，然后把它扔到了電線上。…

　　語言點 辨析drop, fell:

　　1) drop v.丟在，降落(主動);drop n.水珠;[復]眼藥水，滴劑

　　2) fell v.掉下，墜落(被動);falln.秋天;瀑布(=waterfall)

　　11、The snake then wound itself round the wires.

　　于是蛇就纏住了幾根電線。

　　語言點 then意為“然后”

　　12、When it did so, it sent sparks down lo the ground and these immediately started a fire.

　　當它這樣做時，把大花送到了地面，這法火花立刻引起了一場大火

　　語言點 so常常用在動詞后表示前句說過的一件事情或者某個動作，避免重復。

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