Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about不必担心单元复习

The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.

get sb. to do ^{说服某人做某事}

• He got his sister to help him with his homework.
• We couldn't get him to sign the agreement.

Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed.

be littered with ...  ^{(杂乱的)放满了、堆满了}

• The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower.

be pitted with ... ^{(已经有)装备有、配备了...}

• His face is pitted with smallpox.
• The rooms were all fitted with smoke alarms.^{所有的房间都安装了烟雾报警器。}
• It was also fitted with Wasp-like stingers in the gloves. ^{它在手套上还配备了像黄蜂一样的刺。}

not in the least “一点也不”、“绝不” ^{置于句首部分倒装}

• She was not in the least worried about the exam. ^{她一点也不担心考试。}
• I am not interested in the least. → Not in the least am I interested.
• They were not surprised in the least. → Not in the least were they surprised.

perturbed = disturbed = worried ^{不安、担心}

• She was perturbed by the sudden change in plans. ^{她被计划的突然变化扰乱了。}
• He was disturbed by the loud noise outside. ^{他被外面的喧闹声打扰了。}
• She is worried about her upcoming exams. ^{她担心即将到来的考试。}

Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away.

inform sb. of / about sth. ^{通(告)知某人某事}

• Please inform me of any changes to the schedule. ^{请通知我任何日程安排的变化（inform sb. of sth.）。}
• The manager informed the team about the new policy. ^{经理通知了团队新政策的相关信息（inform sb. about sth.）。}

a mere... ^仅仅…

• a mere + 单数名词 = only a / an + 单数名词
• a mere = only ^{(在其他情况下)}
• Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere ( = only ) 20 miles away.
• It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere (= only an) hour and 17 minutes.

It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties.He simply had no sense of danger at all.

It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties, but (that) he simply had no sense of danger at all. ^{可以合并为一句}

It is / was not that...，but（that）... ^{不是因为....，而是因为…}

• It was not that I actually remembered anything at all. But my father had described over and over again ...

It is not that the scales in the one case, and the balance in the other, differ in the principles of their construction or manner of working; but that the latter is a much finer apparatus and of course much more accurate in its measurement than the former.

simply ^{adv. used to emphasize whatyouaresaying（用以加强语气）简直，实在，根本，就是}

• His pronunciation is simply terrible. ^简直
• That is simply not true! ^根本
• I simply refuse to go! ^就是

No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.

Whatever the conditions were, ... ^替换

possibly 经常与can / could 连用 ^尽全力

表示 “尽全力”的意思，后跟动词时常用 can / could possibly + 动词，后省略动词时常用 possibly can / could.

• ... handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
• Then, jumping into the car, he drove off as quickly as he could. ^{省略后面动词}
• After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return.
• She's done everything she could possibly think of to help. ^{could possibly + 动词}
• We shall be contributing as much as we possibly can to (contribut) the campaign. ^{省略后面动词}
• Doctors did everything they possibly could to save his life. 

 No matter what the conditions were, Lei Feng believed that a person should contribute as much as he possibly could to society.^{无论在任何情况下，雷锋都认为一个人应该尽可能地为社会做出贡献。}
No matter what the conditions were, Lei Feng believed that a person should make as many contributions as he could possibly think of to society.^{无论在任何情况下，雷锋都认为 一个人应该为社会做出他能想到的尽可 能多的贡献。}

As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.

bump ^{v.碰撞(拟声词)}

• bomb ^{n.炸弹 v. 轰炸}
• balloon ^{n.气球 v.膨胀}
• I felt a little bump and I knew instantly what had happened.  ^{我感到了一下轻轻的撞击，立刻就明白发生了什么。}
• A police car bumped down the track.

track ^{n. a narrow path or road with a rough uneven surface, esp. one made by vehicles, people or animals 小道，小径}

• We set off once more, over a rough mountain track.  ^{我们又一次出发了，走在一条崎岖不平的山间小路上。}
• The path was no better than a sheep track. ^{那条小路简直就像是羊肠小道。}

The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car.

scoop ^{n. a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end which is used to dig out and move a soft or powdery substance.勺 v.(用勺子) 舀}

• a measuring scoop
• an ice-cream scoop ^名词
• a scoop of ice-cream ^量词

hammer / thunder ^名词动用

• He hammered / thundered at the door.
• She googles the answer.
• He telephoned me four times yesterday and three times the day before yesterday.
• ... a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
• He elbowed his way through the crowd.
• I am fogged by the issue.
• The lady housed the homeless. ^{收容、收留}

We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.

sooner or later ^{固定搭配“迟早、早晚、早晚有一天”}

• You should tell her, because she'll find out sooner or later.
• Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.^{你早晚得拿个主意。}
• Sooner or later she would be caught by the police.^{迟早她会被警方抓住的。}
• Sooner or later, I'm going to have to face the music.^{迟早我得自食其果。}

rip / tear a hole ^{撕开一个洞}

• The nail ripped / tore a hole in my jacket.
• He accidentally ripped a hole in his jacket while climbing the fence.^{他在爬栅栏时不小心撕破了夹克上的一个洞。}
• She tore a hole in the paper when she was removing the staple.^{她在拆除订书钉时把纸撕破了一个洞。}

Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.

leave a trail of ... behind ... ^{留下一(连)串的…在…后面}

• The bus left a trail of black smoke behind it. ^{公交车抽黑🚬}
• He left a trail of muddy footprints behind him. ^{乔治 Jumped mud puddles than went home.} 

What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.

relief ^{n.宽慰，痛苦的缓解或解脱}

• What a pity!
• What a mess!
• What a beautiful ship!
• find a temporary relief.
• permanent relief
• to my great relief ^{令我松了一口气(使我大为宽慰的是)}
• give immediate relief from pain

stretch ^{n. an area of land or water,esp. one that is long and narrow （狭长的）一片或一段地或水域}

•  a stretch of ^{一段，一(大)片}
•  It's a very dangerous stretch of road.  ^{这是一段非常危险的路（形容词通常放到量词前）}
• a stretch of plain
• a narrow stretch of water
• a beautiful stretch of field

clump ^{n. a group of trees, bushes,or other plants growing very close together 丛}

• a clump of trees / bushes / flowers / grass ^{一丛树/灌木/花/草}
•  ...a clump of trees bordering a side road. ^{…一丛长在小道边的树木。}

But there was worse to come. 

worse ^{n. [U] something worse}

• I'm afraid there is worse to come.

Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.

fissure ^{n. long deep crack in rock or in the earth（岩石中或土地中的）深长裂缝}

• She blinked quickly, and then turned to the fissure. ^{她快速眨着眼，然后转向裂缝。}
• But the new tower was found to contain a fissure, discovered in 1939, which is very slowly spreading. ^{但在1939年钟楼就被发现存在裂缝，并以缓慢的速度蔓延开来。}

 In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped.

in response to ... ^{作为对…回应、反应}

• The president stepped down in response to public pressure.
• ... move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.

renewed ^{adj. happening again with increased interest or strength [only before noun］更强烈的...}

• The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead.^{新一轮内战的威胁在逼近。}
• He worked with renewed vigour and determination. ^{他以新的活力和决心工作着。}
• They regrouped their forces and renewed the attack. ^{他们重新聚集兵力，再次发动进攻。}

Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car.

get out ^{使离开、泄露，走漏}

• get out of a car / taxi ^{接宾语要加介词of}

We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep.

extend ^{v.（时间或空间）延伸}

• The Sahara Desert extends for miles. ^{vi.要加介词for}
• The show has been extended for another six weeks. ^被动

Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.

gear ^{n.排挡，齿轮}

• automatic gear ^自动档
• manual gear ^手动档
• Helen changed gear / gears as she approached the intersection.

astride ^{prep. with one leg on each sideofsth.跨在...上}

• She sat proudly astride her new motorbike.
• The town lies astride a river.

zigzag ^{adj. a pattern that looks like a line of z's joined together}

• a zigzag path along the cliff

Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again.

have time to ^{有时间做某事}

• hardly have time to breathe ^{没有喘息的时间}
• The ferry did not even have time to send out an SOS.^{这艘渡船甚至没有时间发出紧急呼救信号。}
• We don't often have time to talk. ^{我们常常没有时间谈话。}
• We barely had time to catch the train.^{我们差点没赶上火车。}

Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away.

consult ^{v.咨询，请教；商量，商讨；查询，查阅；当顾问}

• Consult your doctor about how much exercise you should get. ^{咨询你的医生你应做多少运动。}
• Consult the chart on page 44 for the correct cooking times. ^{查阅第44页的图表找正确的烹调时间。}
• I have to consult with the manager about the matter. ^{我得与经理商量一下这件事。}
• The two countries will have to consult their allies. ^{两国得同各自的盟友协商。}

Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across.

a shallow pool of water ^{形容词放在量词前面}

• a nice cup of tea
• a beautiful stretch of field
• a stagnant pool of water
• For most of them, 50 pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.

Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt.

charge at... ^朝...猛冲

• Suddenly the bear charged at us.
• He charged at me with his fists flying.

come to a stop / halt / standstill ^停了下来

• It came to a stop outside the jeweler's.
• come to an end / a close  ^{结束（come to 达到某一个状态）}
• come to a decision / conclusion / agreement ^{得到一个结论、达成协议}

grind ^{v.磨碎，碾碎}

• come to a grinding halt ^{adj.刺耳的}
• You make me grind my teeth! ^{你使我咬牙切齿！}

A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!

flash angrily ^{发出刺眼的强光}

• Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.

no oil in the engine ^{发动机里没有油了（指没有机油、润滑油）}

• It's not long enough so I can't see if there is any oil in the engine. ^{它不够长，所以我无法知道引擎里有没有油了。}