Lesson84Onstrike罢工【Text】Busmenhavedecidedtogoonstrikenextweek.ThestrikeisduetobeginonTuesday.Nooneknowshowlongitwilllast.Thebusmenhavestatedthatthestrikewillcontinueuntilgeneralagreementisreachedaboutpayandworkingconditions.Mostpeoplebelievethatthestrikewilllastforatleastaweek.Manyownersofprivatecarsaregoingtooffer'freerides'topeopleontheirwaytowork.Thiswillrelievepressureonthetrainstosomeextent.Meanwhile,anumberofuniversitystudentshavevolunteeredtodrivebuseswhilethestrikelasts.Allthestudentsareexpertdrivers,butbeforetheydriveanyofthebuses,theywillhavetopassaspecialtest.Thestudentsaregoingtotakethetestintwodays'time.Evenso,peoplearegoingtofinditdifficulttogettowork.Butsofar,thepublichasexpresseditsgratitudetothestudentsinletterstothePress.Onlyoneortwopeoplehaveobjectedthatthestudentswilldrivetoofast!【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”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!Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语striken.罢工busmann.公共汽车司机statev.正式提出,宣布agreementn.协议relievev.减轻pressuren.压力,麻烦extentn.程度volunteerv.自动提出,自愿gratituden.感激Pressn.新闻界objectv.不赞成,反对【生词讲解】1.strike1)n.罢工ageneralstrike大罢工;beonstrike在罢工beoutonstrike举行罢工;goonstrike举行罢工gooutonstrike实行罢工eg:Itisnotclearyetwhentheteachersonstrikewillreturntotheirclassrooms.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:Theymadeastrikeontheenemy.3)v.殴打、打击、攻击strikethekeys敲击琴键;strikethekeyboard敲击键盘eg:Theclockwillstrike12in5minutes.五分钟之后这个钟会敲响12点。eg:I'vestruckmyfootonastone.我把脚踢在石头上了。eg:Hestruckthetableangrily.他气得拍(或锤)桌子。4)vt.(钟)敲响报时eg:Theclockhasjuststruckthree.钟刚敲过三点5)vt.划(火柴等);打(火)eg:Thesematchesaretoowettostrike.火柴太湿,划不着。6)vt.使…感到;使…突然想;给…以印象eg:Anideasuddenlystruckme.我突然想到一个主意。eg:Iwasstruckbyherbeauty.她的美貌给我留下了深刻的印象。bestruckonsb/sth非常喜欢某人/某事物eg:Heisstruckonhisnewgirlfriend.他非常喜欢他新交的女朋友。7)vi.罢工;闹罢工strikefor/against(工人)罢工eg:Theworkersatthefactoryarestrikingformorepay.工厂工人为提高工资正在罢工。strikeachordwithsb与某人引起共鸣,打动某人eg:Thespeakerobviouslystruckachordwithhisaudience.那位演讲者显然打动了听众。2.busmann.公共汽车司机busstop公共汽车站;missthebus错过公共汽车、失掉机会aschoolbus校车;adouble-deckerbus双层公共汽车3.statev.正式提出,宣布eg:Shestatedheropinion.她正式提出她的意见。eg:Shestatedthedateofherdeparture.她宣布她离开的日期。state+that……../以wh开头的特殊疑问句eg:ThePrimeMinisterstatedthathewouldvisitCanadathenextyear.总理说,他将在明年访问加拿大。eg:Hedidn’tstatewhetherthearticlewastrue.他没有说明,这篇文章是否是真实的statement1)n.陈述、声明、言明makeafalsestatement作出虚假陈述makeacorrectstatement作出正确的陈述eg:Icouldn’tbelievehisstatement.我简直不敢相信他的发言2)(政府等的正式)声明issueanofficialstatement官方声明3)陈述句asimplestatement简单的陈述句acompoundstatement并列句acomplexstatement复合句staten.州、状态theUnitedStatesofAmerica美利坚合众国eg:Howmanystatesarethereintheuniverse?宇宙中有多少物种存在的状态?4.agreement1)(意见等)一致、赞成、同意←→disagreementeg:We’reallinagreementonthatpoint.我们都同意这一点nodtoshowone’sagreement点头表示同意bymutualagreement经彼此同意2)n.协议eg:Themeetingendedwhenwereachedanagreement.会议结束时我们达成了协议。=Themeetingendedwhenwecametoanagreement.=Themeetingendedwhenwearrivedatanagreement.atradeagreementbetweenChinaandtheU.S.中国和美之间的贸易协议breakanagreement违约=violateanagreement违背协议5.relieve1)v.减轻eg:Thedrugrelievedmytoothache.2)使(人)放心、安心、松一口气eg:Thenewsrelievedme.=Iwasrelievedatthenews.听到这个消息,我感到安心了。3)解除(负担、重负);使快乐relievesbof使某人摆脱某事eg:Myassistantrelievedmeofallthechores.我的助理分担了我我所有的琐事。eg:Letmerelieveyouofyoursuitcase.我来帮你拿手提包吧。relieveone’sfeelings(以哭等)发泄感情relieveoneself去卫生间、去方便一下、(本义)轻松一下relief1)宽慰、安心giveasighofrelief大舒一口气=haveasighofrelief松了一口气eg:Itisagreatrelieftofindtheyaresafe.得知他们安然无恙,我感到极大的欣慰。eg:Willthismedicinegiveimmediaterelieffrompain?吃了这药能马上止痛吗?toone’srelief令……感到放心的是;reliefworks失业救济工程6.pressure1)n.压力(精神上的)、沉重压力eg:Ishesufferingfrompressureofwork?他患了工作的压力?2)(社会的)压力thepressureofapolitician政治的压力3)压力、压迫eg:Ifeltthepressureofhishandonmyshoulder.我觉得他的手压在我肩上apressureof60kgtothesquarefoot每平方英里60公斤的压力bloodpressure血压相关短语:athighpressure使劲干(处于高压);atlowpressure紧张putpressureon(upon)sb=bringpressureon(upon)sb对某人施加压力eg:Theyputpressureonmetosellmypreciousland.他们施加压力要我卖掉我的宝贵的土地。=Theybroughtpressureonmetosellmypreciousland.underthepressureof在...的压力下;pressurecooker压力锅pressv.1)压、按pressthebutton按按钮eg:Thebagpressedhardagainstmyback.袋子重重压在我的后背。2)催促(某人)、强迫(某人)eg:Pleasedon’tpressme.不要逼我。eg:Hepressedhisfathertobuyhimacar.他要求他父亲为他买一辆新汽车pressforhigherwages要求提高工资pressforreforms逼迫改革7.extent1)n.程度、限度tosomeextent=toacertainextent在某种程度上toagreatextent=toalargeextent大部分eg:Iwasamazedattheextentofhisknowledge.我对他知识的渊博感到惊奇.totheextentthat=tosuchanextentthat达到这样的程度以致...,2)宽度、大小avastextentofland广大的土地eg:Theroadisabout20milesinextent.障条路约20英里长。eg:Fromthehillwecanseethefullextentofthetown.从山上我们可以看到城市全景。8.volunteer1)v.自动提出,自愿volunteerhelp主动协助;volunteertodo志愿做某事eg:Themanvolunteeredtostop/prevent/keepthedrunkenmenfromfighting.该名男子自愿去劝阻醉汉从战斗。volunteerfor自愿做……..;volunteerforthearmy志愿军eg:Ivolunteerforhiselectioncampaign.我自愿为他的竞选活动。2)n.志愿者eg:Arethereanyvolunteerfortheevent?这件事情有志愿者吗?9.gratituden.感激←→ingratitude忘恩负义eg:I’dlike