新概念课程讲解第三册Lesson44c原文讲解及答案

1、新概念课程讲解第三册Lesson44源文讲解及答案新概念课程讲解第三册Lesson44c原文讲解及答案Lesson44peedandcomfort又快捷又舒适Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。hichtypeoftransportdoesthewriterprefer,doyouthinkPeopletravellinglongdistancesfrequentlyhavetodecidewhethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.Hardlyanyonecanpositive

2、lyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhours.Traincompartmentssoongetcrampedandstuffy.Itisalmostimpossibletotakeyourmindoffthejourney.Readingisonlyapartialsolution,forthemonotonousrhythmofthewheelsclickingontherailssoonlullsyoutosleep.Duringtheday,sleepcomesinsnatches.Atnight,whenyoureallywishtogotosl

3、eep,yourarelymanagetodoso.Ifyouareluckyenoughtogetasleeper,youspendhalfthenightstaringatthesmallbluelightintheceiling,orfumblingtofindyouticketforinspection.Inevitablyyouarriveatyourdestinationalmostexhausted.Longcarjourneysareevenlesspleasant,foritisquiteimpossibleeventoread.Onmotorwaysyoucan,atlea

4、st,travelfairlysafelyathighspeeds,butmoreoftenthannot,thegreaterpartofthejourneyisspentonroadswithfewservicestationsandtoomuchtraffic.Bycomparison,ferrytripsorcruisesofferagreatvarietyofcivilizedcomforts.Youcanstretchyourlegsonthespaciousdecks,playgames,meetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfood-alwaysas

5、suming,ofcourse,thattheseaiscalm.Ifitisnot,andyouarelikelytogetseasick,noformoftransportcouldbeworse.Evenifyoutravelinidealweather,seajourneystakealongtime.Relativelyfewpeoplearepreparedtosacrificeholidaytimeforthepleasureoftravllingbysea.Aeroplaneshavethereputationofbeingdangerousandevenhardenedtra

6、vellersareintimidatedbythem.Theyalsohavethedisadvantageofbeinganexpensiveformoftransport.Butnothingcanmatchthemforspeedandcomfort.Travellingataheightof30,000feet,farabovetheclouds,andatover500milesanhourisanexhilaratingexperience.Youdonothavetodevisewaysoftakingyourmindoffthejourney,foranaeroplanege

7、tsyoutoyourdestinationrapidly.Forafewhours,yousettlebackinadeeparmchairtoenjoytheflight.Therealescapistcanwatchafilmandsipchampagneonsomeservices.Butevenwhensuchrefinementsarenotavailable,thereisplentytokeepyouoccupied.Anaeroplaneoffersyouanunusualandbreathtakingviewoftheworld.Yousoareffortlesslyove

8、rhighmountainsanddeepvalleys.Youreallyseetheshapeoftheland.Ifthelandscapeishiddenfromview,youcanenjoytheextraordinarysightofunbrokencloudplainsthatstretchoutformilesbeforeyou,whilethesunshinesbrilliantlyinaclearsky.Thejourneyissosmooththatthereisnothingtopreventyoufromreadingorsleeping.Howeveryoudec

9、idetospendyourtime,onethingiscertain:youwillarriveatyourdestinationfreshanduncrumpled.Youwillnothavetospendthenextfewdaysrecoveringfromalongandarduousjourney.【参考译文】出远门的人常常需要决定是走旱路、水路，还是坐飞机。很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。车厢很快就变得拥挤、闷热，想摆脱开旅途的困扰是很难的。看书只能解决部分问题。车轮与铁轨间单调的嘎喳声很快就会送你进入梦乡。白天是忽睡忽醒，到了夜晚，你真想睡了，却很难入睡。即使你走

10、运弄到一个卧铺，夜间有一半时间你会盯着车顶那盏小蓝灯而睡不着觉；要不然就为查票摸索你的车票。一旦抵达目的地，你总是疲惫不堪。乘汽车作长途旅行则更加不舒服，因为连看书都几乎不可能。在公路上还好，你至少能以相当快的速度安全地向前行。但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上，而且只有很少的服务设施，交通也很拥挤。相比之下，坐船旅行或环游可以得到文明世界的各种享受。你可以在甲板上伸展四肢、做游戏，还能也很见到各种有趣的人，能享用各种美味佳一一当然，这一切只有在大海风平浪静的情况下才有可能。如果大海肆虐起来，你就可能晕船，那种难受劲儿是任何一种别的旅行的方式都不会带来的。即使风平浪静，坐船旅行也要占用很长时间。没有

11、多少人会为享受坐船旅行的乐趣而牺牲假期的时间。飞机以危险而著称，连老资格的旅行者也怕飞机。飞机另一个缺点是昂贵。但就速度与舒适而言，飞机是无与伦比的。腾云驾雾，在30,000英尺高空以500英里的时速旅行，这种经历令人心旷神怡。你不必想办法去摆脱旅途的困扰，因为飞机会迅速地把你送到目的地。几小时之内，你躺在扶手椅上，享受着旅途的欢乐。真正会享受的人还可以在某些航班上看一场电影和喝香槟。即使没有这些消遣条件，也总是有事可做。飞机上，你可以观察世界上非同寻常的奇妙的美景。你毫不费劲地飞越高山幽谷，你确能饱览大地的风貌。如果这种景色被遮住了，你可以观赏一下展现在你面前的、一望数英里的、连绵不断的云海

12、，同时阳光灿烂，天空清澈明朗。旅途平稳，丝毫不妨碍你阅读或睡眠。不管你打算如何消磨时间，有件事是可以肯定的，即当你抵达目的地时，你感到精神焕发，毫无倦意，用不着因为漫长的旅途的辛苦而花几天时间休息来恢复精神。positivelyadv.绝对地，完全地例句：Hertoutensemblepositivelykillsone.她的外貌从整体上看确实使人着迷。compartmentn列车客车厢内的分隔间（或单间）crampedadj.窄小的例句：Ifthespacefeelscramped,aglasscoffeetablecanhelpmakeitseemlarger.如果空间拥挤，放张玻璃咖啡桌

13、能显得宽敞些。stuffyadj.憋气的，闷气的例句：Itstoohotandstuffyinhere.Letsgooutforabreathofair.屋里太闷热，出去松散松散吧。monotonousadj.枯燥的，乏味的例句：Hequitbecausehisjobismonotonousandlacksvariety.他的工作很单调，没什么新意，所以他就辞职了。rhythmn有节奏的运动clickv.发出咔哒声8.lullv.催人欲睡例句：Thiswilllullthemintoafalsesenseofsecurity.这会使他们产生一种虚假的安全感。snatchn短时，片段sleepe

14、rn.卧铺fumblev.乱摸，摸索例句：Theblindmanfumbleaboutinhispocketforakey.那个盲人在口袋里摸找钥匙。12.inspectionn.检查13.inevitablyadv.必然地，不可避免地例句：Errorsintheoryinevitablyresultinfailuresinpractice.理论上的错误必然导致实践上的失败。.destinationn.目的地exhaustv.使精疲力尽motorwayn.快车道ferryn渡船cruisen巡游船civilizev.使文明例句：Thosefacilitiesareintendedtocivil

15、izepeople.那些设施的目的在於教化民众。spaciousadj.宽敞的例句：Aftercuttingdownthetreethecourtyardseemsmorespacious.砍掉了这棵树，院里显着空旷点儿。seasickadj.晕船的22.intimidatev.恐吓，恫吓disadvantagen.短处，缺点exhilaratingadj.使人高兴的，令人兴奋的例句：Marryingoffyourdaughtertoastrangercanbethemostexhilaratingandexasperatingexperience.送女儿出嫁给陌生男人既是最令人喜欢也是让人激

16、怒的事情。escapistn.逍遥者refinementn精心的安排breathtakingadj激动人心的；不寻常的例句：Thosemountainviewsareabsolutelybreathtaking.那些山间美景真让人心旷神怡。soarv.高飞，翱翔effortlesslyadv.不费力地例句：Thissteelknifeissosharpthatyoucancutmeatwithiteffortlessly.这把钢刀真是锋快，用它切肉一点都不费力。30andscapen.景色freshadj.精神饱满的uncrumpledadj.没有垮下来Peopletravellinglong

17、distancesfrequentlyhavetodecidewhethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.参考翻译：出远门的人常常需要决定是走旱路、水路，还是坐飞机。travellinglongdistances是现在分词短语做后置定语，修饰People。whether引导宾语从句，decide的内容。prefertc偏好，喜欢。有一个短语prefertoratherthar例句:Iwouldprefertospendtheweekendathomeratherthandriveout我宁愿在家度周末，而不愿意开车出门。Hardlyanyonecanp

18、ositivelyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhours.参考翻译：很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。Hardly和Scarcely的基本用法、“hardly和scarcely(几乎不)表示的半否定式：1hardly(或scarcely)sawanything.我几乎什么也没看见。ltishardly(或scarcely)right.这几乎是不对的。Wecouldhardly(或scarcely)understandit.我们几乎不可能了解这件事。Hardly(或Scarcely)anybodybelievesthat.几乎没有人相信这件事。(

19、或：几乎谁都不相信这件事。)二、“hardly(或scarcely).when(或before).作“刚就懈，注意hardly和scarcely位于句首时，有主、谓语颠倒现象：HardlyhadIreachedthestationwhen或before)thetrainstarted我刚到车站，火车就开了。Scarcelyhadheopenedthedoorwhen(或before)agustofwindblewthecandleout他刚开门，一阵风就把蜡烛吹灭了。3.lfyouareluckyenoughtogetasleeper,youspendhalfthenightstaringat

20、thesmallbluelightintheceiling,orfumblingtofindyouticketforinspection.参考翻译：即使你走运弄到一个卧铺，夜间有一半时间你会盯着车顶那盏小蓝灯而睡不着觉；要不然就为查票摸索你的车票。starea凝视，盯住例句：Thosetwoareoldenemieswhostareateachotherinangerwhenevertheymeet.这两个人是多年的宿敌，一见面就怒目相视。spendsometimedoingsth花费时间做某事Onmotorwaysyoucan,atleast,travelfairlysafelyathigh

21、speeds,butmoreoftenthannot,thegreaterpartofthejourneyisspentonroadswithfewservicestationsandtoomuchtraffic.参考翻译：在公路上还好，你至少能以相当快的速度安全地向前行。但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上，而且只有很少的服务设施，交通也很拥挤。moreoftenthanno大半；大概；很经常例句：Moreoftenthannotsheslateforschool.他上学多半迟到。Relativelyfewpeoplearepreparedtosacrificeholidaytimeforthepl

22、easureoftravllingbysea.参考翻译：没有多少人会为享受坐船旅行的乐趣而牺牲假期的时间。sacrificefor牺牲，放弃例句：Itseemeddifficultforhimtomakeanysacrificeforthecommongood.看来要他为社会公益作出牺牲是件困难的事。Bycomparison,ferrytripsorcruisesofferagreatvarietyofcivilizedcomforts.参考翻译：相比之下，坐船旅行或环游可以得到文明世界的各种享受。bycomparison比较起来例句：Bycomparison,thisarticleisano

23、tchabove.相比较而言，还是这篇文章略胜一筹。Noformoftransportcouldbeworse.比较级表示最高级的意思英语中最高级含义除用最高级句型表达外，也可以用比较级句型表达。较为常见的有下列几种形式：1直接用比较级表达。例如:Ihaveneverheardamoreinterestingstory.=Itisthemostinterestingstorylveeverheard这是我听过的最有趣的故事。Howbeartifullyshesings!Iveneverheardabettervoice.=Shehasthebestvoice.lveeverheard她唱得多好

24、呀！是我听到的最美的歌喉。2.用比较级thananyother单数名词表示。如:Heisbetterthananyotherstudentintheclass.(=Heisthebeststudentinhisclass他在班里，比任何一个学生都好。ChinaislargerthananyoftheothercountriesinAsia.(=ChinaisthelargestcountryinAsia.中国是亚洲最大的国家。Hewritesmorecarefullythantheotherchildren.(=Hewritesmostcarefully.)他比其他孩子写得都认真。用比较级th

25、ananything/anyoneelse表示。如:Johndidmoreworkthananyoneelse.(=Johndidthemost.)JohriF活最多。在比较级中用no或nothing等词表示。如:Ilikenothingbetterthanswimming.(=Ilikeswimmingbest.我最喜欢游泳。Nobodycandotheworkbetterthanhedid.(=Hedidtheworkbest.)这项工作他做得最好。Peopletravelinglongdistancesfrequentlyhavetodecidewhethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.人们做长途旅行时，往往不得不决定究竟取道陆路、海洋还是航空。Hardlyanyonecanpositivelyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhours.很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。3.Itisalmostimpossibletot