LESSON 91 Kayaking

　　If you are a little adventurous, like water sports, and enjoy being around nature, then kayaking is definitely for you. Floating, drifting and speeding down rivers is all part of kayaking. What better way is there to spend a boiling hot summer day? And if you think it is dangerous, you're dead wrong. It's so safe, you don't even need to know how to swim! Everyone wears a life jacket while kayaking. So, you see, it's not a sport for the brave only.

　　Kayaking may look difficult but it's really very easy. Sea kayaking can be learned in 5 minutes! However, it takes about two days to learn river kayaking. And for an estimated US$1, 500, you'll be able to own all the proper equipment, including the kayak. It's not cheap, but good things seldom are.

课程笔记① 语法部分 GRAMMER POINT

1. What better way is there to spend a boiling hot summer holiday?（还有什么比这样度过炎炎夏日更好的方法呢）

And if you think it is dangerous, you are dead wrong.（如果你认为这很危险的话，那你就大错特错了。）

boiling是boil的现在分词，形容词：沸腾的，在此做副词，修饰hot，表示“极其地”。类似地，dead做形容词时意思为“已死的”，在课文中的这句中做副词，表示“全然地，完全地”意思，修饰形容词wrong。

注意：

a. 少数现在分词做副词有very的意味，可以修饰后面的形容词

例：The coffee is boiling hot.

副词 形容词

（这咖啡很烫。）

It was freezing cold yesterday.

biting

副词 形容词

（昨天天气非常冷）

*freezing cold 冷得要把人冻僵了

biting cold 冷得全身刺痛似被咬的样子

Dad was hopping mad at Mom for playing Mahjong all day long.

副词 形容词

（老爸因为老妈整天打*而非常生气。）

hopping adv. 非常（生气）地

动词是hop，指跳跃，hopping mad可以理解为“气得跳脚”

b.少数形容词也有副词的功能，修饰其后的形容词：

例：He is dead beat.

tired

（他累毙了。）

Jogging for an hour every morning is awful tiring.

副词 形容词

（每天早晨慢跑一小时非常累人。）

*awful是副词表“非常”，当形容词讲是“差劲的”

如：His writing is awful

What he said is plain wrong

副词 形容词

（他说的话绝对是错误的。）

*plain adv. 绝对地，仅，只

形容词：清楚的，明白的；名词：大平原，（编织中的）平针。

2. so…that…

It’s so safe, you don’t even need to know how to swim!

=It’s so safe that you don’t even need to know how to swim!

（它非常安全，以至于你甚至不需要会游泳！）

so…that…句型中的that可以省略，用逗号取代，有时逗号也是可以省略的。相同用法的句型还有such…that…

so+形容词/副词+that从句

“如此……以至于”的意思

such+形容词/副词+that从句

“如此……以至于”的意思

例：The runner was so exhausted after the race that he almost fainted.

=The runner was so exhausted after the race(,) he almost fainted.

（那位跑步者在跑玩比赛后差点晕倒。）

Molly was so beautifully dressed that everyone was staring at her.

=Molly was so beautifully dressed(,) everyone was staring at her

（Molly穿得很漂亮，因而每个人都盯着她瞧。）

Rob is such a forgetful person that he often forgets to bring his books to school.

=Rob is such a forgetful person(,) he often forgets to bring his books to school.

（Rob是个非常健忘的人，以至于他上学经常忘了带书。）

3. So, you see, it’s not a sport for the brave only.

= So, you see, it’s not a sport for brave people only.

（所以，你看，这并不是专属勇者的运动。）

注意: 有些可用来修饰人的形容词之前加”the”,可当复数名词用，表示全体的概念：

the brave=brave people勇敢的人

the rich=rich people富人

the poor=poor people

the sick=sick people

the dead=dead people

the homeless=homeless people

例：The rich should be more charitable.

=Rich people should be more charitable.

(有钱人应该更有善心才是。)

We should try to be generous to the poor.

=We should try to be generous to poor people

（我们应尽可能对穷人慷慨。）

Many people try to ignore the homeless.

=Many people try to ignore homeless people.

(有许多人试图忽视无家可归的人。)

注意：

“the+形容词=形容词+people”泛指全体的意思，“the+形容词+people”就有限定的意思，不指全体。

例：泛指：

The wise are thought highly of.

=Wise people are thought highly of.

（所有有智慧的人都受到推崇。）

限定：

The wise people (whom) you mentioned just now are all thought highly of.

（你刚才提到的那些有智慧的人都颇受推崇。）

Substitution替换

1. It’s so safe, you don’t even need to know how to swim!

The water is so deep, I can’t stand in the pool.

Mr. Chen is such a good teacher, all the students like him.

2. It’s not a sport for the brave only/

We should show respect to the elderly.

The rich and the famous find it hard to have privacy.

课程教材② 对话部分 LESSON 92 ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG

DIALOGUE

Diana bumps into her friend, Steve.

(D=Diana; S=Steve)

D: Hi, Steve! It’s awful hot today, isn’t it?

S: You can say that again.!

D: Let’s go kayaking later.

S: Are you kidding? I can’t even swim.

D: So what? You’ll be safe with a life jacket and helmet on.

S: What if the kayak capsizes?

D: I’ll teach you to “Eskimo roll.”

S: What’s that?

D: Well, it’s a special technique we use to get the kayak upright when it overturns.

S: I don’t know…it sounds pretty dangerous.

D: Come on. Don’t worry. Only the good die young.

S: What do you mean by that?

D: Just kidding. Let’s go, OK?

S: OK. Anyway, if only the good die young, we will both probably live to be a hundred.

Diana和她的朋友Steve不期而遇。

D: hi! Steve! 今天热死人了，是不是？

S:你说的一点也不错！

D:我们一会去划独木舟吧！

S:你开玩笑吗？我连游泳都不会。

D:那又怎么样？穿上救生衣戴上安全帽就万无一失了。

S: 如果独木舟翻了怎么办啊？

D: 我会教你“爱斯基摩”翻滚。

S:那是神马东西啊？

D:嗯，那是独木舟翻覆时所用的一种使独木舟翻正的特殊技巧。

S:我不知道……听起来挺危险的。

D:行啦。别担心。只有好人不长命。

S:你说这话神马意思？

D:只是开个玩笑。我们走吧，好不好？

S:好吧！反正如果只有好人不长命，那么我们俩大概都会活到100岁。

课程笔记② 对话部分

KEY POINT

1. the good=good people好人

2. Only the good die young.

=Only good people die young.

注意：die之后可接形容词或名词做主语补足语。

例：The gambler died a poor man.

(那个赌徒死的时候一贫如洗。)

3. bump into…偶然遇到……

bump v.碰撞

例：Andy bumped into his father at the video game store.

（Andy在电玩店碰见他爸爸了。）

4. So what? 那又怎么样？

例：A: You forgot to do your homework again.

B: So what?

（甲：你又忘记做作业了。）

（乙：那又怎么样？）

5. with…on身上穿/戴着……

例：With a life jacket on, you won’t drown.

(身上穿着救生衣，你就不会溺水了。)

6. Helmet n. 头盔，安全帽

例：It’s against the law to ride a motorcycle without a helmet on.

（骑摩托车不戴头盔是违法的。）

7. Capsize vi&vt. （使）倾覆/翻覆

例：If there are too many people on the canoe, it may capsize.

（如果太多的人乘坐一艘独木舟，它可能会翻覆。）

It was the big waves that capsized the boat.

(大浪使船翻覆了。)

8. Eskimo adj. 爱斯基摩人的；n.爱斯基摩人

9. roll n. & vi. 翻滚；vt. 使滚动，卷起

例：With one quick roll, the wrestler got up on his feet.

(那个摔跤手迅速翻滚了一下，便站了起来。)

My dog rolled over and over on the grass.

（我的狗狗在草地上不断的翻滚。）

Some old men still roll cigarettes.

(有些年纪大的人仍然抽卷烟。)

10. technique n. 技术，技巧

例：Mother has very good knitting technique.

（妈妈的编织技巧很好。）

*knitting n.编织

11. upright adj. 直立的

12. overturn vi. 翻覆=capsize

例：The car ran into a truck and overturned.

（那辆小汽车撞上一辆卡车翻了。）

13. mean vt. 意味

meaning n. 意义，意思

例：What do you mean by staring at me like that?

(你那样看着我是什么意思？)

It’s no use reciting a composition if you don’t know its meaning.

（如果你不知道文章的意思，光背诵它是没有用的。）

14. live to be + 年纪 活到……的岁数

例：My grandpa lived to be a hundred years old.

（我爷爷活了100岁）

15. 本文：

…we’ll both probably live to be a hundred.

=…we’ll both probably live to be a hundred years old.

习题：

1. He is __________ careless boy that he always makes mistakes in spelling

(A) so a (B) a so (C) a such (D) such a

2. Although he died young, he died __________ .

(A) happiness (B) happily (C) happy (D) to be happy

3. __________ try to survive the best they can.

(A) Homeless (B) A homeless (C) The homeless (D) Homes

4. At one stage the race drive drove __________ a speed of 150 miles per hour.

(A) with (B) at (C) for (D) by

5. Some people like to sleep __________ nothing on.

(A) with (B) at (C) in (D) for

答案：DCCBA