新概念英语第二册第46课笔记

./Lesson46Expensiveanduncomfortable既昂贵又受罪Whatdidthemaninthisstorydo?WhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatSydneyairport,workersbegantounloadanumberofwoodenboxeswhichcontainedclothing.Noonecouldaccountforthefactthatoneoftheboxeswasextremelyheavy.Itsuddenlyoccurredtooneoftheworkerstoopenupthebox.Hewasastonishedatwhathefound.Amanwaslyingintheboxontopofapileofwoodengoods.Hewassosurprisedatbeingdiscoveredthathedidnoteventrytorunaway.Afterhewasarrested,themanadmittedhidingintheboxbeforetheplaneleftLondon.Hehadhadalonganduncomfortabletrip,forhehadbeenconfinedtothewoodenboxforovereighteenhours.Themanwasorderedtopay$3,500forthecostofthetrip.Thenormalpriceofaticketis$2,000!参考译文当一架来自伦敦的飞机抵达悉尼机场时,工人们开始卸下装有服装的一批木箱.其中有只箱子特别重,可谁也弄不清是怎么回事.突然一个工人想到打开箱子看看.看到的情景使吃惊,箱内有一个人正躺在一堆毛织品之上.他由于被人发现而感到非常吃惊,甚至都没有企图逃跑.此人被逮捕后,承认他是在飞机离开伦敦前躲进箱里的.他经历了一次漫长而又难受的旅程,因为他在那木箱里闷了18个多小时.此人被责令交付旅费3,500英镑,而正常票价是2,000英镑!Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语uunloadv.卸〔货woodenadj.木头的extremelyadv.非常,极其occurv.发生astonishv.使惊讶pilen.堆woolenadj.羊毛的goodsn.<常用复数>货物；商品discoverv.发现confinev.关注normaladj.正常的,通常的1.

load

[ləud]

1>n.负荷物,载荷物〔尤指沉重的aloadofsand运载的一批沙子2>n.〔精神方面的负担,重荷,忧虑,劳苦aheavyloadofguilty沉重的负疚感eg.Herrecoverytookaloadoffmymind.她恢复健康使我卸下心中重担。3>v.装载,使….负荷loadalorrywithbricks往卡车上装砖loadbricksontoalorry把砖装上卡车lorry

['lɔri]

n.运货汽车,

卡车/〔美truck

[trʌk]

n.货车,

卡车,

载重汽车4>

v.

装〔胶卷,弹药,数据或程序loadanewfilmintothecamera把新胶卷装进照相机eg.

Be

careful.

The

gun

is

loaded.

小心,这把枪子弹已经上膛。unload

[,ʌn'ləud]

vt.

&

vi.从…卸下货物vt.摆脱eg.Wouldyouhelpmeunloadmycar?请你帮我把车上的货卸下来好吗？eg.Theworkerswereunloadingthecargosfromtheship.那些工人正忙着把船上的货物卸下来。un与动词结合,表示原词提及的行为过程或状态被逆转过来unloosen

[ʌn'lu:sən]

〔把结等解开uncover

掀开unlock

开锁unwrap打开包装untie解开unroll

[ʌn'rəʊl]

〔把卷着的东西展开,打开undress

脱掉download

下载2.

wooden

['wudn]

adj.

1>木制的,木造的awoodenchair一把木椅子eg.Thehouseiswooden.这房子是木制的。2>〔动作等笨拙的；〔表情等呆滞的,木然的woodenmovements僵硬的动作wood3>n.木材,木料eg.Thishouseismadeofwood.这所房子是木制的。woodsn.森林<比forest小>eg.Shegotlostinthewoods.她在森林里迷路了。4>n.柴,薪gatherwood捡拾柴火woodyadj.多树的,象木头的3.extremely[iks’tri:mli]adv.非常,及其,极端〔与adj.,adv.连用eg.I’mextremelysorry.我十分抱歉。eg.That’sextremelyinteresting.那非常有意思。eg.Itwasanextremelydifficultanddangeroustask.这是一项极其困难和危险的任务。extreme[iks'tri:m]adj.〔常作定语程度或强度最高的；最大可能的；极度的inextremepain在极度痛苦之中showextremepatience表现出极为耐心showextremekindness表现出极为和蔼showextremegentleness表现出极为温柔3>n.极度experience

the

extremes

of

sadness

and

joy

经历极度的悲喜in

the

extreme

极度地,极端地4.

occur

[ə'kə:]

v.

发生eg.Whendidtheaccidentoccur?这个事故什么时候发生的？happen/occur二者都是指偶然发生或未经筹划的事件,但occur比happen更正式。takeplace指按计划发生eg.Thefuneraltookplaceon24thApril.葬礼于4月24日举行。occurtosb/comeintoaperson’smind想到,想起eg.Anideahasoccurredtome.我有主意了。eg.Diditeveroccurtoyou…?你可曾想到….?eg.Diditeveroccurtoyoutolearnanotherforeignlanguage?你可曾想到过再学一门外语吗？5.

astonish

[əs'tɔniʃ]

v.

使…目瞪口呆astonish

sb

使某人目瞪口呆eg.Thenewsastonishedeverybody.这个消息令所有人目瞪口呆。beastonishedat被〔因……惊吓eg.

I

was

astonished

at

the

loud

sound.

我听到这么大的声音被吓了一跳。/I

was

astonished

to

hear

the

loud

sound.

astonished

[əs'tɔnıʃt]

adj.

感到惊讶的eg.

His

looked

astonished.

他看起来很惊讶。astonishing

[əs’tɔnɪʃɪŋ]

adj.

令人惊讶的eg.

His

victory

was

really

astonishing.

他的成功真是令人目瞪口呆。surprise

[sə'praiz]

使…..吃惊eg.

Let’s

surprise

Mom

with

a

present.

让我们送妈妈一份礼物让她吃惊一下。amaze

[ə'meiz]

使….惊讶或惊奇〔通常用于被动态eg.

We’re

amazed

at

his

change.

我们对他的改变感到惊讶。shock

[ʃɔk]

使震惊,惊愕〔愤怒,恐惧eg.Myfatherwasshocked.我的父亲感到震怒。startle['stɑ:tl]使惊吓或惊跳eg.

I

was

startled

at

the

sudden

noise.

突如其来的声音吓了我一跳。astound

[ə'staʊnd]

v.

〔常用被动震惊,目瞪口呆eg.

We

were

astounded

to

read

your

letter.

看到你的信,我们大吃一惊。stun

[stʌn]

使目瞪口呆eg.Iwasstunnedbythenewsofherdeath.听到她去世的消息,我感到非常震惊。astonish使震惊/surprisesbgreatly6.pile[pail]1>n.堆,摞,叠apileofbooks一堆书apileofwoodengoods一堆羊毛织物同义词：neat[ni:t]aneatofbooks一堆书1>adj.大批的,大堆的apileofwork大量的工作/pilesofworkpilesoffriends很多朋友2>v.堆,摞,放pilepapersonthetable把文件堆放在桌子上。pileapplestogether把苹果堆在一起3>盛,把……盛在〔容器等中eg.Shepiledhisplatewithpotatoes.她把土豆盛在盘子里。/Shepiledpotatoesontohisplate.4>〔口〔大批的人蜂拥地移动eg.

The

passengers

piled

into

the

train.

乘客蜂拥般地挤上火车。7.

woollen

<woolen>

[‘wʊlɪn]

adj.

羊毛的,毛织品的a

woolen

coat

毛织外套eg.Thisblanketiswoolen.这张毯子是羊毛的。wool[wul]n.[U]1>羊毛asuitmadeofwool一套毛料西服clipwoolfromsheep剪〔绵羊毛clip[klip]vt.剪,剪短,修剪2>毛衣,毛织品,毛料knitwoolintoasweater用毛线编织毛衣knit[nit]vt.&vi.编结,编织；<使>紧密地结合wearwool穿毛织品8.goods[gu:dz]n.货物,商品<thingsforsale>leathergoods皮制品sportinggoods体育用品merchandise

['mə:tʃəndaiz]

[U]

商品；货物eg.

The

store

sells

merchandise

from

foreign

countries.

这家商店卖外国货。commodity

[kə'mɔditi]

[C]

商品〔日用品；〔国际贸易中的商品,货物article

['ɑ:tikl]

[C]

物品,物件,商品eg.

The

shop

sells

articles

of

all

kinds.

这家商店卖各种商品。toilet

['tɔilit]

articles

盥洗用品9.

discover

[dis'kʌvə]

v.

发现,看出,觉察eg.DoyouknowwhodiscoveredAmerica?你知道是谁发现美洲的吗？eg.Isoondiscoveredthetruth.我很快就发现了事实真相。eg.Idiscoveredthatshewasagoodcook.我发现她是位厨艺不错的厨师。eg.Weneverdiscoveredhowhedied.我们查不出他的死因。invent[in'vent]vt.发明;创造；编造eg.

Who

invented

the

computer?

是谁发明了计算机？10.

admit

[əd'mit]

1>vt.承认〔事实,过失〔反义词deny[di'nai]vt.否认知情；拒绝eg.Headmittedhisguilt.他认罪了。/Headmittedthathewasguilty.eg.Iadmittedmymistake.我承认我的错误。eg.Headmittedhavingstolenthatcar.他承认偷了那辆车。admitdoing…

eg.Wealladmithimtobefoolish.我们都承认他很笨。2>vt.准许进入；准许入场eg.Sheopenedthedoorandadmittedtheguestsintothehouse.他打开门,让客人进屋。eg.Thisticketadmitstwopersons.这张票可供两人入场。eg.

Children

under

18

are

not

admitted

to

the

film.

18岁以下的少年儿童不允许看这部电影。confess

[kən'fes]

v.

承认〔错误,罪行等；供认,坦白realize

['riəlaiz]

意识到,承认recognize

['rekəɡnaiz]

承认,认可,认出,听出11.

confine

[kən'fain]

v.

confinesb/sthto/in把……限制在某空间以内eg.Itiscrueltoconfineabirdinacage.把鸟关在笼子里是残忍的。eg.Aftertheoperation,hewasconfinedtobedforamonth.手术之后,他卧床一个月。confineoneselfinbed做月子confined

[kən'faɪnd]

adj.<指空间>有限的,

受限制的eg.

It

is

hard

to

work

in

such

a

confined

space.

在这样一个受限制的场所很难工作。12.

normal

['nɔ:məl]

adj.正常的,

平常的；正规的;

标准的〔usual

or

regularthe

normal

price

正常价格thenormalmethod通常的方法thenormalplace老地方thenormalthinking正常的想法thenormalview通常的观点normaltemperature正常的温度normalschool师范学校itisnormalfor<sb>+todo做…..是普通的事eg.

It

is

normal

for

us

not

to

want

to

work

on

Sunday.

我们星期天不想工作是正常的。abnormal

[æb'nɔ:məl]

adj.反常的,

异常的;

变态的abnormal

weather

反常的天气abnormal

behavior

反常的举止三、课文讲解Test1.Expensiveanduncomfortable既昂贵又受罪expensive[iks'pensiv]adj.昂贵的,花钱多的反义词：cheapdirtcheap贼便宜,特别便宜reasonable

['ri:zənəbl]

adj.通情达理的,

合理的；适度的;

公道的uncomfortable

[ʌn'kʌmfətəbəl,

-'kʌmftə-]

adj.不舒服的；令人不舒服的;令人不舒适的；不安的;不自在的unpleasant

[ʌn'plezənt]

adj.使人不愉快的,

不合意的；讨厌的；不客气的2.

When

a

plane

from

London

arrived

at

Sydney

airport,

workers

began

to

unload

a

number

of

wooden

boxes

which

contained

clothing.

anumberof许多,大量〔后面跟名词复数which引导定语从句修饰boxes3.Noonecouldaccountforthefactthatoneoftheboxeswasextremelyheavy.accountfor说明〔理由等；足以说明<explain>eg.Howcanyouaccountfortheaccident?你如何解释这次事故呢？eg.

Her

headache

accounts

for

her

bad

humor.

头疼是她情绪不佳的原因。humor

['hju:mə]

n.幽默,心情,诙谐vt.迎合,牵就,顺应the

fact

that…同位语从句同位语从句：一般跟在某些表示抽象概念的名词后,用以说明名词的具体内容。常跟同位语从句的名词有：idea,

news,

fact,

promise,

answer,

belief,

condition,

doubt,

fear,

hope,

problem,

proof,

question,

reply,

report,

suggestion,

through,

truth

eg.Weheardthenewsthatourteamhadwon.我们听说了我们队获胜的消息。eg.Wehearthenewsthathetoldus.我们听说了他告诉我们的消息。eg.Wemustfacethefactthatwehavespentallthemoney.我们必须面对我们已花光所有钱的事实。eg.

The

question

thatwhether

we

need

it

has

not

yet

been

decided.

我们是否需要它这个问题还没有决定。eg.Thequestionthatyouaskedwastoodifficult.你问的问题太难了。〔注：这个that引导的是定语从句,that是asked的宾语,可略eg.Ihavenoideawherehehasgone.我不知道他去哪儿了？4.Itsuddenlyoccurredtooneoftheworkerstoopenupthebox.用it作形式主语,避免句子头重脚轻。eg.Itisimpossibleforhertobuythecarwithcash.对她来讲用现金买车是不可能的。eg.Howmuchwoulditcosttosendthisparcel?寄这个包裹要花多少钱？eg.Itwaskindofyoutosendmeapresent.你送我礼物,客气了。eg.Itissaidthathastemakeswaste.常言道：欲速则不达。haste[heist]n.急忙,匆忙eg.It’snousecryingoverspiltmilk.覆水难收固定词组：cryoversth.是指为而哭泣,cryforsth.是指哭闹着要什么东西spilt[spilt]spill的过去式及过去分词spill[spil]vt.&vi.溢出;泼出vt.使跌落；泄露机密5.Hewasastonishedatwhathefound.以what引导的名词性从句作介词的宾语。eg.Whatismostimportantinlifeisn’tmoney.〔主语生命中最重要的并不是钱。eg.Willyoushowmewhatyoubought?〔宾语给我看一下你买的东西,好吗？eg.Sheisnolongerwhatshewasfiveyearsago.〔表语她不再是五年前的她了。6.Amanwaslyingintheboxontopofapileofwoolengoods.topn.顶端,上面反义词：bottom

['bɔtəm]

n.底部,

基部,

下端,

末尾;

水底；尽头,

末端；臀部,

股at

the

top

of

a

mountain

在山顶at

the

top

of

a

page

书页的上方eg.Weputourskisonthetopofourcar.我们把滑雪橇放在车顶上。ski[ski:]vi.滑雪n.滑雪板eg.SheisatthetopofherclassinEnglish.在班里数她的英语最好。atthebottomofahill在山脚下atthebottomoftheclass在班里垫底eg.Bottomsup!干杯！7.

He

was

so

surprised

at

b