Lesson 66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一样甜！ have 使役动词

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）}

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}

remain + adj. ^{remain 看作系动词 be 理解(保持着某一个状态)}

• 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）}

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. = These books are worth reading. ^{这些书值(被)读}
• The idea is worth considering. ^{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.

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.

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…

• cut it open ^{剪开(信封)}
• tear it open ^{撕开(信封)}

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}

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

turn…into… ^把…变成

• When it is cold enough, water is turnd into ice.

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。