1、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breathtakin
2、g 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 waydoubt; 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 problema pie
3、ce of cake, no sweat, its 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= airlessThat 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Dont bark your order at me.monotonous adj. 枯燥的,乏味的,单调的tedious, dull, uninterestingmonotonous
4、= lacking varietyEg: I dont 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 ) Your article is tedious.dull 语意比较弱,= uninteresting I cant get along well with Mary, she is a dull girl.Look at that dull pers
5、on.Tiresome = tiring 由于疲劳而厌倦tired 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.handsomebore 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
6、tired ofbe bored withlull v. 催人欲睡vt. =cause sb. to sleep 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 On the train, we sleep in snatches.sleeper n. 卧铺fumble vt. 乱摸,摸索 He fumbled t
7、he 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 forinspection n. 检查inevitably adv. 必然地,不可避免地 Human beings are mortal, so inevitable we make mistakes, no matter how wise and eminent you are.destination n. 目的地exhaust vt. 使精疲力尽exha
8、usted adj.exhausting adj.tire out Im exhausted. 我精疲力尽了。What exhausts you? 什么使你精疲力尽呀?Im tired out.wear out 使疲劳,使磨损wornworn out Look, your dress is worn out. 瞧,你的衣服穿坏了。After a days work hard, I am worn out.knock outKnock sb out 1,把某人打晕,2,某人筋疲力尽 The arduous work knocked me out. 这项艰难的工作使我精疲力尽。Fatigue 使筋
9、疲力尽,使疲劳(书面) The piece of work fatigues me. Does your work fatigue you?motorway n. 快车道express way, highwayferry n. 渡船cruise n. 巡游船civilize v. 使文明spacious adj. 宽敞的 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 h
10、ere.=roomya roomy housecapacious 容量大的capacity 容量commodious 宽敞的,便利的 (= roomy and convenient ) The cinema is both roomy and convenient.The cinema is commodious.expansive 易膨胀的,广阔的 Id like to appreciate expansive sea / ocean. 我喜欢欣赏浩瀚的海洋。vast 幅员辽阔的 The desert in our country is vast, that is a major probl
11、em.extensive 广泛的,广阔的extensive reading 泛读intensive reading 精读 You can enlarge you vocabulary by intensive reading.widespread 流传广的,分布广的 The kind of news is widespread.far-reaching 触及很远的,流传久远的 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
12、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 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 Im 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
13、sth 激励某人做某事 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 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 His rude remarks spured me.encourage He always encourages me to study hard when Im unwilling to do so.e
14、scapist n. 逍遥者sip v. 呷,啜vt & n.= drink a little at a time.take a sip of sth 喝一点 Im really thirsty, would you mind my taking a sip of your coffee?have a taste of sth 尝一点 Im 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.
15、香槟酒refinement n. 精心的安排refine 使人精力充沛 Coffee always refined us.Coffee always made us fresh.breathtaking adj. 激动人心的; 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 We decided to go for a breathtaking trip.soar v. 高飞,翱翔 We ca
16、nt 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 sightscenery 自然风光scene 场面view 透过窗户看到的景色 Our classroom doesnt have a good view.The rising sun in the Tai Mountain is a spectacle / landscape.fresh
17、 adj. 精神饱满的a fresh man Look at that guy, he is really fresh.他很帅uncrumpled adj. 没有跨下来 He went home fresh and uncrumpled.【Text】Q: Which type of transport does the writer prefer, do you think?People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air
18、. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls y
19、ou to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night, when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection. Inevitab
20、ly you arrive at your destination almost exhausted. Long car journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stat
21、ions and too much traffic. By comparison, fferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food-always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely t
22、o get seasick, no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of travelling by sea.Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even har
23、dened travellers are intimidated by them. They also have the disadvantage of being tan expensive form of transport. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. You do not h
24、ave to devise ways of taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real escapist can watch a free film show and sip champagne on some services. But even when such refinements are
25、not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied. An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of
26、 unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fres
27、h and uncrumpled. You will not have to spend the next few days recovering from a long and arduous journey. 参考译文出远门的人常常需要决定是走旱路、水路,还是坐飞机。很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。车厢很快就变得拥挤、闷热,想摆脱开旅途的困扰是很难的。看书只能解决部分问题。车轮与铁轨间单调的嘎喳声很快就会送你进入梦乡。白天是忽睡忽醒,到了夜晚,你真想睡了,却很难入睡。即使你走运弄到一个卧铺,夜间有一半时间你会盯着车顶那盏小蓝灯而睡不着觉;要不然就为查票摸索你的车票。一旦抵达目的地,你总是疲惫不堪。乘汽车作长途旅行则更加不舒服,因为连看书都几乎不可能。在公路上还好,你至少能以相当快的速度安全地向前行。但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上,而且只有很少的服务设施,交通也很拥挤。相比之下,坐船旅行或环游可以得到文明世界的各种享受。你可以在甲板上伸展四肢、做游戏,还能也很见到各种有趣的人,能享用各种美味佳肴当然,这一切只有在大海风平浪静的情况下才有可
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