Lesson 43 Fully Insured 全保险
New words and expression 生词和短语
Insure v.投保
=make a contract that promises to pay a sum of money in case of
accident,damage,loss,etc.
Insure sb/sth against给某人或某物保险,以防万一
—Employer must insuer their employees against accident.
Insurance n.保险
Insurance company 保险公司
同意词:
assure v.向……保证,使确信,它的宾语一定是人
--I assure you that I’ll bring your happiness.
ensure:保证,确保,宾语可以是物
--Hard work can ensure our success.
guarantee:担保
--I can guarantee the watch for ten months.
recover ① vi.使得到补偿,弥补=make up for ,compensate for
② vt,康复 recover from
--Nothing can recover our health.
同义词:
regain:经过努力而获得什么
--regain one's courage 重新获得勇气
recover our courage 恢复勇气
--He regained/recovered his enthusiasm.
restore 恢复(健康,原状)vt
--He has been restored.
--He has recoverd.不及物
heal vt.治愈(创伤,伤口)
--His wound has healed.
admittedly adv.公认地=we are admitting that
inevitably 不可避免地
--Admittedly he is a great person.
purchase vt.买(比buy要正式,主要用于书面语,还可以是名词)
--Can you purchase freedom with money?
--Yesterday I bought a tie,that look terrible.
purchase money 买进价格
purchasing power购买力
not worth a day’s purchase.危在旦夕
--His life is not worth a day’s purchase.
annual a.一年一度的
teenager n.(13至19岁)的青少年
capsize vi.(船)翻
--The ship capsized because of the rough wave.
shiver v.打颤,发抖=tremble
整体的颤抖用shiver,部分的用tremble
--His hands are trembling.
--His trembling voive betrayed his secret.
--He is shivering with cold.
shudder 因为寒冷害怕等因素导致的全身抖动,可替换shiver
Haul v.拖曳=pull with effort our force强调用力拉
--They pauled the boat up the beach.
同义词:
pull应用范围最广,连续不断的拉
drag 拖拉,强调二者有摩擦力
--The stone was so heavy that I had to drag it into the room.
--After a day’s hard work,I dragged myself home.
drag oneself to 拖着疲惫的身躯去
tug 飞快地拖拉,强调幅度大,动作快
--Look,a thief tug the bicycle.
tow 借助外力拖拉较大较重的物体
--They towed the huge stone with a truck/lorry.
agonizing a.精神紧张的,提心吊胆的
agonize v.使精神紧张,使极度痛苦
---This frustration agonized him.
agonized 感到提心吊胆的
agony n.=great pain极度痛苦,常用介词in
在英文中需注意意境,如
---At the news he is an agony of joy.听到这个消息,他感到极度的高兴。
perch vi.位于(高处)be on the hige position
perch on 栖息
---A brid perched on the branch of the tree of the moment.
---The little village perches among the hills.
knock sb off his perch 打败,击败
---I knocked him off his perch yesterday.
knock sb off his perch 打败,击败
---I knocked him off his perch yesterday.
come off one’s perch 不再骄傲自大
---Put your pride in your pocket.不要妄自尊大
---After his failure,he came off his perch.
同义词:
stand v.高高地矗立
Look,a great tree stands on the mountain.
locate ,situate是正式用语,vt. be located/situated+介词=lie
☆precariously adv.危险地,不稳固地
precarious adj. =unsafe,not firm,not steady :强调不安全,不稳定,不稳固
---An actor's life would be too precarious for me.演员的生活很不稳定。
同义词:
dangerous:强调很危险
---Playing with matches is dangerous.
hazardous 碰运气的,冒险的,具变幻莫测之义
---Climbing the high mountain is hazardous.
adventruous:爱冒险的,胆子很大的
---Are you adventurous?
perilous :语义程度比dangerous要高得多,强调被伤害或被伤害或被杀害的危险
---It is perilous to do so.这样做会丢命的!
overbalance v.失去平衡
clamp n.夹钳,夹板
vertically adv.垂直地-- vertical adj.
反义词:horizontally平行地--horizontal adj.平等的
---I draw a line horizontally,and I draw another line vertically.
torrent n.激流,洪流
rebound v 弹回
---The ball is rebounded.
Notes on the Text 课文
Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries
in the world.
---This practice is accepted and it is acceptable.
insuring 动名词做主语,具名词地功能也具动词的特点。
If, however,you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be
equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather.
eqully=alike,in the same way
in the event of=in case of
---In the event of being sick,you'd better not go to the
party.为防生病,你最好不要去参加那个party了。
in the event that
---You must work harder and harder in the event that you get the
frustration.
---In the event that you will get the frustration you must work harder and
harder.
Needless to say,the bigger the risk an insurance company takes,the higher
the premium you will have to pay.
needless to say,插入语
the more……the more……
---The older you get,the more belongings you will
accumulate.年龄越大你积攒的东西就越多。
take the risk冒险,承担
It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the
cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
it is not uncommon to hear=it is quite common,双重否定用于强调语气
1、not+否定adj is not unreasonable
2、not+without I can't live without you.
3、no+not/no +no 两个no都是用来修饰限定名词
---There is no cat that doesn't like fish.
---There is nothing he can't do.
---He does't have any meals without meat.
---There is no rule that has no exception/that doesn't have exception.
make a claim提出索赔要求
But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a
sunker jpie dish must surely be unique.
unique=very much particular独一无二
recover=make up for弥补
Slef-discipline required a sedulous work.需要作出艰苦努力的自我约束。
句中to做claim的定语,不能in order to用替换。
But the .claim was made by a local authority in order to recover the
cost of ……
---From finding a right place to put the lastest edition.
---From finding the right place for us to put the latest edition.
这是一项可以使你学好英语的计划。
---This is a good plan for you in order to learn English well.(×)
---This is a good plan for you to learn English well.
The pie committee dicided that the best way to transport the dish would be
by canal
the best way to do sth.做某事的最好办法
Dancing proved to be more than the dish coule bear,for during the party it
capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
动名词+prove(to be) more than……
The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery
to salvage the pie dish.
此处to 可用in order to 替换
They had little difficulty in finding it,but hauling it out of the water
proved to be a serious problem.
difficulty 不可数名词,费力;可数名词,各种困难的事情
have little difficulty in h毫不费力
have much difficulty 很费力
haul 从下往上拖;drag 平行的拖拉,接触面的拖拉
The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to
attcach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
it was almost impossible……
attach to
attach=tie 栓,系
rim=the sides of the dish
Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was
put into operation.
eventually=at last 语气比at last 强烈的多,重点强调经过努力而终于如何
终于:强调失败的结果用in the end
表示成功用at last ,eventually
finally只表示顺序的最后
put into operation=use
For one agonizing monent,the dish was perched precariously on the bank of
the canal,but it suddenly overvalanced and slid back into the water.
precariously=unsteady,unfirmly
slide back into 回复老样子
The men were now obliged to try once more.
be obliged to do=be forced to do
The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting
against the side of the canal.
lift 提起,吊起,由低到高的动作
rest against 依靠,紧靠
There was a danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the
bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.
that the wave ……为同位语从句修饰danger
rebound off 弹回
send 造成,使得+ving(做宾语补足语)
---What send you doing so?什么使得你怎么做呢?
---If the huge wave had rebounded off the other side of the bank,the pie
dishi would have been sent to
water.如果当时大浪从对岸折回来的话,这个盘子就会重新落入水中。
---If the huge wave had rebounded off the other side of the bank,it would
have sent dish plunging into the water again.
By workong at tremendous speed ,the men managed to get the dish on to dry
land before the wave returned.
manage to do =be able to to,succeed in doing
--The ship capsized because of the rough wave.
Shiver v.打颤,发抖=tremble
整体的颤抖用shiver,部分的用tremble
--His hands are trembling.
--his trembling voive betrayed his secret.
--He is shivering with cold.
shudder 因为寒冷害怕等因素导致的全身抖动,可替换shiver
Haul v.拖曳=pull with effort our force强调用力拉
--The pauled the boat pu the beach.
pull应用范围最广,连续不断的拉
Drag 拖拉,强调二者有摩擦力
The stone was so heavy that I had to drag it into the room.
After a day’s hard work,I dragged myself home.
drag oneself to 拖着疲惫的身躯去
tug 飞快地拖拉,强调幅度大,动作快
--Look,a thief tug the bicycle.
tow 借助外力拖拉较大较重的物体
They towed the huge stone with a truck/lorry.
agonizing a.精神紧张的,提心吊胆的
agonize v.使精神紧张,使极度痛苦
This frustration agonized him.
agonized 感到提心吊胆的
agony n.=great pain极度痛苦,常用介词in
在英文中需注意意境,如
At the news he is an agony of joy.听到这个消息,他感到极度的高兴。
perch vi.位于(高处)be on the hige position
perch on 栖息
A brid perched on the branch of the tree of the moment.
The little village perches among the hills.
stand v.高高地矗立
Look,a great tree stands on the mountain.
Locate ,situate是正式用语,vt be located/situated+介词=lie
Knock sb off his perch 打败,击败
--I knocked him off his perch yesterday.
Come off one’s perch 不再骄傲自大
Put your pride in your pocket.不要妄自尊大
After his failure,he came off his perch.
☆precariously adv.危险地,不稳固地
precarious =unsafe,not firm,not steady :强调不安全,不稳定,不稳固
An actor’s life would be too precarious for me.演员的生活很不稳定。
dangerous:强调很危险
Playing with matches is dangerous.
hazardous 碰运气的,冒险的,具变幻莫测之义
Climbing the high mountain is hazardous.
adventruous:爱冒险的,胆子很大的
Are you adventurous?
perilous :语义程度比dangerous要高得多,强调被伤害或被伤害或被杀害的危险
It is perilous to do so.这样做会丢命的!
overbalance v.失去平衡
clamp n.夹钳,夹板
Vertically adv.垂直地
adj vertical
反义词:horizontally平行地--horizontal
I draw a line horizontally,and I draw another line vertically.
Vertical
Horizontally adv.平行地
Horizontal a.平等的
torrent n.激流,洪流
rebound v 弹回
The ball is rebounded.
Text 课文
Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries
in the world.
This practice is accepted and it is acceptable.
insuring 动名词做主语,具名词地功能也具动词的特点。
If, however,you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be
equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather.
eqully=alike,in the same way
in the event of=in case of
In the event of being sick,you'd better not go to the
party.为防生病,你最好不要去参加那个party了。
in the event that
You must work harder and harder in the event that you get the frustration.
In the event that you will get the frustration you must work harder and
harder.
Needless to say,the bigger the risk an insurance company takes,the higher
the premium you will have to pay.
needless to say,插入语
the more……the more……
The older you get,the more belongings you will
accumulate.年龄越大你积攒的东西就越多。
take the risk冒险,承担
It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the
cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
it is not uncommon to hear=it is quite common,双重否定用于强调语气
1、not+否定adj is not unreasonable
2、not+without I can't live without you.
3、no+not/no +no 两个no都是用来修饰限定名词
There is no cat that doesn't like fish.
There is nothing he can't do.
He does't have any meals without meat.
There is no rule that has no exception/that doesn't have exception.
make a claim提出索赔要求
But the claim made bu a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a
sunker jpie dish must surely be unique.
unique=very much particular独一无二
recover=make up for弥补
Slef-discipline required a sedulous work.需要作出艰苦努力的自我约束。
句中to做claim的定语,不能in order to用替换。
From finding a right place to put the lastest edition.
From finding the right place for us to put the latest edition.
这是一项可以使你学好英语的计划。
This is a good plan for you in order to learn English well.(×)
This is a good plan for you to learn English well.
The pie committee dicided that the best way to transport the dish would be
by canal
the best way to do sth.做某事的最好办法
Dancing proved to be more than the dish coule bear,for during the party it
capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
动名词+prove(to be) more than……
The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery
to salvage the pie dish.
此处to 可用in order to 替换
They had little difficulty in finding it,but hauling it out of the water
proved to be a serious problem.
difficulty 不可数名词,费力;可数名词,各种困难的事情
have much difficulty 很费力
haul 从下往上拖;drag 平行的拖拉,接触面的拖拉
The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to
attcach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
it was almost impossible……
attach to
attach=tie 栓,系
rim=the sides of the dish
Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was
put into operation.
eventually=at last 语气比at last 强烈的多,重点强调经过努力而终于如何
终于:强调失败的结果用in the end
表示成功用at last ,eventually
finally只表示顺序的最后
put into operation=use
For one agonizing monent,the dish was perched precariously on the bank of
the canal,but it suddenly overvalanced and slid back into the water.
precariously=unsteady,unfirmly
slide back into 回复老样子
The men were now obliged to try once more.
be obliged to do=be forced to do
The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting
against the side of the canal.
lift 提起,吊起,由低到高的动作
rest against 依靠,紧靠
There was a danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the
bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.
that the wave ……为同位语从句修饰danger
rebound off 弹回
send 造成,使得+ving(做宾语补足语)
What send you doing so?什么使得你怎么做呢?
If the huge wave had rebounded off the other side of the bank,the pie dishi
would have been sent to
water.如果当时大浪从对岸折回来的话,这个盘子就会重新落入水中。
If the huge wave had rebounded off the other side of the bank,it would have
sent dish plunging into the water again.
By workong at tremendous speed ,the men managed to get the dish on to dry
land before the wave returned.
manage to do =be able to to,succeed in doing