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Unit 5 Cliff Y
oung, an unlikely hero
克里?/p>
·
杨,令人意想不到的英?/p>
Unlikely
|
ʌnˈlaɪ
kli|:
not likely to happen; not probable
不大可能发生?/p>
Eg: The project seemed unlikely to succeed.
这个项目似乎难以成功?/p>
It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.
她极不可能在七点前到达?/p>
(unlikelier, unlikeliest)
※※?/p>
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Considered
one
of
the
toughest
marathon
events
in
the
world
the
875-kilometer
annual
Australian race a
route
from Sydney to
Melbourne
is a
harsh
test of
endurance
for the world's top
athletes
regardless
of
their
age.
澳大利亚一年一度的悉尼至墨尔本的马拉松比赛全长
875
?/p>
里,
被认为是世界上最艰难的马拉松赛事之一?/p>
对任何年龄段的世界顶尖运动员来说都是一?/p>
严酷的耐力考验?/p>
[Meaning]
The
875-kilometer
annual
Australian
race,
a
route
from
Sydney
to
Melbourne,
is
considered the most difficult long-distance race in the world. It is a challenging to every athlete no
matter who you are and how old you are.
【解析?/p>
considered
?/p>
介词?/p>
含义?/p>
“作为?/p>
?/p>
regardless
of
,介词,后面接名词或名词性短语,含义是“不管,不顾?/p>
1.
tough
[t
ʌ
f]: having or causing problems or difficulties
艰苦的;艰难的;棘手?/p>
eg: a tough childhood
苦难的童?/p>
It was a tough decision to make.
那是个很难作的决定?/p>
2.
marathon
[ˈmæ
r
əθə
n]: [C] a race that is run over a distance of 42 kilometers or about26 miles
?
拉松
(
长跑
)
eg: On her second marathon, en route to Portland, she fractured a bone in her foot
。在她第二次参加
马拉松时,在跑向波特兰的路上,她摔断了腿骨?/p>
3.
annual
[ˈænjuə
l]: a.
happening once a year
一年一度的;每年的
eg: They met at an annual convention in New York.
他们在纽约年会上会面?/p>
4.
route
[ru:t]:
(1)[ C] a way from one place to another
路线
eg: I normally run or bicycle the same route at the same time each day.
我每天都在同一时间,沿?/p>
一线路跑步,或是骑自行车锻炼?/p>
(2) a way of doing sth. or achieving a particular result
途径;方?/p>
eg: Researchers are trying to get at the same information through an indirect route.
研究者们正试?/p>
通过一条间接途径获取同样的信息?/p>
5.
Melbourne
['melb
ə
n]:
墨尔?/p>
(其一为澳大利亚东南部港市?/p>
另一为美国佛罗里达州东部?
市)
6.
harsh
[h
ɑ
:
ʃ
]: 1) severe, cruel, or unkind
严厉的;残酷的;苛刻?/p>
eg: Ten days ago, I received some pretty harsh criticism.
十天前,我受到了一些颇为严厉的批评?/p>
(2) harsh conditions are very difficult to live in and very uncomfortable
恶劣的;艰苦的;严峻?/p>
This laptop is definitely designed for harsh conditions
。这台笔记本绝对是为恶劣环境设计的?/p>
【近义?/p>
rough
?/p>
coarse
?/p>
harsh
?/p>
rude
?/p>
crude
这些形容词均?/p>
?/p>
劣的,粗糙的
?/p>
之意?/p>
rough
:指表面凹凸不平,不光滑?/p>
coarse
:指某物质地粗糙,加工等不精细;指人的言谈举止粗鲁,不文雅?/p>
harsh
:指外表粗糙、声音刺耳等?/p>
rude
:指某人的言行举止粗鲁无礼,缺乏修养?/p>
crude
:主要指未经加工处理尚处于自然状态的物质?/p>
7.
endurance
[
ɪ
n
ˈ
dj
ʊə
r
ə
ns]: [U]
the ability to
continue doing sth.
difficult or painful over a long