Southampton
南安普敦（英国港市）
The great ship,Titanic,sailed from New York from Southampton on April 10th.1912
巨轮“泰坦尼克号”1912年4月10日人南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。
colossal
巨大的，庞大的
Even by modern standards,the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
即使用现代标准，46，000吨的“泰坦尼克号”也算得上一艘巨轮。
The colossal statue stands in the center square,
巨像耸立在中心广场，
superciliously inspecting the city and its dwellers.
傲慢地检阅着志市和它的居民。
I don't know how to tell you about my colossal mistake.
我犯了一个极大的错误，不知道怎么跟你说才好。
watertight
隔水的；密封的；天衣无缝的，无懈可击的
At that time,however,she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
在那个时候，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上最大的一条船；
but was regarded as unsinkable;for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
而且被认为是永不沉没的，因为它有16个密封舱。
The company advertised their watertight boxes on the Internet.
公司在互联网上为他们在防漏盒做广告。
The system,of course,is not wateright.
当然了，这套系统也并非天衣无缝。
compartment
密封舱；车厢
The first days he was made captain
他开始当船长的时候，
every compartment had some minor breakage or malfunction to report.
每间舱房都有些小毛病或机件失灵的事故上报。
The twins emphatically occupied the compartment.
车厢了双胞胎的天下了。
flood
淹没
Even if two of these were flooded,she would stil be able to float.
即使有两个舱进水，它依旧可以浮在水上。
Heavey rain flooded the lowlands.
大雨淹没了低地。
Shame,compunction,snese of futility flooded his whole being.
羞耻、内疚和徒劳的感觉把他整个人都淹没了。
float
漂浮，飘荡
The buoy floated back and forth in the water.
浮标在水里漂来漂去。
The sound of the flute floats over all,
笛音飘飘，把一切都笼住了，
clear like the night,liquid,serene and lonely.
清朗得像月夜，像流水，宁静而孤寂。
tragic
悲惨的，悲剧的
The tragic death of his only son deprived him of all the joys of life.
独子的死去夺却他生命中的全部欢乐。
It was a tragic moment-a dying dog,two fighting comrades.
那一该真是凄凄惨惨-狗奄奄一息，同伴怒目相向。
liner
班船
When will the liner leave?
班船什么时候开呀？
It is advisable to take the trans-Atlantic liner.
乘坐横贯大西洋的班船比较合适。
voyage
航行，旅行
The sailor left for sea again because the hunger for voyages fed at his heart.
水手又出海了，因为周游四方的渴望啮着他的心。
No matter-a girl of your sense will not object to the voyages.
没关系-像你这样有见识的女孩子不会反对这次旅行的。
iceberg
冰山
A huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
突然，探望员发现一座巨大冰山。
An iceberg is a great mass of ice
冰山是从冰山上
broken off from a glacier and floating in the sea.
上断裂的在海面上漂浮的巨大冰块。
The girl from Iceland is indeed as cold as an iceberg.
从冰岛上女孩果然冷得像冰山一样。
lookout
望员，注意（寻找）
He stood on the lookout tower and gazzed into the wilderness.
他站在探望塔上，向荒野里凝望。
I'll be on the lookout for the data you need.
我会注意搜集你需要的数据。
collision
碰撞；与..相抵触
After the alarm had been given,
警报响过不久，
the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
巨轮急转弯，避免和冰山正面相撞。
A car was in collision with a bus on the bridge.
一辆小汽车和一辆公共汽车在桥上相撞。
Your suggestion,I am afraid,are in collision with the objective of the campaign.
恐怕你的提议和运动的宗旨想抵触。
narrowly
刚刚，勉强地
The Titanic turned just in time,narrowly missing the immense wall of ice
“泰坦尼克号”这个弯拐得及进，
which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大冰墙擦过去。
A bullet narrowly missed his heart.
一粒子弹险些击中他的心脏。
The child narrowly escaped being spoiled.
那小孩子差点就被宠坏了。
miss
避开，错过
Had Columbus known he had missed the Orient,he would have died disappointed.
假如哥伦布知道他错过了东方国家的话，他会死不瞑目的。
Celia was always mourning for the good old time her son missed.
西莉亚总痛惜她儿子没过上从前的好日子。
slight
轻微的，丝毫的
Suddenly,there was a slight trembling sound from below.
突然，从舱底传来一声轻微的颤音。
These changes,slight ad they may seem,indicate great changes in the society.
这些变化看去细微，实际上却表现了社会的重大变化。
-Who do you think will win the game?
你觉得谁会赢？
-Haven't the slightest idea.
一点儿数也没有。
tremble
颤抖
The chairman's voice trembled with excitement.
主席的声音激动得发抖。
Carol trembled in every limb,thinking of the stare her aunt would give her
卡罗尔想到万一姨妈这时候进来，会用什么样的眼神瞪着她，
if she happened to come in at that moment.
不由得四肢哆嗦起来。
faint
微弱的
The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
由于这个声音非常轻，没人想到船身已遭损坏。
Not the faintest sound of any kind could be heard.
连最细微的声音也听不到。
The faint glow of a lamp shone through the canvas.
昏暗的灯光从帐篷里透出来。
horror
恐惧
Below,the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly.
在下面，船长惊恐地发现“泰坦尼克号”正在迅速下沉。
The naked branches seemed to shiver with horror of the cold.
光秃秃的枝条抖动着，仿佛它们也惧怕严寒。
George wore an expression of horror.
乔治脸上带着一副惊恐的表情。
abandon
抛弃
The order to abandon the ship was given
弃船的命令发出了，
and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
数百人跳进了冰冷的刺骨的海水里。
Let us abandon our isolation and grasp the realities of the present economic crisis.
让我们抛弃孤立状态，了解目前经济危机的实情。
In his early years Lun Xun made up his mind to abandon medicine for literature.
鲁迅早年弃医从文。
plunge
投入，跳入，卷入
The soldier turned his horse quickly and plunged into the river.
士兵迅速掉转马头，跳进河里。
He was reluctant to plunge into the bitter partisan wrangle.
他不愿意卷入这种激烈的党争。
lifeboat
救生船
As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody,1,500 lives were lost.
由于没有足够的救生艇动载所有乘客，有1，500人丧生，
Passengers were helped into the lifeboat one by one.
乘客被一个一个地扶上救生艇。
Fish chained the lifeboat to the shore and dived into the water.
费希把救生艇系在岸边就潜入水中。
Lesson 11
guilty
犯罪的，违法的
Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
甚至是最诚实的人也常被弄得自觉有罪似的。
Joan of Arc was tried and found guilty.
圣女贞德受审并被判决有罪。
Zeena sat beside her with a guilty look on her face.
齐娜坐在她旁边，一副心虚的表情。
tolerant
宽容的
Customs,officers are quite tolerant these days,
现在海关官员通常是很宽容的。
but they can still stop you when you're going through the Green Channel
但是，如果你通过绿色通道而没有东西要申报的话，
and have nothing to declare.
他们会拦住你的。
The player missed the ball and gave himself a tolerant smile.
运动员没接到球，宽容地跟自已笑了笑。
Am I not the most tolerant master in the world?
难道我不是世界上最宽容的主人吗？
declare
申报
"I have nothing to declare except my genius"
“除了我的天才，我没有什么好申报的”
-such is the answer Oscar Wilde gave to the customs officer
when he first came to America.
-这是王尔德第一次到美国回答海关官员的话。
He had a little trouble going through the customs
他过关的时候遇上点麻烦，
because he had forgotten to declare some taxable goods.
，因为他忘了申报一些上税的商品。
hardened
老练的，铁石心肠的
The hardened professional smuggler,on the other hand,
is never troubled by such feelings.
而老练的职业走私犯却不会被这类感情困扰。
I see I am speaking in vain to a hardened heart.
我明白了。对你这一副铁石心肠讲也是白费。
Frankness and kindness like Amelia's
阿密莉亚的真诚和好意
were likely to touch even such a hardened little reprobate as Becky.
连蓓基这样一个铁石心肠的小无赖都感动了。
professional
职业的，专业的
The hardened professional smuggler,on the other hand,
is never troubled by such feelings.
而老练的职业走私犯不会被这类感情困扰。
Part of the problem
部分问题
is that there are no professional managers in the government at all.
是政府内根本没有专门的管理人员。
What kind of photographer is he,amateur or professional?
他是什么性质的摄影师，业余的还是专业的？
smuggler
走私犯
The Customs officers caught the smuggler green-handed.
海关人员当场抓获了走私者。
Dealers in cocaine hired an old smuggler to Dealers in drug into Australia.
可卡因贩子雇佣了一个老练的走私犯把毒品带进了澳大利亚。
officious
爱管闲事的
When I returned from abroad recently,
我出国归来，
a particularly officious Customs officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
碰上一个特别管闲事的海关官员，他显然把我当成了走私犯。
I moved becasue I can't put up with that officious landlady any longer.
我搬家是因为我再也受不了那个好管闲事的女房东了。
Mrs.Gas might seem officious,but she means well.
加斯太太显得婆婆哈哈哈，可她心是好的。
confidently
自信地，大胆地
"No."I answered confidently.
“没有，”我自信地回答说。
He felt safe now and spoke more confidently.
他觉得现在安全了，便更大胆地说起来。
Becky sent out the invitations and started preparations confidently.
蓓基寄出请柬之后开始放心大胆地着于做准备了。
dreadful
可怕的，一团糟的
All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
所有我们细心收拾好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成了一团。
It was a dreadful sight they swa,a wordless condemnation of their rule.
他们看到是一幅可怕的景象，对他们统治的无主谴责。
It's dreadful when two people's senses of humor are antagonistic.
两个人的幽默感相互对立就太可怕了。
pounce
猛扑，抓住
He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case
他在我的箱底发现了一只小瓶，
and he pounced on it with delight.
高兴地一把抓起来。
The panther pounced on the little rabbit,but missed it.
黑豹朝小兔子猛扑过去，不过没扑着。
He is fond of pouncing upon the other's slips of tongue.
他就喜欢抓住别人的口误大做文章。
perfume
香水
"Perfume,eh?"he asked sarcastically.
“香水，啊？”他讽刺地说。
The word"perfume"is derived from a Latin phrase which means"through smoke".
“香水”这个词来源于拉丁语“透过烟雾”。
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others
快乐有如香水，
without getting a few drops on yourself.
没有向别人泼洒而自已身上不溅上几滴的道理。
sarcastically
讽刺地
She tried very hard not to speak sarcastically.
她费了很大的劲才忍住没说挖苦的话。
It is impossible to speak sarcastically to him;
根本不可能跟他说什么讽刺的话，
the sarcasm would be lost in any case.
了他也听不懂。
exempt
被免除的
Perfume is not exempt from import duty.
香水没有免除进口税。
No one above 18 can be exempt from military service.
凡是年龄在18岁以上的人都不能免服兵役。
He loaded himself with goods exempt from import duty.
他买了一大堆免税品。
duty
税
The contract permits countries to levy antidumping duties
if their industries are or might be injured.
协定允许各国在民族工业受到或可能受到损害的情况下征收反倾销税。
Customs duties are generally charged on goods brought into the country from abroad.
通常只对国外进口的货物征收关税。
gel
凝胶
'But it isn't perfume,I said.''It's hair gel.'
“可这不是香水”我说，“是发胶。”
The model used gel in her hair to keep the style in place.
模特在头发上抹上发胶以保持发型。
You look like a hedgehog.Why don't you use some hair gel?
你看起来像只刺猬，干吗不用点发胶？
mixture
混合物
It's strange mixture I made myself.
这是我自已配制的一种奇特的混合物。
Air is a mixture,not a compound,of gases.
空气是气体的混合物，而不是化合物。
The boss listened with a mixture of sympathy and doubt.
老板半是同情，半是怀疑地听着。
unscrew
拧开
The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
那官员拧开瓶盖，把瓶子凑到鼻子底下。
He unscrewed a jar of mustard.
他拧开了芥子酱的瓶盖。
I can't unscrew the top of this bottle.Come and give me a hand.
这个瓶盖我拧不开，过来帮我一把。
nostril
鼻孔
In her nostrils was the odor of dusty curtain.
她闻到是窗帘上的尘土气。
I can't help wondering whether the man in the portrait would get suffocated:
我忍不住怀疑画里的那个人会不会窒息：
the painter forgot to paint nostrils for him.
画家忘了给他画鼻孔了。
chalk
粉笔
A few minutes later,
几分钟后，
I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
我终于被放行，手是划着宝贵粉笔记号的行李，匆匆离去。
The cover of the novel is taken from a famous chalk drawing.
小说的封面选自一幅著名的粉笔画。
He and his sister are as different as chalk and cheese.
他和他的妹妹迦然不同。
baggage
行李
He left the baggage with the porter and went straight to meet his friends.
他把行李交给行李工就直接去会朋友了。
The harbor was full of soldiers with green baggage.
港口上满是带着绿色行李的士兵。
Lesson 12
desert
荒凉的
Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desret island.
我们许多人对于荒岛生活都抱着一种不切实际的想法。
If you are to live on a desert island for the rest of your life,
假如你要在荒岛上度过余生，
what would you take with you?
你会带些什么？
This desert island is a beautiful land of silence and space.
这个荒岛是一片美丽的地地，沉寂，辽阔。
island
岛
My uncle lived on an island that was connected to the coast by bridge.
我舅舅住在一个岛上，岛上有座桥通向岸边。
Two days later,on the island of St.Catherina,we unveiled the new car model.
两天以后，我们在这圣凯瑟琳娜岛上举行新车型的揭幕仪式。
unrealistic
不真实的
The characterization in this novel is highly unrealistic;
这部小说的人物塑非常不真实，
not a single character is convincing.
没有一个人物可信。
Don't you form unrealistic picture of campus life.
你对校园生活可别抱着什么不切实际的想法。
wretched
苦巴巴的，惨兮兮的，倒霉的
Life on a desert island is wretched.
荒岛的生活很苦的。
I cannot picture myself in a more wretched condition.
我想像不出一个比这更悲惨的境地了。
If a wretched man has a vice,it shows itself in the lines of his mouth,
如果哪个倒霉鬼犯了罪，罪行会在他口角的纹路、
and droop of his eyelids,the moulding of his hands even.
下垂的眼睑，甚至手的形状上显示出来。
starve
挨饿
You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe,
你要么饿死，要么像《鲁滨逊漂流记》的主人公那样，
waiting for a boat which never comes.
天天等着一只永远不会来的船。
Is the dinner ready?I am starving.
晚饭好了没有？我快饿死了。
The miners had starved with cold and hunger on that island for nearly a week.
挖矿的人在小岛上又冷又饿地捱了快一个星期。
element
成分
Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures,
也许，这两种想像都有可信之处，
but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.
很少有人能有机会去弄个清楚。
The most negative element of the project is its high cost.
这个项目最不利的地方就是成本太高。
There is a strong element of creativeness in such changes.
这些变革中表现出很强的创造性。
opportunity
机会
Opportunity has hair in front but is bald behind.
机会稍纵即逝。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity.
乐观者在任何灾难中都能看到机会。
coral
珊湖
Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island
wished they had stayed there longer.
最近，有两个人在珊瑚岛上呆了上天还意犹未尽。
Most living corals are yellowish,brownish,or olive.
活珊瑚的颜色多为黄色，棕色，或橄榄色。
The box contained some souvenir coral rocks.
箱子时装着一引作为纪念品的珊瑚石。
Virgin Islands
维尔京群岛
They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami
他们驾着一条严得损坏的船从维尔京群岛去迈阿密修理。
to have it repaired.
Miami
迈阿密
dinghy
救生筏，小船
They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food,matches,and cans of beer.
他们讯速把食物、火柴、罐装啤酒装到一条救生筏上。
The captain used the dinghy to go from the ship to the shore.
船长用小划艇离船靠岸。
Every ship is equipped with at least one dinghy.
每条船都装备了至少一条救生筏。
Caribbean
加勒比海
They rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean
他们在加勒比海上划了几英里，
until they arrived at a tiny coral island.
到了一座小小的珊瑚岛上 。
spear gun
捕鱼枪
As they had brought a spear gun with them they had plenty to eat.
由于他们随身带了一支捕鱼枪，所以吃饭不愁。
The sailor put his spear gun away since he returned from sea.
水手离海归家以后就把捕鱼枪搁起来了。
Spear-gun like pines sentinelled the shores on either side.
两岸耸立着一行行鱼叉似的松树。
lobster
龙虾
They caught lobster and fish everyday,and,as one of them put it'ate like kings'.
他们天天捕到龙虾和鱼，用其中一位的话来说：“吃得像国王一样好”。
One gang walked into a fish market and took all the lobsters.
一伙人闯进鱼市，抢走了所有的龙虾。
The nurse scarified the bald man so hard that his head was as red as a lobster.
护士给秃子梳头梳得太重，弄得他的头顶红得像龙虾一样。
tanker
油轮
When a passing tanker rescued them five days later,
五天后，一条过路的油轮搭救了他们，
both men were genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
这二位不得不离开那个荒岛时，还真心感到遗憾呢。
Oil tankers sail from the Middle East to Japan and Europe.
油轮从中东驶向日本和欧洲。
They are also seeking ways to build stronger fuel tanks for the tanker.
还在设法为油轮制造更加坚固的油箱。
genuinely
真心地，由衷地
We are genuinely concerned about their whereabouts.
我们是真心关心他们的下落。
Can't you let lad go just for this once?He is genuinely remorseful.
你就不能饶了这孩子吗？就这一次都不行吗？他是真心悔悟了。
Robinson Crusoe
《鲁滨逊漂流记》；《鲁滨逊漂流记》中的主人公
You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe,
你要么饿死，要么像《鲁滨逊漂流记》的主人公那们，
waiting for a ship which never comes.
天天盼着一条永远也不会来的船。
He dreamed of becoming a second Robinson Crusoe when he was a boy.
他小的时候，曾经梦想着成为第二个鲁滨逊。
I took a copy of Robinson Crusoe from my friend's shelf and forgot to put it back.
我从朋友的书架上拿了本《鲁滨逊漂流记》，可后来忘了放回去。 |