自学新概念英语第三册笔记 Lessons 44

学以致用

　　Notes on the text课文注释

　　1  take your mind off the journey, 摆脱旅途的困扰。 take one's mind off sth. 是“把某人的注意力从某事上移开”的意思。

　　2  in snatches, 断断续续地。

　　3  more often than not, 经常。

　　4  But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.

　　但就速度和舒适而论，什么也不能和飞机相比。介词for此处作“就……而论”讲。

　　5  keep you occupied, 使你有事可做。

　　参考译文

　　出远门的人常常需要决定是走旱路、水路，还是坐飞机。很少有人能够真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。车厢很快就变得拥挤、闷热，想摆脱开旅途的困扰是很难的。看书只能解决部分问题。车轮与铁轨间单调的嘎喳声很快就会送你进入梦乡。白天是忽睡忽醒，到了夜晚，你真想睡了，却很难入睡。即使你走运弄到一个卧铺，夜间有一半时间你会盯着车顶那盏小蓝灯而睡不着觉；要不然就为查票摸索你的车票。一旦抵达目的地，你总是疲惫不堪。乘汽车作长途旅行则更加不舒服，因为连看书都几乎不可能。在公路上还好，你至少能以相当快的速度安全地向前行。但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上，而且只有很少的服务设施，交通也很拥挤。相比之下，坐船旅行或环游可以得到文明世界的各种享受。你可以在甲板上伸展四肢、做游戏，还能见到各种有趣的人，能享用各种美味佳肴——当然，这一切只有在大海风平浪静的情况下才有可能。如果大海肆虐起来，你就可能晕船，那种难受劲儿是任何一种别的旅行方式都不会带来的。即便风平浪静，坐船旅行也要占用很长时间。没有多少人会为了享受坐船旅行的乐趣而牺牲假期的时间。

　　飞机以危险而著称，连老资格的旅行者也怕飞机。飞机的另一个缺点是昂贵。但就速度与舒适而言，飞机是无与伦比的。腾云驾雾，在30，000英尺高空以500英里的时速旅行，这种经历令人心旷神怡。你不必想办法去摆脱旅途的困扰，因为飞机会迅速地把你送到目的地。几小时之内，你躺在扶手椅上，享受着旅途的欢乐。真正会享受的人还可以在某些航班上看一场电影和喝香槟。即使没有这些消遣条件，也总是有事可做。飞机上，你可以观察世界上非同寻常的奇妙的美景。你毫不费劲地飞越高山幽谷，你确能饱览大地的风貌。如果这种景色被遮住了，你便可以观赏一下展现在你面前的、一望数英里的、连绵不断的云海，同时阳光灿烂，天空清澈明朗。旅途平稳，丝毫不妨碍你阅读或睡眠。不管你打算如何消磨时间，有件事是可以肯定的，即当你抵达目的地时，你感到精神焕发，毫无倦意，用不着因为漫长旅途的辛苦而花几天时间休息来恢复精神。

　　Multiple choice questions多项选择题

　　Choose the correct answers to the following questions. Unit 3  Lesson 44

　　Comprehension 理解

　　1  The great disadvantage shared by train and car travel alike is ______ .

　　a．the fact that one cannot get to sleep on either form of transport

　　b．the fact that one cannot concentrate on what one is reading

　　c．the monotony of travelling at fast speeds along railway lines or roads

　　d．the tedium and discomfort of the journey

　　2  An aeroplane journey invariably provides such distractions as ______ .

　　a．the thought that one has not long to wait before arriving

　　b．the exhilarating quality of the air one breathes at 30，000 feet

　　c．being able to watch a film or drink champagne

　　d．the marvellous views of land or clouds you can see from the plane

　　3  Having arrived at your destination by air, you will ______ .

　　a．not feel exhausted as you will have had plenty of sleep

　　b．feel the expense was worth the comfort and speed of the 500-mile flight

　　c．have the satisfaction of knowing you could not have got there any faster

　　d．at least feel fresh though your clothes might be a mess

　　Structure结构

　　4  People travelling long distances frequently have to decide ______ they would prefer to go by land sea or air. (11. 1-2)

　　a．which

　　b．how

　　c．what

　　d．if

　　5  If you are ______ a sleeper…(11. 8-9)

　　a．luckily getting

　　b．lucky and get

　　c．to get luckily

　　d．so lucky to get

　　6  -and enjoy good food ______ , of course, that the sea is calm. (11. 13-14)

　　a．provided

　　b．in the event

　　c．in case

　　d．if only

　　7  In addition, it ______ their being the most expensive form of transport. (1. 19)

　　a．has been a grave disadvantage

　　b．is the great disadvantage that

　　c．is a great disadvantage

　　d．has been the great disadvantage of

　　Vocabulary词汇

　　8  If it is not and you are ______ , no form of transport could be worse. (11. 14-15)

　　a．probably seasick

　　b．bad at sailing

　　c．sick of the sea

　　d．prone to seasickness

　　9  Nothing can ______ aeroplanes for speed and comfort. (11. 19-20)

　　a．match with

　　b．equal

　　c．equal with

　　d．equal to

　　10  For a few hours, you ______ a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. (11. 22-23)

　　a．relax in

　　b．sit up in

　　c．sit on

　　d．install

　　11  You can enjoy the extraordinary ______ of unbroken cloud plains…(11. 26-27)

　　a．scene

　　b．vision

　　c．spectacle

　　d．scenery

　　12  You won't spend the next few days getting ______ a long and arduous journey. (1. 30)

　　a．above

　　b．over

　　c．up from

　　d．away from