新概念第三册37课讲课课件

• There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white. • in black and white 白纸黑字
2 At what point did the writer realize that the train was not travelling at the speed of an express train? c a. When the train had reached the station after Widley. b. When the train had been held up by signals. c. After the train had stopped at several small stations. d. After the train had covered a distance of thirty miles.
Lesson 37
The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车
by Kitty
New words and expressions
• dislocate v. 打乱 （划等） • blame v. 责怪 • consult v. 请教，查阅 • direct ad v. 径直地 • odd adj. 奇怪 异常的 • cancel v. 取消 • reflect v. 细想 • exceptionally adv. 例外地• advantage n. 优势
3 When the writer went to the station a master, he complained about _____ . a. the train scheduled as an express train having in fact been a slow one b. the lack of colour in the timetable c. the lack of any express trains from his local station to Westhaven d. the fact that the Westhaven express had been suspended from service
同义词辨析 • interest 个人的利益，好处 • benefit 通过正当手段谋求的好处 • profit 金钱上的获益 • good 个人或集体的利益
• Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
• hold up=hold back, hinder, prevent
• After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
• condition =form a habit in v. 使习惯于 --This society has conditioned each of us. be conditioned to 习惯了…… --Each of us has been conditioned to the society.
• It is all too easy to blame...... too...to句型中，在too前出现了all, only, but, not等词的时候，to就有肯定 意义 --He was but too eager to get home. --One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老
• At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
• strike sb as 给某人以……印象， 使某人感到;as后面可以接分词、 名词、形容词搭配连用。 --The activity atroke me as wasting time.
• I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
faith 深信不疑，信仰，比belief程 度重一点 belief n. 可信赖，可接受 conviction n. 坚定的信念 trust n. v. 相信，依赖 credit [e] v.对……完全相信
• Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time.
in good/ bad condition 情况良好/ 情况糟糕 change one's condition 结婚 in the interesting condition =pregnant 怀孕
• faith n. 信任 keep faith with sb. 对……守信用 put one's faith in sth 对……有信心 on the faith of 在……的保障 下，凭……的信用
• express n. 快车 adj. 高速的 • punctual adj. 准时的; • condition v. 使习惯于 • unshakable adj. 不可 摇的 • faith n. 信任
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• The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
• be likely to do 有可能 ... --You are likely to get success if you work hard. 同意结构 It is likely that... --It is likely that he arrived here in time.
• reflect v. 细想 reflect on sth 细想…… reflect upon oneself 自我反省
• advantage n. 优势 take advantage of sb/sth 欺骗……并 利用 of great/no advantage to sb/sth 对 ……有（没有）好处 to advantage 更有效地 have advantage over sb 胜过某人， 比某人有优势
probable 不能与不定式搭配 比 possible 可能性大 It is probable / possible that... --It is probable / possible that he will speak to you. --It is possible for us to finish the work in an hour.
• cancel =call off v. 取消 abolish [ə’bɔliʃ] vt. 废除 rescind [rɪ’sɪnd] vt. 撤销，废止 write off 注销，勾销 cross out 划掉
• It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something Байду номын сангаасoes go wrong.
--The plants has been conditioned to the cold weather here. --The cold weather has conditioned the plants here. condition n. 条件 on condition that 在……条件下如果 on no condition 在任何情况下，用在 句首句子要倒装 --On no condition must you be late.
• It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
• dawn on sb 渐渐被某人明白
• punctual adj. 准时的; be punctual in doing sth. 在做……方 面非常准时 be punctual to the minute 非常准时 --He is a man who’s punctual to the minute. punctually adv. unpunctual anj. 不准时的 punctuality n.
Text
• The Westhaven Express
• express n. 快车；adj. 高速的 express way 高速公路 express train 快车 special express 特快 through express 直快 stopping/ local train 慢车
• We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
adj. 强大的，有力的 v. 慢吞吞的动或做 v. 咔嚓咔嚓地响 v. 提出 n. 抱怨 n. 胜利 n. 星号（*） v. 引向，引导
Fast reading
1 When the writer consulted his railway timetable _____ . b a. he wanted to find out how long the express train to Westhaven took b. he wanted to know the quickest way of getting to Westhaven by rail c. he did not notice how many stations there were on the way to Westhaven d. he misread the information concerning the time the journey took