新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第90课(1)

　　Lesson 90 What's for supper? 晚餐吃什么?

　　Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been over fished, fish has become more and more expensive. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.

　　句子讲解：

　　1、Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have beenoverfished, fish has become more and more expensive.

　　油煎鱼加炸土豆片一直是英国人喜爱的一道菜，但是因为过度捕捞，鱼已经变得越来越贵了。

　　语言点1 fish and chips在英国是指一道菜，谓语动词用单数形式。

　　语言点2 have been overfished巳经被过度捕捞

　　2、So it ctmies as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oilrigs.

　　所以当得知北海石油钻井平台上的潜水员受到巨型鱼类的恐吓时，人们确实感到大为吃惊。

　　语言点 it comes as a surprise to do sth.做某事很让人感到吃惊;it是形式主语，后面不定式才是真正的主语。

　　重点单词学习：

　　dish [diʃ]

　　n. 碟，盘;一道菜

　　vt. 把…装盘;使成碟状

　　vi. 成碟状;闲谈

　　例句:

　　1. They talked all day long, dishing their classmates.

　　他们聊了一整天，尽聊些他们的同班同学的事儿。

　　expensive [ik'spensiv]

　　adj. 昂贵的;花钱的

　　例句:

　　1. My mother has an expensive watch .

　　我的母亲有一个贵的表。

　　giant ['dʒaiənt]

　　n. 巨人;伟人;巨大的动物

　　adj. 巨大的;巨人般的

　　例句:

　　1. One is a giant, the other a dwarf.

　　一个是巨人，而另一个却是矮子

　　rigs

　　abbr. 无线电惯性制导系统(Radio Inertial Guidance System);放射免疫导向手术

　　例句:

　　1. Our boat has been rigged up with new sails.

　　我们的船已装配好新的船帆