裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记-第28课

Lesson 28 No parking禁止停车

What is Jasper White's problem?

Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. he has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!

参考译文

贾斯珀.怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。他刚在城里买下一所新房子，但自从搬进去后，就和汽车及车主们发生了磨擦。当他夜里回到家时，总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外。为此，他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开进车库。贾斯珀曾把几块“禁止停车”的牌子挂在大门外边，但没有任何效果。现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边，这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一。我问他那是什么？他告诉我那是蛇发女怪美杜莎。贾斯珀希望她把汽车和车主们都变成石头。但到目前为止还没有一个变成石头呢！

rare

1) adj. 稀有的，罕见的，不寻常的（rarer, rarest）

not often happening or seen, unusual

eg. He is a rare person. 他是个少见的人。

a rare book 珍本

a rare plant 珍稀植物

a rare butterfly 一只罕见的蝴蝶

a rare visitor 稀客

a rare edition 珍藏本

It is rare + for (sb) + to do sth 某人很少做某事

eg. It is rare for him to be absent. 他很少缺席。

2) adj. （气体等）稀薄的，稀疏的 thin

the rare air of the mountains 山里的稀薄空气

3）adj. 半熟的，煮得嫩的

I’d like my s teak rare, please. 我要的牛排要三、四分熟。

half-done 半熟

well-done 全熟

rarity ['reərɪti:] n. [c] 珍品，奇事 [u] 稀有

rareness n. [u] (空气等)稀薄，稀有

rarely adv. 不常（否定含义） not often, seldom

I rarely eat in restaurants. I often cook myself.

我很少到饭店里吃。我一般都是自己做。

ancient adj. 古代的，古老的

old adj. 老的，旧的，先前的

an old lady 一个老太太

an old church 一个古老的教堂

an old friend 老朋友

my old job 我以前的工作

senior ['si:njə] adj. 较年长的，资深的

junior ['dʒu:njə] adj.年少的, 较年幼的；资历较浅的, 地位较低的senior citizen 老人，退休的人

the senior partner 大股东

aged adj. （正式）年老的，体衰的（人）

an aged gentleman 一位老人

ancient adj. （仅物）远古的，古代的

an ancient civilization 古代文明

an ancient history 古代历史

antique [æn'ti:k] adj. （仅物）古旧的，珍贵的

antique furniture 古董家具

an antique coin 古钱币

myth n. 神话

尤指与某一民族早期历史或信仰有关，或解释自然现象的故事。

the Greek myths 希腊神话

the Roman myths 罗马神话

legend ['ledʒənd] n. 传奇，传说

Legend in the Fall 《秋天的传说》

story n. 故事/ tale

novel 小说

folk-tale [‘fəukteil] 民间传说

fable n. 寓言

Aesop’s ['i:sɔp] Fables 伊索寓言

mystery ['mistəri] n. 神秘的事物，谜，秘密

the mysteries of nature 神秘感

an air of mystery 神秘的气氛

mythical ['mɪθɪkəl] adj. 神话的，神话式的，虚构的

mythical heroes 神话中的英雄

trouble