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New Concept English
Book 3 Lesson 44
Part 1
Lead in
Part 2
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(1) People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air.
语法:travelling _____分词做_________。
词组:travel a long distance __________________
词组:by land _______
by sea _______≈ _______________
by air _______
在这样的结构中 by 可以用单词 ____ 代替。
现在
后置定语
长途旅行;长途跋涉
由陆路
由海路
由空路
by water 由水路
via
(2) Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours.
语法:hardly、scarcely、seldom、rarely、barely等
含有否定意味的副词在句首时,如果修饰谓语动词,
句子主谓结构要_____。
翻译:这个家庭几乎付不起学费。
Hardly / Scarcely ________________ able to afford the tuition.
但是,如果修饰的是主语,如本句,则不用倒装。
常见的结构为_______________,翻译成_________,如 :
___________________________________________________
翻译:几乎没有学生知道答案。
_____________________________________
倒装
was the family
hardly anyone, hardly anything, hardly any of them
hardly any …
Hardly any student knew the answer.
几乎没有
(2) Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours.
单词:positively adv.肯定地;明确地;断然地;乐观地
≈_______________________________________
翻译:This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine.
_________我可以想象的最糟糕的事情了。
扩展:________ adj.
I am quite positive. _______
a positive number ______
Parents should have a positive effect on their children.
_______________
It was a positive miracle that we arrived on time.
_______________
of course/ definitely/ absolutely/ surely
这肯定是
positive
确定的
正数
积极的,正面的
完全的,绝对的
(3) Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.
单词:compartment n. 列车客车车厢内的分隔间
(3) Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.
单词:cramped adj. 窄小的
≈____________________________
扩展(反义词):________________
扩展:cramp n.______
v._______________________
Her many gifts were cramped in this little village.
The swimmer got cramp in his legs.
单词:stuffy adj. 憋气的,闷气的
≈____________________
扩展:stuff n./. _____________ stuffing n. ___
narrow/ confined/ crowded
spacious/ roomy
夹钳
束缚,限制;使……抽筋
unventilated/ airless
填充物;材料;塞满
馅
(4) It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey.
词组:take one’s mind off __________________
翻译:小鸟叫声让我无法入睡。
____________________________________________________
翻译:闭上眼睛,听一听慢节奏的音乐,让你的思维离开情绪的压力。
__________________________________________________
____________________________________
扩展:
absent-minded adj. ___________________
Out of sight, out of mind. ________________
从……中转移注意力
The twittering of birds took my mind off my sleeping.
心不在焉的,出神的
眼不见,心不烦。
Close your eyes and listen to slow music to take your mind off emotional pressure.
(5) Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
词组:a partial solution _____________
单词:monotonous adj. 枯燥的,乏味的,单调的
a monotonous voice ___________
a monotonous work ___________
扩展:词缀 mono- 表示______
monolingual _______
monologue _____
单词:rhythm n. 有节奏地运动;节奏;韵律
部分解决方案
单调的声音
乏味的工作
单一
单语的
独白
(5) Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
单词:click v. 发出咔嗒声
此处 clicking 为_____分词做________
单词:lull v. 催人欲睡;使平静;使安静;哄骗
词组:lull sb. to sleep _______________
使某人昏昏入睡
现在
后置定语
(6) During the day, sleep comes in snatches.
单词:snatch n. 短时,片段
词组:in snatches ____________________
翻译:这件工作是断断续续做成的。
______________________________
He passed on the news which came to him in snatches.
他把零零碎碎听来的消息告诉了别人。
断断续续地,时不时地
The work was done in snatches.
(7) At night, when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so.
词组:manage to do ____________
设法完成某事
(8) If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find you ticket for inspection.
单词:sleeper n. 卧铺
单词:fumble v. 乱摸,摸索
词组:fumble to do sth. ____________
fumble for sth. ___________________
单词:inspection n. 检查(文中指查票)
safety inspection _________
扩展:词根 ________ vt. 检查;视察;检阅
inspector _______
摸索着做某事
摸索(去获得)某物
安全检查
inspect
检查员
(9) Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
单词:inevitably adv. 必然地,不可避免地
≈ _________________________
扩展:inevitable adj. 必然的,不可避免的
inevitable trend _________
单词:destination n. 目的地;终点
tourist destination _________
final destination ___________
unavoidably/ ineluctably
必然趋势
旅游胜地
最后目的地
(9) Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
单词:exhaust v. 使精疲力尽
He exhausted himself in the journey.
exhaust one’s patience/ strength __________________
扩展:exhausted = __________ 精疲力尽的
exhausting = ______累人的;引起疲劳的
扩展:exhaust n. 废气;排气管
exhaust emission _________
语法:almost exhausted 形容词在句中做 _______ 语。
Confident of the victory the players are fighting hard.
He left home young and came back old.
失去耐性/ 用尽力气
worn out
tiring
废气排放
伴随状
(10) Long car journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read.
词组:long car journey __________________________
扩展:长途汽车 _____________________________
长途汽车旅行(公交或自驾)
long-distance bus/ coach(英)
(11) On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.
单词:motorway n. 高速公路(英)
= _____________
单词:fairly ______
词组:more often than not ______________________
= __________
词组:the greater part of _____________
词组:service station _______________
freeway(美)
very often
通常,多半(较为正式)
相当地
……的大部分
服务站,加油站
(12) By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.
词组:by comparison __________________
= _____________________________
翻译:We can only tell good from bad by comparison.
____________________________
翻译:伦敦最高的建筑物与纽约的一比就矮了。
______________________________________________
___________________________________
单词:ferry n. 渡船
相比之下,比较起来
by contrast/ in comparison
我们只能通过比较来分辨好坏。
The tallest buildings in London are short by / in comparison with those in New York.
(12) By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.
单词:cruise n. 巡游船;巡航,巡游;乘船游览
词组:a great variety of __________________
= _______________________
单词:civilize v. 使文明 =_______
翻译:学校教育使人们文明起来。
______________________________________________
扩展:________ adj. 文明的
野蛮的 _________________________
各种各样的,大量的
all kinds of/ all sorts of
civilise
School education helped to civilize the people.
civilized
uncivilized/ savage/ wild
(13) You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food – always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm.
单词:stretch v. 伸展,张开
词组:stretch oneself _______
stretch out _____________
翻译:他伸出手臂去拿书。
_________________________________________
单词:spacious adj. 宽敞的 = _______
≈ _________________________________
伸出(四肢)
He stretched out his arm to take the book.
伸懒腰
roomy
extensive/ vast/ wider/ capacious
(13) You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food – always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm.
句型:assuming that… __________
相当于if引导条件状语从句。
翻译:如果其他人不迟到的话,我们可以一起离开。
___________________________________________________________
单词:calm adj. 静的,平静的;沉着的
a calm, cloudless day _______________
stay/ keep calm _________
We can leave together assuming that the others aren’t late.
假定……
无风无云的一天
保持冷静
(14) If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse.
单词:seasick adj. 晕船的
扩展: carsick _______ ;晕机的 ______
homesick _______________
句型:
No form of transport could be worse.
= _________________________________
否定+比较级= _______
翻译:她是最有魅力的歌手。
___________________________________________
晕车的
airsick
想家的、思乡的
最高级
It is the worst form of transport.
No singer is more charming than she is/ her.
(15) Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time.
词组:sea journey _________ = _______
海上航行
voyage
(16) Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of travelling by sea.
词组:relatively few ___________
词组:sacrifice A for B _________
翻译:她为了她的事业牺牲了家庭生活。
______________________________________
sacrifice oneself for others __________
为B牺牲A
She sacrificed family life for her career.
相对较少的
舍己为人
(17) Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them.
单词:aeroplane(英)= ________(美)
词组:have the reputation of ___________
单词:hardened _____________________
单词:intimidate v. 恐吓,恫吓
翻译:他说他决不会被权威所吓倒。
____________________________________________________
扩展: 近义 ________
派生 intimidating Everest _______________
airplane
以……著称
有经验的,久经沙场的
He said he would never be intimidated by authorities.
threaten
吓人的,惊人的
(18) They also have the disadvantage of being an expensive form of transport.
单词:disadvantage n. 短处,缺点
扩展:disadvantage of A ________________
disadvantage for A _________________________
A disadvantage of the radio is interference.
A disadvantage for the radio was the invention of the television.
翻译:他体弱多病,这对他求得一个薪水很高的工作很不利。
___________________________________________________
_____________________
扩展:反义 ___________
A自有的内在缺点
A本身受到外来的不利影响
His bad health is a great disadvantage for him to get a good paid job.
advantage
(19) But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.
句型:否定词 ___________________________
+ match sth. (in/ at )
_____________________________________________
翻译:下国际象棋谁也比不上她。
______________________________
翻译:在这样一个曼妙的场合,诗歌的音韵是最强的。
_______________________________________________
__________________
no/ not/ no one/ nothing…
(在某方面)没有……可以比得上/ ……是最厉害的
No one can match her at chess.
Nothing can match the melody of poems on this beautiful occasion.
(20) Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience.
单词:exhilarating adj. 使人高兴的,令人兴奋的
振奋人心的消息 _________________
an exhilarating drink ____________
扩展:exhilarate v. 使振奋
翻译:对于你的来访我是高兴极了。
_____________________________
exhilarating news
提神的饮料
I’m exhilarated by your visit.
(21) You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly.
词组:devise ways of doing sth._____________
翻译:NASA邀请他帮忙想办法探测火星生命。
_________________________________________________
_____________
想办法做某事
NASA asked him to help devise ways of detecting life on Mars.
(22) For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight.
词组:settle back _____
仰坐
(23) The real escapist can watch a film and sip champagne on some services.
单词:escapist n. 逍遥者;逃避现实的人
单词:sip v. 呷,啜
take a sip _________
单词:champagne n. 香槟酒
词组:on some services
在课文翻译中,译为“在某些航班上”,
这里也可以理解为“在某些服务条件下”。
浅尝一口
(24) But even when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied.
单词:refinement n. 精心的安排;精致、文雅
a person of great refinement ____________
a person lack of refinement _____________
扩展:______ vt. 精炼,提纯;改善;使……文雅
Their daily work is to refine crude oil. __________
We shall have to refine on our method of advertising, if we are to reach a wide public. ________
词组: keep sb. occupied _______________
温文尔雅的人
缺乏教养的人
refine
精炼、提炼
精益求精
让某人有事可做
(25) An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world.
单词:breathtaking adj. 激动人心的;不寻常的
The picture is breathtaking. _______________
= The picture ________________.
扩展:a breathtaking beauty _____________
这幅画美极了。
takes my breath
沉鱼落雁之美
(26) You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys.
单词:soar v. 高飞,翱翔
翻译:Let your imagination soar! ______________
单词:effortlessly adv. 毫不费力地;轻轻松松地
翻译:他不费吹灰之力就潜入了水中。
____________________________________
扩展:effort n. 努力;成就
make all efforts to do sth. _____________
尽情去想象吧!
He dived effortlessly into the water.
尽全力做某事
(27) You really see the shape of the land.
词组:the shape of the land _____
地形
(28) If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky.
单词:landscape n. 景色;风景
词组:unbroken cloud plains ___________
连绵的云海
(29) The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping.
词组:prevent sb. from doing sth. _______________
翻译:恐惧和借口总是阻止人们挑战困难。
___________________________________________
________________________
句型:There is nothing to prevent sb. from doing sth.
_____________________
翻译:客厅足够大,你完全可以把客厅也当作饭厅来用。
________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
阻止某人做某事
Fears and excuses usually prevent people from challenging difficulties.
The living room is so big that there is nothing to prevent you from using it as a dinning room as well.
某人完全可以去做某事
(30) However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.
单词:fresh adj. 精神饱满的
单词:uncrumpled adj. 没有垮下来的
扩展:crumple vi. 弄皱、起皱;倒坍;一蹶不振
She crumpled up her coffee cup.
语法: fresh and uncrumpled 在句子中作 ________
伴随状语
(31) You will not have to spend the next few days recovering from a long and arduous journey.
词组:a long and arduous journey (常用搭配)
___________________
翻译:The love and care you have given them will encourage them to go through a long and arduous journey.
______________________________________________
长途跋涉、艰难险阻
你给予他们的爱和关怀将鼓舞着他们走过艰难困苦。
Part 3
Passage manners
Arranging your attitude by adjectives
Task: Mark out all the adjectives from the text, then sort them into the following table distinguishing the commendatory and the derogatory.
By land By sea By air
By land By sea By air
cramped stuffy impossible partial monotonous lucky small exhausted less pleasant impossible few too much great civilized spacious interesting good assuming calm worse ideal long few dangerous
intimidated
expensive
exhilarating
a few
deep
not available
occupied.
unusual
breathtaking
high
deep
extraordinary
unbroken
clear
smooth
fresh
uncrumpled
一贬到底
先褒后贬
先贬后褒
Part 4
bonus
Bus
Intercity Bus Service
Intercity Coach Service
Night Bus
Bus Rapid Transit
Trolleybus
Tram
Light Rail
Rapid Transit
Commuter Rail
Taxi
Share Taxi
Ferry/ Water Taxi
Auto Rickshaw