Lesson44Speedandcomfort速度和舒適

☆positivelyadv.絕對地，完全地

negativelysurely,absolutely,certainly,indeedadv.肯定地；明確地；斷然地Hesaidquitepositivelythathewouldcome.他很肯定地說他要來。positivelynonsense純屬無稽之談Mysisteralwaysfaceslifepositively.我姐姐總是積極面對人生。Everyoneshouldtryhisbesttocontributepositivelytothesociety☆compartmentn.分隔間或單間車廂，機(jī)艙Onthewayhomewesharedourfirst-classcompartmentwithagroupofbusinessmen.freezercompartment冷藏室compartv.使分隔Smoking~(火車上的吸煙室)Storage~儲藏間Engine~發(fā)動機(jī)艙First–class~頭等艙

☆crampedadj.窄小的narrow---spacious/roomyEconomyclassisverycramped

Crampedroom/office/trainBecrampedforroom/space沒有足夠空間Weareabitcrampedforspaceinthisclassroom.crampedhandwriting密密麻麻的；細(xì)密難辨的ThespaciousbackseatofacarAsurprisinglyroomycarcrampn.痙攣，v.使痙攣Shestartedgettingstomachcramsthismorning.crampone’sstyle束縛某人Likemoreandmorewomen,shebelievesmarriagewouldcrampherstyle.☆stuffyadj.憋氣的，悶氣的

[+room]同義詞:airlessItwassohotandstuffythatpeoplewereoutofbreath.天氣悶熱得大家都喘不過氣來。[+ideas]一成不變的，刻板的[+person,institution]枯燥乏味的，一本正經(jīng)的stuffyattitudes保守態(tài)度[+nose]鼻塞的，不通氣的stuffv.把…塞滿stuffsth.withsth.用…把…塞滿stuffsth.去它的吧，讓它見鬼去吧Stuffyourmoney!Wedon’twantahandout.☆monotonousadj.枯燥的，乏味的hardmonotonousroutinework.艱苦的單調(diào)的日常工作。Ifoundtheworkmonotonous

Leadamonotonouslifeboring/tedious/uninterestingmono-:one/singlemonorail單軌monologue獨(dú)白-logue對話dialoguemonopoly獨(dú)裁monarch君主monogamy一夫一妻制dulladj.呆滯的,鈍的tediousadj.單調(diào)乏味的,沉悶的boringadj.令人厭煩的,乏味的drearyadj.沉悶的,令人沮喪的dull,tedious,monotonous,dreary,dull:指缺乏新鮮、吸引力或情趣而顯得乏味、沉悶。tedious:側(cè)重指文章、演講、演出等冗長乏味或環(huán)境等單調(diào)、沉悶，缺乏活力，使感到不舒服。monotonous:指沒有變化、重復(fù)單調(diào)的。dreary:側(cè)重?zé)o趣味的，不活潑的事或思想狀態(tài)?！顁hythmn.有節(jié)奏的運(yùn)動senseofrhythm節(jié)奏感Thismusichasalivelyrhythm.Therhythmofheartbeat/dancingrhythmandbluesR&Brhythmic有節(jié)奏的Rhythmicgymnastic韻律操rhymen.韻v.押韻Nurseryrhyme童謠rhymer:badpoet三流詩人，打油詩人☆clickv.發(fā)出咔嗒聲clickon點(diǎn)擊，單擊Iclickedonalink.clickableadj.可點(diǎn)擊打開的clickern.發(fā)出咔嗒聲的設(shè)備☆lull:使平靜、使安靜v.催人欲睡

Ican‘tlullherfears.我無法消除她的恐懼。

lullsb.tosleep哄人入睡Todoingsh.哄騙某人做某事

n.短暫的間歇期，暫時的平靜thelullbeforethestorm暴風(fēng)雨前的平靜Thisisjustthelullbeforethestorm.

lullabyn.搖籃曲；催眠曲☆snatchn.短時，片段

in/bysnatches斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地atshortintervals,onandoff,nowandagainItrainsinsnatches.Hesnatcheduphisgunandfired.他突然拿起槍來射擊。asnatchofconversation/music/songv.一把抓住，強(qiáng)取snatchatsth.一把抓住snatchawaysth.奪走，搶走snatchupsth.突然拿起，一把抓起☆sleepern.臥鋪睡覺的人beagood/lightsleeper睡眠好/輕枕木，枕軌（為防止耳洞閉合而戴的）小耳環(huán)(earring)臥鋪列車；鋪位IusuallygotoLondononthesleeper.Ibookedafirst-classsleeper.hardsleeper硬臥softsleeper軟臥sleeper☆fumblev.亂摸，摸索vi.

Hefumbledthedooropen.他摸索著把門打開了。Hefumbledinhispocketforthekey.他在口袋里摸索著鑰匙。Shefumbledaboutinherpocketsfortheticket.IwasfumblingwiththekeyasIcouldn'tseewherethelockwasinthedark.Thelightswentout,soIhavetofumblemywayout.☆inspectionn.檢查

Officersmakingaroutineinspectionofthevesselfound50kilogramsofthedrug.carryoutaninspection展開審查undergoinspectioninspectv.檢查inspectpassengersticketsinspectorn.檢察員☆inevitablyadv.必然地

[leadto+,resultin+]Technologicalchangeswillinevitablyleadtounemployment.Inevitablytherepairjobwasnotquitesosimple.inevitableadj.不可避免的，必然發(fā)生的Hisinvariableansweris“waitandsee”.☆destinationn.目的地；目標(biāo)

Happinessisajourney,notadestination.到達(dá)目的地reachyourdestinationarriveatyourdestinationHerdestination/purposeistowriteabookabouttheriver.touristdestination=touristattraction旅游景點(diǎn)scenicspot☆exhaustv.使精疲力盡Whatexhaustsyou?什么使你筋疲力盡呀？exhaustenergies/strength/patienceIamexhausted.我筋疲力盡了wearout使疲勞，使磨損Afterhalfanhour,hispatiencebegantowearout.不到半小時后，他開始有點(diǎn)忍耐不住了。tireout使筋疲力盡Imustsitdownandrest,Iamtiredout.knocksbout 把某人打昏，使疲勞She'sknockingherselfoutwithallthatwork.她做的工作把她累得筋疲力盡。fatiguev.（使）疲勞Doyoufatigueeasily?☆motorwayn.高速公路freewayn.高速公路,快車道expresswayn.高速公路☆ferryn.渡船，渡口☆cruisen.巡游船，巡游ThousandofChinesetouristsoncruiserefusetostepfootonSouthKoreanisland.

THAAD(TerminalHigh-AltitudeAreaDefense，末段高空區(qū)域防御)系統(tǒng)是TMD(TheaterMissileDefense戰(zhàn)區(qū)導(dǎo)彈防御系統(tǒng))體系的地基高層防御部分，比低層系統(tǒng)攔截的高度高，距離遠(yuǎn)，既能在大氣層內(nèi)又能在大氣層外撞擊殺傷截?fù)簟ourney,tour,travel,trip,

voyage,excursion,expedition,cruisejourney:最普通用詞，側(cè)重指時間較長、距離較遠(yuǎn)的單程陸上旅行，也指水上或空中的旅行。tour:指最后返回出發(fā)地，旅途中有停留游覽點(diǎn)，距離可長可短，目的各異的周游或巡行。travel:泛指旅行的行為而不指某次具體的旅行，多指到遠(yuǎn)方作長期旅行，不強(qiáng)調(diào)直接目的地，單、復(fù)數(shù)均可用。trip:普通用詞,口語多用,常指為公務(wù)或游玩作的短暫的旅行。voyage:指在水上旅行，尤指海上旅行，也可指空中旅行。excursion:較正式用詞，常指不超過一天的短時期娛樂性游玩，也可指乘火車或輪船往返特定景點(diǎn)的遠(yuǎn)足旅游。expedition:指有特定目的遠(yuǎn)征或探險。cruise:主要指乘船的游覽并在多處?？俊?/p>

☆civilizev.使文明civil--civilize—civilizationSchoolswillhelptocivilizethewildtribesthere.學(xué)校教育將有助于使那里的野蠻部落逐步開化。Knowledgecancivilizepeople.知識能夠使人有教養(yǎng)。civilizationn.文明，開化，教養(yǎng)-ize（動詞后綴）apology—apologizemodern-modernizecritic--criticize -ateact—activateorigin—originatemotive—motivate☆spaciousadj.寬敞的spaciousadj.寬敞的←spaceThehotelisneitherspaciousnorcomfortable.這旅館既不寬敞也不舒服。同義詞：roomyadj.廣闊的,寬敞的expansiveadj.易膨脹的,廣闊的混：expensivecapaciousadj.容量大的,廣闊的←capacity容量seasickadj.暈船的

Theseaisroughandhalfthepassengersareseasick.airsick暈飛機(jī)的carsick暈車的bussick 暈公交車的bicyclesick暈自行車的homesick想家的

☆intimidatev.恐嚇，恫嚇Nothingcanintimidateme.tointimidatesomebodyintodoingsomething威逼某人做某事Bobintimidatethewitnessintosilence.鮑勃威脅證人保持沉默。=frighten/threatenintimidated=frightened/threatened混：intimateadj.親密的imitatev.模仿initiatev.開始，發(fā)動initiativen.主動權(quán)☆disadvantagen.短處，缺點(diǎn)advantagen.優(yōu)點(diǎn)

☆exhilaratingadj.使人高興的

Ourfirstparachutejumpwasanexhilaratingexperience.I’mexhilaratedbyyourvisit.同義詞：excitingadj.令人興奮的,使人激動的inspiringadj.令人振奮的,激勵人的,鼓舞人心的encouragingadj.令人鼓舞的stimulatingadj.刺激的,令人興奮...Theyusetelevisionadvertisingasadeviceforstimulatingdemand.exhilaratevt.使高興,使愉快☆escapistn.逍遙者;adj.逃避現(xiàn)實(shí)的Onlyanescapistcaninventsuchanexcuse.Thewesternisescapistentertainment.☆sipv.呷，啜(drinkalittleatatime)vi.sipatsth.對著…小口喝Hesippedattheglass.sipfromsth.從…中小口喝Shesippedfromhercoffeemug.vt.sipknowledge

n.一小口，一抿的量takeasipofsth.喝一點(diǎn)Wouldyoumindmetakingasipofyourcoffee?takeasipfromsth.從…里抿一口Shetookanothersipfromhercoffee.聯(lián)想：gulp吞飲，一口氣喝下去drinkv.喝，飲supv.啜,小口地喝☆champagnen.香檳酒；香檳色Champagneisfullofbubbles.香檳酒有很多氣泡。絕干：brutnatural/brutzero：殘?zhí)巧儆?克每升超干：extrabrut/ultrabrut：殘?zhí)窃?-6克之間每公升自然/干：brut：殘?zhí)窃?-15克每公升半干/半甜：extrasec/extradry：殘?zhí)?2-20克每升甜：sec：殘?zhí)?7-35克每升特甜：demisec：殘?zhí)?5-50克每升絕甜：doux：殘?zhí)牵?0克每升☆refinementn.精心的安排精致，文雅，改良，精煉，提煉

Hermotherisawomanwithgreatrefinement她母親是一個非常文雅的女人refinev.精煉，改進(jìn)，使更文雅Weshallhavetorefineonourmethodsofadvertising.我們得進(jìn)一步改進(jìn)做廣告的方法。breathtakingadj.激動人心的

thebreathtakingnaturalbeautyoftherainforest.Wedecidedtogoforabreathtakingtrip.Thepicturetakesmybreath.這幅畫太美了。Thegirltakesmybreath.Thebeautifuldresstakesmybreath.takeadeepbreath/runoutofbreath/takeone’sbreathaway使大吃一驚近：outstanding—standout

☆soarv.高飛Wecan'tsoarinthebluesky.Thepricesaresoaring.soaringeagle/prices/ambition/skyscraperTheplanesoaredhighabovetheclouds.Unemploymenthassoaredto18%.Unemploymenthasskyrocketed/soaredup.☆effortlesslyadv.不費(fèi)力地

easily

adv.容易地,無疑地

withease

容易地,不費(fèi)力地☆landscapen.景色Thatisanoilpaintingofalandscapeinspring.scenery

n.風(fēng)景,背景scene

n.情景,場viewn.視野，風(fēng)景sceneryn.自然風(fēng)光scene,view,sight,scenery,landscapescene:指具體的、局部的或一時的景色，可以是自然形成的，也可人工造成的。view:普通用詞，多指從遠(yuǎn)處或高處所見的景色。sight:側(cè)重指旅游觀光的風(fēng)光，包括城市景色或自然風(fēng)光景色。也指人造景物或奇特的景色。scenery:指一個國家或某一地區(qū)的整體自然風(fēng)景。landscape:多指在內(nèi)陸的自然風(fēng)光。☆freshadj.精神飽滿的afreshmanLookatthatguy,heisreallyfresh.freshbreeze清風(fēng)freshwater淡水-Iamafreshman.-我是一個新手。freshman—sophomore—junior—senior☆uncrumpledadj.沒有垮下來的

Youwillarriveatyourdestinationfreshanduncrumpled.當(dāng)你抵達(dá)目的地時，你會覺得精神煥發(fā)，毫無倦意crumplev.起皺n.皺痕uncrumplev.去掉…的皺紋textPeopletravellinglongdistancesfrequentlyhavetodecidewhethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.現(xiàn)在分詞短語修飾peoplepeoplewhotravellongdistancefrequentlyfrequently定期地，經(jīng)常地quiteoftenhavetodecide==havetomakeuptheirmindwouldrather;wouldsooner要和動詞原形搭配hadbetterdo最好地wouldprefertodowouldratherdoHardlyanyonecanpositivelyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhourshardly+anyone，在這相當(dāng)于nobody;或nearlynobody,virtuallynobody.Hardly和anyone搭配，則不需倒裝。

Hardlyanyonelikeshim,becausehe'ssobad-temperedTraincompartmentssoongetcrampedandstuffy.

Itisalmostimpossibletotakeyourmindoffthejourney.Youconcentrateyourmindonthejourneyitself,nothingcanhelpyoutokeepawayfromit.takeyourmindoffsth把某人注意力從…轉(zhuǎn)移開

Eg:AholidaycantakeyourmindoffyourReadingisonlyapartialsolution,forthemonotonousrhythmofthewheelsclickingontherailssoonlullsyoutosleep.

apartialsolution=onepartofsolution

lullsyoutosleep=causeyoutofallasleepThedreamymusictookmymindoffmybookandlulledmetosleep.Duringtheday,sleepcomesinsnatches.Atnight,whenyoureallywishtogotosleep,yourarelymanagetodoso.Ifyouareluckyenoughtogetasleeper,youspendhalfthenightstaringatthesmallbluelightintheceiling,orfumblingtofindyourticketforinspection.

Intheceiling在天花板上（不譯為“里”）Inthecar在車?yán)铮ā袄铩保￤riteinink用墨水寫（“用”）-Heisingoodhealth.-Sheisingoodspirits.-Theroomisindisorder.-Hismindisinconfusion.-Shewasindespair.Indanger/inruins/inflight逃竄-Therosesareinbloom.-TheLaborPartywasinpower.當(dāng)政Inevitablyyouarriveatyourdestinationalmostexhausted.

exhausted在這里是形容詞做狀語

Longcarjourneysareevenlesspleasant,foritisquiteimpossibleeventoread.Onmotorwaysyoucan,atleast,travelfairlysafelyathighspeeds,butmoreoftenthannot,thegreaterpartofthejourneyisspentonroadswithfewservicestationsandtoomuchtraffic.

fairly的語氣是最弱的相當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

recoverfairlyquicklymoreoftenthannot主要用在書面語言當(dāng)中，meansveryoften,usually,frequently

Tomisagoodrunner.Hewinsmoreoftenthannot.Moreoftenthannot多半，在更多情況下Duringfoggyweatherthetrainsarelatemoreoftenthannot.Moreoftenthannot,heisdrunkwhenImeethim.Bycomparison,ferrytripsorcruisesofferagreatvarietyofcivilizedcomforts.bycomparison通過對比bycontrastoffer=provideagreatvarietyof:

大量的

Tforts在這兒指代servicebycomparison通過對比bycontrast

incontrastwith/toincomparisonwithIncomparisonwithmetals,plasticshavebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Bycomparison,thelivingstandardoftheBritishpeopleishigh.Youcanstretchyourlegsonthespaciousdecks,playgames,meetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfood--alwaysassuming,ofcourse,thattheseaiscalm.We'reassumingthatsomeanimalsseecolor,buthowcanweknowforsure?Assumingthattherumoristrue,whatshouldwedothen?Assumingthisisnogood,whatalternativeisthere?Ifitisnot,andyouarelikelytogetseasick,noformoftransportcouldbeworse.Evenifyoutravelinidealweather,seajourneystakealongtime.Relativelyfewpeoplearepreparedtosacrifice(uptoathirdoftheir)holidaysforthepleasureoftravellingbysea.HeisverylikelytocomelatemyheartismorelikelytobreakButifAmericadoesnotsetanexample,nooneelseislikelyto.belikelytodo有可能…=itisprobablethatnoformoftransportcouldbeworsecouldnotbe+形容詞比較級，cannotbe+形容詞比較級，no…couldbe表示“沒有什么比…”

Eg:Nobodycanbemorebeautifulthanyou.

Noplacecan/couldbebetter.Yoursuggestionscouldn’tbebetter.Itcouldn’tbeworsetohavearealskeletoninthecupboard.

relatively相對來講Relatively,fewpeoplearepreparedtosacrificetheirholidaytimeforthedubiouspleasureoftravellingbysea.

dubious=uncertain=doubtful

Youliveinarelativelypeacefulcornerofthegalaxy.Aeroplaneshavethereputationofbeingdangerousandevenhardenedtravellersareintimidatedbythem.

Theyalsohavethedisadvantageofbeinganexpensiveformoftransport.Aeroplanesarefamous/well-knownforitsbeingdangerous.havethereputationof/forHehasthereputationofbeingtheworstboyintheclass.Hehasareputationforbeinglazy.speedandcomfortButnothingcanmatchthemforspeedandcomfort.Travellingataheightof30,000feet,farabovetheclouds,andatover500milesanhourisanexhilaratingexperience.

matchsb.for

butnothingcanbeequaltothemaboutThehotelcannotbematchedforserviceandfood.Noonecanmatchhiminspeedandagility.

Youdonothavetodevisewaysoftakingyourmindoffthejourney,foranaeroplanegetsyoutoyourdestinationrapidly.Forafewhours,yousettlebackinadeeparmchairtoenjoytheflight.

第二部分當(dāng)中是采用對比法

Itisalmostimpossibletotakeyourmindoffthejourney.

Youdon’thaveto/needn’tdevisewaysoftakingyourmindoffthejourney.hardly…when

Youhadhardlyhadtimetofeeltiredwhenyouarrivedatyourdestination.Therealescapistcanwatchafreefilmshowandsipchampa