Lesson 22 Window in the Sea 海洋之窗
There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation. Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving. On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport,as in riding the bow waves of a ship. In 1928 some porpoises were photographed working like beavers to push ashore a waterlogged mattress. If, as has been reported, they have protected humans from sharks, it may have been because curiosity attracted them and because the scent of a possible meal attracted the sharks. Porpoises and sharks are natural enemies.
It is possible that upon such an occasion a battle ensued, with the sharks being driven away or killed. Whether it be bird, fish or beast, the porpoise is intrigued with anything that is alive. They are constantly after the turtles, the Ferdinands of marine life, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities. One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane. Almost any day a young porpoise may be seen trying to turn a 300-pound sea turtle over by sticking his snout under the edge of his shell and pushing up for dear life. This is not easy, and may require two porpoises working together. In another game, as the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly. This knocks the turtle down several feet. He no sooner recovers his equilibriu mthan the next porpoise comes along and hits him another crack. Eventually the turtle has been butted all the way down to the floor of the tank. He is now satis-fied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat. The turtle at last gives up by pulling his feet under his shell and the game is over.
New words and expressions 生詞短語
porpoise n. 海豚 總稱詞(general) : dolphin n. 海豚科動(dòng)物 / human --> man woman
shark n. 鯊魚 / he is a shark 他是個(gè)大騙子
Marine Studio 海 洋 攝 影 室 marine 海 洋 submarine 潛 水 艇 marine product 海 產(chǎn) 品
fresh marine product 海鮮 mariner/sailor/seaman 水手
studio: 工作室
unconscious a. 不省人事 <辨> conscientious 有良知的
narcose 昏迷的
insensible
beaver n. 海
ashore ad. 上岸 / 只要具有 a+動(dòng)詞/形容詞，都是表語詞 asleep, awake, acrawl, afloat, adrift
都具有表語特點(diǎn) ，只能說 he is 不能用定語結(jié)構(gòu)，不能說 asleep man.
scent n. 香味 scent 身體發(fā)出味道 fragrance—flower, tree, grass,香山 fragrant hills. / aroma
強(qiáng)烈的味道 / perfume : 香水（aroma）
ensue vt. 接著發(fā)生 ensue year: 來年（following year）
preceding year : 前一年
intrigue vt. 引起興趣 正式新聞體 journalism 常用 / 普通 arrest, capture, seize, grab，attention
The event is intriguing (interesting)
turtle n. 海龜 turtle-neck : 高領(lǐng)毛衣
indignity n.侮辱 dignity 尊嚴(yán) / It is beneath his dignity for a gentleman to lie.
stand on one’s dignity 保持尊嚴(yán)/
He stood on his dignity by rejecting the money his gived him.
It is an indignity to say sorry in public.
lose face , humiliation , insult 侮辱
shove vt. 硬推 There was much shoving on getting on the bus. / He shoved me to the ground.
aquaplane n. 駕浪滑水板 aqua 水+plane 木板
stick vt. 把------插入 I got the wrong end of the stick.我聽不懂。
I stick at Home. / I stick to my word. 我說話算數(shù)。
I’m stuck on the movie.這部影片讓我著迷。
stick on: 迷戀 /The bad habit sticks to me . 這個(gè)壞習(xí)慣我就是改不了。
shell n. 動(dòng)物身上的甲 bone and shell script 甲骨文
for dear life 拼命地 dear 寶貴的 chase sb. for dear life ./ dear enemy 天敵
oceanarium n. 水族館 ocean + arium / rium:地點(diǎn) stadium 工體 gymnasium :體育館
swoop vi 猛撲 pounce 獅子老虎撲 海洋動(dòng)物用 swoop
butt vt. 碰撞 I butt him in the stomach. / Can I butting (interrupt)?
belly n. 腹部 under chest; beer belly, belly laugh / stomach 胃
abdomen 醫(yī)學(xué)用語, paunch 大腹便便
crack n. 重?fù)?crack case 破案 / crack bottle 開瓶 / crack smile: 綻放笑容
crack book : 讀書 / crack English : speak quickly , clearly, loudly
Notes on the text 課文注釋
1. There has long been…
long 表完成時(shí) = for a long time, for long, 一般在助動(dòng)詞后
2. superstition : 迷信
3. 同位語從句 …mariners that ….
4. formation : 陣形 defensive : 防御型的 offensive : 進(jìn)攻型的
5. however = no matter how
6. intelligent : 聰明 credit : 給…頒發(fā)獎(jiǎng)賞 credit with
7. on the occasions (場合),接后置定語時(shí)只能用 when, 不能用 where
8. out of curiosity:出于好奇 out of instinct 出于本能 out of conscience 出于良心
9. bow waves of a ship 船頭滑過的波浪 ，乘風(fēng)破浪前進(jìn)
10. waterlogged : 浸透的 mattress 木排，柴排
11. Whether it be… = Whether it(may/might) be… 表讓步 ，無論是
12. constantly 不停地 be after 追逐
13. Ferdinands : bull 西班牙的斗牛 ，引申為容易受欺負(fù)的人
14. calf : 不到一歲的小動(dòng)物
15. snout : 嘴 tank : 水池
16. equilibrium : 平衡 equal 是詞頭
17. no sooner than : as soon as
, scarcely / hardly… when
當(dāng)…就
18. eventually : 終（故事描敘一般用） 普通口語可用 finally，
19. 第二段篇幅過大 ，用 superstition 不嚴(yán)密，應(yīng)該換成 legend。
20. 寫文章一點(diǎn)要寫清目的性：where, when , what time ….
There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation. Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving. On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport,as in riding the bow waves of a ship. In 1928 some porpoises were photographed working like beavers to push ashore a waterlogged mattress. If, as has been reported, they have protected humans from sharks, it may have been because curiosity attracted them and because the scent of a possible meal attracted the sharks. Porpoises and sharks are natural enemies.
It is possible that upon such an occasion a battle ensued, with the sharks being driven away or killed. Whether it be bird, fish or beast, the porpoise is intrigued with anything that is alive. They are constantly after the turtles, the Ferdinands of marine life, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities. One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane. Almost any day a young porpoise may be seen trying to turn a 300-pound sea turtle over by sticking his snout under the edge of his shell and pushing up for dear life. This is not easy, and may require two porpoises working together. In another game, as the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly. This knocks the turtle down several feet. He no sooner recovers his equilibriu mthan the next porpoise comes along and hits him another crack. Eventually the turtle has been butted all the way down to the floor of the tank. He is now satis-fied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat. The turtle at last gives up by pulling his feet under his shell and the game is over.
New words and expressions 生詞短語
porpoise n. 海豚 總稱詞(general) : dolphin n. 海豚科動(dòng)物 / human --> man woman
shark n. 鯊魚 / he is a shark 他是個(gè)大騙子
Marine Studio 海 洋 攝 影 室 marine 海 洋 submarine 潛 水 艇 marine product 海 產(chǎn) 品
fresh marine product 海鮮 mariner/sailor/seaman 水手
studio: 工作室
unconscious a. 不省人事 <辨> conscientious 有良知的
narcose 昏迷的
insensible
beaver n. 海
ashore ad. 上岸 / 只要具有 a+動(dòng)詞/形容詞，都是表語詞 asleep, awake, acrawl, afloat, adrift
都具有表語特點(diǎn) ，只能說 he is 不能用定語結(jié)構(gòu)，不能說 asleep man.
scent n. 香味 scent 身體發(fā)出味道 fragrance—flower, tree, grass,香山 fragrant hills. / aroma
強(qiáng)烈的味道 / perfume : 香水（aroma）
ensue vt. 接著發(fā)生 ensue year: 來年（following year）
preceding year : 前一年
intrigue vt. 引起興趣 正式新聞體 journalism 常用 / 普通 arrest, capture, seize, grab，attention
The event is intriguing (interesting)
turtle n. 海龜 turtle-neck : 高領(lǐng)毛衣
indignity n.侮辱 dignity 尊嚴(yán) / It is beneath his dignity for a gentleman to lie.
stand on one’s dignity 保持尊嚴(yán)/
He stood on his dignity by rejecting the money his gived him.
It is an indignity to say sorry in public.
lose face , humiliation , insult 侮辱
shove vt. 硬推 There was much shoving on getting on the bus. / He shoved me to the ground.
aquaplane n. 駕浪滑水板 aqua 水+plane 木板
stick vt. 把------插入 I got the wrong end of the stick.我聽不懂。
I stick at Home. / I stick to my word. 我說話算數(shù)。
I’m stuck on the movie.這部影片讓我著迷。
stick on: 迷戀 /The bad habit sticks to me . 這個(gè)壞習(xí)慣我就是改不了。
shell n. 動(dòng)物身上的甲 bone and shell script 甲骨文
for dear life 拼命地 dear 寶貴的 chase sb. for dear life ./ dear enemy 天敵
oceanarium n. 水族館 ocean + arium / rium:地點(diǎn) stadium 工體 gymnasium :體育館
swoop vi 猛撲 pounce 獅子老虎撲 海洋動(dòng)物用 swoop
butt vt. 碰撞 I butt him in the stomach. / Can I butting (interrupt)?
belly n. 腹部 under chest; beer belly, belly laugh / stomach 胃
abdomen 醫(yī)學(xué)用語, paunch 大腹便便
crack n. 重?fù)?crack case 破案 / crack bottle 開瓶 / crack smile: 綻放笑容
crack book : 讀書 / crack English : speak quickly , clearly, loudly
Notes on the text 課文注釋
1. There has long been…
long 表完成時(shí) = for a long time, for long, 一般在助動(dòng)詞后
2. superstition : 迷信
3. 同位語從句 …mariners that ….
4. formation : 陣形 defensive : 防御型的 offensive : 進(jìn)攻型的
5. however = no matter how
6. intelligent : 聰明 credit : 給…頒發(fā)獎(jiǎng)賞 credit with
7. on the occasions (場合),接后置定語時(shí)只能用 when, 不能用 where
8. out of curiosity:出于好奇 out of instinct 出于本能 out of conscience 出于良心
9. bow waves of a ship 船頭滑過的波浪 ，乘風(fēng)破浪前進(jìn)
10. waterlogged : 浸透的 mattress 木排，柴排
11. Whether it be… = Whether it(may/might) be… 表讓步 ，無論是
12. constantly 不停地 be after 追逐
13. Ferdinands : bull 西班牙的斗牛 ，引申為容易受欺負(fù)的人
14. calf : 不到一歲的小動(dòng)物
15. snout : 嘴 tank : 水池
16. equilibrium : 平衡 equal 是詞頭
17. no sooner than : as soon as
, scarcely / hardly… when
當(dāng)…就
18. eventually : 終（故事描敘一般用） 普通口語可用 finally，
19. 第二段篇幅過大 ，用 superstition 不嚴(yán)密，應(yīng)該換成 legend。
20. 寫文章一點(diǎn)要寫清目的性：where, when , what time ….