1、.Nothing to worry aboutLesson 39.Contents New WordsPassage ReadingMultiple Choice QuestionsSummary Writing& Letter Writing .1234Contents .New Wordsrough adj. 崎嶇不平的崎嶇不平的boulder bld(r) n.大石塊大石塊pit v. 使得坑坑洼洼使得坑坑洼洼perturb ptb v. 使不安使不安underestimate v.低估低估swerve swv v. 急轉變急轉變scoop skup v.挖出挖出hammer v.（用錘

2、）擊打，錘打（用錘）擊打，錘打 .New Wordsominously mnsli adv. 有預兆的，不有預兆的，不祥的祥的rip v. 劃破，撕，扯劃破，撕，扯petrol n. 汽油汽油stretch n. 一大片（平地或水）一大片（平地或水）obstacle n. 障礙障礙clump klmp n. 叢，簇叢，簇 fissure f(r) n. （石，地的）深縫（石，地的）深縫renew v. 重復重復.New Wordspleading n. 懇求懇求gear (r) n. 汽車排檔汽車排檔astride strad prep. 騎，跨騎，跨crack n. 縫隙縫隙 zigzag

3、zz n. “之之”字形字形shallow adj. 淺的淺的grind (ground, ground) rand v. 磨擦磨擦halt n. 停停dashboard dbd n. （汽車上的）儀（汽車上的）儀表盤表盤.New Wordsrough rfadj. 粗糙的，粗糙的，崎嶇不平的崎嶇不平的； 粗略的；粗暴的；不適的粗略的；粗暴的；不適的 adv. 粗暴地；粗糙地粗暴地；粗糙地 n. 粗制品；暴徒粗制品；暴徒 v. 使粗糙；毆打；草擬使粗糙；毆打；草擬.New WordsThe rough road made the car vibrate.崎嶇不平的道路使車顛簸得很厲害。(adj

4、.)（ ground 顛簸的道路， sea波濤洶涌的海）Youd better give us a rough idea of your price.您最好給我們一個粗略的價格。 (adj.)Hes rough and uneducated, but his heart is in the right place. 他很粗魯又沒文化，可他心腸不壞。 (adj.)It is rough on him to work at Christmas. 他很倒霉，在耶誕節還要工作。 (adj.).New WordsHed been sleeping rough for a week, in ditches

5、 and haystacks. 他在溝里和草堆里露宿了一個星期。(adv.)I think that new singer is a diamond in the rough. 我覺得那個新歌手是塊未經雕琢的玉。(比喻外粗內秀)(n.)Write it in rough and then copy it.(n.)先起草再謄寫。The gang decided to rough him up, as a warning to others.(v.)暴徒們決定揍他一頓，作為對別人的警告。.New Wordsboulder bld(r) n.大石塊大石塊,大圓石，大圓石，巨礫巨礫 = bowlder

6、There is a boulder pavement in my garden.我的花園中有一條礫石小徑。We hear the sound of the river rush past boulder below.我們聽到河水奔騰而過大圓石的聲音。.New Wordspit vt. 使坑坑洼洼使坑坑洼洼，使凹陷，使競爭，使凹陷，使競爭 vi. 凹陷凹陷 (使用率少使用率少） n. 坑；礦井；陷阱；凹痕坑；礦井；陷阱；凹痕The ground was pitted by the heavy rain.大雨使場地變得坑坑洼洼。The managers want to pit the champ

7、ion against an unknown.經理們想讓冠軍與一名未成名的選手比賽。.New WordsThe children were playing in the sand pit.孩子們在沙坑中玩耍。Dont believe what he says. Hes trying to dig a pit for you.不要相信他的話。他在算計你。He who digs a pit for others falls in himself.害人反害己。A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。More Examples:.New Wordsp

8、erturb ptb vt. 使不安使不安，使煩惱，使煩惱Her sudden appearance did not seem to perturb him in the least.她的突然出現似乎一點也沒有令他不安令他不安。They perturb good social order with their lie and propaganda他們以謊言和宣傳擾亂擾亂良好的社會秩序.New Wordsperturb 書面語用詞，指使人焦急煩惱，擾得心情不安。upset 最普通，最通俗用詞，側重失去精神上的平靜，心理上完全喪失平衡。worry 表達不安的心情到了憂慮的程度agitate 側重指

9、內心的焦慮，難于控制，表露于外。近義詞辨析近義詞辨析 (vt.）upset/worry/agitate/disturb/plague/fret/trouble/dismay均有“使煩惱，使不安，使心煩意亂”之意。.New Wordsdisturb 指因某人的行動、擾亂、妨礙安靜等而使人不得安寧。plague病痛或類似事情的折磨而使人苦惱fret持續的憂慮、哀傷或焦急，表示煩燥的心情trouble 攪擾別人的安寧，舒適等dismay 使沮喪近義詞辨析：近義詞辨析：upset/worry/agitate/disturb/plague/fret/trouble/dismay均有“使煩惱，使不安，使心

10、煩意亂”之意.New WordsThe news completely upset them.這消息使他們極為心煩。upsetvt.使心煩worryvt.使煩惱，使焦慮Dont worry her; she is busy.別去煩她，她很忙。 The noise doesnt seem to worry them.這種嘈聲好像并不影響他們。.New Wordsagitate vt.煽動；攪動；焦慮They sent agents to agitate the local people.他們派遣情報人員煽動煽動當地的民眾。This remark seemed to agitate her gue

11、st.這句話似乎激怒激怒了她的客人。Dont agitate yourself over such a thing.不要為這種事焦慮焦慮。Agitate water briefly to dissolve detergent.簡要地攪動攪動一下水使洗滌劑溶解。.New Wordsdisturbvt.擾亂，妨礙，使不安They took the phone off the hook so no calls would disturb them.他們摘下電話聽筒，以免電話打擾他們。Ministers declared themselves profoundly disturbed by the v

12、iolence.大臣們自稱因為暴力而感到深刻的不安。A soft breeze gently disturbed the surface of the pool.一陣微風打破了池塘的平靜。.New Wordsplague vt. 折磨，煩擾，造成麻煩The terrible disease plagued him.可惡的疾病折磨著他。Telemarketers plague our lives.電話銷售員給我們生活帶來了很多麻煩。 fret vt. 使煩惱，使焦急You must not fret yourself about it.你不要為它而使你自己感到焦躁不安。.New Wordstro

13、uble vt. 使煩惱，麻煩使煩惱，麻煩May I trouble you to move your chair a bit?麻煩你把椅子挪一挪行嗎?dismay vt. 使沮喪，使驚愕使沮喪，使驚愕It dismayed us that the project had been canceled.那個計劃取消了，這讓我們非常驚訝。.New Wordsunderestimate vt. & n.低估低估They now believe that was an underestimate.他們現在相信低估了問題。Dont underestimate the difficulties of th

14、e work.不要低估了這項工作的艱巨性。.New Wordsswerve swv vt. vi. &n. 突然突然轉轉向向,轉彎，轉變轉彎，轉變We put the helm hard over in an attempt to swerve.我們把船盡量往一邊靠以便轉向。I dont think he will swerve from his ideas.我看他不會改變主意的。One ought not to swerve from his duty.一個人不應做出有失本分的事。.New Wordsscoop skup vt.挖出挖出,搶先報道搶先報道 n. 鏟子，勺子，穴，獨家新聞鏟子，

15、勺子，穴，獨家新聞He used a scoop to serve the ice cream.他用勺子來吃冰激凌。The newspaper got a scoop on the airplane crash.該報獨家報導了那次飛機失事。常用短語：make a scoop 走運，賺大錢，搶先得到新聞.New Wordsscoop skup vt.挖出挖出,搶先報道搶先報道 n. 鏟子，勺子，穴，獨家新聞鏟子，勺子，穴，獨家新聞You can scoop up more food from the bottom of a pot of soup.你盛湯的時候往下撈，鍋底兒都是好東西。She s

16、cooped all the national newspapers to get the story.她搶在全國各報之前發表了這一消息。He scooped $1000 in the lottery.他在抽彩中捷足先登贏得1000美元。.New Wordshammer vt. 錘打錘打,嚴厲批評嚴厲批評 vi. 錘擊，反復敲打錘擊，反復敲打 n. 錘子，榔頭錘子，榔頭The teacher has been trying to hammer in the facts.教師一直設法把這些事實灌輸給學生。The police hammered the door.警察不停地敲門。Her lates

17、t movie was hammered by the critics.她最近的一部電影遭到評論家的批評。.New Wordsominously mnsli adv. 有預兆有預兆地地，不祥，不祥地地Mrs. Baker looked at Jennie ominously.倍克夫人陰森森地把珍妮看了一眼。Some social scientists predict ominously that robots will become more and more independent and eventually uncontrollable.有些社會科學家提出了不祥的預言，認為機器人會變得越

18、來越獨立，最終將失去控制。.New Wordsominously mnsli adv. 有預兆有預兆地地，不祥，不祥地地同根詞：ominous adj.omen mnn. 征兆，預兆 He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.他曾跌倒，這是他垮臺的征兆。The omen of bankruptcy hung over the company.那家公司出現了破產的預兆。.New Wordsrip vt. 劃破，撕，扯劃破，撕，扯 n. 裂口，裂縫裂口，裂縫The poster had been ripped to pieces.那張廣告畫已

19、被撕得粉碎。I ripped my stocking on a nail.一個釘子掛破了我的襪子。Why get involved? Forget about it and let it rip.何必管它呢?別把它放在心上，聽其自然聽其自然吧。I asked my mother to sew up this rip in my sleeve.我讓母親縫上我袖子上的裂縫。.New Wordsrip vt. 劃破，撕，扯劃破，撕，扯 n. 裂口，裂縫裂口，裂縫常用短語：rip off： 收取不合理的高價，宰客，偷竊rip-off： n. 宰客，敲竹杠This saleswoman is tryin

20、g to rip off the customer.這個女銷售員正試圖宰客。The food prices are so expensive here. What a rip-off!這里賣的食物真貴，簡直是搶錢嘛！.New Wordsrip vt. 劃破，撕，扯劃破，撕，扯 n. 裂口，裂縫裂口，裂縫常用短語：rip into: 刺穿，猛攻，抨擊The puppy is ripping into the big dog.小狗正在向那只大狗發起猛攻。A bullet ripped into his shoulder.一顆子彈穿透了他的肩頭。I dont like the way your su

21、pervisor rips into you.我不喜歡你上司斥責你的情形。.New Wordsrip vt. 劃破，撕，扯劃破，撕，扯 n. 裂口，裂縫裂口，裂縫常用短語：rip up the back: 背后攻擊，背后說人壞話.New Wordsstretch n. 一大片（平地或水）一大片（平地或水），伸展，伸展， 彈性，一段時間彈性，一段時間 v. 伸展，張開伸展，張開The place used to be a stretch of barren land. 早先這里是一片不毛之地。In front of us we saw a stretch of open fields.眼前我們看

22、到一片開闊的田野。Before our eyes is a stretch of green wheat fields.眼前是一片綠油油的麥田。.New WordsHe did a （long） stretch for attempted murder. 他因謀殺未遂罪坐了很長時間的牢。I got out of the bed and had a good stretch. 我起床后舒服地伸了個懶腰。She worked for six hours at a stretch.（連續地）（連續地） 她連續工作了六個小時。By no stretch of the imagination can I

23、 see Owen as a writer. （by a stretch of imagination:想入非非）我無論如何想象不出歐文會成為一個作家。.New Wordsstretch n. 一大片（平地或水）一大片（平地或水），伸展，伸展， 彈性，一段時間彈性，一段時間 v. 伸展，張開伸展，張開Vast meadows stretch to the east.遼闊的草場向東伸展。He couldnt stretch out his money to the end of the month. （延續）他的錢花不到月底。Broad prairies stretch out as far a

24、s the eye can see.（伸展，延伸）遼闊的草原一望無邊。.New Wordsstretch n. 一大片（平地或水）一大片（平地或水），伸展，伸展， 彈性，一段時間彈性，一段時間 v. 伸展，張開伸展，張開The race really stretched him/his skill as a runner.這次賽跑對他這個參賽者他的水平來說，確是勉為其難。The common weapons should be stretched every ten years.常規武器應該十年一換代。.New Wordsobstacle n. 障礙障礙，絆腳石，絆腳石Lack of educ

25、ation is an obstacle of success.缺乏教育是成功的障礙。She has the determination to overcome all the obstacle to success. 她有決心克服通往成功路上的一切障礙。He took every obstacle in his stride（大步走，步伐）.他輕易地度過一切難關。He put every obstacle in my way.他處處從中作梗。surmount the obstacle克服障礙.New Wordsclump klmp n. 叢，簇叢，簇 v. 叢生，使成簇叢生，使成簇 Ther

26、e is a big clump of grasses on the hill.山上有一大片草叢。flower clump 花叢a clump of cells 一團細胞.New Wordsrenew v. 重復重復，重新開始，更新，重新開始，更新I must renew the water in the fish-tank.我一定要給魚箱重新注滿水。It is impossible to renew ones youth.重新恢復青春是不可能的。Spring renews the earth.春天使大地復蘇。常用短語：renew contact 恢復聯系renew the ideas.更新思

27、想觀念renew the passport 更新護照.New Wordsgear (r) n.傳動裝置；齒輪；排擋；工具；傳動裝置；齒輪；排擋；工具； 裝備裝備 v.調整；使適應于；以齒輪連起調整；使適應于；以齒輪連起My watch got out of gear and would not run.（機器出毛病，使失調） 我的表出毛病了，它不走了。We had to gear our lives to the new changes .我們必須使我們的生活適應新的變化。change into a (lower/higher)gear換擋.New Wordsastride strad pre

28、p. 騎，跨騎，跨 adv. 跨著，叉開跨著，叉開That pretty girl rode astride the horse.（prep.)那位漂亮的小姑娘兩腿叉開騎在馬上。 Budapest lies astride the river.(prep.)布達佩斯位于河的兩旁。 He sat astride his fathers legs.(prep.)他騎坐在父親的腿上。 Ladies can ride horses by sitting astride or side-saddle.(adv.)女子騎馬可以跨騎也可以坐橫鞍。.New Wordscrack n. 縫隙縫隙 vt. 砸開砸

29、開 adj.訓練有素的訓練有素的There is a crack in this window.這扇窗戶上有個裂紋。She is a crack shot with a rifle.她是步槍神槍手。 You may crack these nuts with a hammer.你可以用錘子把這些堅果敲開。.New Wordszigzag zz n.adj.adv.&v. “之之”字形字形（的）（的）,鋸齒形（的）；曲折（前行）鋸齒形（的）；曲折（前行）There is a zigzag path in the garden. 花園里有一條之字形的小道。 The path climbed/ran

30、 zigzag up the slope.這條小路曲折蜿蜒而上斜坡。 We had to proceed at high speed and by zigzag.我們必須高速度地行駛，而且要曲折前進。.New Wordsgrind (ground, ground) rand v. 磨擦磨擦,碾壓，碾壓，磨得吱吱響磨得吱吱響 n. 磨，苦事磨，苦事Some people grind their teeth while they are asleep.有些人睡覺時磨牙齒。 Gods mill grind slow, but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。 He managed to grind

31、out a few lines.（生拼硬湊地寫出）他搜腸刮肚勉強寫了幾句詩。.New Wordsgrind (ground, ground) rand v. 磨擦磨擦,碾壓，碾壓， 磨得吱吱響磨得吱吱響 n. 磨，苦事磨，苦事If trade doesnt improve soon, the industry will grind to a halt.（困住，慢慢停止） 如果商業不迅速恢復景氣，工業就要陷入停頓。I need a holiday as a relief from the daily grind.我需要休假以擺脫單調的日常工作。.New Wordshalt n. 停停止，停步止，

32、停步 v. 暫停，躊躇暫停，躊躇Hetriedtobringthatdebatetoahalt.他試圖使這場辯論停止。Theofficercalledahalttoattacks.那個軍官下令停止進攻。Noneofthemovestohaltinflationhasbeensuccessful.抑制通貨膨脹的措施無一奏效。.Passage ReadingListen to the tape then answer the question below.What was the difference between Bruces behavior and that of other people

33、?.Passage Reading The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he .Passage Readinginformed

34、 us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could.Passage Readingpossibly go. As we bumped over the

35、 dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders. The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our.Passage Readingpetrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leavin

36、g a trail of oil and petrol behind us. What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where.Passage Readingthe only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worseto come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings,

37、 Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him.Passage Readingthat the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the fr

38、ont wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course. Before we.Passage Readinghad time to worry about what mighthappen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of w

39、ater about half amile across. Bruce.Passage Readingcharged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!.Passage ReadingThe rough road across the plain soon became so bad

40、that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.穿越平原的道路高低不平，開車走了不遠，路面愈加崎嶇。我們想勸說布魯斯把車開回我們出發的那個村莊去。.Passage ReadingEven though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed.盡管路面布滿石頭，坑坑洼洼，但布魯斯卻一點兒不慌亂。.Passage Readingbe littered

41、with:布滿，到處都是 be pitted with:使坑坑洼洼not in the least adv. 一點也不，絲毫也不The road was littered with wrecked cars. 公路上棄置著撞壞的汽車。His face is pitted with smallpox.他的臉因天花而留下疤痕。He is not interested in math in the least. 他對數學一點都不感興趣。.Passage ReadingGlancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mer

42、e twenty miles away. 他瞥了一眼地圖，告訴我們前面再走不到20英里就是一個村莊。.Passage ReadingIt was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. 這并不是說布魯斯總是低估困難。.Passage ReadingIt was/is not that: 并不是說It was not that those causes were so obscure that it required exceptional intelligence to perceive them.那倒不是因為這些原因深奧難懂，需要

43、過人的智慧。It is not that I dont want to, but that I cant.不是我不想，而是我不能夠這么做。.Passage ReadingHe simply had no sense of danger at all. 而是他壓根兒沒有一點兒危險感。.Passage Readingsense of : 感sense of direction方向感sense of futility無用感sense of smell 嗅覺sense of touch 觸覺sense of taste 味覺sense of hearing聽覺sense of shame 羞恥心sen

44、se of uplift 上進心.Passage Readingsense of：感sense of fair play公平競爭意識sense of locality 方位感sense of lightness輕松感sense of balance平衡感sense of mystery神秘感sense of honor榮譽感.Passage ReadingNo matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.他認為不管路面情況如何，車

45、必須以最高速度前進。.Passage ReadingAs we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders. 我們在塵士飛揚的道路上顛簸，車子東拐西彎，以躲開那些大圓石。.Passage Readingbump v.碰撞；顛簸而行；提高碰撞；顛簸而行；提高 n.腫塊；撞擊；表面隆起腫塊；撞擊；表面隆起The old bus bumped along the mountain road.舊公共汽車沿著山路顛簸行駛。I often bump into him at the supermarket.（巧遇，不期而遇，

46、撞上）我經常在超級市場同他不期而遇。You need more high marks bump up your average.（增加，提高）你要拿更多的高分才能提高你的平均分。.Passage Readingbump v.碰撞；顛簸而行；提高碰撞；顛簸而行；提高 n.腫塊；撞擊；表面隆起腫塊；撞擊；表面隆起The old man who owned the jewels was bumped off by the thieves.擁有這些珠寶的那位老人被賊殺死了。She tripped over a bump on the road.她被路上一塊隆起的地面絆了一下。The two child

47、ren collided with a bump. 兩個孩子砰的一聲撞上了。He got a bad bump on his forehead.他碰得前額隆起一個大包。.Passage ReadingThe wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 車輪攪起的石塊錘擊車身，發出不祥的錘擊聲。.Passage Readingscoop up:鏟起，盛起，抱起，卷起，捧起，抓起 You scoop up too much and the rice all spread up the tray.你盛得太多,托盤上

48、都是你撒的飯。He cupped his hands and scooped up a little water.他用雙手掏起一捧水來。I scooped up my books and left the house.我抱起書離開了房子。.Passage Readingscoop out:舀出,挖出Scoop out the pulp and serve it with sugar. 把果肉挖出來和糖一起食用。Scoop out the rotten part of the apple.把蘋果爛的地方剜掉。The boy scooped out a hole in the sand .那個男孩

49、在沙中挖了個洞。.Passage ReadingWe felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. 我們想念遲早會飛起一個石塊把油箱砸開一個窟窿，或者把發動機砸壞。.Passage Readingsooner or later: 遲早遲早：=first or lateHe will marry the girl first or last.他遲早會娶那姑娘的。You will understand it sooner or later.總有一天你會

50、明白的。.Passage ReadingBecause of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.因此，我們不時地掉過頭，懷疑車后是否留下了機油和汽油的痕跡。.Passage Readinglook back:向后看，回顧 She looked back over a distance of ten years.她回顧過去十年的時間。Once you have started, you should not look back.你一旦開了頭就不該

51、退縮。.Passage ReadingWhat a relief （it was） when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. 突然大石塊不見了，前面是一片平地，唯一的障礙只有一簇簇灌木叢。這使我們長長地松了口氣。.Passage ReadingWhat a relief（it is)：何等的寬慰What a relief everything turned out fine!一切都好，真叫人安慰！

52、What a relief it is not to have to look over your shoulder before you speak to a companion in a public place.(監視）在公共場所里能和自己的同伴毫無顧忌地談話，那是多么輕松啊。.Passage Readinggive way （to）:讓位于，讓步，代替We mustnt give way to these unreasonable demands.我們不可對這些不合理的要求讓步。After a long argument, he gave way.經過長時間的辯論后，他讓步了。Dont

53、 give way to griefdespair.不要被悲痛沮喪情緒壓倒。.Passage ReadingBut there was worseto come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.但是更糟糕的事情在等著我們，離我們不遠處，出現一個大裂縫。.Passage ReadingIn response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. 我們再次央求布魯斯小心，他這才把車停了下來。.Passage Readingin response to:回答，響應Millions of people gave

54、freely in response to the famine appeal. 千百萬人響應救災呼吁而慷慨解囊。In response to their hospitality, we wrote a thank-you note. 為回報他們的熱情，我們寫了一封感謝信。He always takes the lead in response to the governments call.他總是帶頭響應政府的號召。.Passage ReadingThough we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. 我們紛

55、紛下車察看那個大裂縫，他卻呆在車上。.Passage Readingremain:逗留；留下逗留；留下I didnt remain long in the city.我沒在那個城市逗留很長時間。I remain dubious about her motives. 我對她的動機仍存疑念。No one can remain youthful forever. 沒有人能永保青春。The rules will remain in effect until October. 這些規章將實施到十月份為止。.Passage ReadingWe informed him that the fissure e

56、xtended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. 我們告訴他那個大裂縫長50碼，寬2英尺，深4英尺。.Passage ReadingEven this had no effect. 這也沒有對他產生任何影響。.Passage ReadingBruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course. 布魯

57、斯掛上慢檔，把兩只前輪分別擱在裂縫的兩邊，順著彎彎曲曲的裂縫，以發瘋的速度向前開去。.Passage Readingin gear adj.處于正常工作情況的；掛上離處于正常工作情況的；掛上離合器的合器的Everything is in gear for the visit.為這次訪問所做的準備工作一切就緒。Youve got your brain in gear today!你今天終于開竅了!When the car is in gear it will move.汽車掛上檔以后，就可以開動了。Here are some suggestions to get you in gear for

58、graduation.下面是一些幫助您從容應對畢業的建議。.Passage ReadingBefore we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again. 我們還未來得及擔心后果，車已重新開上了平地。.Passage ReadingBruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. 布魯斯又看了一眼地圖，告訴我們那座村莊離我們只有15英里了。.Passage Readingconsult vt. 查閱I will have to consult the plane time table first.我得先查閱飛機時刻表。He paused t