新概念英语第二册第46课笔记

Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable 既昂贵又受罪

What did the man in this story do?

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 wooden 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!

一、 New words and expressions 生词和短语 unload v. 卸（货） wooden adj. 木头的 extremely adv. 非常，极其 occur v. 发生 astonish v. 使惊讶 pile n. 堆 woolen adj. 羊毛的 goods n. (常用复数)货物；商品 discover v. 发现 confine v. 关注 normal adj. 正常的，通常的 1. load [l?ud]

1) n. 负荷物，载荷物（尤指沉重的） a load of sand 运载的一批沙子 2) n.（精神方面的）负担，重荷，忧虑，劳苦 a heavy load of guilty 沉重的负疚感

eg. Her recovery took a load off my mind. 她恢复健康使我卸下心中重担。 3) v. 装载，使….负荷

load a lorry with bricks 往卡车上装砖 load bricks onto a lorry 把砖装上卡车 lorry ['l?ri] n.运货汽车, 卡车/（美）

truck [tr?k] n.货车, 卡车, 载重汽车 4) v. 装（胶卷，弹药，数据或程序）

load a new film into the camera 把新胶卷装进照相机

eg. Be careful. The gun is loaded. 小心，这把枪子弹已经上膛。 unload [,?n'l?ud] vt. & vi.从…卸下货物 vt.摆脱

eg. Would you help me unload my car? 请你帮我把车上的货卸下来好吗？

eg. The workers were unloading the cargos from the ship. 那些工人正忙着把船上的货物卸下来。 un---与动词结合，表示原词提及的行为过程或状态被逆转过来 unloosen [?n'lu:s?n] （把结等）解开 uncover 掀开 unlock 开锁 unwrap 打开包装 untie 解开

unroll [?n'r??l] （把卷着的东西）展开，打开 undress 脱掉 download 下载

2. wooden ['wudn] adj. 1) 木制的，木造的

a wooden chair 一把木椅子

eg. The house is wooden. 这房子是木制的。

2)（动作等）笨拙的；（表情等）呆滞的，木然的 wooden movements 僵硬的动作 wood 3) n. 木材，木料

eg. This house is made of wood. 这所房子是木制的。 woods n. 森林 (比forest小) eg. She got lost in the woods. 她在森林里迷路了。 4) n. 柴，薪

gather wood 捡拾柴火 woody adj. 多树的，象木头的

3. extremely [iks’tri:mli] adv. 非常，及其，极端（与adj. , adv.连用） eg. I’m extremely sorry. 我十分抱歉。

eg. That’s extremely interesting. 那非常有意思。

eg. It was an extremely difficult and dangerous task. 这是一项极其困难和危险的任务。 extreme [iks'tri:m]

1) adj.（常作定语）程度或强度最高的；最大可能的；极度的 in extreme pain 在极度痛苦之中 show extreme patience 表现出极为耐心 show extreme kindness 表现出极为和蔼 show extreme gentleness 表现出极为温柔 3) n. 极度

experience the extremes of sadness and joy 经历极度的悲喜 in the extreme 极度地，极端地

4. occur [?'k?:] v. 发生

eg. When did the accident occur? 这个事故什么时候发生的？

happen/occur 二者都是指偶然发生或未经筹划的事件，但occur比 happen更正式。 take place 指按计划发生

eg. The funeral took place on 24th April. 葬礼于4月24日举行。

occur to sb/come into a person’s mind 想到，想起 eg. An idea has occurred to me. 我有主意了。 eg. Did it ever occur to you…? 你可曾想到….?

eg. Did it ever occur to you to learn another foreign language? 你可曾想到过再学一门外语吗？

5. astonish [?s't?ni?] v. 使…目瞪口呆 astonish sb 使某人目瞪口呆 eg. The news astonished everybody. 这个消息令所有人目瞪口呆。 be astonished at 被（因）……惊吓

eg. I was astonished at the loud sound. 我听到这么大的声音被吓了一跳。 /I was astonished to hear the loud sound. astonished [?s't?n??t] adj. 感到惊讶的 eg. His looked astonished. 他看起来很惊讶。 astonishing [?s’t?n????] adj. 令人惊讶的

eg. His victory was really astonishing. 他的成功真是令人目瞪口呆。 surprise [s?'praiz] 使…..吃惊

eg. Let’s surprise Mom with a present. 让我们送妈妈一份礼物让她吃惊一下。 amaze [?'meiz] 使….惊讶或惊奇（通常用于被动态）

eg. We’re amazed at his change. 我们对他的改变感到惊讶。 shock [??k] 使震惊，惊愕（愤怒，恐惧） eg. My father was shocked. 我的父亲感到震怒。 startle ['stɑ:tl] 使惊吓或惊跳

eg. I was startled at the sudden noise. 突如其来的声音吓了我一跳。 astound [?'sta?nd] v. （常用被动）震惊，目瞪口呆

eg. We were astounded to read your letter. 看到你的信，我们大吃一惊。 stun [st?n] 使目瞪口呆

eg. I was stunned by the news of her death. 听到她去世的消息，我感到非常震惊。 astonish 使震惊/surprise sb greatly

6. pile [pail] 1) n. 堆，摞，叠 a pile of books 一堆书

a pile of wooden goods 一堆羊毛织物 同义词：neat [ni:t] a neat of books 一堆书 1) adj. 大批的，大堆的 a pile of work 大量的工作 /piles of work piles of friends 很多朋友 2) v. 堆，摞，放

pile papers on the table 把文件堆放在桌子上。 pile apples together 把苹果堆在一起 3) 盛，把……盛在（容器等）中

eg. She piled his plate with potatoes. 她把土豆盛在盘子里。 /She piled potatoes onto his plate. 4)（口）（大批的人）蜂拥地移动

eg. The passengers piled into the train. 乘客蜂拥般地挤上火车。

7. woollen (woolen) [‘w?l?n] adj. 羊毛的，毛织品的 a woolen coat 毛织外套

eg. This blanket is woolen. 这张毯子是羊毛的。 wool [wul] n. [U] 1) 羊毛

a suit made of wool 一套毛料西服 clip wool from sheep 剪（绵）羊毛 clip [klip] vt.剪, 剪短, 修剪 2) 毛衣，毛织品，毛料

knit wool into a sweater 用毛线编织毛衣

knit [nit] vt. & vi.编结, 编织；(使)紧密地结合 wear wool 穿毛织品

8. goods [gu:dz] n. 货物，商品 (things for sale) leather goods 皮制品 sporting goods 体育用品 merchandise ['m?:t??ndaiz] [U] 商品；货物

eg. The store sells merchandise from foreign countries. 这家商店卖外国货。 commodity [k?'m?diti] [C] 商品（日用品）；（国际贸易中的）商品，货物 article ['ɑ:tikl] [C] 物品，物件，商品

eg. The shop sells articles of all kinds. 这家商店卖各种商品。 toilet ['t?ilit] articles 盥洗用品

9. discover [dis'k?v?] v. 发现，看出，觉察

eg. Do you know who discovered America? 你知道是谁发现美洲的吗？ eg. I soon discovered the truth. 我很快就发现了事实真相。

eg. I discovered that she was a good cook. 我发现她是位厨艺不错的厨师。 eg. We never discovered how he died. 我们查不出他的死因。 invent [in'vent] vt.发明; 创造；编造

eg. Who invented the computer? 是谁发明了计算机？

10. admit [?d'mit]

1) vt. 承认（事实，过失）（反义词deny [di'nai] vt.否认知情；拒绝 ） eg. He admitted his guilt. 他认罪了。 /He admitted that he was guilty. eg. I admitted my mistake. 我承认我的错误。

eg. He admitted having stolen that car. 他承认偷了那辆车。 admit doing… eg. We all admit him to be foolish. 我们都承认他很笨。 2) vt. 准许进入；准许入场

eg. She opened the door and admitted the guests into the house. 他打开门，让客人进屋。 eg. This ticket admits two persons. 这张票可供两人入场。

eg. Children under 18 are not admitted to the film. 18岁以下的少年儿童不允许看这部电影。 confess [k?n'fes] v. 承认（错误，罪行等）；供认，坦白 realize ['ri?laiz] 意识到，承认

recognize ['rek?ɡnaiz] 承认，认可，认出，听出

11. confine [k?n'fain] v.

confine sb/sth to/in 把……限制在某空间以内

eg. It is cruel to confine a bird in a cage. 把鸟关在笼子里是残忍的。

eg. After the operation, he was confined to bed for a month. 手术之后，他卧床一个月。 confine oneself in bed 做月子

confined [k?n'fa?nd] adj.(指空间)有限的, 受限制的

eg. It is hard to work in such a confined space. 在这样一个受限制的场所很难工作。

12. normal ['n?:m?l] adj.正常的, 平常的；正规的; 标准的（usual or regular） the normal price 正常价格 the normal method 通常的方法 the normal place 老地方 the normal thinking 正常的想法 the normal view 通常的观点 normal temperature 正常的温度 normal school 师范学校

it is normal for (sb) + to do 做…..是普通的事

eg. It is normal for us not to want to work on Sunday. 我们星期天不想工作是正常的。 abnormal [?b'n?:m?l] adj.反常的, 异常的; 变态的 abnormal weather 反常的天气 abnormal behavior 反常的举止

三、课文讲解Test

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

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