Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable 既昂贵又受罪

unload [ʌnˈləud] v. 卸（货）

【例】The steel sheets and bars come in, as you see, in different sizes and are unloaded onto the delivery bay here.

　　　就像您看到的，不同型号的钢板和钢丝运来了，都卸在运输车间。

【反】load 装货

wooden [ˈwudn] adj. 木制的

extremely [ikˈstriːmli] adv. 非常，极其

【扩】exceedingly 极端地，极其

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A: The extremely unfavorable business has made me very depressed.

B: No one can be always successful.

A：事情极不顺利，真让我沮丧。

B：人不可能总是成功。

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occur [əˈkəː] v. 发生

【派】occurrence 事件

【例】New Year's Day typically occurs sometime in early spring February.

　　　新年通常在早春2月到来。

【扩】take place 发生，举行

astonish [əˈstɔniʃ] v. 使惊讶

【扩】emmarvel 使惊讶

【搭】be astonished at 对……感到惊讶，吃惊

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A: What he did before astonished me.

B: He has changed a lot.

A：他之前的所作所为使我感到很惊讶。

B：他已经改了很多了。

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pile [pail] n. 堆

woolen [ˈwulən] adj. 羊毛的

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A: What can I do for you?

B: I want a woolen coat.

A：您想买什么？

B：我想要件羊毛大衣。

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goods [ɡudz] n. （常用复数）货物，商品

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A: How long can my goods reach here?

B: I can't reply now.

A：我的货要多久能够到这儿？

B：我不能马上给你答复。

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discover [disˈkʌvə] v. 发现

【派】discovery 发现

【例】The fact is that he did not discover it.

　　　事实是他没有发现它。

【扩】find 发现

admit [ədˈmit] v. 承认

【派】admitted 被承认了的

【扩】recognize 承认

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A: I think you can't be more conservative.

B: I admit I always do business on the safe side.

A：我想，你太保守了吧。

B：我承认我做事总是多从安全方面考虑。

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confine [kənˈfain] v. 关在（一个狭小的空间里）

【搭】confine sb. to 限制某人于……

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A: Don't you think it's cruel to confine a bird in a cage?

B: Then what do you suggest me to do?

A：难道你不认为把鸟关在笼子里很残忍吗？

B：那你建议我怎么做呢？

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normal [ˈnɔːməl] adj. 正常的，通常的

【派】normally 正常地，通常

【例】Under normal production and management, foreign investors will gain a profit higher than the average interest rate of international banking.

　　　在正常生产和经营的情况下，外商投资者可获得高于国际银行平均利率的利润。