Lesson 90 What's for supper? 晚餐吃什么？【Text】Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs. Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work. Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters. The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length. Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water. Who eats who?【课文翻译】油煎鱼加炸土豆片一直是英国人喜爱的一道菜，但是随着海洋里的滥捕滥捞，鱼已经变得越来越昂贵。

因此，听说北海石油钻井平台上的潜水员受到巨型鱼类的恐吓，确实很让人吃惊。

钻井平台需要经常修理，潜水员常常要在水面100英尺以下摸黑工作，他们曾在工作时被撞到他们身上的大鱼吓得惊惶失措。

现在他们有了特制的笼子，用来保护他们免受大鱼的侵袭。

这些鱼并不是鲨鱼或逆戟鲸，而是深受人们喜爱的食用鱼品种，如鳕鱼和鳐鱼，只不过它们长得出奇地大，有时长达12英尺。

这些鱼能长得这么大是由3个因素造成的：海底热的输油管道附近的温暖的海水；钻井平台工作人员抛到海里充足的食物；钻井平台周围根本没有捕鱼船只。

结果是，这些鱼就在可爱的温暖的水流中吃呀吃，长呀长。

究竟谁吃谁呢？New words and expressions 生词和短语【生词讲解】1. chip1） n. 油煎土豆片（英：potato chip / crisp）（细长的）油炸马铃薯条（美：French fry）2）碎片、木碎片have a chip on one’s shoulder（口）心情不好、性好争吵a chip off the old block （口）酷似父亲的儿子、一个模子印出来的, 酷似2. overfish v. 过度捕捞overcrop v. 因过度的耕种而使土地贫瘠overdo v. 做得过分, 过度, 夸张overdraw vt. 透支, 拉过度, 夸大overdress v. （使）过度打扮, 穿着太考究overeat vi. 吃过量3. giant1） adj. 巨大的a giant corporation 一个大公司giant panda n. 大猫熊, 大熊猫2) n. （故事或传说等）巨人、大汉（相反：dwarf 矮子）eg：Jack saw the giant climbing down the beanstalk .杰克看到巨人爬下豆茎。

3）n. 伟人、大人物giants in the field of electronics 电子行业之牛耳.4. terrify v. 吓，使恐怖、使受惊吓be terrified of 害怕 ..., 恐惧 ...eg：The children were terrified of being scolded.孩子们害怕被骂。

terrify sb 惊吓某人、威胁(某人)eg：His sudden appearance terrified them.他的突然出现，吓坏了他们。

be terrified by / be terrified at 被……吓一跳eg：They were terrified by his sudden appearance.＝They were terrified at his sudden appearance.他的突然出现使他们都吓坏了。

terrifying adj. 可怕的terrified ['terifaid] adj. 恐惧的, 受惊吓的5. diver n. 潜小员、跳水选手dive [daiv] n.／vi.跳水，潜水；俯冲，扑dive from the bridge into the river 从桥上跳入河中diver for （为寻找或取……）潜水eg：They dived down for oysters.他们潜水去捞牡蛎dive into (突然)投入, 跳入、潜心研究eg：He dived into the history of China.他潜心研究中国的历史。

6. oil rig 石油钻塔oil1）n. 油cooking oil 食用油hair oil 发油；heavy oil 重油；light oil 轻油2）n. 油画颜料paint in oils 油画油；burn the midnight oil 开夜车pour oil on the flame vi. 火上加油3）v. 在…….注（涂）油oil a clock 给钟加油oil one’s hand ＝oil one’s palm 行贿oil the wheels （用会赂手段等）使事情进展顺利rig1）n.（船）配备、设备,钻探设备2)v. 给（船）上配备、打扮、装束7.wit1） n. （复数）理智，头脑（wits）eg：He has quick wits.他反应敏锐eg：He lacked the wits to see what to do in the emergency.他当时缺少临机应变的能力。

2）机智、聪明（u）eg：His essays sparkled with wit.他的散文才气洋溢。

eg：His speech was full of wit and humor.他的演讲充满了机智和幽默。

at one’s wits’ end 智穷计尽have one’s wits abou t ＝keep one’s wits about头脑冷静；保持警觉；精明；足智多谋live by one’s wits 靠小聪明过日子out of one’s wits 失去理智8. shark1）n. 鲨鱼2）n.（口语）骗子、贪得无厌的人、放高利贷者9. whale n. 鲸eg：The whale is the largest of all animals.所有动物鲸是最大的。

a whale of （口）极好的、巨大的have a whale of a time 过美好的时光10.variety [vəˈraiəti] n.多样化←→monotony [məˈnɔtəni]n.单调a life full of variety 丰富多彩的生活for variety’s sake 为不单调起见，为了有所变化a variety of 种种，多种多样的eg：There are a wide variety of people on the earth. 地球上有各种不同的人。

variety show （英）综艺节目variety store （美）杂货店（以低价出售日常品及其他杂货的店铺）various adj.1）形形色色的、种种的representatives from various countries 来自各国的代表various experiences 种种经验2）许多的、好几个的（无比较级的变化）for various reasons 因种种理由variation [ˌveəriˈeiʃən] n.变化，变动；变体，变种；变奏(曲)variations of temperature 温度的变化11. cod n. 鳕鱼C.O.D. n. (= cash on delivery) 货到付款12. skate1）n. 鳐鱼2）v. 溜冰、滑冰eg：I want to go skating tomorrow.我想明天去溜冰3）n. 溜冰鞋ice skate ；roller skate 旱冰鞋13. factor1）n.（造成某结果的）因素、要素the main factor that caused dispute 造成纠纷，的主要因素，eg：Honesty is one factor for his success.诚信是他成功的因素之一。

2）n. 因子、因子14. crewn.（船、飞机、火车等的）全体工作人员（集体名词）eg：The crew is large.工作人员很多。

eg：The crew of the jet are 30 in all.全体机组人员总共是３０个。

eg：The plane had seventy passengers and a crew of ten.这架飞机有七十名乘客，１０名机组人员。

crew cut 小平头；crew neck 圆领毛衣【课文讲解】1.Fish and chips has always been a favorite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.※fish and chips 油煎鱼加炸土豆片，英国的一种家常菜，被看做是一盘菜，因此用单数动词；而Jane and Keith have always been good friends of ours 谓语动词为have been.用and相连的名词看成一个整体时，谓语动词用单数形式；如果把他们看成分开的部分，动词就用复数形式；如上句。