Week 40

Week40

DAY196

Lesson43-4:Fully insured

Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish. They had little difficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it. Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation.

###知识点：

单词：

shiver 英 /ˈʃɪvə(r)/ 美 /ˈʃɪvɚ/

1.(to shake slightly because of being cold or frightened)（因为冷或者害怕）v.打颤，发抖

同义或含义接近的单词:tremble; quiver; quaver; shake;quake
辨析tremble，quiver，quaver，shake，quake
tremble英 /ˈtrembl/ 美 /ˈtrɛmbəl/
v. 发抖
(to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, esp. whenyou are upset or frightened.)
Eg. The wronged（受委屈的）boy’s lips started to tremble and then cried out.
委屈的孩子嘴唇抖动了两下就哭了出来。
quiver英 /ˈkwɪvə(r)/ 美 /ˈkwɪvɚ/
v.微颤，抖动（多指心里感受）
(to tremble slightly, esp. because of the feeling of anger, excitement or upset.)
quaver英 /ˈkweɪvə(r)/ 美 /ˈkwevɚ/
vi. 颤抖，震动;发颤音;（声音）发颤
(of a voice or a sound) shake; tremble
shake英 /ʃeɪk/ 美 /ʃek/
v.动摇，摇头
(to make sth. or someone more up and down or from side to side.)
quake英 /kweɪk/ 美/kwek/
vi. 发抖，颤抖;摇动，震动
(of the earth) to shake; (of persons) to tremble
earthquake 地震
quake with fear 吓得颤抖
quake in one’s boots 吓得两腿发抖

hawser 英 /ˈhɔ:zə(r)/ 美 /ˈhɔzɚ/

1.n.（供系船或下锚用的）缆索，锚链

2.(a thick rope or steel cable)粗缆绳

rim 英 /rɪm/ 美/rɪm/

n.（圆形器皿的）边缘

(the outside edge of sth. circular)

-gold rimmed glasses 镶有金边的玻璃杯

同义或含义接近的单词:edge; margin; fringe; verge;brink
辨析edge, fringe, verge, brink
edge英 /edʒ/ 美/ɛdʒ/
n. 边;优势;
at the river’s edge 在河边
set one’s teeth on edge 咬牙切齿
give the edge of one’s tongue 教训某人，厉声批评
have the edge over/on 比某人有优势
Eg. As far as English is concerned I havethe edge over him.
就英语而言，我比他有优势。
margin英 /ˈmɑ:dʒɪn/ 美 /ˈmɑ:rdʒən/
n. （书页的）边缘，空白处，余地
Eg. I took notes in the margin.
我在书的空白处做了笔记。
by a comfortable margin 时间充裕的或以较大的多数
by a narrow margin 时间不充裕的或以微弱多数
Eg. He was elected President by a narrowmargin. 他以微弱的优势当选了总统。
fringe英 /frɪndʒ/ 美 /frɪndʒ/
n.（修饰用的）边饰，花边；穗;次要
on the fringe of forest 在森林边上
on the fringe of city 城市周边地带
verge英 /vɜ:dʒ/ 美 /vɜ:rdʒ/
n. 边，起始点
-be on the verge of 到了…边缘；几乎要
Eg. The boy is on the verge of tears.
这个小孩几乎要哭起来了。
brink英 /brɪŋk/ 美/brɪŋk/
n. 边缘;
on the brink of river 河边

fix 英 /fɪks/ 美 /fɪks/

v.固定；安装

(to fasten something firmly to someone els.)

fix sth. to/on 固定…；安装…

Eg. Fix a picture to/on the wall 把画挂在墙上。

fix one’s eyes on sb 注视
fix one’s attention/thoughts/mind on sb.关注着（把心思都放在…上）
fix the blame/crime on sb. 赖（栽）在某人身上

winch 英 /wɪntʃ/ 美 /wɪntʃ/

1.n.绞车;摇柄，曲柄

2.vt. 用绞车拉

扩展：

derrick 英 /ˈderɪk/ 美 /ˈdɛrɪk/ n. （船上用）起重机
crane 英 /kreɪn/ 美/kren/ n. （建筑工地上用）起重机
jack 英 /dʒæk/ 美 /dʒæk/ n. 千斤顶

operation 英 /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/ 美 /ˌɑ:pəˈreɪʃn/

1.手术

2.开工，活动；工作

bring/put the winch into operation 开动一辆绞车

3.使…生效，实施

come into operation

词组：

have difficulty (in) doing sth.在做…方面有困难

句式：

The sides of the dish were so smooththat it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim withoutdamaging it.

盘子四边十分光滑，要在盘子边栓上绳索或链条而同时又不损坏它是很难办到的。
It was impossible…without… 不…是不可能的

Eg. It is impossible to gain without pains.

没有付出就没有回报。

长难句、语法：

Shivering in their wet clothes, theteenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locatethe dish.

那些孩子们穿着湿衣服浑身哆嗦，看着3个工人轮番潜入水中以确定盘子的位置。

shivering 现在分词做伴随状语，句子的主语是the teenagers

DAY197

Lesson43-5:Fully insured

The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank. For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water. The men were now obliged to try once more. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains. The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal.

知识点：

单词：

drawn/drɔːn/

1.v.“draw”的过去分词

2.（因身体不适、疲倦或忧虑）憔悴的，苍白的looking pale and thin because the person is ill/sick, tired or worried

eg.1.The venom drawn out from suffering would be enough to poison the whole world in a bloody eruption, bursting out of the volcano of our being.
从苦难中抽出的毒液，足以使得整个世界七窍流血。它正从我们生命的火山之中不断的爆发出来。
eg.2.Once more, he tugged the hand-drawn map out of his coat pocket and committed it to memory.
他又从上衣口袋里掏出那张手绘的地图，默记。
eg.3.The importance of this was drawn to my attention two years ago by the case of a TV station.
它的重要性引起了我的注意两年前由案例的电视台。
draw/drɔː/
n.抽彩；抽奖；抽签；平局
v.描画；拖（动）；拉（动）；牵引
第三人称单数：draws 现在分词：drawing 过去式：drew 过去分词：drawn
1.v.绘画make pictures
（用铅笔、钢笔或粉笔）画，描绘，描画to make pictures, or a picture of sth, with a pencil, pen or chalk (but not paint)
2.拖；拉pull
拖（动）；拉（动）；牵引to move sth/sb by pulling it or them gently
3.[t]~ sth
拉，拖（车）to pull a vehicle such as a carriage
窗帘curtains
4.[t]~ sth
拉（窗帘、帘子）to open or close curtains, etc.
移动move
5.[i]+ adv./prep.
（向某个方向）移动，行进to move in the direction mentioned
武器weapon
6.~ (sth) (on sb)
拔出；抽出；掏出to take out a weapon, such as a gun or a sword , in order to attack sb
draw a blank
无回音；无结果；无收获 to get no response or result
draw blood
使流血 to make sb bleed
draw breath
停下来歇口气 to stop doing sth and rest
draw sbs fire
（为掩护他人）吸引…的火力，转移…的视线 to make sb direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it
draw a line under sth
到…为止；就…打住 to say that sth is finished and not worth discussing any more
draw the line (at sth/at doing sth)
拒绝做；给…定界限to refuse to do sth; to set a limit
draw the line (between sth and sth)
划界线；区分（两个密切相关的思想）to distinguish between two closely related ideas
draw the short straw
抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事 to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
draw straws (for sth)
抽签（决定某事）to decide on sb to do or have sth, by choosing pieces of paper, etc.
eg.1.Inter are second on six points and must at leastdraw withRubin Kazan and hope that Kiev do not beat Barcelona on the final match day.
国际米兰变成小组第二，获得了6分的的球队，必须要在下一场，最后一个比赛日中至少与喀山鲁宾战平，并且寄希望于基辅不会击败巴萨。
eg.2.To draw out ofothers more valuable opinions upon the problem, I might as well cite my own experience.
为了抛砖引玉，我不妨先说说自己的经历。
eg.3.Simple drawings might be straight lines, but you are free (just as a real artist is) to draw curves and arcs.
简单的图形可能由直线组成，但是与现实的画家一样，也可以绘制曲线和弧线。
eg.4.Lord,draw us to go with You that we may be one with You and may be built up as Your living Body.
主，吸引我们与你一同往前，使我们能与你是一，也能被建造起来，作你活的身体！

agonizing/'æɡənaɪzɪŋ/

1.adj.使人十分痛苦的；令人焦虑不安的；带来巨大困难的causing great pain, anxiety or difficulty

eg.1.Years of agonizing challenges no doubt lie ahead for Africa.
无疑地，南非面前还有更大的挑战等著他们。
eg.2.It was an agonizing death for the Lord Jesus, but He loved you and knew His suffering would pay for your sin.
对主耶稣来讲，那是一个极度痛苦的死亡，但他爱你，知道他所受的痛苦能赎你的罪。
eg.3.To combat his agonizing sweats and trembling, Wynn embarked on a routine of climbing into the shower, then returning to bed.
为了抵抗痛苦淋漓的汗水及浑身颤抖，韦恩爬起来冲个澡，然后又回到床上。
eg.4.I don't know why I slept so well after agonizing all weekend over the question of home, if I had one anymore, where it was.
可是不知道为什么这次我却睡得很好，尽管我整个周末都在苦苦思考一个问题如果我有家的话，那么我的家到底在哪里？

perch 美 /pɜː(r)tʃ/ 英 /pɜːtʃ/

1.n.高位；(鸟的) 栖木；〈非正式〉高处；(位于高位的)休息处

2.v.坐；(鸟)栖息；停歇；(某人)歇息

复数：perches 现在分词：perching 过去式：perched

同义词：rest,sit,settle,balance,alight

3.（使）坐，坐在…边沿to sit or to make sb sit on sth, especially on the edge of it

4.置于（顶上或边上）to be placed on the top or the edge of sth

5.n.（鸟的）栖息处，栖木a place where a bird rests, especially a branch or bar for this purpose, for example in a bird's cage

6.n.高座；高处a high seat or position

7.n.鲈鱼；河鲈a freshwater fish that is sometimes used for food

eg.1.Instead of locking it up in a cage or chaining it to a perch, he allowed it to fly free all over the house.
他没有把鹦鹉关在笼子里，也没有用链条把他拴在栖木上，而让他在家里自由自在地飞来飞去。
eg.2.The next morning, Chanticleer got up and flew down from his perch. He walked up to the barnyard in a royal way.
隔天早晨，强啼克利尔起床后，从栖息的地方飞下来，昂首阔步地走到谷仓空地那里。
eg.3.If the heart has no place to perch on, you will always be a drifter no matter where you are.
心若没有栖息的地方，到哪里都是在流浪。

precariously /prɪ'keəriəsli/

1.adv.不稳定地,危险地,不稳固地,不安全地

同义词adv.insecurely,unsteadily,uncertainly
eg.1.It was a laminated snapshot of Lisa as a teenager, looking adorable, with a kitten perched precariously on her head.
那是自己的一张照片，十几岁的她看上去非常可爱，一只顽皮的猫咪小心翼翼的蹲在她的头顶。
eg.2.She dug through a precariously stacked pile of documents on her desk till she found the ones she was looking for.
她通过挖掘摇摇欲坠堆叠一堆文件，她的办公桌直至她找到了她的寻找。
eg.3.The dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
馅饼盘悬悬乎乎地停靠天河岸边，但它突然失去了平衡，滑回水中。
eg.4.It shows Isaac Newton sitting beneath a tree with an apple dangling precariously above his head.
标识上是牛顿坐在树下，头上一个苹果摇摇欲坠。

overbalance /.əʊvə(r)'bæləns/

1.v.重过；重于；价值超过；压倒

2.n.(重量,价值的)超额；失均衡

过去分词：overbalanced 现在分词：overbalancing 第三人称单数：overbalances

eg. 1.The dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
馅饼盘悬悬乎乎地停靠天河岸边，但它突然失去了平衡，滑回水中。
eg.2.The ship was overbalanced by the shifting of its cargo.
那条船因货物的移动而失去平衡。
eg.3.SPACE MOVEMENT had "overbalanced" the previous moves indicating a change in trend.
价格波动已超过了前一次波动这标志着一个趋势变化。
eg.4.but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。
eg.5.He very nearly overbalanced himself.
他差点就让自己失去平衡了。
eg.6.He overbalanced and fell into the water.
他失去平衡跌入水中。

oblige /ə'blaɪdʒ/

第三人称单数：obliges 现在分词：obliging 过去式：obliged

同义词v.compel,obligate,necessitate,force,make

1.v. ~ sb to do sth

（以法律、义务等）强迫，迫使to force sb to do sth, by law, because it is a duty, etc.

2.v.（根据要求或需要）帮忙，效劳to help sb by doing what they ask or what you know they want

eg.1.As a Zulu traditionalist and polygamist like the king, President Jacob Zuma might have been willing quietly to oblige.
同斯威士兰国王一样，南非总统雅各布•祖玛也是一位祖鲁传统人士，并奉行一夫多妻制。而他似乎更愿意悄无声息地满足其要求。
eg.2.If I make a mistake, Please oblige me with your valuable comments.
把你珍贵的一票，投给你心目中的高校。
eg.3.All my life, decisions had been made for me, but I was able to make this one and it felt good not to oblige her with my presence.
我的一生都是别人在为我做决定，但这次我能自己做主。我不去，不遂她的愿，这种感觉很好。
eg.4.can refuse to love a man or to lend him money, but if he wants to ~ you have got to oblige him.
你可以拒绝爱一个人，或者拒绝借给他钱，可是如果他想要跟你打架，你就得帮他这个忙了。
eg.5.Kindly oblige us with your reply. Also let us know the immediate stock available with you and their rates accordingly.
请你尽快给我们回复，同时希望你能告知我们即时股票比率。

clamp/klæmp/

第三人称单数：clamps 现在分词：clamping 过去式：clamped

1.v.[t]（用夹具）夹紧，夹住，固定to hold sth tightly, or fasten two things together, with a clamp

2.v.紧紧抓住；紧夹住；被抓住；被夹紧to hold or fasten sth very tightly so that it does not move; to be held tightly

3.v.~ sth/sb

用夹锁锁住（车轮）to fix a clamp to a car's wheel so that the car cannot be driven away

4.n. 夹具,夹钳,夹子,车轮夹锁,固定,紧紧抓住,紧夹住,被抓住,夹紧,学园侦探团

同义词
v.fasten,hold,compress,fix,brace
n.wheel clamp,lock,immobilizer,Denver boot
eg.1.And sent my granddaughter a hair clamp, I saw she sold a old book for one dollar, to a little girl, as she wanted, the mother bought it.
她们还送了我外孙女一个发卡，那天我看到她们卖出去了一本旧书，卖了一美元，是一个小女孩儿要买，她妈妈就给买了。
eg.2.A month ago China raised banks' reserve requirements and began to clamp down on lending.
一个月之前，中国上调了存款准备金率，并开始收紧借贷政策。
eg.3.Relevant departments should work out regulations to clamp down on training programs that do not provide quality education.
相关部门应制定法规，控制那些根本不能提供素质教育的培训课程。

vertically /'vɜːtɪkli/

adv.垂直地；竖直地

同义词
adv.sheer,straight up,plumb,precipitously,steeply
eg. 1.His head is tilted in the direction of the camera, his hand on his belly, his rifle propped up vertically against the rocks.
相对于镜头的方向，他的头部倾斜着，手放在肚子上，来福枪垂直地支在岩石边。
eg.2.Glue on wiggle, button or pompom eyes and a felt nose, and glue on buttons vertically down the front.
粘上纽扣或者彩球做眼睛和毛毯鼻子，在前面粘上些扣子。
eg.3.Assessment: This has a bit of extra heel, so it's perfect for the vertically challenged. The buckle is flash without being crass.
评价：该鞋鞋跟超高，因此对于想要凭此鞋显得高挑些的人来说是个极佳的选择。饰扣亮闪而不粗俗。

rest /rest/

v.休息；长眠；放松；托

n.其他；其余；剩余部分；休止；休止符；静止

复数：rests 现在分词：resting 过去式：rested

1.n.剩余的部分╱人╱事物remaining part/people/things

2.休息时间；睡眠时间a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity

3.[c]支撑物；支架；基座；托an object that is used to support or hold sth

4.休止；休止符a period of silence between notes; a sign that shows a rest between notes

and (all) the rest (of it)

(informal)

（列举时用）诸如此类，等等used at the end of a list to mean everything else that you might expect to be on the list

and the rest

(informal)

（比所说的）还要多；远不止此数used to say that the actual amount or number of sth is much higher than sb has stated

at rest

静止；不动not moving

（委婉说法，与 dead 同义）安息，长眠dead and therefore free from trouble or anxiety. People sayat rest to avoid sayingdead .

come to rest

停止移动；不再移动to stop moving

for the rest

除此之外；至于其他apart from that; as far as other matters are concerned

give it a rest

(informal)

不要再提（恼人的事）了used to tell sb to stop talking about sth because they are annoying you

give sth a rest

(informal)

暂停；暂时不做to stop doing sth for a while

lay sb to rest

（委婉说法，与 bury 同义）安葬to bury sb. People sayto lay sb to rest to avoid saying to bury sb.

lay/put sth to rest

（通过揭穿假象）平息，使停止to stop sth by showing it is not true

the rest is history

结局是尽人皆知的；结果如何不必赘述used when you are telling a story to say that you do not need to tell the end of it, because everyone knows it already

eg.1.Now we have to analyse the date to be as well prepared as possible for the rest of the weekend.
现在我们必须要分析数据，以便为周末的比赛做好准备。
eg.2.Teams with too many developers who program for its own sake often frustrate the rest of the company for a variety of reasons.
如果团队中有太多开发人员为自己的爱好而编程，他会因各种原因打击公司中其余的员工。
eg.3.His school life has become defined by teachers taking books out of his hands, telling him to sit down and listen with the rest of the kids.
他的学校生活也因此被老师定义成把书从他手里拿出来，告诉他坐下，和其他的小孩子一起听课的一个过程。

canal/kə'næl/

1.n.运河；灌溉渠a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along; a smaller passage used for carrying water to fields, crops, etc.

2.n.管；导管；食道；气管a tube inside the body through which liquid, food or air can pass

3.v.在…开运河；疏导

eg.1.To the point that you could buy a beautiful house on a canal in Amsterdam for the price of one bulb.
当时用一个郁金香球茎的价钱你就能在阿姆斯特丹运河旁买上一栋漂亮的房子。
eg.2.Bone cement is often used to cover the canal after it is plugged.
堵塞之后，骨结合剂常用于覆盖在声道的表面。
eg.3.Han Jia, how much land can the canal irrigate?
韩佳，这红旗渠现在能灌溉多少田地啊？
eg.4.The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple, is called a tragus.
在你太阳穴旁边、耳道前方隆起的一小块肉称为耳屏或耳珠（tragus）。
eg.5.Here, the pace of the city is dictated by the boat traffic on the canal. Soon your heartbeat slows and you settle to a new rhythm.
在这里，城市的步伐是由运河里的交通船决定的，很快你自己的心跳也会变慢了，自然就适应了这里的节奏。

词组：

rise to the surface 浮到水面

for one agonizing moment在令人忐忑不安的瞬间

slide back into the water跌回水中

be obliged to 必须做某事

rest against 紧靠；靠着

精妙翻译：

The dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal 盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸。

*译文:盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸。这句译文有拟人的手法，没有直接译为盘子被放于岸边，而是上了岸。很巧妙，把那种忐忑不安的心情也表现出来了。

The men were now obliged to try once more.

译文：工人们只得再来一次。译文没有直接译为工人们必须再来一次，只得这个词表现出工人们的无奈和小心翼翼。

DAY198

Lesson43-6:Fully insured

The winch was again put into operation and one of the men started up the truck. Several minutes later, the dish was successfully hauled above the surface of the water. Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal. There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again. By working at tremendous speed, the men managed to get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.

原文

知识点：

单词：

torrent/'tɔrənt/

1.n.急流;激流;洪流

2.n.(谩骂、问题等的)连发，迸发

rebound /rɪ'baʊnd/

动词读作/rɪ'baʊnd/。名词读作/'riːbaʊnd/

1.v.弹回；反弹

2.v.对…产生反作用，对…产生不良影响（尤指本欲使其发生在别人身上）

3.n.（篮球运动中的）篮板球

4.短语：sb be on the rebound（结束恋爱关系之后）处于反弹期，在失意之时

词组：

start up the truck 发动卡车

the surface of the water 水面

manage to do sth 成功做到某事

句式：

there was a danger that ··· 存在···的风险

There is a danger that you would hurt yourself if you insist to do this.

长难句、语法：

Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal.

波浪从盘子两侧急涌而出，在运河里掀起一股大浪。
Water主语，谓语是stream in torrents，over its sides是表示方位的介词短语；with such force 表示的是这个波浪的力度，that 引导的从句描述了这个力量有多大。
但是翻译的时候就不用这么字字对应，重在意译。

精妙翻译：

There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.

但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水里的危险。

By working at tremendous speed, the men ...

工人动作迅速…

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DAY199

Lesson44-1:Speed and comfort

People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night, when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so.

单词：

positively /ˈpɒzətɪvli/ adv.

1.绝对地，肯定的

These instructions were not just confusing,they were positively misleading.

这些指示不但令人迷惑，而且肯定会误导人。

2.乐观地，肯定地，积极地

Very few of those interviewed spoke positively about their childhood.

接受采访的人当中，很少有人说他们的童年是快乐的。

3.赞成地，积极地

4.明确得，明白无误的

5.带正电的

compartment /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ n.

1.火车车厢的隔间

2.分隔间，隔层

cramped /kræmpt/ adj.

1.狭窄的，狭小的

working in camped conditions在拥挤的环境里工作

2.(of people人)拥挤的，缺少自有活动空间的

3.(of sb's writing字迹）密密麻麻的，密小难认的

stuffy /ˈstʌfi/ adj.

stuffier-stuffiest

1.(of a building,room,etc.,建筑物，房间等）warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air闷热的，通风不畅的

a tuffy room/atmosphere闷热的房间/空气

It gets very hot and stuffy in here in summer.

这里的夏天很热很闷。

2.very serious, formal, boring or old-fasioned 一本正经的，古板的，无聊的，保守的

a stuffy,formal family 一本正经而又古板的一家
plain，stuffy clothes 朴素刻板的衣服

3.stuffiness n.

monotonous /məˈnɒtnəs/ adj.

1.never changing and therefore boring 单调乏味的，

2.a monatonous voice/diet/routine

单调乏味的声音/饮食/日常生活

monotone /ˈmɒnətəʊn/ n.adj. 单调，单调的
monotony /məˈnɒtni / n.单调的令人厌倦，千篇一律

rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ n.

1.节奏，韵律

music with fast/slow/steady rhythm

节奏快的/慢的/平稳的音乐

2.规则变化，规律

the rhythm of seasons/tides 四季的更迭，潮水的涨落
biological/body rhythm 生物/人体节律

lull /lʌl/ v.

1.make sb relaxed and calm 使放松，使镇静

The vibration of the engine lulled children to sleep.

发动机的颤动使孩子们睡着了。

2.to make sth or to become less strong （使）减弱，缓和

his father's arrival lulled the boy's anxiety.

男孩在他父亲来了之后就不那么焦躁不安了。

snatch /snætʃ/ n.

1.a very small part of a conversation or some music that you hear 只言片语，音乐片段

a snath of music 音乐片段

I only caught snatches of the conversation.

我只听到谈话的一些片段。

2.抓，夺，抢夺，偷窃

a bag/cash santch 抢包、抢钱行为

3.in snatches ：for short periods rather than continuously 断断续续地

Sleep came to him in brief snatches.

他时睡时醒。

词组：

prefer to do sth 更喜欢做某事

go by land, sea, or air 走陆路，水路或者坐飞机

take your mind off the journey 摆脱旅途的困扰

take your mind off sth 把某人的注意力从某事上引开

come in snatches 断断续续地

during the day 白天

at night 晚上

go to sleep 睡觉

句式：

It is almost impossible to do sth 做到某事几乎是不可能的

It is impossible that ··· 某事是不可能的

长难句、语法：

Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.

看书只能解决部分问题。车轮与铁轨间单调的噶喳声很快就会送你进入梦乡。
名词性的reading在中文翻译中翻译成了动作。
For 引导原因从句。

从句的主语是rhythm，谓语是lull

lull you to sleep 送你进入梦乡；催你入眠

精妙翻译：

Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours.

很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。
翻译妙：positively enjoy 真正喜欢
hardly 几乎不，hardly anyone 几乎没有人，很少有人。

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DAY200

Lesson44-2:Speed and comfort

If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted. Long car journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not，the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.

原文

知识点：

单词：

sleeper/'slipɚ/ n.

1.(英国英语的)卧铺车厢,卧铺铺位（在美国英语中，sleeping car 指卧铺车厢，roomette 则指一个卧铺的铺位)

2.睡觉…者;睡眠…的人

3.(铁路上的)枕木

4.出乎意料的成功者;爆冷门的人(或事物) <非正式>

Menno Meyjes, a young Dutch writer, who had had his first success with the sleeper 'The Children's Crusade'.

凭借着《童子军》的意外走红而首尝成功的年轻荷兰作家——曼诺·梅耶斯

fumble /'fʌmbl/ v.

1.乱摸;摸索;笨拙地处理

2.笨嘴拙舌地说话;结结巴巴地说话

inspection /ɪn'spɛkʃən/

1.n.检查，视查

inevitably /ɪn'ɛvɪtəbli/

1.adv.不可避免地;必然(发生)地

destination /ˌdestɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n/ , /ˌdɛstɪ'neʃən/

1.n.目的地;终点

exhaust /ɪɡ'zɔst/

1.v.使精疲力竭;使疲惫不堪

2.v.耗尽;用光

3.v.详尽地讨论;详尽无遗地论述

eg.She and Chantal must have exhausted the subject of babies and clothes.

她和尚塔尔肯定已经充分讨论过宝宝和衣服的问题。

4.n.排气管

5.[U]n.尾气;废气

eg.the exhaust from a car engine...汽车发动机排放的尾气

motorway /'motɚwe/

1.n.高速公路

词组：

be lucky enough to do sth 足够幸运去做某事

句式：

spend +时间+ doing sth 花时间做某事

注意：没有spend time to do sth 的用法
spend time (in) doing sth
take time to do sth

长难句、语法：

On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not，the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.

在公路上还好，你至少能以相当快的速度安全地前行。但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上，而且只有很少的服务设施，交通也很拥挤。
<读了两遍，都不是很懂；看了翻译再对应句子一点点分析>
more often than not 经常；往往，多半；我认为它在这里是作为插入语。

精妙翻译：

1.If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection.

即使你走运弄到一个卧铺，夜间有一半时间你会顶着车顶那盏小蓝灯而睡不着觉；要不然就为查票摸索你的车票。

Spend 后面接了两件事情，staring or fumbling。

翻译得好的地方：be lucky enough ；or（要不然）

2.Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.

一旦抵达目的地，你总是疲惫不堪。

exhausted 形容词来表示主语you 的状态，句子的谓语是arrive；

翻译的时候却反过来了，重在描述人的状态，动作弱化了。

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Lesson43-4:Fully insured

###知识点：

单词：

shiver 英 /ˈʃɪvə(r)/ 美 /ˈʃɪvɚ/

1.(to shake slightly because of being cold or frightened)（因为冷或者害怕）v.打颤，发抖

同义或含义接近的单词:tremble; quiver; quaver; shake;quake
辨析tremble，quiver，quaver，shake，quake
tremble英 /ˈtrembl/ 美 /ˈtrɛmbəl/
v. 发抖
(to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, esp. whenyou are upset or frightened.)
Eg. The wronged（受委屈的）boy’s lips started to tremble and then cried out.
委屈的孩子嘴唇抖动了两下就哭了出来。
quiver英 /ˈkwɪvə(r)/ 美 /ˈkwɪvɚ/
v.微颤，抖动（多指心里感受）
(to tremble slightly, esp. because of the feeling of anger, excitement or upset.)
quaver英 /ˈkweɪvə(r)/ 美 /ˈkwevɚ/
vi. 颤抖，震动;发颤音;（声音）发颤
(of a voice or a sound) shake; tremble
shake英 /ʃeɪk/ 美 /ʃek/
v.动摇，摇头
(to make sth. or someone more up and down or from side to side.)
quake英 /kweɪk/ 美/kwek/
vi. 发抖，颤抖;摇动，震动
(of the earth) to shake; (of persons) to tremble
earthquake 地震
quake with fear 吓得颤抖
quake in one’s boots 吓得两腿发抖

hawser 英 /ˈhɔ:zə(r)/ 美 /ˈhɔzɚ/

1.n.（供系船或下锚用的）缆索，锚链

2.(a thick rope or steel cable)粗缆绳

rim 英 /rɪm/ 美/rɪm/

n.（圆形器皿的）边缘

(the outside edge of sth. circular)

-gold rimmed glasses 镶有金边的玻璃杯

同义或含义接近的单词:edge; margin; fringe; verge;brink
辨析edge, fringe, verge, brink
edge英 /edʒ/ 美/ɛdʒ/
n. 边;优势;
at the river’s edge 在河边
set one’s teeth on edge 咬牙切齿
give the edge of one’s tongue 教训某人，厉声批评
have the edge over/on 比某人有优势
Eg. As far as English is concerned I havethe edge over him.
就英语而言，我比他有优势。
margin英 /ˈmɑ:dʒɪn/ 美 /ˈmɑ:rdʒən/
n. （书页的）边缘，空白处，余地
Eg. I took notes in the margin.
我在书的空白处做了笔记。
by a comfortable margin 时间充裕的或以较大的多数
by a narrow margin 时间不充裕的或以微弱多数
Eg. He was elected President by a narrowmargin. 他以微弱的优势当选了总统。
fringe英 /frɪndʒ/ 美 /frɪndʒ/
n.（修饰用的）边饰，花边；穗;次要
on the fringe of forest 在森林边上
on the fringe of city 城市周边地带
verge英 /vɜ:dʒ/ 美 /vɜ:rdʒ/
n. 边，起始点
-be on the verge of 到了…边缘；几乎要
Eg. The boy is on the verge of tears.
这个小孩几乎要哭起来了。
brink英 /brɪŋk/ 美/brɪŋk/
n. 边缘;
on the brink of river 河边

fix 英 /fɪks/ 美 /fɪks/

v.固定；安装

(to fasten something firmly to someone els.)

fix sth. to/on 固定…；安装…

Eg. Fix a picture to/on the wall 把画挂在墙上。

fix one’s eyes on sb 注视
fix one’s attention/thoughts/mind on sb.关注着（把心思都放在…上）
fix the blame/crime on sb. 赖（栽）在某人身上

winch 英 /wɪntʃ/ 美 /wɪntʃ/

1.n.绞车;摇柄，曲柄

2.vt. 用绞车拉

扩展：

derrick 英 /ˈderɪk/ 美 /ˈdɛrɪk/ n. （船上用）起重机
crane 英 /kreɪn/ 美/kren/ n. （建筑工地上用）起重机
jack 英 /dʒæk/ 美 /dʒæk/ n. 千斤顶

operation 英 /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/ 美 /ˌɑ:pəˈreɪʃn/

1.手术

2.开工，活动；工作

bring/put the winch into operation 开动一辆绞车

3.使…生效，实施

come into operation

词组：

have difficulty (in) doing sth.在做…方面有困难

句式：

The sides of the dish were so smooththat it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim withoutdamaging it.

盘子四边十分光滑，要在盘子边栓上绳索或链条而同时又不损坏它是很难办到的。
It was impossible…without… 不…是不可能的

Eg. It is impossible to gain without pains.

没有付出就没有回报。

长难句、语法：

Shivering in their wet clothes, theteenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locatethe dish.

那些孩子们穿着湿衣服浑身哆嗦，看着3个工人轮番潜入水中以确定盘子的位置。

shivering 现在分词做伴随状语，句子的主语是the teenagers

DAY197

Lesson43-5:Fully insured

知识点：

单词：

drawn/drɔːn/

1.v.“draw”的过去分词

2.（因身体不适、疲倦或忧虑）憔悴的，苍白的looking pale and thin because the person is ill/sick, tired or worried

eg.1.The venom drawn out from suffering would be enough to poison the whole world in a bloody eruption, bursting out of the volcano of our being.
从苦难中抽出的毒液，足以使得整个世界七窍流血。它正从我们生命的火山之中不断的爆发出来。
eg.2.Once more, he tugged the hand-drawn map out of his coat pocket and committed it to memory.
他又从上衣口袋里掏出那张手绘的地图，默记。
eg.3.The importance of this was drawn to my attention two years ago by the case of a TV station.
它的重要性引起了我的注意两年前由案例的电视台。
draw/drɔː/
n.抽彩；抽奖；抽签；平局
v.描画；拖（动）；拉（动）；牵引
第三人称单数：draws 现在分词：drawing 过去式：drew 过去分词：drawn
1.v.绘画make pictures
（用铅笔、钢笔或粉笔）画，描绘，描画to make pictures, or a picture of sth, with a pencil, pen or chalk (but not paint)
2.拖；拉pull
拖（动）；拉（动）；牵引to move sth/sb by pulling it or them gently
3.[t]~ sth
拉，拖（车）to pull a vehicle such as a carriage
窗帘curtains
4.[t]~ sth
拉（窗帘、帘子）to open or close curtains, etc.
移动move
5.[i]+ adv./prep.
（向某个方向）移动，行进to move in the direction mentioned
武器weapon
6.~ (sth) (on sb)
拔出；抽出；掏出to take out a weapon, such as a gun or a sword , in order to attack sb
draw a blank
无回音；无结果；无收获 to get no response or result
draw blood
使流血 to make sb bleed
draw breath
停下来歇口气 to stop doing sth and rest
draw sbs fire
（为掩护他人）吸引…的火力，转移…的视线 to make sb direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it
draw a line under sth
到…为止；就…打住 to say that sth is finished and not worth discussing any more
draw the line (at sth/at doing sth)
拒绝做；给…定界限to refuse to do sth; to set a limit
draw the line (between sth and sth)
划界线；区分（两个密切相关的思想）to distinguish between two closely related ideas
draw the short straw
抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事 to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
draw straws (for sth)
抽签（决定某事）to decide on sb to do or have sth, by choosing pieces of paper, etc.
eg.1.Inter are second on six points and must at leastdraw withRubin Kazan and hope that Kiev do not beat Barcelona on the final match day.
国际米兰变成小组第二，获得了6分的的球队，必须要在下一场，最后一个比赛日中至少与喀山鲁宾战平，并且寄希望于基辅不会击败巴萨。
eg.2.To draw out ofothers more valuable opinions upon the problem, I might as well cite my own experience.
为了抛砖引玉，我不妨先说说自己的经历。
eg.3.Simple drawings might be straight lines, but you are free (just as a real artist is) to draw curves and arcs.
简单的图形可能由直线组成，但是与现实的画家一样，也可以绘制曲线和弧线。
eg.4.Lord,draw us to go with You that we may be one with You and may be built up as Your living Body.
主，吸引我们与你一同往前，使我们能与你是一，也能被建造起来，作你活的身体！

agonizing/'æɡənaɪzɪŋ/

1.adj.使人十分痛苦的；令人焦虑不安的；带来巨大困难的causing great pain, anxiety or difficulty

eg.1.Years of agonizing challenges no doubt lie ahead for Africa.
无疑地，南非面前还有更大的挑战等著他们。
eg.2.It was an agonizing death for the Lord Jesus, but He loved you and knew His suffering would pay for your sin.
对主耶稣来讲，那是一个极度痛苦的死亡，但他爱你，知道他所受的痛苦能赎你的罪。
eg.3.To combat his agonizing sweats and trembling, Wynn embarked on a routine of climbing into the shower, then returning to bed.
为了抵抗痛苦淋漓的汗水及浑身颤抖，韦恩爬起来冲个澡，然后又回到床上。
eg.4.I don't know why I slept so well after agonizing all weekend over the question of home, if I had one anymore, where it was.
可是不知道为什么这次我却睡得很好，尽管我整个周末都在苦苦思考一个问题如果我有家的话，那么我的家到底在哪里？

perch 美 /pɜː(r)tʃ/ 英 /pɜːtʃ/

1.n.高位；(鸟的) 栖木；〈非正式〉高处；(位于高位的)休息处

2.v.坐；(鸟)栖息；停歇；(某人)歇息

复数：perches 现在分词：perching 过去式：perched

同义词：rest,sit,settle,balance,alight

3.（使）坐，坐在…边沿to sit or to make sb sit on sth, especially on the edge of it

4.置于（顶上或边上）to be placed on the top or the edge of sth

5.n.（鸟的）栖息处，栖木a place where a bird rests, especially a branch or bar for this purpose, for example in a bird's cage

6.n.高座；高处a high seat or position

7.n.鲈鱼；河鲈a freshwater fish that is sometimes used for food

eg.1.Instead of locking it up in a cage or chaining it to a perch, he allowed it to fly free all over the house.
他没有把鹦鹉关在笼子里，也没有用链条把他拴在栖木上，而让他在家里自由自在地飞来飞去。
eg.2.The next morning, Chanticleer got up and flew down from his perch. He walked up to the barnyard in a royal way.
隔天早晨，强啼克利尔起床后，从栖息的地方飞下来，昂首阔步地走到谷仓空地那里。
eg.3.If the heart has no place to perch on, you will always be a drifter no matter where you are.
心若没有栖息的地方，到哪里都是在流浪。

precariously /prɪ'keəriəsli/

1.adv.不稳定地,危险地,不稳固地,不安全地

同义词adv.insecurely,unsteadily,uncertainly
eg.1.It was a laminated snapshot of Lisa as a teenager, looking adorable, with a kitten perched precariously on her head.
那是自己的一张照片，十几岁的她看上去非常可爱，一只顽皮的猫咪小心翼翼的蹲在她的头顶。
eg.2.She dug through a precariously stacked pile of documents on her desk till she found the ones she was looking for.
她通过挖掘摇摇欲坠堆叠一堆文件，她的办公桌直至她找到了她的寻找。
eg.3.The dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
馅饼盘悬悬乎乎地停靠天河岸边，但它突然失去了平衡，滑回水中。
eg.4.It shows Isaac Newton sitting beneath a tree with an apple dangling precariously above his head.
标识上是牛顿坐在树下，头上一个苹果摇摇欲坠。

overbalance /.əʊvə(r)'bæləns/

1.v.重过；重于；价值超过；压倒

2.n.(重量,价值的)超额；失均衡

过去分词：overbalanced 现在分词：overbalancing 第三人称单数：overbalances

eg. 1.The dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
馅饼盘悬悬乎乎地停靠天河岸边，但它突然失去了平衡，滑回水中。
eg.2.The ship was overbalanced by the shifting of its cargo.
那条船因货物的移动而失去平衡。
eg.3.SPACE MOVEMENT had "overbalanced" the previous moves indicating a change in trend.
价格波动已超过了前一次波动这标志着一个趋势变化。
eg.4.but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。
eg.5.He very nearly overbalanced himself.
他差点就让自己失去平衡了。
eg.6.He overbalanced and fell into the water.
他失去平衡跌入水中。

oblige /ə'blaɪdʒ/

第三人称单数：obliges 现在分词：obliging 过去式：obliged

同义词v.compel,obligate,necessitate,force,make

1.v. ~ sb to do sth

（以法律、义务等）强迫，迫使to force sb to do sth, by law, because it is a duty, etc.

2.v.（根据要求或需要）帮忙，效劳to help sb by doing what they ask or what you know they want

eg.1.As a Zulu traditionalist and polygamist like the king, President Jacob Zuma might have been willing quietly to oblige.
同斯威士兰国王一样，南非总统雅各布•祖玛也是一位祖鲁传统人士，并奉行一夫多妻制。而他似乎更愿意悄无声息地满足其要求。
eg.2.If I make a mistake, Please oblige me with your valuable comments.
把你珍贵的一票，投给你心目中的高校。
eg.3.All my life, decisions had been made for me, but I was able to make this one and it felt good not to oblige her with my presence.
我的一生都是别人在为我做决定，但这次我能自己做主。我不去，不遂她的愿，这种感觉很好。
eg.4.can refuse to love a man or to lend him money, but if he wants to ~ you have got to oblige him.
你可以拒绝爱一个人，或者拒绝借给他钱，可是如果他想要跟你打架，你就得帮他这个忙了。
eg.5.Kindly oblige us with your reply. Also let us know the immediate stock available with you and their rates accordingly.
请你尽快给我们回复，同时希望你能告知我们即时股票比率。

clamp/klæmp/

第三人称单数：clamps 现在分词：clamping 过去式：clamped

1.v.[t]（用夹具）夹紧，夹住，固定to hold sth tightly, or fasten two things together, with a clamp

2.v.紧紧抓住；紧夹住；被抓住；被夹紧to hold or fasten sth very tightly so that it does not move; to be held tightly

3.v.~ sth/sb

用夹锁锁住（车轮）to fix a clamp to a car's wheel so that the car cannot be driven away

4.n. 夹具,夹钳,夹子,车轮夹锁,固定,紧紧抓住,紧夹住,被抓住,夹紧,学园侦探团

同义词
v.fasten,hold,compress,fix,brace
n.wheel clamp,lock,immobilizer,Denver boot
eg.1.And sent my granddaughter a hair clamp, I saw she sold a old book for one dollar, to a little girl, as she wanted, the mother bought it.
她们还送了我外孙女一个发卡，那天我看到她们卖出去了一本旧书，卖了一美元，是一个小女孩儿要买，她妈妈就给买了。
eg.2.A month ago China raised banks' reserve requirements and began to clamp down on lending.
一个月之前，中国上调了存款准备金率，并开始收紧借贷政策。
eg.3.Relevant departments should work out regulations to clamp down on training programs that do not provide quality education.
相关部门应制定法规，控制那些根本不能提供素质教育的培训课程。

vertically /'vɜːtɪkli/

adv.垂直地；竖直地

同义词
adv.sheer,straight up,plumb,precipitously,steeply
eg. 1.His head is tilted in the direction of the camera, his hand on his belly, his rifle propped up vertically against the rocks.
相对于镜头的方向，他的头部倾斜着，手放在肚子上，来福枪垂直地支在岩石边。
eg.2.Glue on wiggle, button or pompom eyes and a felt nose, and glue on buttons vertically down the front.
粘上纽扣或者彩球做眼睛和毛毯鼻子，在前面粘上些扣子。
eg.3.Assessment: This has a bit of extra heel, so it's perfect for the vertically challenged. The buckle is flash without being crass.
评价：该鞋鞋跟超高，因此对于想要凭此鞋显得高挑些的人来说是个极佳的选择。饰扣亮闪而不粗俗。

rest /rest/

v.休息；长眠；放松；托

n.其他；其余；剩余部分；休止；休止符；静止

复数：rests 现在分词：resting 过去式：rested

1.n.剩余的部分╱人╱事物remaining part/people/things

2.休息时间；睡眠时间a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity

3.[c]支撑物；支架；基座；托an object that is used to support or hold sth

4.休止；休止符a period of silence between notes; a sign that shows a rest between notes

and (all) the rest (of it)

(informal)

（列举时用）诸如此类，等等used at the end of a list to mean everything else that you might expect to be on the list

and the rest

(informal)

（比所说的）还要多；远不止此数used to say that the actual amount or number of sth is much higher than sb has stated

at rest

静止；不动not moving

（委婉说法，与 dead 同义）安息，长眠dead and therefore free from trouble or anxiety. People sayat rest to avoid sayingdead .

come to rest

停止移动；不再移动to stop moving

for the rest

除此之外；至于其他apart from that; as far as other matters are concerned

give it a rest

(informal)

不要再提（恼人的事）了used to tell sb to stop talking about sth because they are annoying you

give sth a rest

(informal)

暂停；暂时不做to stop doing sth for a while

lay sb to rest

（委婉说法，与 bury 同义）安葬to bury sb. People sayto lay sb to rest to avoid saying to bury sb.

lay/put sth to rest

（通过揭穿假象）平息，使停止to stop sth by showing it is not true

the rest is history

结局是尽人皆知的；结果如何不必赘述used when you are telling a story to say that you do not need to tell the end of it, because everyone knows it already

eg.1.Now we have to analyse the date to be as well prepared as possible for the rest of the weekend.
现在我们必须要分析数据，以便为周末的比赛做好准备。
eg.2.Teams with too many developers who program for its own sake often frustrate the rest of the company for a variety of reasons.
如果团队中有太多开发人员为自己的爱好而编程，他会因各种原因打击公司中其余的员工。
eg.3.His school life has become defined by teachers taking books out of his hands, telling him to sit down and listen with the rest of the kids.
他的学校生活也因此被老师定义成把书从他手里拿出来，告诉他坐下，和其他的小孩子一起听课的一个过程。

canal/kə'næl/

1.n.运河；灌溉渠a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along; a smaller passage used for carrying water to fields, crops, etc.

2.n.管；导管；食道；气管a tube inside the body through which liquid, food or air can pass

3.v.在…开运河；疏导

eg.1.To the point that you could buy a beautiful house on a canal in Amsterdam for the price of one bulb.
当时用一个郁金香球茎的价钱你就能在阿姆斯特丹运河旁买上一栋漂亮的房子。
eg.2.Bone cement is often used to cover the canal after it is plugged.
堵塞之后，骨结合剂常用于覆盖在声道的表面。
eg.3.Han Jia, how much land can the canal irrigate?
韩佳，这红旗渠现在能灌溉多少田地啊？
eg.4.The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple, is called a tragus.
在你太阳穴旁边、耳道前方隆起的一小块肉称为耳屏或耳珠（tragus）。
eg.5.Here, the pace of the city is dictated by the boat traffic on the canal. Soon your heartbeat slows and you settle to a new rhythm.
在这里，城市的步伐是由运河里的交通船决定的，很快你自己的心跳也会变慢了，自然就适应了这里的节奏。

词组：

rise to the surface 浮到水面

for one agonizing moment在令人忐忑不安的瞬间

slide back into the water跌回水中

be obliged to 必须做某事

rest against 紧靠；靠着

精妙翻译：

The dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal 盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸。

*译文:盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸。这句译文有拟人的手法，没有直接译为盘子被放于岸边，而是上了岸。很巧妙，把那种忐忑不安的心情也表现出来了。

The men were now obliged to try once more.

译文：工人们只得再来一次。译文没有直接译为工人们必须再来一次，只得这个词表现出工人们的无奈和小心翼翼。

DAY198

Lesson43-6:Fully insured

原文

知识点：

单词：

torrent/'tɔrənt/

1.n.急流;激流;洪流

2.n.(谩骂、问题等的)连发，迸发

rebound /rɪ'baʊnd/

动词读作/rɪ'baʊnd/。名词读作/'riːbaʊnd/

1.v.弹回；反弹

2.v.对…产生反作用，对…产生不良影响（尤指本欲使其发生在别人身上）

3.n.（篮球运动中的）篮板球

4.短语：sb be on the rebound（结束恋爱关系之后）处于反弹期，在失意之时

词组：

start up the truck 发动卡车

the surface of the water 水面

manage to do sth 成功做到某事

句式：

there was a danger that ··· 存在···的风险

There is a danger that you would hurt yourself if you insist to do this.

长难句、语法：

Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal.

波浪从盘子两侧急涌而出，在运河里掀起一股大浪。
Water主语，谓语是stream in torrents，over its sides是表示方位的介词短语；with such force 表示的是这个波浪的力度，that 引导的从句描述了这个力量有多大。
但是翻译的时候就不用这么字字对应，重在意译。

精妙翻译：

There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.

但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水里的危险。

By working at tremendous speed, the men ...

工人动作迅速…

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DAY199

Lesson44-1:Speed and comfort

单词：

positively /ˈpɒzətɪvli/ adv.

1.绝对地，肯定的

These instructions were not just confusing,they were positively misleading.

这些指示不但令人迷惑，而且肯定会误导人。

2.乐观地，肯定地，积极地

Very few of those interviewed spoke positively about their childhood.

接受采访的人当中，很少有人说他们的童年是快乐的。

3.赞成地，积极地

4.明确得，明白无误的

5.带正电的

compartment /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ n.

1.火车车厢的隔间

2.分隔间，隔层

cramped /kræmpt/ adj.

1.狭窄的，狭小的

working in camped conditions在拥挤的环境里工作

2.(of people人)拥挤的，缺少自有活动空间的

3.(of sb's writing字迹）密密麻麻的，密小难认的

stuffy /ˈstʌfi/ adj.

stuffier-stuffiest

1.(of a building,room,etc.,建筑物，房间等）warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air闷热的，通风不畅的

a tuffy room/atmosphere闷热的房间/空气

It gets very hot and stuffy in here in summer.

这里的夏天很热很闷。

2.very serious, formal, boring or old-fasioned 一本正经的，古板的，无聊的，保守的

a stuffy,formal family 一本正经而又古板的一家
plain，stuffy clothes 朴素刻板的衣服

3.stuffiness n.

monotonous /məˈnɒtnəs/ adj.

1.never changing and therefore boring 单调乏味的，

2.a monatonous voice/diet/routine

单调乏味的声音/饮食/日常生活

monotone /ˈmɒnətəʊn/ n.adj. 单调，单调的
monotony /məˈnɒtni / n.单调的令人厌倦，千篇一律

rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ n.

1.节奏，韵律

music with fast/slow/steady rhythm

节奏快的/慢的/平稳的音乐

2.规则变化，规律

the rhythm of seasons/tides 四季的更迭，潮水的涨落
biological/body rhythm 生物/人体节律

lull /lʌl/ v.

1.make sb relaxed and calm 使放松，使镇静

The vibration of the engine lulled children to sleep.

发动机的颤动使孩子们睡着了。

2.to make sth or to become less strong （使）减弱，缓和

his father's arrival lulled the boy's anxiety.

男孩在他父亲来了之后就不那么焦躁不安了。

snatch /snætʃ/ n.

1.a very small part of a conversation or some music that you hear 只言片语，音乐片段

a snath of music 音乐片段

I only caught snatches of the conversation.

我只听到谈话的一些片段。

2.抓，夺，抢夺，偷窃

a bag/cash santch 抢包、抢钱行为

3.in snatches ：for short periods rather than continuously 断断续续地

Sleep came to him in brief snatches.

他时睡时醒。

词组：

prefer to do sth 更喜欢做某事

go by land, sea, or air 走陆路，水路或者坐飞机

take your mind off the journey 摆脱旅途的困扰

take your mind off sth 把某人的注意力从某事上引开

come in snatches 断断续续地

during the day 白天

at night 晚上

go to sleep 睡觉

句式：

It is almost impossible to do sth 做到某事几乎是不可能的

It is impossible that ··· 某事是不可能的

长难句、语法：

Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.

看书只能解决部分问题。车轮与铁轨间单调的噶喳声很快就会送你进入梦乡。
名词性的reading在中文翻译中翻译成了动作。
For 引导原因从句。

从句的主语是rhythm，谓语是lull

lull you to sleep 送你进入梦乡；催你入眠

精妙翻译：

Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours.

很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。
翻译妙：positively enjoy 真正喜欢
hardly 几乎不，hardly anyone 几乎没有人，很少有人。

摘要写作：

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DAY200

Lesson44-2:Speed and comfort

原文

知识点：

单词：

sleeper/'slipɚ/ n.

1.(英国英语的)卧铺车厢,卧铺铺位（在美国英语中，sleeping car 指卧铺车厢，roomette 则指一个卧铺的铺位)

2.睡觉…者;睡眠…的人

3.(铁路上的)枕木

4.出乎意料的成功者;爆冷门的人(或事物) <非正式>

Menno Meyjes, a young Dutch writer, who had had his first success with the sleeper 'The Children's Crusade'.

凭借着《童子军》的意外走红而首尝成功的年轻荷兰作家——曼诺·梅耶斯

fumble /'fʌmbl/ v.

1.乱摸;摸索;笨拙地处理

2.笨嘴拙舌地说话;结结巴巴地说话

inspection /ɪn'spɛkʃən/

1.n.检查，视查

inevitably /ɪn'ɛvɪtəbli/

1.adv.不可避免地;必然(发生)地

destination /ˌdestɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n/ , /ˌdɛstɪ'neʃən/

1.n.目的地;终点

exhaust /ɪɡ'zɔst/

1.v.使精疲力竭;使疲惫不堪

2.v.耗尽;用光

3.v.详尽地讨论;详尽无遗地论述

eg.She and Chantal must have exhausted the subject of babies and clothes.

她和尚塔尔肯定已经充分讨论过宝宝和衣服的问题。

4.n.排气管

5.[U]n.尾气;废气

eg.the exhaust from a car engine...汽车发动机排放的尾气

motorway /'motɚwe/

1.n.高速公路

词组：

be lucky enough to do sth 足够幸运去做某事

句式：

spend +时间+ doing sth 花时间做某事

注意：没有spend time to do sth 的用法
spend time (in) doing sth
take time to do sth

长难句、语法：

On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not，the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.

在公路上还好，你至少能以相当快的速度安全地前行。但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上，而且只有很少的服务设施，交通也很拥挤。
<读了两遍，都不是很懂；看了翻译再对应句子一点点分析>
more often than not 经常；往往，多半；我认为它在这里是作为插入语。

精妙翻译：

1.If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection.

即使你走运弄到一个卧铺，夜间有一半时间你会顶着车顶那盏小蓝灯而睡不着觉；要不然就为查票摸索你的车票。

Spend 后面接了两件事情，staring or fumbling。

翻译得好的地方：be lucky enough ；or（要不然）

2.Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.

一旦抵达目的地，你总是疲惫不堪。

exhausted 形容词来表示主语you 的状态，句子的谓语是arrive；

翻译的时候却反过来了，重在描述人的状态，动作弱化了。

摘要写作：

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