NCE2082-01
monster n. 怪物
Monster or fish? 是妖还是鱼?
sailor n. 海员
Fishermen and sailors 渔夫和水手们
claim v. 声称
he claimed that he found the money in the forest 他声称自已是在森林里发现这笔钱的
scot 苏格兰人;
liverpool 利物浦;
accent n.口音
a powerful liverpool accent 浓重的利物普口音
he claimed to be a scot but had a powerful liverpool accent 他说自己是苏格兰人,却有着浓重的利物普口音。
sometimes claim to have seen… 有时声称自己看到过….
monsters in the sea 海里的妖怪
laugh at … 嘲笑某人
disabilities n.(某种)缺陷,障碍
I don’t think it’s nice to laugh at people’s disabilities 我认为嘲笑别人的残疾是不好的
He seldom laughed at himself 他很少会自嘲
at times 接近sometimes.,表示有时
She is really rude at times 有时她真的很无理
At times I hardly knew what I was doing 有时我真不知道自己在干什么
Though people have often laughed at 虽然人们常常嘲笑…..
stories told by seamen 讲故事的水手们
it is now known that 现在大家都知道
sight v. [做动词] 猛然看见,瞬间看见
in the Birmingham area 博明翰地区
The missing woman has been sighted in the Birmingham area 有人在博明翰地区看到过那为失踪的女人
zebra n. 斑马
At last they sight a zebra and the hunt begins 最后他们终于看到了一匹斑马,于是猎物开始了
many of these ‘monsters’ 很多这些“妖怪”
which have at times been sighted 有时被看到的这些”妖怪”
are simply strange fish 不过是些奇怪的鱼
Occasionally adv.偶然;
creature n. 动物,生物
unusual creatures 异常的生物
shore n. 海岸
are washed to the shore 被冲上岸
but they are rarely caught out at sea 但它们在海上却极少能被捕到
Some time ago, however, 然而不久前,
peculiar adj. 奇怪的,不寻常的
a peculiar fish was caught 捕到了一条奇怪的鱼
near Madagascar 在马达加斯加附近的海里
A small fishing boat 一条小渔船
was carried miles out to sea 拖到了几英里以外的海面上
by the powerful fish 被一条强壮的大鱼
as it pulled on the line 因为它咬住钩
Realizing that this was no ordinary fish 那位渔民意识到这根本不是一条普通的鱼
Realizing that this was not an ordinary fish [通常我们是这样说],跟上面完全一样,完全可以互换
the fisherman 那位渔民
made every effort 尽力,千方百计的
not to damage it 不让它受到丝毫伤害
in any way 无论如何
eventually adv. 最后; 终于
When it was eventually brought to shore 当终于把它弄上岸后
thirteen feet long 数词 + 量词 +形容词 13英尺
10 meters wide 10米宽
12 inches high 12英寸高
6 feet tall 6英尺高
7 years old 7岁大
it was found to be over thirteen feet long 发现它身长超过了13英尺
It had a head like a horse 它长着一个像马一样的头
big blue eyes 有着大的蓝眼睛
shining adj. 闪闪发光的
shining silver skin 闪闪发光的银色皮肤
and a bright red tail 还有一条鲜红色的尾巴
The fish 这条鱼
which has since been sent to a museum 被送进了博物馆
where it is being examined by a scientist 现正接受一位科学家的检查
oarfish n. 桨鱼
is called an oarfish 此鱼叫桨鱼
Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man 人们很少能看到活着的这类动物
as they live at a depth of six hundred feet 因为它们生活在600英尺深的水下
in the sea 在海上
out at sea 在大海深处
carried miles out to sea 向大海拖的方向感
she cleans her room every day [主动语态,主语是谓语的执行者]他每天都打招房间
her room is cleaned every day [被动语态,主语是谓语的承受者-当我们不知道谁是执行者或没有必要指出谁是动作的执行者时]他的房间每天都被打扫
these bicycles are made in shanghai [认为没有必要指出谁是动作的执行者时]这些自行车是在上海制造的
praise v.表扬
she is often praised for her good work [认为没有必要指出谁是动作的执行者时]他工作出色,经常受到表杨
the great hall of the people was biult in 1959 [一般过去时被动语态]人民大会堂建于1959年
widen v.(使)变宽; 加宽
The street leading to the post office is being widened [现在进行时的被动语态]通向邮局的道路正在拓宽
look into 调查,审理
be looked into 被审理
He told us that the case was being looked into [过去进行时的被动语态]他告诉我们这个案件正在被审理
interview 面试
during the interview 面试的过程中
They will be asked a great many questions during the interview [一般将来时的被动语态]面试的过程中他们会被提出很多问题
His recent work has been translated into English [现在完成时的被动语态]他近期的作品被 译成英语了