Notes on the text
課文注釋
1 Without it we could not make a living．沒(méi)有它我們就無(wú)法生存下去。without it 起非真實(shí)條件句的作用，make
a living，謀生。
2 hard by …，在……近旁。
3 in a heat wave，在大熱天。
4 stand to lose，處于損失的境況之中。
5 put…out of order，使……出故障。
6 Noah's ark，諾亞方舟。這是摘自《圣經(jīng)·舊約》《創(chuàng)世紀(jì)》中的典故。諾亞是故事中上帝用洪水消滅人類后的新始祖；諾亞借助一方形大船，與他家屬及每種動(dòng)物雌雄各一逃脫了洪水之災(zāi)。
參考譯文
形成我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)東部邊界的一條河流一直在我們生活中發(fā)揮著重要作用。要是沒(méi)有這條河，我們就無(wú)法生存下去。泉水只能滿足家庭生活用水，因此我們必須從河里抽水以用于農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)。我們向那條河傾訴我們的秘密。我們本能地懂得，就像養(yǎng)蜂人和他的蜜蜂那樣，要是我們不把生活中的重大事件告訴那條河，就可能大禍臨頭。
夏天，我們?yōu)檫@條河舉辦特殊的生日宴會(huì)。有時(shí)，我們溯流而上來(lái)到我們喜愛(ài)的回水河汊舉辦；有時(shí)在船塢舉辦。那船塢是農(nóng)場(chǎng)的一位前輩在一塊草地上蓋的；草地緊挨著一個(gè)專供游泳、跳水的深水池。天氣炎熱時(shí)，我們便選擇在半夜舉辦生日集會(huì)，這種集會(huì)是令人激動(dòng)的。我們?cè)诤舆呌右荒晁募?。春天在河邊為年輕的姑娘戴上花冠，夏天在河邊歡慶“仲夏前夜”，秋天在河邊為豐收而感恩，冬天往河中拋撒一個(gè)冬青花環(huán)。
久雨之后，河水會(huì)泛濫成災(zāi)，但是在我們這里，氣候很少發(fā)生異常；河水極少泛濫。值得慶幸的是，只有低洼地受到洪水影響，而低洼地在我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)比例很小。其他農(nóng)場(chǎng)地勢(shì)欠佳，洪水有時(shí)會(huì)給農(nóng)場(chǎng)主帶來(lái)災(zāi)難。
有一年冬天，天氣不好，我們眼看著河水浸沒(méi)了地勢(shì)較低的草場(chǎng)。所有的牲口已提前轉(zhuǎn)移到畜圈里，沒(méi)有造成什么損失。不過(guò)，我們很為我們的近鄰擔(dān)心。他們的農(nóng)場(chǎng)地勢(shì)低洼，而且他們又是新來(lái)乍到。由于洪水造成了電話中斷，我們無(wú)法了解他們的情況。從頂樓窗口看去，我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)與他們農(nóng)場(chǎng)接壤處的那段河流一覽無(wú)余。在緊急的時(shí)刻，我們輪流監(jiān)視那段河流的險(xiǎn)情。災(zāi)難的第一個(gè)跡象是一只死羊順流而下，接著是一匹活馬勇敢地與水搏擊。但我們擔(dān)心，洪水的力量將使它上岸之前就筋疲力盡了。突然，出現(xiàn)了一只筏子，看起來(lái)很像諾亞方舟，上面載著他們?nèi)依闲。€有幾只母雞、幾只狗、一只貓與一只鳥(niǎo)籠，那里頭有一只小鳥(niǎo)。我們意識(shí)到他們一定是被不斷上漲的洪水嚇壞了。因?yàn)樗麄兊姆孔拥鼗喂?，即使洪水幾乎滅頂也不?huì)倒塌。我家的男人們手拿船篙蹚過(guò)被水淹沒(méi)的草場(chǎng)，希望能夠鉤住筏子一角，將它拽出激流，拖回岸邊。他們終于成功了。至今我們?nèi)哉J(rèn)為這是個(gè)奇跡。
Multiple choice questions
多項(xiàng)選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions. Unit 3 Lesson 56
Comprehension 理解
1 People whose property was less favourably situated than the writer's ______ .
a．had no means of pumping water away from the river
b．farmed land which for the most part lay on a level with the river banks
c．lived where the climate was more variable and the rainfall heavier
d．had land which lay upstream where the river current was stronger
2 The writer's family suspected that their nearest neighbours might have trouble managing ______ .
a．a(chǎn)s their farm was liable to flooding and they had not lived there long
b．because the floods had put the telephone out of order
c．when they saw the river sweep over the boundary between the two farms
d．a(chǎn)s soon as they saw a dead sheep floating down the river
3 When the writer's family saw a raft appear along the river, they ______ .
a．thought their neighbour's house must have been submerged
b．rowed their boats down to the bank and pulled the raft in with the oars
c．managed to get down to the river in time to save their neighbours
d．were surprised that their neighbours had been able to save themselves
Structure 結(jié)構(gòu)
4 ______ is only enough to supply the needs of the house. (11. 3-4)
a．Water of the spring
b．The water in spring
c．The water from the spring
d．Spring water
5 We have parties at the boathouse, built in the meadow ______ (11. 9-10)
a．a(chǎn)t the farm by a predecessor of ours
b．for us at the farm by a predecessor
c．by our predecessor at the farm
d．by one of our predecessors at the farm
6 After it ______ for a long time, the river may overflow its banks. (1. 14)
a．is raining
b．rained
c．has rained
d．had rained
7 The strength of the current would prevent ______ anywhere before it…(1. 24)
a．that it landed
b．it from landing
c．it to land
d．the landing of it
Vocabulary 詞匯
8 We ______ the seasons by the riverside…(1. 11)
a．greet
b．go out to greet
c．celebrate the arrival of
d．invoke the start of
9 We were, however, ______ our nearest neighbours…(1. 19)
a．concerned for
b．occupied with
c．a(chǎn)gitated by
d．distressed about
10 ---- and ______ we took turns in watching that point. (1. 22)
a．in the peak of condition
b．in place of the most severe critic
c．a(chǎn)t the most dangerous boundary
d．when the flood was at its height
11 ---- and pull it towards our bank before the current carried it ______ … (11. 28-29)
a．out
b．in
c．off
d．under
12 ______ we think it a miracle that they were able to do so. (11. 29-30)
a．To this day
b．Up till now
c．As yet
d．Even so
課文注釋
1 Without it we could not make a living．沒(méi)有它我們就無(wú)法生存下去。without it 起非真實(shí)條件句的作用，make
a living，謀生。
2 hard by …，在……近旁。
3 in a heat wave，在大熱天。
4 stand to lose，處于損失的境況之中。
5 put…out of order，使……出故障。
6 Noah's ark，諾亞方舟。這是摘自《圣經(jīng)·舊約》《創(chuàng)世紀(jì)》中的典故。諾亞是故事中上帝用洪水消滅人類后的新始祖；諾亞借助一方形大船，與他家屬及每種動(dòng)物雌雄各一逃脫了洪水之災(zāi)。
參考譯文
形成我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)東部邊界的一條河流一直在我們生活中發(fā)揮著重要作用。要是沒(méi)有這條河，我們就無(wú)法生存下去。泉水只能滿足家庭生活用水，因此我們必須從河里抽水以用于農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)。我們向那條河傾訴我們的秘密。我們本能地懂得，就像養(yǎng)蜂人和他的蜜蜂那樣，要是我們不把生活中的重大事件告訴那條河，就可能大禍臨頭。
夏天，我們?yōu)檫@條河舉辦特殊的生日宴會(huì)。有時(shí)，我們溯流而上來(lái)到我們喜愛(ài)的回水河汊舉辦；有時(shí)在船塢舉辦。那船塢是農(nóng)場(chǎng)的一位前輩在一塊草地上蓋的；草地緊挨著一個(gè)專供游泳、跳水的深水池。天氣炎熱時(shí)，我們便選擇在半夜舉辦生日集會(huì)，這種集會(huì)是令人激動(dòng)的。我們?cè)诤舆呌右荒晁募?。春天在河邊為年輕的姑娘戴上花冠，夏天在河邊歡慶“仲夏前夜”，秋天在河邊為豐收而感恩，冬天往河中拋撒一個(gè)冬青花環(huán)。
久雨之后，河水會(huì)泛濫成災(zāi)，但是在我們這里，氣候很少發(fā)生異常；河水極少泛濫。值得慶幸的是，只有低洼地受到洪水影響，而低洼地在我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)比例很小。其他農(nóng)場(chǎng)地勢(shì)欠佳，洪水有時(shí)會(huì)給農(nóng)場(chǎng)主帶來(lái)災(zāi)難。
有一年冬天，天氣不好，我們眼看著河水浸沒(méi)了地勢(shì)較低的草場(chǎng)。所有的牲口已提前轉(zhuǎn)移到畜圈里，沒(méi)有造成什么損失。不過(guò)，我們很為我們的近鄰擔(dān)心。他們的農(nóng)場(chǎng)地勢(shì)低洼，而且他們又是新來(lái)乍到。由于洪水造成了電話中斷，我們無(wú)法了解他們的情況。從頂樓窗口看去，我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)與他們農(nóng)場(chǎng)接壤處的那段河流一覽無(wú)余。在緊急的時(shí)刻，我們輪流監(jiān)視那段河流的險(xiǎn)情。災(zāi)難的第一個(gè)跡象是一只死羊順流而下，接著是一匹活馬勇敢地與水搏擊。但我們擔(dān)心，洪水的力量將使它上岸之前就筋疲力盡了。突然，出現(xiàn)了一只筏子，看起來(lái)很像諾亞方舟，上面載著他們?nèi)依闲。€有幾只母雞、幾只狗、一只貓與一只鳥(niǎo)籠，那里頭有一只小鳥(niǎo)。我們意識(shí)到他們一定是被不斷上漲的洪水嚇壞了。因?yàn)樗麄兊姆孔拥鼗喂?，即使洪水幾乎滅頂也不?huì)倒塌。我家的男人們手拿船篙蹚過(guò)被水淹沒(méi)的草場(chǎng)，希望能夠鉤住筏子一角，將它拽出激流，拖回岸邊。他們終于成功了。至今我們?nèi)哉J(rèn)為這是個(gè)奇跡。
Multiple choice questions
多項(xiàng)選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions. Unit 3 Lesson 56
Comprehension 理解
1 People whose property was less favourably situated than the writer's ______ .
a．had no means of pumping water away from the river
b．farmed land which for the most part lay on a level with the river banks
c．lived where the climate was more variable and the rainfall heavier
d．had land which lay upstream where the river current was stronger
2 The writer's family suspected that their nearest neighbours might have trouble managing ______ .
a．a(chǎn)s their farm was liable to flooding and they had not lived there long
b．because the floods had put the telephone out of order
c．when they saw the river sweep over the boundary between the two farms
d．a(chǎn)s soon as they saw a dead sheep floating down the river
3 When the writer's family saw a raft appear along the river, they ______ .
a．thought their neighbour's house must have been submerged
b．rowed their boats down to the bank and pulled the raft in with the oars
c．managed to get down to the river in time to save their neighbours
d．were surprised that their neighbours had been able to save themselves
Structure 結(jié)構(gòu)
4 ______ is only enough to supply the needs of the house. (11. 3-4)
a．Water of the spring
b．The water in spring
c．The water from the spring
d．Spring water
5 We have parties at the boathouse, built in the meadow ______ (11. 9-10)
a．a(chǎn)t the farm by a predecessor of ours
b．for us at the farm by a predecessor
c．by our predecessor at the farm
d．by one of our predecessors at the farm
6 After it ______ for a long time, the river may overflow its banks. (1. 14)
a．is raining
b．rained
c．has rained
d．had rained
7 The strength of the current would prevent ______ anywhere before it…(1. 24)
a．that it landed
b．it from landing
c．it to land
d．the landing of it
Vocabulary 詞匯
8 We ______ the seasons by the riverside…(1. 11)
a．greet
b．go out to greet
c．celebrate the arrival of
d．invoke the start of
9 We were, however, ______ our nearest neighbours…(1. 19)
a．concerned for
b．occupied with
c．a(chǎn)gitated by
d．distressed about
10 ---- and ______ we took turns in watching that point. (1. 22)
a．in the peak of condition
b．in place of the most severe critic
c．a(chǎn)t the most dangerous boundary
d．when the flood was at its height
11 ---- and pull it towards our bank before the current carried it ______ … (11. 28-29)
a．out
b．in
c．off
d．under
12 ______ we think it a miracle that they were able to do so. (11. 29-30)
a．To this day
b．Up till now
c．As yet
d．Even so