People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air. ^{统领整个文章的结构}

Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours.

hardly anyone = almost no one ^{几乎无人...}

• Hardly anyone writes to me these days.

positively ^{adv. used to emphasize the truth of a statement, esp. when this is surprising（加强语气）真，真的很，真的是}

• Some diets may be positively dangerous.
• Tonight's performance is positively the last time the band will appear together.

造句：Hardly anyone can positively enjoy eating the same food for more than a few days. ^{很少有人真喜欢几天以上吃同一种食物。}

Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.

compartment ^{n.隔层，分隔间}

• ..., for she had sixteen watertight compartments.

a cramped room / office / cabin ^{狭窄的房间/办公室/船舱}

• The corridor was so cramped that I had to edge my way through it. ^{走廊如此狭小我只好侧着身子走过去。}

stuffy ^{adj.闷的，不通风的}

• The room is too stuffy. Please open the window to allow the air to circulate.

It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey.

take one's mind off sth. ^{转移注意力(不去想不愉快的事)}

• It is almost impossible to take my mind off my dog's death.
• The good thing about running is that it takes my mind off any problems I've got.

Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.

part → partial ^{adj.部分的}

• a partial solution / success
• a partial solar / lunar eclipse ^{日/月偏食}
• a total solar / lunar eclipse ^{日/月全食}

造句：Taking medicine is only a partial solution, and above all, you have to lead an orderly life.^{吃药只能解决部分问题，最重要的是你必须要过有规律的生活。}

rhythm ^节奏

• It's a funky sort of rhythm. ^{这是一种音低节奏强的旋律。}

lull sb. to sleep ^{催人入睡(使某人睡觉)}

• lull a baby to sleep

During the day, sleep comes in snatches.

sleep comes in snatches ^{忽睡忽醒（断断续续的）}

• The work was done in snatches. ^{这件工作是断断续续做成的。}
• On the train, we sleep in snatches. ^{在火车上我们断断续续的睡着。}
• Sleep came to him in brief snatches. ^{他时睡时醒。}

 At night, when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so.

wish to do ^{希望做某事}

• She expressed a wish to be alone. ^{她表示希望一个人待着。}
• It was her dearest wish to have a family. ^{有一个家是她由衷的希望。}
• They wish to limit the power of the State. ^{他们希望限制政府权力。}
• I wish to God you'd learn to pay attention! ^{我真希望你能学会集中注意力！}

If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection.

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• the small blue light
• a little white lamb
• small black boxes

in、on 细致的用法

• As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
• He hit me on the nose.
• He hit me in the face.
• I drove it into a lamp-post.
• A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it onto the wires.