高三 unit 1 That must be a record! 课文重难点解析 SEFC 3A unit 1 That must be a record! 1. In 1951, the then director of the Guinness Brewery, Sir Hugh Beaver, wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in Europe. 1951年，当时吉尼斯啤酒厂的厂长毕伟休先生很想解决欧洲哪一种鸟飞的最快这一争论。 ① settle: vt. 解决;处理 e.g. I’d like to get it settled today while we’re at it. 既然我们大家都关注这件事, 我很想今天就把他解决了。 ② argument: n. 辩论;争论 e.g. They got into quite a heated argument.他们进行了十分热烈的争论。 2. Instead, the editors of the book set down the records and keep track of them in other ways. 然而，本书的编辑们会写下该纪录，随后设法跟踪了解它们。 ① set down写下; 放下; 让下车; 规定 e.g. I’ll set down one or two points while they are fresh in my mind. 趁我记忆犹新我得写下一两个要点。 ② keep track of （继续）了解…的情况; 记住…的情况 e.g. Mr. Steven kept track of his business by telephone when he was in hospital. 史蒂芬先生住院期间，通过电话了解他的生意。 3. The records are put into different categories. 纪录被分为两类。 ① category: n. [C] 类（属）; 范畴 e.g. Helen groups all people into two categories: those she likes and those she dislikes. 海轮把人们分为两类：一类是她喜欢的，一类是她不喜欢的。 4. And there are also strange records, like the Englishman who balanced a small car weighing 159.6 kilograms on his head for thirty-three seconds! 也会有些奇怪的纪录，譬如，一个英国人曾头顶159.6 公斤的一个小汽车坚持了33秒。 ① balance: vt.&vi. 保持平衡；使平衡 e.g. In order to balance their trade, they would have to buy less goods in the United States. 为了让他们的贸易保持平衡，他们将必须减少购买美国的货物。 ② weighing 159.6 kilograms on his head for thirty-three seconds