新概念英語第二冊筆記第84課

1、 / 13 / 13Lesson 84 On strike罷工Text Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knowshow long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement isreached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe th

2、at the strike will last for at least aweek. Many owners of private cars are going to offer free rides to people on their way to work. Thiswill relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students havevolunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.All the stude

3、nts are expert drivers, but before theydrive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the testin two days time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public hasexpressed its gratitude to the students in letters t

4、o the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!【課文翻譯】公共汽車司機決定下星期罷工。罷工定于星期二開始，誰也不知道會持續(xù)多久。 司機們聲稱此次罷工將一直持續(xù)到就工資和工作條件問題達成全面協(xié)議的時候為止。多數(shù)人認為此次罷工至少會持續(xù)一個星期。很多私人汽車的車主正準備為乘車上班的人們提供免費乘車”的服務，這將在某種程度上減輕對火車的壓力。與此同時，有一部分大學生自愿在罷工期間駕駛公共汽車。所有的學生都是開車的能手，但在駕駛公共汽車之前， 他們必須通過一項專門測驗。學生

5、們準備在兩天后就接受測驗。 即使這樣，人們?nèi)詴械缴习嘤欣щy。 但到目前為止，公眾已經(jīng)向新聞界寫信表達他們對學生們的感激之情了。只有一兩個人提出反對意見，說學生們會把車開得太快！New words and expressions生詞和短語striken.罷工busmann.公共汽車司機statev.正式提出,宣布agreementn.協(xié)議relievev.減輕pressuren.壓力，麻煩extentn.程度volunteerv.自動提出，自愿gratituden.感激Press n.新聞界objectv.不贄成，反對【生詞講解】strike） n. 罷工a general strike 大罷

6、工； be on strike 在罷工be out on strike 舉行罷工； go on strike 舉行罷工go out on strike 實行罷工eg: It is not clear yet when the teachers on strike will return to their classrooms.目前還不清楚罷課的教師何時會回到教室去。） n. 進攻、襲擊eg ： They made a strike on the enemy.） v. 毆打、打擊、攻擊strike the keys 敲擊琴鍵 ； strike the keyboard 敲擊鍵盤eg ： The

7、clock will strike 12 in 5 minutes.五分鐘之后這個鐘會敲響12 點。eg ： Ive struck my foot on a stone.我把腳踢在石頭上了。eg ： He struck the table angrily.他氣得拍（或錘）桌子。） vt. （鐘）敲響報時eg ： The clock has just struck three.鐘剛敲過三點） vt. 劃（火柴等） ；打（火）eg ： These matches are too wet to strike.火柴太濕，劃不著。） vt.使感到；使突然想；給以印象eg ： An idea sudden

8、ly struck me.我突然想到一個主意。eg ： I was struck by her beauty.她的美貌給我留下了深刻的印象。be struck on sb/sth非常喜歡某人/ 某事物eg: He is struck on his new girlfriend.他非常喜歡他新交的女朋友。) vi. 罷工；鬧罷工strike for/against (工人)罷工eg: The workers at the factory are striking for more pay.工廠工人為提高工資正在罷工。strike a chord with sb 與某人引起共鳴，打動某人eg: T

9、he speaker obviously struck a chord with his audience.那位演講者顯然打動了聽眾。busmann. 公共汽車司機bus stop 公共汽車站 ；miss the bus錯過公共汽車、失掉機會a school bus校車；a double-decker bus 雙層公共汽車state v. 正式提出，宣布eg ： She stated her opinion.她正式提出她的意見。eg ： She stated the date of her departure.她宣布她離開的日期。state + that .以 wh 開頭的特殊疑問句eg ：

10、The Prime Minister stated that hewould visit Canada the next year .總理說，他將在明年訪問加拿大。eg ： He didn t state whether the article was true .他沒有說明，這篇文章是否是真實的statement) n. 陳述、聲明、言明make a false statement作出虛假陳述make a correct statement作出正確的陳述eg ： I couldn t believe his statement .我簡直不敢相信他的發(fā)言） （政府等的正式） 聲明issue a

11、n official statement 官方聲明) 陳述句a simple statement 簡單的陳述句a compound statement并列句a complex statement 復合句state n. 州、狀態(tài)the United States of America美利堅合眾國eg ： How many states are there in the universe？宇宙中有多少物種存在的狀態(tài)？agreement1)(意見等) 一致、贊成、同意v- disagreementeg ： We re all in agreement on that point .我們都同意這一點

12、nod to show one s agreement 點頭表示同意by mutual agreement 經(jīng)彼此同意2 ) n. 協(xié)議eg ： The meeting ended when we reached an agreement.會議結(jié)束時我們達成了協(xié)議。=The meeting ended when we came to an agreement .=The meeting ended when we arrived at an agreement .a trade agreement between China and the U.S.中國和美之間的貿(mào)易協(xié)議break an ag

13、reement 違約 = violate an agreement違背協(xié)議relieve) v. 減輕eg ： The drug relieved my toothache.) 使 (人)放心、安心、松一口氣eg : The news relieved me. = I was relieved at the news .聽到這個消息，我感到安心了。4 / 13 / 131) v. 自動提出，自愿 / 13） 解除 （負擔、重負） ；使快樂relieve sb of 使某人擺脫某事eg ： My assistant relieved me of all the chores.我的助理分擔了我我所

14、有的瑣事。eg ： Let me relieve you of your suitcase.我來幫你拿手提包吧。relieve ones feelings （以哭等）發(fā)泄感情relieve oneself 去衛(wèi)生間、去方便一下、 （本義）輕松一下relief1 ） 寬慰、安心失業(yè)救濟工程松了一口氣give a sigh of relief 大舒一 口氣 = have a sigh of reliefeg ： It is a great relief to find they are safe .得知他們安然無恙, 我感到極大的欣慰。eg ： Will this medicine give im

15、mediate relief from pain？吃了這藥能馬上止痛嗎 ?to one s relief 令感至U放心的是； relief workspressure） n. 壓力（精神上的） 、沉重壓力eg ： Is he suffering from pressure of work？他患了工作的壓力？） （社會的） 壓力the pressure of a politician政治的壓力） 壓力、壓迫eg ： I felt the pressure of his hand on my shoulder我覺得他的手壓在我肩上a pressure of 60kg to the square f

16、oot每平方英里60 公斤的壓力blood pressure 血壓相關(guān)短語 ：at high pressure使勁干 （ 處于高壓 ） ； at low pressure緊張put pressure onupon ) sbbring pressure onupon ) sb 對某人施加壓力eg ： They put pressure on me to sell my precious land.他們施加壓力要我賣掉我的寶貴的土地。= They brought pressure on me to sell my precious land .under the pressure of 在 . 的

17、壓力下； pressure cooker 壓力鍋press v.) 壓、按press the button 按按鈕eg ： The bag pressed hard against my back.袋子重重壓在我的后背。) 催促(某人) 、強迫(某人)eg ：Please don t press me. 不要逼我。eg ：He pressed his father to buy him a car.他要求他父親為他買一輛新汽車press for higher wages 要求提高工資press for reforms 逼迫改革extent) n. 程度、限度to some extent = t

18、o a certain extent在某種程度上to a great extent = to a large extent 大部分eg ： I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge.我對他知識的淵博感到驚奇.to the extent that = to such an extent that達到這樣的程度以致) 寬度、大小 a vast extent of land 廣大的土地eg ： The road is about 20 miles in extent.障條路約 20 英里長。eg ： From the hill we can see th

19、e full extent of the town.從山上我們可以看到城市全景。volunteervolunteer help主動協(xié)助； volunteer to do志愿做某事eg ： The man volunteered to stop/prevent/keep the drunken men from fighting.該名男子自愿去勸阻醉漢從戰(zhàn)斗。volunteer for 自愿做;volunteer for the army志愿軍eg ： I volunteer for his election campaign. 我自愿為他的競選活動。2) n. 志愿者eg ： Are ther

20、e any volunteer for the event ？這件事情有志愿者嗎？gratitude n.感激 ingratitude忘恩負義eg ： I d like to express my gratitude to you for your advice.對您的建議我想表達我對您的感謝。out of gratitude 出于感激； with gratitude 感謝地Press) n. 新聞界freedom of the press 出版自由 ； the daily press 日報) 記者群、報導者的陣容eg ： The president will meet the press t

21、his evening.今天晚上布什總統(tǒng)將會見記者。eg ： The press was / were shut out from the summit meeting.在高級會議上記者被拒于門外。) 出版社 oxford University press 牛津出版社press conference 記者招待會； press release 新聞稿press agency 通訊社； press agent 新聞廣告員11. object ? b ?d ?ektv. 不贊成，反對eg ： The bossdoesn t object if you smoke in his office.obje

22、ct to 反對、討厭( to 是介詞) +doing stheg ： Some members of the committee.委員會的一些成員1 )提供、提出議案、推舉 / 13 / 13eg ： He objects to being treated like a child.他討厭對像對孩子似地對待他。object that 提出異議eg ： They objected that the schedule was too tight.他提出異議，說時間也太緊了。n. object1 ) 東西、物體eg ： I could see a shining object in the sky

23、.我可以看到一個物體在天空中閃耀。eg ： What s that strange object in th e box ？在箱子里有什么奇怪的東西嗎？2 ) 對象、目標an object of interest有趣得東西= an object of pity 同情的對象目的、目標 = aim / proposeeg ： His object in life is to become rich.他的生活目標是致富。eg ： What s object of your visit ？你來訪的目的是什嗎？objection ?b ?d ?ek ? n n. 反對，異議；反對的理由eg ： Do y

24、ou have any objections ？你有任何異議？eg ： He raised an objection to what I proposed.他提出了一個反對我的建議。eg ： I ve gotno objection to his going there.我沒有反對他去那里?！菊n文講解】Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. go on strike 舉行罷工 ； be on strike 在罷工The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.due adj.1 ) 定于(某時做某事)be due

25、 to do 將要做eg ： He is due to start this evening.他將于今天晚上開始eg ： His new novel is due next month.他的新作小說將于下月出版發(fā)行。2 ) 到期的、滿期的eg ： He didn t pay the rent when it was due .到期的時候，他沒有支付租金。due to 由于.歸因于、歸咎于eg ： The game was postponed due to rain.比賽因下雨延期 .eg ： Her word-wide fame is due to his support .她的舉世聞名歸因于

26、他的支持。eg ： The accident is due to your careless driving.這次事故歸咎于沒有小心開車。No one knows how long it will last.Last 持續(xù)eg: The lecture will lasted for 2 hours. 這個講座持續(xù)了 2 個小時The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.general agreem

27、ent 全面協(xié)議reach/arrive at an agreement達成協(xié)議Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer free rides to people on their way to work. At least 至少eg ： I have not seen him for at least a week.我至少有一周沒看見他了offeroffer a bribe to向行賄； ofer to do

28、建議將做eg ： He offered to help us.他提出要幫助我們。offer+ sb + sth = offer + sth + to sb向某人提供eg ： She offered him a cup of tea .= She offered a cup of tea to him .她給他端上一杯茶。2 ） （賣方對買方）開價（出售物品）eg ： She offered 800 for the antique print .這幅古畫她開800 美金。eg ： He offered an old camera at a reasonable price.他以合理的價格出售了一

29、臺的舊相機。 free adj. 免費的、不要錢的、無稅的（無比較級變化）duty free 免稅的 ；a free ticket to the concert一張免費的音樂會入場券ride n.eg ： Could you give me a ride ？我能搭個滿廢的車嗎？、能載我一程？eg ： An hour s ride in the bus wi ll take you to your destination.一個小時的車程后您將到目的地。rider n. 騎馬的人；乘車的人This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent

30、.to some extent = to a certain extent在某種程度上Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.X volunteer to do sth 自愿做 lastadj. 最后的你是我最不想見的人。eg ： You are the last one I want to see.v. 持續(xù)eg ： The war lasted （ for ） 8 years . 戰(zhàn)爭持續(xù)了 8 年。All the students a

31、re expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days time. take the test 接受測驗。pass the test 通過測試、考試及格make a test = carry out a test 進行實驗X in two day s time = in two days 兩天后Even so, people are going to f

32、ind it difficult to get to work.Find it difficult/easy to do sth認為做某事 困難 / 容易eg ： He thought it easy to pass the examination.他認為通過考試是很容易eg ： He considered it wrong that she should have to wait.他認為她不得不等待是不對。eg ： I feel it right that he should be punished .我認為他應該受到懲罰。eg ： I think it wrong for people t

33、o behave like that .我認為人們那樣做是不對。But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.public adj. 公開的the public 公眾、大眾 ； in public 公開地Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast! only 僅僅only 修飾主語，放在句首，句子的為語并不倒裝語序。eg ： Only you can do it . 你是唯一可以做這事的人eg ： Only in this way can you hope to improve the situation here .11 / 13 / 13 / 13只有這樣，才能你有希望改善這里處境。only + 狀語放句首、句子的為語采用倒裝語序?！娟P(guān)鍵詞組摘錄】at leastrelieve pressure onto some extentvolunteer to do sthpass a