新概念英語第三冊+Lesson+43+Fully+assured+講義

Lesson43FullyinsuredPart1:TextInsurancecompaniesarenormallywillingtoinsureanything.Insuringpublicor

privatepropertyisastandardpracticeinmostcountriesintheworld.If,however,youwereholdinganopenairgardenpartyorafeteitwouldbeequallypossibletoinsureyourselfintheeventofbadweather.Needlesstosay,thebiggertheriskaninsurancecompanytakes,thehigherthepremiumyouwillhavetopay.Itisnotuncommontohearthataship-pingcompanyhasmadeaclaimforthecostofsalvagingasunkenship.Buttheclaimmadebyalocalauthoritytorecoverthecostofsalvagingasunkenpiedishmustsurelybeunique.

Admittedlyitwasanunusualpiedish,foritwaseighteenfeetlongandsixfeetwide.Ithadbeenpurchasedbyalocalauthoritysothatanenormouspiecouldbebakedforanannualfair.Thepiecommitteedecidedthatthebestwaytotransportthedishwouldbebycanal,sotheyinsureditforthetrip.Shortlyafteritwaslaunched,thepiecommitteewenttoalocalinntocelebrate.Atthesametime,anumberofteenagersclimbedontothedishandheldalittlepartyoftheirown.Moderndancesprovedtobemorethanthediskcouldbear,forduringthepartyitcapsizedandsankinsevenfeetofwater.

Thepiecommitteetelephonedalocalgarageownerwhoarrivedinarecoverytrucktosalvagethepiedish.Shiveringintheirwetclothes,theteenagerslookedonwhilethreemendivedrepeatedlyintothewatertolocatethedish.Theyhadlittledifficultyinfindingit,buthaulingitoutofthewaterprovedtobeaseriousproblem.Thesidesofthedishweresosmooththatitwasalmostimpossibletoattachhawsersandchainstotherimwithoutdamagingit.Eventuallychainswerefixedtooneendofthedishandapowerfulwinchwasputintooperation.Thedishrosetothesurfaceandwasgentlydrawntowardsthecanalbank.Foroneagonizingmoment,thedishwasperchedprecariouslyonthebankofthecanal,butitsuddenlyoverbalancedandslidbackintothewater.Themenwerenowobligedtotryoncemore.Thistimetheyfixedheavymetalclampstobothsidesofthedishsothattheycouldfastenthechains.Thedishnowhadtobeliftedverticallybecauseoneedgewasrestingagainstthesideofthecanal.Thewinchwasagainputintooperationandoneofthemenstartedupthetruck.Severalminuteslater,thedishwassuccessfullyhauledabovethesurfaceofthewater.Waterstreamedintorrentsoveritssideswithsuchforcethatitsetupahugewaveinthecanal.Therewasdangerthatthewavewouldreboundofftheothersideofthebankandsendthedishplungingintothewateragain.Byworkingattremendousspeed,themenmanagedtogetthedishontodrylandbeforethewavereturned.

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2:Newwordsandexpressions1.insure[in'?u?]v.投保2.fete[feit]n.游園會3.admittedly[?d'mitidli]ad.公認的4.purchase['p?:t??s]v.買

5.annual['?nju?l]a.一年一度的6.teenager

n.(13歲至19歲的)青少年7.capsize[k?p'saiz]v.(船)翻8.shiver['?iv?]v.打顫，發(fā)抖9.dive[daiv]v.(頭向下)跳水10.haul[h?:l]v.拖曳11.hawser['h?:z?]n.粗纜繩12.rim[rim]n.(圓形物品的)外沿，邊13.winch[wint?]n.絞車(帶有絞盤的車)14.premium['pri:mj?m]n.保險費15.recover[ri'k?v?]v.使……得到補償，彌補16.agonizing['?g?naizi?]a.精神緊張的，提心吊膽的17.perch[p?:t?]v.處于(高處)18.precariously

ad.危險地，不穩(wěn)固地19.overbalance['?uv?'b?l?ns]v.失去平衡20.clamp[kl?mp]n.夾鉗，夾板21.vertically['v?:tik?li]ad.垂直地22.torrent['t?r?nt]n.激流，洪流23.rebound[ri'baund]v.彈回★insure[in'?u?]v.投保1.insureagainststhItispossibletoinsureagainstalmostanyloss.

幾乎為任何可能的損失投保都是可行的。2.insuresb/oneself/sthagainststhInsurancecompanieswillinsureshipsandtheircargoesagainstlossatsea.保險公司會給船只及其貨物做海上保險。Iinsuredmyhouseagainstfire.我給我的房子保了火險。3.insuresb/oneself/sthforsthIinsuredmylifefor￡5000.

我辦了5000英鎊的人壽保險。Myhouseisinsuredfortwo-thirdsofitsvalue.

我為我的房子保了其價值三分之二的險。4.insuresb/sthwithsthThejewelswereinsuredwithHillCompany,whohadalwaysprovedverytrustworthy.珠寶在希爾公司保了險,事實證明,這家公司值得信任。★fete[feit]n.游園會Thanksgivingsfete感恩節(jié)大餐ThefetewilltakeplaceonSunday,rainorshine.

游園義賣會定于星期日舉行,風(fēng)雨無阻?！颽dmittedly[?d'mitidli]ad.公認的★purchase['p?:t??s]v.買

purchaseby

通過…換取purchasefor

售價…purchasefrom〔of〕

從某處購得purchasewith

用…購買例：Ticketsmustbepurchasedtwoweeksinadvance.

票必須提前兩周買?！颽nnual['?nju?l]a.一年一度的annualbudget

年度預(yù)算annualconference

年會例：Thefirmhasanannualturnoverof$75million.

這家公司的年營業(yè)額為7500萬美元。Now,again,hisannualtriptoParisbegins.現(xiàn)在,他一年一度的巴黎之行又開始了。★teenager

n.(13歲至19歲的)青少年Ateenager一個十幾歲的孩子;一個未成年人teenagerathletes青少年運動員teenagerproblems青少年問題TeenagerDream青少年夢想ChineseTeenager華夏少年例：Itisnoteasytoeducateteenagers.教育青少年不是件容易的事。Thatteenagersingerisreallydynamite!那個少年歌手真是轟動一時！★capsize[k?p'saiz]v.(船)翻Theboatcapsizedinheavyseas.船在大海中傾覆了Becarefulnotto

capsize

the

boat.

小心不要使船傾覆。★shiver['?iv?]v.打顫，發(fā)抖shiverwithcold

冷得發(fā)抖shiverinone'sshoes

兩腿直哆嗦shiverinone'sboots

嚇得發(fā)抖

Shivermytimbers!

見鬼！他媽的！例：Sheshiveredatthethoughtofgoingintothedarkhousealone.她想到要獨自走進那所黑洞洞的房子里去就不寒而粟。★dive[daiv]v.(頭向下)跳水1.diveforsthThemenaredivingforpearls.這些人正在潛水采集珍珠。2.diveintosthTheswimmerdivedintotherivertosavethedrowningchild.這位游泳者跳入河里去營救那個溺水的小孩。Jimdivedintotheargumentasusualwithoutthinking.吉姆同往常一樣不加思考便加入了這場爭論。★haul[h?:l]v.拖曳★hawser['h?:z?]n.粗纜繩steelhawser

鋼絲索

salvagehawser

救助纜例：Thefingerswerepinchedunderahawser.

手指被夾在大纜繩下面?！飏im[rim]n.(圓形物品的)外沿，邊wheelrim

輪緣tankrim

油罐邊緣例：Thewaterwasevenwiththerimofthebasin.

盆里的水與盆邊平齊了。★winch[wint?]n.絞車(帶有絞盤的車)haulingwinch

升降絞車cargowinch

起貨絞車powerwinch

動力絞車?yán)篢heyusedawinchtoliftthecar.他們用絞車吊起汽車。Whatisthepowerofflatroofwinch?平臺絞車的功率多大?★premium['pri:mj?m]n.保險費atapremium

以超過一般的價格...insurancepremium

保險費例：Whowillpaythepremiumfortheriskofbreakage?

加保破碎險的費用由誰負擔(dān)?★recover[ri'k?v?]v.使……得到補償，彌補recoverlosttime

彌補失去的時間recoversight

恢復(fù)視力recoverfromanillness

病后康復(fù)recoverfromone'sastonishment

從驚慌中恢復(fù)過來recoverfromone'sdiscouragement

從失望中恢復(fù)過來例：Ahealthychildquicklyrecoversfromafever.健康的孩子發(fā)燒后能很快恢復(fù)。Howlongwillitbebeforethenationrecoversfromitspresenttroubles?這個國家從目前的困境中恢復(fù)過來需要多長時間?★agonizing['?g?naizi?]a.精神緊張的，提心吊膽的Wearefacedwithanagonizingchoice.我們正面臨著一個痛苦的選擇。Itwasthemostagonizingdecisionofherlife.這是她一生中最難作的決定?！飌erch[p?:t?]v.處于(高處)comeoffone'sperch

不再驕傲自大...knocksb.offhisperch

打敗某人例：Thebirdperchedontheelectricwires.鳥棲息在電線上。Thesmallvillageperchedonahill.這個小村莊位于山上?！飌recariously

ad.危險地，不穩(wěn)固地adj.

precarious

不穩(wěn)定的例：Shemakesaratherprecariouslivingasanovelist.

作為小說家，她過著不太穩(wěn)定的生活。Thehotelwasperchedprecariouslyonasteephillside.

旅館危險地坐落在陡峭的山坡上。★overbalance['?uv?'b?l?ns]v.失去平衡overbalanceofexports（經(jīng)濟學(xué)用語）出超Theacrobatpretendedtooverbalanceandtheaudienceheldtheirbreath.

雜技演員裝做失去平衡，觀眾屏住了呼吸?！颿lamp[kl?mp]n.夾鉗，夾板clampdownonsb/sthWhenthePresident'spositionwasthreatened,heissuedanordertoclampdownonallanti-governmentactivities.當(dāng)總統(tǒng)的地位受到威脅時,他下令取消一切反政府活動。★vertically['v?:tik?li]ad.垂直地centerVertically垂直置中;垂直居中Verticallyburning垂直燃燒例：Plane"hovers"verticallyinplace,rotatingleftarounditsrollaxis.飛機垂直地懸浮在空中，并向左繞其滾軸旋轉(zhuǎn)?！飔orrent['t?r?nt]n.激流，洪流torrentworks

山洪控制hilltorrent

丘陵洪流

airtorrent

空氣湍流例：Theriverwasatorrentafterthestorm.暴風(fēng)雨過后，河水成了激流。Thetorrentscouredagullydownthehillside.那激流順山坡而下沖出一條水溝。Atorrentofwaterpoureddownthemountain.洪水從山上奔流而下。★rebound[ri'baund]v.彈回例：Lightwillreboundfromashinysurface.

光遇到發(fā)亮的表面會反射回來。Part

3:Notesonthetext★Insurancecompaniesarenormallywillingtoinsureanything.Insuringpublicor

privatepropertyisastandardpracticeinmostcountriesintheworld.

1.bewillingtodosth

愿意做····樂意·····Youhavetobewillingtotaketherisks.你必須承擔(dān)這些風(fēng)險。2.insuring動名詞做主語，具名詞地功能也具動詞功能。動名詞用法參考下面的文章??語法課堂-動名詞的用法3.property

n.財產(chǎn)，所有物；intellectualpropertyrights知識產(chǎn)權(quán)manofproperty富人，有產(chǎn)者★If,however,youwereholdinganopenairgardenpartyorafeteitwouldbeequallypossibletoinsureyourselfintheeventofbadweather.

1.itwouldbeequallypossibletodosth

equally相當(dāng)于thesametime2.intheeventof=incaseof

倘若，萬一，如果發(fā)生Intheeventofbeingsick,you'dbetternotgotoclimbthemountain.為防生病，你最好不要去爬山了。★Needlesstosay,thebiggertheriskaninsurancecompanytakes,thehigherthepremiumyouwillhavetopay.1.Needlesstosay插入語，不做句子成分。2.thebigger....thehiger.....the+比較級······the+比較級表達越·····越····的意思（相當(dāng)于特殊的連詞，其后連接的是句子）3.thebiggertheriskaninsurancecompanytakes,thehigherthepremiumyouwillhavetopay.倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)taketherisks承擔(dān)的風(fēng)險★Itisnotuncommontohearthataship-pingcompanyhasmadeaclaimforthecostofsalvagingasunkenship.

1.itisnotuncommontohearthat+句子=itisquitecommonthat+句子,雙重否定用于強調(diào)肯定的語氣，表示

這是常有的事,太常見了例：Thereisnocatthatdoesn'tlikefish.

---Thereisnothinghecan'tdo.2.makeaclaim

提出索賠要求***claim重點單詞★Buttheclaimmadebyalocalauthoritytorecoverthecostofsalvagingasunkenpiedishmustsurelybeunique.

1.theclaimmadebyalocalauthorityalocalauthoritymaketheclaim2.recover=makeupfor彌補3.句子中的to做claim的的定語，名詞+不定式（定語）★Admittedlyitwasanunusualpiedish,foritwaseighteenfeetlongandsixfeetwide.Ithadbeenpurchasedbyalocalauthoritysothatanenormouspiecouldbebakedforanannualfair.

1.for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句（表達的語氣相對較輕）2.sothat引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句??注意區(qū)分so·····that······表示如此·····以至于3.anannualfair一年一度的博覽會★Thepiecommitteedecidedthatthebestwaytotransportthedishwouldbebycanal,sotheyinsureditforthetrip.Shortlyafteritwaslaunched,thepiecommitteewenttoalocalinntocelebrate.

1.committee

n.委員會StandingCommittee常務(wù)委員會（Standing

常備的;常設(shè)的

）2

v.

1）使（新船）下水Theoiltankerwaslaunchedlastyear.那艘油輪去年下水了。2）發(fā)起，推出（新品等）launchsthagainst/at

sb/sthTheylaunchedafreshanathemaagainsthim.他們又發(fā)起了把他們趕出教門的運動。launchsthoutThemakersareabouttolaunchoutanewproduct.

制造者們馬上要生產(chǎn)一種新產(chǎn)品。launchoutintosthTheyarelaunchingoutintoaseriesofscientificexperiments.他們正在著手進行一系列科學(xué)試驗。3.Innn.客棧，旅館（(常指鄉(xiāng)村的)小旅店;小酒館;小餐廳）motel系motorhotel的混合縮寫詞，指美國開設(shè)于公路旁，專供駕駛汽車的旅客往宿和有停車場的旅店。hotel指開設(shè)于城鎮(zhèn)，有一定設(shè)備，可提供食宿的旅館。★Atthesametime,anumberofteenagersclimbedontothedishandheldalittlepartyoftheirown.

1.Atthesametime與此同時2.anumberof+名詞復(fù)數(shù)很多的，大量的

3.climb

onto，climbon表示爬上的動作，to表示爬的方向4.holdaparty舉行聚會★Moderndancesprovedtobemorethanthediskcouldbear,forduringthepartyitcapsizedandsankinsevenfeetofwater.

1.prove用法（之前講過，可以翻看之前的課程）2.morethanthedisk

couldbear=thediskcannotbear??bear用法1）v.生寶寶bearagirl

生一個女孩bearalotofapples

結(jié)許多蘋果bearason

生一個兒子bearsbchild

為…生孩子*bearlovefor懷著····愛2）bearsb/sthalongThecrowdboreusalong.人群推著我們向前3）bearsthinmindI'llbearyouradviceinmymind.

我要把你的勸告記在心里。4）bearsb/sthoutHewillbearmeoutinwhatIadvance.他會證實我提出的情況。3.for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句（表示的語氣比較輕）★Thepiecommitteetelephonedalocalgarageownerwhoarrivedinarecoverytrucktosalvagethepiedish.Shiveringintheirwetclothes,theteenagerslookedonwhilethreemendivedrepeatedlyintothewatertolocatethedish.

1.who引導(dǎo)定語從句，用來解釋alocalgarageowner，owner為先行詞。who后面的句子是從句。2.Shiveringintheirwetclothes

現(xiàn)在分詞短語做伴隨狀語3.diveinto從高處跳入···★Theyhadlittledifficultyinfindingit,buthaulingitoutofthewaterprovedtobeaseriousproblem.Thesidesofthedishweresosmooththatitwasalmostimpossibletoattachhawsersandchainstotherimwithoutdamagingit.

1.havelittledifficultyindoingsth做某事沒有難度havemuchdifficulty很費力getintodifficulty遇到困難，陷入困境2.Prove用法，這里是做系動詞的用途3.so+adj/adv+that如此·····以至于····

4.itwasimpossibleto······without·····如果沒有·····Itisimpossibletogainwithoutpains.★Eventuallychainswerefixedtooneendofthedishandapowerfulwinchwasputintooperation.Thedishrosetothesurfaceandwasgentlydrawntowardsthecanalbank.

1.eventually=atlast語氣比atlast強烈的多，重點強調(diào)經(jīng)過努力而終于如何終于：強調(diào)失敗的結(jié)果用intheend；

表示成功用atlast

，eventually。2.chainswerefixedto=fixedchainsto····fixsthto

/fixsthon

fixapicturetothewall

把這幅畫掛/固定在墻上

3.putintooqeration實施，實踐，應(yīng)用★Foroneagonizingmoment,thedishwasperchedprecariouslyonthebankofthecanal,butitsuddenlyoverbalancedandslidbackintothewater.Themenwerenowobligedtotryoncemore.

slidebackinto恢復(fù)老樣子beobligedtodo=beforcedtodo被迫做某事tryoncemore再試一次★Thistimetheyfixedheavymetalclampstobothsidesofthedishsot