新概念英語第三冊課堂筆記 第二十五課
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark
One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four mouths, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck. In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her. A temporary rudder was mad on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she traveled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well. Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead. After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
New words and expressions impressive 給人深刻印象的 steamship 蒸汽輪船 vessel 大木船 era 時期，時代 rudder 舵 roll 顛簸，搖擺 steer 掌握方向 temporary 臨時的 plank 大塊木板 fit 安裝 Equator 赤道 delay 耽誤
Notes on the text I have a very nice impression of Beijing. l dinghy救生筏（兩三人） ├lifeboat救生船 ├destroyer驅(qū)逐艦 ├submarine潛水艇 ├aircraft carrier航母 └motor ship摩托艇 ┌era時代new era ├information age ├Internet age └hard times艱難歲月 Never walk in anyone’s shadow.走自己的路 l medical students └medical workers醫(yī)務(wù)工作者 social student研究社會學(xué)的學(xué)生 l eye-catching搶眼的 ├notable ┬引人注意的 ├noticeable ┘ └striking吸引人的 ┌steer clear of = avoid避開 └steer掌握方向 ┌install裝（空調(diào)、軟件） ├fit安上 └fix修理后安裝 l without delay沒有耽誤 └so many delays耽誤許多 ┌at Oxford用at不是in └at Greenwich格林威志 l serve as被用作 She serves as a teacher. This book serves as a weapon. The sound made by bird can serve as language. The picture serves as an impressive reminder of my miserable（苦難的） childhood. l 標志…的開始…的結(jié)束 It marked the beginning of…and the end of… It marked the beginning of a new era.
l take the lead ┌It seems that ├It seems certain that └看起來確實無疑的 I will take bus home. Road home.回家的路 ┌Wish you good luck. └a lot of bad luck l be struck by被擊中 ┌heavy storm雨雪都用此表大 ├wild wind狂風(fēng) └strong wind強風(fēng) ┌tear away撕開 ├tear up撕碎 └tear off撕下來 It became impossible to steer the ship.變得 on board在船上 with great difficulty = 副詞 l He has danger（錯誤的表達） There is a danger that he will fail to pass the exam. There is a danger that if you don’t work harder you’ll fail to reach your goal.目標 ┌call in at a port讓船停在港口 └call in a doctor叫醫(yī)生 considering + ┬名詞 考慮到 └that句子 Considering his great age. Considering that he is a boy. l here and there到處 ├to and from來來往往 ┕up and down到處，來回 ┌from side to side ├neck to neck并駕齊驅(qū) ├hand in hand手拉手 └shoulder by shoulder肩并肩
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark
One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four mouths, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck. In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her. A temporary rudder was mad on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she traveled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well. Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead. After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
New words and expressions impressive 給人深刻印象的 steamship 蒸汽輪船 vessel 大木船 era 時期，時代 rudder 舵 roll 顛簸，搖擺 steer 掌握方向 temporary 臨時的 plank 大塊木板 fit 安裝 Equator 赤道 delay 耽誤
Notes on the text I have a very nice impression of Beijing. l dinghy救生筏（兩三人） ├lifeboat救生船 ├destroyer驅(qū)逐艦 ├submarine潛水艇 ├aircraft carrier航母 └motor ship摩托艇 ┌era時代new era ├information age ├Internet age └hard times艱難歲月 Never walk in anyone’s shadow.走自己的路 l medical students └medical workers醫(yī)務(wù)工作者 social student研究社會學(xué)的學(xué)生 l eye-catching搶眼的 ├notable ┬引人注意的 ├noticeable ┘ └striking吸引人的 ┌steer clear of = avoid避開 └steer掌握方向 ┌install裝（空調(diào)、軟件） ├fit安上 └fix修理后安裝 l without delay沒有耽誤 └so many delays耽誤許多 ┌at Oxford用at不是in └at Greenwich格林威志 l serve as被用作 She serves as a teacher. This book serves as a weapon. The sound made by bird can serve as language. The picture serves as an impressive reminder of my miserable（苦難的） childhood. l 標志…的開始…的結(jié)束 It marked the beginning of…and the end of… It marked the beginning of a new era.
l take the lead ┌It seems that ├It seems certain that └看起來確實無疑的 I will take bus home. Road home.回家的路 ┌Wish you good luck. └a lot of bad luck l be struck by被擊中 ┌heavy storm雨雪都用此表大 ├wild wind狂風(fēng) └strong wind強風(fēng) ┌tear away撕開 ├tear up撕碎 └tear off撕下來 It became impossible to steer the ship.變得 on board在船上 with great difficulty = 副詞 l He has danger（錯誤的表達） There is a danger that he will fail to pass the exam. There is a danger that if you don’t work harder you’ll fail to reach your goal.目標 ┌call in at a port讓船停在港口 └call in a doctor叫醫(yī)生 considering + ┬名詞 考慮到 └that句子 Considering his great age. Considering that he is a boy. l here and there到處 ├to and from來來往往 ┕up and down到處，來回 ┌from side to side ├neck to neck并駕齊驅(qū) ├hand in hand手拉手 └shoulder by shoulder肩并肩