自考0794综合英语一课程讲义全下册Lesson14
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Lesson FourteenThe Outside Chance
一、词汇
outside adj. 极小的(可能性、机会等)
quote v. 引证,引述
[kw]
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,我一直有一个梦想,就是拥有一个我自己的小生意,并不要很大,只是能够慢慢将它壮大就可以了.