Lesson 66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一样甜！

As sweet as honey § ^{标题省略了一个"as"，和...相比，做为原级比较。从含义来讲这是一个比喻修饰手法。}

• As busy as bees ^{忙得像蜜蜂一样}
• As stubborn as donkey ^{像驴一样倔强}
• As sticky as glue ^{像胶水一样粘}

In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.

crash ^{vi. 从上往下掉}

• crash in the mountain ^掉到山里

a long way to go ^{有很长的路要走}

• I thought it was a long way to go for two people in their seventies, but Sylvia loved the idea.^{我认为对于两个七十多岁的人来说这是一段很长的路，但是西尔维娅却喜欢这个主意。}
• While there's a long way to go, the trend lines for renewables are spiking.^{虽然要走的路还很长，但可再生能源的趋势正在增强。}
• She still has a long way to go before she's fully fit.^{她还需要很长时间才能完全恢复健康。}
  

west of = to the west of ^{（west of 前面没有任何词修饰的时候，认为处于相离的概念）}

• Shanghai is in the south of China.
• Indonesia is to the south of China.
• ... a long way west of Samoa. ^{方位词前面的“to the”在正式文体中常省略}
• When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
• Indonesia is a long way (to the) south of China.
• The village is 100 kilometers (to the) west of Beijing.

The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.

over ^{在…期间/之中（相当于 during，over 后如有数字则译为“超过”）}

• He worked very hard over the last two years. ^{over the years 这些年来}
• over the new year ^{在新年期间}
• over the Christmas ^{在圣诞期间}
• over Spring Festival ^{在春节期间}
• Can we talk about this over dinner?
• Will you be home over the summer vacation?
• Over all those years he lived on his own.

remain + adj. ^{remain 看作系动词 be 理解(保持着某一个状态 : to continue to be in the same state or condition)}

• The room remained warm. ^{房间还是那么暖和（注意与 “the room was warm.” 的区别, “remain” 有保持的意思）}
• We remained friends. ^还是
• The boy remained silent.
• Please remain seated until all the lights are on.

Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.

accidentally ^意外的

• She accidentally knocked the glass off the shelf.^{她无意中把架子上的玻璃杯碰了下来。}
• The damage couldn't have been caused accidentally.^{这次损毁不可能是偶然因素造成的。}

in an aerial survey ^{在航测中（航空调查）}

• in a car crash ^在车祸中
• in a minute ^马上

By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.

by this time ^{到这时（截止到那个时间）}

• By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety.

in condition ^{处于…状态}

• in reasonable condition ^{处于合理状态}
• in good condition ^状态良好
• in perfect condition ^{处于完美状态}
• in poor confition ^状态不好
• Keep the house in good condition. ^{保持房子整洁。}
• in reasonable/good/perfect condition ^状况良好
• in bad/terrible condition ^情况很糟

reasonable ^{在这里表示“尚好的，过得去的”，用于表示价钱时，指“公道的，合理的，不贵的”等}

• The house is in reasonable condition.
• The price of the dress is reasonable.

be worth doing sth. ^{值得…，具有…的价值（表达了被动含义, 用主动ing 表达被动含义）}

• The cake is worth eating. ^{这蛋糕值得一吃。}
• The books are worth reading. ^{这些书值(被)读}
• The idea is worth considering / consideration. ^{这个想法值得考虑。}
• Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well. ^{任何值得做的事就值得做好。}

* The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.

in parts ^{部分地(非全部)}

• Giraffes live in parts of Africa.^{长颈鹿生活在非洲的部分地区。}

have sth. done ^{让别人做某事(使某事被做)}

Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored...but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt.

have sth. done ^{使sth.被做}

• The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down… §

Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey -- still in perfect condition.

imagine ^{后面可以直接加宾语}

• Imagine my excitement when I found my mother outside.
• Imagine their excitement and delight when the People’s Republic of China was founded.

break sth. open ^{打开（强行）…（open 做宾语补足语）}

• cut it open ^{剪开(信封)}
• tear it open ^{撕开(信封)}
• Kick open ⇒ The police kicked the door open ^{警察踢开了门}
• Pry open ^{费力撬开（通常指用工具撬开箱子或盖子）}
• Rip open ⇒ rip open an envelope ^撕开信封
• Burst open ⇒ The bag burst open ^{袋子崩开了}
• Blow open  ⇒  The wind blew the door open ^{风把门吹开了}
• Burst open ⇒ The bag burst open ^{袋子崩开了}

I am busy as a bee. ^{（as busy as a bee 中第一个 as 省略）在固定短语中 as…as 中的第一个 as 可省略}

• sweet as honey ^{甜得像蜜 (在文中是双关语, 注意体会)}
• sticky as glue ^{胶水一样粘}
• stong as horse ^{马一样强壮}
• It’s (as) cheap as dirt.
• It’s (as) white as snow.

Imagine his surprise and delight when he turned on the TV and found that he won the lottery. ^造句

A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax！

a colony of bees/ants/birds/bacteria … ^{一群蜜蜂/蚂蚁/鸟/细菌……}

• We found a colony of ants under the stone. ^{我们在石头下面发现了一群蚂蚁。}

turn…into… ^把…变成

• When it is cold enough, water is turnd into ice.
• The witch turned the prince to/into a frog.

集合名词表示的是由若干个体组成的集合体，如 family（家庭，一家人），team（队），crew（船、飞机等上的全体工作人员），audience（观众），government（政府），staff 全体职员/教员），class（班，班级）等。

复数^{(强调全部成员时)}

• The team are all highly talented young people. ^{全队人员都是天赋极高的年轻人.} 
• The audience were spellbound by the magic of the performance.^{观众们被表演的魅力迷住了.} 
• My family are watching TV. ^{如果要强调组成集体的每个人，则后面的动词用复数。} 

单数^{(强调群体时)}

• The national team is travelling to London tomorrow. ^{国家代表队将于明天去伦敦}
• The audience is made up of school children. ^{观众是由学校的学生组成的}
• My family is happy. ^{如果要强调作为整体的集体，则后面的动词用单数}

使役动词^{（使某人去做；使某事被做...）}

本课不规则动词