Week 45

DAY221

L47-5: Too high a price?

The survey revealed a large number of sources of noise that we really dislike. Lawn mowers whining on a summer's day, late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds, especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume. New technology has also made its own contribution to noise.

知识点：

单词：

whine /waɪn/

1.vi. 发牢骚；哭诉；嘎嘎响；发呜呜声

2.vt. 哀诉

3.n. 抱怨；牢骚；哀鸣

4.whine about 发牢骚

thunder /'θʌndɚ/

1.n. 雷；轰隆声；恐吓

2.vi. 打雷；怒喝

3.vt. 轰隆地发出；大声喊出

volume /'vɑljum/

1.n. 量；体积；卷；音量；大量；册

2.adj. 大量的

3.vi. 成团卷起

4.vt. 把…收集成卷

5.注意o的发音

词组：

source of noise 噪声源

container truck 集装箱卡车

make contribution to sth 为···做贡献

make one's own contribution to 为···做出自己的贡献（好有写思想汇报的感觉）

精妙翻译：

especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages

特别是穿越寂静的村庄的集装箱卡车（thunder，打雷轰隆声，拟声的说出了卡车呼啸而过的声音）

DAY222

L47-6: Too high a price?

A lot of people object to mobile phones, especially when they are used in public places like restaurants or on public transport. Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts or interrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat. The noise pollution survey revealed a rather surprising and possibly amusing old fashioned source of noise. It turned out to be snoring! Men were found to be the worst offenders.

知识点：

单词：

invade /ɪnˈveɪd/

1.[vi&vt] to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it 武力入侵，侵略，侵占

eg. The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago. 2000年前古罗马人入侵了英国。

2.[vt] to go into a place n large numbers, especially when you are not wanted [尤指不受欢迎的] 大量涌入，蜂拥而入。

eg. Every summer the town is invaded by tourists. 每年夏天，大量游客涌入这个小镇。

3.[vt] to get involved in something in an unwanted and annoying way 侵扰[某事]

eg. What right does he have to invade my privacy?他有什么权利侵犯我的隐私？

interrupt /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/

1.[vi&vt] to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc 打断[某人的]讲话；中断[某人的]行动；打扰

eg. Will you stop interrupting me! 别打断我的话！

2.[vt] to make a process or activity stop temporarily 使[过程或活动]暂时停止

eg. My studies were interrupted by the war. 我的学业由于战争而中断。

3.[vt] if something interrupts a line, surface, view etc, it stops it from being continuous 中断，阻碍[线条，平面，风景等的连续性]

eg. we can talk here without interruption.我们在这儿谈话不会被打断。

amusing /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/

1.[adj] funny and entertaining 逗人发笑的，好笑的，有趣的

eg. I don't find his jokes at all amusing. 我觉得他的笑话一点都不好笑。

近义词：funny

In everyday English, people usually say funny rather than amusing 在日常英语中，人们一般说funny，而不说amusing

eg. Someone told me a really funny joke.有人给我讲了个非常好笑的笑话。

offender /əˈfɛndə/

1.[n] someone who is guilty of a crime 罪犯，有罪者，犯罪者

eg. Community punishment is used for less serious offenders.社区服务刑被用来处罚犯罪情节较轻者。

2.[n] someone or something that is the cause of something bad引发坏事的人[事物]

eg. Among causes of air pollution, car exhaust fumes may be the worst offender.在造成空气污染的诸多因素中，汽车尾气可能是罪魁祸首。

词组：

turn out

1.to extinguish (a light).关掉，熄灭

2.to produce as the result of labor:培养（某人），生产/制造（某物）

She turned out four tapestries a year.

3.to drive out; dismiss; discharge:驱逐，解雇，解雇

a premier turned out of office.

4.to fit out; dress; equip.装修，装扮，装备

5.to result; issue.导致，产生

6.to come to be; become ultimately.成为，最终成为

7.to be found or known; prove.证明是，原来是

8.to be present at; appear.出席，出现

9.Informal. to get out of bed.（非正式）起床

10.Nautical. to order (a seaman or seamen) from quarters for duty.（航海）命令（海员或海员）从住处出发

11.to cause to turn outward, as the toes.使向外翻

长难句、语法：

A lot of people object to mobile phones, especially when they are used in public places like restaurants or on public transport.

DAY223

L47-7:Too high a price?

It was revealed that 20% of men in their mid-thirties snore. This figure rises to a staggering 60% of men in their sixties. Against these figures, it was found that only 5% of women snore regularly, while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners. Whatever the source of noise, one thing is certain: silence, it seems, has become a golden memory.

知识点：

1.reveal 揭露，揭示，在这里表示通过调查研究发现的意思，该词为隐喻

2.20% of 百分之20，此处为百分比的用法，just a review.

单词：

snore /snɔ:, snɔr/vi. 打呼噜, 打鼾 n. 呼噜, 鼾声

stagger /ˈstæɡɚ/

1.vi.蹒跚；动摇；犹豫

2.vt.使蹒跚，使摇摆；使犹豫；错开时间；使吃惊；

3.n.摇晃；一种不稳定形式，部署或秩序；摇摆不定

trumpeting /ˈtrʌmpɪt/

1.n.小号; 喇叭; [乐] 音栓; 喇叭似的声音;

2.vt.大声说出或宣告;

3.vi.吹喇叭，吹小号; 发出回声.

词组：

rise to 上升到 表示从一个低数位到一个高数位

keep awake 保持清醒，指被吵得一直睡不着

against these figures 与这些数字相比

长难句、语法：

Against these figures, it was found that only 5% of women snore regularly, while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners.

精妙翻译：

Against these figures, it was found that only 5% of women snore regularly, while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners.

与这些数字相比，只有5% 的女性经常打鼾;而其余则经常被与她们同睡、像吹号似地打着呼噜的男人吵醒或弄得睡不着。“woken”指被吵醒，“kept awake”指被吵得一直睡不着，“trumpeting”很形象地比喻打呼噜的声音像吹号似的，“partners”这里指的是剩下的95%的 女性的伴侣，译者很好地翻译成“与她们同睡的男人”。

DAY224

L48-1: The silent village

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 severaldays in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity.

知识点：

单词：

inaccessible 英/ɪnək'sesɪb(ə)l/ 美 /,ɪnæk'sɛsəbl/ adj. 难达到的；难接近的；难见到的

1.ADJ An inaccessible place is very difficult or impossible to reach. 难到达的; 不可及的

eg. ...people living in remote and inaccessible parts of China.…居住在中国偏远难及地区的人们。

2.ADJ If something is inaccessible, you are unable to see, use, or buy it. 看不到的；不可使用的；买不到的

eg. Ninety-five percent of its magnificent collection will remain inaccessible to the public.其中95％的精美绝伦的收藏品公众仍将看不到。

3.ADJ Someone or something that is inaccessible is difficult or impossible to understand or appreciate. 难懂的； 无法理解的 [表不满]

eg. ...language that is inaccessible to working people.…劳动人民无法理解的语言。

remote 英/rɪ'məʊt/ 美/rɪ'mot/ adj. 遥远的；偏僻的；疏远的 n. 远程

1.ADJ Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to. 边远的；偏僻的

eg. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.滑坡阻隔了许多边远地区的村子。

2.ADJ The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. 遥远的；久远的

eg. Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past and formed this hole.在遥远的过去，大块的岩石向旁边滑落，形成了这个洞。

3.ADJ If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different. (关系) 疏远的

eg. This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people.这个政府按照那几个疏远群众之人的愿望行事。

4.ADJ If you say that there is a remote possibility or chance that something will happen, you are emphasizing that there is only a very small chance that it will happen. 极小的； (可能性或机会) 微乎其微的 [强调]

eg. I use sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun.我无论什么时候都用防晒霜，哪怕是有一点点晒到太阳的可能。

5.ADJ If you describe someone as remote, you mean that they behave as if they do not want to be friendly or closely involved with other people. 与人疏远的; 孤傲的

eg. She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.她看上去如此漂亮，但同时又那么孤傲。

1. N-COUNT A remote is the same as a . 遥控器

eg. He flipped through the channels with the remote.他用遥控器快速浏览了各个频道。

SYN distant, far, remote这组词都有“远的”的意思，其区别是：

distant 语意最强，强调距离。

far 除特殊情况外，侧重长距离。也可用作引申意义。

remote 侧重指离中心地有利的地方很远。

词组：

cut off ( cutting, cuts )

1.PHRASAL VERB If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool. 切掉

eg. Mrs. Johnson cut off a generous piece of the meat.约翰逊太太切下一大块肉。

eg. He threatened to cut my hair off.他威胁要剪掉我的头发。

2.PHRASAL VERB To cut someone or something off means to separate them from things that they are normally connected with. 隔离

eg. One of the goals of the campaign is to cut off the elite Republican Guard from its supplies.那场战役的目标之一就是切断精锐的共和国卫队的供给。

3.cut off ADJ 隔绝的

eg. Without a car we still felt very cut off.没有车我们还是觉得与外界隔绝了。

4.PHRASAL VERB To cut off a supply of something means to stop providing it or stop it from being provided. 切断 (供给)

eg. The rebels have cut off electricity from the capital.叛乱者已经切断了首都的电力。

5.PHRASAL VERB If you get cut off when you are on the telephone, the line is suddenly disconnected and you can no longer speak to the other person. 中断

eg. When you do get through, you've got to speak quickly before you get cut off.电话一接通，你得快点在电话挂断前讲话。

6.cutoff /ˈkʌtɒf/ ( cutoffs )

(1) N-COUNT A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening. 截点

eg. The cutoff date for registering is yet to be announced.注册的截止日期尚未公布。

(2)N-COUNT The cutoff of a supply or service is the complete stopping of the supply or service. 终止 (供应或服务)

eg. A total cutoff of supplies would cripple the country's economy.全面终止供给将使该国经济瘫痪。

not only...but不仅...而且...

much-travelled world, 经常有游客往来的世界

be inaccessible to..., 是......难以到达的

be cut off from, 与......隔绝

长难句、语法：

But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.

精妙翻译：

1.In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessible to tourists.

在这个旅游频繁的世界上，仍有成千上万个游人足迹未至的地方。"旅游频繁的"把much翻译的很好，定语“游人足迹未至的”按中文习惯放在被修饰的“地方”前，通顺舒服。

2.But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.

但是，那些不但与外国旅游者隔绝，而且与本国同胞隔绝的人们有可能对游客抱有敌意。“与......隔绝”没有翻译成被动式，很自然；“can be”翻译为"有可能"很严谨。

3.Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable

到真正偏僻的村庄去旅游并不是一件愉快的事情。“ seldom”，“并不是”，并补了“的事情”，符合中文习惯。

DAY225

L48-2: The silent village

These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well. On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descended on the town. This was more than we could bear, so we decided to spend our last day exploring the countryside. Taking a path which led out of the town, we crossed a few fields until we came to a dense wood. We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees.

知识点：

单词：

architectural 英音 /ˌɑːkɪ'tektʃərəl/ 美音 /ˌɑrkɪ'tɛktʃərəl/

adj. 建筑学的; 建筑上的; 有关建筑的; 符合建筑法的

architectural construction 建筑结构

architectural feature 建筑特色

architectural structure 总体结构

frescoe 英音 /'freskəʊ/ 美音 /'frɛsko/

n. a painting made on a wall while the plaster is still wet 壁画

descend英音 /dɪ'send/ 美音 /dɪ'sɛnd/

1 vt. vi. formal to move from a higher level to a lower one下去;下降;下来;遗传;屈尊

Eg. Our plane started to descend.

descend to something屈尊〔降低人格〕去从事某种活动〔做某事〕

descend from somebody/something由…传下来的；起源于

2 vi. literary if darkness, silence, a feeling etc descends, it becomes dark etc or you start to feel something, especially suddenly下降,突然降临

descend on/upon somebody/something袭击某人/某物

abruptly /ə'brʌptli/ adv.

1 suddenly and unexpectedly突然地,意外地

She stopped abruptly and looked at him.

2 in a way that seems rude and unfriendly唐突地,冒失地

He spoke abruptly, as if he wanted to avoid the subject.

词组：

not only...but...不仅...而且...

descend on 突然到来

lead out of the town 出镇

长难句、语法：

These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well.

"these"指前面提到的"old churches"，"for"后面句子表原因，解释前面"These attracted many visitors"。

精妙翻译：

1.These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well.

这些教堂吸引了大量游客，不仅是因为建筑风格奇特，而且还存有大量保存完好的壁画。

"great architectural interest"翻译成"建筑风格奇特"，"beautifully preserved"翻译成"保存完好的"。

2.We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees.

我们原以为小路会到此突然终止，没想到它在树林中继续向前延伸。

"traced its way "此处是结合文章意思来翻译成"继续向前延伸"，而不是直译。