裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记 第四十六课 课文讲解
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Expensive and uncomfortable 既昂贵又受罪
When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours. The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is $2,000! 参考译文
当一架来自伦敦的飞机抵达悉尼机场时, 工人们开始卸下装有服装的一批木箱. 其中有只箱子特别重, 可谁也弄不清是怎么回事. 突然一个工人想到打开箱子看看. 看到的情景使吃惊, 箱内有一个人正躺在一堆毛织品之上. 他由于被人发现而感到非常吃惊, 甚至都没有企图逃跑. 此人被逮捕后, 承认他是在飞机离开伦敦前躲进箱里的. 他经历了一次漫长而又难受的旅程, 因为他在那木箱里闷了18个多小时. 此人被责令交付旅费3,500英镑, 而正常票价是2,000英镑!
1. Expensive and uncomfortable 既昂贵又受罪
expensive [iks'pensiv] adj.昂贵的, 花钱多的 反义词：cheap dirt cheap 贼便宜，特别便宜
reasonable ['ri:z?n?bl] adj.通情达理的, 合理的；适度的; 公道的
uncomfortable [?n'k?mf?t?b?l, -'k?mft?-] adj.不舒服的；令人不舒服的;令人不舒适的；不安的;不自在的
unpleasant [?n'plez?nt] adj.使人不愉快的, 不合意的；讨厌的；不客气的
2. When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
a number of 许多，大量（后面跟名词复数） which 引导定语从句修饰boxes
3. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. account for 说明（理由等）；足以说明 (explain)
eg. How can you account for the accident? 你如何解释这次事故呢？
eg. Her headache accounts for her bad humor. 头疼是她情绪不佳的原因。 humor ['hju:m?] n.幽默,心情,诙谐 vt.迎合,牵就,顺应 the fact that…同位语从句
同位语从句：一般跟在某些表示抽象概念的名词后，用以说明名词的具体内容。 常跟同位语从句的名词有：
idea, news, fact, promise, answer, belief, condition, doubt, fear, hope, problem, proof, question, reply, report, suggestion, through, truth
eg. We heard the news that our team had won. 我们听说了我们队获胜的消息。 eg. We hear the news that he told us. 我们听说了他告诉我们的消息。 eg. We must face the fact that we have spent all the money. 我们必须面对我们已花光所有钱的事实。
eg. The question whether we need it has not yet been decided.
我们是否需要它这个问题还没有决定。
eg. The question that you asked was too difficult. 你问的问题太难了。
（老猴子注：这个that引导的是定语从句，that是asked的宾语，可省略） eg. I have no idea where he has gone. 我不知道他去哪儿了？ 4. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. 用it作形式主语，避免句子头重脚轻。
eg. It is impossible for her to buy the car with cash. 对她来讲用现金买车是不可能的。 eg. How much would it cost to send this parcel? 寄这个包裹要花多少钱？ eg. It was kind of you to send me a present. 你送我礼物，客气了。 eg. It is said that haste makes waste. 常言道：欲速则不达。 haste [heist] n.急忙, 匆忙
eg. It’s no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收
固定词组：cry over sth.是指为....而哭泣, cry for sth.是指哭闹着要什么东西
spilt [spilt] spill的过去式及过去分词 spill [spil] vt. & vi.溢出; 泼出 vt.使跌落；泄露机密 5. He was astonished at what he found.
以what引导的名词性从句作介词的宾语。
eg. What is most important in life isn’t money. （主语）生命中最重要的并不是钱。 eg. Will you show me what you bought? （宾语）给我看一下你买的东西，好吗？ eg. She is no longer what she was five years ago. （表语）她不再是五年前的她了。 6. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods. top n. 顶端，上面
反义词：bottom ['b?t?m] n.底部, 基部, 下端, 末尾; 水底；尽头, 末端；臀部, 屁股 at the top of a mountain 在山顶 at the top of a page 书页的上方
eg. We put our skis on the top of our car. 我们把滑雪橇放在车顶上。 ski [ski:] vi.滑雪 n.滑雪板
eg. She is at the top of her class in English. 在班里数她的英语最好。 at the bottom of a hill 在山脚下
at the bottom of the class 在班里垫底 eg. Bottoms up! 干杯！
7. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away.
run away 逃跑
being discovered 动名词的被动形式作介词at的宾语 so…that… 如此……以至于….. try to do….企图做…..
8. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.
admit doing… 承认做…..
9. The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip. order 1) v. 命令
be ordered to do
order sb to do/order that
eg. The doctor ordered me to take a rest for a month. 医生命令我休息一个月。 eg. She ordered baggage to be brought to her room. 她要求把行李送到她房间。 2) v. 订购，（从….）购入
eg. They ordered a meal. 他们点了饭菜。
eg. He ordered a book from the publisher. 他从出版社订了一本书。 eg. He ordered himself a new suit. 他为自己订制了一套新西服。 cost
1) n. 代价，价格，费用 cut costs 削减经费
eg. The cost of the used car is $ 2000. 这辆旧车的价格是二千美元。 2) v. 花费（时间，劳动力）
eg. Such a difficult job costs a lot of time and effort.
这么困难的工作要花费大量的时间和精力。 3) v. 付出代价
cost sb an arm and a leg. 使…..付出沉重的代价
eg. Careless driving wil cost you your life. 粗心驾驶将使你付出生命代价。