新东方新概念2讲义

Lesson 25，Do the English speak English

Railway

1, 火车站railway/train station.

公共汽车站bus station. 长途车long-distance coach.

2, 我们有比较发达的火车网络。坐火车旅行又方便，又便宜

We have an advanced railway network. It is both convenient and cheap to travel by train.

地铁是很好的交通方式，城市里一半人使用地铁

Subway service is very convenient. About half the population travel by metro.

在杭州骑自行车是最好的交通方式。对于骑车的人而言，从来不会有拥挤，也没有停车的烦恼

Bike is the best transport in Hangzhou, for there is never a traffic jam or a trouble of parking for bike-riders.

公交车是便宜的交通方式，但是总会拥挤，味道古怪.

Bus is a cheap transport。However, there is always a huge crowd and a terrible smell in the bus.

Overseas experts 外国专家（夸奖，褒扬）

Foreigner 外国人，老外(中性)

Alien 外星人，外来人口（贬义）

开国7巨头在能量块边上造了一个大坝，以保护它不被任何外星生物探测到

The seven had the dam built around it to protect the cube from being detected by any alien species

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Have something done 让某物被做

The seven 七巨头—〉the evil and wicked seven 邪恶7人帮

The furious five 暴怒五侠

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Wonder at sth 感到惊奇，惊叹（欣赏，不

相信,好的）

她思辨敏捷，同事们惊愕无比。她能够一边哭一边辩论

Colleagues wondered at her quick wit. She could even argue between sobs.

1，Gasp 因为惊讶（心跳，担心，可好，可坏）或力竭而吸气

那人跑得上气不接下气，正在努力喘息

The runner is out of breath. He is catching his breath/is gasping for air/breath.

魔术师技艺惊人，观众不禁倒吸一口凉气。The audience gasped at the magician’s skill 令人惊心胆颤的表演The breath-taking performance

2，Marvel 大为惊讶，（含赞赏之意）marvelous 值得赞叹的，令人艳羡的Marvel at the beauty of the west lake/the landscape. 赞美西湖/风景的美丽。

Marvel at the maturity/talent of a young man小小年纪如此成熟/成就，不禁赞叹

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Admire= wonder at= gasp at=marvel at 对

---赞叹，欣赏

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Do the English speak English

1，有什么想法，说出来if you have anything in mind, just speak it out.

事实胜于雄辩Facts speak louder than words=action speaks louder than words. Speak

2，我可真敬佩你在会上大胆执言。好多人虽然有同感却吓得不敢开口。只有你勇敢地把心里话说出来。

I sure want to give you respect for speaking up at the meeting. A lot of people felt the same way, but were too scared to say anything. You were the only one brave enough to speak your mind.

At last, finally最终，（总算完结，庆幸）

总算把工作做完了,可以出去放松放松了

At last/finally, we finished the work and may go out for fun.

总算一切都结束了，可以期望美好的新生活了

At last//finally everything is over and we can expect something better

最后终于把他给摆脱了,生活回归正常了. Finally// at last I got rid of him and my life returned to normal

In the end直白地表示时间的最后

Big, black and dark空空荡荡，肮脏昏暗black 表肮脏=dirty dark表光线黑暗—〉the dark woods/jungles 密林

I did n’t know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter

我不知道怎么到我的宾馆，所以我问了一个搬运工

1, 我问一个搬运工改如何达到我的宾馆（宾语从句）

I asked a porter how I could get to my hotel/ How to get to my hotel

我问一个路人如何到世贸中心，他说沿着曙