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Lesson 84 On strike
罢工
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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 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!
【课文翻译】
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
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
”
< br>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
expressions
生词和短语
strike
n.
罢工
busman
n.
公共汽车司机
state
v.
正式提出,宣布
agreement
n.
协议
relieve
v.
减轻
pressure
n.
压力,麻烦
extent
n.
程度
volunteer
v.
自动提出,自愿
gratitude
n.
感激
Press
n.
新闻界
object
v.
不赞成,反对
【生词讲解】
1. 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
eg: It is not clear yet when the
teachers on strike will return to their
classrooms.
目前还不清楚罢课的教师何时会回到教室去。
2
)
n.
进攻、袭击
eg
:
They
made a strike on the enemy.
3
)
v.
殴打、打击、攻击
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。
eg
:
I've struck my
foot on a stone.
我把脚踢在石头上了。
eg
:
He struck the
table angrily.
他气得拍(或锤)桌子。
4) vt.
(钟)敲响报时
eg
:
The clock has
just struck three.
钟刚敲过三点
5)
vt.
划(火柴等)
;打(火)
eg
:
These matches
are too wet to strike.
火柴太湿,划不着。
6)
vt.
使…感到;使…突然想;给…以印象
eg
:
An idea
suddenly struck me.
我突然想到一个主意。
eg
:
I was struck
by her beauty.
她的美貌给我留下了深刻的印象。
be struck on sb/sth
非常喜欢某人
/
某事物
eg:
He is struck on his new girlfriend.
他非常喜欢他新交的女朋友。
7)
vi.
罢工;闹罢工
strike
for/against
(工人)罢工
eg: The workers at the factory are
striking for more pay.
工厂工人为提高工资正在罢工。
strike a chord with
sb
与某人引起共鸣,打动某人
eg: The speaker obviously struck a
chord with his audience.
那位演讲者显然打动了听众。
2. 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
3. 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
1
)
n.
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?
4. agreement
1
p>
)
(意见等)
一致、赞成、同意
←→
disagreement
eg
:
We’re all in
agreement 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 .
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
5. 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
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 relief
令
……
感到放心的是
;
relief works
失业救济工程
6. 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
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.
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 me
.
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
7. 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。
8. volunteer
1)
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/prevent/keep 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。
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