新概念英语第三册Lesson37课件 (2).pptx

Lesson 37 The Westhaven ExpressLisaNew words and expressions * express n. a fast vehicle adj. quickly eg. express way 高速公路 express train快车 special express特快 express post / mail / delivery 快件 v. show your feelings or opinions express my gratitude to you New words and expressions punctual adj. neither early nor late OPP：unpunctual be punctual for sth be punctual in doing sth I have to go now because I must be punctual for class. 我现在不得不走了, 因为我得准时去上课。 punctually adv. 准时地 punctuality n. 准点 He gave the child a lecture on the importance of punctuality. 他教训孩子们严守时间的重要性。New words and expressions condition v. make sb accustomed to sth be conditioned to sth I was soon conditioned to the cold weather. n. 1.the state be in good / poor 状态好/差 2. sth that must happen so that sth else can happen or be possible Ill do it on condition that you pay for everything. 我可以做此事,条件是你得支付一切费用。 New words and expressions unshakable adj. strong and cant be destroyed or changed unshakable faith / belief unshakable determination faith n. strong belief, trust 宗教信仰 religious belief 1) put / have faith in sb 对。相信 He always puts his faith in the future. 他对未来总是抱有信心。 2) lose faith in sb 失去信心New words and expressions cancel v. call off cancel the appointment cancel the meeting 取消会议 All the flights have been cancelled because of the bad weather.dislocate v. spoil a plan, mess up a plan The plan was dislocated.New words and expressions blame v. say sb is responsible for sth bad blame sb for sth 因某事责备某人 blame sth on sb 把某事归咎于某人 He blamed you for the neglect of duty. 他责备你怠忽职守。consult v. ask for information or advice consult sb about sth 向某人咨询某事 consult a dictionary/ a map 查阅字典/地图 consultant n. a person who gives advice to people on business, law etcNew words and expressions direct adv. without stopping or changing direction The bus goes direct to Xiamen v. manage or control She personally directs the operations of the company. 她亲自指挥公司的运作。 adj. 径直的,笔直的 He took a direct flight to New York. 他直飞纽约。 New words and expressions odd adj. strange Hes an odd old man. reflect v. 1. consider carefully reflect on / upon sth Hes reflecting on his idea. Sometimes we need reflect upon ourselves. (自我反省) 2. send back light, heat or sound She looks at herself reflected in the water.New words and expressions advantage: sth that helps you to be better or more successful than others 1. take advantage of sb / sth We must take advantage of what we can use.2. of great/ no advantage to sb / sth Smoking is of no advantage to you.3. to advantage 更有效地 You should use the money to advantage.4. to ones advantage = to the advantage of sb 对某人有利5. have advantage over sb 胜过某人，比某人有优势New words and expressions mighty adj. very strong or powerful Once a mighty empire ruled the world. 一个强大的帝国曾统治世界。 dawdle v. take a long time to do sth or to go to sp dawdle over my homework 磨蹭地做作业 Stop dawdling. 别磨蹭了。New words and expressions lodge v. make a formal statement He lodged a complaint with the manager. 他向经理提出抗议。 complaint n. make / lodge a complaint triumph n. a great success of victory return in triumph 凯旋归来 The football team achieved a complete triumph. 足球队大获全胜。 nShe doesnt get her work done because shes always _ .nThe united Kingdom was a _ empire before Word War I.nShe _ that this was probably the last time she would se him.nThey _ the rise in oil prices in the neighborhood before making a recommendation.nWe cannot guarantee the _ arrival of trains in foggy weather.nThe parcel was sent by _.nAnimals can be _ to expect food at certain times. dawdling, mighty, reflected, blamed, consult, punctual, express, conditionalTextnWe have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. n 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. We have learnt to expect that our parents can do everything.nafter years of conditioning 经过多年的适ndevelop an unshakable faith in sth. 对形成了一种不可动摇的信念TextnShips may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services. nbe delayed by：被。耽误n be cancelled = be called offn exceptionally = unusual / uncommonly n dislocate railway services = put railway services out of order TextnIt 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.nIt is all too easy to：做某事倒是很容易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nIt is all too easy to give up dreams when something difficult does occur.n go wrong 事情出现差错nThe truth is that = In factnOurs = our mistakes. Theirs = their mistakesnbe likely to do 有可能 He is likely to arrive tomorrow evening.You are likely to get success if you work hard.Textn 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. nAfter consulting 是介词+动名词构成的时间状语，=after I had consulted my timetable.nnote = noticendo sth with satisfaction ：心满意足地做某事ngo direct from sp：从某地直接出发Textn When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. nboard the train = get on the trainncant / couldnt help doing sth： 禁不住做，不能避免做 I couldnt help overhearing what they were saying. He couldnt help laughing. Textn At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many local people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. n strike sb as + n. / adj. / 分词 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。 The idea struck me as stupid.nreflect that：仔细想想nwish to do sth：希望做某事ntake advantage of ：利用Text Neither was I surprise 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. nNeither 的否定倒装句-部分倒装 倒装，双重否定等是为了加强语气nhold up = hold back / hinder 妨碍，阻碍 Text But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder, 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. n It dawned on sb that 渐渐的被某人所明白 It slowly dawned on us that he wouldnt help us. It finally dawned on me that he was lying.n roar down 呼啸前行n barely = only Text One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. ncover half the distance = finish half the distance I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven. nlodge a complaint 提出投诉n as soon as 一。就。Text When he denied the trains existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable. There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white. ndenied the trains existence 否认。的存在n a note of triumph 胜利的口吻-这里的note是“语调，口吻”的意思n in black and white：白纸黑字Text Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said: This service has been suspended.n Glancing at it briefly：快速地扫视。n conduct me to = lead me to n footnote：脚注n at the bottom of the page：在页底n suspend = delay 暂停 Key structureWe 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.go direct from . to .strike sb as + 分词、名词、形容词搭配连用 给某人以印象，使某人感到 dawn on sb 渐渐被某人明白