She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.

Dry land  陆地

Each year = every year = per year

-- The aeroplane 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.

Serve as = act as  担任, 充当, 起...作用

impressive reminder of…  给人留下深刻的印象, 并使人回忆起…

 

Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to

carry tea from China and wool from Australia.

Replace (vt.) = take place of

Steamship  n.汽船, 轮船

sailship = sailing ship = sailing vessel  n.帆船

 

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.

Match = be equal to 与…相匹敌, 相比

Match in/for

-- No form of transport can match aeroplane for speed and comfortable.

-- Transport  n.交通工具, 运输系统, 运输, 运送

-- The hotel can't be matched for service and food.  这家旅馆服务和食物是无与伦比的。

-- No clothing can match your dress for beauty.  没有哪件衣服能和你的这条裙子相比。

To match her做定语修饰ship

 

Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872  on an exciting race to England.

-- The two planes set out form New York on an unforgettable race.

Forgettable   adj.容易被忘的, 可忘记的

Unforgettable  adj.忘不了的, 令人难忘的

 

This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.

Which指代this race, 引导非限定性定语从句。

-- The operation, which lasted two weeks, proved to be very difficult.

 

It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new

era.

Ships with sails = sailing ship = sailing vessel  n.帆船

Mark the end of…  标志着…的结束

 

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.

= After the race had begun, the first of the two ships to reach Java was the Thermopylae,…

take the lead  处于领先地位  /  lose the lead  失去领先地位

in the lead  处于领先地位（表示状态）

take over the lead  取得领先地位

 

It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.

It seem certain that…

She had a lot of bad luck = she was unlucky

 

In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.

Be struck by a very heavy rain/storm  严重的遇到了雨/雪

Be caught in the rain/snow  遇到了雨/雪

During(介词)用于关系代词which之前

Tear away = destroyed = pull down (摧毁, 推翻)

 

The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.

It became impossible (for captain) to steer her

 

A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great

difficulty.

It = the temporary rudder

Fit = equip（vt.装备）

 

This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she travelled too

quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.

There was a danger that + 同位语从句

 

Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead.

Lost her lead  失去领先地位

 

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.

Call in at = (船)停靠, (人)拜访

-- He calls in at his friend’s home every week.

To… = in order to… = so as to…  目的是…

Have sth done    Be now到如今 = so far到目前为止

 

Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark

to win.

At tremendous speed = at fantastic speed = at enormous speed

 

She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae.

 

Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.

Remarkable  adj.不平常的, 非凡的, 值得注意的, 显著的

Unusual  adj.不平常的, 与众不同的, 不寻常的

Uncommon  adj.不平常的, 不平凡的, 罕有的, 难得的

Extraordinary  adj.非常的, 特别的, 非凡的

 

Considering（连接词）用来引导完整的语句

-- We should forgive him considering that he was ill badly

-- forgive  vt.原谅, 饶恕

-- Considering his age, the little boy reads very well. 就他的年龄来说, 这小孩读得算挺好的。

 

There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.

There is no doubt that… = without any doubt

-- There is now doubt that he is guilty.  毫无疑问他是有罪的。

There is some doubt wh-…

-- There is some doubt whether he is guilty.  难以肯定他是否有罪。

 

与过去事实的相反的虚拟语气

-- If the houses of parliament had not been burned down, the Big Ben would never have been erected.（vt.使竖立, 使直立, 树立, 建立）

与现在事实的相反的虚拟语气

-- If you talked less and ate more we would both enjoy our dinner.

 

Multiple choice questions 多项选择

1>C    fame  n.名声, 名望

rest upon = rest on  倚靠, 依据, 根据, 把…靠在,

likeness  n.相象, 相似物

a line of stones 一排石头 /  a line of argument 一连串的辩论

victory  n.胜利, 战胜,

2>A  landmark  n.里程碑, 划时代的事, (航海)陆标, 地界标

celebrate  v.庆祝, 祝贺, 表扬, 赞美  en route  adv.在途中

3>D  feat  n.功绩  n.技艺, 武艺, 壮举, 技艺表演

gap  n.差距  n.缺口, 裂口, 间隙, 缝隙, , 隔阂  make up  v.弥补

4>C    b中still的应该放在形容词able之前

5>B

The 和A的用法：

The与单数名词连用, 表示一类东西：

-- The lion is a wild animal. 狮子是一种野生动物。

-- The cow is a useful animal. 奶牛是有用的动物。

A

1>（一类事物中的）任何一个

-- Let's go to a Chinese restaurant. 我们去一家中餐餐馆。

-- We saw a good film on TV last night. 昨天晚上我们在电视中看到了一个好片子。

2> 任何 -- A square has four sides.  正方形有四条边。

-- A dog is an animal.  狗是动物。

6>D    would和be going to不能重复使用

7>A   8>D    not的位置不变

9>B  attract  vt.吸引  -- The beautiful scenery attracts me.

appeal to 引起兴趣  -- The topic of the conversation never appeals to me.

10>A  set out  出发  set out on  出发去做某事  set out on the trip/journey/excursion  出发去旅行

depart  vi.离开, 起程  depart for  起程去某地

11>A  take the lead = go into the lead

12>  considering  prep.鉴于, 考虑到, 顾及  in respect of 关于, 就…来说 =  with regard to 关于

according to  prep.依据, 按照  in view of  鉴于, 考虑到（= considering）

account应该和其它介词搭配

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