新概念英語第三冊esson+43+Fully+insured課堂筆記講義

Lesson43Fullyinsured全保險、Insurancecompaniesarenormallywillingtoinsureanything.Insuringpublicorprivatepropertyisastandardpracticeinmostcountriesintheworld.保險公司一般說來愿意承保一切東西。承辦公共財產(chǎn)或私人財產(chǎn)保險是世界上大部分國家的正常業(yè)務(wù)。insurance(n.)保險，保險金eg.travel/car/health/lifeinsurance旅行/汽車/健康/人壽險insurance+against防…險insurancepremium保險費insure(v.)給…上保險bewillingtodosth.愿意做某事反：beunwillingtodosth.=bereluctanttodosth.2、（If,however,youwereholdinganopenairgardenpartyorafete條件狀語從句：非真實條件句——虛擬語氣）itwouldbeequallypossibletoinsureyourselfintheeventofbadweather.Needlesstosay,thebiggertherisk（aninsurancecompanytakes定語從句）,thehigherthepremium（youwillhavetopay定語從句）.如果你要舉辦一次露天游園會或盛宴，為避免碰上不好的天氣而遭受損失也同樣可以保險，不用說，保險公司承擔風險越大，你付的保險費也就越高。holdaparty/meeting舉辦派對/舉行會議fete(n.)義賣會，游樂會（室外）intheeventofsth.倘若，萬一=inthecaseofeg.intheeventofanaccident萬一發(fā)生事故Needlesstosay無需多說，勿庸置疑risk(v.)冒險=taketherisk(n.)3、Itisnotuncommontohear（thatashippingcompanyhasmadeaclaimforcostofsalvagingasunkenship.主語從句）Buttheclaimmadebyalocalauthoritytorecoverthecostofsalvagingasunkenpiedishmustsurelybeunique.航運公司為打撈沉船而提出索賠，這是常有的事，但某地當局為打撈一只焙制餡餅的盤子提出索賠，倒是件新鮮的事兒。claim(1)(v.)聲稱=sayeg.戰(zhàn)后，交戰(zhàn)雙方都聲稱贏了。Bothofthefightersclaimedvictoryafterthebattle.(2)(v./n.)索賠，索要（錢、財物）eg.你索要保險金了嗎？Didyouclaimtheinsurance?thecostof花費，耗資4、Admittedlyitwasanunusualpiedish,(foritwaseighteenfeetlongandsixfeetwide.原因狀語從句)Ithadbeenpurchasedbyalocalauthoritysothatanenormouspiecouldbebakedforanannualfair.這個餡餅盤子確實少見，有18英尺長，6英尺寬。某地方當局買下它用來焙制一個巨大的餡餅為一年一度交易會助興。admit(v.)承認eg.他承認偷了錢。Headmittedstealingthemoney.admittedly(adv.)不得不承認eg.不可否認，我沒通過這次考試，但是我之前很努力。Admittedly,Ididn’tpassthisexam,butIhadbeenhardworkingbefore.purchase(v.)購買(formal)=buysothat為了（引導目的狀語從句）=inorderthatannual年度的，每年的（adj.）eg.annualreport年度報告annualmeeting年會annualholiday年假biannual(adj.)一年兩度的5、Thepiecommitteedecided（thatthebestwaytotransportthedishwouldbebycanal,賓語從句）sotheyinsureditforthetrip.Shortlyafteritwaslaunched,thepiecommitteewenttoalocalinntocelebrate.餡餅委員會確認運輸這只盤子的最佳方案是通過運河水運。于是，他們對這只盤子的運輸安全投了保。盤子下水后不久，餡餅委員會成員們來到當?shù)匾患倚【频陸c賀。bycanal用運河byrail用軌道交通launch(v.)把…送上軌道eg.launchasatellite發(fā)射衛(wèi)星launchamissile發(fā)射導彈launchatorpedo發(fā)射魚雷launchaship使船下水6、Atthesametime,anumberofteenagersclimbedontothedishandheldalittlepartyoftheirown.Dancingprovedtobemorethanthedishcouldbear,（forduringthepartyitcapsizedandsankinsevenfeetofwater.）就在這個時候，許多十幾歲的孩子爬盤子舉行他們自己的集會。他們跳起了舞，盤子難以承受。舞會進行過程中，盤子傾覆，沉入了7英尺深的水中。atthesametime同時=meanwhile=inthemeantimeanumberof一些+（復(fù)數(shù)名詞）+（復(fù)數(shù)謂語動詞）（agreat/large/huge/smallnumberof大量的/少量的）thenumberof…的數(shù)量+（復(fù)數(shù)名詞）+（單數(shù)謂語動詞）capsize(v.)翻船eg.大海波浪洶涌，船翻了。Theseawasroughandtheshipcapsized.7、Thepiecommitteetelephonedalocalgarageowner（whoarrivedinarecoverytrucktosalvagethepiedish.）Shiveringintheirwetclothes,theteenagerslookedon（whilethreemendivedrepeatedlyintothewatertolocatethedish.時間狀語從句）餡餅委員會給當?shù)仄囆蘩韼炖习宕螂娫?，他聞訊后開著一輛急修車前來打撈盤子。那些孩子們穿著濕衣服哆嗦，看著3個工人輪潛入水中以確定盤子的位置。shiver(v./n.)發(fā)抖（因寒冷或驚恐）eg.他們穿著單薄的衣服發(fā)抖，祈禱公交車快點來。Theyshiveredintheirthincoats,prayingthatthebuswouldcomesoon.lookon旁觀8、Theyhadlittledifficultyinfindingit,buthaulingitoutofthewaterprovedtobeaseriousproblem.Thesidesofthedishweresosmooththatitwasalmostimpossibletoattachhawsersandchainstotherimwithoutdamagingit.他們沒費多大事兒就找到了盤子?？墒前驯P子撈出卻是一個很大的難題。盤子四邊十分光滑，要在盤邊拴上繩索或鏈條而同時又不損壞它是很難辦到的。havedifficulty/troubleindoingsth.做某事有麻煩/困難draw(v.)（慢慢）拉eg.drawthecurtain拉窗簾haul(v.)（用力）拉eg.他幫他們把車拉上了斜坡。Hehelpedthemtohaulthecaruptotheslope.pull(v.)拉（萬能）so…that…如此…以致于（結(jié)果狀語從句）hawser(n.)粗繩索rope(n.)繩索string(n.)繩子rim(n.)邊兒（v.）給…鑲邊edge(n.)邊兒（v.）側(cè)身移動eg.theedgeofthetrousers/blackboard/knife/tabletherimofthehat/cap/glasses/cupeg.rimlessglasses無框眼鏡9、Eventuallychainswerefixedtooneendofthedishandapowerfulwinchwasputintooperation.Thedishrosetothesurfaceandwasgentlydrawntowardsthecanalbank.Foroneagonizingmoment,thedishwasperchedprecariouslyonthebankofthecanal,butitsuddenlyoverbalancedandslidbackintothewater.不過，他們終于將鏈條固定在盤子的一端，一臺大功率的絞車開動起來。盤子慢慢浮出水面，被輕輕地拽向運河岸邊。在令人忐忑不安的瞬間，盤子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。eventually=atlast=intheend=finally最后，終于agony(n.)（精神或肉體上的）痛苦agonize(v.)極度憂慮，費盡心思agonizeabout…eg.對買哪種壁紙，我們傷了幾個小時的腦筋。Weagonizedforhoursaboutwhichwallpapertobuy.perchonsth.（鳥）停留，棲息eg.鳥停在了樹枝上。Thebirdsperchedonthebranch.beperchedon座落于，位于（轉(zhuǎn)義）eg.這個村莊位于山頂之上。Thevillageisperchedonthetopofthemountain.10、Themenwerenowobligedtotryoncemore.Thistimetheyfixedheavymetalclampstobothsidesofthedishsothattheycouldfastenthechains.Thedishnowhadtobeliftedvertically（becauseoneedgewasrestingagainstthesideofthecanal.）Thewinchwasagainputintooperationandoneofthemenstartedupthetruck.工人們只得再來一次。這次，他們用沉重的金屬夾子把盤子夾住，以便往盤子上安裝鐵鏈。這次，盤子必須垂直吊出水面，因為盤子的一邊緊靠著運河河岸。絞盤機再次啟動，一位工人發(fā)動了急修車的引擎。beobligedtodosth.有義務(wù)做某事=havetodosth.fixAtoB把A固定在B上vertically(adv.)垂直地vertical(adj.)垂直的eg.verticalline垂線11、Severalminuteslater,thedishwassuccessfullyhauledabovethesurfaceofthewater.Waterstreamedintorrentsoveritssideswithsuchforcethatitsetupahugewaveinthecanal.Therewasdangerthatthewavewouldreboundofftheothersid