新概念英语第三册 Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about课堂笔记讲义

Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心 1、The rough across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village（we had come from.定语从句） （Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes,让步状语从句） Bruce was not in the least perturbed. 穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。我们想劝说布鲁斯把车开回我们出发的那个村庄去。尽管路面布满石头，坑坑洼洼，但布鲁斯却一点儿不慌乱。 · so…that… 如此…以致于（结果状语从句） · get 使，让（使役动词） · get sb. to do sth. 使某人做某事 = make sb. do sth. = have sb. do sth. · rough (adj.) （1） 粗糙的，不平滑的 （反： smooth 光滑的） eg. a rough wall/ hand /towel 粗糙的墙/手/毛巾 （2） 粗鲁的，粗暴的，粗野的，剧烈的 （反：gentle 轻柔的） eg. rough behavior 粗鲁的行为 拳击是一项粗暴的运动。 Boxing is a rough sport. 汤姆剧烈地摇晃他。 Tom gave him a rough shake. · Even though 即使，虽然（让步状语从句） = Though = Although · litter (n.) 垃圾 （v.） 扔垃圾 · be littered with = be full of = be filled with 全都是 eg. 地上都是报纸。 The ground was littered with newspapers. 道路上全是鹅卵石。 The street was littered with pebbles. 广场上到处都是鸽子。 The square was littered with pigeons. · pit (n.) 坑 · be pitted with sth. 布满凹陷痕迹 eg. 这条街到处都是坑洞。 This street is pitted with holes. armpit 胳肢窝 dig a pit 挖一个坑 · boulder (n.) 巨石 stone 石头 rock 岩石 pebber 鹅卵石 · not in the least = not… at all 一点儿也不 eg. Bruce was not in the least perturbed. = Bruce was not perturbed at all. · perturbed (adj.) 烦躁不安的 = disturbed 2、Glancing at his map, he informed us （that the next village was a mere twenty miles away.宾语从句） It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed（that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.） 他瞥了一眼地图，告诉我们前面再走不到20英里就是一个村庄。这并不是说布鲁斯总是低估困难，而是他压根儿没有一点儿危险感。他认为不管路面情况如何，车必须以最高速度前进。 · inform (v.) = tell 告知 · inform sb. of sth. = tell sb. about sth. 告知某人某事 · mere = only 仅仅，只有 · estimate (v./n.) 估计 · underestimate 低估 overestimate 高估 eg. a rough estimate 粗略估计 他们估计这个旅行至少2周。 They estimated that the journey would take at least 2 weeks. 很难估计有多少树被毁坏。 It was hard to estimate how many trees were destroyed. · simply = only = merely 只是，仅仅是 · sense of danger 危险感 sense of humor 幽默感 sense of direction 方向感 · No matter what 无论什么 = Whatever 3、（As we bumped over the dusty track,时间状语从句） we swerved to avoid large boulders. The wheels scooped up stones （which hammered ominously under the car.定语从句） 我们在尘士飞扬的道路上颠簸，车子东拐西弯，以躲开那些大圆石。车轮搅起的石块锤击车身，发出不祥的锤击声。 · bump (vi.) 颠簸前行 · dust (n./v.) 灰尘，掸灰尘 dusty (adj.) 尘土飞扬的 · track (n.) 小路（有轨道的） track and field 田径 · swerve (v.) 突然转向（change direction suddenly） eg. 卡车为了避开孩子急转弯。 The lorry swerved sharply to avoid the children. 她争取胜利的决心绝不动摇。 Her determination to success will never be swerved. · scoop (n.) 铲子，勺子 (vi.) 铲 scoop sth. up 铲起，舀出 eg. 我舀出一些大米。 I scooped some rice up. 他用手把硬币捧了起来。 He scooped the coins up in his hands. · hammer (n.) 锤子 （v.） 锤 · ominous (adj.) 不妙的，不祥的 eg. 听起来不妙！ It sounds ominous. 教室里有一个不祥的沉默。 There was a ominous silence in the classroom. 4、We felt sure （that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.宾语从句） Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering （if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.宾语从句） 我们感到迟早会飞起一个石块把油箱砸开一个窟窿，或者把发动机砸坏。因此，我们不时地掉过头，怀疑车后是否留下了机油和汽油的痕迹。 · sooner or later 迟早 · tear(v.) 撕 rip (v.) 扯 （to tear something violently or quickly） · rip A out of B 把A从B中扯出来 eg. 玛丽把这篇文章从杂志中扯下来。 Mary ripped the artile out of the magazine. · a trail of 一串 5、What a relief it was （when the boulders suddenly disappeared,时间状语从句） giving way to a stretch of plain （where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.定语从句） 突然大石块不见了，前面是一片平地，唯一的障碍只有一簇簇灌木丛。 · What a relief ! 真是宽慰！ · stretch (v.) 伸展，延绵 eg. stretch oneself 伸懒腰 stretch the paper 撑开纸 eg. a beautiful stretch of countryside 一片乡村美景 · obstacle (n.) 障碍 obstacle to …的障碍 eg. 害怕改变是取得进步的障碍。 Fear of change is an obstacle to the progress. overcome the obstacle 克服障碍 · a clump of = clumps of 一簇簇，一丛丛 6、But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. （Though we all got out to examine the fissure,让步状语从句） he remained in the car. 这使我们长长地松了口气。但是更糟糕的事情在等着我们，离我们不远处，出现一个大裂缝。我们再次央求布鲁斯小心，他这才把车停了下来。我们纷纷下车察看那个大裂缝，他却呆在车上。 · fissure (n.) 裂纹，裂缝 · In response to… 作为对…的回应 · plead (v.) 恳求 · plead with sb. to do sth. 恳求某人做某事 eg. 他恳求父母原谅他。 He pleaded with his parents to forgive him. · remain (系动词) 仍然是 = still be 7、We informed him （that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep.宾语从句） Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack （as he followed its zigzag course.时间状语从句） 我们告诉他那个大裂缝长50码，宽2英尺，深4英尺。这也没有对他产生任何影响。布鲁斯挂上慢档，把两只前轮分别搁在裂缝的两边，顺着弯弯曲曲的裂缝，以发疯的速度向前开去。 · fissure (n.) 裂纹 crack (n.) 裂缝 chip (n.) 缺口 · have no effect 不起作用，无效果 · at a … speed of 以…的速度 · astride (prep.) 跨着地，骑着地 eg. sit astride a horse 跨坐在马上 · zigzag 之字型 8、（Before we had time to worry about （what might happen,时间状语从句）宾语从句） we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us （that the village was now only fifteen miles away.宾语从句） Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. 我们还未来得及担心后果，车已重新开上了平地。布鲁斯又看了一眼地图，告诉我们那座村庄离我们只有15英里了。下一个障碍是一片约半英里宽的浅水塘。 · consult sb. 请教，咨询某人 consult + 工具书 查阅… · shallow (adj.) 浅的， 肤浅的 反：deep eg. 如果你仅对人的外貌感兴趣，就显出很肤浅。 If you are only interested in other people’s appearance, it will show that you are shallow. 9、Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced（that there was no oil in the engine!宾语从句） 布鲁斯向水塘冲去，但车开到水塘当中，嘎吱一声停住了。仪表盘一盏黄灯闪着刺眼的光芒，布鲁斯兴致勃勃地宣布发动机里没油了！ · charge at 冲向 · grind (象声词) 嘎吱，磨碎 ground ground · come to a halt 停止 = come to a stop eg. 这队游客在博物馆外驻足。 The group of tourists came to a halt outside the museum. Supplementary exercises: · Children who are over-protected by their parents may become . A. hurt B. damaged C.spoiled D. harmed 解析：正确答案 C 受到父母过分照顾的孩子容易被宠坏。 A. hurt指身体或感情受伤； B. damage指物品受损害； C. spoil指破坏，搅黄了和宠坏； D. harm对人或物有害。 · The government decided to its gold reserves to get over the financial crisis. A. draw up B. draw on C.draw off D. draw in 解析：正确答案 B 政府决定动用其黄金储备以摆脱金融危机。 A.draw up 使（车）…停下，草拟； B.draw on 利用，动用； C.draw off 脱去，放掉； D.draw in = pull in （火车、汽车）到达，到站。 11 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$