新概念第三冊Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 又快捷又舒適
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●positively adv. 絕對地,完全地
●compartment n. 列車客車廂內(nèi)的分隔間(或單間)
●cramped adj. 窄小的
●stuffy adj. 憋氣的,悶氣的
●monotonous adj. 枯燥的,乏味的,單調(diào)的
●rhythm n. 有節(jié)奏的運動
●click v. 發(fā)出咔噠聲
●lull v. 催人欲睡
●snatch n. 短時,片段
●sleeper n. 臥鋪
●fumble v. 亂摸,摸索
●inspection n. 檢查
●inevitably adv. 必然地,不可避免地
●destination n. 目的地
●exhaust v. 使精疲力盡
●motorway n. 快車道
●ferry n. 渡船
●cruise n. 巡游船
●civilize v. 使文明;civilization n. 文明;civilized adj. 文明的
●spacious adj. 寬敞的
●seasick adj. 暈船的;airsick adj. 暈飛機的;carsick adj. 暈車的
●intimidate v. 恐嚇,恫嚇
●disadvantage n. 短處,缺點
●exhilarating adj. 使人高興的,令人興奮的
●escapist n. 逍遙者
●sip v. 呷,啜
●champagne n. 香檳酒
●refinement n. 精心的安排
●breathtaking adj. 激動人心的;不尋常的
●soar v. 高飛,翱翔
●effortlessly adv. 不費力地
●landscape n. 景色
●fresh adj. 精神飽滿的
●uncrumpled adj. 沒有跨下來
◆positively adv. 絕對地,完全地
in a positive way
doubt; doubtful; uncertain; dubious 表示不是很肯定
The food is positively uneatable.
Can you really do it positively?
在這兒相當于sure, of cause, certainly, no problem
a piece of cake, no sweat, it’s a snack 都表示不成問題
I bet 我肯定
◆compartment n. 列車客車廂內(nèi)的分隔間(或單間)
◆cramped adj. 窄小的
◆stuffy adj. 憋氣的,悶氣的
== airless
That classroom must be stuffy.
◆rhythm n. 有節(jié)奏的運動
◆click v. 發(fā)出咔噠聲
roar 車輛飛快行駛發(fā)出的聲音
bark 狗叫
Don’t bark your order at me.
◆monotonous adj. 枯燥的,乏味的,單調(diào)的
tedious, dull, uninteresting
monotonous == lacking variety
Eg: I don’t like the way of your teaching, it is monotonous.
I hate the monotonous rhythm of travelling by train.
tedious 乏味的(重點突出long and uninteresting 冗長乏味的 )
Eg: Your article is tedious.
dull 語意比較弱,= uninteresting
Eg: I can’t get along well with Mary, she is a dull girl.
Look at that dull person.
Tiresome == tiring 由于疲勞而厭倦
tired
Eg: He is tired of sleeping on the floor, because he has done so for ten years.
Long lasting meetings are tiring .
You are tiresome.
You are a little bit tiresome.
handsome
bore v.
bored adj.
boring adj. 持續(xù)時間過長而厭倦
Eg : I am tired of doing so.
I am bored with doing so. 我厭煩這么做。
be tired of
be bored with
◆lull v. 催人欲睡
vt. ==cause sb. to sleep
Eg: The mother lulled her baby to sleep.
lull sb to sleep 催人入睡
lull vi.風(fēng)和日麗
What a good day, the wind lulled.
lullaby 催眠曲
◆◆◆snatch n. 短時,片段
catch, seize, grab,
in snatches 斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地
Eg: On the train, we sleep in snatches.
◆sleeper n. 臥鋪
◆fumble vt. 亂摸,摸索
Eg: He fumbled the door open. 他摸索著把門打開了。
He put his hand into his pocket to take the key out.
He fumbled in his pocket for the key.
search for
◆inspection n. 檢查
◆◆◆inevitably adv. 必然地,不可避免地
Eg: Human beings are mortal, so inevitable we make mistakes, no matter how wise andeminent you are.
◆destination n. 目的地
◆exhaust vt. 使精疲力盡
exhausted adj.
exhausting adj.
tire out
Eg: I’m exhausted. 我精疲力盡了。
What exhausts you? 什么使你精疲力盡呀?
I’m tired out.
wear out 使疲勞,使磨損
worn
worn out
Eg: Look, your dress is worn out. 瞧,你的衣服穿壞了。
After a day’s work hard, I am worn out.
knock out
Knock sb out 1,把某人打暈,2,某人筋疲力盡
Eg: The arduous work knocked me out. 這項艱難的工作使我精疲力盡。
Fatigue 使筋疲力盡,使疲勞(書面)
Eg: The piece of work fatigues me.
Does your work fatigue you?
◆motorway n. 快車道
express way, highway
◆ferry n. 渡船
◆cruise n. 巡游船
◆civilize v. 使文明
◆◆◆spacious adj. 寬敞的
Eg: Is your classroom spacious?
Our classroom is not so spacious as that one.
I would like to lie in the spacious classroom instead of sitting here.
==roomy
a roomy house
capacious 容量大的
capacity 容量
commodious 寬敞的,便利的 (== roomy and convenient )
Eg: The cinema is both roomy and convenient.
The cinema is commodious.
expansive 易膨脹的,廣闊的
Eg: I’d like to appreciate expansive sea / ocean. 我喜歡欣賞浩瀚的海洋。
vast 幅員遼闊的
Eg: The desert in our country is vast, that is a major problem.
extensive 廣泛的,廣闊的
extensive reading 泛讀
intensive reading 精讀
Eg: You can enlarge you vocabulary by intensive reading.
widespread 流傳廣的,分布廣的
Eg: The kind of news is widespread.
far-reaching 觸及很遠的,流傳久遠的
Eg: I have a good idea and it is far-reaching.
◆seasick adj. 暈船的
airsick 暈飛機的
carsick 暈車的
bicyclesick 暈自行車的
bussick暈公交車的
Homesick 想家的
分別在詞尾加上后綴-ness變成名詞
Homesickness 思鄉(xiāng)之情
◆intimidate v. 恐嚇,恫嚇
frighten, horrify, terrify
Eg: Nothing can intimidate me.
◆disadvantage n. 短處,缺點
◆◆◆exhilarating adj. 使人高興的,令人興奮的
exhilarate vt. == very much excite 比excite 語義強烈得多,正式得多
Eg: I’m exhilatated by your visit. 對于你的來訪我是高興極了。
stimulate 刺激,激勵
stimulate sb to do sth 激勵某人做某事
Eg: Your courage stimulated me to do so.
inspire激勵(通過言辭)
Inspire sb to do 激勵某人做某事(通過言辭)
Stir 鼓動,鼓舞
Eg: Who stired you to do it like this? You should look before you leap. 誰鼓動你這么做?你應(yīng)該三思而后行。
spur 刺激
Eg: His rude remarks spured me.
encourage
Eg: He always encourages me to study hard when I’m unwilling to do so.
◆escapist n. 逍遙者
◆sip v. 呷,啜
vt & n.
== drink a little at a time.
take a sip of sth 喝一點
Eg: I’m really thirsty, would you mind my taking a sip of your Coffee?
have a taste of sth 嘗一點
Eg: I’m so hungry that I want to have a taste of your cake.
You can take a sip of my Coffee, but my cake only belongs to me.
◆champagne n. 香檳酒
◆◆◆refinement n. 精心的安排
refine 使人精力充沛
Eg: Coffee always refined us.
Coffee always made us fresh.
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◆breathtaking adj. 激動人心的;不尋常的
Eg: The picture takes my breath. 這幅畫太美了。
The girl takes my breath.
The beautiful dress takes my breath.
decide to go for a trip 決定旅行
Eg: We decided to go for a breathtaking trip.
◆soar v. 高飛,翱翔
Eg: We can’t soar in the blue sky without wings.
soar effortlessly 自由翱翔
◆effortlessly adv. 不費力地
◆landscape n. 景色
landscape 指從高處或遠處遠望高看的這種大地的漂亮的風(fēng)光
spectacle == extroordinary sight
scenery 自然風(fēng)光
scene 場面
view 透過窗戶看到的景色
Eg: Our classroom doesn’t have a good view.
The rising sun in the Tai Mountain is a spectacle / landscape.
◆fresh adj. 精神飽滿的
a fresh man
Eg: Look at that guy, he is really fresh.他很帥
◆uncrumpled adj. 沒有跨下來
Eg: He went Home fresh and uncrumpled.