新概念第三冊37課The Westhaven Express 開往威斯特海溫的快車.doc

Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 開往威斯特海溫的快車 【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語express n. 快車；adj. 高速的punctual adj. 準(zhǔn)時(shí)的; condition v. 使習(xí)慣于unshakable adj. 不可動(dòng)搖的faith n. 信任cancel v. 取消exceptionally adv. 例外地dislocate v. 打亂（計(jì)劃等）blame v. 責(zé)怪consult v. 請教，查閱direct adv. 徑直地odd adj. 奇怪的，異常的reflect v. 細(xì)想advantage n. 優(yōu)勢mighty adj. 強(qiáng)大的，有力的dawdle v. 慢吞吞的動(dòng)或做chug v. 咔嚓咔嚓地響lodge v. 提出comlaint n. 抱怨triumph n. 勝利asterisk n. 星號（*）conduct v. 引向，引導(dǎo)express n. 快車；adj. 高速的express way: 高速公路 express train快車special express 特快through express 直快stopping/ local train 慢車punctual adj. 準(zhǔn)時(shí)的; be punctual in doing sth. 在做方面非常準(zhǔn)時(shí)be punctual to the minute 非常準(zhǔn)時(shí)L36-05_37-01 end 915”L37-02 begin 835”Eg: He is a man whos punctual to the minute.punctually adv.unpunctual ant.punctuality n.condition v. 使習(xí)慣于=form a habit inEg: This society has conditioned each of us.be conditioned to 習(xí)慣了Eg: Each of us has been conditioned to the society.The plants has been conditioned to the cold weather here.The cold weather has conditioned the plants here.condition 條件on condition that 在條件下如果on no condition 在任何情況下，用在句首句子要倒裝On no condition must you be late.in good/ bad condition 情況良好/情況糟糕change ones condition 結(jié)婚in the interesting condition : 懷孕 pregnantunshakable adj. 不可動(dòng)搖的faith n. 信任keep faith with sb. 對守信用put ones faith in sth 對有信心on the faith of 在的保障下，憑的信用faith 深信不疑，信仰，比belief 程度重一點(diǎn)belief: 可信賴，可接受conviction 堅(jiān)定的信念trust 相信，依賴credit 對完全相信cancel v. 取消call off = cancel 可以互相替換abolish 廢除rescind 撤銷，廢止write off 注銷，勾銷cross out 劃掉exceptionally adv. 例外地dislocate v. 打亂（計(jì)劃等）blame v. 責(zé)怪consult v. 請教，查閱direct adv. 徑直地odd adj. 奇怪的，異常的reflect v. 細(xì)想reflect on sth 細(xì)想reflect upon oneself 自我反省advantage n. 優(yōu)勢take advantage of sb/sth 欺騙并利用of great/no advantage to sb/sth 對有（沒有）好處to advantage 更有效地have advantage over sb 勝過某人，比某人有優(yōu)勢L37-02 end 835”L37-03 begin 942”interest 個(gè)人的利益，好處benefit 通過正當(dāng)手段謀求的好處profit 金錢上的獲益good 個(gè)人或集體的利益mighty adj. 強(qiáng)大的，有力的dawdle v. 慢吞吞的動(dòng)或做chug v. 咔嚓咔嚓地響lodge v. 提出make/ lodge complaint 提出抱怨comlaint n. 抱怨triumph n. 勝利asterisk n. 星號（*）conduct v. 引向，引導(dǎo)【Text】 Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 開往威斯特海溫的快車 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What was the mistake the author made?We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder. 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. One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven. When he denied the trains existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable. There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white. Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said: This service has been suspended. 參考譯文我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于相信火車總是準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)的。經(jīng)過多年的適應(yīng)，大多數(shù)人對火車時(shí)刻表產(chǎn)生了一種不可動(dòng)搖的信念。輪船船期可能因風(fēng)暴而推延，飛機(jī)航班可能因惡劣天氣而取消，唯有火車必然是準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)的。只有非同尋常的大雪才可能暫時(shí)打亂鐵路運(yùn)行。因此，一旦鐵路上真出了問題，人們便不加思索地責(zé)備鐵路當(dāng)局。事實(shí)上，差錯(cuò)很可能是我們自己，而不是鐵路當(dāng)局的。我查看了列車時(shí)刻表，滿意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海溫的快車。這是趟直達(dá)車，旅途總共才需1小時(shí)17分鐘。上車后，我不禁注意到許多當(dāng)?shù)厝艘采狭塑?。一開始，我并不感到奇怪，我想除我之外，想利用快車之便的也一定大有人在?；疖囬_出幾英里即在一個(gè)小站威德里停了下來。對此，我不覺得奇怪，因?yàn)榧幢闶翘貏e快車也可能被信號攔住。但是，當(dāng)火車一站接著一站往前蠕動(dòng)時(shí)，我便產(chǎn)生了懷疑。我突然感到這趟快車并沒以時(shí)速90英里的速度呼嘯前進(jìn)，而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬行，時(shí)速僅30英里。1小時(shí)17分過去了，走了還不到一半路程。我問一位乘客，這是不是開往威斯特海溫的那趟快車，他說從未聽說過有這么一趟快車。我決定到目的地就給鐵路部門提意見。兩小時(shí)后，我氣呼呼地同威斯特海溫站站長說起此事。他說根本沒有這趟車。于是我借他本人的列車時(shí)刻表，我?guī)е环N勝利者的調(diào)子告訴他那趟車白紙黑字。明明白白印在時(shí)刻表上。他迅速地掃視了一眼，讓我再看一遍。一個(gè)小小的星形符號把我的目光引到了那頁底部一個(gè)說明上。上面寫著：“此趟列車暫停運(yùn)行?！薄菊n文講解】背誦：We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.We ve learnt to expect that 我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼背誦：After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.develop an unshakable faith in sth 對產(chǎn)生了樣的信念背誦：Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services.It is all too easy to blame.too.to句型中，在too前出現(xiàn)了all, only, but, not等詞的時(shí)候，to就有肯定意義Eg:He was but too eager to get home. One is never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老be likely to do 有可能 .Eg: You are likely to get success if you work hard.It is likely that.It is likely that he arrived here in bable 不能與不定式搭配 比possible 可能性大Eg: It is probable / possible that.Eg: It is probable / possible that he will speak to you.It is possible for us to finish the work in an hour.L37-03 end 942”L37-04 begin 901”go direct from . to .strike sb as 給某人以印象，使某人感到;as后面可以接分詞、名詞、形容詞搭配連用。Eg: The activity atroke me as wasting time.背熟：I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.hold up=hold back, hinder, prevent dawn on sb 漸漸被某人明白barely=onlyin black and white 白紙黑字Key structureWe ve learnt to expect that 我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼We ve learnt to expect that 我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼It is all too easy to blame.too.to句型中，在too前出現(xiàn)了all, only, but, not等詞的時(shí)候，to就有肯定意義be likely to do 有可能 .It is likely that.The first paragraph is importantgo direct from . to .strike sb as 給某人以印象，使某人感到;as后面可以接分詞、名詞、形容詞搭配連用。hold up=hold back, hinder, prevent dawn on sb 漸漸被某人明白in black and white 白紙黑字L37-04 end 901”L37-05 begin 1140”【Multiple choice questions】Comprehension1 When the writer consulted his railway timetable _ .a. he wanted to find out how long the express train to Westhaven tookb. he wanted to know the quickest way of getting to Westhaven by railc. he did not notice how many stations there were on the way to Westhavend. he misread the information concerning the time the journey tookby rail =by train2 At what point did the writer realize that the train was not travelling at the speed of an express train?a. When the train had reached the station after Widley.b. When the train had been held up by signals.c. After the train had stopped at several small stations.d. After the train had covered a distance of thirty miles.at the speed of 以的速度express train 特快列車3 When the writer went to the station master, he complained about _ .a. the train scheduled as an express train having in fact been a slow one b. the lack of colour in the timetablec. the lack of any express trains from his local station to Westhavend. the fact that the Westhaven express had been suspended from service complain about/of 抱怨Structure4 We have learnt to expect _ punctual. (l.1)a. trains being b. trains to be c. of trains being d. trains are going to be5 _ exceptionally heavily might railway services be temporarily dislocated. (ll.5-6)a. If only it smowed b. Only in case it snows c. Only were it to snow d. Only when snowonly所引導(dǎo)的狀語從句用在句首，句子必須倒裝， if條件句，如果if省略,were要前置6 The express train went direct from my local station to Westhaven _ a mere hour and seventeen minutes. (l.10)a. in b. lasting c. a journey which lasted d. a journey of7 One hour and seventeen minutes passed _ still to cover half the distance. (ll.16-17)a. before w