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1、Lesson 62 After the fire 大火之后1. Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. a. Fight：fight withTwo guys were fighting with each other in the street.fight forThe men were fighting for higher wages.fight againstb. get under control: (out of
2、control)Youd better get your dog under control. The government can no longer keep prices under control.It took the teacher weeks to get the class under control.The fire went out of control. It burned down the whole town. 2. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles aroun
3、d. Around表示在周围，向四周This is the only modern building for miles around.3. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. 4. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause s
4、erious floods as well. a. come on:When spring comes on, there will be flowers everywhere.I was still in the forest when night came on.b. threaten withThe thief threatened him with a knife.The whole village is threatened with destruction.c. not only but as welld. wash away:A wooden bridge was washed
5、away by the flood.I cant wash the spot away.Water can wash away the dirt on the ground.5. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass seed which would grow quickly. 6. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeropl
6、anes. in huge quantities: Its a lot cheaper if youbuyit in quantity.a large/small/vast etc quantity of something(可修饰可数、不可数; amount只修饰不可数)They drank a small quantity of beer last night.We spent a large amount of money on flowers. 7. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began t
7、o rain. 8. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. Take root: This type of grass takes root easily. 9. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.a. In place of:Jane answered the phone
8、in place of Mary.The new teacher came here in place of the old one. Instead of staying home, I went to school. 此句就不能用 “in place ofb. patches:We finally found a patch of grass to sit down on.Look out for icy patches on the road.c. blacken:The smoke has blackened the walls.blacken somebodys name/chara
9、cter/reputation短语：把控制住；从向上升起；降临； 大有之势；冲走；扑灭；大量地；播种；到那时； 在许多地方；扎根；代替bigand largehave the same meaning, but largeis slightly more formal and more likely to be used in written than spoken English a big lunch a large houselarge,big,great这三个形容词的一般含义是物理量值方面的大，但并不总能互相换用。large 侧重表示三维量值，强调体积，修饰人时指个子大。此外它也可以表
10、示范围，能力(capacity)与数量(amount或quantity)方面的大Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes.贝尔福利思的花园比乔的大。Do you want the large size, or the small size你是要大号的还是要小号的？Mrs Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大而且不爱笑的女人，穿着紧身黑色衣裙。big 也可以表示体积大，但不同于large。比方，a large box 只说明箱子大，但未必重，而a big
11、 box 不仅体积大而且含义此箱子很重。此外，big还含义给人以深刻的印象，有时含有“重要的意思。因此可以用big来修饰problem，但不能用large. big is not used just to describe a persons height. It is used to describe a child who is growing, or a person who is heavy, with a lot of fat or muscle on their body.On the last day I made a big decision.在最后一天，我作了一项重大的决定。
12、He is working for a big firm.他现在为一家大商行工作。The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.那个大钟拒不欢送新年。当用great来表示物理量值方面的大时，它总给人以惊奇甚至惊诧的感觉，有时表示给人以敬畏的印象。所以只有great可以汉译为“伟大Recently, there has again been great interest in the idea of a Channel Tunnel.近来，对英吉利海峡隧道的念头有了很大兴趣。This race gave everybody a great deal of pleasure.这次比赛给大家以许多乐趣。第 7 页