Sweet as honey 像蜜一样甜
In 1963 在1963年
Lancaster 兰开斯特
bomber 轰炸机
a Lancaster bomber 兰开斯特轰炸机
crashed on Wallis Island 坠毁在沃利斯岛
remote 遥远的
a remote place 一个偏远的地方
Pacific 太平洋
in the South Pacific 在南太平洋
a long way west of Samoa 在萨摩亚以西很远的地方
western 第一个意思:在…西部,西方
crimson 深红色
horizon 地平线
the sun began to turn crimson on the western horizon 太阳在西方地平线上开始变红
i have just had four years in western nigeria 我刚在尼日利亚西部呆了四年
western 第二个意思:与欧洲或北美相关连的事物
impact n. 影响
technology n. 技术
the impact of western technology 西方技术的影响
western-style housing 西式风格的建筑
westerner 出生在西方或西部的人
swirl n. 漩涡
in a swirl of 在漩涡中
we found ourselves in a swirl of westerners and chinese 我们发现自己置身于西方人和中国人之间
westernize vt. 使西洋化，使欧化
meiji 明治
ruler n.统治者
astonishing adj. 惊人的
with astonishing speed 以惊人的速度…
from 1867 ,the meiji rulers westernized japan with astonishing speed 从1867年开始，明治统治者以惊人的速度西化日本
westernized tastes spread and traditions weaken 西方化的品味传播开来，传统被消弱了
damage vi. 损害
The plane wasn’t too badly damaged 飞机损坏得不太严重
but over the years 但是过了这么多年
the crash was forgotten 那次坠机事故被遗忘了
wreck n. 残骸
undisturbed adj. 安静的；镇定的；未被扰乱的
and the wreck remained undisturbed 残骸也没有受到干扰
Then in 1989 然后在1989年
twenty-six years after the crash 坠机26年后
rediscover vt. 重新发现
the plane was accidentally rediscovered 飞机被意外地发现了
aerial adj. 航空的
survey n. 调查
in an aerial survey of the island 在对该岛的空中勘测中
By this time 到现在
a Lancaster bomber 兰开斯特轰炸机
in reasonable condition 状态良好的
rescue vt. 营救
worth doing 值得…怎么做
this film is really worth seeing 这部电影确实值得一看
pause vi. 暂停
it is worth pausing to consider his words 他的话值得我们停下来,细细想想
i doubt that it was worth working so hard 我怀疑这份工作是否值得我们这么拼命的去做
was rare and worth rescuing 实属罕见.值得抢修
The French authorities 法国政府
package vt. 将…包装
had the plane packaged 让人把飞机包装起来,
and moved in parts back to France 并让人一部分一部分的搬回法国.
enthusiast n. 狂热者，热心家
Now a group of enthusiasts 现在有一群爱好者
are going to 正准备
restore vt. 恢复；修复
have the plane restored 把飞机修复
It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines 它有四个劳斯莱斯的梅林引擎
but the group 但那群人
will need to have only three of them rebuilt 只需修复其中三个
Imagine vt. 想像
Imagine their surprise and delight 想象一下他们的惊讶和喜悦
packing case 装运货物的箱子
when they broke open the packing cases 当他们拆开包装箱时
and found that 并发现
the fourth engine was sweet as honey 第四个引擎像蜂蜜一样甜
still in perfect condition 仍然完好无损
colony 群
bee n. 蜜蜂
A colony of bees 一群蜜蜂
brood n. 一窝
a brood of chickens 一窝小鸡
herd 一群
cattle n. 牛
a herd of cattle 一群牛
cluster n. 群
ant n. 蚂蚁
a cluster of ants 一群蚂蚁
pack 一群
hound n. 猎犬
a pack of hounds 一群猎狗
flock n. 群
a flock of birds 一群鸟
swarm n. 蜂群；一大群
a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂
turn …into… 把….变成….
apply 申请
apply more heat 增加热量
steam n. 蒸汽
if you apply more heat ,of course the water turns into steam 如果你加温，水当然会变成蒸汽
glee n. 快乐；欢欣
soon her glee turned into fear 不久，她的欢乐变成了恐惧
hive n. 蜂房
had turned the engine into a hive 把发动机当作了蜂房
preserve vt. 保存；保护
beeswax n. 蜂蜡
and it was totally preserved in beeswax! 发动机在蜂蜡中被完整地保存了下来
have ….done [使役动词]不必指明为我们服务的是谁,但这种比被动语态更强调使别人为我们服务这一事实.
i washed my car 我洗了车
my car was washed 我的车洗过了
i had my car washed 我让人把车洗了
i am going to clean my suit 我将要洗我的外套
all my suits are cleaned in that laundry 我所有的衣服都在那家洗衣店洗过了
i am going to have my suit cleaned 我要找个人把我的外套洗一洗
you have a bee in your bonnet 你念念不忘；你對…入迷，你對…著魔
