王青
【New words and expressions】生詞和短語（6）
thick adj. 厚的
signal n. 信號
stamp v. 跺，踩
helicopter n. 直升飛機
scene n. 現場
survivor n. 幸存者
★survivor n. 幸存者(指人)
survival n. 幸存的東西
survive v. 生存；存活下來
the person who survived
I learn how to live, but now I know how to survive. （生存）
I survived after the fire. （存活下來）
survive + sth.(災難) 經過某種災難還存在，還活著
I survived the fire.
The house survived the earthquake.
★scene n. 現場
① n.（事件發生的）地點，現場
A helicopter soon arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors.
一架直升飛機很快飛抵出事現場，搭救幸存者。
These things were found at the scene of the murder.
② n. 風景，景色；景象
A beautiful scene always makes me delighted.
I have just seen a sad scene.
【Text】
When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was
killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter.
Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she
turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During
the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the
case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she
could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw
the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene
to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
參考譯文
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不久前，一架輕型客機偏離了航線，在山區墜毀，飛行員喪生。機上僅有的乘客，一位年輕的婦女和
她的兩個女嬰卻平安無事。此時正值隆冬季節，地上積著厚厚的雪。這位婦女知道，即使最近的村莊也有
數英里遠。天黑下來的時候，她把提箱當作小床，把兩個孩子放了進去，又把所有能找到的衣服都蓋在了
孩子們身上。夜里，天冷得厲害。這位婦女盡可能地靠近孩子，甚至自己也想鉆進箱子里去，只是箱子太
小了。第二天一大早，她聽到頭頂上有飛機飛過，但不知道怎樣才能發個信號。后來她有了一個主意。她
在雪地上踩出了“SOS”這3 個字母。幸運得很，一位飛行員看到這個信號，用無線電給最近的城鎮發了
報。不久，一架直升飛機飛抵飛機失事現場，來搭救這幾個幸存者。
【課文講解】
1、When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was
killed.
off course 脫離軌道
fly off course 飛行偏離航線
During the storm, the ship went off course.
kill v. 殺（僅表示死了，不一定是人為的殺死,有可能是火災等）
Fire in Tokyo. Five people killed. Ten persons injured.（受傷）
murder v. 謀殺（故意殺死）
2、It was the middle of winter.
middle of winter 隆冬
middle of summer 盛夏
3、Snow lay thick on the ground.
lay 是系動詞,thick是形容詞作表語，表示主語的狀態或性質。
The old man lies ill and neglected in bed.
4、The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away.
miles away 幾英里之外（距離的表達方式）
5、When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the
clothes she could find.
turn…into… = change sth. into … 把……變成……
6、The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was
too small.
as…as sb. can/could = as…as possible 盡可能的……
He got through as much food as he could and set out.
Tell Jim to come to my office as soon as he can.
near to = close to
7、Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal.
hear sb. doing sth. 聽見某人正在做某事
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overhead adv. 從頭頂
wonder = want to know
8、Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow.
stamp out 踩出
out 在這里為副詞，表示“出現，顯露”等
The writer has brought out another book.
He wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.
SOS = Save Our Souls 國際通用的呼救信號
in the snow 在雪地上
9、Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town.
by radio 通過廣播
10、It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
long before = long long ago 很久以前
It was not long before + 從句不久就……（指過去）
It was not long before he went abroad.
It was not long before I finished my homework.
It will not be long before… 不久就……（將來可能發生的事）
It will not be long before he gets over his illness.
before long 不久以后（一般將來時,從現在算不久以后會怎么樣）
Before long, he will go abroad.
shortly before ……之前不久
shortly after ……之后立即
on the scene 在現場（固定短語）
【Special Difficulties】
可以________表示“變成”的一些動詞
grow，turn，go，get，com，fall 等動詞均有“變成”的意思，但它們在用法上有時有差別。
grow 表示“（逐漸）變得”，比get要正式些：
He has grown fat.
He has grown to like studying mathematics.
grow dark（變黑）
grow = get slowly慢慢變得
turn表示“把（狀態、性質）改變（成）……”或“使變顏色”等
Leaves will turn yellow in autumn.
A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive.
His face turned red.
go表示“變成（某種狀態）”，通常表示不好的變化：
Some foods go bad easily.
The milk went sour.
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get 在口語中使用較多，表示“成為（某種狀態）”，強調的是變化的過程（一下子變得）。天氣變化，
一般用get，get cold(變冷)
Things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.
come可表示“變成，成為，達到”等，與true連用時表示“實現”
Her dream to swim across the channel has come true.
come + true/right/loose
The dream comes true. 夢想成真。
Take it easy. Everything will come right.
come loose 變松動
fall 可表示“變成……的狀態”
fall + asleep/ill 墜落夢鄉/病倒了
You fell asleep while I was talking to you.
He fell ill last week, so he didn’t come to your wedding.
【Multiple choice questions】
9 It got terribly cold. The cold was __d__.
(a) frightening (b) horrifying (c) shocking (d) frightful
frightful = terrible
frightening adj. 讓人產生嚇了一跳的感覺
horrifying adj. 令人恐懼的
shocking adj. 令人震驚的（壞事）
〖語法精粹〗
1. Did you find out ___ the pie out of oven?
A. to take B. have taken C. when to take D. being taken
2. You would be irritated if you watched the mail __D_ on your desk every day.
A.