Lesson 48 The silent village
inaccessible
[ɪnək'səbl]
adj. 无法到达的
The country consists mainly of den jungles and inaccessible mountain ranges.
The bathroom is situated at the top of a flight of stairs, making it inaccessible to the disabled.
accessible
The village is isolated and accessible only by helicopter.
All parts of the muum are accessible to wheelchairs.
access n. 1.（接近或进入某地的）方法，通道 access to …
The only access to the farmhou is across the fields.
access n. 2.（使用某物或接近某人的）机会或权利 have access to …
Students must have access to a good library.
Only high officials have access to the president.
hospitable ['hɒspɪtəbl]
adj. 好客的
朱执信be hospitable to / towards sb.
The local people are very hospitable to strangers.
hospitality
Thank you for your kind hospitality.
The Chine are noted for their hospitality.
inhospitable unfriendly
unwelcoming forbidding
a forbidding place / appearance
The more expensive kind of antique 母亲节主题shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass
cas to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.
hostile ['hɒstaɪl] ['hɑ:stl]
adj. 很不友好的，有敌意的
hostile attitude
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a hostile respon / reaction / crowd / review / reception …
be hostile to / towards ...
But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own country
men
can be hostile to travellers.
be antagonistic to / towards ...
He's always antagonistic towards new ideas.
hostile docile
fertile fragile
futile infantile
juvenile missile
mobile reptile
vicinity [vɪ'sɪnɪti]
n. 附近地区
in the vicinity (of sth.)
表白诗藏头诗There is no hospital in the vicinity.
There are veral hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station.
We had spent veral days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in 允执其中the射手金牛 vicinity.
Everyone knows that if he shouts in the vicinity of a wall or a mountainside, an echo will come
back.
in the neighborhood (of sth.)
Is there a good Chine restaurant in the neighborhood?
Hous in the neighborhood of Paris are extremely expensive.
Hans returned to his family home, but the hou had been bombed and no one in the
neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.
only a short bus ride away
within walking distance
within driving distance
within commuting distance
only a stone’s throw away
abruptly [ə'brʌptlɪ]
adv. 突然地，意外地
abrupt adj. 1. sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way 突如其来的，意外的 an abrupt ending / change / departure
come to an abrupt end / halt
The bus came to an abrupt halt.
Our friendship came to an abrupt end.
bring sth. to an abrupt end / halt
The accident brought his career to an abrupt end.
abrupt adj.二氧化碳的物理性质 2. eming rude and unfriendly, esp. becau you do not waste time in friendly
conversation 粗鲁无礼的，无耐心的 an abrupt manner
She was very abrupt with me最后一次回眸 in our meeting.
abruptly
The interview ended abruptly.
‘Good night, then,’ she said abruptly.
tramp [træmp]
v. 缓慢而步履沉重地行走
tramp v. to walk somewhere slowly and with heavy steps 缓慢而步履沉重地行走 He tramped the streets looking for work. tramp through / across / around …
We tramped through the wood for over two hours until we arrived at a deep stream.
go for a solitary tramp in the country
We had a long tramp home.
But real tramps are not beggars.
dilapidated [dɪ'læpɪdeɪtɪd]
