新概念英语第三册笔记：第37课

　新概念英语第三册课堂笔记第三十七课 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车

　　【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

　　●express n. 快车;adj. 高速的

　　●punctual adj. 准时的;

　　●condition v. 使习惯于

　　●unshakable adj. 不可动摇的

　　●faith n. 信任

　　●cancel v. 取消

　　●exceptionally adv. 例外地

　　●dislocate v. 打乱(计划等)

　　●blame v. 责怪

　　●consult v. 请教，查阅

　　●direct adv. 径直地

　　●odd adj. 奇怪的，异常的

　　●reflect v. 细想

　　●advantage n. 优势

　　●mighty adj. 强大的，有力的

　　●dawdle v. 慢吞吞的动或做

　　●chug v. 咔嚓咔嚓地响

　　●lodge v. 提出

　　●comlaint n. 抱怨

　　●triumph n. 胜利

　　●asterisk n. 星号(*)

　　●conduct v. 引向，引导

　　■express n. 快车;adj. 高速的

　　express way: 高速公路

　　express train快车

　　special express 特快

　　through express 直快

　　stopping/ local train 慢车

　　■punctual adj. 准时的;

　　be punctual in doing sth. 在做……方面非常准时

　　be punctual to the minute 非常准时

　　Eg: He is a man who’s punctual to the minute.

　　punctually adv.

　　unpunctual ant.

　　punctuality n.

　　■condition v. 使习惯于

　　==form a habit in

　　Eg: This society has conditioned each of us.

　　be conditioned to 习惯了……

　　Eg: Each of us has been conditioned to the society.

　　The plants has been conditioned to the cold weather here.

　　The cold weather has conditioned the plants here.

　　condition 条件

　　on condition that 在……条件下如果

　　on no condition 在任何情况下，用在句首句子要倒装

　　On no condition must you be late.

　　in good/ bad condition 情况良好/情况糟糕

　　change one's condition 结婚

　　in the interesting condition : 怀孕 pregnant

　　■unshakable adj. 不可动摇的

　　■faith n. 信任

　　keep faith with sb. 对……守信用

　　put one's faith in sth 对……有信心

　　on the faith of 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

　　■cancel v. 取消

　　call off == cancel 可以互相替换

　　abolish 废除

　　rescind 撤销，废止

　　write off 注销，勾销

　　cross out 划掉

　　■exceptionally adv. 例外地

　　■dislocate v. 打乱(计划等)

　　■blame v. 责怪

　　■consult v. 请教，查阅

　　■direct adv. 径直地

　　■odd adj. 奇怪的，异常的

　　■reflect v. 细想

　　reflect on sth 细想……

　　reflect upon oneself 自我反省

　　■advantage n. 优势

　　take advantage of sb/sth 欺骗……并利用

　　of great/no advantage to sb/sth 对……有(没有)好处

　　to advantage 更有效地

　　have advantage over sb 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

　　■mighty adj. 强大的，有力的

　　■dawdle v. 慢吞吞的动或做

　　■chug v. 咔嚓咔嚓地响

　　■lodge v. 提出

　　make/ lodge complaint 提出抱怨

　　■comlaint n. 抱怨

　　■triumph n. 胜利

　　■asterisk n. 星号(*)

　　■conduct v. 引向，引导

　　【Text】

　　§ Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车

　　Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

　　What was the mistake the author made?

　　We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.

　　After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder.(仅提供部分文章)

　　【课文讲解】

　　背诵：We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.

　　We' ve learnt to expect that …… 我们已经习惯于期盼……

　　背诵：After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.

　　develop an unshakable faith in sth 对……产生了……样的信念

　　背诵：Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services.

　　It is all too easy to blame......

　　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:He was but too eager to get home.

　　One is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老

　　be likely to do 有可能 ...

　　Eg: You are likely to get success if you work hard.

　　It is likely that...

　　It is likely that he arrived here in time.

　　probable 不能与不定式搭配 比possible 可能性大

　　Eg: It is probable / possible that...

　　Eg: It is probable / possible that he will speak to you.

　　It is possible for us to finish the work in an hour.

　　go direct from ... to ...

　　strike sb as 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: The activity atroke me as wasting time.

　　背熟：I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.

　　hold up==hold back, hinder, prevent

　　dawn on sb 渐渐被某人明白

　　barely==only

　　in black and white 白纸黑字

　　Key structure

　　We' ve learnt to expect that …… 我们已经习惯于期盼……

　　We' ve learnt to expect that …… 我们已经习惯于期盼……

　　It is all too easy to blame......

　　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

　　be likely to do 有可能 ...

　　It is likely that...

　　The first paragraph is important

　　go direct from ... to ...

　　strike sb as 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。

　　hold up==hold back, hinder, prevent

　　dawn on sb 渐渐被某人明白

　　in black and white 白纸黑字

　　【Multiple choice questions】

　　Comprehension

　　1 When the writer consulted his railway timetable _____ .

　　a. he wanted to find out how long the express train to Westhaven took

　　b. he wanted to know the quickest way of getting to Westhaven by rail

　　c. he did not notice how many stations there were on the way to Westhaven

　　d. he misread the information concerning the time the journey took

　　by rail ==by train

　　2 At what point did the writer realize that the train was not travelling at the speed of an express train?

　　a. When the train had reached the station after Widley.

　　b. When the train had been held up by signals.

　　c. After the train had stopped at several small stations.

　　d. After the train had covered a distance of thirty miles.

　　at the speed of 以……的速度

　　express train 特快列车

　　3 When the writer went to the station master, he complained about _____ .

　　a. the train scheduled as an express train having in fact been a slow one

　　b. the lack of colour in the timetable

　　c. the lack of any express trains from his local station to Westhaven

　　d. the fact that the Westhaven express had been suspended from service

　　complain about/of 抱怨

　　Structure

　　4 We have learnt to expect _____ punctual. (l.1)

　　a. trains being b. trains to be c. of trains being d. trains are going to be

　　5 _____ exceptionally heavily might railway services be temporarily dislocated. (ll.5-6)

　　a. If only it smowed b. Only in case it snows c. Only were it to snow d. Only when snow

　　only所引导的状语从句用在句首，句子必须倒装， if条件句，如果if省略,were要前置

　　6 The express train went direct from my local station to Westhaven _____ a mere hour and seventeen minutes. (l.10)

　　a. in b. lasting c. a journey which lasted d. a journey of

　　7 One hour and seventeen minutes passed _____ still to cover half the distance. (ll.16-17)

　　a. before we had b. before having c. when we had d. and we had

　　用a选项，则题干中的still应去掉。

　　8 When he denied the train’s existence, I asked if I _____ borrow his copy. (ll.19-20)

　　a. can b. may c. might d. was able to

　　Vocabulary

　　9 Even a mighty express train can be _____ by signals. (l.14)

　　a. halted b. retarded c. slowed up d. delayed

　　held up == delayed

　　halt 停止

　　retard 防止

　　slow up 减慢

　　10 I determined to lodge a complaint _____ on arrival. (l.18)

　　a. firstly b. punctually c. straight d. immediately

　　11 _____ , I told him that it was there in black and white. (ll.20-21)

　　a. Noting my triumph b. Sounding triumphant c. On a triumphant note d. In my triumphant voice

　　12 Glancing at it briefly, he told me I should _____ . (l.21)

　　a. take another look b. review it c. oerlook it d. have second sight

　　review 复习

　　overlook 忽视，宽恕，检查，监督

　　【Key to Multiple choice questions】

　　1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. B 12. A

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