讲解新概念三 Lesson44 Speed and comfort

1、Lesson 45 The power of the press新闻报道的威力,Lesson 44 Speed and comfort又快捷又舒适,Learning Objectives,掌握一些单词的具体用法； 学习课文； 进行一些口语训练。,New words and expressions,positivelyadv. 绝对地，完全地 in positive way. The food is positively uneatable. 那些食物绝对不能吃。 Can you really do it positively? 你真的可以完全做到吗？ 相当于 surely, absolutel

2、y, certainly, indeed compartmentn. 分隔间或单间 The first-class compartments are in the front of the train. 头等车室在列车的前面。,crampedadj.窄小的 I feel cramped by the limitations of my job. 我觉得受工作束缚，没有什么奔头儿。 同义词： narrow adj.有限的,狭窄的 overcrowded adj. 过度拥挤的; cramp n. 抽筋，痉挛，夹钳 I got a cramp while swimming and almost dr

3、owned. 我游泳时痉挛，差点溺水。 v. 束缚，使痉挛，用夹钳夹紧 All these difficulties cramped his progress. 所有这些困难阻碍了他的进步。,stuffy adj. 憋气的，闷气的 Our office is really stuffy. 我们的办公室很闷。 同义词: airless monotonous adj. 枯燥的，乏味的 Mary is finding life deadly monotonous . 玛丽感到生活非常单调。 同义词： dull adj.呆滞的,钝的 tedious adj.单调乏味的,沉闷的 boring adj.令

4、人厌烦的,乏味的 dreary adj. 沉闷的,令人沮丧的 dull, tedious, monotonous, dreary, dull: 指缺乏新鲜、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。 tedious: 侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷，缺乏活力，使感到不舒服。 monotonous: 指没有变化、重复单调的。 dreary: 侧重无趣味的，不活泼的事或思想状态。,rhythmn. 有节奏的运动 Stress and rhythm are important in speaking English. 说英语时，重音和节奏是很重要的。 clickv. 发出咔哒声 He sal

5、uted with a click of his heels. 他立正敬礼，鞋后跟发出咔嗒一声。 lull v. 催人欲睡 lull to sleep轻摇或轻哼使之入睡 The mother lulled the baby to sleep. 母亲哄着孩子入睡了。 What a good day, the wind lulled! 天气真好，风和日丽！ lullaby n. 摇篮曲， 催眠曲， 任何轻柔的音乐 She was singing a lullaby to her child. 她正在给孩子唱摇篮曲。,snatch n. 短时，片段 snatch at sth 抓取,设法夺取 Joh

6、n made a brave snatch at victory but failed at last. 约翰奋力求胜，但最后失败了。 snatch up 抓起 He snatched up his gun and fired. 他突然拿起枪来射击。 in/by snatches 断断续续地(间或地) It rains in snatches. 雨断断续续的下。 sleeper n. 卧铺，睡眠者，爆冷门 He usually goes home on the sleeper. 他通常乘卧铺车回家。 hard sleeper 硬卧 soft sleeper 软卧,fumble v.乱摸，摸索

7、He fumbled in his pocket for the key. 他在口袋里摸索着钥匙。 fumble about 瞎摸;摸弄 She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen. 她在手提袋中搜寻钢笔。 fumble around 笨手笨脚地寻找 No one wants to fumble around for queries. 没人希望为了一个问题到处搜寻。 inspection n.检查 I gave the radio a thorough inspection before buying it. 我把收音机彻底检查了一遍才买了下来。,in

8、evitably adv. 必然地 Inevitably he failed the exam, because he was lazy. 因为他很懒惰，考试当然不及格。 destinationn.目的地 Life can be likened to a journey with an unknown destination. 生命可以被比作一次不知目的地的旅行。 exhaust v.使精疲力尽 Caring for young children can exhaust you physically and mentally. 照顾小孩子会使你身心疲惫。 同义词 wear out使疲劳，使磨损

9、 After half an hour, his patience began to wear out. 不到半小时后，他开始有点忍耐不住了。,tire out 使筋疲力尽 I must sit down and rest, I am tired out. 我一定得坐下歇一歇，我累极了。 knock sb out把某人打昏，使疲劳 Shes knocking herself out with all that work. 她做的工作把她累得筋疲力尽。 fatigue v.（使）疲劳 Finally, her mind gave in to fatigue and she fell asleep

10、. 最后她的心力疲惫不堪，就睡着了。 motorway n.快车道 同义词 freeway n.高速公路,快车道 expressway n. 高速公路,ferry n. 渡船，渡口 He went down to the ferry but found the boat on the other side. 他到了渡口，却发现渡船在对岸。 cruise n.巡游船，巡游 journey, tour, travel, trip, voyage, excursion, expedition, cruise, journey: 最普通用词，侧重指时间较长、距离较远的单程陆上旅行，也指水上或空中的旅行

11、。 tour: 指最后返回出发地，旅途中有停留游览点，距离可长可短，目的各异的周游或巡行。 travel: 泛指旅行的行为而不指某次具体的旅行，多指到远方作长期旅行，不强调直接目的地，单、复数均可用。 trip: 普通用词，口语多用，常指为公务或游玩作的较短暂的旅行。 voyage: 指在水上旅行，尤指海上旅行，也可指空中旅行。,excursion: 较正式用词，常指不超过一天的短时期娱乐性游玩，也可指乘火车或轮船往返特定景点的远足旅游。 expedition: 指有特定目的远征或探险。 cruise: 主要指乘船的游览并在多处停靠。 civilize v.使文明 Many a rough m

12、an has been civilized by his wife. 许多粗野的男人在妻子的开导下变得文雅了。 civilization n. 文明，开化，教养 spacious adj. 宽敞的space The hotel is neither spacious nor comfortable. 这旅馆既不宽敞也不舒服。 同义词： roomy adj.广阔的,宽敞的 expansive adj.易膨胀的,广阔的 capacious adj.容量大的,广阔的 capacity 容量,New words and expression,seasick adj.晕船的 The sea is rou

13、gh and half the passengers are seasick. 海面波涛汹涌，半数旅客晕船。 airsick晕飞机的 carsick 晕车的 bussick 晕公交车的 bicyclesick晕自行车的 homesick想家的 intimidate v.恐吓，恫吓 He was intimidated into silence. 他吓得不敢作声。 同义词： frighten vt.使惊吓,害怕;vi.惊吓 threaten v.威胁,恐吓,New words and expression,disadvantage n.短处，缺点 advantage 优点，长处 exhilara

14、ting adj. 使人高兴的 Our first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience. 我们第一次跳伞感到兴奋莫名。 exhilarate vt. 使高兴,使愉快 Im exhilarated by your visit. 对于你的来访我是高兴极了。 同义词： exciting adj.令人兴奋的,使人激动的 inspiring adj. 令人振奋的，激励人的，鼓舞人心的 encouraging adj. 令人鼓舞的 stimulating adj. 刺激的,令人兴奋. They use television advertising a

15、s a device for stimulating demand. 他们利用电视广告作为刺激需求的方法。,escapist n.逍遥者, 逃避现实者 Only an escapist can invent such an excuse. 这种借口只有逃避现实的人能想的得出。 sip v.呷， 啜饮drink a little at a time. take a sip of 喝一点 He paused to take a sip of water, and then went on with his story. 他停下来呷了一口水，然後继续讲他的事。 同义词 taste v. 品尝 dri

16、nk v. 喝，饮 sup v.啜,小口地喝 champagne n.香槟酒，香槟色 Champagne is full of bubbles. 香槟酒有很多气泡。,New words and expression,refinement n.精心的安排，n. 精致，文雅，改良，精炼，提炼 Her mother is a woman with great refinement. 她母亲是一个非常文雅的女人 refine v. 精炼，改进，使更文雅 We shall have to refine on our methods of advertising. 我们得进一步改进做广告的方法。 brea

17、thtaking adj. 激动人心的，令人赞叹的， 壮观的， 惊险的， 吃惊的 The house has breathtaking views from every room. 这所房子的每个房间都能看到令人惊叹的美景。 take ones breath away vt. 使大吃一惊(使人吃惊或高兴得说不出话来) The picture takes my breath away. 这幅画太美了.,New words and expression,soar v.翱翔，高飞，猛增，高涨，高耸 Set the birds wings with gold and it will never aga

18、in soar in the sky. 鸟翼上系上了黄金，这鸟便永不能再在天上翱翔了。 同义词 fly effortlessly adv. 不费力地 To my astonishment, the man lifted the rock effortlessly. 使我吃惊的是,那汉子毫不费劲地把石块举了起来。 effortlessadj.容易的,不费力气的 同义词 easilyadv. 容易地,无疑地 with ease容易地,不费力地,landscape n.景色，风景画，山水 That is an oil painting of a landscape in spring. 那是一幅描绘

19、春天景色的油画。 同义词： sceneryn.风景,背景 scenen.情景,场 view 视野，风景 scenery 自然风光scene, view, sight, scenery, landscape, scene: 指具体的、局部的或一时的景色，可以是自然形成的，也可人工造成的。 view: 普通和词，多指从远处或高处所见的景色。 sight: 侧重指旅游观光的风光，包括城市景色或自然风光景色。也指人造景物或奇特的景色。 scenery: 指一个国家或某一地区的整体自然风景。 landscape: 多指在内陆的自然风光。,fresh adj. 精神饱满的 ，新鲜的，清新的，新近的，无经验

20、的 I feel really fresh after my holiday. 我度假之後真觉得又精神饱满了。 fresh airn. 新鲜空气 fresh snow 初雪 辨析：new, fresh, novel, original, innovative, new: 普通用词，与old相对，指最近的或创新的。 fresh: 指新鲜的、新做的，侧重创新。 novel: 侧重新事物的新奇和独特。 original: 强调独创性。 innovative: 强调富有创新和革新精神。 uncrumpled adj. 没有跨下来 You will arrive at your destination

21、fresh and uncrumpled. 当你抵达目的地时，你会觉得精神焕发，毫无倦意。 crumple v.起皱 n. 皱痕 uncrumple v. 去掉的皱纹,课文解析,It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. take ones mind off 不想,将注意力从上移开，如： Then she had already taken her mind off him and his wealth. 那会儿她早已不再想他和他的财富了。 for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels

22、clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep. lull someone to sleep 哄某人入睡，如 It took us all night to lull the baby to sleep, singing to him and walking up and down with him. 为了哄宝宝入睡，我们一整夜又是给他唱歌又是抱着他踱来踱去。,During the day, sleep comes in snatches. in snatches 断断续续地。也可使用介词by代替in。 Since then she often sl

23、eeps in snatches, waking up in horror suddenly. 自那以来，她的睡眠经常断断续续，会突然惊恐地醒来。 If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring atof fumbling to find. to get a sleep,动词不定式短语，在句子中作结果状语。这种情况下动词不定式前通常可以用副词only加强其语气，使其句子成分的作用更加明显，如 What you have said was only to make him angrier. 你说

24、的话只会使他更生气。 句子中带有too或enough这样的词时，其后的动词不定式通常为结果状语，如 She was too young to understand all that. 她太年轻了还不能理解所有这些事情。,课文解析,spend some time (in) doing sth. 花费一定时间做某事 Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted. almost exhausted 在句子中作伴随状况状语。 ，but more often than not, more often that not 往往，多半，如

25、 More often than not the patient recovers. 这个病人多半能恢复健康。,课文解析,By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a by comparison 相比而言，相形之下。也可为in comparison. 这两种形式，无论哪种在使用时，句中的修饰语用原级，通常不用比较级，如 This way of putting it makes the other way seem pale by/in comparison. 和这种说法相比较，那个就显得苍白无力了。 和具体的事物相比较： in comparison

26、 with in comparison to ,always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. alwayscalm这部分为插入语，对破折号前的内容进行条件上的补充说明。,课文解析,If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse. 由于意义明确if it is not 后面省略了calm 这里的连词and用来连接一个表示结果的句子，意即“那么”、“则”。and的这一用法尤其在口语中很常见，如 If you speak the truth, and you need have no shame. 如果你说真话，那么你就不必害臊。 hardened adj.冷酷的，麻木的 But nothing ca