巧用《新概念三》實現(xiàn)英語快速入門(十七)
接下來,我們再來學(xué)習(xí)第十七句:
Althoughbeingearly may meanwasting a little time, this will be less than if you missthe train and haveto wait an hour or more for thenext one; and you avoidthe frustration ofarriving at the very moment whenthe train is drawingout of the station andbeing unable to get on it.
雖然早到可能意味著浪費一點時間,但這比誤了火車等上一個多小時坐下班車?yán)速M的時間要少,而且可以避免那種正好在火車駛出站時趕到車站,因上不去車而感到的沮喪。
這個句子由58個單詞組成,算得上長句,但并不是難句。
分解一下:
Althoughbeing early may meanwasting a little time,
雖然早到可能意味著浪費一點時間,
this will be less than if you missthe train andhaveto wait an hour or more for thenext one;
但這比誤了火車等上一個多小時坐下班車?yán)速M的時間要少,
and you avoid the frustration ofarrivingat the very moment when the train is drawingoutof the station andbeing unable to get on it.
而且可以避免那種正好在火車駛出站時趕到車站,因上不去車而感到的沮喪。
我們分別學(xué)習(xí)一下:
Althoughbeing early may meanwasting a little time,
雖然早到可能意味著浪費一點時間,
although[??l?e?u]conj.盡管, 雖然
Although it was so cold, he went outwithout an overcoat.
天氣雖然很冷, 他沒有穿大衣就出去了。
英語中的al-實際上相當(dāng)于一個前綴,請一定要先掌握though(一定要和through作比較)再記憶although,最好再順便熟悉alright(好的), altogether(完全地),already(已經(jīng)),almost(幾乎)。
this will be less than這會比較少
if you miss the train 如果你誤了火車
and
haveto wait an hour or more for the next one;
等上一個多小時坐下班車?yán)速M的時間要少,
wait for v.等待
and you avoid the frustration 你(可以)避免感到的沮喪
frustration[fr?s?trei??n]n.1. 挫折, 失敗, 使人失望的事2. 失效, 落空
frustrationof our design我們計劃的失敗
frustrationof contract合同落空
這是一個法語單詞。
【法語】frustration[frystrasj?~]f. 剝奪,奪走,侵占;失望
-ation名詞后綴,源自拉丁語的-ationis——去掉后綴-is。
【拉丁語】frustratio:frustratio, frustrationis n. f.deceiving, disappointment;
frust-表“鞭打,折磨,徒勞的”,不要忘了加r再加后綴。
ofarriving at the very moment正好趕到車站
when the train is drawingout of the station在火車駛出站時
andbeing unable to get on it. 上不去車。
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