新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 第32課 一艘沉船 (2)

　　The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.

　　Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.

　　4. The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.

　　船長(zhǎng)知道日后還會(huì)再作嘗試，因?yàn)樗噲D尋找的沉船上載有一批珍貴的金條。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):make an attempt的意思是“努力”，sunken ship的意思是“沉船”，gold bullion的意思是“金條”。

　　5. Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more.

　　盡管船長(zhǎng)接了電報(bào)，他還是決定再試一試。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:despite引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)，說(shuō)明“一個(gè)前提條件是…(但是…)”。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:decide to try once more的意思是“再試一次”。

　　6. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.

　　他們用結(jié)實(shí)的網(wǎng)把海床搜索了一遍。當(dāng)一只箱子從海底被打撈上來(lái)時(shí)，甲板上人們激動(dòng)不已。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:注意powerful的本意是“有力的”，在此引申為“結(jié)實(shí)的”。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:scour相當(dāng)于search completely，意思是“徹底搜索”;be raised from的意思是“被從…中撈起來(lái)”。