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原文： At that moment the telephone rang and Aunt Petunia went to answer it while Harry and Uncle Vernon watched Dudley unwrap the racing bike, a video camera, a remote control airplane, sixteen new computer games, and a VCR.

He was ripping the paper off a gold wristwatch when Aunt Petunia came back from the telephone looking both angry and worried.

译文：这时电话铃响了，佩妮姨妈跑去接电话。哈利和弗农姨父看着达力拆包，一辆赛车、一台摄像机、一架遥控飞机、十六盘新出的电脑游戏光盘和一台磁带录像机。他正在撕开一块金表的包装纸时，佩妮姨妈接完电话回来了，显得又生气，又着急。

思考下列单词和词组在文中的释义

Unwrap

Racing bike

Remote control

Ripping off

Wristwatch

精读笔记

第一部分：At that moment the telephone rang and Aunt Petunia went to answer it while Harry and Uncle Vernon watched Dudley unwrap the racing bike, a video camera, a remote control airplane, sixteen new computer games, and a VCR.

写作分析：

1.unwrap在原文中意为：When you unwrap something, you take off the paper, plastic, or other covering that is around it. 拆开(包装)

例：I untied the bow and unwrapped the small box.

我解开蝴蝶结，拆开那个小盒子的包装。

拓展：wrap up：穿得（暖和）

If you wrap up, you put warm clothes on. 穿上暖和的衣服

例：She wrapped up in her mother's red shawl.

她裹上了她母亲的红色披肩。

例：Kids just love being able to romp around in the fresh air without having to wrap up warm.

孩子们就是喜欢在新鲜的空气里嬉闹，无须穿得太暖和。

2. racing bike意为“竞赛自行车”

例："It's a beautiful design, but it [has] a very aggressive riding position more typical to a racing bike," says Stoddard.

“这是很漂亮的设计，但是它的骑车位置显得过于咄咄逼人，这更像是赛车的特征。”斯托达德说。

拓展：各种车的英语表达：

老爷车jalopy

消防车fireengine

轿车/乘用车PC=passengercar

轿车/乘用车PV=passengervehicle

3.remote control在原文中意为： Remote control is a system of controlling a machine or a vehicle from a distance by using radio or electronic signals. 遥控

例：The bomb was detonated by remote control.

炸弹通过遥控引爆。

第二部分：

写作分析：He was ripping the paper off a gold wristwatch when Aunt Petunia came back from the telephone looking both angry and worried.

1. rip off在原文中意为：彻掉（包装纸）

例：She was ripping the paper off and took out a wedding ring.

她扯掉包装拿出来一枚婚戒。

拓展：If someone rips you off, they cheat you by charging you too much money for something or by selling you something that is broken or damaged. 宰人; 坑人 [非正式]

例：The bigger, more reputable online casinos are not going to rip you off.

规模更大、声誉更好的网上赌场不会宰你。

2.wristwatch在原文中意为： A wristwatch is a watch with a strap that you wear around your wrist. 手表

拓展：各种表的英文表达：

Watch: （普通的）手表

Pocket watch: 怀表

Clock-tower：钟楼

Table clock: 座钟

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