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Lesson 84
On strike
罢工
Who will be
driving the buses next week?
Busmen have decided to go on strike
next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
No one
knows
how
long
it
will
last.
The
busmen
have
stated
that
the
strike
will
continue
until
general
agreement is reached
about pay and working conditions. Most people
believe that the strike will last
for
at least a week. Many owners of private cars are
going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way
to work. This will relieve pressure on
the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of
university
students have volunteered to
drive buses while the strike lasts. All the
students are expert drivers,
but before
they drive any of the buses, they will have to
pass a special test. The students are going
to take the test in two days' time.
Even so, people are going to find it difficult to
get to work. But so
far
, the
public has expressed its gratitude to the students
in letters to the Press. Only one or two
people have objected that the students
will drive too fast!
参考译文
公共汽车司机决定下星期罢工。罢工定于星期二开始,谁也不知道会持续多久。司机们声称此次罢工将一直持
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续到就工资和工作条件问题达成全面协议的时候为止。多数人认为此次罢工至少会持续一个星
期。很多私人汽车的
车主正准备为乘车上班的人们提供“免费乘车”的服务,这将在某种
程度上减轻对火车的压力。与此同时,有一部
分大学生自愿在罢工期间驾驶公共汽车。所
有的学生都是开车的能手,但在驾驶公共汽车之前,他们必须通过一项
专门测验。学生们
准备在两天后就接受测验。即使这样,人们仍会感到上班有困难。但到目前为止,公众已经向新
< br>闻界写信表达他们对学生们的感激之情了。只有一两个人提出反对意见,说学生们会把车开得太快!
【
New words and expr
essions
】
(
11
)
1 strike [straik]
n.
罢工
2 busman ['b
?
sm
?
n]
n.
公共汽车司机
3 state
[steit] v.
正式提出,宣布
4 agreement[
?
'gri
:m
?
nt]
n.
协议
5 relieve
[ri'li:v] v.
减轻
6
pressure ['pre
??
]
n.
压力,麻烦
一.单词讲解:
★
strike
(
1
)
n.
罢工
a general strike
大罢工
;
be on strike
在罢工
be out on strike
举行罢工
;
go on strike
举行罢工
go out on strike
实行罢工
(
2
)
n.
进攻、袭击
eg
:
They made a
strike on the enemy bass .
(
3
)
v.
殴打、打击、攻击
1
7 extent [ik'stent]
n.
程度
8 volunteer
[?v?
l
?
n'ti
?
]
v.
自动提出,自愿
9
gratitude ['gr?
titju:d]
n.
感激
10 Press
[pres] n.
新闻界
11
object
['
?
bd
?ikt? ?
b'd
?
ekt]
v.
不赞成,反对
strike
the keys
敲击琴键;
strike the
keyboard
敲击键盘
eg
:
The clock will
strike 12 in 5 minutes .
五分钟之后这个钟会敲响
12
点。
★
busman
n
.
公共汽车司机
bus stop
公共汽车站;
miss the
bus
错过公共汽车、失掉机会
a
school bus
校车
;
a double-decker bus
双层公共汽车
★
state
v.
正式提出,宣布
eg
:
She stated her
opinion.
她正式提出她的意见。
eg
:
She stated the
date of her departure .
她宣布她离开的日期。
state
+ that ……../
以
wh
开头的特殊疑问句
eg
:
The Prime
Minister stated that he would visit Canada the
next year .
总理说,他将在明年访问加拿大。
eg
:
He didn?t
state whether the
article was true .
他没有说明,这篇文章是否是真实的
statement
n.
(
1
)
陈述、声明、言明
make a
false statement
作出虚假陈述
make a correct statement
作出正确的陈述
eg
:
I
couldn?t believe his statement .
我简直不敢相信他的发言
(
2
)
(政府等的正式)
声明
issue an
official statement
官方声明
(
3
)
陈述句
a simple
statement
简单的陈述句
a compound statement
并列句
a
complex statement
复合句
state
n.
州、状态
the United
States of America
美利坚合众国
eg
:
How many
states are there in the universe
?
宇宙中有多少物种存在的状态?
★
agreement
(
1
)
(意见等)
一致、赞成、同意
←→
disagreement
eg
:
We?re all in
agreem
ent on that point .
我们都同意这一点
nod to
show one?s agreement
点头表示同意
by mutual
agreement
经彼此同意
(
2
)
n.
协议
eg
:
The meeting
ended when we reached an agreement .
会议结束时我们达成了协议。
=
The meeting ended when we
came to an agreement .
=
The
meeting ended when we arrived at an agreement .
2
a trade agreement between
China and the U.S.
中国和美之间的贸易协议
break
an agreement
违约
=
violate an
agreement
违背协议
★
relieve
(
1
)
v.
减轻
eg
:
The drug
relieved my toothache .
(
2
)
使
(人)放心、安心、松一口气
eg
:
The news
relieved me .
=
I
was relieved at the news .
听到这个消息
,
我感到安心了。
(
3
)
解除
(负担、重负)
;使快乐
relieve sb of
使某人摆脱某事
eg
:
My assistant
relieved me of all the chores .
我的助理分担了我我所有的琐事。
eg
:
Let me relieve
you of your suitcase .
我来帮你拿手提包吧。
relieve one?s feelings
(以哭等)发泄感情
relieve
oneself
去卫生间、去方便一下、
< br>(本义)轻松一下
eg
:
Where can I
wash my hands
?请问洗手间在哪里
?
relief
(
1
)
宽慰、安心
give a sigh
of relief
大舒一口气
=
have a sigh of
relief
松了一口气
eg
:
It is a great
relief to find they are safe .
得知他们安然无恙
,
我感到极大的欣慰。
eg
:
Will this
medicine give immediate relief from pain
?
吃了这药能马上止痛吗
?
to one?s rel
ief
令
……
感到放心的是;
relief works
失业救济工程
★
pressure
(
1
)
n.
压力(精神上的)
、沉重压力
eg
:
Is he
suffering from pressure of work
?他患了工作的压力?
(
2
)
(社会的)
压力
the pressure
of a politician
政治的压力
(
3
)
压力、压迫
eg
:
I felt the
pressure of his hand on my shoulder
.
我觉得他的手压在我肩上
a
pressure of 60kg to the square foot
p>
每平方英里
60
公斤的压力
blood pressure
血压
相关短语
:
at high pressure
使劲干
(
处于高压
)
;
at low pressure
紧张
put pressure on
(
upon
)
sb
=
bring pressure on
(
upon
)
sb
对某人施加压力
eg
:
They put
pressure on me to sell my precious land .
3
他们施加压力要我卖掉我的宝贵的土地。
=
They brought
pressure on me to sell my precious land .
under the pressure of
在
...
的压力下;
pressure cooker
压力锅
press
v.
(
1
)
压、按
press the
button
按按钮
eg
:
The bag
pressed hard against my back .
袋子重重压在我的后背。
(
2
)
催促(某人)
、强迫(某人)
eg
:
Please , don?t press m
e .
不要逼我。
eg
:
He pressed his
father to buy him a car .
他要求他父亲为他买一辆新汽车
press for higher wages
要求提高工资
press for
reforms
逼迫改革
★
extent
(
1
)
n.
程度、限度
to some extent
=
to a certain
extent
在某种程度上
to a
great extent
=
to
a large extent
大部分
eg
:
I was amazed
at the extent of his knowledge .
我对他知识的渊博感到惊奇
.
to the extent that
=
to
such an extent that
达到这样的程度以致
...,
(
2
)
宽度、大小
a vast extent of land
广大的土地
eg
:
The road is
about 20 miles in extent .
障条路约
20
英里长。
eg
:
From the hill
we can see the full extent of the town .
从山上我们可以看到城市全景。
★
volunteer
v.
自动提出,自愿
volunteer
help
主动协助;
volunteer to
do
志愿做某事
eg
:
The man
volunteered to stop the drunken men from fighting
.
该名男子自愿去劝阻醉汉从战斗。
volunteer for
自愿做
……..
;
volunteer for the army
志愿军
eg
:
I volunteer
for his election campaign .
我自愿为他的竞选活动。
n.
志愿者
eg
:
Are there any
volunteer for the event
?这件事情有志愿者吗?
★
gratitude
n.
感激
←→
ingratitude
忘恩负义
eg
:
I?d like to
express my gratitude to you for your advice
.
对您的建议我想表达我对您的感谢。
out of gratitude
出于感激;
with
gratitude
感谢地
★
Press
(
1
)
n.
新闻界
freedom of
the press
出版自由
;
the daily press
日报
4
(
2
)
记者群、报导者的阵容
eg
:
The president
will meet the press this evening .
今天晚上布什总统将会见记者。
eg
:
The press
was / were
shut out from the summit meeting .
在高级会议上记者被拒于门外。
(
3
)
出版社
oxford University press
牛津出版社
press
conference
记者招待会;
press release
新闻稿
press agency
通讯社;
press agent
新闻广告员
★
object
[
?
b
’
d
?
ekt]
v.
不赞成,反对
eg
:
The boss
doesn?t object if you smoke in his office
.
object to
反对、讨厌
(
to
是介词)
eg
:
Some members
of the committee .
委员会的一些成员
eg
:
He objects to
being treated like a child .
他讨厌对像对孩子似地对待他。
object that
提出异议
eg
:
They objected
that the schedule was too tight .
他提出异议,说时间也太紧了。
n.
object
[
‘
?
bd
?
< br>ikt]
(
1
)
东西、物体
eg
:
I could see a
shining object in the sky .
我可以看到一个物体在天空中闪耀。
eg
:
What?s that
strange object
in the box
?在箱子里有什么奇怪的东西吗?
(
2
)
对象、目标
an object
of interest
有趣得东西
=
an
object of pity
同情的对象
(
3
)
目的、目标
=
aim / propose
eg
:
His object in
life is to become rich .
他的生活目标是致富。
eg
:
What?s object
of your visit
?
你来访的目的是什吗?
objection
[
?
b
’
d
?
ek
?
?
n] n.
反对,异议;反对的理由
eg
:
Do you have
any objections
?你有任何异议?
eg
:
He raised an
objection to what I proposed .
他提出了一个反对我的建议。
eg
:
I?ve got no
objection to his going there .
我没有反对他去那里。
二.
Key
structures
:
一般将来时(参见
12, 36,
60
课)
will
(
shall
)
do……
;
be going to ……
be
+ to do …….
;
be a
bout to ……
【
Text
】
Who will be driving the buses next
week?
Busmen have decided
to go on strike next week. The strike is due to
begin on Tuesday. No one knows
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