上海牛津初中英语七年级下--Module 4 The natural el

Module¹ 4 The natural elements   Unit 1 Electricity today
[00:11.08]自然世界       今日电的作用
[00:22.15]Read,learn and think
[00:25.47]Electricity is very important to us.
[00:27.73]电对我们相当重要。
[00:29.99]I'm going to show a video.
[00:31.05]我将给你们播放录像。
[00:32.10]It will tell you a lot about electricity.
[00:33.87]它会告诉你许多有关电的事情。
[00:35.63]Great Hurray!
[00:38.13]好极了。万岁！
[00:40.62]On a dark night,when the lighning flashes,what do you see?
[00:43.27]在黑暗的夜里，闪电时，你看见什么？
[00:45.92]On a dark night,when the thunder crashes,what fo you see?Electricity!
[00:49.07]在黑暗的夜里，打雷时，你看见什么？电！
[00:52.22]When Benjamin Franklin flew a like in the storm,something in the wire gave him a fright².
[00:55.72]当本杰明富兰克林在暴风雨中放筝时，在线上的东西给了他一个惊吓。
[00:59.22]What could it be?Electricity
[01:00.56]它能是什么？电！
[01:01.91]We need electricitynbut we cannot use the lightning to get electricity.
[01:04.18]我们需要电，但我们不能利用闪电得到电。
[01:06.46]It would be too frightening.
[01:07.55]那太吓人了。
[01:08.65]So we boil some water and make some steam to drive a big machine.
[01:10.90]所以我们烧水，让蒸汽推动一台大机器。
[01:13.14]what to we get?Electricity!
[01:14.31]我们得到了什么？电！
[01:15.47]Do you see the pylons³ carrying wires?
[01:17.47]你们看见架设电线的铁塔了吗？
[01:19.46]What do the bring?Electricity!
[01:21.04]他们带什么？电！
[01:22.63]Then electricity comes into our home.
[01:24.21]接着电来到我们家里。
[01:25.79]Look at the plugs⁴ and lights in every room.
[01:27.18]看各个房间电器插头和灯。
[01:28.58]What do they use? Electricity!
[01:30.14]他们用什么？电！
[01:31.69]Electricity gives power for lights.
[01:33.06]电是照明的能源。
[01:34.43]What else does it give power for?
[01:35.56]电还能给什么提供能源？
[01:36.70]Can you write a list of five electrical appliances⁵ at home?
[01:38.98]你能写出家里的5种电器设备吗？
[01:41.27]electrical appliances    a washing machine
[01:48.32]an air conditioner     a vacuum⁶ cleaner
[01:55.11]page 68    Look and read
[01:59.06]1.Some kinds of public transport in Garden City also use electricity.
[02:03.47]1.花园城的一些公共交通设施也使用电
[02:07.89]What are they?The underground.The trams⁷.
[02:11.39]他们是什么？地铁。电车。
[02:14.89]2.Good.The Airport Railway uses electricity as well.
[02:18.76]2.好的。机场铁路也用电。
[02:22.62]Have you travelled on it yet? Not yet.
[02:25.23]你们乘过它吗？还没有。
[02:27.85]3.Can you find some information about the Airport Railway?
[02:37.10]3.你能找出一些关于机场铁路的信息吗？
[02:46.35]Bring it to class next Tuesday.Then all of us can learn about it.
[02:49.03]下周二带到课堂上来。然后我们全体学习它。
[02:51.71]4.The Airport Railway is also known⁸ as the 'Airport Express'.
[02:55.47]4.机场铁路也被称作“机场快车”
[02:59.23]It links up City Centre with Garden City's new airport.
[03:01.25]它连接市中心和花园城新机场。
[03:03.28]It has been operating sincemid-1998.
[03:04.99]从1998年中期开始运转。
[03:06.70]This new,high-speed and air-conditioned Airport Railway is powered by electricity.
[03:09.57]这条新型高速带空调的机场铁路靠电提供动力。
[03:12.45]Computers are used to give information to the train drivers.
[03:14.48]计算机被用来给火车司机提供信息。
[03:16.52]Electricity makes travelling on the Airport Railway fast,safe and comfortable.
[03:19.63]电使得机场铁路旅行快捷，安全和舒服。
[03:22.74]The Airport Railway runs through tunnels⁹ for eight kilometres.
[03:25.26]机场铁路线在遂道里有8公里长。
[03:27.78]It runs over a bridge for three kilometres.
[03:29.36]它在桥上有3公里长。
[03:30.94]It also runs on the ground for fifteen kilometres.
[03:32.90]它也在地上运行15公里。
[03:34.86]The Airport Railway has stations at City Centre on Green Island
[03:37.55]机场铁路在城市中心的绿岛
[03:40.24]and at East End in Old Town.
[03:41.68]和老城区的东端有车站。
[03:43.11]The Airport Railway stations are different from the underground stations.
[03:45.66]机场铁路车站和地铁站不同。
[03:48.21]None of them is under the ground.
[03:49.42]它们没有在地下的。
[03:50.64]They are all above ground.
[03:51.63]它们都在地上。
[03:52.62]The station buildings are mainly made of glass, stone and metal.
[03:55.05]车站的建筑物主要是由玻璃、石头和金属制成的。
[03:57.48]The inside of the stations is grey and white.
[03:59.11]车站内部是灰白色。
[04:00.75]They are all modern and comfortable.
[04:02.16]它们既现代又舒适。
[04:03.57]The trains are very comfortable as well.
[04:04.93]火车也很舒适。
[04:06.28]All passengers travel on large seats.
[04:07.70]所有乘客都乘坐大座椅。
[04:09.11]There is a lot of space for suitcases and bags.
[04:10.99]有很多空间放手提箱和包裹。
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[04:31.86]efficiently
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[04:38.08]enjoyable
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1 module   

n.组件，模块，模件；(航天器的)舱

参考例句：

• The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。
• Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。

2 fright   

n.惊骇；吃惊

参考例句：

• A tree fell on the house and gave him a fright.一棵树倒在房子上，吓了他一大跳。
• She turned pale with fright.她吓得面色刷白。

3 pylons   

n.（架高压输电线的）电缆塔( pylon的名词复数 )；挂架

参考例句：

• A-form pylons are designed to withstand earthquake forces. A型框架式塔架设计中考虑塔架能够经受地震力的作用。 来自辞典例句
• Who designed the arch bridge with granite-faced pylons at either end? 谁设计在拱桥两端镶有花岗岩的塔门？ 来自互联网

4 plugs   

n.塞子( plug的名词复数 )；插头；栓塞；推销v.插上插头( plug的第三人称单数 )；以（塞子）塞住

参考例句：

• The guitar plugs into this amplifier. 这把吉他能接到这个扬声器上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The battery charger plugs into any mains socket. 这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 appliances   

n.器具，器械，装置( appliance的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Dish washer is one of the appliances. 洗碗机是家用电器的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You can buy refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and other appliances there. 在那里可以买到冰箱、炉具、洗碗机和其他家电产品。 来自朗文快捷英语教程 1

6 vacuum   

n.真空，空间，真空吸尘器；adj.真空的，产生(利用)真空的；v.用吸尘器打扫

参考例句：

• Sound waves will not travel through a vacuum.声波在真空里不能传播。
• He sells vacuum cleaners.他经销真空吸尘器。

7 trams   

n.有轨电车( tram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They replaced trams by buses. 他们用公共汽车代替了电车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Trams in London have been supplanted by buses. 伦敦的电车已经由公共汽车取代了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

9 tunnels   

隧道，地道( tunnel的名词复数 )； （动物栖息的）穴

参考例句：

• The badger sett had twelve entrances to what must have been a labyrinth of tunnels. 这个獾穴有12 个入口，下面必定有一套错综复杂的地道。
• Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke. 工人们无法清除隧道里的烟雾。