§Lesson37The Westhaven Express开往威斯特海温的快车【New words and expressions】生词和短语
●express n.快车；adj.高速的
●punctual adj.准时的;
●condition v.使习惯于
●unshakable adj.不可动摇的
●faith n.信任
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●cancel v.取消
●exceptionally adv.例外地
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●dislocate v.打乱（计划等）
●blame v.责怪
●consult v.请教，查阅
●direct adv.径直地
●odd adj.奇怪的，异常的
●reflect v.细想
●advantage 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
■express n.快车；adj.高速的
express way：高速公路
vivid
express train快车
special express特快
through express直快
stopping/local train慢车
gain什么意思■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
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Eg:He is a man who’s punctual to the minute.
punctually adv.
unpunctual ant.
punctuality n.
■condition v.使习惯于
==form a habit in
Eg:This society has conditioned each of us.
be conditioned to习惯了……
Eg:Each of us has been conditioned to the society.
The plants has been conditioned to the cold weather here.
The cold weather has conditioned the plants here.
condition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 one's condition结婚
in the interesting condition：怀孕pregnant
■unshakable adj.不可动摇的
■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
faith深信不疑，信仰，比belief程度重一点
belief：可信赖，可接受
conviction坚定的信念
trust相信，依赖
credit对……完全相信
■cancel v.取消
call off==cancel可以互相替换
abolish废除
rescind撤销，废止
write off注销，勾销
cross out划掉
■exceptionally adv.例外地
■dislocate v.打乱（计划等）
■blame v.责怪
■consult v.请教，查阅
■direct adv.径直地
■odd adj.奇怪的，异常的
■reflect v.细想
reflect on sth细想……
reflect upon onelf自我反省
■advantage n.优势
take advantage of sb/sth欺骗……并利用path
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
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interest个人的利益，好处
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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
■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
make/lodge complaint提出抱怨
■comlaint n.抱怨
■triumph n.胜利
■asterisk n.星号（*）
■conduct v.引向，引导
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§Lesson37The Westhaven Express开往威斯特海温的快车
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
What was the mistake the author made?
We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.After years of
conditioning,most of us have developed an unshakable faith in
railway timetables.Ships may be delayed by storms;air flights may
be cancelled becau of bad weather;but trains must be on time.
Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate
railway rvices.It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities
when something does go wrong.The truth is that when mistakes
occur,they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
After consulting my railway timetable,I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and venteen minutes.When I boarded the train,I could not help noticing that a great many
local people got on as well.At the time,this did not strike me as odd.I reflected that there must be a great many people besides mylf who wished to take advantage of this excellent rvice.Neither w
as I surprid when the train stopped at Widley,a tiny station a few miles along the line.Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.But when the train dawdled at station after station,I began to wonder.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.One hour and venteen minutes pasd and we had not even covered half the distance.
I asked a pasnger if this was the Westhaven Express,but he had not even heard of it.I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.Two hours later,I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven.When he denied the train's existence,I borrowed his copy of the timetable.There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.Glancing at it briefly,he told me to look again.A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.It said:'This rvice has been suspended.'
mona参考译文
我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。经过多年的适应，大多数人对火车时刻表产生了一种不可动摇的信念。轮船船期可能因风暴而推延，飞机航班可能因恶劣天气而取消，唯有火车必然是准点的。只有非同寻常的大雪才可能暂时打乱铁路运行。因此，一旦铁路上真出了问题，人们便不加思索地责备铁路当局。事实上，差错很可能是我们自己，而不是铁路当局的。
我查看了列车时刻表，满意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海温的快车。这是趟直达车，旅途总共才需1小时17分钟。上车后，我不禁注意到许多当地人也上了车。一开始，我并不感到奇怪，我想除我之外，想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。火车开出几英里即在一个小站威德里停了下来。对此，我不觉得奇怪，因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。但是，当火车一站接着一站往前蠕动时，我便产生了怀疑。我突然感到这趟快车并没以时速90英里的速度呼啸前进，而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬行，时速仅30英里。1小时17分过去了，走了还不到一半路程。我问一位乘客，这是不是开往威斯特海温的那趟快车，他说从未听说过有这么一趟快车。我决定到目的地就给铁路部门提意见。两小时后，我气呼呼地同威斯特海温站站长说起此事。他说根本没有这趟车。于是我借他本人的列车时刻表，我带着一种胜利者的调子告诉他那趟车白纸黑字。明明白白印在时刻表上。他迅速地扫视了一眼，让我再看一遍。一个小小的星形符号把我的目光引到了那页底部一个说明上。上面写着：“此趟列车暂停运行。”
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【课文讲解】
背诵：We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
We've learnt to expect that……我们已经习惯于期盼……
背诵：After years of conditioning,most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
develop an unshakable faith in sth对……产生了……样的信念
背诵：Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway rvices.
It is all too easy
<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
Eg:He was but too eager to get home.
One is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老
be likely to do有可能...
Eg:You are likely to get success if you work hard.
It is
It is likely that he arrived here in time.
probable不能与不定式搭配比possible可能性大
Eg:It is probable/
Eg:It is probable/possible that he will speak to you.
It is possible for us to finish the work in an hour.
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go
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。
Eg:The activity atroke me as wasting time.
背熟：I reflected that there must be a great many people besides mylf who wished to take advantage of this excellent rvice.
hold up==hold back,hinder,prevent
dawn on sb渐渐被某人明白
barely==only
in black and white白纸黑字
ocomKey structure
We've learnt to expect that……我们已经习惯于期盼……
We've learnt to expect that……我们已经习惯于期盼……
It is all too easy welcometotheshow
<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
be likely to do有可能...
It is
The first paragraph is important
go
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。
