Lesson 25
The Cutty Sark
Language points to the passage
1.It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and …
mark
mark的意思主要体现在下列的例句当中：
I have marked the pages you need to read. 我已经把你需要读的部分给标注出
来了。

Find the paper marked with your name.
Please mark your name on the first page. 请在第一页上写下你的名字。

The table marks easily, so be careful. 这张桌子很容易留下划痕，请一定要小心。

I have marked the route on map in red. 我已经用红笔在地图上标出了路线。

This marked a turning point in his life. 这标志着他一生的转折。

I have a lot of papers to mark. 我有许多试卷要批改。

（这里mark=grade）
2.…during which her rudder was torn away.
tear
tear的意思和用法主要体现在下列例句当中：
Be careful not to tear the paper. 小心别把纸给弄破了。

He tore his jacket on the nail. 他在钉子上把夹克给刮破了。

He tore the envelope open. 他撕开了信封。

（tear…open是“撕开，打开”，tear 是“撕破”；就像break是“弄断，弄坏”，break…open是“撬开，打开”一样）He tore the paper into pieces. (tear … into pieces 撕成碎片；tear … apart 撕成两半)
The cloth is old and tears easily. 着块布很旧了很容易破。

（在这里tear用作不及物动词）
tear up… 撕毁协议
3.… and it became impossible to steer her, …
steer
1.控制方向
a)It is easy to steer the car. 这种车很容易控制。

b)Steer left! 向左转。

（飞机，轮船，汽车等皆可以使用）
2.steer … through … 带领。

渡过难关
It is Mike who steered the company through the difficult years.
4．A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and…
spare
1.备用的
We don’t hav e any spare parts for the car. 这辆车没有任何备用部件了。

2.空闲的
I have a spare room in my house, and you can live there. 我那有间空闲的房间，
你可以住在那里。

3.（动词）饶恕
We finally spared him. 我们最后饶了他，没有杀他。

Keys to the multiple choice questions:
4—12 C B D A D A/B A A C
第八题是关于虚拟语气中if条件句的倒装的题目。

Had she not lost her rudder=If she had not lost her rudder。

第九题中appeal和attract是同义词，可以互换使用。

第十二题是有关短语的，其中in respect of 关于；in view of 考虑到。

Useful Expressions:
sailing ship 帆船
serve as (=be used for) 用作。

the last of its kind 同类当中的最后一个（相同的词组还有the first of its kind; the second of its kind）
a new era 新的时代
Indian Ocean 印度洋（Pacific ocean太平洋；Atlantic ocean大西洋；Arctic ocean北冰洋）
take the lead 领先。