最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit2-Part2

 

[00:00.00]In port, the sailing ship, 

[00:03.60]Hannah, under the command of 

[00:06.10]Captain Mitchell lay at anchor. 

[00:07.64]The adventure of crossing 

[00:09.83]the Atlantic Ocean bound for Philadelphia 

[00:12.35]would take two to three months. 

[00:15.19]Passengers were assured 

[00:17.38]there would be the best provisions 

[00:19.35]and plenty of barrels of fresh water. 

[00:22.63]storms could be fierce 

[00:24.60]and living conditions below deck 

[00:27.12]would be primitive¹. 

[00:28.54]John joined the long queue 

[00:31.27]and eventually after a lengthy² wait, 

[00:33.24]reached the revenue table. 

[00:35.54]He affixed³ his signature 

[00:38.06]to the contract promising 

[00:39.92]to pay five pounds per person 

[00:42.00]for berths⁴ aboard ship. 

[00:44.29]The clerk returned the receipt 

[00:47.47]to John indicating that 

[00:49.33]the sum of money had been paid.

[00:51.07]Once under sail the 

[00:54.91]three hundred passengers found themselves 

[00:57.20]crowded into miserable⁵ conditions. 

[00:59.72]The smell of so many people 

[01:02.13]crowded together was offensive. 

[01:04.21]The breadth of the vessel⁶ was narrow 

[01:07.70]and the headroom below deck minimal⁷.

[01:10.33]As the tiny craft 

[01:12.74]sailed out of Lough Foyle, 

[01:14.60]and entered the Atlantic Ocean, 

[01:16.57]it started to roll ominously 

[01:19.20]and those aboard wondered 

[01:20.40]if they would survive the long voyage 

[01:22.59]ahead or be swallowed up 

[01:24.77]by the enormous waves. 

[01:26.09]seasickness was everywhere 

[01:28.93]and people had no appetite. 

[01:30.36]The food, instead of 

[01:33.09]being of high quality as promised,

[01:35.06] was too often rotten and 

[01:36.92]the water was brackish⁸.

1 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

2 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

3 affixed   

adj.[医]附着的，附着的v.附加( affix的过去式和过去分词 )；粘贴；加以；盖（印章）

参考例句：

• The label should be firmly affixed to the package. 这张标签应该牢牢地贴在包裹上。
• He affixed the sign to the wall. 他将标记贴到墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 berths   

n.（船、列车等的）卧铺( berth的名词复数 )；（船舶的）停泊位或锚位；差事；船台vt.v.停泊( berth的第三人称单数 )；占铺位

参考例句：

• Berths on steamships can be booked a long while in advance. 轮船上的床位可以提前多日预订。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Have you got your berths on the ship yet? 你们在船上有舱位了吗？ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

6 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

7 minimal   

adj.尽可能少的，最小的

参考例句：

• They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

8 brackish   

adj.混有盐的；咸的

参考例句：

• Brackish waters generally support only a small range of faunas.咸水水域通常只能存活为数不多的几种动物。
• The factory has several shallow pools of brackish water.工厂有几个浅的咸水池。