精品文档Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车New words and expression 生词和短语1. Express n.快车；a..高速的 （ad. 快递地 send it ~ vt 1、表达 2、(想法、情感) 流露; 呈现）Express way 高速公路 / Express train快车 Special express特快 / express coach长途汽车express service快车 express post快件 express mail快件express delivery快递express company 快递公司2. Punctual a. 准时的( = neither early nor late )Be punctual in doing sth 在做事方面相当准时--In the modern society, we must be punctual in what we are doing . Be punctual to the minute 非常的准时--He is a man who is punctual to the minute. 副词：Punctually反义词：Unpunctual名词： Punctuality [,pʌŋktjʊ'ælɪtɪ]Promptly adv.准时地 [‘prɒmptli] 1、迅速地（quickly）；立即（immediately） 2、及时地；准时地-- He was so sleepy that he went to sleep promptly.on time 准时／in time 及时punctual（adj.严守时刻的, 准时的） [‘pʌŋktʃuəl] punctually adv.守时地prompt 1、引起、促使、推动、导致 to make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happenprovoke 1、[VN] 激起；引起；引发 to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect 2、~ sb (into sth/into doing sth) 挑衅；激怒；刺激3. Condition vt.使习惯于(=Form a habit in)（习惯于 (以某种方式做事或思考) [usu passive] 使适应；以…为条件）--Society has conditioned each one of us. 这个社会已经使我们大家都适应了。
Be condition to sth--Each one of us has been conditioned to society.--the plants have been conditioned to the cold weather here.. ( plant 做主语) --The cold weather has conditioned the plants here. (cold weather 做主语) 1) (专业或贬义)训练 ,使…有反应condition to do stheg. The animals are conditioned to expect food at the sound of the bell. 被训练得习惯一听到铃声就想吃食物 eg. People are conditioned by the society they live in. 人们都习惯于适应所生活的社会空间2) to control or decide 决定 ,取决eg. The amount of money I spend is conditioned by the amount I earn. 我花多少钱要看我收入多少而定。
adapt v.渐渐适应adapt to 适应eg. It is hard for a person who lives in northern countries to adopt to octopus.adapt for 改编 ,改作（他用）eg. The original has been adapted for a soap opera. 原著被改编成了一部肥皂剧eg. An old house was adapted for a garage. 一间旧房子被改成了车库adjust v. 调整 ,校准 ,以适应（to make small changes especially to its position to make it more effective）eg. My eyes haven’t adjusted to the dark yet. 介词toeg. The desks and seats must be adjusted to the height of any child. 桌椅必须调整以适应孩子们得高度 settle in/settle into 适应 ,融入新环境（to become used to a new home, job, surroundings）eg. It took me 3 weeks to settle into life at college.n. 条件（情况 ,状态 ,条件）on condition that 在……条件下如果on no condition 在任何情况下都不 (用在句首句子必须采用倒装)--On no condition must you be late. 在任何情况下都不能迟到。
in good/bad condition情况良好(不好)in condition 健康状况好（可以特指健康）out of condition 健康状况不好（可以特指健康）4. unshakable a. 不可动摇的 （坚定不移的）adj. 不可动摇的；坚定不移的 unalterable , unpersuadableshakable 可动摇的；可震动的；可摇动的shake ( shaking, shook, shaken, shakes ) vt. 动摇；摇动；震动；握手 vi. 动摇；摇动；发抖 n. 摇动；哆嗦 milk shaketremble 颤抖 ,发抖 ,指因寒冷、情绪变化、体弱多病而不由自主轻微地抖动如：A poor old woman stood at the corner, trembling with age.shake 颤抖 ,颤动 ,指任何短促而急促的摇动 ,有时喻指对决心 ,信念的动摇如：He was shaking with fear.(他吓得发抖) Nothing can shake our determination. shiver 战栗 ,寒战 ,指因寒冷 ,恐惧或体弱多病而引起的抖动。
如：The old man stood shivering in the wind-swept street.(这位老人站在寒风凛冽的街上发抖)5. faith n.信任=strong belief/trust 深信不疑 ,信仰 ,信心 （n. 信仰；信念；信任；忠实）keep faith with sb 对某人守信用put one’s faith in sth 对……有信心on the faith of 在……保证下 ,凭……信用faithful忠实的 ,忠诚的；如实的；准确可靠的faithless不忠实的；无信的；无宗教信仰的词汇比较：faith 语气较强 ,深信不疑 ,有时也能仅凭感觉产生的相信信仰(比belief 程度更重一些)belief 可信赖 ,可接受 ,普通用词 ,指单纯从主观上的相信 ,不着重这种相信是否有根据 conviction坚定的信念 ,根据长期交往或实践 ,对某人某事有了认识和了解后产生的信心和相信 ,侧重其坚定性trust 相信 ,依赖（强调相信、信任的完全可靠credit 语气最弱 ,着重以声誉为信任的基础 --I have full credit in your ability to do this job. 6. cancel v.取消 （to stop sth. planned from happening）事先计划好的事物 reschedulecancel an appointment --we have to cancel the appointment.cancel a meeting词汇比较：Call off 取消 ,解除 (可以替换cancel)Abolish 废除（to officially end a law, system especially one that has existed for a long time） --The law was abolished. abolish racial segregation 废除种族隔离Rescind [rɪ'sɪnd] vt撤销 ,废止 ,废除 ,比abolish正式（非常正式的一个词 ,文件 ,公约常用）Write off 注销 ,勾销 --Write off the name. 注销这个名字。
Cross out 划掉 --The word here is useless, please cross it out.deprive sb of sth 剥夺 ,取消 ,丧失eg. The criminal was deprived of his political rights.eg. The kid was deprived of parents in a train accident.7. exceptionally adv. 例外地 （异常地；特殊地；例外地）词根： exceptadj. exceptional 异常的 ,例外的conj. except 除了；要不是 except that 除了…之外上节课学的：assuming 特殊的连词 conj.假定认为… assuming that considering that given that等prep.except 除…之外8. dislocate ['dɪsləkeɪt] v. 打乱(计划等) （本意是vt. 使脱臼（不能正常运转发挥功能）；然后 ,使混乱 ,扰乱）1) to spoil a plan, system, service etc., so that it cannot work normallydislocate a plan 打乱计划 dislocate a system dislocate service put a plan out of order 打乱一个计划dislocate business 破坏生意 dislocate machinery 2)to put a bone out of place 使关节脱臼eg. He fell from his horse and dislocated his collar bone. 他从马上跌下而使锁骨脱臼了。
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