新概念英语第三册第37课笔记

新概念三Lesson 37笔记 一、单词讲解 New words and expressions 1.express n.快车；a..高速的adj. going or sent quickly express train 高速列车 express coach 长途汽车 express service 快车 express post 快件 express mail 快件 express delivery 快递 express company 快递公司 express way 高速公路 express lane 快车道，高速公路 bullet train 高速列车 stopping/local train慢车 special express特快 through express 直快 scud missile 飞毛腿导弹 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 v. 1) (专业或贬义)训练，使…有反应 condition to do sth习惯做某事 eg. The animals are conditioned to expect food at the sound of the bell. 动物被训练得习惯一听到铃声就想吃食物。 Be conditioned to eg. People are conditioned by the society they live in. 人们都习惯于适应所生活的社会空间。 --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) 2) to control or decide 决定，取决 eg. The amount of money I spend is conditioned by the amount I earn. 我花多少钱要看我收入多少而定。 3）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。 n.情况，状态，条件 in good /bad condition情况良好(不好) in awful condition eg. The old car is still in good condition. in condition 健康状况好 out of condition 健康状况不好 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。 on no condition/in no state 决不可 eg. On no condition can a train be late. change one’s condition 结婚 in the interesting condition 怀孕=pregnant adapt v.渐渐适应 adapt to eg. It is hard for a person who lives in northern countries to adopt to octopus. 对于一个生活在北部国家的人来说是很难适应章鱼的味道。 adapt for 改编，改作（他用） eg. The original has been adapt