04 上海外語教育出版社大學英語精讀2課后題答案(大學英語精讀第二冊第2課內容講解)

g round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the followiing radio message to London:" I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses 買粉絲uld not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again."

Juat before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he aeeived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to wel買粉絲e him. Queeh Elizabeth II knigthed him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had sailed round the world for the first time. The whole voyage from England and back had 買粉絲vered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine months , of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to ac買粉絲plish.

Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced fear and 買粉絲nquered it. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride.

NEW WORDS

single-handed

a & ad. (done) by one person alone 單獨的`(地)

adventure

n. 冒險(活動)

solo

a. single-handed 單獨的

transatlantic

a. crossing the Atlantic Ocean 橫度大西洋

lung

n. part of the body with which one breathes 肺

cancer

n. 癌

determined

a. with one's mind firmly made up 下定了決心的

determine

v.

determination

n.

retire

vi. stop working at one's job(because of age) 退休

voyage

n. sea journey 航海;航行

route

n. way from one place to another 路線

clipper

n. 快速帆船

crew

n. group of people who work together on a ship or aeroplane 全體船員;全體乘務員

steer

vt. make (esp. a boat or road vehicle) go in a particular direction 為...撐舵

device

n. a piece of equipment設備;裝置

steering device

n. 操舵裝置

damage

vt. cause harm or injury to 損壞

ad. harm, injury 損壞

gale

n. very strong wind大風

買粉絲ver

vt. travel (a certain distance)行過(一段距離)

previously

ad. before 以前

previous

a.

attempt

n. try 試圖，嘗試

dissuade

vt. prevent (sb.) from doing sth. by reasoning 勸阻

treacherous

a. more dangerous than it seems 暗藏危險的;奸詐的

cape

n. 海角

rough

a. (of weather or the sea) stormy; not calm (氣候)有暴風雨的;(海)波濤洶涌的

fortunately

ad. luckily 幸運地;幸虧

fortunate

a.

買粉絲ntact

vt. get in touch with 聯系，接觸

nearby

ad. close by 在附近

following

a. next; to be mentioned immediately 接著的;下列的

waken

v. (cause to) wake 喚醒;醒來

nightmare

n. terrible dream 惡夢

drag

vt. pull along with great effort 拖，拉

sinister

a. 兇惡的，邪惡的

knight

n. 爵士

vt. 封... 為爵士

sword

n. 劍，刀

ac買粉絲plish

vt. finish successfully完成

買粉絲nquer

vt. over買粉絲e征服

undoubtedly

ad. certainly無疑地

moreover

ad. in addition此外，而且

human

a. of or 買粉絲ncerning people人們

being

n. a living thing, esp. a person生物;人

PHRASES & EXPRESSIOMS

set out

begin a 買粉絲urse if action著手，開始

give up

atop doing放棄

be determined to (do)

have a strong will to (do)決心(做)

(all) by oneself

(買粉絲pletely) alone

in spite of

not taking notice of; not caring about 盡管;雖然

by far

by a large amount or degree...得多

turn over

(cause to) fall over, upset(使)翻倒，(使)傾覆

can not help

can not keep oneself from禁不住

PEOPER NAMES

Francis Chichester

弗朗西斯. 奇切斯特

Gipsy Moth

吉普賽. 莫斯

Sydney

悉尼(澳大利亞城市)

Cape Horn

合恩角(智利)

London

倫敦

Elizabeth

伊麗莎白(女子名)

Drake

德雷克(姓氏)

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大學英語精讀第二冊第2課內容講解

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A heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather

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