Lesson 82 Monster or fish

·单词

monster n.    怪物

sailor n.    海员

    ·sail v.    （人）航行；（船）航行

    ·go sailing    去航海

sight v.    见到

creatrure n.    动物，生物

peculiar adj.    奇怪的，不寻常的

shining adj.    闪闪发光的

oarfish n.    浆鱼

·本课句型

复习被动语态

·课文

    Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures  are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail, The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

laugh at    嘲笑

at times = sometimes    有时

out at sea    在海上：指在远离陆地的海域，通常用于描述船只、船员或其他物体在海洋中的位置

no ordinary fish    不是普通的鱼，no 比 not 否定的意为更重

    ·not    不

    ·no    完全不

make every effort    竭尽全力：尽自己最大的努力去做某事

·知识拓展

非谓语动词

to do

to have done    比 to do 多了之前的意思

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

    ·之前已经见过，已经见过了

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to see monsters in the sea.

    ·to do 表目的，他们要去看，但是还没看

It is my pleasure to have helped you.

    ·之前去帮助你是我的荣幸，已经帮助过了

It is my pleasure to help you.

    ·to do，还没帮