趣味青春英语电台 第267期:Quick fix
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：趣味青春英语
英语课
Idiom:
Quick fix ( temporary solution )
Hit the book:
Subtle
Glide 1
Shudder 2
Backfiring
Pressurization
Precautionary
Construe 3
Droll 4
Subtle noises are not the ones to worry aboutComplete silence—suggesting all/both the engines have failed—would probably concern most. But even then, all is not lost—if the engines can't be restarted, planes can actually glide for a remarkable 5 distance. After Air Transat Flight 236 lost power on August 24, 2001, it managed an emergency landing in the Azores after gliding 6 for 120km.
n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝
- We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
- So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。
v.战粟，震动，剧烈地摇晃；n.战粟，抖动
- The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材，他浑身一阵战栗。
- We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。
v.翻译，解释
- He had tried to construe a passage from Homer.他曾尝试注释荷马著作的一段文字。
- You can construe what he said in a number of different ways.他的话可以有好几种解释。
adj.古怪的，好笑的
- The band have a droll sense of humour.这个乐队有一种滑稽古怪的幽默感。
- He looked at her with a droll sort of awakening.他用一种古怪的如梦方醒的神情看着她.
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
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