最新自考0794综合英语(一)课程讲义全下册Lesson14

Lesson FourteenThe Outside Chance

一、词汇

outside adj. 极小的（可能性、机会等）

quote v. 引证，引述

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rainy adj. 下雨的,多雨的

windy

cloudy

sandy

mechanic n.技工，机修工

garage n. 汽车修理厂（或兼加油站）；车房，车库

restless adj.不安分的，坐立不安的

mum n.（口语）妈妈

council house n.（英国市、郡等统建的便宜的）公寓或房屋pension n.养老金；退休金；抚恤金

tube n.（英）地铁

subway美式地铁

tube英式地铁

gap n.（时音或空间的）间断，空白；差距；裂缝

generation

gap

jump n. 跳，跳跃

my God interj. 天哪

winner n. 获胜的人或马等

outsider n.（赛马中）不看好的马

bet v.&n. 赌博，打赌；赌注，赌金

draw v.（从银行）取款

lay v. 押（赌注），赌（钱等）

suspicious adj.（对……）起疑心的，可疑的

notice n. 辞职书；通知，预告

announcer n. 播音员，广播员

explosion n.爆炸

explode

explosion

up adv. 在北方，在高处

enquiry n. 调查，查询

stop press n.（英）（报纸付印时留出的）最新的消息栏bloody adj. （英俚）该死的

swim v.似在旋转，似在摇晃

better off adj 经济情况好转的

well off

damn adv.（口语）非常

二、课文分析

1 It’s a funny thing about money. If you haven’t got it, you think it’s the most important thing in the world. That’s what I used to think, too. I don’t any more, thought, and I learned the hard way.

钱这个东西真是很捉弄人。如果你还没有钱的时候，你会认为他是世界上是重要的东西，这是我过去的想法。use to do 过去常常。但是现在我不会这么想了，而且我学会这一点是经历了许多的困难的。

2 When I was at school, we had this English master. He was always quoting to us from famous writers. I wasn’t very interested, and I don’t remember much about it now. But it’s fumy how things come back to you .He used to say:

当我还在上学的时候我们有一个英语老师，他常常会引述一些作家的话，我不是特别的感兴趣，而且现在能想起来的也不多了，但是当这个事情回头发生在你身上的时候，你会觉得非常的好笑。他过去总是说：

3 “When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.”

“当上帝想要惩罚你的时候他就会回应我们的祷告”

pray v.祷告

4 Sounds a bit silly, doesn’t it? Well, I didn’t understand it then, either, but

I can tell you what it means now. It means if you want something really badly, you ‘ll probably get it. But you’ll probably get it in a way you don’t expect.

听起来有些愚蠢对不对

sound 系动词

That music sounds beautiful.

那音乐优美动听。

His explanation sounded reasonable.

他的解释听起来合情合理。

当然了，我在上学的时候也不理解这句话，但是现在我却可以告诉你他意味着什么意思，他就意味着你特别想要什么东西，也许你就可以得到他，但是你得到他是以一种你从来没有想过的方式。

5 I mean, you might have to pay a price you didn’t bargain for.

那么，我的意思就是说，你可能会为了得到这个东西付出你从来没有想过的代价，

pay a price for 付出代价

He will pay a big price for his crime.

他会为自己的罪行而付出高昂代价。

Someday you will pay the price for drinking so much.

你喝这么多，总有一天会吃苦头的。

6 It started one rainy day, when I was coming home from work.

这件事开始于一个雨天，我刚刚下了班在回家的路上。

7 I’m a motor mechanic, and I like working in the garage. But, I was restless. I’d always had this dream of owning my own business. Nothing big—just something I could build up. I don’t mind hard work, you see, if I’m working for myself. That’s why I’d left my mum and dad in the North, and come to London. I thought I’d make more money that way.

我是一个爱骑车的修理工，而且我喜欢在修车厂工作，但是那个时候我非常不安份，我一直