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UNIT 4 Journey Across A Vast Land
airline[ˈeəlaɪn] n.航空公司
例The airline operates flights to 25 countries.这家航空公司经营飞往25个国家的航班。 bay[beɪ]n.(海或湖的)湾
craft[krɑːft]n.手艺;工艺;技艺
antique[ænˈtiːk] n.古物;古董 adj.古老的;古董的
例 His hobby, collecting antique coins, has been kept on for years.他的嗜好,收集古币,已经持续好些年了。
pleasant[ˈpleznt] adj.令人愉快的;友好的
①愉快的,快乐的:We had a pleasant time.我们过了一段愉快的时光。
②(人品等)给人好感的,友善的:He is pleasant person.他是个友善的人。
例It's a pleasant place to live.这是居住的圣地。
The manager is pleasant to us.经理对我们很友好。
arise[əˈraɪz] vi.(arose,arisen)起身;出现;由……引起
例The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Lousie, passing through the Canadian Rockies.第二天早上,两个女孩起得很早,坐火车去路易斯湖,途径加拿大的落基山脉。(教材原句)
搭arise from/out of( = result from)由……引起;由……产生
Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment.在他们进行实验的过程中,出现了意想不到的困难。
【助记】
[熟]rise多用于具体意味→[生]arise多用于抽象意味。
massive[ˈmæsɪv]adj.巨大的;非常严重的
例The explosion made a massive hole in the ground.爆炸在地面留下了一个巨大的坑。
literally[ˈlɪtərəli]adv. 字面上;真正地
例Idioms usually cannot be translated literally in another language.习语通常不能照字面译成另一种语言。
breath[breθ] n.呼吸的空气
①呼吸,气息:After running for a while,he was out of breath.跑了一阵后,他气喘吁吁了。
②(呼吸的)一次,一口气:When he walked out of the room,he drew a deep breath.他走出房间,深深地吸了一口气。
③微风:There was not a breath of air in the hot auditorium.在那个闷热的礼堂里没有一丝微风。
【短语·搭配】
hold one's breath屏住呼吸
out of breath气喘吁吁
take a deep breath深吸一口气
under one's breath压着嗓子,低声地
take sb.'s breath away 令人惊叹
例My first view of the island from the air took my breath away.我第一次从空中看到这个岛屿时赞叹不已。
bound[baʊnd] adj.准备前往(某地);一定会
►adj.被束缚的;一定的,必定的;(道德或法律上)受约束的;(for)准备(或正在)到……去的;(船等)开往……的;
►n.跳跃:He was bound to his job.他被工作束缚住了。
You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month.按合约规定,你必须在月底前付款。
The plane is bound for New York.这架飞机是飞往纽约的。
The dog jumped over the gate in one bound.狗一跳就越过了大门。
【短语·搭配】
go beyond bounds越出范围
within bounds在范围内
Dolly's death,like her birth,was bound to raise worries.克隆羊多莉的死和她的出生一样,注定会引起很多担忧。
We are bound to win te v