
新概念第三册Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 又快捷又舒适
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●positively adv. 绝对地,完全地
●compartment n. 列车客车厢内的分隔间(或单间)
●cramped adj. 窄小的
●stuffy adj. 憋气的,闷气的
●monotonous adj. 枯燥的,乏味的,单调的
●rhythm n. 有节奏的运动
●click v. 发出咔哒声
●lull v. 催人欲睡
●snatch n. 短时,片段
●sleeper n. 卧铺
●fumble v. 乱摸,摸索
●inspection n. 检查
●inevitably adv. 必然地,不可避免地
●destination n. 目的地
●exhaust v. 使精疲力尽
●motorway n. 快车道
●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. 宽敞的
●seasick adj. 晕船的;airsick adj. 晕飞机的;carsick adj. 晕车的
●intimidate v. 恐吓,恫吓
●disadvantage n. 短处,缺点
●exhilarating adj. 使人高兴的,令人兴奋的
●escapist n. 逍遥者
●sip v. 呷,啜
●champagne n. 香槟酒
●refinement n. 精心的安排
●breathtaking adj. 激动人心的;不寻常的
●soar v. 高飞,翱翔
●effortlessly adv. 不费力地
●landscape n. 景色
●fresh adj. 精神饱满的
●uncrumpled adj. 没有跨下来
◆positively adv. 绝对地,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?
在这儿相当于sure, of cause, certainly, no problem
a piece of cake, no sweat, it’s a snack 都表示不成问题
I bet 我肯定
◆compartment n. 列车客车厢内的分隔间(或单间)
◆cramped adj. 窄小的
◆stuffy adj. 憋气的,闷气的
== airless
That classroom must be stuffy.
◆rhythm n. 有节奏的运动
◆click v. 发出咔哒声
roar 车辆飞快行驶发出的声音
bark 狗叫
Don’t bark your order at me.
◆monotonous adj. 枯燥的,乏味的,单调的
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(重点突出long and uninteresting 冗长乏味的 )
Eg: Your article is tedious.
dull 语意比较弱,= uninteresting
Eg: I can’t get along well with Mary, she is a dull girl.
Look at that dull person.
Tiresome == tiring 由于疲劳而厌倦
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. 持续时间过长而厌倦
Eg : I am tired of doing so.
I am bored with doing so. 我厌烦这么做。
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.风和日丽
What a good day, the wind lulled.
lullaby 催眠曲
◆◆◆snatch n. 短时,片段
catch, seize, grab,
in snatches 断断续续地
Eg: On the train, we sleep in snatches.
◆sleeper n. 卧铺
◆fumble vt. 乱摸,摸索
Eg: He fumbled the door open. 他摸索着把门打开了。
He put his hand into his pocket to take the key out.
He fumbled in his pocket for the key.
search for
◆inspection n. 检查
◆◆◆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. 使精疲力尽
exhausted adj.
exhausting adj.
tire out
Eg: I’m exhausted. 我精疲力尽了。
What exhausts you? 什么使你精疲力尽呀?
I’m tired out.
wear out 使疲劳,使磨损
worn
worn out
Eg: Look, your dress is worn out. 瞧,你的衣服穿坏了。
After a day’s work hard, I am worn out.
knock out
Knock sb out 1,把某人打晕,2,某人筋疲力尽
Eg: The arduous work knocked me out. 这项艰难的工作使我精疲力尽。
Fatigue 使筋疲力尽,使疲劳(书面)
Eg: The piece of work fatigues me.
Does your work fatigue you?
◆motorway n. 快车道
express way, highway
◆ferry n. 渡船
◆cruise n. 巡游船
◆civilize v. 使文明
◆◆◆spacious adj. 宽敞的
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 宽敞的,便利的 (== roomy and convenient )
Eg: The cinema is both roomy and convenient.
The cinema is commodious.
expansive 易膨胀的,广阔的
Eg: I’d like to appreciate expansive sea / ocean. 我喜欢欣赏浩瀚的海洋。
vast 幅员辽阔的
Eg: The desert in our country is vast, that is a major problem.
extensive 广泛的,广阔的
extensive reading 泛读
intensive reading 精读
Eg: You can enlarge you vocabulary by intensive reading.
widespread 流传广的,分布广的
Eg: The kind of news is widespread.
far-reaching 触及很远的,流传久远的
Eg: I have a good idea and it is far-reaching.
◆seasick adj. 晕船的
airsick 晕飞机的
carsick 晕车的
bicyclesick 晕自行车的
bussick晕公交车的
Homesick 想家的
分别在词尾加上后缀-ness变成名词
Homesickness 思乡之情
◆intimidate v. 恐吓,恫吓
frighten, horrify, terrify
Eg: Nothing can intimidate me.
◆disadvantage n. 短处,缺点
◆◆◆exhilarating adj. 使人高兴的,令人兴奋的
exhilarate vt. == very much excite 比excite 语义强烈得多,正式得多
Eg: I’m exhilatated by your visit. 对于你的来访我是高兴极了。
stimulate 刺激,激励
stimulate sb to do sth 激励某人做某事
Eg: Your courage stimulated me to do so.
inspire激励(通过言辞)
Inspire sb to do 激励某人做某事(通过言辞)
Stir 鼓动,鼓舞
Eg: Who stired you to do it like this? You should look before you leap. 谁鼓动你这么做?你应该三思而后行。
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. 逍遥者
◆sip v. 呷,啜
vt & n.
== drink a little at a time.
take a sip of sth 喝一点
Eg: I’m really thirsty, would you mind my taking a sip of your Coffee?
have a taste of sth 尝一点
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. 香槟酒
◆◆◆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. 激动人心的;不寻常的
Eg: The picture takes my breath. 这幅画太美了。
The girl takes my breath.
The beautiful dress takes my breath.
decide to go for a trip 决定旅行
Eg: We decided to go for a breathtaking trip.
◆soar v. 高飞,翱翔
Eg: We can’t soar in the blue sky without wings.
soar effortlessly 自由翱翔
◆effortlessly adv. 不费力地
◆landscape n. 景色
landscape 指从高处或远处远望高看的这种大地的漂亮的风光
spectacle == extroordinary sight
scenery 自然风光
scene 场面
view 透过窗户看到的景色
Eg: Our classroom doesn’t have a good view.
The rising sun in the Tai Mountain is a spectacle / landscape.
◆fresh adj. 精神饱满的
a fresh man
Eg: Look at that guy, he is really fresh.他很帅
◆uncrumpled adj. 没有跨下来
Eg: He went Home fresh and uncrumpled.
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