新概念英语第三册 Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 课件(共24张PPT)

(课件网) Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车 New words and expressions express n. 快车 adj. 高速的 punctual adj. 准时的; condition v. 使习惯于 unshakable adj. 不可 摇的 faith n. 信任 cancel v. 取消 exceptionally adv. 例外地 dislocate v. 打乱 （划等） blame v. 责怪 consult v. 请教，查阅 direct ad v. 径直地 odd adj. 奇怪 异常的 reflect v. 细想 advantage n. 优势 mighty adj. 强大的，有力的 dawdle v. 慢吞吞的动或做 chug v. 咔嚓咔嚓地响 lodge v. 提出 comlaint n. 抱怨 triumph n. 胜利 asterisk n. 星号（*） conduct v. 引向，引导 Fast reading 1 When the writer consulted his railway timetable _____ . a. he wanted to find out how long the express train to Westhaven took b. he wanted to know the quickest way of getting to Westhaven by rail c. he did not notice how many stations there were on the way to Westhaven d. he misread the information concerning the time the journey took b 2 At what point did the writer realize that the train was not travelling at the speed of an express train a. When the train had reached the station after Widley. b. When the train had been held up by signals. c. After the train had stopped at several small stations. d. After the train had covered a distance of thirty miles. c 3 When the writer went to the station master, he complained about _____ . a. the train scheduled as an express train having in fact been a slow one b. the lack of colour in the timetable c. the lack of any express trains from his local station to Westhaven d. the fact that the Westhaven express had been suspended from service a Text The Westhaven Express express n. 快车；adj. 高速的 express way 高速公路 express train 快车 special express 特快 through express 直快 stopping/ local train 慢车 We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. punctual adj. 准时的; be punctual in doing sth. 在做……方面非常准时 be punctual to the minute 非常准时 --He is a man who’s punctual to the minute. punctually adv. unpunctual anj. 不准时的 punctuality n. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. condition =form a habit in v. 使习惯于 --This society has conditioned each of us. be conditioned to 习惯了…… --Each of us has been conditioned to the society. --The plants has been conditioned to the cold weather here. --The cold weather has conditioned the plants here. condition n. 条件 on condition that 在……条件下如果 on no condition 在任何情况下，用在句首句子要倒装 --On no condition must you be late. in good/ bad condition 情况良好/ 情况糟糕 change one's condition 结婚 in the interesting condition =pregnant 怀孕 faith n. 信任 keep faith with sb. 对……守信用 put one's faith in sth 对……有信心 on the faith of 在……的保障 下，凭……的信用 faith 深信不疑，信仰，比belief程 度重一点 belief n. 可信赖，可接受 conviction n. 坚定的信念 trust n. v. 相信，依赖 credit [e] v.对……完全相信 Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled because ... ...