时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:2013年ESL之旅行交通购物


英语课

 


Poor Road Conditions 


Alice: I’m really glad I let you talk me into going for a bike ride. It’s been years since I’ve been on a bicycle. 


Sam: This is the only way to travel. You get to really see the scenery and enjoy the fresh air. 


Alice: Hey, watch out! You almost dropped into that huge pothole 1. This asphalt is cracked and the road is all bumpy 2


Sam: Thanks for the warning. Yeah, this asphalt really needs to be repaired. I’d ride on the gravel 3 path instead, but it’s full of ruts. Oh, slow down! There’s a big dip ahead. 


Alice: Whoa! I didn’t see that coming. I almost lost control on that slippery section of road. Sorry, I nearly swerved 4 into you. Are you okay? 


Sam: Yeah, I’m fine. When I suggested this route, I was sure it would be an easy ride since it’s paved all the way. I didn’t bargain for these lousy road conditions. 


Alice: We’ll just have to keep our eyes open and be thankful for these crash helmets! 


Sam: You won’t blame me if you go flying, will you? 


Alice: Not if you break my fall. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 pothole
n.坑,穴
  • As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward.车子飞驶过一个坑洼时,她身子猛地向前一倾。
  • The young teacher knows every pothole in the 10-minute ride to school.这位年轻的老师熟悉这条往学校的10分钟路上的每一个坑洞。
2 bumpy
adj.颠簸不平的,崎岖的
  • I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。
  • The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄,成了一条崎岖不平的小径。
3 gravel
n.砂跞;砂砾层;结石
  • We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
  • More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。
4 swerved
v.(使)改变方向,改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 )
  • She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. 她猛地急转弯,以躲开一个骑自行车的人。
  • The driver has swerved on a sudden to avoid a file of geese. 为了躲避一队鹅,司机突然来个急转弯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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a yawning chasm
actynolite (actinolite)
affixed
aluminium shielding
Andrequice
Anogeissus
anticorrosion insulation
arid climate
automatic arc welded tube
be linked to
block performance analysis
brite
bummed about
cartazolate
cellular production
closed model
cloudedly
down-level
dozzen
Edward II
embelic acid
endomorphism ring of a module
endophthalmia
epitonium townsendi
espinazo
fell field
frenchay
game-time decision
genetic checkerboard
greatest common subgroup
gross twisting machine
harebells
heat facility
Hobbis
homoplastic
Hovius' plexus
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
infectious mononucleosis
inquiry facility
interpretationist
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Krisovski's sign
lalapalooza, lallapalooza
laminated wood product
large capacity storage
large-seeded
line network
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menhirs
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multiple alternative decision
navigational microfilm projector
negative grid generator
network communication protocol
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paktia
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Phoenix BIOS
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pitch-fork
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proprietary accounts
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SDI (system diagram index)
seismic phase
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shiplap siding
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sinars
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spherical loxodrome
SSCR (spectral shift control reactor)
stand-alone network systems
start-up circulating pump
sulphurian
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Thai Binh
to this
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travel and tourism
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us dis-
valve guides
warm-mist
ypc
zerbase
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