新概念英语第三册+Lesson+44+Speed+and+comfort+课堂笔记讲义

Lesson44Speedandcomfort又快捷又舒适、People（travellinglongdistances）frequentlyhavetodecide（whethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.宾语从句）Hardlyanyonecanpositivelyenjoysittinginatrainformorethanafewhours.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。非谓语动词travelling作定语=Peoplewhotravel…Hardly：几乎不（否定词，置于句首，句子部分倒装）positively(adv.)积极地——positive(adj.)积极的反：negatively(adv.)消极地bepositiveaboutsth.（指人）对…有把握，确信的=besureaboutsth.bepositive+that+宾语从句=besurethat…eg.你确定锁门了吗？Areyoupositivethatyoulockedthedoor?你确定钱是他偷的吗？Areyoupositivethatthemoneywasstolenbyhim?2、Traincompartmentssoongetcrampedandstuffy.Itisalmostimpossibletotakeyourmindoffthejourney.车厢很快就变得拥挤、闷热，想摆脱开旅途的困扰是很难的。compartment(n.)包间，包厢（特指火车上的）apartment(n.)公寓=flatdepartment(n.)部门cramped(adj.)拥挤的，狭小的（空间）eg.acrampedkitchen反：spacious(adj.)宽敞的stuffy(adj.)憋闷的，通风不良的eg.这房间太闷，我喘不上气了。Theroomistoostuffyformetobreathe.反：ventilated(adj.)通风的3、Readingisonlyapartialsolution,（forthemonotonousrhythmofthewheelsclickingontherailssoonlullsyoutosleep.原因状语从句）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。Reading：动名词作主语partial(adj.)部分的——part(n.)部分solution(n.)解决方法——solve(v.)解决monotonous(adj.)单调的，千篇一律的=dull乏味的，单调的前缀“mon-”:表示“一”的意思eg.Monday周一,monologue独白，monk和尚eg.amonotonousmeal单调的饭菜rhythm(n.)旋律eg.《RhythmoftheRain》click(v.)咔嗒声eg.Thedoorclickedshut.门咔嗒一声关上了。Clickhere.点击这里。clickrate点击率lull(v.)使…安静，抚慰lullsb.tosleep哄某人睡觉eg.歌声使我很快如睡了。Themusiclulledmetosleepquickly.eg.lullaby(n.)摇篮曲，催眠曲4、Duringtheday,sleepcomesinsnatches.Atnight,（whenyoureallywishtogotosleep时间状语从句）,yourarelymanagetodoso.（Ifyouareluckyenoughtogetasleeper条件状语从句：真实条件句）,youspendhalfthenightstaringatthesmallbluelightintheceiling,orfumblingtofindyourticketforinspection.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。snatch（v.）抢(n.)片段（多用复数）eg.她从我这里把信抢走了。Shesnatchedtheletterfromme.eg.我听到了他们对话的片段。Iheardthesnatchesoftheirconversation.insnatches断断续续地eg.sleep/studyinsnatches断断续续地睡觉/学习sleeper(n.)卧铺stare(vi.)凝视，盯着stareatsth.=fixone’seyesonsth.ceiling(n.)天花板（室内）roof(n.)屋顶（室外）fumble(v.)翻找fumblefor翻找=lookforinspection(n.)检查——inspect(v.)检查inspector(n.)检查员5、Inevitablyyouarriveatyourdestinationalmostexhausted.Longcarjourneysareevenlesspleasant,（foritisquiteimpossibleeventoread原因状语从句）.Onmotorwaysyoucan,atleast,travelfairlysafelyathighspeeds,butmoreoftenthannot,thegreaterpartofthejourneyisspentonroadswithfewservicestationsandtoomuchtraffic.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。Inevitably(adv.)不可避免地lesspleasant比较不愉快消级比较：less+adj./adv.原级比较不…，更不…theleast+adj./adv.原级最不…moreoftenthannot通常，往往=asoftenasnot=usually=normally6、Bycomparison,ferrytripsorcruisesofferagreatvarietyofcivilizedcomforts.Youcanstretchyourlegsonthespaciousdecks,playgames,meetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfood--alwaysassuming,ofcourse,（thattheseaiscalm.宾语从句）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，能享用各种美味佳肴——当然，这一切只有在大海风平浪静的情况下才有可能。comparison(n.)比较——compare(v.)Bycomparison相较而言spacious(adj.)宽敞的反：cramped(adj.)拥挤的7、（Ifitisnot,andyouarelikelytogetseasick,条件状语从句）noformoftransportcouldbeworse.（Evenifyoutravelinidealweather让步状语从句）,seajourneystakealongtime.Relativelyfewpeoplearepreparedtosacrificeholidaytimeforthepleasureoftravellingbysea.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。没有多少人会为享受坐船旅行的乐趣而牺牲假期的时间。Evenifyoutravelinidealweather,…即使，虽然…=Inspiteoftravellinginidealweather,…Relatively(adv.)相较而言=BycomparisonsacrificeAforB为了B，牺牲A8、Aeroplaneshavethereputationofbeingdangerousandevenhardenedtravellersareintimidatedbythem.Theyalsohavethedisadvantageofbeinganexpensiveformoftransport.Butnothingcanmatchthemforspeedandcomfort.Travellingataheightof30,000feet,farabovetheclouds,andatover500milesanhourisanexhilaratingexperience.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。hardened(adj.)老练的timid(adj.)胆小的intimidate(v.)威胁，恐吓intimidatesb.intodoingsth.恐吓某人做某事disadvantage(n.)缺点——advantage(n.)优点exhilarating(adj.)=veryexcitingexhilarated(adj.)=veryexcited9、Youdonothavetodevisewaysoftakingyourmindoffthejourney,（foranaeroplanegetsyoutoyourdestinationrapidly.原因状语从句）Forafewhours,yousettlebackinadeeparmchairtoenjoytheflight.Therealescapistcanwatchafilmandsipchampagneonsomeservices.Butevenwhensuchrefinementsarenotavailable,thereisplentytokeepyouoccupied.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。getsb.todosth.使某人做某事（使役动词）=havesb.dosth.=makesb.dosth.escapist(n.)逃避现实的人——escape(v.)逃跑occupy(v.)占据（空间/时间）beoccupiedwithsth.忙于做某事（主语是人）=bebusywithsth.=bebusydoingsth.物keep人occupied某事让某人不得闲eg.这新房子让我们忙了一个月。Thenewhousekeptusoccupiedforamonth.10、Anaeroplaneoffersyouanunusualandbreathtakingviewoftheworld.Yousoareffortlesslyoverhighmountainsanddeepvalleys.Youreallyseetheshapeoftheland.（Ifthelandscapeishiddenfromview条件状语从句）,youcanenjoytheextraordinarysightofunbrokencloudplainsthatstretchoutformilesbeforeyou,（whilethesunshinesbrilliantlyinaclearsky时间状语从句）.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，同时阳光灿烂，天空清澈明朗。breathtaking+风景令人窒息的美景eg.breathtakingwaterfall美丽的瀑布11、Thejourneyissosmooththatthereisnothingtopreventyoufromreadingorsleeping.Howeveryoudecidetospendyourtime,onethingiscertain:youwillarriveatyourdestinationf