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§Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress开往威斯特海温的快车【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语●expressn.快车；adj.高速的●punctualadj.准时的;●conditionv.使习惯于●unshakableadj.不可动摇的●faithn.信任●cancelv.取消●exceptionallyadv.例外地●dislocatev.打乱（计划等）●blamev.责怪●consultv.请教，查阅●directadv.径直地●oddadj.奇怪的，异常的●reflectv.细想●advantagen.优势●mightyadj.强大的，有力的●dawdlev.慢吞吞的动或做●chugv.咔嚓咔嚓地响●lodgev.提出●comlaintn.抱怨●triumphn.胜利●asteriskn.星号（*）●conductv.引向，引导■expressn.快车；adj.高速的expressway:高速公路expresstrain快车specialexpress特快throughexpress直快stopping/localtrain慢车■punctualadj.准时的;bepunctualindoingsth.在做……方面非常准时bepunctualtotheminute非常准时L36-05_37-01end9’15”L37-02begin8’35”Eg:Heisamanwho’spunctualtotheminute.punctuallyadv.unpunctualant.punctualityn.■conditionv.使习惯于==formahabitinEg:Thissocietyhasconditionedeachofus.beconditionedto习惯了……Eg:Eachofushasbeenconditionedtothesociety.Theplantshasbeenconditionedtothecoldweatherhere.Thecoldweatherhasconditionedtheplantshere.condition条件onconditionthat在……条件下如果onnocondition在任何情况下，用在句首句子要倒装Onnoconditionmustyoubelate.ingood/badcondition情况良好/情况糟糕changeone'scondition结婚intheinterestingcondition:怀孕pregnant■unshakableadj.不可动摇的■faithn.信任keepfaithwithsb.对……守信用putone'sfaithinsth对……有信心onthefaithof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■cancelv.取消calloff==cancel可以互相替换abolish废除rescind撤销，废止writeoff注销，勾销crossout划掉■exceptionallyadv.例外地■dislocatev.打乱（计划等）■blamev.责怪■consultv.请教，查阅■directadv.径直地■oddadj.奇怪的，异常的■reflectv.细想reflectonsth细想……reflectupononeself自我反省■advantagen.优势takeadvantageofsb/sth欺骗……并利用ofgreat/noadvantagetosb/sth对……有（没有）好处toadvantage更有效地haveadvantageoversb胜过某人，比某人有优势L37-02end8’35”L37-03begin9’42”interest个人的利益，好处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■mightyadj.强大的，有力的■dawdlev.慢吞吞的动或做■chugv.咔嚓咔嚓地响■lodgev.提出make/lodgecomplaint提出抱怨■comlaintn.抱怨■triumphn.胜利■asteriskn.星号（*）■conductv.引向，引导【Text】§Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress开往威斯特海温的快车Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.Whatwasthemistaketheauthormade?Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedevelopedanunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.Shipsmaybedelayedbystorms;airflightsmaybecancelledbecauseofbadweather;buttrainsmustbeontime.Onlyanexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarilydislocaterailwayservices.Itisalltooeasytoblametherailwayauthoritieswhensomethingdoesgowrong.Thetruthisthatwhenmistakesoccur,theyaremorelikelytobeoursthantheirs.Afterconsultingmyrailwaytimetable,InotedwithsatisfactionthattherewasanexpresstraintoWesthaven.Itwentdirectfrommylocalstationandthejourneylastedamerehourandseventeenminutes.WhenIboardedthetrain,Icouldnothelpnoticingthatagreatmanylocalpeoplegotonaswell.Atthetime,thisdidnotstrikemeasodd.Ireflectedthattheremustbeagreatmanypeoplebesidesmyselfwhowishedtotakeadvantageofthisexcellentservice.NeitherwasIsurprisedwhenthetrainstoppedatWidley,atinystationafewmilesalongtheline.Evenamightyexpresstraincanbeheldupbysignals.Butwhenthetraindawdledatstationafterstation,Ibegantowonder.Itsuddenlydawnedonmethatthisexpresswasnotroaringdownthelineatninetymilesanhour,butbarelychuggingalongatthirty.Onehourandseventeenminutespassedandwehadnotevencoveredhalfthedistance.IaskedapassengerifthiswastheWesthavenExpress,buthehadnotevenheardofit.Ideterminedtolodgeacomplaintassoonaswearrived.Twohourslater,IwastalkingangrilytothestationmasteratWesthaven.Whenhedeniedthetrain'sexistence,Iborrowedhiscopyofthetimetable.TherewasanoteoftriumphinmyvoicewhenItoldhimthatitwasthereinblackandwhite.Glancingatitbriefly,hetoldmetolookagain.Atinyasteriskconductedmetoafootnoteatthebottomofthepage.Itsaid:'Thisservicehasbeensuspended.'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。”【课文讲解】背诵：Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.We'velearnttoexpectthat……我们已经习惯于期盼……背诵：Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedevelopedanunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.developanunshakablefaithinsth对……产生了……样的信念背诵：Onlyanexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarilydislocaterailwayservices.Itisalltooeasytoblame......too...to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:Hewasbuttooeagertogethome.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，学到老belikelytodo有可能...Eg:Youarelikelytogetsuccessifyouworkhard.Itislikelythat...Itislikelythathearrivedhereintime.probable不能与不定式搭配比possible可能性大Eg:Itisprobable/possiblethat...Eg:Itisprobable/possiblethathewillspeaktoyou.Itispossibleforustofinishtheworkinanhour.L37-03end9’42”L37-04begin9’01”godirectfrom...to...strikesbas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:Theactivityatrokemeaswastingtime.背熟：Iref