§ Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

●express n. 快车；adj. 高速的

●punctual adj. 准时的;

●condition v. 使习惯于

●unshakable adj. 不可动摇的

●faith n. 信任

●cancel v. 取消

●exceptionally adv. 例外地

●dislocate v. 打乱（计划等）

●blame v. 责怪

●consult v. 请教，查阅

●direct adv. 径直地

●odd adj. 奇怪的，异常的

●reflect v. 细想

●advantage n. 优势

●mighty adj. 强大的，有力的

●dawdle v. 慢吞吞的动或做

●chug v. 咔嚓咔嚓地响

●lodge v. 提出

●comlaint n. 抱怨

●triumph n. 胜利

●asterisk n. 星号（*）

●conduct v. 引向，引导

■express n. 快车；adj. 高速的

express way: 高速公路

express train快车

special express 特快

through express 直快

stopping/ local train 慢车

■punctual adj. 准时的;

be punctual in doing sth. 在做......方面非常准时

be punctual to the minute 非常准时

L36-05_37-01 end 9'15"

L37-02 begin 8'35"

Eg: He is a man who's punctual to the minute.

punctually adv.

unpunctual ant.

punctuality n.

■condition v. 使习惯于

==form a habit in

Eg: This society has conditioned each of us.

be conditioned to 习惯了......

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 条件

on condition that 在......条件下如果

on no condition 在任何情况下，用在句首句子要倒装

On no condition must you be late.

in good/ bad condition 情况良好/情况糟糕

change one's condition 结婚

in the interesting condition : 怀孕 pregnant

■unshakable adj. 不可动摇的

■faith n. 信任

keep faith with sb. 对......守信用

put one's faith in sth 对......有信心

on the faith of 在......的保障下，凭......的信用

faith 深信不疑，信仰，比belief 程度重一点

belief: 可信赖，可接受

conviction 坚定的信念

trust 相信，依赖

credit 对......完全相信

■cancel v. 取消

call off == cancel 可以互相替换

abolish 废除

rescind 撤销，废止

write off 注销，勾销

cross out 划掉

■exceptionally adv. 例外地

■dislocate v. 打乱（计划等）

■blame v. 责怪

■consult v. 请教，查阅

■direct adv. 径直地

■odd adj. 奇怪的，异常的

■reflect v. 细想

reflect on sth 细想......

reflect upon oneself 自我反省

■advantage n. 优势

take advantage of sb/sth 欺骗......并利用

of great/no advantage to sb/sth 对......有（没有）好处

to advantage 更有效地

have advantage over sb 胜过某人，比某人有优势

interest 个人的利益，好处

benefit 通过正当手段谋求的好处

profit 金钱上的获益

good 个人或集体的利益

■mighty adj. 强大的，有力的

■dawdle v. 慢吞吞的动或做

■chug v. 咔嚓咔嚓地响

■lodge v. 提出

make/ lodge complaint 提出抱怨

■comlaint n. 抱怨

■triumph n. 胜利

■asterisk n. 星号（*）

■conduct v. 引向，引导

【Text】

§ Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

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; air flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall 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 a 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 people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. Neither was I surprised 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.'

参考译文

我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。经过多年的适应，大多数人对火车时刻表产生了一种不可动摇的信念。轮船船期可能因风暴而推延，飞机航班可能因恶劣天气而取消，唯有火车必然是准点的。只有非同寻常的大雪才可能暂时打乱铁路运行。因此，一旦铁路上真出了问题，人们便不加思索地责备铁路当局。事实上，差错很可能是我们自己，而不是铁路当局的。

我查看了列车时刻表，满意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海温的快车。这是趟直达车，旅途总共才需1小时17分钟。上车后，我不禁注意到许多当地人也上了车。一开始，我并不感到奇怪，我想除我之外，想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。火车开出几英里即在一个小站威德里停了下来。对此，我不觉得奇怪，因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。但是，当火车一站接着一站往前蠕动时，我便产生了怀疑。我突然感到这趟快车并没以时速90英里的速度呼啸前进，而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬行，时速仅30英里。1小时17分过去了，走了还不到一半路程。我问一位乘客，这是不是开往威斯特海温的那趟快车，他说从未听说过有这么一趟快车。我决定到目的地就给铁路部门提意见。两小时后，我气呼呼地同威斯特海温站站长说起此事。他说根本没有这趟车。于是我借他本人的列车时刻表，我带着一种胜利者的调子告诉他那趟车白纸黑字。明明白白印在时刻表上。他迅速地扫视了一眼，让我再看一遍。一个小小的星形符号把我的目光引到了那页底部一个说明上。上面写着："此趟列车暂停运行。"

【课文讲解】

背诵：We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.

We' ve learnt to expect that ...... 我们已经习惯于期盼......

背诵：After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.

develop an unshakable faith in sth 对......产生了......样的信念

背诵：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前出现了all, only, but, not等词的时候，to就有肯定意义

Eg:He was but too eager to get home.

One is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老

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 不能与不定式搭配 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 给某人以......印象，使某人感到;as后面可以接分词、名词、形容词搭配连用。

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 渐渐被某人明白

barely==only

in black and white 白纸黑字

Key structure

We' ve learnt to expect that ...... 我们已经习惯于期盼......

We' ve learnt to expect that ...... 我们已经习惯于期盼......

It is all too easy to blame......

too...to句型中，在too前出现了all, only, but, not等词的时候，to就有肯定意义

be likely to do 有可能 ...

It is likely that...

The first paragraph is important

go direct from ... to ...

strike sb as 给某人以......印象，使某人感到;as后面可以接分词、名词、形容词搭配连用。

hold up==hold back, hinder, prevent

dawn on sb 渐渐被某人明白

in black and white 白纸黑字

【Multiple choice questions】

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 特快列车

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所引导的状语从句用在句首，句子必须倒装， if条件句，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选项，则题干中的still应去掉。

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 减慢

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 复习

overlook 忽视，宽恕，检查，监督

【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
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