新概念三册Lesson-42

Lesson42Moderncavemen,cave,【alargenaturalholeinthesideofaclifforhill,orundertheground】,hole,【ahollowspaceinsomethingsolid,withanopeningononeside】,chasmn.flawn.cleftcavern,averydeepspacebetweentwoareasofrockorice,especiallyonethatisdangerousamistake,mark,orweaknessthatmakessomethingimperfectanaturalcrackinsomething,especiallythesurfaceofrocksortheEarthetc.alargecave,thechasmbetweenrichandpoor,anumberofcrucialflawsinhismonetarytheory,solituden.独处,【whenyouarealone,especiallywhenthisiswhatyouenjoy】Heenjoyedhismomentsofsolitudebeforethepressuresofthedaybeganinthemorning.insolitude独自地Ispentthemorninginsolitude.,solituden.独处,lonelinessn.孤独【theunhappinessthatisfeltbysomeonebecausetheydonothaveanyfriendsordonothaveanyonetotalkto】Ihavesomanyfriends,butdeepdown,underneath,Ihaveafearofloneliness.,lurev.引诱,【topersuadesomeonetodosomething,especiallysomethingwrongordangerous,bymakingitseemattractiveorexciting】Theydidnotrealizethattheywerebeingluredintoatrap.Peoplemaybeluredintobuyingticketsbycleveradvertising.,lurev.引诱,【toattractcustomers,workers,moneyetc.fromanothercompanyorplace】ItsverydifficulttoluretalentawayfromSiliconValley.luren.诱惑力【somethingthatattractspeople,orthequalityofbeingabletodothis】Hewasntmatureenoughtoresistthelureofdrinkanddrugs.,undertakingn.(尤指艰巨的)任务;工作,【animportantjob,pieceofwork,oractivitythatyouareresponsiblefor】Organizingtheshowhasbeenamassiveundertaking.undertakev.从事，承担【toacceptthatyouareresponsibleforapieceofwork,andstarttodoit】Sheundertookthetaskofmonitoringtheelections.,foresightn.,先见之明LuckilyIdhadtheforesighttogetinplentyoffood.,foretellv.,预言predictNoneofuscanforetellwhatliesahead.,foreseev.预见forecastv.预报,distinguishedadj.卓著的；高贵的,Shewasbornintoadistinguishedacademicfamily.Hissuitwasimmaculatelycutandhelookedverydistinguished.distinguishv.辨别；使著名Couldhedistinguishrightfromwrong?Thereissomethingaboutmusicthatdistinguishesitfromallotherartforms.,inflatableadj.可充气的,inflatev.使充气inflatev.抬高（物价）；涨高Hotelsofteninflatepricesatparticulartimesoftheyear.inflationn.通货膨胀inflatev.夸大Thesuccessinflatedhisself-confidence.,insistentadj.持续的,【makingacontinuouspatternofsoundsthatisdifficulttoignore】theinsistentrhythms坚持的，坚决的Shewasinsistentthattheyshouldallmeetfordinner.Theywereinsistentongoodmanners.,boomv.发出低沉洪亮的声音,Musicboomedoutfromloudspeakers.激增By1988theeconomywasbooming.n.（经济）繁荣Aneconomicboomfollowed,especiallyinhousingandconstruction.轰鸣声Thestillnessofthenightwasbrokenbytheboomofacannon.,stalactite,stalagmite,limestone,pot-holingn.pot-holern.ramblern.Everestn.wadev.waterfalln.,洞穴探险运动洞穴探险者漫步者珠穆朗玛峰蹚水瀑布,gearn.rubblen.waterspoutn.glistenv.eerieadj.domen.,（用于特定活动的）设备、服装瓦砾，碎石海龙卷；暴雨（因有水或有油）而发光怪异可怕的【strange&frightening】穹顶,Somanywords,Listen.,Caveexploration,orpot-holing,asithascometobeknown,isarelativelynewsport.,cometobeknown渐渐为人知晓HesoonmadeanameforhimselfandcametobeknowntotheItaliansasGiovanniAcuto.Lesson14Anoblegangster,Caveexploration,orpot-holing,asithascometobeknown,isarelativelynewsport.,relativelyadv.相对地【somethingthatisrelativelysmall,easyetcisfairlysmall,paredtootherthings】Thesystemisrelativelyeasytouse.relativelyspeaking相对来说，相比较而言Relativelyspeaking,caveexplorationisanewsport.,Perhapsitisthedesireforsolitudeorthechanceofmakinganunexpecteddiscoverythatlurespeopledowntothedepthsoftheearth.,desiren.愿望【astronghopeorwish】desiretodosth.做某事的强烈愿望thedesiretobealonedesireforsth.对某事的渴望chancen.可能性；机会chanceof(doing)sth.指有可能性去做chancetodosth.指可以利用的时间与状况Ralphwaswaitingforachancetointroducehimself.,Perhapsitisthedesireforsolitudeorthechanceofmakinganunexpecteddiscoverythatlurespeopledowntothedepthsoftheearth.,thedepths深处【placesthatarealongwaybelowthesurfaceoftheseaorearth】Leaves,brownwithlongimmersion,rosetothesurfaceandvanishedbackintothedepths.,Itisimpossibletogiveasatisfactoryexplanationforapot-holersmotives.,satisfactoryadj.令人满意的【goodenough】explanation,result,answer,outcome,resolution,etc.motiven.动机（reason）motivefor做某事的动机Policehaveruledoutrobberyasamotiveforthekilling.,Forhim,caveshavethesamepeculiarfascinationwhichhighmountainshavefortheclimber.,Forhim,caveshaveapeculiarfascination.Highmountainshaveapeculiarfascinationfortheclimber.注意对应：himtheclimbercaveshighmountainsCavesaretoapot-holerwhatmountainsaretoaclimber.,Theyarouseinstinctswhichcanonlybedimlyunderstood.,arousev.引起（reaction）；激起（feeling）Hisrevolutionaryworkinlinguisticshasarousedintensescholarlyinterest.Thesmelloffryingbaconarousedhishunger.instinctn.天生的东西本能，天分，本能反应，直觉instinctforsth./todosth.,ExploringreallydeepcavesisnotataskfortheSundayafternoonrambler.Suchundertakingsrequirethepreciseplanningandforesightofmilitaryoperations.,taskn.【apieceofworkthatmustbedone,especiallyonethatisdifficultorunpleasantorthatmustbedoneregularly】requirev.requiresth.需要某物Ifyourequirefurtherinformation,youshouldconsulttheregistrar.berequiredtodosth.（法律等）要求做某事,ExploringreallydeepcavesisnotataskfortheSundayafternoonrambler.Suchundertakingsrequirethepreciseplanningandforesightofmilitaryoperations.,preciseadj.精确的【exactandaccurateinalldetails】thepreciseplanningofmilitaryoperationsandtheforesightofmilitaryoperations,Itcantakeaslongaseightdaystorigupropeladdersandtoestablishsupplybasesbeforeadescentcanbemadeintoaverydeepcave.,aslongas强调时间长类比asearlyas/aslongagoasrigv.装配rigup【tomakeapieceofequipment,furnitureetcquicklyfromobjectsthatyoufindaroundyou】,Itcantakeaslongaseightdaystorigupropeladdersandtoestablishsupplybasesbeforeadescentcanbemadeintoaverydeepcave.,descentn.下降makeadescentdescendbeforedescendingintoaverydeepcave,Precautionsofthissortarenecessary,foritisimpossibletoforetelltheexactnatureofthedifficultieswhichwillconfrontthepot-holer.,precautionn.防范行动“precautionslikeropeladdersandsupplybases”naturen.性质；特征confrontv.遭遇Enormousproblemsconfrontedthenewgovernment.Customersareconfrontedwithabewilderingamountofchoice.,ThedeepestknowncaveintheworldistheGouffreBergernearGrenoble.Itextendstoadepthof3,732feet.,Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld,Thisimmensechasmhasbeenformedbyanundergroundstreamwhichhastunnelledacoursethroughaflawintherocks.,immensechasm?cave!formv.（自然物）形成Therockswereformedmorethan4000millionyearsago.tunnelv.挖隧道coursen.河道,TheentrancetothecaveisonaplateauintheDauphinAlps.,plateaun.高原plainn.平原basinn.盆地hilln.小山，丘陵,Asitisonlysixfeetacross,itisbarelynoticeable.,acrossadv.指宽度Thishand-decoratedplatemeasures14inchesacross.barelyadv.几乎不hardlyShecouldbarelyremembertheridetothehospital.,ThecavemightneverhavebeendiscoveredhadnottheentrancebeenspottedbythedistinguishedFrenchpot-holer,Berger.,IftheentrancehadnotbeenspottedbythedistinguishedFrenchpot-holer,Berger,thecavemightneverhavebeendiscovered.1.were,had,should2.省略if，并提前3.否定词不可缩略置于句首（werent,hadnt,shouldnt）,ThecavemightneverhavebeendiscoveredhadnottheentrancebeenspottedbythedistinguishedFrenchpot-holer,Berger.,Iftheywereherenow,theycouldhelpus.Weretheyherenow,theycouldhelpus.Ifitshouldrain,thecropswouldbesaved.Shoulditrain,thecropswouldbesaved.要是知道地址，我早就给你写信了。HadIknownyouraddress,Iwouldhavewrittenbefore.,Sinceitsdiscovery,ithasbecomeasortofpot-holersEverest.Thoughanumberofdescentshavebeenmade,muchofitstillremainstobeexplored.,EverestPeoplesometimesmentionthenameEverestwhentheyaretalkingaboutanextremelydifficultachievement.Cancerresearchershavemadesomeprogress,buttheystillhaveanEveresttoclimb.remaintobedone剩下，余留，待做,Drawapicture!,陡峭的,Ateamofpot-holersrecentlywentdowntheGouffreBerger.Afterenteringthenarrowgapontheplateau,theyclimbeddownthesteepsidesofthecaveuntiltheycametoanarrowcorridor.Theyhadtoedgetheirwayalongthis,sometimeswadingacrossshallowstreams,orswimmingacrossdeeppools.Suddenlytheycametoawaterfallwhichdroppedintoanundergroundlakeatthebottomofthecave.,走廊,缓缓移动,缺口，裂缝,Theyplungedintothelak