新概念英语第三册Lesson 48笔记

新概念英语第三册课文Lesson 48 The silent village 一、【text】课文 In this much travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessible to tourists. We always assume that villagers in remote places are friendly and hospitable. But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers. Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable -- as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans. We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity. These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well. (暂不提供全部内容) 二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语 ●inaccessible adj. 难接近的,达不到的 ●hospitable adj. 不好客的 ●hostile adj. 不友好的,有敌意的 ●vicinity n. 周围,近邻 ●architectural adj. 建筑的 ●fresco n. 壁画 ●abruptly adv. 突然地,意外地 ●tramp v. 徒步行进 ●moor v. (用绳、链、锚)系(船) ●ferry v. (用渡船)运 ●straggle v. 蔓延，散乱分布 ●sardine n. 沙丁鱼，沙丁鱼罐头 ●dilapidated adj. 陈旧破烂的，倒塌的 ●rag n. 破烂衣服 ●motionless adj. 不动的 ●procession adj. 不动的 ●shawl n. 披巾，围巾 ●peer v. 凝视，盯着 ●quicken v. 加快 ◆inaccessible adj. 难接近的,达不到的 access n. 通路，通道 entrance 入口 accessible adj.: easy to get to / easy to understand Eg: The book is accessible to learners / beginners. The facts are accessible to all of us. 易于得到的/ 易于理解的 Eg: Heavy snow made the village inaccessible to traffic. approach: v. 接近 approachable unapproachable 无可匹敌的;难以接近的 Eg: He has got unapproachable beauty. access: opportunity 机会 Eg: Only high officiales have access to him. Only teacheres have access to the head master. ◆hospitable adj.好客的 amiable 亲切的 cordial 热诚的，热心的 faithful 忠诚的 friendly 友好的 neighborly 和睦的 receptive 善于接受的，接纳的 ◆hostile adj. 不友好的,有敌意的 unfriendly be hostile to / be unfriendly to antagonistic: 对抗性的，敌对的 effensive: 进攻性的 Eg: I took notice of his evvensive remarks. aggressive; 挑畔的 ◆vicinity n. 周围,近邻 in the vicinity / in the nerborhood 比后一个正式 (书面用词) I often visit the