新概念英语第三册+Lesson+44+Speed+and+comfort+讲义

Lesson44SpeedandcomfortPart1:TextPeopletravellinglongdistancesfrequentlyhavetodecidewhethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.Hardlyanyonecanpositivelyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhours.Traincompartmentssoongetcrampedandstuffy.Itisalmostimpossibletotakeyourmindoffthejourney.Readingisonlyapartialsolution,forthemonotonousrhythmofthewheelsclickingontherailssoonlullsyoutosleep.Duringtheday,sleepcomesinsnatches.Atnight,whenyoureallywishtogotosleep,yourarelymanagetodoso.Ifyouareluckyenoughtogetacouchette,youspendhalfthenightstaringatthesmallbluelightintheceiling,orfumblingtofindyourpassportwhenyoucrossafrontier.Inevitablyyouarriveatyourdestinationalmostexhausted.Longcarjourneysareevenlesspleasant,foritisquiteimpossibleeventoread.Onmotor-waysyoucan,atleast,travelfairlysafelyathighspeeds,butmoreoftenthannot,thegreaterpartofthejourneyisspentonnarrow,bumpyroadswhicharecrowdedwithtraffic.Bycomparison,tripsbyseaofferagreatvarietyofcivilizedcomforts.Youcanstretchyourlegsonthespaciousdecks,playgames,swim,meetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfood--alwaysassuming,ofcourse,thattheseaiscalm.Ifitisnot,andyouarelikelytogetsea-sick,noformoftransportcouldbeworse.Evenifyoutravelinidealweather,seajourneystakealongtime.Relativelyfewpeoplearepreparedtosacrificeuptoathirdoftheirholidaysforthepleasureoftravellingonaship.

Aeroplaneshavethereputationofbeingdangerousandevenhardenedtravellersareintimidatedbythem.Theyalsohavethegravedisadvantageofbeingthemostexpensiveformoftransport.Butnothingcanmatchthemforspeedandcomfort.Travellingataheightof30,000feet,farabovetheclouds,andatover500milesanhourisanexhilaratingexperience.Youdonothavetodevisewaysoftakingyourmindoffthejourney,foranaeroplanegetsyoutoyourdestinationrapidly.Forafewhours,yousettlebackinadeeparmchairtoenjoytheflight.Therealescapistcanwatchafreefilmshowandsipchampagneonsomeservices.Butevenwhensuchrefinementsarenotavailable,thereisplentytokeepyouoccupied.Anaeroplaneoffersyouanunusualandbreathtakingviewoftheworld.Yousoareffortlesslyoverhighmountainsanddeepvalleys.Youreallyseetheshapeoftheland.Ifthelandscapeishiddenfromview,youcanenjoytheextraordinarysightofunbrokencloudplainsthatstretchoutformilesbeforeyou,whilethesunshinesbrilliantlyinaclearsky.Thejourneyissosmooththatthereisnothingtopreventyoufromreadingorsleeping.Howeveryoudecidetospendyourtime,onethingiscertain:youwillarriveatyourdestinationfreshanduncrumpled.Youwillnothavetospendthenextfewdaysrecoveringfromalongandarduousjourney.

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2:Newwordsandexpressions1.positively

ad.绝对地，完全地2.compartment[kәm'pa:tmәnt]n.(轮船的)密封舱3.cramped[kræmpt]a.窄小的4.stuffy['stʌfi]a.憋气的，闷气的5.monotonous[mә'nɔtәnәs]a.枯燥的，乏味的，单调的6.rhythm['riðәm]n.有节奏的运动7.click[klik]v.发出咔哒声8.lull[lʌl]v.催人欲睡9.snatch[snætʃ]n.短时，片段10.sleeper

n.(火车等的)卧铺11.fumble['fʌmbl]v.乱摸，摸索12.inspection[in'spekʃәn]n.检查13.inevitably[in'evitәbli]ad.必然地，不可避免地14.destination['desti'neiʃәn]n.目的地15.exhaust[ig'zɔ:st]v.使精疲力尽16.motorway['mәutәwei]n.快车道17.ferry['feri]n.渡船18.cruise[kru:z]n.巡游船19.civilize['sivilaiz]v.使文明20.spacious['speiʃәs]a.宽敞的21.seasick

a.晕船的22.intimidate[in'timideit]v.恐吓，恫吓23.disadvantage['disәd'va:ntidʒ]n.短处，缺点24.exhilaration[igzilә'reiʃәn]a.使人高兴的，令人兴奋的25.escapist[is'keipist]n.逍遥者，逃避现实者26.sip[sip]v.呷，啜27.champagne[ʃæm'pein]n.香槟酒28.refinement[ri'fainmәnt]n.精心的安排29.Breathtaking

a.激动人心的；不寻常的30.soar[sɔ:]v.高飞，翱翔31.effortlessly

ad.不费力地32.landscape['lændskeip]n.景色33.fresh[freʃ]a.精神饱满的34.uncrumpled

a.没有垮下来★positively

ad.绝对地，完全地例：Shepositivelybeamedwithsatisfaction.她非常满意地笑了。Meetingyouherelikethisispositivelysurreal!像这样与你在此相逢真好比一场梦！❤️positiveadj.正面的，积极的

apositiveattitude（to/towards）积极的态度例：Hehasapositiveattitudetowardslife.

他对生活持有积极的态度。★compartment[kәm'pa:tmәnt]n.(轮船的)密封舱compartmentsystem

分布系统baggagecompartment

行李间例：Thisisacasewithseparatecompartmentsforshoes,jewelry,etc.

这是一个分格存放鞋、珠宝等的箱子★cramped[kræmpt]a.窄小的

crampedposition

受限制的局面...crampedshot

使不上劲的击球...例：Ouraccommodationisrathercramped.我们住的地方很挤。Ifeelcrampedbythelimitationsofmyjob.我觉得受工作束缚,没有什么奔头儿。★stuffy['stʌfi]a.憋气的，闷气的stuffynose

鼻塞stuffyroom

不通气的房间例：Theatmosphereisverystuffyinhere，canweopenawindow?这的空气很闷--咱们能把窗户打开吗?Ourofficeisreallystuffy.我们的办公室很闷。★monotonous[mә'nɔtәnәs]a.枯燥的，乏味的，单调的Thepreacher'smonotonousvoiceputmetosleep.传教士单调的声音催我入眠。Itisoneofthemost

monotonous

soundsofthe

spring.这是春天里最单调的声音之一。★rhythm['riðәm]n.有节奏的运动quickrhythm

快节奏steadyrhythm

平稳的节奏playinquickrhythm

以快速的节拍弹奏toarhythm

按着节奏withoutrhythmorreason

杂乱无章例：StressandrhythmareimportantinspeakingEnglish.

说英语时，重音和节奏是很重要的。Heistryingtoplaythesametuneinadifferentrhythm.他正试图用不同节奏演奏同一个曲子。Therhythmofherheartbeatingisnormal.她的心跳节律是正常的。★click[klik]v.发出咔哒声1.doubleclick

双击2.clickforsthAtlastI'veclickedforagoodjobintherightcity.最后我幸运地在合适的城市找了个好工作。★lull[lʌl]v.催人欲睡lullsb.tosleep

轻摇或轻哼使之入睡..Themotherlulledthebabytosleep.母亲哄着孩子入睡了★snatch[snætʃ]n.短时，片段1.snatchatsthHesnatchedatthemagazinebutwasnotquickenough.

他想一把抓住那本杂志,但动作慢了一点。2.snatchsb/sthfromsb/sthTheysnatchedthedrowningmanfromtheriver.

他们从河里把溺水的那个人救了出来。Hesnatchedthebabyfromfire.

他迅速地将婴儿从火中救出。3.snatchsthoutofsb/sthSnatchinghishandkerchiefoutofhispockethemoppedhisperspiringface.他从口袋里掏出手绢,擦掉脸上的汗。★sleeper

n.(火车等的)卧铺sleepingcar

卧车heavysleeper

不易醒的人例：Iamabadsleeper.我总睡不好。Heusuallygoeshomeonthesleeper.他通常乘卧铺车回家。★fumble['fʌmbl]v.乱摸，摸索Wanttohavepatience,wanttofumbleslowly.要有耐心，要慢慢摸索。★inspection[in'spekʃәn]n.检查qualityinspection

质量检查casualinspection

不定期检查例：Hemadeaninspectionoftheschool.

他视察了这所学校。Igavetheradioathoroughinspectionbeforebuyingit.我把收音机彻底检查了一遍才买了下来。★inevitably[in'evitәbli]ad.必然地，不可避免地Inevitablyhefailedtheexam,becausehewaslazy.因为他很懒惰,考试当然不及格。★destination['desti'neiʃәn]n.目的地arriveat/reach

one'sdestination

到达目的地final

destination

最终目的地beyondone'sdestination

远于目的地thedestinationofone'sjourney

旅行目的地例：Weeventuallyarrivedatourdestination.我们终于到达了目的地。Thecoachfollowedaratherdeviouscoursetoitsdestination.

长途汽车要绕很多弯路才到达目的地。★exhaust[ig'zɔ:st]v.使精疲力尽1.beexhaustsbbysth/v-ingHewasexhaustedbyoverwork.

他因工作过度而疲惫。2.exhaustone'sbankaccount

把银行存款花光3.exhaustone'spatience

失去耐心★motorway['mәutәwei]n.快车道motorwaytraffic

公路交通例：Weshouldleavethemotorwayatthenextinterchange.我们应该在下一个立体交叉道驶离高速公路。★ferry['feri]n.渡船board/take

aferry

登上渡船nextferry

下一班渡船waitattheferry

在渡口等候例：Wecrossedtheriverbyferry.我们坐渡船过了河。Wewaitedattheferryfortwohours.我们在渡口等了两小时.★cruise[kru:z]n.巡游船1.n.巡游船Thesecruiseshipscanturnroundintwodays.

这些游船可用两天的时间装卸完毕。2.v.

慢速行驶；Airlinersnowcruisetheoceanatgreatspeed.

现在的班机以高速作越洋飞行。cruiseabout/around

在…巡游cruisealong

沿…巡游★civilize['sivilaiz]v.使文明civilizesth

awayWemustcivilizeawaytheboy'sbadhabit.

我们必须教育这孩子使其改掉恶习。civilizeawayabadhabit

教育…使其改掉恶习★spacious['speiʃәs]a.宽敞的spaciousresidence/yard

宽敞的住宅/院子spaciousswimmingpool

宽敞的游泳池spacioustopic

博大的题目例：Thehotelisneitherspaciousnorcomfortable.这旅馆既不宽敞也不舒服。❤️n.space空间★seasick

a.晕船的Itwasquiteroughattimes,andshewas

seasick.有时海上波涛汹涌，她就会晕船。❤️以sick为后缀的单词有：homesickadj.想家的；思乡病的；

carsickadj.晕车的；

seasickadj.晕船的；

lovesickadj.害相思病的；苦恋的，★intimidate[in'timideit]v.恐吓，恫吓1.intimidatesbintosth/v-ingThecriminalintimidatedthewitnessintosilence.

犯罪分子恐吓目击证人保持缄默。2.短语intimidatethechildrenbyshouting

叫嚷着吓唬孩子intimidatetheboyintogivingthemoney

恐吓男孩把钱交出来intimidatesbintosubmission

胁迫某人屈服intimidatesbwiththreats

以恐吓威胁某人★disadvantage['disәd'va:ntidʒ]n.短处，缺点obviousdisadvantage

明显的不利seriousdisadvantage

严重的缺陷atadisadvantage

处于不利地位underdisadvantage

在不利的情况下withoutdisadvantage

没有害处★exhilaration[igzilә'reiʃәn]a.使人高兴的，令人兴奋的例：Hermoodcouldswingrapidlyfromgloomtoexhilaration.她的情绪可能在转瞬之间从阴郁转向兴奋。★escapist[is'keipist]n.逍遥者，逃避现实者原型，动词v：escape逃跑，逃脱❤️以ist为后缀的单词，一般是从事····的人escapist[is'keipist]n.逍遥者，逃避现实者更多：anthropologist人类学家、archaeologist考古学家、artist艺术家、biologist生物学家、botanist植物学家、cartoonist漫画家、chemist化学家、economist经济学家.★sip[sip]v.呷，啜sipup

吸干,啜干例：Isippedatthecoffee.我啜饮咖啡。Whenyoudrinkyoursoup,don'tsipit,butswallowitallinonemouthful.喝汤时不要啜饮,而应一口吞下去。★champagne[ʃæm'pein]n.香槟酒aglassofchampagne

一杯香槟酒★refinement[ri'fainmәnt]n.精心的安排stepwiserefinement

逐步求精例：Hermotherisawomanwithgreatrefinement.

她母亲是一个非常文雅的女人。★Breathtaking

a.激动人心的；不寻常的例：ThebreathtakinggreenvalleybelowwasaptlynamedBeautifulValley.

下面那令人赞叹的翠绿色山谷的名字取得很贴切，叫美丽山谷。Thechildrenwhodarestodoso

breathtaking

movement.谁家的孩子敢做这样惊险的运动。★soar[sɔ:]v.高飞，翱翔1.soarup飞高，升高Askylarksoaredupintothesky.

一只云雀高飞入云。Thepricesseemedsoaringupwithoutlimit.

物价好像在无限制地飞涨。2.soarover

在…上飞过3.soarinto

飞入例：Thecliffssoar500ftintotheair.峭壁高耸达五百英尺。★effortlessly

ad.不费力地1.adj.effortless不费力气的例：However,learningEnglishisnoteffortlesslikeweimagined.然而,学英语不是像我们想象的简单。Sheplayswithseeminglyeffortlessskill.她演奏得似乎毫不费力。2.例：Thewindblewstronger,andthelittleboatrampagedalongeffortlessly.

风刮得更猛烈了，小船毫不费力地飞速行驶。★landscape['lændskeip]n.景色ablotonthelandscape

损害美好景色的东西thespringlandscape

春天的景色例：Ipreferlandscapetostilllife.我喜欢风景画，不喜欢静物画。Themoonshedasilverlusteroverthelandscape.月亮的银光流泻于山水间。★fresh[freʃ]a.精神饱满的freshman

大学一年级学生freshmeat

鲜肉freshnews

新消息asfreshasadaisy

很新鲜

例：Openthewindowandletinsomefreshair.

打开窗户，让新鲜的空气进来。★uncrumpled

a.没有垮下来1.动词uncrumple的过去式和过去分词形式.2.crumple

v.

（使)起皱；(使)崩溃；压垮crumpleup

揉皱(压碎)例：Thewallwaslikelytocrumpleupatanytime.

墙随时可以坍掉。Part

3:Notesonthetext★Peopletravellinglongdistancesfrequentlyhavetodecidewhethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.1.现在分词短语修饰peoplepeopletravellinglongdistancesfrequently=

whotravellongdistancefrequently2.frequently=quiteoften3.wouldpreferto=hadbettertodo······最好····★Hardlyanyonecanpositivelyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhours.

hardlyanyone=noonemorethan超过afewhours几小时★Traincompartmentssoongetcrampedandstuffy.Itisalmostimpossibletotakeyourmindoffthejourney.

1.itis

almostimpossibletodosth做某事几乎是不可能的itis+adj.+todosth属于固定搭配，意思随着形容词词义的变化而变化2.takeyourmindoffsth

把某人注意力从⋯转移开❤️takeoff1）脱掉：Takeoffyourshoes."（脱掉你的鞋子。）2）起飞：Theplanewilltakeoffin10minutes.飞机将在10分钟后起飞。3）突然走红：HismusiccareerreallytookoffafterhewontheGrammy.他赢得格莱美奖后，他的音乐事业真的开始腾飞4）取消：Ihadtotakeoffworkbecauseofafamilyemergency.因为家庭紧急情况，我不得不请假。5）离开：I'mgoingtotakeoffnow.Seeyoulater.我现在要离开了。回头见。6）除去：Canyoutakeoffthepricetag,please?你能把价格标签取下来吗？7）开始：Thepartyreallytookoffafterthekaraokemachinearrived."卡拉OK机到达后，聚会真的开始了。★Readingisonlyapartialsolution,forthemonotonousrhythmofthewheelsclickingontherailssoonlullsyoutosleep.Duringtheday,sleepcomesinsnatches.Atnight,whenyoureallywishtogotosleep,yourarelymanagetodoso.

1.for引导原因状语从句2.lullsb.tosleep催眠··3.sleepcomesinsnatches睡眠时断时续insnatches断断续续4.wishtodosth想要做某事managetodosth表达成功做某事rarely

managetodosth很少能成功做···rarely表达否定的含义★Ifyouareluckyenoughtogetacouchette,youspendhalfthenightstaringatthesmallbluelightintheceiling,orfumblingtofindyourpassportwhenyoucrossafrontier.Inevitablyyouarriveatyourdestinationalmostexhausted.

beluckyenoughtodosth足够幸运做某事spendtimeindoingsth话费时间做某事★Longcarjourneysareevenlesspleasant,foritisquiteimpossibleeventoread.Onmotor-waysyoucan,atleast,travelfairlysafelyathighspeeds,butmoreoftenthannot,thegreaterpartofthejourneyisspentonnarrow,bumpyroadswhicharecrowdedwithtraffic.

1.atleast至少，插入语，不做句子成分2.which引导定于从句，用来修饰thenarrowbumpyroads3.moreoftenthannot主要用在书面语言当中，meansveryoften,usually,frequetly★Bycomparison,tripsbyseaofferagreatvarietyofcivilizedcomforts.Youcanstretchyourlegsonthespaciousdecks,playgames,swim,meetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfood--alwaysassuming,ofcourse,thattheseaiscalm.Ifitisnot,andyouarelikelytogetsea-sick,noformoftransportcouldbeworse.1.Bycomparison作为对比2.agreatvarietyof许多的，大量的，后接可数名词复数类似用法：a（great/large）numberof+名词复数alotof+名词复数3.ofcourse当然，也是做为插入语来使用，不做句子成分（用来加强语气）4.belikelyto很可能5.noformoftransportcouldbeworse.双重否定，表达没有更糟的含义★Aeroplaneshavethereputationofbeingdangerousandevenhardenedtravellersareintimidatedbythem.Theyalsohavethegravedisadvantageofbeingthemostexpensiveformoftransport.

Butnothingcanmatchthemforspeedandcomfort.Travellingataheightof30,000feet,farabovetheclouds,andatover500milesanhourisanexhilaratingexperience.1.thereputationof····的声誉havea

reputation