New words and expressions
impressive 給人深刻印象的
steamship 蒸汽輪船
vessel 大木船
era 時期，時代
rudder 舵
roll 顛簸，搖擺
steer 掌握方向
temporary 臨時的
plank 大塊木板
fit 安裝
Equator 赤道
delay 耽誤
Notes on the text
I have a very nice impression of Beijing.
l dinghy救生筏(兩三人)
├lifeboat救生船
├destroyer驅逐艦
├submarine潛水艇
├aircraft carrier航母
└motor ship摩托艇
┌era時代new era
├information age
├Internet age
└hard times艱難歲月
Never walk in anyone’s shadow.走自己的路
l medical students
└medical workers醫(yī)務工作者
social student研究社會學的學生
l eye-catching搶眼的
├notable ┬引人注意的
├noticeable ┘
└striking吸引人的
┌steer clear of = avoid避開
└steer掌握方向
┌install裝(空調、軟件)
├fit安上
└fix修理后安裝
l without delay沒有耽誤
└so many delays耽誤許多
┌at Oxford用at不是in
└at Greenwich格林威志
l serve as被用作
She serves as a teacher.
This book serves as a weapon.
The sound made by bird can serve as language.
The picture serves as an impressive reminder of my miserable(苦難的) childhood.
l 標志…的開始…的結束
It marked the beginning of…and the end of…
It marked the beginning of a new era.
l take the lead
┌It seems that
├It seems certain that
└看起來確實無疑的
I will take bus home.
Road home.回家的路
┌Wish you good luck.
└a lot of bad luck
l be struck by被擊中
┌heavy storm雨雪都用此表大
├wild wind狂風
└strong wind強風
┌tear away撕開
├tear up撕碎
└tear off撕下來
It became impossible to steer the ship.變得
on board在船上
with great difficulty = 副詞
l He has danger(錯誤的表達)
There is a danger that he will fail to pass the exam.
There is a danger that if you don’t work harder you’ll fail to reach your goal.目標
┌call in at a port讓船停在港口
└call in a doctor叫醫(yī)生
considering + ┬名詞
考慮到 └that句子
Considering his great age.
Considering that he is a boy.
l here and there到處
├to and from來來往往
┕up and down到處，來回
┌from side to side
├neck to neck并駕齊驅
├hand in hand手拉手
└shoulder by shoulder肩并肩