【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★luck　n. 运气，幸运
good luck
bless you 保重
break your leg=good luck
lucky dog 幸运儿
lucky day 幸运日
unlucky
luckily adv.

★captain　n. 船长

★sail　v. 航行

★harbour　n. 港口
port　air port

★proud　adj. 自豪
be proud of：以...为自豪
Parents are proud of their children.
pride n.　take pride in
自满

★important　adj. 重要的
importance　n.

　　First listen and then answer the question.
　　听录音，然后回答以下问题。
　　Where is Captain Alison going and how?

　　Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.

参考译文

　　我们的邻居查尔斯.艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了。明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。他将乘坐他的“涛波赛”号小艇。“涛波赛”号是艘有名的小艇，它已经多次横渡大西洋。艾利森船长将于8点钟启航，因此我们有充裕的时间。我们将参观他的船，然后和他告别。他要离开两个月，我们真为他感到自豪，他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。

【课文讲解】

Portsmouth
将来时态　　　　early in the morning：一大早
late　in the afternoon　 傍晚
meet somebody＋地点　去某地接某人　　
I'll meet you at the station.
see somebody off　送行，目送
in his small boat　 Topsail
little……往往倾注了一定的感情　　　small……没有感情
famous：好的评价
sailed across：横渡　　　the Atlantic：大西洋
over……过桥
once　twice　 three times......
表示次数的时候，for 一定不能加
I do something twice.
set out：出发　　　set off　　 begin something
plenty: enough　 a lot of：指客观上的多
plenty of　 I have plenty of money.相对多
see--visit　　Can I see it?
say goodbye to somebody;　say hello to;　 say sorry to
I said hello to him this morning.
You must say sorry to somebody.
be away　 He has been there.　leave……短暂性动词不能和段时间连用
He will leave.　be＋形容词（介词短语）
短暂动词　代替　　 状态　
arrive ……　　be here/there
leave　……　　　　be away
die　　……　　　　be dead
join　 ……　 be a soldier/in the army
He has been away for two hours.
He left two hours ago.点时间
take part in;　 enter for
I have entered for the meeting,but now I don't want to take part in
the meeting.
横渡大西洋的比赛　　across the Atlantic　介词短语做定语放在被修饰词的
后面
on the desk　 The book is on the desk.
at the door.　the person at the door.
总结
和水面有关，横渡……across
meet somebody+地点　see somebody off
be away

【Special Difficulties】

一般将来时
be＋副词　　　be in ;　Is Tome in?在家
be out:出去　　be away：离开　　be on：上映　 The film is on.
be back　　　　be up to something:胜任某件事情，能够做某件事
is over　　 game is over.
be　　set　　set out　set off　　set up

【Multiple choice question】

2.Topsail...C
will...将要完成
has... 已经完成
be in the race：take part in the race 参加比赛
at the race 在比赛场地观看比赛
拜访某地　call at
在某个小地点　at the airport

3....A
be in the race：take part in the race