我会在二楼给出对各位筒子练习的评点，同时针对大家练习中出现的语法弱点进行第二天的复习。练习完毕后，请去NCE3小组更正错误以及讨论^^

ahu参加宝宝大赛以来，第一次坚持自学新概念这么久（整整20课啊55）。现在虽然宝宝爬行比赛结束了，但是宝宝不能一辈子都爬滴，宝宝的成长是不能忽视滴，所以21课以后的内容还是要继续滴。
暂定每周1、3、5新课文，2、4、6复习头天内容，周日回顾本周内容。作业大部分是翻译【因为当你跟老外打交道的时候他是不会出选择题或者填空题给你做的】，参考答案我会放在NCE3小组，请大家踊跃讨论【请大家不要勾选楼主可见，咱们做练习为的就是讨论复习，不是完成作业】。Ahu一直认为复习讨论比学习更加重要，欢迎大家踊跃提问，踊跃讨论！【红包100奖励的哦！】
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Ahu的主持风格大概跟以前主持不一样，不过好歹也是原创。【大家慢慢适应，吐啊吐啊就习惯了^.^】课文中这种方括号大概会出现很多【没准哪天大家的名字也会出现其中】，主要是为了调节气氛活跃大脑加深印象，喜欢的筒子们举手欢迎下，不喜欢的就举脚唾弃下或者跳过。总之两个字：“无论什么方法，学习了消化了就是自己的了^.^”【众人的臭鸡蛋烂番茄＋板砖纷纷扔上台：这是两个字嘛？不会数数就下去！】
言归正传，课文开始：
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One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck. In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her. A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was danger that if she travelled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well. Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead. After crossing the equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily. 沪江品牌英语ahu精简版

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Language points :
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1、She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.
serve as = act as: to use in order to achieve certain purpose (起...作用)
Since we did not have anything better, the sofa would serve as a bed. 【才知道怎么总有那么多人抢沙发，原来是界个原因。。】
impressive(adj.): 给人深刻印象的
This is the impressive scene: An elephant is sitting on a sofa. 【这样沙发都没被压垮，印象深刻吧！】

2、It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
marked the end of : 标志着…的结束
era(n.): 纪元，时期（= a period time in history）
the beginning of the new era / the end of old era
Ahu’s hosting marked the beginning of a new NCE3 era. 【咔咔～】

3、..and it was fitted with great difficulty.
fit(v.): 安装
He was fitting the door with a new handle when I saw him.

4、This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.
of its kind: 在同类之中
This is the best wine of its kind.
The car is the first of its kind.

5、.. but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead./ Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead.
take the lead / in the lead: 处于领先地位
lose the lead: 失去优势

6、the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted
call in at：停靠，拜访
He calls in at his friend’s home every day.【肯定不是一般的朋友。。不是暗恋对象就是明追对象。】

7、but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
by now = so far，目前

8、Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
remarkable = outstanding
considering: 考虑到。。
Considering the weather, we got here quite quickly.
We should forgive him, considering he was ill.

难句&美句：
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1、Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
学习before时间介词的用法

2、This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.
学习which从句插入的用法哈

3、It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
用来表达一个××时代的结束，一个××时代的开始的经典句型

4、There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
there is no doubt that…毫无疑问
There is no doubt that you will learn a lot from studying NCE3.
与过去事实相反的虚拟语气：if had done, would/should have done
If I had not met you, I would never have known what is love.

今日练习(这次来段唯美的雨中邂逅哈，大概今天下了一场大雨的缘故，一下雨ahu的情绪就不对了哈。。【唉。。昨天ahu不该优柔的，今早一上沪江就收到一好友的信息说不会再来沪江。。如此突然，倒是非常符合昨天ahu这首小诗。。那就谨以此小诗献给：liuyufei8282，从头越popo】) ：
那个飘雨的午后 如果 你没有回头【turn back】
我本来可以 有任何一种别的心情【would have had, feeling】
本来可以 有任何一场别的邂逅【meeting/encountering】

你的身影 夜夜 入我梦来【call in at】
你的微笑 深深 无法忘怀【impressive】
你是我 无疑的 最美丽的一张水彩【there is no doubt, watercolor of its kind】

无忧的时代 已经结束【后面补充作业吧，选修的】
我的想望 才刚刚开始
然而 放弃了我的骄傲
你却就这样消失

那个飘雨的午后 如果
如果 你没有回头