英语博客：Climb to the sky.
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客 A cup of English
Every two weeks, on Wednesdays I meet up with a friend of mine, and go for a walk in the park. Today was that day, and though it was really rainy, we had a nice time walking and chatting. I took my camera just in case a photo opportunity presented itself. One did. Coming over a small hill, I saw in the distance about twenty, huge poles sticking up out of the ground, equally spaced, and filling the view. "What on earth are they?" I asked my friend Jody. She told me that they were poles for the power lineman climbing competition. Phew! That is a bit of a mouthful. Power linemen are the men who put up and repair the power cables 1 that are held up by very tall, wooden poles. I had no idea that there were pole climbing competitions anywhere. Who has ever heard of that? Anyway, about the time that school is out for the summer, there will be a day of competition and family fun in the park. Linemen from all around the Northwest will compete to win special belt buckles 2, and the reputation of being strong and skilled 3. One of the great things about this event, is that it helps to raise scholarship money for high schoolers who are active in preventing drug and alcohol 4 abuse 5 in the community. Now, that's always a good thing. This competition is named after a lineman who was killed by a drunk 6 driver, and so the fundraising is appropriate. There will also be talks on electrical safety, the dangers of drinking and driving, and the need to wear a seat belt. I will take my kids to the park. They will be allowed to talk to the linemen, handle their tools, and have a photo taken with them. I might be able to try my hand at climbing a pole. Wouldn't that be funny! It sounds like an unusual event, so I'm curious to take part.
Grammar notes.
Practice of the past subjunctive using the phrase 'in case'.
1. I took my umbrella just in case it rained.
2. She prepared herself in case he proposed 7.
3. I studied extra hard, in case the test was difficult.
4. They took a compass on their hike, just in case they got lost.
- Use the crocodile clips to attach the cables to the battery. 用鳄鱼嘴夹把电缆接到蓄电池上。
- Please don't touch these metal cables inside a plastic sleeve. 请不要碰那些套着塑料管的金属电缆。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes. 她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环。
- When the plate becomes unstable, it buckles laterally. 当板失去稳定时，就发生横向屈曲。
- Unskilled workers usually earn less money than skilled workers.无技能的工人通常比有技能的工人挣钱少。
- She was skilled enough in French to translate a novel.她法语娴熟，足以翻译小说。
- The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
- The alcohol is industrial.这些酒精是供工业用的。
- You can't make personal abuse on her.你不可对她进行人身攻击。
- She screamed abuse at me.她尖声责备我。
- People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
- She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时，经常发现他醉醺醺的。