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。
| absolute / implicit faith 绝对的信心(深信不疑) |
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| complete / total faith 完全的信心 |
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| unshakeable faith 不会动摇的信念 | He has unshakeable faith in his principles and values.他对自己的原则和价值观有着坚定不移的信念。 |
| blind faith 盲目的信心（盲信） |
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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。
| have faith in ... 相信，信任 | She has faith in her team's ability to win the championship.她相信她的团队有能力赢得冠军。 |
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| put/place faith in... 相信… |
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| shake / undermine faith in ... 削弱、动摇了信心 |
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| destroy faith in ... 摧毁了信心 | The company's unethical practices destroyed faith in its leadership.公司的不道德做法摧毁了对领导层的信任。 |
| lose faith in ... 失去了信心 | She lost faith in her ability to succeed after the failure.她在失败后对自己的成功能力失去了信心。 |
| restore faith in ... 恢复了信心 | The new management team worked hard to restore faith in the company.新管理团队努力恢复了人们对公司的信任。 |
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）
| too + | glad / pleased ... 高兴的 | + to | I'm too pleased to help you. 非常高兴能帮助到你 |
| ready / willing ... 乐意、愿意的 | She is too willing to marry him. 她非常愿意嫁给他。 | ||
| easy / apt … 容易的 | She is too easy to get angry.她太易发脾气了。 | ||
| eager / anxious ... 迫切的 | He's too eager to pass the exam. 他太渴望通过考试了。 |
（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
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。