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新概念英语
第三册
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express
开往威斯特海温的快车
（一）书本
We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。
After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
经过多年的适应，大多数人对火车时刻表产生了一种不可动摇的信念。
Ships may be delayed by storms;
轮船船期可能因风暴而推延，
flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time.
飞机航班可能因恶劣天气而取消，唯有火车必然是准点的。
Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
只有非同寻常的大雪才可能暂时打乱铁路运行。
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
因此，一旦铁路上真出了问题，人们便不加思索地责备铁路当局。
The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
事实上，差错很可能是我们自己，而不是铁路当局的。
After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.
我查看了列车时刻表，满意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海温的快车。
It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes.
这是趟直达车，旅途总共才需1小时17分钟。
When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well.
上车后，我不禁注意到许多当地人也上了车。
At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
一开始，我并不感到奇怪，
I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
我想除我之外，想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。
Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line.
火车开出几英里即在一个小站威德里停了下来。对此，我不觉得奇怪，
Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。
But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder,
但是，当火车一站接着一站往前蠕动时，我便产生了怀疑。
It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
我突然感到这趟快车并没以时速90英里的速度呼啸前进，而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬行，时速仅30英里。
One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance.
1小时17分过去了，走了还不到一半路程。
I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it.
我问一位乘客，这是不是开往威斯特海温的那趟快车，他说从未听说过有这么一趟快车。
I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
我决定到目的地就给铁路部门提意见。
Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven.
两小时后，我气呼呼地同威斯特海温站站长说起此事。
When he denied the train s existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable.
他说根本没有这趟车。于是我借他本人的列车时刻表，
There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.
我带着一种胜利者的调子告诉他那趟车白纸黑字。
Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again.
明明白白印在时刻表上。他迅速地扫视了一眼，让我再看一遍。
A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.
一个小小的星形符号把我的目光引到了那页底部一个说明上。
It said: This service has been suspended.
上面写着：“此趟列车暂停运行。”
笔记
New words and expression 生词和短语
1. Express n.快车；a..高速的
Express way 高速公路 / Express train快车
Stopping/local train慢车
Special express特快 / Through express 直快
2. Punctual a. 准时的( = neither early nor late )
Be punctual in doing sth在做。。。事方面相当准时
--In the modern society, we must be punctual in what we are doing .
Be punctual to the minute 非常的准时
--He is a man who is punctual to the minute.
副词：Punctually
反义词：Unpunctual
名词： Punctuality
3. Condition vt.使习惯于(=Form a habit in)
--Society has conditioned each one of us. 这个社会已经使我们大家都适应了。
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--Each one of us has been conditioned to society.
--the plants have been conditioned to the cold weather here.. ( plant 做主语)
--The cold weather has conditioned the plants here. (cold weather 做主语)
n. 条件
on condition that在……条件下如果
on no condition在任何情况下都不 (用在句首句子必须采用倒装)
--On no condition must you be late. 在任何情况下都不能迟到。
in good/bad condition情况良好(不好)
change one’s condition 结婚
in the interesting condition 怀孕=pregnant
4. unshakable a. 不可动摇的
5. faith n.信任=strong belief/trust 深信不疑，信仰，信心
keep faith with sb 对某人守信用
put one’s faith in sth对……有信心
on the faith of 在……保证下，凭……信用
词汇比较：
faith 深信不疑，信仰(比belief 程度更重一些)
belief 可信赖，可接受
conviction坚定的信念
trust 相信，依赖
credit 完全相信
--I have full credit in your ability to do this job.
6. cancel v.取消
--we have to cancel the appointment.
词汇比较：
Call off 取消，解除 (可以替换cancel)
Abolish 废除
--The law was abolished.
Rescind 撤销，废止,比abolish正式
Write off 注销，勾销
--Write off the name. 注销这个名字。
Cross out 划掉
--The word here is useless, please cross it out.
7. exceptionally adv. 例外地
8. dislocate v. 打乱(计划等)
9. blame v. 责怪
10. consult v.请教，查阅
11. direct adv.径直地
12. odda.奇怪的，异常的
13 reflect vt细想，深思熟虑=consider carefully
Reflect on sth
--He’s reflecting on his idea.
Reflect upon oneself 反省
--Sometimes we need reflect upon ourselves.
第二种意思：反射
--She looks at herself reflected in the water.
14. Advantage n.优势,长处
Take advantage of sb 欺骗某人并利用
Take advantage of sth 利用某事
--We must take advantage of what we can use.
Of great/no advantage to sb/sth对。。。大有益处/毫无益处
--Smoking is of no advantage to you.
To advantage 更有效地
--You should use the money to advantage.
To one’s advantage =to the advantage of sb 对某人有利
Have advantage over sb胜过某人，比某人有优势
词汇比较：
Interest 个人的利益，好处
--It’s to your interest to give up smoking
Benefit通过正当手段谋求的好处
--Doing exercises will benefit us a lot.
Profit金钱上的获利
Good个人或集体的利益
15. mighty a. 强大的，有力的
16. dawdle v. 慢吞吞地动或做
17. chug v.咔嚓咔嚓的响
18. Lodge v.提出=make a statement officially ，比make 更正式
Make/lodge complaint提出抱怨
19. complaint v.抱怨
20. triumph v.胜利
21. asterisk n.星号
22. conduct v.引导，指向
Text 课文
We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
这是文章中的第一句话，大家一定要牢记它，并掌握这个句子的主干：
have learnt to expect that …… 已经习惯于期待……
--We have learnt to expect that all friends will be helpful in need of danger.
After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway time-tables.
(1). 介词of 后接动名词形式，意为：经过多年的适应.
(2). Develop an unshakable faith in sth.对于……形成了一种不可动摇的信念。
(3)全句译文：经过多年的适应，大多数人对火车时刻表产生了一种不可动摇的信念。
--We have learnt to expect that parents are quite able, after years of pre-conditioning all of us have developed such unshakable faith. 我们已经习惯于期待父母总是能干的，经过多年的适应，我们每个人都已经养成了这样一个不可动摇的信念。关注“新标准英语”,免费同步辅导，免费海量资源
--Most of us have developed an unshakable faith in our teachers.
On time = punctual a. 准时的
Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
Exceptionally = unusual / uncommonly 不同寻常的，特别的(用于加强语气)
译文：只有那种特别大的暴风雪才有可能暂时打乱铁路计划。
Dislocate railway services = put railway services out of order
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
When something does go wrong. 当事情出现差错时
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities. 我们总是去责备铁路当局。
Too .. to 结构中，在too之前出现了all, only, but, not等词时，to 后的从句就有肯定意义。
--He is but too eager to get home. 他太急于要回家了。
--One is never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。
--I’m all/but too glad to have someone to speak to.
They are more likely to be ours than theirs.
译文：很可能是我们自己犯下的错误而不是铁路当局的。
Ours = our mistakes. Theirs = their mistakes.
句型：be likely to do 有可能…
--He is likely to arrive tomorrow evening.
--You are likely to get success if you work hard.
与likely(有可能的) 有关的句型：
1.be likely to do
2.It is likely that……
--It is likely that he arrives here in time. 他及到达这里是有可能的。
词汇比较：
1. probable 与likely 意思相通，但是不能与不定式形式搭配。可以用：It is probable that …
--It is probable that he arrives here in time.
probable 表示的可能性比possible 表示的可能性要大，与likely基本相同。
2.possible 表示可能发生或可能不发生，也可以用句型：It is possible that …
--It is possible/probable that he will speak to you.
--It is possible for us to finish the work in an hour.
After consulting my railway time-table
After consulting 是介词+动名词构成的时间状语，=after I had consulted my timetable.
Go direct from … to … 从哪儿径直到哪儿。
--The train goes direct from shanghai to Beijing.
At this time, this did not strike me as odd.
译文：这个时候，这件事情并没有让我感到惊讶。
Strike sb as 给某人以印象，使某人感到
--The activity struck me as wasting time. 这次活动给我的印象就是浪费时间。
As 后面可以接分词，名词，形容词。
I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
I reflected : 我想
Besides me = in addition to me 除我之外
Hold up = hold back / hinder / prevent 妨碍，阻碍
It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
Dawn on sb. = become gradually known by sb 渐渐的被某人所明白
Barely = only
But he had not even heard of it.
Hear of = hear about
Denied the train’s existence 否认存在
There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.
A note of = a tone : 在我的声音里面存在着一种胜利的口吻。
In black and white 白纸黑字
A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said:’ This service has been suspended.’
Conduct me to = lead me to
Suspend = delay 暂停
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
Comprehension 理解
1… 正确答案：B
by rail = by train
2… 正确答案：C
at the speed of 以…的速度
express train 特快列车
3… 答案正确：A
complain about; complain of 抱怨
注意句子：The train scheduled as an express train having in fact been a slow one.
Scheduled as an express train 修辞 the train，做它的后置定语。
Having in fact been a slow one 与train 构成独立主格结构。
句型结构题和词汇题是每课的关键
Structure 结构
4… 答案正确：B
expect 的用法：
expect sth/sb to do
5… 答案正确：C
注意：might 在 railway services 之前，是明显的倒装表示。
需采用倒装形式的几种情况：
A) only 所引导的状语从句用在句首，句子必须倒装。
B）if 条件句，如果if 省略，were 要前置。
--Were it to snow = If it were to snow. 这是虚拟语气条件句的用法。
6… 正确答案：A
in a mere hour and seventeen minutes 在1小时17分钟内
7… 正确答案：D
因为still, 所以答案为d.
如果选择a) before we had ,则应去掉 still to. 即：before we had covered half the distance.
8… 正确答案：C
十分有礼貌的表达方式，且与asked 形式呼应。
Vocabulary 词汇
9… 正确答案：D
held up = delay
halt 停止
retard 防止
slow up 减慢
10… 正确答案：D
as soon as I arrived = immediately on arrival
11... 正确答案：B
注意：主句中I 做主语
a选项，则noting 与主句中的主语 I 不相符合。
b选项，sounding 是现在分词做状语说明修辞I 的情况
12… 正确答案：A
take another look 再看一眼
review 复习
overlook 忽视，宽恕，检查，监督
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