Monster or fish?
【課文】
Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.
【課文翻譯】
漁夫和水手們有時(shí)聲稱自己看到過(guò)海里的妖怪。雖然人們常常對(duì)水手們講的故事付諸一笑，但現(xiàn)在看來(lái)，人們有時(shí)看到的這些“妖怪”很多不過(guò)是些奇怪的魚(yú)。一些異常的生物偶爾會(huì)被沖到岸上來(lái)，但它們?cè)诤Ｉ蠀s極少能被捕到。然而不久前，在馬達(dá)加斯加附近的海里卻捕到了一條奇怪的魚(yú)。一條小漁船被一條咬住鉤的強(qiáng)壯的大魚(yú)拖到了幾英里以外的海面上。那位漁民意識(shí)到這根本不是一條普通的魚(yú)，于是千方百計(jì)不讓它受到絲毫傷害。當(dāng)終于把它弄上岸后，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)它身長(zhǎng)超過(guò)了13英尺。它長(zhǎng)著一個(gè)像馬一樣的頭，有著大的藍(lán)眼睛和閃閃發(fā)光的銀色皮膚，還有一條鮮紅色的尾巴。此魚(yú)叫槳魚(yú)，被送進(jìn)了博物館，現(xiàn)正接受一位科學(xué)家的檢查。人們很少能看到活著的這類動(dòng)物，因?yàn)樗鼈兩钤?00英尺深的水下。
【生詞匯總】
monster n. 怪物
sailor n. 海員
sight v. 見(jiàn)到
creature n. 動(dòng)物，生物
peculiar adj. 奇怪的，不尋常的
shining adj. 閃閃發(fā)光的
oarfish n. 槳魚(yú)
【知識(shí)點(diǎn)講解】
1. Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
1).to have seen是不定式的完成式結(jié)構(gòu)。不定式的完成式用于不定式的動(dòng)作發(fā)生在謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)作之前的情況。不定式的完成式常用于believe，declare，find，say，see，know，think，understand等動(dòng)詞之后(這些動(dòng)詞常用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài))：eg. I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time.
2) claim: 宣稱，斷言
Claim (that)
eg. He claimed that Tom had stolen his wallet.
Claim to
eg. I don’t claim to be an expert
It is claimed that 據(jù)說(shuō)
eg. It is claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.
2. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these "monsters" which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.
laugh v. 笑
eg. Everybody laughed when the circus clown made his appearance.
laugh at: 因…而笑; 嘲笑
eg. Everybody laughs at my accents 大家都取笑我的口音
different ways of laughing
1.burst into laughter 突然大笑
2.crack a smile 展顏微笑，莞爾一笑
3.explode with laughter 哄堂大笑
4.force a smile 強(qiáng)作歡顏
at times: 有時(shí) = now and then, occasionally,from time to time
eg. She's really rude at times.
sight:v.猛然看見(jiàn)，瞬間看見(jiàn)
eg. After twelve days at sea, they sighted land
在海上航行12天后，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了陸地
3、Realizing that this was no ordinary fish...
=Realizing that this was not an ordinary fish...
no的否定意味比not(a/an)要重(用于名詞或形容詞之前、系動(dòng)詞be之后)
eg.This is no easy work. 這絕對(duì)不是件容易干的活。
4. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.
Wash 沖向 ， 流向
eg.The rain has washed channels in the sand
雨水在沙土上沖出一條條溝
eg. Pieces of wreckage were washed ashore .
沉船的殘骸被沖到岸上
5. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way..
make every effort to 盡一切努力
eg. He made every effort to climb to the top. 他盡一切努力爬到山頂
made every effort not to 盡一切努力、、、不
eg. the fisherman made every effort not to damage it
漁夫千方百計(jì)讓它不受傷害
6. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.
1)alive 主要用作表語(yǔ)(有時(shí)可用作后置定語(yǔ)，但不用作前置定語(yǔ))，可用于人或動(dòng)物。
eg.He must be still alive
He’s the happiest man alive. 他世上最幸福的人。
注：若 alive 本身有修飾語(yǔ)，則也可用作前置定語(yǔ)。
eg.He is a really alive student. 他的確是一個(gè)十分活躍的學(xué)生。
2). living 可用作表語(yǔ)或定語(yǔ)，可用于人或物。
eg.Are your grandparents still living? 你的祖父母還健在嗎?
eg. Both plants and animals are living things 動(dòng)物和植物都是生物
3). live 通常只用作定語(yǔ)(前置)，可用于動(dòng)物或植物，但一般不用于人。
eg.Only a few live trees were left after the fire.
火災(zāi)之后只剩下幾棵樹(shù)還活著。
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