1、Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车开往威斯特海温的快车 by KittyNew words and expressions 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 cancel v.取消 exceptionally adv.例外地 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 reflect v.细想 ad
2、vantage n.优势 mighty adj.强大的，有力的 dawdle v.慢吞吞的动或做 chug v.咔嚓咔嚓地响 lodge v.提出 comlaint n.抱怨 triumph n.胜利 asterisk n.星号（*）conduct v.引向，引导Fast reading1 When the writer consulted his railway timetable _.a.he wanted to find out how long the express train to Westhaven tookb.he wanted to know the quickest way
3、 of getting to Westhaven by railc.he did not notice how many stations there were on the way to Westhavend.he misread the information concerning the time the journey tookb2 At what point did the writer realize that the train was not travelling at the speed of an express train?a.When the train had rea
4、ched 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.c3 When the writer went to the station master,he complained about _.a.the train scheduled as an express train ha
5、ving in fact been a slow one b.the lack of colour in the timetablec.the lack of any express trains from his local station to Westhavend.the fact that the Westhaven express had been suspended from service aText The Westhaven Express express n.快车；adj.高速的express way 高速公路 express train 快车 special expres
6、s 特快through express 直快stopping/local train 慢车 We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.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 whos punctual to the minute.punctually adv.unpunctual anj.不准时的punctuality n.After years of conditioning,mos
7、t of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.condition=form a habit inv.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.-The plants has been conditioned to the cold weather here.-The cold weather has conditioned th
8、e 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.in good/bad condition 情况良好/情况糟糕change ones condition 结婚in the interesting condition=pregnant 怀孕 faith n.信任keep faith with sb.对守信用put ones faith in sth 对有信心on the faith of 在的保障下，凭的信用f
9、aith 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.cancel=call offv.取消abolish bli vt.废除rescind rsnd vt.撤销，废止write off 注销，勾销cross out 划掉 It is all too
10、 easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.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 The truth is that when mistakes occur,they are more likely to be ours than theirs.b
11、e 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.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.At
12、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.reflect v.细想reflect on sth 细想reflect upon oneself 自我反
13、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 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 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
