The Kindness of Strangers大学英语课文

TheKindnessofStrangersMikeMclntyre2021/6/271HighSierraTrail,California

(美国加利福利亚州--高山步道)2021/6/272CashlessJourneyHehadtriedtofindoutforsixweeks.Hehitched82ridesandcovered4,223milesacross14states.2021/6/273Hitchhiker’sway旧金山2021/6/274TheGoldenGateBridge

(旧金山--金门大桥)TheBeginningBack2021/6/275Twooldladiesandatruckerpickedmeup.

OnthewayBack2021/6/276TwoPostCardsBack2021/6/277TheJourneytoOregonBack2021/6/278OneNightinJamestown,Tennessee.BaxterWilsonwhowastheexecutivedirectordrovemetohismagnificentcountryhouse.Back2021/6/279IntrospectionIndeed,nomatterwhoyouare,youcanstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.TheEnd…2021/6/27101、第三段destination：n.目的地，终点；收件人地址eg:Don't

let

down

evenif

you're

nearingthe

destination.

即使快到目的地也不要松劲。2、第四段rely

on：依靠；信任eg：And

all

of

these

freedoms

rely

on

onething:

tolerance.

所有这些自由都依赖于一样东西：宽容。3、第七段conquer：克服，制服，驾驭eg：We

all

haveto

conquer

some

fears.

我们都必须克服某些恐惧。2021/6/27114、第八段display：vt.显露，流露；显示eg：Let's

display

the

figures

and

see

what

we

have.

让我们显示一下数字，看看我们有什么5、第十一段run

contrary

to：违背eg：The

findings

run

contrary

to

the

government's

long-established

drug

classificationsystem.

该研究颠覆了英国政府长期以来确立的药品分类系统。6、第十五段compassionate：adj.有同情心的;怜悯同情的eg：Compassionate

behaviour

becomes

a

leader.

富有同情心的行为与一名领导人的身份相称2021/6/27127、第十七段chilly：adj.寒冷的eg：His

heavy

coat

besteaded

him

against

the

chilly

north

wind.

他的厚外衣有助于他抵御寒冷的北风。8、第十八段dilapidated破烂的；损坏的；要倒塌的eg：When

they

passed

a

dilapidated

house,they

saw

acouple

with

their

three

childrenliving

there.他们路过一所破烂的房子,看见里面住着一对夫妇和他们的三个孩子。9、第十八段determine：vt.决定，确定；判定，判决；限定eg：They

must

determine

where

the

conference

willtakeplace.

他们必须决定在哪里召开会议。2021/6/271310、第二十九段expose：vt（使）暴露eg：The

c