新概念3讲义8-9(3)

Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot 尽管有了隧道，但是还有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口

尽管有了更加严格的控制和惩罚，但是还有人想冒险酒后驾车。很显然，这些措施还不足以震慑（deter震慑，defer尊敬）侥幸心理。不足以应付人们的酒后豪情（Dutch courage）（drunk driving 酒后驾车）。也许只有人们亲身经历事故惨剧之后方能更加珍视（cherish）可贵的生命

Despite the more stringent controls and more severe punishment, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to drive while being drunk. Obviously such police efforts are not effective enough to deal with people’s Dutch courage and to deter the common tendency to trust luck. Maybe only tragic accidents can make people cherish more their precious lives.

（激情无过，追梦有价

Passion is nothing to be blamed ;Dreaming is everything to be cherished

天涯何处无芳草，何必单恋一枝花

There are so many beautiful girls around. Never let one girl blind your eyes.

一叶障目不见森林：over-emphasis on sth(A) leads to a negligence of sth (B)

The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure. 修道士们喜欢冬天，而不太喜欢夏天，因为在冬天他们可以过上无人打扰的生活。狗也比较自由，被放出围栏，四处溜达 现在的城里的中产阶级更喜欢乡村，因为有更多的清静，和谐。宠物们也更加自由，他们不需要被关在笼子内或者被绳索缚住

Nowadays mid-class people in big cities prefer a country life, for they have more tranquility and peace. Their pets have greater freedom, too, for they are no longer caged or leashed.

孩子们认为他们应该将父母接进城市安享晚年(provide for 赡养)，认为这样做他们能够更好的尽到孝道。但实际上父母们更喜欢较安静和缓慢的农村生活，因为他们在那里形成了他们的生活习惯，他们熟悉一切。

Children believe that they should take their parents to cities to have a happier old age life and that, by doing so, they can better fulfill their filial duties. But actually parents prefer the more peaceful and more slow-paced country life, for they have developed their life-long habits there and they have everything familiar there.

Regular visitors 常客 rare visitors 稀客

Regular 规则的irregular不规则的

On a regular basis有规律的,定期的 have yourself checked on a yearly basis

Eat regular meals 饮食有规律

Lesson 9, flying cats 飞猫

Fascinate (attract or interest sb greatly)使着迷，神魂颠倒 the fascinating scenery 心旷神怡的景色 （freak out on drugs 吸毒导致神魂颠倒）

~~Enchant (fill sb with great delight)使极为喜悦，陶醉 enchanted by the singing of the kids 被孩子们的歌声迷住了

~~Entrance (fill sb with great emotion and delight as if by magic)使某人（着魔般）狂喜，着迷