新概念第三册课文精读详解50篇_lesson_37_the_westhaven_express

新概念第三册课文精读详解50篇_lesson_37_the_westhaven_express内容摘要：

advent of winter 在冬天到来的时候 at the advent of 在 „ 到来的时候 since the advent of 自从 „ 的到来 ■ agriculture n. 农业 ■ assumption n. 假定，设想 ■ dot n. 小圆点 ■ symbol n. 符号 ■ engrave v. 雕刻 ■ ivory n. 象牙制品 ■ mammoth n. （古）长毛象 ■ phase n. 月相，天相 ■ tusk n. 獠牙，长牙、象牙 ■ primitive adj. 原始的 ■ nomad n. 游牧民 ■ depict v. 描画，描绘 ■ correlate v. 使相互联系 三、【课文精析】 in the unique position 处于无以伦比，独一无二的情况 e to: start, begin Key sentence: They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates. select from 从 „„ 中进行选择 (同类中 ) choose挑选（凭个人意愿） 一、有三种情况 choose和 select不能互换： 1．当在两者中选一个时只能 用 choose, 即 choose between Eg: We have to choose between leaving early and paying for taxi. 2． choose可带 wh从句 Eg: I39。 ll let you choose where we should go to eat. 3． choose to do 只能用 choose. Eg: What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at precisely the same moment.（ L33 ） He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. (L27) 二、 select比 choose 更正式， 即在许多同类的人或物当中根据客观标准对这两个加以比较，鉴别，认真地挑选出最好的、最喜欢的、最有用的。 great mass of == too much ＝＝ agreat amount of evidence 不可数名词；不能手 a great many, a large number of Eg: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe. You have been selected to present us on the mittee. what is more 更有甚者， furthremore,moreover 更是的意思 what is worse 更糟糕的是 rely on ==count on ==depend on 依靠，指望 Eg: You can’t rely on others. He can’t be relied on. solely adv. 唯一地 means: only, just, nearly bewilder 令人眼花缭乱 bewildering 令人眼花缭乱的 bewildered 感到眼花缭乱的 They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action. in action 行动中的，活动中的 as it were 可以说，似乎，好像 Eg: He is as it were a walking dictionary. 他可以说是一部活字典 Computers can never as it were lead independent lives. 电脑不能过独立的生活 as it is=in fact=in really=actually=as a matter of fact 事实上 Eg: I thought things would get better,but as it is , they are getting worse. In many ways children lives as it were in a different world from the adults. 在许多方面，孩子们可以说过着一种与大人完全不同的生活。 Key sentence: But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task. be faced with: be in the position in which one must deal with a problem or unpleasant situation. 面临（因境，问题） Eg: Automobile industry is faced with a bad future now. 汽车工业正面临着令人担忧的未来。 A great many people are faced with losing their jobs. 许多人面临着失业。 In my opinion, you are faced with a problem as it were how to get enough time to study English. The student attempting to learn English well in a year is faced with a difficult task. 企图在一年之内把英语学好的学生面临着巨大的难题。 available adj. 可利用的 Eg: I have dictionary availabe for you. Is there a place available for us to have a chat. I know you are in need of help, but excuse me, I don’t have any students available for you. remains ==ruins 遗迹，遗物 insignificant==unimportant shed light on=throw light on = cast light on 意思是：make a matter clear or understood 解释，说明，提示 Eg: This information shed light on the problem. 这份情报会搞清楚这一问题。 Can you shed any light on the case of the fire? 你能够解释这次火灾吗。 She will shed light on the case of stolen jewels. 好将能够揭示这次珠宝失窃案。 up to now = so far 到目前为止 e into being == e into existence 产生，出现 e to power 上台 e into use 开始使用 be faced with a real need to do sth. 面临着做某事的真正需要。 Eg: We are faced with a real need to learn English well. indicate 揭示 correlate 相互联系 it is connected with == it is associated with in fact 可以替换为 as it is。 actually, in reality as near as 接近 Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心 一、【 Text】课文 The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had e from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. 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. As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us. What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to e. 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, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. 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. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map on。