[巧记单词]
例词 规律 派生词 terrify+ing→terrifying v.+ing→adj. impress+ion→impression v.+ion→n. Ⅲ.补全短语
1.speak of 提到;谈及
2.be filled with 充满......
3.give off 发出,放出(气味、热、光等)
4.set sail 启航
5.all of a sudden 突然
6.come across 发现,偶遇
7.in the distance 在远处
8.blow up 爆炸;引爆
9.hold on to 紧紧握住
10.in a flash 刹那;转眼间
1.[教材原句]They now found themselves in a volcano in Italy - their adventure was over, but a new one was about to begin.
这时他们发现自己身处意大利的一座火山里--他们的探险结束了,但是一个新的旅程即将开始。
[句型点拨]"find+宾语+宾补"结构。
[佳句赏析]If a man doesn't have a long view, he will soon find himself in trouble.
人无远虑必有近忧。
2.[教材原句]At first, I thought that the Eloi had forced the Morlocks to do all of the work so that the Eloi could play.
开始,我以为是艾洛伊人强迫摩洛克人去做所有的工作,以便自己可以玩乐。
[句型点拨]so that引导目的状语从句。
[佳句赏析]We turned on the light so that we might see what it was.
我们把灯打开,以便看看它是什么。
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Verne
In 1863, Professor Otto Lindenbrock found a secret message in an old book he had recently bought.The message spoke of a trip to the centre of the Earth through a volcano in Iceland.Immediately, he got his things packed and went to Iceland, forcing his nephew Axel to go with him.
In Iceland, the Professor hired a guide named Hans.When the three of them reached the volcano,they journeyed underground through a small cave.After many days, they came to a vast room with a large ocean inside.On the shores of this ocean, there was a forest and huge mushrooms.High above, the sky was filled with gas that gave off light like the sun.
The three men built a small boat and set sail.All of a sudden, two dinosaurs rose to the surface and began to fight each other.The small boat was almost sunk by the dinosaurs before they were able to get away.
They sailed to shore and explored the forest.They came across huge insects and many strange creatures.As they were wandering around, they noticed a man sitting against a tree in the distance - he was at least four metres tall.The men became afraid, and ran back to the boat.
They set sail again, and saw what looked like an exit, but it was blocked by rocks which had fallen down from the ceiling.They made a bomb to blow up the rocks.After the bomb exploded, their boat rushed wildly forward into a large hole.The boat floated down with the water.It was too fast for them to escape.They could only hold on to the boat in terror.
Finally, they reached the bottom of the hole.Then the water began to push them up.They