1、Lesson 37The Westhaven ExpressWarm -upWhat kind of transportation is always punctualthan others ?Q:Why have we developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables ?2. On what occasions might railway servicesbe dislocated ?3. How long was the journey from the writers village to Westhaven supposed to

2、take by express train ? Warm -up4. How did the writer explain the fact that many local people boarded the train at the same time as he did?5. When did the writer realize that the express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour ?6. What did I do then ? 7. What happened at last ?II New w

3、ords & ExpressionsExpress n.快車(chē)；a.高速的Express way 高速公路 / Express train快車(chē) Stopping/local train慢車(chē)Special express特快 / Through express 直快express delivery of packages 包裹快遞 express n. 快件; 直達(dá)車(chē)，快車(chē)（如火車(chē)）eg. the No. 12 special express to Beijing開(kāi)往北京的12 次特快air express特快空運(yùn); 空運(yùn)郵件II New words & ExpressionsPunctual a

4、. 準(zhǔn)時(shí)的be punctual in doing sth在做。事方面相當(dāng)準(zhǔn)時(shí)-In the modern society, we must be punctual in what we are doing . Be punctual to the minute 非常的準(zhǔn)時(shí)-He is a man who is punctual to the minute. 副詞：Punctually 反義詞：Unpunctual 名詞：Punctuality condition n. 狀況；條件；pl.環(huán)境， 形勢(shì)經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況 economic condition氣候條件weather conditions她每

5、天跑步來(lái)增強(qiáng)體質(zhì)。他的健康狀況不宜于旅行。 He is in no condition to travel.She improves her condition by running every day.He is in no condition to travel.condition n. 狀況；條件；pl.環(huán)境， 形勢(shì)經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況 economic condition氣候條件weather conditions她每天跑步來(lái)增強(qiáng)體質(zhì)。He is in no condition to travel.他的健康狀況不宜于旅行。She improves her condition by running

6、every day. condition vt.使習(xí)慣于 condition sb/sth (to sth/ to do sth): 使某人/物習(xí)慣她必須習(xí)慣長(zhǎng)時(shí)間辛苦的工作。經(jīng)常鍛練使身體適應(yīng)劇烈活動(dòng)。可以訓(xùn)練動(dòng)物定時(shí)等待喂食。She had to condition herself to long hours of hard work.Regular exercise conditions the body for strenuous activity.Animals can be conditioned to expect food at certain times.dislocate

7、v. 使脫臼, 移置（身體的器官）; 擾亂大霧將飛機(jī)的航班攪亂了。在足球比賽中他的肩胛脫臼了。暴風(fēng)雪使交通陷入混亂狀態(tài)。他的話使她心煩意亂。Flights have been dislocated by the fog. He dislocated his shoulder in the football game.Traffic was dislocated by the snowstorm. What he said dislocated her mind.consult vt.To seek advice or information of sb. Phrase: consult sb.

8、 (about/on sth.) (就)向請(qǐng)教/咨詢eg.我向喬治請(qǐng)教購(gòu)買(mǎi)小汽車(chē)的事。他沒(méi)征求父親的意見(jiàn)就決定學(xué)理科了。I consulted George about buying a car. He chose science as his major withoutconsulting his father.consult vt.(2) To refer to sth.Phrase: consult sth.(usu. a book, map, etc.) (for sth.) (就)翻閱， 查考（書(shū)籍， 地圖等）我在電話簿上查找號(hào)碼。備課時(shí)我經(jīng)常翻閱參考書(shū)。你可以在字典上查到這個(gè)新單詞

9、的用法。他看看手表以知道什么時(shí)間了。I consulted a telephone directory for the number.I often consult reference books in preparing the lectures.You can consult the dictionary for this new word.You can look this word up in the dictionary.He consulted his watch for the time.consult vt. To work or serve as a consultant P

10、hrase: consult for sth. 擔(dān)任顧問(wèn)The retired executive consults for several large companies.退休后的經(jīng)理為幾個(gè)大公司擔(dān)任顧問(wèn)。他在一家證券交易所當(dāng)顧問(wèn)。 He consults for a stock exchange. consultant n. 顧問(wèn), 咨詢者 She works as a consultant. reflect vt. 反射；映出; 反映, 表明當(dāng)你照鏡子時(shí)，鏡子映出你的形象。 這封信是否表達(dá)了你真實(shí)的想法？考慮重大問(wèn)題不要操之過(guò)急。當(dāng)我回想起我讀書(shū)的日子，我感到對(duì)今天的孩子來(lái)說(shuō)條件變得舒服

11、多了。n. reflection:反射, 倒影, 反省, 沉思A mirror reflects a picture of you when you look in it. Does this letter reflect how you really think? Take time to reflect on important things.When I reflect on my schooldays, I realize how much easier things become for todays children.lodge vt.正式提出(報(bào)告、抗議等)Phrases: lo

12、dge sth. against sb.eg. They lodge a charge against the mayor with the authorities concerned.他們向有關(guān)當(dāng)局對(duì)市長(zhǎng)提出控訴。提出上訴， 抗議， 反對(duì)意見(jiàn)等lodge an appeal, a protest, an objection, etc.After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. After years of conditioning:多年的等待

13、/ 戰(zhàn)斗/ 抗?fàn)帲篩ears of waiting/ fighting/ struggling Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services. exceptionally: unusuallytemporarily dislocate: disrupt for a short timeIt is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.Phrase: all too a

14、dj. 實(shí)在太The weather is all too hot.The exam is all too difficult.It is all too hard for me to write a composition in half an hour. It is all too easy to blame the railwayauthorities when something does go wrong.At the time, this did not strike me as odd.Paraphrase: At the time, this did not occur to

15、me as odd.At the time, this did not make me feel strange.strike vt. 使想起; 打動(dòng); 感動(dòng); 給以印象Sth. strike sb. (as adj.) eg.我忽然想到一個(gè)主意。 An idea suddenly struck me. How does the plan strike you? 你感覺(jué)這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃怎么樣？ The plan strikes me as ridiculous. 我覺(jué)得這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃可笑。 Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. hold

16、 up: delay the progress of sb/sth 阻礙或延誤某人/物Our flight was held up by fog / strike. It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.Paraphrase: I suddenly realized that this express was not roaring down the line at

17、ninety miles an hour, but that it was barely chugging along at thirty miles an hour. Phrases: sth. dawn on/upon sb.: 逐漸被了解；開(kāi)始被察覺(jué)或理解eg. Realization of the danger soon dawned on us.我們很快意識(shí)到危險(xiǎn)的存在。 (3) Phrases: it dawn on/upon sb. that: 逐漸被了解；開(kāi)始被察覺(jué)或理解eg.我剛剛才明白我乘錯(cuò)了火車(chē)。我突然想起第二天是她的生日。It has just dawned on me

18、 that Ive caught the wrong train.It suddenly dawned on me that the following day was her birthday. There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.note n. 語(yǔ)調(diào)，口氣，表達(dá)某種特質(zhì)或情感的聲調(diào) eg. a note of triumph 勝利的口氣a note of self-satisfaction 自滿的口氣她做事有點(diǎn)漫不經(jīng)心的樣子。There wa

19、s a note of carelessness in the way she acted. in black and white白紙黑字， 書(shū) 面的， 印刷的；黑白分明，是非分明eg. I want the contract in black and white. 我要這項(xiàng)合同見(jiàn)諸文字You should view the issue in black and white.你應(yīng)該是非分明的看待這一問(wèn)題。 This is making black white, and white black. 這是顛倒黑白。III Text StudyListen carefully and answer t

20、he question: What was the “happy discovery”? The “happy discovery” was a miniature painting by Correggio worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.Background KnowledgeCorreggio (1518).科勒喬，安東尼奧阿萊格林達(dá)1494-1534文藝復(fù)興高潮期意大利畫(huà)家，以其運(yùn)用陰暗對(duì)照法著名。他的作品包括有宗教畫(huà)，如： 平安夜；壁畫(huà)，如帕爾馬市圣保羅修道院的壁畫(huà)（1518年） 柯勒喬Correggio(Antonio Allegri)

21、(c. 1489-1534)年輕時(shí)十分崇拜萊奧納多達(dá)芬奇和曼特尼亞的作品。他自己的早期作品一般格調(diào)純樸，富有人間抒情意味。在他的創(chuàng)作生涯中，前半生完成的作品多半是想象力豐富的天頂畫(huà)，構(gòu)圖奇特，色彩強(qiáng)烈，給人以目不暇接的繁麗感。 柯勒喬的一些小型油畫(huà)則具有另一種情味。這些畫(huà)不僅造型精確、細(xì)膩，而且敢于省略細(xì)節(jié)或遠(yuǎn)景，突出主要形象。具有近代油畫(huà)趣味，有一幅朱庇特與伊俄，是他晚年描繪的許多嫵媚的女性神話形象中最杰出的一幅（在他去世以前的年所完成的油畫(huà)，宗教題材的大抵有年間作的圣母與哲羅姆，年間作的基督誕生和圣母與圣徒格奧爾基等；神話題材的有現(xiàn)藏盧浮宮的朱庇特與安特洛斯，現(xiàn)藏維也納的甘尼美德，現(xiàn)藏柏林

22、的麗達(dá)和現(xiàn)藏羅馬波爾葛塞的丹娜埃等）。 A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. above all 首先；尤其；最重要的是我想租一棟房子，要求設(shè)備現(xiàn)代化、舒適、尤其是地段要清靜。最重要的是，我們要學(xué)到東西，而不只是為了通過(guò)考試。 I should like to rent a house modern, comfortable and above all in a qui

23、et place.Above all, we should learn something from the lessons, not just pass the exams.Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.bent adj. 決心的，決心做某事的be bent on (doing) sth 決心要做某事, 專心于我一心要去劇院。他決心不惜一切去爭(zhēng)取勝利。I was bent on going to the t

24、heater. He is bent on winning at all costs. He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere 50 pounds.Phrase: pick up: discover by chance 偶然發(fā)eg. Her bicycle was picked up in a small village 20 years later.Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.Structure: “much of it broken” is an absolute past participle usedas adverbial of accompanying state.n/pron. + past participle: often used as adverbi