Lesson 29 The hovercraft 【单词列表】

hovercraft [ˈhɔvəkrɑːft] n. 气垫船

Norfolk Broads [ˈnɔːfəkbrɔːdz] n. 诺福克郡的湖泊地区

cushion [ˈkuʃən] n. 座垫

【扩】seating washer 座垫

【搭】set beside the cushion 免职

ring [riŋ] v. 围

Solent [ˈsəulənt] n. (英国的)苏伦特海峡

sensation [senˈseiʃən] n. 轰动

【扩】blockbuster 轰动

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A: The new book has created a great sensation.

B: Who wrote it?

A:这本新书引起了巨大轰动。

B:是谁写的啊?

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dune [djuːn] n. 沙丘

plantation [plænˈteiʃən] n. 种植园

【扩】arboretum 植物园

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A: How nice the plantation is!

B: Yes, the beautiful view here is really amazing.

A:这个种植园真是太棒了!

B:是的,这儿的美景太令人惊讶了。

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hovertrain [ˈhɔvətrein] n. 气垫火车

 

hovercraft

🇬🇧/ˈhɒvəkrɑːft/ 🇺🇸/ˈhʌvərkræft/
A hovercraft is a vehicle that can travel across land and water. It floats above the land or water on a cushion of air. 气垫船; 气垫飞行器

noun [专属名词] 气垫船

Travelling at speeds of up to thirty five knots, these hovercraft can easily outpace most boats. 这些气垫船以高达每小时35海里的速度航行,很容易超过大部分船只。

Norfolk Broads

/ˈnɔːfək brɔːdz/
The Norfolk Broads are a network of man-made, shallow lakes and rivers in East Anglia, England, famous for boating, fishing, and wildlife.

noun [专属名词] 诺福克湖区(位于英国)

Climatologists have warned that the Norfolk Broads and the Thames Estuary could be destroyed within 100 years. 气候学家曾经警告说,诺福克湖区和泰晤士河口可能在100年内毁掉。

cushion

/ˈkʊʃ(ə)n/
A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable. 坐垫

noun [专属名词] 垫子,坐垫;减震垫,缓冲垫;起缓解作用的东西;大比分领先,稳操胜券;(台球桌的)弹性衬边

A hovercraft rides on a cushion of air. 气垫船悬浮在气垫上行驶。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 缓冲;减轻…的影响;给…安上垫子,把…安置在垫子上

They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform. 他们说需要西方国家的援助以缓解重大变革的冲击。

重 点

ring

/rɪŋ/
When a telephone rings, it makes a sound to let you know that someone is phoning you. (电话) 响铃

noun [具体名词] 戒指,指环;环状物;钟声;按铃,敲钟;电话铃声

After at least eight rings, an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone. 电话至少八声后,一位听上去很老的女仆接了。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 包围,围住;把......圈起来;使成环形;发出钟声,响起铃声

Would you ring me as soon as you find out? My number's in the phone book. 你一查清就给我打电话好吗?我的号码在电话簿里。

Solent

/ˈsəʊlənt/
a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

noun [专属名词] 索伦特海峡(濒临英吉利海峡北侧)

While on paper this was a plan to examine a number of known wrecks in the Solent, what McKee really hoped for was to find the Mary Rose. 虽然从理论上讲,这是一项研究索伦特海峡中已知沉船的计划,但麦基真正希望的是找到玛丽·罗斯号战船。

sensation

/senˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
A sensation is a physical feeling. 感觉

noun [抽象名词] 感觉,知觉;感觉能力,知觉能力;(某种经历所产生的)整体感觉,总体印象;轰动,引起轰动的人(或事)

News of his arrest caused a sensation. 他被捕的消息引起了轰动。

dune

🇬🇧/djuːn/ 🇺🇸/duːn/
A dune is a hill of sand near the ocean or in a desert. 沙丘

noun [物质名词] (由风吹积而成的)沙丘

Large dunes make access to the beach difficult in places. 在有些地方大沙丘使得靠近海滩很难。

plantation

🇬🇧/plɑːnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/plænˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
A plantation is a large piece of land, especially in a tropical country, where crops such as rubber, coffee, tea, or sugar are grown. (尤指热带国家的橡胶、咖啡、茶、甘蔗) 种植园

noun [具体名词] (尤指热带的)种植地,农园;人工林场,苗木场;殖民地,新开垦地;普兰泰申市(美国佛罗里达州城市名)

The Southern plantation house oozes charm. 南部种植园的那所房子散发出很大魅力。

hovertrain

🇬🇧/ˈhɒvəˌtreɪn/ 🇺🇸/ˈhʌvərˌtreɪn; ˈhɑːvərˌtreɪn/
a train that moves over a concrete track and is supported while in motion by a cushion of air supplied by powerful fans 气垫火车

noun [专属名词] 气垫火车

The railway of the future may well be the "hovertrain," which never touches rails at a speed up to 300 m. p. h. “气垫火车”很可能是铁路的未来。“气垫火车”绝不会接触铁轨,时速可达300英里。