新概念英语第三册第33课

NCE 3 Lesson 33 A day to remember

1. Find the translation of the following phrases in the passage.

难忘的一天

交通事故

出错

失控

引起了一连串的连锁反应

做饭

照看

预示…的来临

一连串意想不到的灾难

在通电话

把桌布从桌子上扯下来

挂断电话

饭烧糊了

使你落泪

带来3个客人晚饭

大规模地

上下班高峰时间

碰巧

变得惊慌失措

紧急刹车

后面的车辆排成了长龙

使车辆又开起来

清扫

野狗

从这一片混乱中得到好处

贪婪地吃掉了剩下的蛋糕

2. Complete the following sentences.

____________________(昨天发生的事) was that he couldn’t deal with the hot potato. ( happen)

_________________(什么引发了) the accident? ( set)

The unimportant event is____________(…的前奏) trouble. (prelude)

We’ve got ______________(一连串的好收成). (series)

The dog _____________(走失了) home. (stray)

________________(大火吞噬了) the whole building. (devour)

Please____________________(照看我的房子) while I am out. (eye)

His answer _________________(使我沉默). (reduce)

______________( happen) I heard about it the day before yesterday. (碰巧) You_______________(从…中获益良多) your reading. ( benefit)

3. Translate the following sentences into English with the words in brackets. 我碰巧听说了这个消息。(happen)

像我们预料的一样，约翰被大学录取了。(as)

对不起，打扰一下，我有些急事要处理。(attend)