Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express开往威斯特海温的快车too 部分倒装

We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.

be punctual ^{按时、守时}

• They warned me to be punctual.^{他们警告我要准时。}
• I promise I will be punctual.^{我发誓，我保证会准时。}
• I must be punctual for class.^{我得准时去上课。}

After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.

great / enormous / tremendous faith ^{伟大的、巨大的信仰}

• She has great faith in her team's abilities.^{她对自己团队的能力有很大的信心。}
• He placed enormous faith in his doctor's judgment.^{他对医生的判断有极大的信任。}
• They showed tremendous faith in the project's success.^{他们对项目的成功表现出了巨大的信心。}

develop faith in ••• ^{对...逐渐产生了信心}

• Over time, she developed absolute faith in her own abilities.^{随着时间的推移，她对自己的能力建立了绝对的信心。}
• He developed complete faith in the new treatment after seeing positive results.^{看到积极的结果后，他对新疗法产生了完全的信任。}
• The community has developed faith in the local authorities due to their effective response.^{由于有效的回应，社区对当地政府建立了信任。}

timetable / schedule ^{时刻表、日程表}

• train / railway / railroad ~ timetable / schedule
• college / school ~ timetable / schedule
• exam / examination ~ timetable / schedule

Ships may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time. ^{分号"；"隔开结构类似的排比句}

He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even, in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom.

Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services.

snowfall ^{n.［U&C］降雪；降雪量}

• heavy / light snowfall
• annual / average snowfall

temporary → temporarily ^{adv.临时地，暂时}

• A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
• We regret this service is temporarily unavailable. ^{我们很抱歉暂时不能提供这一服务。}

It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.

too ... to ...  ^{太...以至于不能...§}

• He was too excited to say a word.

* 当too...to...遇到下列形容词时表：^{做某事非常地 adj.（求之不得）}

（only / all / but） too ... to .. ^{加强语气(不需要翻译)}

• It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
• I'm only too pleased to help you.
• They're but too glad to do so.^{他们非常乐意这样做。}
• .., and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements. ^NCE4-28

the authorities ^{当局、有关部门}

• the local authorities ^地方政府
• the Chinese authorities ^中国当局
• Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in, hiding after the war as well.
• When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.

go wrong ^{出错，出问题，不顺利} 

• We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong.

造句：It's all too easy to give up our dreams when problems and difficulties do arise.^{当问题和困难确实出现的时候，我们很容易放弃自己的梦想。}

The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs. ^主系表

more.. than... ^{有时可译为“与其说 （后者）不如说（前者）”}

特别是more和than后跟同样词性或结构时。

• It is more a poem than a picture. ^{与其说它是一幅画，不如说它是一首诗。}
• He is more diligent than clever. ^{与其说他聪明，不如说他勤奋。}
• The present crisis in capitalist countries is more a political than an economic crisis. ^{资本主义国家目前的危机与其说是经济危机，不如说是政治危机。}

After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.

with satisfaction = satisfiedly ^满意地

• She looked at her completed project with satisfaction.^{她满意地看着自己完成的项目。}
• He nodded satisfiedly after hearing the good news.^{听到好消息后，他满意地点了点头。}

It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes.

last ^{v.持续 adj.最后的；最近的，上一个的}

• The marriage had lasted for less than two years. ^{这桩婚姻持续了不到两年。}
• The games lasted only half the normal time. ^{这场比赛只持续了正常比赛时间的一半。}

direct ^{(未修饰其它词时)} = directly ^{adv.直接地，径直地}

• You can fly direct/directly from Seattle to Europe. ^{你可以从西雅图直飞欧洲。}
• On arriving in New York, Dylan went direct/directly to Greenwich Village. ^{迪伦一到纽约就直接去了格林威治村。}
• More farms are selling direct/directly to consumers. ^{更多的农场在直接向消费者销售产品。}

When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well.

board a bus / train / ship / plane ^{登上公共汽车/火车/轮船/飞机(比get on 正式一些)}

• The couple boarded the train for New York.
• Flight No.714 for Paris is now boarding at Gate 8.

can't help (doing) sth. ... ^{忍不住(做)某事. ...}

• I couldn't help thinking about the past.
• 'Stop biting your nails.' 'I can't help it.'

At the time, this did not strike me as odd.

At the time, I didn't think this was odd. ^基本写法

strike sb. as ^{给某人某种印象，某人感到，觉得…}

• The idea struck me as stupid.^{我觉得这个想法很愚蠢。}
• The request struck me as comic. ^{我觉得这个要求很滑稽。}
• He struck them as an honest man.  ^{他给他们的印象是一个诚实的人。}

I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.

reflect ^{v.心想，考虑}

• We should all give ourselves time to reflect.^{我们都应该给自己时间来深思。}
• Things were very much changed since before the war, he reflected.^{从战争开始前情况就已经发生了很大的变化，他想到。}
• The affair hardly reflected well on the president.^{这个事件很难让人对那位总统有好印象。}

take advantage of sth. ^利用某物

• I took advantage of the good weather to paint the shed.
• Many schools don't take full advantago of the internet.

Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line.

部分倒装

只把助动词，be动词（之前没有其他助动词）或情态动词置于主语之前。

• Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well.
• Nor is the city without its moments of beauty.

Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.

mighty ^{adj. very large, powerful, or impressive}

• a mighty warrior
• a mighty empire
• With a mighty kick, he broke down the door.

hold sb. / sth. ⇔ up ^{to delay sb. or sth. 耽搁、使延误}

• Our flight was held up by fog.
• My application was held up by the postal strike.
• Road-works on the motorway are holding up traffic.
• A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.

But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder.

dawdle ^{v. to take a long time to do sth. or go somewhere 花很长时间做某事、或者去某地(缓慢地、磨蹭地做某事)}

• Stop dawdling and hurry up: we're late.
• Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle.

sth. after sth. ^{一个接一个(前后零冠词)}

• day after day ^日复一日
• week after week ^{一周又一周}
• year after year ^年复一年
• time after time ^{一再的、反复的}
• He fired shot after shot.
• Shelley sent him letter after letter to explain the delay.
• They sent regiment after regiment to attack us.
• In factory after factory we were shown machines built by the workers themselves.

It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.

sth. dawn on sb. ^{某人想到了某事(无灵主语“某事被某人给想到了”)、使开始明白}

• It dawned on me that Joanna had been right all along.
• It gradually dawned on me that I still had talent and ought to run again.  ^{我渐渐明白我还有能力，应该再参加一次。}
• The truth dawn on him ultimately.^{最后他了解了真相。}
• We can now see the light of dawn on the horizon.^{人们看到了曙光。}
• Something will dawn on you as time goes on.^{随着时间的推移，有些事理你会慢慢渐悟的。}

人做主语 ^{想到、想起做某事}

roar down ^{呼啸着沿...冲下来 （呼啸而下）}

• The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.

chug ^{v. if a car, train etc. chugs somewhere, it moves there slowly, with the engine making a repeated low sound 发出轧轧声；发出嘎嚓声；发出轧轧声前进}

• The train chugs down the track. ^{火车沿着轨道嘎嚓嘎嚓地缓慢行驶着。}
• Small motorboats chug out of the harbor.^{小摩托艇轧轧地驶出海港。}
• In the distance I could hear the chug of farm machinery.^{离老远，我都能听到农机具的突突声。}

One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance.

cover ^{v. travel (a certain distance)}

• By sunset we had covered thirty miles.
• The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
• Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once.
• A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.

I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it.

hear of / about ^听说

• I was shocked to hear of his poor death.^{听到他惨遭不幸的噩耗，我十分震惊。}
• Did you hear about that terrible forest fire? ^{你听说那场可怕的森林大火了吗？}

I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.

determine / resolve to do sth. ^{(fml.) 决定/决心做某事;}

• After the divorce she determined / resolved never to marry again.

lodge / bring / file a complaint ^{提出申诉、投诉}

• She decided to lodge a complaint against the noisy neighbors.^{她决定对吵闹的邻居提出投诉。}
• He plans to bring a complaint to the manager about the poor service.^{他计划向经理投诉糟糕的服务。}
• They filed a complaint with the customer service department.^{他们向客户服务部门提出了投诉。}

Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven.

stationmaster / station master  ^{an official in charge of a railroad or bus station 站长}

• The stationmaster ensured everything was running smoothly at the station. ^{站长确保车站的一切运转顺利。}
• The station master was responsible for the safety of all passengers.^{站长负责所有乘客的安全。}

When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable.

deny + sth. / doing / that ...  ^否认

• He denied the charge. / knowing about it. / that he had stolen the sheep.
• He admitted / acknowledged the charge. / knowing about it. / that he had stolen the sheep.
• He denied the accusation. ^{他否认了指控（deny + sth.）}
• She denied stealing the money. ^{她否认偷了钱（deny + doing）}
• They denied that they had broken the rules.^{他们否认违反了规则（deny + that ...）}

There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.

note ^{n. a way of speaking or writing that shows what someone's feelings are 语言文字中带有某种感情}

• There is an unmistakable note of nostalgia in his voice when he looks back on the early years of the family business. ^{在他回忆早年的家族企业时，他的声音里带有一种确定无疑的怀旧语气。}
• She has a deep voice and doesn't even try for the high notes.  ^{她有一副低沉的嗓音，对高音她甚至试都不试。}
• The year ended on a sombre note. ^{那一年在沉闷的气氛中结束了。}
• Do I detect a note of criticism? ^{这好像带有批评的口吻吧？}
• The meeting ended on an upbeat note.^{会议在乐观的气氛中结束。}

in black and white ^{in writing or in print 白纸黑字（书写的或印刷的）}

• I want the contract in black and white.
• a black-and-white photograph / television / printer ^黑白的
• a color photograph / television / printer ^彩色的

Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again.

glance at ...  ^{扫视、浏览、匆匆一瞥}

• Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth £50.
• Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
• Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away.

A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.

conduct sb. to ... ^{引导某人去…}

• I asked the attendant to conduct him to the door.

footnote ^{n. a note at the bottom of the page in a book, which gives more information about something 脚注(额外的注释内容单个使用“*”，多个使用¹ ² ³)}

• A footnote is made at the bottom of the page.^{注脚列在书页下端。}
• But this is just going to be an interesting footnote.^{但是这只会是一个有趣的注脚。}

It said: 'This service has been suspended.' ^{对应文章开头}

say ^{v.上面写着⋯}

• The sign says 'Keep Out'.
• What did the letter, say?
• The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!'

suspend ^{v.暂停，中止；使暂停使用（或生效）；使暂时停职}

• The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.
• The policeman was suspended while the complaint was investigated.
• Dave was suspended from school for a week.