新概念第三冊第33課

1、Lesson 33 A day to remember prelude n. 序幕，前奏 prelude與介詞to搭配表示“的前奏” For him, reading was a necessary prelude to sleep. 對他來說，閱讀是入睡的必要前奏。 introduction n. 導(dǎo)言，緒論 （連to） introduction to the book prefaceprfsn. 序，前言 （連to） .the preface to Kelmans novel. 凱爾曼小說的前言。 foreword frwdn. 序 （連to） She has written the fo

2、reword to a book of recipes.她為一本食譜寫了前言。unforeseen a. 意料之外的 foresee v. 預(yù)見，預(yù)知 (過去式 foresaw 過去分詞 foreseen 現(xiàn)在分詞 foreseeing ) foresee = see beforehand / in advance -I foresee a bright future for you. foreseeable a. 可預(yù)見的 foretell v. （普通用詞）預(yù)言 predict v. 預(yù)言，預(yù)示（語氣比foretell強 ） He predicts that it would happen

3、 in ten years. forecast v. 預(yù)測，預(yù)報 Timely snow foretells bumper harvest. 瑞雪兆豐年。 weatherforecastseries n. 系列 series單復(fù)數(shù)同形常見搭配aseriesof Weve got a series of good harvest. 我們?nèi)〉昧艘贿B串的大豐收。 chain n. 連串,連鎖 achainof一系列 a chain of reaction=a series of reaction chain store 連鎖店 chain reaction 連鎖反應(yīng) chain smoker 吸煙很

4、嚴重的人 succession 側(cè)重指時間的順序，強調(diào)時間的連續(xù)沒有間隔開 a succession of failures 一系列的失敗 Weve got a succession of successes. 我們?nèi)〉昧艘淮斡忠淮蔚某晒?string 連續(xù)不斷相似的事件 astringofcars 一連串的汽車 train 一個接一個發(fā)生的事 a train of thoughts /ideas 一個個的想法catastrophe n. 大禍，災(zāi)難 強調(diào)嚴重，波及范圍廣的災(zāi)難 worldwide catastrophe 世界范圍的災(zāi)難 national catastrophe 波及全國的災(zāi)難

5、 disaster n. 災(zāi)難，不幸 （比catastrophe 弱） calamity klmt n.災(zāi)害，不幸事件 natural calamity自然災(zāi)害 He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age. 他形容毒品是這個時代最大的災(zāi)難。panic n. 驚慌，恐慌 panic = uncontrollable quickly spreading fear or terror get into a panic 陷入驚慌之中 He suddenly got into a panic and stopped his car. be

6、 seized with panic 驚慌失措 terror n. 驚駭 horror n. 恐懼 fright n. 害怕 alarm n. 驚恐stray a. 迷失的 ADJ A stray dog or cat has wandered away from its owners home. 走失的 (狗或貓) 例：A stray dog came up to him. 一只走失的狗來到他跟前。 In a way we are stray lambs, for to err is human. So we constantly need guidance in our lives. V-

7、I If someone strays somewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be. 走失 例：Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas. 旅游者們經(jīng)常迷路走進一些危險區(qū)域。confusion n. 混亂 confusion = condition that is out of order in order 秩序井然 out of order 混亂 in confusion 亂七八糟 fall into confusion 陷入混亂狀態(tài) Conf

8、ucianismknfj,nzm n. 孔子學(xué)說 Confucius knfju:js Institutedevour v. 狼吞虎咽地吃 有三種意思： 1. eat greedily 狼吞虎咽 The dog devours the cake. 2. destroy completely 吞滅，席卷 The flame devours the whole building. 火把整幢樓都吞沒了 3. take in eagerly with eyes, ears, or mind 貪婪地看、聽、想 His eyes devoured the scene. 他兩眼貪婪地看著這美麗的風(fēng)景。We

9、have all experienced days when everything goes wrong . 譯文：我們都曾經(jīng)歷過諸事不利的日子。 when 引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾days Every dog has its day. 人都有得意之時。A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control. 我們大家都有過事事不順心的日子。一天開始時，可能還不錯，但突然間似乎一切都失去了控制。 get out of control = uncontrollable = beyond sb co

10、ntrol 失控 under control have control of/over be in control of /take the control of /lose the control of = everything seems to be uncontrollable / beyond controlWhat invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to(decide to do deliberately ) go wrong at precisely the same moment. 情況經(jīng)常是這樣

11、的，許許多多的事情都偏偏趕在同一時刻出問題。 invariably = always 由what引導(dǎo)的主語從句。 What happened yesterday was that he couldnt deal with the hot potato. 昨天發(fā)生的事就是他沒能應(yīng)付這個棘手的人。 precisely = exactlyIt is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions. 好像是一件無關(guān)緊要的小事引起了一連串的連鎖反應(yīng)。 a chain of reactions = a series of react

12、ions it is as if 似乎看起來 it seems as if 似乎看起來 it looks as if 似乎看起來 set up = cause 引起，導(dǎo)致，造成 What set up the accident / trouble? set up（= create） 創(chuàng)立，建立 set up a world record 創(chuàng)立一個世界紀錄Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this

13、 marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes. 假設(shè)你在做飯，同時又在照看孩子。這時電話鈴響了。它預(yù)示著一連串意想不到的災(zāi)難的來臨。keepaneyeon=lookafter=takecareof Please keep an eye on my house while I am out. heeyes兩眼直視某人 Dont look me in the eyes. 不要直直地盯著我看。 turnablindeyetosth.對視而不見 He even turns a blind eye to me.

14、While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the table-cloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process. 就在你接電話時，孩子把桌布從桌子上扯下來，將家中最好的陶瓷餐具半數(shù)摔碎，同時也弄傷了他自己。 on the phone = answer the phone pull off 拉下來 pick off 取下來 knock off 碰落下來 in the process 在這個過程中You hang up hurr

15、iedly and attend to baby, crockery, etc. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. 你急急忙忙掛上電話，趕去照看孩子和餐具。這時，飯又燒糊了。 hang up = put on the receiver 掛斷電話 attend to = look after = deal with 照顧，處理 Excuse me, I have something urgent to attend to. 請原諒，我有一件急事要處理。As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your hu

16、sband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner. 好像這一切還不足以使你急得掉淚，你的丈夫接著回來了，事先沒打招呼就帶來3個客人吃飯。reduce you to tears = make you cry His comforting words almost reduced his wife to tears. His answer almost reduced me to silence. The bomb reduced to the city to ruins. Troublesnevercomesingle.禍不單

17、行。 屋漏偏逢連夜雨,船破又遇頂頭風(fēng) 屋漏偏逢連夜雨,兒遇荒年飯量增！Things can go wrong on a big scale as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney. 就像許多人最近在悉尼郊區(qū)帕拉馬塔發(fā)現(xiàn)的那樣，有時亂子會鬧得很大。 on a big scale = to a great degree = to great extent As we know, the earth is round.眾所周知 As Brane pointed out, giving up

18、 smoking is the easiest thing to do in the world. As the headmaster mentioned, one is never too old to learn. As we expected, John was admitted to the university. She married him as was unexpected. During the rush hour one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue. 一天傍晚交通最擁擠時，一輛汽車撞上前

19、面一輛汽車，兩個司機爭吵起來。 during the rush hour 上下班的高峰期The woman immediately behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She suddenly got into a panic and stopped her car. 緊跟其后的一輛車上的司機碰巧是個初學(xué)者，她一驚之下突然把車停了下來。她這一停使得跟在后頭的司機也來個急剎車。 happen to 恰巧 I happen to hear the news . 我恰巧聽說了這個消息。 It happened that I heard abou

20、t it the day before yesterday. 很湊巧，我是昨天聽說這個事的。 原句 = it happened that the woman behind the two cars was a learner.This made the driver following her brake hard. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake. 這使得她后面的司機緊急剎車。司機妻子正坐在他身邊，手里托著塊大蛋糕。 following 現(xiàn)在分詞作定語修飾driver brakevi. 剎車n. 閘As she was

21、 thrown forward, the cake went right through the windscreen and landed on the road. 她往前一沖，蛋糕從擋風(fēng)玻璃飛了出去掉到馬路上。 副詞right作狀語，相當(dāng)于straightSeeing a cake flying through the air, a lorry-driver who was drawing up alongside the car, pulled up all of a sudden. 此時，一輛卡車正好從后邊開到那輛汽車邊上，司機看見一塊蛋糕從天而降，緊急剎車。 draw up 追上 p

22、ull up 停車 all of sudden = suddenlyThelorrywasloadedwithemptybeerbottlesandhundredsofthemslidoffthebackofthevehicleandontotheroad. 卡車上裝著空啤酒瓶。成百只瓶子順勢從卡車后面滑出車外落在馬路上。 was loaded with = was filled with vehicle這里指的是truck，lorryThis led to yet another angry argument. 譯文：這又導(dǎo)致了另外一次激烈的爭吵。 lead to = cause 導(dǎo)致Meanwhile, the traffic piled up behind. 譯文：同時后面的車輛全停下了，堵塞了交通。 meanwhile