新概念2词汇 42-43

Lesson 42

New words and expressions:

1. musical

Mozart was highly musical when he was a little boy.

He is very musical and people believe that he will make a good musician.

2. market

As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.

The market determines the price.

The job market is not satisfying.

3. snake charmer

After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.

We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.

There are many snake charmers in India

Snake charmers are a spectacle 1 in India.

4. pipe

As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.

He places the pipe in the orchestra 2.

He is now playing the pipe on the stage.

5. tune 3

When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.

The tune sounds very familiar.

The tune was written by an unknown young man.

6. glimpse

I caught a glimpse of him as he walked past my window.

He took a glimpse at the painting.

7. snake

Snakes are cold-blooded.

Some snakes are very poisonous.

8. movement

It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.

After hearing this, he made a movement of impatience 4.

He sat on a bench without movement.

9. continue

The snake, however, continued to dance slowly.

She continued to live with her parents after her graduation.

I continued putting many questions to him.

10. dance

She is good at dancing.

We danced a Waltz.

11. obviously

It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and Jazz.

Obviously he did not catch my point.

It is obviously wrong.

12. difference

Your support made a great difference to us.

He can not tell the difference between the two.

13. Indian

Indian garments are quite beautiful.

He knew a lot about the Indian customs.

Lesson 43

New words and expressions:

1. pole

Over the South Pole.

In 1929, three years after his first flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R. E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.

Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was three hundred miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight.

A laboratory was set up at the South Pole.

He has been studying the bear at the North Pole for years.

2. flight

This was a dangerous flight.

He took a straight flight towards his parents’ home.

3. explorer

Ten explorers set out on their expedition.

The expedition was made up of ten explorers.

4. lie

Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.

The village lies in a valley.

Japan lies east to China.

5. serious

She made a serious mistake.

A serious accident happened on the highway yesterday.

6. point

At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.

The enemy was totally destroyed at the ambush 5 point.

We’ll meet at a point fifty yards of the school gate.

7. seem

It seemed to be a very urgent situation.

He seemed to be deep in thought.

8. crash

The plane crashed soon after it took off.

Three planes crashed within the two months, which caused a great panic among passengers.

9. sack

Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.

The robber asked the cashier to put the money into the sack.

We bought two sacks of flour.

10. clear

The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.

The ship failed to clear the reef 6.

At his third attempt, the high jumper cleared 2.34 metres.

11. aircraft

The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

The aircraft was made in France.

Due to the frequent aircraft crashes this year, many people have given up traveling by air.

12. endless

The journey seemed endless.

He marveled at the endless universe.

13. plain

The plain extends thousands of miles.

Railways have brought prosperity to the plain.