Notes on the text
課文注釋
1 take your mind off the journey, 擺脫旅途的困擾。 take one's mind off sth. 是“把某人的注意力從某事上移開”的意思。
2 in snatches, 斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地。
3 more often than not, 經(jīng)常。
4 But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.
但就速度和舒適而論，什么也不能和飛機(jī)相比。介詞for此處作“就……而論”講。
5 keep you occupied, 使你有事可做。
參考譯文
出遠(yuǎn)門的人常常需要決定是走旱路、水路，還是坐飛機(jī)。很少有人能夠真正喜歡坐幾個小時以上的火車。車廂很快就變得擁擠、悶熱，想擺脫開旅途的困擾是很難的?？磿荒芙鉀Q部分問題。車輪與鐵軌間單調(diào)的嘎喳聲很快就會送你進(jìn)入夢鄉(xiāng)。白天是忽睡忽醒，到了夜晚，你真想睡了，卻很難入睡。即使你走運弄到一個臥鋪，夜間有一半時間你會盯著車頂那盞小藍(lán)燈而睡不著覺；要不然就為查票摸索你的車票。一旦抵達(dá)目的地，你總是疲憊不堪。乘汽車作長途旅行則更加不舒服，因為連看書都幾乎不可能。在公路上還好，你至少能以相當(dāng)快的速度安全地向前行。但旅行的大部分時間都花在路上，而且只有很少的服務(wù)設(shè)施，交通也很擁擠。相比之下，坐船旅行或環(huán)游可以得到文明世界的各種享受。你可以在甲板上伸展四肢、做游戲，還能見到各種有趣的人，能享用各種美味佳肴——當(dāng)然，這一切只有在大海風(fēng)平浪靜的情況下才有可能。如果大海肆虐起來，你就可能暈船，那種難受勁兒是任何一種別的旅行方式都不會帶來的。即便風(fēng)平浪靜，坐船旅行也要占用很長時間。沒有多少人會為了享受坐船旅行的樂趣而犧牲假期的時間。
飛機(jī)以危險而著稱，連老資格的旅行者也怕飛機(jī)。飛機(jī)的另一個缺點是昂貴。但就速度與舒適而言，飛機(jī)是無與倫比的。騰云駕霧，在30，000英尺高空以500英里的時速旅行，這種經(jīng)歷令人心曠神怡。你不必想辦法去擺脫旅途的困擾，因為飛機(jī)會迅速地把你送到目的地。幾小時之內(nèi)，你躺在扶手椅上，享受著旅途的歡樂。真正會享受的人還可以在某些航班上看一場電影和喝香檳。即使沒有這些消遣條件，也總是有事可做。飛機(jī)上，你可以觀察世界上非同尋常的奇妙的美景。你毫不費勁地飛越高山幽谷，你確能飽覽大地的風(fēng)貌。如果這種景色被遮住了，你便可以觀賞一下展現(xiàn)在你面前的、一望數(shù)英里的、連綿不斷的云海，同時陽光燦爛，天空清澈明朗。旅途平穩(wěn)，絲毫不妨礙你閱讀或睡眠。不管你打算如何消磨時間，有件事是可以肯定的，即當(dāng)你抵達(dá)目的地時，你感到精神煥發(fā)，毫無倦意，用不著因為漫長旅途的辛苦而花幾天時間休息來恢復(fù)精神。
Multiple choice questions多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions. Unit 3 Lesson 44
Comprehension 理解
1 The great disadvantage shared by train and car travel alike is ______ .
a．the fact that one cannot get to sleep on either form of transport
b．the fact that one cannot concentrate on what one is reading
c．the monotony of travelling at fast speeds along railway lines or roads
d．the tedium and discomfort of the journey
2 An aeroplane journey invariably provides such distractions as ______ .
a．the thought that one has not long to wait before arriving
b．the exhilarating quality of the air one breathes at 30，000 feet
c．being able to watch a film or drink champagne
d．the marvellous views of land or clouds you can see from the plane
3 Having arrived at your destination by air, you will ______ .
a．not feel exhausted as you will have had plenty of sleep
b．feel the expense was worth the comfort and speed of the 500-mile flight
c．have the satisfaction of knowing you could not have got there any faster
d．a(chǎn)t least feel fresh though your clothes might be a mess
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)
4 People travelling long distances frequently have to decide ______ they would prefer to go by land sea or air. (11. 1-2)
a．which
b．how
c．what
d．if
5 If you are ______ a sleeper…(11. 8-9)
a．luckily getting
b．lucky and get
c．to get luckily
d．so lucky to get
6 -and enjoy good food ______ , of course, that the sea is calm. (11. 13-14)
a．provided
b．in the event
c．in case
d．if only
7 In addition, it ______ their being the most expensive form of transport. (1. 19)
a．has been a grave disadvantage
b．is the great disadvantage that
c．is a great disadvantage
d．has been the great disadvantage of
Vocabulary詞匯
8 If it is not and you are ______ , no form of transport could be worse. (11. 14-15)
a．probably seasick
b．bad at sailing
c．sick of the sea
d．prone to seasickness
9 Nothing can ______ aeroplanes for speed and comfort. (11. 19-20)
a．match with
b．equal
c．equal with
d．equal to
10 For a few hours, you ______ a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. (11. 22-23)
a．relax in
b．sit up in
c．sit on
d．install
11 You can enjoy the extraordinary ______ of unbroken cloud plains…(11. 26-27)
a．scene
b．vision
c．spectacle
d．scenery
12 You won't spend the next few days getting ______ a long and arduous journey. (1. 30)
a．a(chǎn)bove
b．over
c．up from
d．a(chǎn)way from
課文注釋
1 take your mind off the journey, 擺脫旅途的困擾。 take one's mind off sth. 是“把某人的注意力從某事上移開”的意思。
2 in snatches, 斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地。
3 more often than not, 經(jīng)常。
4 But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.
但就速度和舒適而論，什么也不能和飛機(jī)相比。介詞for此處作“就……而論”講。
5 keep you occupied, 使你有事可做。
參考譯文
出遠(yuǎn)門的人常常需要決定是走旱路、水路，還是坐飛機(jī)。很少有人能夠真正喜歡坐幾個小時以上的火車。車廂很快就變得擁擠、悶熱，想擺脫開旅途的困擾是很難的?？磿荒芙鉀Q部分問題。車輪與鐵軌間單調(diào)的嘎喳聲很快就會送你進(jìn)入夢鄉(xiāng)。白天是忽睡忽醒，到了夜晚，你真想睡了，卻很難入睡。即使你走運弄到一個臥鋪，夜間有一半時間你會盯著車頂那盞小藍(lán)燈而睡不著覺；要不然就為查票摸索你的車票。一旦抵達(dá)目的地，你總是疲憊不堪。乘汽車作長途旅行則更加不舒服，因為連看書都幾乎不可能。在公路上還好，你至少能以相當(dāng)快的速度安全地向前行。但旅行的大部分時間都花在路上，而且只有很少的服務(wù)設(shè)施，交通也很擁擠。相比之下，坐船旅行或環(huán)游可以得到文明世界的各種享受。你可以在甲板上伸展四肢、做游戲，還能見到各種有趣的人，能享用各種美味佳肴——當(dāng)然，這一切只有在大海風(fēng)平浪靜的情況下才有可能。如果大海肆虐起來，你就可能暈船，那種難受勁兒是任何一種別的旅行方式都不會帶來的。即便風(fēng)平浪靜，坐船旅行也要占用很長時間。沒有多少人會為了享受坐船旅行的樂趣而犧牲假期的時間。
飛機(jī)以危險而著稱，連老資格的旅行者也怕飛機(jī)。飛機(jī)的另一個缺點是昂貴。但就速度與舒適而言，飛機(jī)是無與倫比的。騰云駕霧，在30，000英尺高空以500英里的時速旅行，這種經(jīng)歷令人心曠神怡。你不必想辦法去擺脫旅途的困擾，因為飛機(jī)會迅速地把你送到目的地。幾小時之內(nèi)，你躺在扶手椅上，享受著旅途的歡樂。真正會享受的人還可以在某些航班上看一場電影和喝香檳。即使沒有這些消遣條件，也總是有事可做。飛機(jī)上，你可以觀察世界上非同尋常的奇妙的美景。你毫不費勁地飛越高山幽谷，你確能飽覽大地的風(fēng)貌。如果這種景色被遮住了，你便可以觀賞一下展現(xiàn)在你面前的、一望數(shù)英里的、連綿不斷的云海，同時陽光燦爛，天空清澈明朗。旅途平穩(wěn)，絲毫不妨礙你閱讀或睡眠。不管你打算如何消磨時間，有件事是可以肯定的，即當(dāng)你抵達(dá)目的地時，你感到精神煥發(fā)，毫無倦意，用不著因為漫長旅途的辛苦而花幾天時間休息來恢復(fù)精神。
Multiple choice questions多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions. Unit 3 Lesson 44
Comprehension 理解
1 The great disadvantage shared by train and car travel alike is ______ .
a．the fact that one cannot get to sleep on either form of transport
b．the fact that one cannot concentrate on what one is reading
c．the monotony of travelling at fast speeds along railway lines or roads
d．the tedium and discomfort of the journey
2 An aeroplane journey invariably provides such distractions as ______ .
a．the thought that one has not long to wait before arriving
b．the exhilarating quality of the air one breathes at 30，000 feet
c．being able to watch a film or drink champagne
d．the marvellous views of land or clouds you can see from the plane
3 Having arrived at your destination by air, you will ______ .
a．not feel exhausted as you will have had plenty of sleep
b．feel the expense was worth the comfort and speed of the 500-mile flight
c．have the satisfaction of knowing you could not have got there any faster
d．a(chǎn)t least feel fresh though your clothes might be a mess
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)
4 People travelling long distances frequently have to decide ______ they would prefer to go by land sea or air. (11. 1-2)
a．which
b．how
c．what
d．if
5 If you are ______ a sleeper…(11. 8-9)
a．luckily getting
b．lucky and get
c．to get luckily
d．so lucky to get
6 -and enjoy good food ______ , of course, that the sea is calm. (11. 13-14)
a．provided
b．in the event
c．in case
d．if only
7 In addition, it ______ their being the most expensive form of transport. (1. 19)
a．has been a grave disadvantage
b．is the great disadvantage that
c．is a great disadvantage
d．has been the great disadvantage of
Vocabulary詞匯
8 If it is not and you are ______ , no form of transport could be worse. (11. 14-15)
a．probably seasick
b．bad at sailing
c．sick of the sea
d．prone to seasickness
9 Nothing can ______ aeroplanes for speed and comfort. (11. 19-20)
a．match with
b．equal
c．equal with
d．equal to
10 For a few hours, you ______ a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. (11. 22-23)
a．relax in
b．sit up in
c．sit on
d．install
11 You can enjoy the extraordinary ______ of unbroken cloud plains…(11. 26-27)
a．scene
b．vision
c．spectacle
d．scenery
12 You won't spend the next few days getting ______ a long and arduous journey. (1. 30)
a．a(chǎn)bove
b．over
c．up from
d．a(chǎn)way from