新概念英語第三冊+Lesson+44+Speed+and+comfort+課堂筆記講義

Lesson44Speedandcomfort又快捷又舒適、People（travellinglongdistances）frequentlyhavetodecide（whethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.賓語從句）Hardlyanyonecanpositivelyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhours.出遠門的人常常需要決定是走旱路、水路，還是坐飛機。很少有人能夠真正喜歡坐幾個小時以上的火車。非謂語動詞travelling作定語=Peoplewhotravel…Hardly：幾乎不（否定詞，置于句首，句子部分倒裝）positively(adv.)積極地——positive(adj.)積極的反：negatively(adv.)消極地bepositiveaboutsth.（指人）對…有把握，確信的=besureaboutsth.bepositive+that+賓語從句=besurethat…eg.你確定鎖門了嗎？Areyoupositivethatyoulockedthedoor?你確定錢是他偷的嗎？Areyoupositivethatthemoneywasstolenbyhim?2、Traincompartmentssoongetcrampedandstuffy.Itisalmostimpossibletotakeyourmindoffthejourney.車廂很快就變得擁擠、悶熱，想擺脫開旅途的困擾是很難的。compartment(n.)包間，包廂（特指火車上的）apartment(n.)公寓=flatdepartment(n.)部門cramped(adj.)擁擠的，狹小的（空間）eg.acrampedkitchen反：spacious(adj.)寬敞的stuffy(adj.)憋悶的，通風不良的eg.這房間太悶，我喘不上氣了。Theroomistoostuffyformetobreathe.反：ventilated(adj.)通風的3、Readingisonlyapartialsolution,（forthemonotonousrhythmofthewheelsclickingontherailssoonlullsyoutosleep.原因狀語從句）看書只能解決部分問題。車輪與鐵軌間單調的嘎喳聲很快就會送你進入夢鄉(xiāng)。Reading：動名詞作主語partial(adj.)部分的——part(n.)部分solution(n.)解決方法——solve(v.)解決monotonous(adj.)單調的，千篇一律的=dull乏味的，單調的前綴“mon-”:表示“一”的意思eg.Monday周一,monologue獨白，monk和尚eg.amonotonousmeal單調的飯菜rhythm(n.)旋律eg.《RhythmoftheRain》click(v.)咔嗒聲eg.Thedoorclickedshut.門咔嗒一聲關上了。Clickhere.點擊這里。clickrate點擊率lull(v.)使…安靜，撫慰lullsb.tosleep哄某人睡覺eg.歌聲使我很快如睡了。Themusiclulledmetosleepquickly.eg.lullaby(n.)搖籃曲，催眠曲4、Duringtheday,sleepcomesinsnatches.Atnight,（whenyoureallywishtogotosleep時間狀語從句）,yourarelymanagetodoso.（Ifyouareluckyenoughtogetasleeper條件狀語從句：真實條件句）,youspendhalfthenightstaringatthesmallbluelightintheceiling,orfumblingtofindyourticketforinspection.白天是忽睡忽醒，到了夜晚，你真想睡了，卻很難入睡。即使你走運弄到一個臥鋪，夜間有一半時間你會盯著車頂那盞小藍燈而睡不著覺；要不然就為查票摸索你的車票。snatch（v.）搶(n.)片段（多用復數(shù)）eg.她從我這里把信搶走了。Shesnatchedtheletterfromme.eg.我聽到了他們對話的片段。Iheardthesnatchesoftheirconversation.insnatches斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地eg.sleep/studyinsnatches斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地睡覺/學習sleeper(n.)臥鋪stare(vi.)凝視，盯著stareatsth.=fixone’seyesonsth.ceiling(n.)天花板（室內）roof(n.)屋頂（室外）fumble(v.)翻找fumblefor翻找=lookforinspection(n.)檢查——inspect(v.)檢查inspector(n.)檢查員5、Inevitablyyouarriveatyourdestinationalmostexhausted.Longcarjourneysareevenlesspleasant,（foritisquiteimpossibleeventoread原因狀語從句）.Onmotorwaysyoucan,atleast,travelfairlysafelyathighspeeds,butmoreoftenthannot,thegreaterpartofthejourneyisspentonroadswithfewservicestationsandtoomuchtraffic.一旦抵達目的地，你總是疲憊不堪。乘汽車作長途旅行則更加不舒服，因為連看書都幾乎不可能。在公路上還好，你至少能以相當快的速度安全地向前行。但旅行的大部分時間都花在路上，而且只有很少的服務設施，交通也很擁擠。Inevitably(adv.)不可避免地lesspleasant比較不愉快消級比較：less+adj./adv.原級比較不…，更不…theleast+adj./adv.原級最不…moreoftenthannot通常，往往=asoftenasnot=usually=normally6、Bycomparison,ferrytripsorcruisesofferagreatvarietyofcivilizedcomforts.Youcanstretchyourlegsonthespaciousdecks,playgames,meetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfood--alwaysassuming,ofcourse,（thattheseaiscalm.賓語從句）相比之下，坐船旅行或環(huán)游可以得到文明世界的各種享受。你可以在甲板上伸展四肢、做游戲，還能也很見到各種有趣的人，能享用各種美味佳肴——當然，這一切只有在大海風平浪靜的情況下才有可能。comparison(n.)比較——compare(v.)Bycomparison相較而言spacious(adj.)寬敞的反：cramped(adj.)擁擠的7、（Ifitisnot,andyouarelikelytogetseasick,條件狀語從句）noformoftransportcouldbeworse.（Evenifyoutravelinidealweather讓步狀語從句）,seajourneystakealongtime.Relativelyfewpeoplearepreparedtosacrificeholidaytimeforthepleasureoftravellingbysea.如果大海肆虐起來，你就可能暈船，那種難受勁兒是任何一種別的旅行的方式都不會帶來的。即使風平浪靜，坐船旅行也要占用很長時間。沒有多少人會為享受坐船旅行的樂趣而犧牲假期的時間。Evenifyoutravelinidealweather,…即使，雖然…=Inspiteoftravellinginidealweather,…Relatively(adv.)相較而言=BycomparisonsacrificeAforB為了B，犧牲A8、Aeroplaneshavethereputationofbeingdangerousandevenhardenedtravellersareintimidatedbythem.Theyalsohavethedisadvantageofbeinganexpensiveformoftransport.Butnothingcanmatchthemforspeedandcomfort.Travellingataheightof30,000feet,farabovetheclouds,andatover500milesanhourisanexhilaratingexperience.飛機以危險而著稱，連老資格的旅行者也怕飛機。飛機另一個缺點是昂貴。但就速度與舒適而言，飛機是無與倫比的。騰云駕霧，在30，000英尺高空以500英里的時速旅行，這種經(jīng)歷令人心曠神怡。hardened(adj.)老練的timid(adj.)膽小的intimidate(v.)威脅，恐嚇intimidatesb.intodoingsth.恐嚇某人做某事disadvantage(n.)缺點——advantage(n.)優(yōu)點exhilarating(adj.)=veryexcitingexhilarated(adj.)=veryexcited9、Youdonothavetodevisewaysoftakingyourmindoffthejourney,（foranaeroplanegetsyoutoyourdestinationrapidly.原因狀語從句）Forafewhours,yousettlebackinadeeparmchairtoenjoytheflight.Therealescapistcanwatchafilmandsipchampagneonsomeservices.Butevenwhensuchrefinementsarenotavailable,thereisplentytokeepyouoccupied.你不必想辦法去擺脫旅途的困擾，因為飛機會迅速地把你送到目的地。幾小時之內，你躺在扶手椅上，享受著旅途的歡樂。真正會享受的人還可以在某些航班上看一場電影和喝香檳。即使沒有這些消遣條件，也總是有事可做。getsb.todosth.使某人做某事（使役動詞）=havesb.dosth.=makesb.dosth.escapist(n.)逃避現(xiàn)實的人——escape(v.)逃跑occupy(v.)占據(jù)（空間/時間）beoccupiedwithsth.忙于做某事（主語是人）=bebusywithsth.=bebusydoingsth.物keep人occupied某事讓某人不得閑eg.這新房子讓我們忙了一個月。Thenewhousekeptusoccupiedforamonth.10、Anaeroplaneoffersyouanunusualandbreathtakingviewoftheworld.Yousoareffortlesslyoverhighmountainsanddeepvalleys.Youreallyseetheshapeoftheland.（Ifthelandscapeishiddenfromview條件狀語從句）,youcanenjoytheextraordinarysightofunbrokencloudplainsthatstretchoutformilesbeforeyou,（whilethesunshinesbrilliantlyinaclearsky時間狀語從句）.飛機上，你可以觀察世界上非同尋常的奇妙的美景。你毫不費勁地飛越高山幽谷，你確能飽覽大地的風貌。如果這種景色被遮住了，你可以觀賞一下展現(xiàn)在你面前的、一望數(shù)英里的、連綿不斷的云海，同時陽光燦爛，天空清澈明朗。breathtaking+風景令人窒息的美景eg.breathtakingwaterfall美麗的瀑布11、Thejourneyissosmooththatthereisnothingtopreventyoufromreadingorsleeping.Howeveryoudecidetospendyourtime,onethingiscertain:youwillarriveatyourdestinationf