84新概念英语第二册84课

Lesson 84

On strike

单词学习 strike busman state agreement relieve pressure extent volunteer gratitude Press object n. 罢工 n. 公共汽车司机 v. 正式提出，宣布 n. 协议 v. 减轻 n. 压力，麻烦 n. 程度 v. 自动提出;自愿 n. 感激 n. 新闻界 v. 不赞成，反对

strike (1) n. 罢工 go on strike 舉行罢工 be on strike 在罢工 (2) v. 打击 敲击键盘 strike the keyboard 五分钟之后這個鐘會敲響12點。 The clock will strike 12 in 5 minutes .

state v. 正式提出，宣布 她正式提出她的意見。 She stated her opinion. state + that ……../以 wh 開頭的特殊疑問句 總理說，他將在明年訪問加拿大。 The Prime Minister stated that he would visit Canada the next year . 他沒有說明，這篇文章是否是真實的 He didn’t state whether the article was true . n. 州、狀態 the United States of America 宇宙中有多少物種存在的狀態？ How many states are there in the universe ?

statement n. (1) 陳述、聲明、言明 作出虛假陳述 make a false statement 我簡直不敢相信他的發言 I couldn’t believe his statement . (2)(政府等的正式) 聲明 发出官方聲明 issue an official statement (3) 陳述句 簡單的陳述句 a simple statement 複合句 a complex statement

agreement (1)(意見等) 一致、贊成、同意 ←→ disagreement 我們都同意這一點 We’re all in agreement on that point . (2)n. 协议 會議結束時我們達成了協議。 The meeting ended when we reached an agreement . 中國和美之間的貿易協定 a trade agreement between China and the U.S. 違約 break an agreement = violate an agreement

relieve (1) v. 减轻 药物减轻了我的牙痛。 The drug relieved my toothache . (2) 使 (人)放心、安心、松一口氣 听到这条消息我安心了 The news relieved me . (3) 解除 (負擔、重負);使快樂 relieve sb of sth 使某人擺脫某事 我的助理分擔了我我所有的瑣事。 My assistant relieved me of all the chores . relieve one’s feelings (以哭等)發洩感情

pressure (1) n. 压力(精神上的) 、沉重壓力 他正忍受着工作的压力吗？ Is he suffering from pressure of work ? (2) 壓力、壓迫 我覺得他的手壓在我肩上 I felt the pressure of his hand on my shoulder. 每平方米60公斤的壓力 a pressure of 60kg to the square meter 血壓 blood pressure

相關短語 ： put pressure on (upon) sb 對某人施加壓力 他們施加壓力要我賣掉我的寶貴的

土地。 They put pressure on me to sell my precious land . under the pressure of 在 ... 的壓力下 壓力鍋 pressure cooker

extent (1) n. 程度、限度 to some extent = to a certain extent 在某種程度上 在某种程度上，这就是事实。 To some extent this was the truth. 我對他知識的淵博感到驚奇. I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge . (2) 寬度、大小 、范围 障條路約 20英里長。 The road is about 20 miles in extent . 從山上我們可以看到城市全景。 From the hill we can see the full extent of the town

volunteer v. 自动提出，自愿 volunteer to do 志願做某事 該名男子自愿去劝阻醉汉们不要打架。 The man volunteered to stop the drunken men from fighting . volunteer for 自願做…….. 我自願参加他的选举活动。 I volunteer for his election campaign . n. 志願者 這件事情有志願者嗎？ Are there any volunteer for the event ?

gratitude n. 感激 ←→ ingratitude忘恩負義 對您的建議我想表達我對您的感謝。 I’d like to express my gratitude to you for your advice . out of gratitude 出於感激 with gratitude 感謝地

Press (1) n. 新闻界 出版自由 freedom of the press 日報 the daily press (2) 記者群、報導者的陣容 今天晚上布什總統將會見記者。 The president will meet the press this evening . press conference 記者招待會 (3) 出版社 oxford University press 牛津出版社

object v. 不赞成，反对 老板不反对你在他的办公室抽烟。 The boss doesn’t object if you smoke in his office . object to 反對、討厭(to是介詞) 他討厭對像對孩子似地對待他。 He objects to being treated like a child . object that 提出异议 他提出異議，說時間也太緊了。 They objected that the schedule was too tight .

object (1) 東西、物體 我可以看到一個物體在天空中閃耀。 I could see a shining object in the sky . 箱子那个奇怪的东西是什么？ What’s that strange object in the box ? (2) 目的、目標 = aim / propose 他的生活目標是致富。 His object in life is to become rich . 你來訪的目的是什么？ What’s object of your visit ?

课文讲解 Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.

This will relieve pressure on the trains to some exte

nt. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult …… 此处隐藏：3500字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……