Lesson 43 Fully insured全保险状语从句

Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything.

Insurance ^{n.保险；保险费；保险业}

• Insurance company
• Insurance agent / broker
• Insurance policy ^保单
• Insurance premium ^{交的保险费}
• medical care Insurance
• endowment Insurance
• unemployment Insurance
• housing fund ^公积金

Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world.

possession ^可数 / property ^不可数

• property / real estate ^不动产
• belongings / things ^{动产（习惯用复数）}

practice ^{n.习俗，惯例，习惯性的做法}

• On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat—the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
• It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well.^{拉好小提琴需要多加练习。}
• In practice, however, such an attitude is counterproductive.^{然而在实际中，这种态度会适得其反。}
• Skill comes with practice. ^{熟能生巧。}
• This was a practice sanctified by tradition. ^{这是一种合乎传统的做法。}
• This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful. ^{这种做法被认为是浪费而不被赞成。}

If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather.

open-air = outdoor ^{adj.露天的、户外的}

• an open-air/outdoor concert
• an open-air/outdoor swimming pool

fete ^{n. (BrE) an outdoor event where there are competitions and things to eat and drink, usually organized to get money 游园会，义卖会}

• The Fourth of July is a great American fete. ^{七月四日是美国的重大节日。}
• Despite the bad weather the fete will go ahead. ^{尽管天气不好，游乐会照常举行。}
• The fete will take place on Sunday, rain or shine. ^{游园义卖会定于星期日举行，风雨无阻。}

in the event of ... ^{万一、如果、倘若、产生...}

• Sheila will inherit everything in the event of his death.^{他一旦故去，所有财产都由希拉继承。}
• Even in the event of a fire, fewer trees are consumed.^{即使发生火灾，损失的树木也会更少。}
• You can call me in the event of an emergency you can't handle.^{万一有你不能处理的紧急情况，你可以打电话给我。}

Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay.

The bigger the waves, the higher the fish price.

It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship.

it is not uncommon (for sb.) to do ^{（对于某人来说）做某事一点也不新鲜}

• It is not uncommon for students to have bank loans.
• It is not uncommon for Chinese to be given names of popular slogans.

claim ^{n.索赔要求}

• Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
• The judge allowed my claim.^{法官同意我的要求。}
• The company has put in a claim for damages. ^{这家公司已提出赔偿损失的要求。}

But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.

a local authority ^{当地政府（当地某一个政府）}

• There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities.
• Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well.
• It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
• 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.
• The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.

Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide.

Admittedly ^{adv.诚然，不可否认地}

• It's only a theory, admittedly, but the pieces fit together.^{得承认这只是一种理论，但其各部分自成一体。}
• Admittedly, it is rather expensive but you don't need to use much.^{它的确很贵，但不需要用得很多。}
• What these unintended consequences might be is admittedly far from clear.^{不可否认的是，目前完全不清楚这些意想不到的后果可能是什么。}

It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.

so，so that ^{引导目的与结果状语从句}

• We paid him immediately, so (that) he left contented. ^{结果状语从句}
• We paid him immediately, so (that) he would leave contented. ^{目的状语从句}

• The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip.
• In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
• This time they fixed heayy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.
• This time he was barking so that someone would let him out!
• The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
• The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water.

bake ^{v. to cook food in an oven without extra fat or liquid 烘焙}

• During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.

fair ^{n. a large public event where goods are bought and sold, usually from tables which have been specially arranged for the event, and where there is often entertainment 大型集市，庙会}

• At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.
• I wanted them to get a fair deal. ^{我希望他们得到一个公平的交易。}
• Every autumn I go to the county fair. ^{每个秋季我都去县里的集市。}

The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip.

decide ^{不一定译为“决定”}

decide 常常译为”（在考虑之后）确定，断定， 认为”，尤其是其后加 that 引导的宾语从句时。

• From then on, Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expensive.
• I decided that I must have taken a wrong turning somewhere.

Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate.

shortly before / after ... ^{不久之前/之后…}

• The accident happened shortly before midday. ^介词
• I saw him shortly before he died. ^连词
• Police arrived at the scene shortly after midnight.

launch ^{v. to put a boat or ship into the water 使船下水}

• The lifeboat was launched immediately to rescue the four men.

inn ^{n. a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside（乡下的）酒馆，客栈}

• I always feel at home at Ye Olde Starre Inn. ^{在昨日星辰客栈，我总是觉得非常舒适安逸。}
• I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. ^{我得知这座房子以前是家客栈。}
• She washed her face at the pump in front of the inn. ^{她在客栈前的水泵旁洗了洗脸。}
• The inn gift shop stocks quality Indian crafts and sundries. ^{这个小旅馆的礼品店备有优质的印度工艺品和其他杂品。}

At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own.

hold ^{v.拿住、担任、举行...} 

• The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time.
• Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
• A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
• A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour.

Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.

be more than ... can / could... ^{是...不能/无法...}

• When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
• In the end, it was more than he could bear.
• This was more than we could bear, so we decided to spend our last day exploring the countryside.
• The pain is more than I can bear.
• The story is more than I can believe.
• The beauty of the West Lake is more than words can describe.
• The weather turned out to be very good, which was more than we could expect.

capsize ^{vt.倾覆（特指船）；翻覆；弄翻 vi.翻；倾覆；翻覆}

• We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat. ^{我们担心会把船弄翻。}
• Be careful not to capsize the boat. ^{小心不要使船倾覆。}
• Don't rock the boat or it will capsize! ^{不要摇晃小船，否则它会翻的。}
• A sudden strong wind capsize their boat. ^{突然一阵强风弄翻了他们的船。}

The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish.

The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner and the owner arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish.

a recovery vehicle / truck ^{one for taking broken-down cars,etc. to a garage 维修拖车（把毁坏的汽车等拉回修理厂的车）}

• The utility model discloses a power emergency recovery vehicle which comprises a cab and a carriage.^{本实用新型公开了一种电力应急抢修车，包括驾驶室和车箱。}

Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.

shiver / tremble ^颤抖

• She shivered at the thought of going into the dark house alone. ^{与人搭配使用（主语只能是人）}
• We were trembling with excitement. ^人做主语
• The bridge trembled as the train sped across it. ^物做主语
• Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
• By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telephoned the police.

look on ^{旁观、看热闹}

• The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow-actor had at last learnt his lines.
• Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.
• We look on her as a daughter. ^{vt. 看着是}

locate ^{v.定位、确定位置}

• They located the right chimney by tapping at the walls and listening for the man's cries.
• He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river'. ^位于

They had little difficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem.

have difficulty (in) doing sth. ^{做某事很困难}

• She has difficulty in understanding complex mathematical concepts. ^{她理解复杂的数学概念有困难。}

The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.

hawser ^{n.（船上的）粗缆绳}

• Last hawser, in you creaks my last longing. ^{是你身上的绳索叩响我最后的渴望。}
• The hawser can either be thick, heavy ropes. ^{缆绳既可以指粗重的绳子。}
• Pay out the hawser fast. I do not want that anchor to drag. ^{快放松粗绳，我不希望那锚被拖走。}
• On the other side of the hawser was a hostile knot of young dockers. ^{在钢缆的那一边，是一伙满怀敌意的码头工人。}

Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation.

fix sth. to / on sth. ^{把某物固定在某物上。}

• The shelves should be fixed to the wall with screws.
• He fixed the poster to the wall with some tape. ^{他用胶带把海报固定在墙上。}

winch ^{n.绞车，卷扬机}

• A winch shuttles back and forth, and side to side, on a grid of rails above stacks of containers. ^{一台绞车在集装箱堆上方的轨道网上前后、左右穿梭。}
• The platoon tried to use a winch and a hook to pull the truck back onto the road, but it was too heavy. ^{部队试图用绞车和钩子把卡车拽回到路上，但它太重了。}
• He would attach a cable around the chassis of the car and winch it up on to the canal bank. ^{他会在汽车底盘上拴一条缆绳，然后用绞车把汽车吊到运河岸边。}

put / bring sth. into operation ^{to make sth start working. 开动、实施，使生效}

• It's time to put our plan into operation.
• New legislation will be brought into operation in January.

The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank.

gently ^{adv. carefully, without a lot of force or sudden change in movement 小心翼翼地}

• Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
• Before long, the noise dropped completely, and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
• We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side.

For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.

perch ^{v.坐落于……的上方（或边缘）}

• He watched the game from his precarious perch on top of the wall. ^{他无视安全，高坐在墙头上观看比赛。}
• He'll perch on the edge of his seat to get closer. ^{他会坐在他位子的边缘，只为与你靠的更近。}

precarious ^{adj.摇摇欲坠的，不稳固的；（局势）不确定的，危险的}

• a precarious future ^前途未卜
• He is in precarious health.

overbalance ^{v.失去平衡}

• He overbalanced and fell head first.  ^{他失去了平衡而且头部先着了地。}

The men were now obliged to try once more.

be / feel obliged to do sth. ^{(由于责任、道义)不得不做某事}

• However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, ...
• He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War.

This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.

clamp ^{n. device for holding things tightly together, usu by means of a screw 夹具、夹钳}

• The wood is held in position by a clamp.^{这木头用夹钳固定住了。}
• My old artificial hand had a pretty basic open-close mechanism similar to a clamp.^{我的旧假手有一个非常基本的开关装置，类似于夹钳。}
• Blades without clips are held by screws and the clamp on the handle.^{失去金属夹的刀片由螺丝和手柄上的夹子固定。}

The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal.

rest (sth.) on / against sth. ^{把(某物)搁在[靠在]某物上}

• She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.

The winch was again put into operation and one of the men started up the truck.

start (sth. ↔) up ^{启动(汽车、马达) if an engine, car etc. starts up, or you start it up, it begins working}

• The driver got back into the car and started up.
• Rory started up the engine and got the vehicle moving.

Several minutes later, the dish was successfully hauled above the surface of the water.

haul ^{v.（用力）拖，拉}

• A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream.^{不得不用了一台起重机把轿车从河里拉出来。}
• They grab Jake and haul him to his feet.^{他们抓住杰克，把他拖到跟前。}
• Rickshaws are not there to haul around tourists. ^{人力车不是用来拉游客的。}

Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal.

torrent ^n.洪流

• The trickle became a stream; the stream has now become a torrent.
• The field trip involved crossing a raging torrent. ^{越野旅行包括跨越一条汹涌的急流。}
• After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent. ^{冬雨过后，溪流湍急。}

such ... that ... ^{如此... 以至于...}

• He wanted to buy a £300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him.
• The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
• The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away.

set up ^{造成，导致}

• It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions.
• Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. ^创造
• Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. ^搭建

There was a danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.

there is / was a danger that ... ^{有...一个危险}

• This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she travelled too quickly,this rudder would be torn away as well.

rebound from/off...^{从...反弹回来}

• The ball rebounded from / off the goalpost and Owen headed it in.
• Light will rebound from a shiny surface. ^{光遇到发亮的表面会反射回来。}
• Ghaly chips the rebound off the post over the retreating Cole and against the far post. ^{皮球击中门柱反弹越过后退的科尔，格哈利把弹回的球削到远柱。}

send...doing ^{使...突然移动}

• A fire in the casino sent people fleeing for safety.
• A careless step sent rocks tumbling down on the climbers below.

By working at tremendous speed, the men managed to get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.

dry land ^{n. land rather than water 陆地}

• She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.