Lesson 53 Hot snake
【New words and expressions】生词和短语
hot adj. 带电的，充电的
fireman n. 消防队员
cau v. 引起； n. 原因
examine v. 检查
accidentally adv. 意外地，偶然地
remains n. 尸体，残骸
wire n. 电线
volt n. 伏特（电压单位）
power line 电力线
solve v. 解决
mystery n. 谜（无法接受地, 解释不了的）
snatch v. 抓住
spark n. 电火花
★hot adj. 带电的, 充电的
hot adj. 热的；新鲜的；棘手的；带电的, 充电的
hot-hot-hot 麻辣烫；hot-wings 辣鸡翅；hot dog 热狗
hot-tempered 火暴(脾气)的（temper n. 脾气）
hot line 热线；hot topic 热门话题
hot cake 热蛋糕
It lls like a hot cake/cakes. 表示一个东西的畅销, 热销
dumbledore
best ller 畅销的东西
hot potato 棘手的问题
hot news 最热点的新闻
★fireman n. 消防队员
hydrant n. 消防栓, 消防龙头
fire extinguisher 灭火器（extinguisher n. 熄灭者, 灭火器）
extinguish＝put out 灭火
★cau v.& n. 引起；原因
①v. 引起
cau sth. 引起麻烦
Carelessness caus accidents. 粗心导致事故
Pride caus failure. 骄傲使人失败
cau sb. to do sth. 引起某人做某事, 导致某人做某事
Illness caud him to lo his temper. (lo one’s temper 发火)
② n. 原因，强调事情发生的直接原因(一个nacc)
becau 因为
reason 理由，其他各种的理由(很多个)
★美国高中排名examine v. 检查
examine the soil
check v. 核实, 核对
★accidentally adv. 意外地, 偶然地 (但更趋向于“偶然” 的意思)
accident－accidental－accidentally
accident n. 事故
unexpectedly adv. 出乎意料地(更趋向于“意外” 的意思)
★remains n. 尸体, 残骸
remains指dead body
★solve v. 解决
solve the mystery
solve the problem
★snatch v. 抓住
catch v. 抓，如抓鱼
hold v. 握着
snatch v. (突然抓起来)强调动作的突然性
ize v. 抓住(用力)
ize my arm
【Text】
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caud by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cau. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itlf round the wires. When it did so, it nt sparks down to the ground and the immediately started a fire.
【课文讲解】
1、Hot snake
hot snake 触电的蛇
get a electric shock 触电
2、At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
英孚英语培训班
at last 最后，终于
托福答案put out a fire 扑灭火（put out 扑灭，熄灭，关掉）
Plea put the light/fire out.
a fire 一场(堆)火
3、Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began.
since then 从那时起，到现在为止
find out （经过研究、努力等）找出，发现，查出……（这里find out的宾语是个从句）
I’ll try and find out the name of the person who saved my life yesterday.
4、Forest fires are often caud by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
broken glass 被打碎的玻璃片
cigarette ends 烟头
5、They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire.
be able to 能够；be not able to 没有能够
be sure that 对……很有把握；quite sure 相当的把握性
rather adv. 相当
全素妍fairly adv. 相当, 公正地approachable, 诚实地
quite(＝completely)>rather>fairly 程度一个比一个轻
quite a few 颇有几个陕西二级建造师报名时间(相当多的)
start a fire＝cau a fire （start vt. 使……发生，引起）
6、This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cau.
accidentally =by chance 偶然地
discover 本身含有偶然发现（某个已经存在的东西）的含义
I don’t know who discovered America.
7、He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.
notice 注意别人没注意的东西
the remains表示“尸体，残骸”，必须用复数形式：
The villagers were surprid to e the remains of an aeroplane near the lake.
16,000-volt power line 连字符“-” 一旦加在两个词之间希腊神话时代, 这个词之间就失去了加复数的资格,能够加连字符的概念一定是做定语。
★wind vt. 缠绕，卷在……上；盘旋，蜿蜒
① vt. 缠绕，卷在……上（常与around/round连用）
Did you wind this piece of wire round the tree?smaller
② vt. 蜿蜒，盘旋
wind one's way 蜿蜒而行
8、In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
in this way 就这样
9、A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.
had done 先发生的事
