Lesson 66Sweet as Honey
像蜜一样甜9 句 · 1:47
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Whatwas' sweetashoney' andwhy?
什么东西“像蜜一样甜”？为什么？
In1963aLancasterbombercrashedonWallisIsland, aremoteplaceintheSouthPacific, alongwaywestofSamoa.
1963年，一架兰开斯特轰炸机在瓦立斯岛坠毁。那是南太平洋上一个偏远的地方，位于萨摩亚群岛以西很远的地方。
Theplanewasn'ttoobadlydamaged, butovertheyearsthecrashwasforgottenandthewreckremainedundisturbed.
飞机损坏得不算太严重，但是年复一年，这次坠机事件被遗忘了，飞机残骸也一直没有被动过。
Thenin1989, twenty-sixyearsafterthecrash, theplanewasaccidentallyrediscoveredinanaerialsurveyoftheisland.
后来，在1989年，也就是坠机26年之后，这架飞机在对该岛的一次航空勘测中被意外地重新发现。
Bythistime, aLancasterbomberinreasonableconditionwasrareandworthrescuing.
到这时，状况尚好的兰开斯特轰炸机已经很稀少，值得抢救。
TheFrenchauthoritieshadtheplanepackagedandmovedinpartsbacktoFrance.
法国当局让人把飞机包装起来，拆成部件运回法国。
Nowagroupofenthusiastsaregoingtohavetheplanerestored.
现在，一群热心人打算把这架飞机修复。
IthasfourRolls-RoyceMerlinenginesbutthegroupwillneedtohaveonlythreeofthemrebuilt.
它有4台罗尔斯·罗伊斯梅林发动机，但这群人只需要重造其中3台。
Imaginetheirsurpriseanddelightwhentheybrokeopenthepackingcasesandfoundthatthefourthenginewassweetashoney--stillinperfectcondition.
想象一下，当他们撬开包装箱，发现第4台发动机像蜜一样甜——仍然处于完好状态时，他们该是多么惊讶和欣喜。
Acolonyofbeeshadturnedtheengineintoahiveanditwastotallypreservedinbeeswax!
一群蜜蜂把发动机变成了蜂房，它被完全封存在蜂蜡里了！
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- bomber/ˈbɑːmər/n.
a plane made to drop things that blow up
轰炸机
#1In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
- crash/kræʃ/v.
to fall or hit the ground hard and get broken
坠毁
#1In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
- remote/rɪˈmoʊt/adj.
far away from where most people live
偏远的
#1In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
- wreck/rek/n.
what is left of a plane, ship or car after an accident
残骸
#2The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.
- undisturbed/ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/adj.
not touched or moved by anyone
未被动过的；未受干扰的
#2The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.
- aerial/ˈeriəl/adj.
done from a plane in the air
空中的；航空的
#3Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
- survey/ˈsɜːrveɪ/n.
a careful look at an area to make a map or report
勘测；调查
#3Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
- rescue/ˈreskjuː/v.
to save something from being lost or harmed
抢救；营救
#4By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
- enthusiast/ɪnˈθuːziæst/n.
a person who is very interested in something
爱好者；热心人
#6Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.
- restore/rɪˈstɔːr/v.
to repair something old so it looks as it did before
修复
#6Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.
- packing case/ˈpækɪŋ keɪs/phr.
a large strong box used for sending things
包装箱
#8Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey--still in perfect condition.
- colony/ˈkɑːləni/n.
a large group of insects living together
（蜜蜂等的）群
#9A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
- hive/haɪv/n.
a place where bees live and make honey
蜂房；蜂箱
#9A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
- preserve/prɪˈzɜːrv/v.
to keep something safe and in good condition
保存
#9A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
- beeswax/ˈbiːzwæks/n.
the yellow soft stuff bees make to build their home
蜂蜡
#9A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!