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90. What’s for supper
1. 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.
fish and chips被看作一个整体，炸鱼薯条，动词用单数形式。 另如:a knife and fork 一副刀叉 chip [t p] n. 油煎土豆片，缺口 dish 一道菜 overfish [ v f ] v. 过渡捕捞 over- 前缀，过多的 overweight超重 overreact 反应过度 背景：炸鱼薯条受欢迎---因滥捕---而昂贵
2. So it comes as a surprise to learn /that giant fish are terrifying the divers/ on North Sea oil rigs.（北海石油钻井平台）
come as a surprise 出人意料 giant [ d a nt] adj. 巨大的 n.巨人，大公司 literary giants 大文豪 giant panda 大熊猫 a giant electronics company 大型电子产品公司 terrify [ ter fa ] v. 吓，使恐怖 be terrified at sth be terrified of doing sth.=be afraid of/be scared of diver [ da v ] n. 潜水员 dive潜水 go diving dive into the river terrify & frighten terrify: 语气较强，程度更深，指使人内心感到极度恐惧。 frighten: 为普通用词，使用广泛，指产生突然、短暂的惊慌或恐惧感。 事件：潜水员受恐吓—惊讶
3. 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.
由and连接的并列复合句 who引导非限定，对divers进行补充说明 oil rig [ l -r ɡ] 石油钻塔 in darkness 在黑暗中，摸黑 wit [w t] n. （复数）理智，头脑；机智幽默的人C；风趣U out of one’s wits 失去理智；不知所措 1.be at one’s wits’ end 智穷计尽；全然不知所措 2.be frightened/scared/terrified out of one’s wits 吓得魂不附体 3.have/ keep sb’s wits about sb. 时刻保持头脑冷静；随机应变 bump into 碰上,撞上;偶然遇见;意外碰到 事件具体阐述：100英尺下工作-被巨鱼撞
4. Now they have had special cages /made to protect them from these monsters.
cage [ke d ] n. 笼 have sth. done 使（别人）完成某事 protect…from doing/against 保护......免受...... 事件结果—特制保护笼
5. 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.
not….but… shark [ ɑ k] n. 鲨鱼 whale [we l] n. 鲸 eating adj. 供食用的,宜生食的 variety [v ra ti] n. 品种 a variety of ... 各种各样的; 形形色色的 cod [k d] n. 鳕 skate [ske t] n. 鳐 as much as ... 多达；长达，多用于数量前 鱼是食用鱼品种
6. Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: ①the warm water /round the hot oil pipes /under the sea;② the plentiful supply of food /thrown overboard /by the crews /on the rigs; ③the total absence of fishing boats/ around the oil rigs.
factor [ f kt ] n. 因素 the key/major/crucial factor 关键的因素 plentiful 充足的，大量的 plenty of可数或不可数 crew [kru ] n. 全体工作人员 crew members 全体机务人员 a film/camera crew 电影摄制组；摄制组 长大原因：热量（输油管道）----食物（工人）----无捕鱼船只
7. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water.
as a result 因此，后面+结果 一般用逗号隔开单独使用 a result of 由于，后面+原因 结果
8. Who eats who
点睛之笔
并列结构作主语的主谓一致 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. <1> and和both... and...类 并列成分为不同的人或物----谓语动词用复数； 并列成分在意义上指同一人、同一事物或同一概念---谓语动词用单数。 Her teacher and her friend are in the sitting room. 她的老师和朋友都在客厅。 The poet and writer has produced many works over the years. 几年来这位诗人兼作家写了很多作品。（The poet and writer 指的是同一人） <2> each/ every/ no... and ( each/ every/ no) ...类 each/ every/ no... and ( each/ every/ no)整体概念----谓语动词用单数形式 第二个 each/ every/ no可省略。 Each boy and (each) girl has been invited to the tea party. 每个男孩和女孩都被邀请来参加茶话会。 Every men and (every) woman has a good reason to be proud of the work done by their fathers. 每个人都有充分的理由为他们的父亲所做的工作感到骄傲。 *<3> not only... but (also)..., either... or..., neither... nor..., or... whether…or类 not only... but (also)..., either... or..., neither... nor..., or...----- 谓语动词就近原则 Not only I but also my parents are found of travelling around. 不仅我而且我的父母也喜欢到处旅游。 Either I or they are going to work in Tibet next year. 明年不是我就是他们要去西藏工作。 <4> as well as，（together/along）with ， except，besides，but类 ---就远原则 The son, as well as his parents, wants to go there. Jim, together with his classmates, has seen the film.

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