Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心

rough [rʌf] adj. 崎岖不平的

【扩】bumpy 崎岖不平的

【搭】in rough 大略地

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A: The rough road made the car vibrate.

B: Yes, but we will arrive at the destination soon.

A：崎岖不平的山路使车颠得厉害。

B：是的，但我们很快就要到目的地了。

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boulder [ˈbəuldə] n. 大石块

【扩】cobble 圆石子

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A: He stepped out of the boulder.

B: Did he hear what you said?

A：他从大石头后面走了出来。

B：他听到你们说的话了吗？

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pit [pit] v. 使得坑坑洼洼

perturb [pəˈtəːb] v. 使不安

【派】perturbation 不安，忧虑

【扩】discompose 使不安

【例】I am deeply perturbed by the alarming way in which the situation is developing.

　　　我对令人忧虑的形势发展深感不安。

underestimate [ˌʌndərˈestimeit] v. 低估

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A: It seems that we underestimated the costs.

B: Yes. According to the factory, it will cost about eight percent more than initially projected.

A：看样子是我们低估了成本。

B：是的，根据制造商的说法，成本会比原计划的高出8％。

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swerve [swəːv] v. 急转弯

【派】swerving 急转弯

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A: The car swerved to the left.

B: What happened then?

A：汽车突然向左转。

B：接着发生了什么事情？

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scoop [skuːp] v. 挖出

【扩】gouge 挖出　　excavate 挖出

【搭】scoop...in... 从……中挣钱　　make a scoop 捞了一大笔

【例】He scooped some concrete out of the pail.

　　　他从桶中挖出了一些混凝土。

hammer [ˈhæmə] v. （用锤）击打，捶打

ominously [ˈɔminəsli] adv. 有预兆地，不祥地

rip [rip] v. 划破，撕，扯

【扩】tear 撕掉，扯下　　claw 撕

【搭】rip sth. open 撕开某物

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A: The sail ripped under the force of the wind.

B: I think we should do something about it at once.

A：帆被强风给刮破了。

B：我想我们必须马上采取一些行动。

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zigzag [ˈziɡzæɡ] n. “之”字形

shallow [ˈʃæləu] adj. 浅的

【派】shallowness 浅，肤浅

【反】deep 深的

【搭】a shallow river 一条浅的河

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A: He got in at the shallow end of the swimming pool.

B: Does he often go swimming?

A：他在游泳池的浅水区下水。

B：他经常游泳吗？

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grind [ɡraind] v. 摩擦，磨

petrol [ˈpetrəl] n. 汽油

【扩】gasoline 汽油

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A: We've run out of petrol. What a bore!

B: Is there a gas station near here?

A：我们的汽油用完了，真麻烦！

B：这附近有加油站吗？

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stretch [stretʃ] n. 一大片（平地或水）

obstacle [ˈɔbstəkl] n. 障碍

【扩】impediment 障碍，阻碍　　obstruction 障碍

【搭】throw obstacles in one's way 阻碍某人

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A: Her parents' opposition is an obstacle to her marriage.

B: What does she decide to do?

A：她父母的反对是她结婚的障碍。

B：那她准备怎么做呢？

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clump [klʌmp] n. 丛，簇

fissure [ˈfiʃə] n. （石，地的）深缝

【扩】crack 裂缝　　crevice 裂缝

【例】We all got out to examine the fissure, but he remained in the car.

　　　我们纷纷下车察看那个大裂缝，他却待在车上。

renew [riˈnjuː] v. 重复，更新

【构】re（表示重复的前缀）＋new（新的）＝renew（更新，重复）

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A: Can I keep it a little longer?

B: You can renew it if you can't finish it in due time.

A：我能多借一点儿时间吗？

B：如果你到期不能看完，可以续借。

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pleading [ˈpliːdiŋ] n. 恳求

gear [ɡiə] n. （汽车）排档

astride [əˈstraid] prep. 骑，跨

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A: He is sitting astride the horse.

B: Let me go there to take a picture for him.

A：他两腿叉开骑在马上。

B：让我过去给他照张相。

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crack [kræk] n. 缝隙

halt [hɔːlt] n. 停

dashboard [ˈdæʃbɔːd] n. （汽车上的）仪表板

【扩】meter panel 仪表盘

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A: We are convinced that the customer will accept this new dashboard.

B: What makes you so confident?

A：我们深信用户将会接受这种新的仪表板。

B：是什么让你们这么自信？

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