新概念英语3学习笔记Lesson 25

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　　New words and expression 生词和短语

　　Impressive adj.给人深刻印象的

　　scene n.现场, 场面, 情景

　　-- This is the impressive scene. 这是给人深刻印象的一幕

　　impression n.印象

　　-- make a lasting impression to sb. 给人以不可磨灭的印象

　　-- have a false impression of sb. 对某人有错误的看法

　　-- gave sb. impression that… 给某人…的印象

　　impress vt.留下印象

　　-- What impressed me most is your diligence.(n.勤奋)

　　impress sb with… 用…给某人留下深刻的印象

　　-- you impressed me with your beautiful clothes.

　　Steamship n.蒸汽轮船

　　Vessel n.轮船, 大木船(非常正式的表达方式, 用于文学体中, 可以代替ship、boat)

　　-- a fishing vessel / a sailing vessel帆船

　　Ship n.大船;舰艇

　　Boat n.小船, 艇(比ship小, 在非正式的场合可以替换)

　　-- a fishing boat

　　Era n.时期, 时代(=a period time in history)

　　-- the beginning of the new era / the end of old era

　　Era n.时代, 纪元(人类历史上很长的时期, 以特别的事件为标志)

　　-- The Christian era starts with the birth of Christ. 公元(基督教时代)是从耶稣诞生起算。

　　-- Christian n.基督徒, 信徒 adj.基督教的, 信基督教的

　　-- We are now in a great new era of information. 我们现在正处于一个新的伟大的信息时代。

　　Time n.时代, 时期(比era的时间短)

　　-- Roman time 罗马时代 / ancient time 古代

　　Age n.时代(特定的历史阶段, 和其它词构成专有名词)

　　-- stone age 石器时代 / modern age 当今时代 / middle ages 中世纪

　　Java n.爪哇(印度尼西亚一岛)

　　Rudder n.舵

　　Roll v.颠簸, 摇摆

　　Steer v.掌握方向(驾驶交通工具)

　　-- He steer the boat suddenly. 他突然改变了这艘船的方向。

　　Drive vt.驾驶马车、汽车、火车

　　Pilot vt.驾驶飞机、轮船

　　Temporary adj.临时的(=lasting for a short/limited time)

　　-- temporary jobs / temporary houses

　　temporarily adv.暂时的, 临时的

　　temporariness n.暂时

　　transient adj.短暂的, 瞬时的

　　-- transient happiness

　　permanent adj.永久的, 持久的

　　-- I have a permanent job here. 我在这里有一个永久的工作。

　　Contemporary adj. 当代的, 同时代的, 同年龄的

　　-- He is a contemporary writer.

　　Plank n.大块木板

　　Fit v.安装

　　Equator n.赤道

　　Delay n.耽误

　　winning

　　Australia n.澳洲, 澳大利亚

　　Exactly adv.正好, 恰好, 十分, 确切地, 精确地

　　Tradition n.传统, 惯例

　　Indian adj.印度的, 印度人的, 印第安人的 n.印度人, 印第安人, 印第安语

　　tear vt.vi.(tore, torn, tearing)

　　storm n.暴风雨, 暴风雪

　　danger n.危险 port n.港, 港口

　　win vt.vi.(won, won, winning)

　　Text 课文

　　What piece of bad luck prevented the Cutty Sark from winning the race?

　　One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be

　　seen at Greenwich.

　　One of the most famous… 最著名的…之一

　　She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.

　　Dry land 陆地

　　Each year=every year=per year

　　-- The aeroplane stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.

　　She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.

　　Serve as=act as 担任, 充当, 起...作用

　　impressive reminder of… 给人留下深刻的印象, 并使人回忆起…

　　Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to

　　carry tea from China and wool from Australia.

　　Replace (vt.)=take place of

　　Steamship n.汽船, 轮船

　　sailship=sailing ship=sailing vessel n.帆船

　　The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built.

　　The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.

　　Match=be equal to 与…相匹敌, 相比

　　Match in/for

　　-- No form of transport can match aeroplane for speed and comfortable.

　　-- Transport n.交通工具, 运输系统, 运输, 运送

　　-- The hotel can‘t be matched for service and food. 这家旅馆服务和食物是无与伦比的。

　　-- No clothing can match your dress for beauty. 没有哪件衣服能和你的这条裙子相比。

　　To match her做定语修饰ship

　　Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.

　　-- The two planes set out form New York on an unforgettable race.

　　Forgettable adj.容易被忘的, 可忘记的

　　Unforgettable adj.忘不了的, 令人难忘的

　　This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.

　　Which指代this race, 引导非限定性定语从句。

　　-- The operation, which lasted two weeks, proved to be very difficult.

　　It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new

　　era.

　　Ships with sails=sailing ship=sailing vessel n.帆船

　　Mark the end of… 标志着…的结束

　　The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but

　　on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead.

　　=After the race had begun, the first of the two ships to reach Java was the Thermopylae,…

　　take the lead 处于领先地位 / lose the lead 失去领先地位

　　in the lead 处于领先地位(表示状态)

　　take over the lead 取得领先地位

　　It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.

　　It seem certain that…

　　She had a lot of bad luck=she was unlucky

　　In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.

　　Be struck by a very heavy rain/storm 严重的遇到了雨/雪

　　Be caught in the rain/snow 遇到了雨/雪

　　During(介词)用于关系代词which之前

　　Tear away=destroyed=pull down (摧毁, 推翻)

　　The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.

　　It became impossible (for captain) to steer her

　　A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great

　　difficulty.

　　It=the temporary rudder

　　Fit=equip(vt.装备)

　　This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she travelled too

　　quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.

　　There was a danger that + 同位语从句

　　Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead.

　　Lost her lead 失去领先地位

　　After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by

　　now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.

　　Call in at=(船)停靠, (人)拜访

　　-- He calls in at his friend’s home every week.

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