新概念英語第三冊（美音版）The Westhaven Express
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Lesson 37
The Westhaven Express
開往威斯特海溫的快車
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
What was the mistake the author made?
We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many local people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. Neither was I surprise when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder, It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty. One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven. When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable. There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white. Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said: 'This service has been suspended.'
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
express
n. 快車；
adj. 高速的
punctual
adj. 準(zhǔn)時的
condition
v. 使習(xí)慣于
unshakable
adj. 不可動搖的
faith
n. 信任
cancel
v. 取消
exceptionally
adv. 例外地
dislocate
v. 打亂（計劃等）
blame
v. 責(zé)怪
consult
v. 請教，查閱
direct
adv. 徑直地
odd
adj. 奇怪的，異常的
reflect
v. 細(xì)想
advantage
n. 優(yōu)勢
mighty
adj. 強(qiáng)大的，有力的
dawdle
v. 慢吞吞地動或做
chug
v. 咔嚓咔嚓地響
lodge
v. 提出
complaint
n. 抱怨
triumph
n. 勝利
asterisk
n. 星號（*）
conduct
v. 引向，引導(dǎo)
我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于相信火車總是準(zhǔn)點的。經(jīng)過多年的適應(yīng)，大多數(shù)人對火車時刻表產(chǎn)生了一種不可動搖的信念。輪船船期可能因風(fēng)暴而推延，飛機(jī)航班可能因惡劣天氣 而取消，唯有火車必然是準(zhǔn)點的。只有非同尋常的大雪才可能暫時打亂鐵路運行。因此，一旦鐵路上真出了問題，人們便不加思索地責(zé)備鐵路當(dāng)局。事實上，差錯很 可能是我們自己，而不是鐵路當(dāng)局的。 我查看了列車時刻表，滿意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海溫的快車。這是趟直達(dá)車，旅途總共才需1小時17分鐘。上車后，我不禁注意到許多當(dāng)?shù)厝艘采狭塑?。一開 始，我并不感到奇怪，我想除我之外，想利用快車之便的也一定大有人在?；疖囬_出幾英里即在一個小站威德里停了下來。對此，我不覺得奇怪，因為即便是特別快 車也可能被信號攔住。但是，當(dāng)火車一站接著一站往前蠕動時，我便產(chǎn)生了懷疑。我突然感到這趟快車并沒以時速90英里的速度呼嘯前進(jìn)，而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬 行，時速僅30英里。1小時17分過去了，走了還不到一半路程。我問一位乘客，這是不是開往威斯特海溫的那趟快車，他說從未聽說過有這么一趟快車。我決定 到目的地就給鐵路部門提意見。兩小時后，我氣呼呼地同威斯特海溫站站長說起此事。他說根本沒有這趟車。于是我借他本人的列車時刻表，我?guī)е环N勝利者的調(diào) 子告訴他那趟車白紙黑字。明明白白印在時刻表上。他迅速地掃視了一眼，讓我再看一遍。一個小小的星形符號把我的目光引到了那頁底部一個說明上。上面寫著： “此趟列車暫停運行。”
■express n. 快車；adj. 高速的
express way: 高速公路
express train快車
special express 特快
through express 直快
stopping/ local train 慢車
■punctual adj. 準(zhǔn)時的;
be punctual in doing sth. 在做……方面非常準(zhǔn)時
be punctual to the minute 非常準(zhǔn)時
Eg: He is a man who’s punctual to the minute.
punctually adv.
unpunctual ant.
punctuality n.
■condition v. 使習(xí)慣于
==form a habit in
Eg: This society has conditioned each of us.
be conditioned to 習(xí)慣了……
Eg: Each of us has been conditioned to the society.
The plants has been conditioned to the cold weather here.
The cold weather has conditioned the plants here.
condition 條件
on condition that 在……條件下如果
on no condition 在任何情況下，用在句首句子要倒裝
On no condition must you be late.
in good/ bad condition 情況良好/情況糟糕
change one's condition 結(jié)婚
in the interesting condition : 懷孕 pregnant
■unshakable adj. 不可動搖的
■faith n. 信任
keep faith with sb. 對……守信用
put one's faith in sth 對……有信心
on the faith of 在……的保障下，憑……的信用
faith 深信不疑，信仰，比belief 程度重一點
belief: 可信賴，可接受
conviction 堅定的信念
trust 相信，依賴
credit 對……完全相信
cancel v. 取消
call off == cancel 可以互相替換
abolish 廢除
rescind 撤銷，廢止
write off 注銷，勾銷
cross out 劃掉
■exceptionally adv. 例外地
■dislocate v. 打亂（計劃等）
■blame v. 責(zé)怪
■consult v. 請教，查閱
■direct adv. 徑直地
■odd adj. 奇怪的，異常的
■reflect v. 細(xì)想
reflect on sth 細(xì)想……
reflect upon oneself 自我反省
■advantage n. 優(yōu)勢
take advantage of sb/sth 欺騙……并利用
of great/no advantage to sb/sth 對……有（沒有）好處
to advantage 更有效地
have advantage over sb 勝過某人，比某人有優(yōu)勢
interest 個人的利益，好處
benefit 通過正當(dāng)手段謀求的好處
profit 金錢上的獲益
good 個人或集體的利益
■mighty adj. 強(qiáng)大的，有力的
■dawdle v. 慢吞吞的動或做
■chug v. 咔嚓咔嚓地響
■lodge v. 提出
make/ lodge complaint 提出抱怨
■comlaint n. 抱怨
■triumph n. 勝利
■asterisk n. 星號（*）
■conduct v. 引向，引導(dǎo)
背誦：We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
We' ve learnt to expect that …… 我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼……
背誦：After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
develop an unshakable faith in sth 對……產(chǎn)生了……樣的信念
背誦：Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
It is all too easy to blame......
too...to句型中，在too前出現(xiàn)了all, only, but, not等詞的時候，to就有肯定意義
Eg:He was but too eager to get home.
One is never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老
be likely to do 有可能 ...
Eg: You are likely to get success if you work hard.
It is likely that...
It is likely that he arrived here in time.
probable 不能與不定式搭配 比possible 可能性大
Eg: It is probable / possible that...
Eg: It is probable / possible that he will speak to you.
It is possible for us to finish the work in an hour.
go direct from ... to ...
strike sb as 給某人以……印象，使某人感到;as后面可以接分詞、名詞、形容詞搭配連用。
Eg: The activity atroke me as wasting time.
背熟：I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
hold up==hold back, hinder, prevent
dawn on sb 漸漸被某人明白
barely==only
in black and white 白紙黑字
Key structure
We' ve learnt to expect that …… 我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼……
We' ve learnt to expect that …… 我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣于期盼……
It is all too easy to blame......
too...to句型中，在too前出現(xiàn)了all, only, but, not等詞的時候，to就有肯定意義
be likely to do 有可能 ...
It is likely that...
The first paragraph is important
go direct from ... to ...
strike sb as 給某人以……印象，使某人感到;as后面可以接分詞、名詞、形容詞搭配連用。
hold up==hold back, hinder, prevent
dawn on sb 漸漸被某人明白
in black and white 白紙黑字
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Comprehension
1 When the writer consulted his railway timetable _____ .
a. he wanted to find out how long the express train to Westhaven took
b. he wanted to know the quickest way of getting to Westhaven by rail
c. he did not notice how many stations there were on the way to Westhaven
d. he misread the information concerning the time the journey took
by rail ==by train
2 At what point did the writer realize that the train was not travelling at the speed of an express train?
a. When the train had reached the station after Widley.
b. When the train had been held up by signals.
c. After the train had stopped at several small stations.
d. After the train had covered a distance of thirty miles.
at the speed of 以……的速度
express train 特快列車
3 When the writer went to the station master, he complained about _____ .
a. the train scheduled as an express train having in fact been a slow one
b. the lack of colour in the timetable
c. the lack of any express trains from his local station to Westhaven
d. the fact that the Westhaven express had been suspended from service
complain about/of 抱怨
Structure
4 We have learnt to expect _____ punctual. (l.1)
a. trains being b. trains to be c. of trains being d. trains are going to be
5 _____ exceptionally heavily might railway services be temporarily dislocated. (ll.5-6)
a. If only it smowed b. Only in case it snows c. Only were it to snow d. Only when snow
only所引導(dǎo)的狀語從句用在句首，句子必須倒裝， if條件句，如果if省略,were要前置
6 The express train went direct from my local station to Westhaven _____ a mere hour and seventeen minutes. (l.10)
a. in b. lasting c. a journey which lasted d. a journey of
7 One hour and seventeen minutes passed _____ still to cover half the distance. (ll.16-17)
a. before we had b. before having c. when we had d. and we had
用a選項，則題干中的still應(yīng)去掉。
8 When he denied the train’s existence, I asked if I _____ borrow his copy. (ll.19-20)
a. can b. may c. might d. was able to
Vocabulary
9 Even a mighty express train can be _____ by signals. (l.14)
a. halted b. retarded c. slowed up d. delayed
held up == delayed
halt 停止
retard 防止
slow up 減慢
10 I determined to lodge a complaint _____ on arrival. (l.18)
a. firstly b. punctually c. straight d. immediately
11 _____ , I told him that it was there in black and white. (ll.20-21)
a. Noting my triumph b. Sounding triumphant c. On a triumphant note d. In my triumphant voice
12 Glancing at it briefly, he told me I should _____ . (l.21)
a. take another look b. review it c. oerlook it d. have second sight
review 復(fù)習(xí)
overlook 忽視，寬恕，檢查，監(jiān)督
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. B 12. A
