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Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress
Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress
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一、【Text】课文
Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedevelopedanunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.Shipsmaybedelayedbystorms;airflightsmaybecancelledbecauseofbadweather;buttrainsmustbeontime.Onlyanexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarilydislocaterailwayservices.Itisalltooeasytoblametherailwayauthoritieswhensomethingdoesgowrong.Thetruthisthatwhenmistakesoccur,theyaremorelikelytobeoursthantheirs.
Afterconsultingmyrailwaytimetable,InotedwithsatisfactionthattherewasanexpresstraintoWesthaven.Itwentdirectfrommylocalstationandthejourneylastedamerehourandseventeenminutes.WhenIboardedthetrain,Icouldnothelpnoticingthatagreatmanylocalpeoplegotonaswell.Atthetime,thisdidnotstrikemeasodd.Ireflectedthattheremustbeagreatmanypeoplebesidesmyselfwhowishedtotakeadvantageofthisexcellentservice.NeitherwasIsurprisedwhenthetrainstoppedatWidley,atinystationafewmilesalongtheline.Evenamightyexpresstraincanbeheldupbysignals.Butwhenthetraindawdledatstationafterstation,Ibegantowonder.Itsuddenlydawnedonmethatthisexpresswasnotroaringdownthelineatninetymilesanhour,butbarelychuggingalongatthirty.Onehourandseventeenminutespassedandwehadnotevencoveredhalfthedistance.IaskedapassengerifthiswastheWesthavenExpress,buthehadnotevenheardofit.Ideterminedtolodgeacomplaintassoonaswearrived.Twohourslater,IwastalkingangrilytothestationmasteratWesthaven.Whenhedeniedthetrain'sexistence,Iborrowedhiscopyofthetimetable.TherewasanoteoftriumphinmyvoicewhenItoldhimthatitwasthereinblackandwhite.Glancingatitbriefly,hetoldmetolookagain.Atinyasteriskconductedmetoafootnoteatthebottomofthepage.Itsaid:
'Thisservicehasbeensuspended.'
二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语
●expressn.快车;adj.高速的
●punctualadj.准时的;
●conditionv.使习惯于
●unshakableadj.不可动摇的
●faithn.信任
●cancelv.取消
●exceptionallyadv.例外地
●dislocatev.打乱(计划等)
●blamev.责怪
●consultv.请教,查阅
●directadv.径直地
●oddadj.奇怪的,异常的
●reflectv.细想
●advantagen.优势
●mightyadj.强大的,有力的
●dawdlev.慢吞吞的动或做
●chugv.咔嚓咔嚓地响
●lodgev.提出
●comlaintn.抱怨
●triumphn.胜利
●asteriskn.星号(*)
●conductv.引向,引导
■expressn.快车;adj.高速的
expressway:
高速公路
expresstrain快车
specialexpress特快
throughexpress直快
stopping/localtrain慢车
■punctualadj.准时的;
bepunctualindoingsth.在做……方面非常准时
bepunctualtotheminute非常准时
Eg:
Heisamanwho’spunctualtotheminute.
punctuallyadv.
unpunctualant.
punctualityn.
■conditionv.使习惯于
==formahabitin
Eg:
Thissocietyhasconditionedeachofus.
beconditionedto习惯了……
Eg:
Eachofushasbeenconditionedtothesociety.
Theplantshasbeenconditionedtothecoldweatherhere.
Thecoldweatherhasconditionedtheplantshere.
condition条件
onconditionthat在……条件下如果
onnocondition在任何情况下,用在句首句子要倒装
Onnoconditionmustyoubelate.
ingood/badcondition情况良好/情况糟糕
changeone'scondition结婚
intheinterestingcondition:
怀孕pregnant
■unshakableadj.不可动摇的
■faithn.信任
keepfaithwithsb.对……守信用
putone'sfaithinsth对……有信心
onthefaithof在……的保障下,凭……的信用
faith深信不疑,信仰,比belief程度重一点
belief:
可信赖,可接受
conviction坚定的信念
trust相信,依赖
credit对……完全相信
■cancelv.取消
calloff==cancel可以互相替换
abolish废除
rescind撤销,废止
writeoff注销,勾销
crossout划掉
■exceptionallyadv.例外地
■dislocatev.打乱(计划等)
■blamev.责怪
■consultv.请教,查阅
■directadv.径直地
■oddadj.奇怪的,异常的
■reflectv.细想
reflectonsth细想……
reflectupononeself自我反省
■advantagen.优势
takeadvantageofsb/sth欺骗……并利用
ofgreat/noadvantagetosb/sth对……有(没有)好处
toadvantage更有效地
haveadvantageoversb胜过某人,比某人有优势
interest个人的利益,好处
benefit通过正当手段谋求的好处
profit金钱上的获益
good个人或集体的利益
■mightyadj.强大的,有力的
■dawdlev.慢吞吞的动或做
■chugv.咔嚓咔嚓地响
■lodgev.提出
make/lodgecomplaint提出抱怨
■comlaintn.抱怨
■triumphn.胜利
■asteriskn.星号(*)
■conductv.引向,引导
三、【课文精析】
Keysentence:
Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.
We'velearnttoexpectthat……我们已经习惯于期盼……
Keysentence:
Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedevelopedanunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.
developanunshakablefaithinsth对……产生了……样的信念
Keysentence:
Onlyanexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarilydislocaterailwayservices.
Itisalltooeasytoblame......
too...to句型中,在too前出现了all,only,but,not等词的时候,to就有肯定意义
Eg:
Hewasbuttooeagertogethome.
Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老,学到老
belikelytodo有可能...
Eg:
Youarelikelytogetsuccessifyouworkhard.
Itislikelythat...
Itislikelythathearrivedhereintime.
probable不能与不定式搭配比possible可能性大
Eg:
Itisprobable/possiblethat...
Eg:
Itisprobable/possiblethathewillspeaktoyou.
Itispossibleforustofinishtheworkinanhour.
strikesbas给某人以……印象,使某人感到;as后面可以接分词、名词、形容词搭配连用。
Eg:
Theactivityatrokemeaswastingtime.
holdup==holdback,hinder,prevent
dawnonsb渐渐被某人明白
barely==only
inblackandwhite白纸黑字
Keystructure
We'velearnttoexpectthat……我们已经习惯于期盼……
We'velearnttoexpectthat……我们已经习惯于期盼……
Itisalltooeasytoblame......
too...to句型中,在too前出现了all,only,but,not等词的时候,to就有肯定意义
belikelytodo有可能...
Itislikelythat...
Thefirstparagraphisimportant
godirectfrom...to...
strikesbas给某人以……印象,使某人感到;as后面可以接分词、名词、形容词搭配连用。
holdup==holdback,hinder,prevent
dawnonsb渐渐被某人明白
inblackandwhite白纸黑字
Lesson38Thefirstcalender最早的日历
一、【Text】课文
Futurehistorianswillbeinauniquepositionwhentheycometorecordthehistoryofourowntimes.Theywillhardlyknowwhichfactstoselectfromthegreatmassofevidencethatsteadilyaccumulates.Whatismoretheywillnothavetorelysolelyonthewrittenword.Films,videos.CDsandCD-ROMsarejustsomeofthebewilderingamountofinformationtheywillhave.Theywillbeable,asitwere,toseeandhearusinaction.Butthehistorianattemptingtoreconstructthedistantpastisalwaysfacedwithadifficulttask.Hehastodeducewhathecanfromthefewscantycluesavailable.Evenseeminglyinsignificantremainscanshedinterestinglightonthehistoryofearlyman.
Uptonow,historianshaveassumedthatcalendarscameintobeingwiththeadventofagriculture,forthenmanwasfacedwitharealneedtounderstandsomethingabouttheseasons.Recentscientificevidenceseemstoindicatethatthisassumptionisincorrect.
Historianshavelongbeenpuzzledbydots,linesandsymbolswhichhavebeenengravedonwalls,bones,andtheivorytuskofmammoths.ThenomadswhomadethesemarkingslivedbyhuntingandfishingduringthelastIceAge,whichbeganabout35,000B.C.andendedabout10,000B.C.Bycorrelatingmarkingsmadeinvariouspartsoftheworld,historianshavebeenabletoreadthisdifficultcode.Theyhavefoundthatitisconnectedwiththepassageofdaysandthephasesofthemoon.Itis,infact,aprimitivetypeofcalendar.Ithaslongbeenknownthatthehuntingscenesdepictedonwallswerenotsimplyaformofartisticexpression.Theyhadadefinitemeaning,fortheywereasnearasearlymancouldgettowriting.Itispossiblethatthereisadefiniterelationbetweenthesepaintingsandthemarkingsthatsometimesaccompanythem.Itseemsthatmanwasmakingarealefforttounderstandtheseasons20,000yearsearlierthanhasbeensupposed.
二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语
●calendarn.历法,日历
●historiann.历史学家
●uniqueadj.无与伦比的
●steadilyadv.不断地
●solelyadv.唯一地
●videon.录像
●CD-ROMn.(只读)光盘驱动器
●bewilderv.令人眼花缭乱
●deducev.推断,推理
●scantyadj.不足的,贫乏的
●cluen.线索
●insignificantadj.不重要的
●shedv.使流出,泻
●adventn.出现,到来,来临
●agriculturen.农业
●assumptionn.假定,设想
●dotn.小圆点
●symboln.符号
●engravev.雕刻
●ivoryn.象牙制品
●mammothn.(古)长毛象
●phasen.月相,天相
●tuskn.獠牙,长牙、象牙
●primitiveadj.原始的
●nomadn.游牧民
●depictv.描画,描绘
●correlatev.使相互联系
■calendarn.历法,日历
calender轮压机
■historiann.历史学家
historic具有历史意义的
Thisisahistoricspeech.
historical与历史研究有关系的
historicalresearch历史研究
■uniqueadj.无与伦比的
unique:
uneaqualed
Speechisauniquehumanability
unique不能接受比较级,可以接受quite,almost,nearly,surely,really等修饰,但不能接受rather,very等词的修饰。
unique独一无二的,因唯一而独特
speical注重性质的特殊
especial强调超过其他的全部
Eg:
Thisisamatterofespecialimportance.
Thisisaespeciallyimportantmatter.
particular特定的,着重同类中某一个所有独特的性质
Pineappleshaveparticularflavour.菠萝有特别的味道。
exceptional
extraordinary特别的,与众不同的
Eg:
ThewarmweatherisexceptionalforJamuary.
■steadilyadv.不断地
■solelyadv.唯一地
■videon.录像
■CD-ROMn.(只读)光盘驱动器
■bewilderv.令人眼花缭乱
bewilder:
confuse
Eg:
shewasbewilderedbysomanybeautifuldresses.
puzzle某问题因复杂而令人费解
Eg:
Iampuzzledbytheproblem.
perplex难以理解(包含焦虑不安,不知如何解决的意思)
Eg:
Heisperplexedfortheanswer.
bewilderment:
n.
inbewilderment茫然不知所措
■deducev.推断,推理
deduce:
determineordecidesth.bygivenfacts.
Eg:
Ideducetheconclusionfromthegivenfacts.
deduce…from从…中推论,推断
infer推断(不表示过程)
Eg:
Whatcanyouinferfromthetext?
deduce==>(ant.)indece归纳
■scantyadj.不足的,贫乏的
scanty:
toofew,notenough
scantyknowledge一知半解
ascantycrop欠收
bescantyofsth奇缺
beshortof短缺
Eg:
Thevillageschoolisscantyoftextbooks.这乡村学校奇缺教材。
bewantof=inneedof需要……
■cluen.线索
■insignificantadj.不重要的
■shedv.使流出,泻
shed:
pourout
shedtears泪流满面
shedlight发光
shedlightonsb.启发,启迪
shedone’sbloodforcountry为祖国而流血。
shedone'sclothes脱去衣服
■adventn.出现,到来,来临
advent:
comi
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