新概念英语词汇随身听第三册(附字幕)[55-56]

[12:13.99]attic
[12:15.41]阁楼，顶楼
[12:16.84]From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river
[12:19.72]从顶楼窗口看去，我们农场与他们农场交界处的那段河流一览无余
[12:22.61]where their land joined ours,
[12:24.69]在最紧要关头，
[12:26.76]and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.
[12:29.94]我们轮流监视险情。
[12:33.11]Pigeons peeped in from the window of the attic.
[12:35.59]鸽子从顶楼窗户里往外瞧。
[12:38.07]Joe often tells me how he cherishes the afternoons and evenings
[12:41.40]乔常常跟我讲他特别怀恋从前在顶楼上度过的那些个下午和黄昏，
[12:44.73]he has spent in the attic,where he keeps his treasured books and toys.
[12:48.12]那时候他把自己最心爱的书和玩具都放在那儿。
[12:51.50]sweeping
[12:52.87]范围广大的，包含一切的
[12:54.24]The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.
[12:56.62]公民投票支持全面改革。
[12:59.00]critical
[13:00.32]危急的
[13:01.64]The case was very critical.
[13:03.62]病情十分危险，
[13:05.61]The fever,if not brought down,might and would kill the young fellow.
[13:09.24]要是不及时退烧，年轻人就没命了。
[13:12.87]The premier faced a critical situation in September of that year.
[13:16.04]在那年9月总理面临着严重的局势。
[13:19.22]juncture
[13:21.10]时刻，关头
[13:22.98]It was precisely at this juncture that the boss found himself in A dilemma.
[13:26.50]恰恰在这个时候老板发现了自己处在进退两难的境地。
[13:30.03]Quincy returned at this very juncture.
[13:32.25]正在这个节骨眼上，昆西回来了。
[13:34.47]raft
[13:36.14]木筏
[13:37.82]Suddenly a raft appeared,looking rather like Noah's ark,
[13:40.85]突然，出现了一只筏子，看起来很像诺亚方舟，
[13:43.88]carry the whole family,a few hens,the dogs,a cat,and a bird in a cage.
[13:47.96]上面载着他们一家老小，还有几只母鸡、几条狗、一只猫和一只鸟，关在笼里。
[13:52.05]Huck lay on the raft in the sun until he was dry.
[13:55.32]哈克在阳光下躺在木筏上，一直躺到全身都干了。
[13:58.58]After further adventures alone on a raft he eventually reached the island.
[14:02.11]他独自乘着木筏，经历了很多艰险，终于到了岛上。
[14:05.64]unduly
[14:07.11]过度地
[14:08.59]We realized that they must have become unduly fightened by the rising flood,
[14:12.06]我们知道他们一定是被不断上涨的洪水吓坏了，
[14:15.54]for their house,which and sound fundations,
[14:17.90]其实他们的房子地基牢固，
[14:20.26]would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged.
[14:23.15]即使被洪水浸没了也不会蹋。
[14:26.04]A disunited nation has to incur unduly high costs of government.
[14:29.92]一个分裂的国家必须担负过度高昂的政府费用。
[14:33.80]foundations
[14:35.42]地基
[14:37.04]Leakage in a clam foundations
[14:39.32]坝基漏水的现象
[14:41.61]may sometimes be overcome by digging deep into it as to build a cutoff wall.
[14:45.24]有时可以用深挖地基建造堵截水墙的办法来解决。
[14:48.87]stoutly
[14:50.33]牢固地，坚定地
[14:51.79]Stoutly the box stood.
[14:53.82]箱子稳稳地立在那儿
[14:55.84]'No' said Derby,stoutly.
[14:58.02]“不”德比斩钉截铁地说。
[15:00.21]submerge
[15:01.64]浸没
[15:03.08]A ship is only half submerged.
[15:05.30]船身只有一半浸在水里。
[15:07.52]At the first sign of danger the submarine would submerge.
[15:10.30]一有危险迹象，潜艇就会潜入水中。
[15:13.08]grapple
[15:14.51]抓住
[15:15.93]The men of our family waded down,through our flooded meadows with boathooks,
[15:19.26]我家的男人们手拿船篙趟过被水淹没的草场
[15:22.59]in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft
[15:25.43]希望能够钩住筏子一角，
[15:28.26]and pull it out of the current towards our bank.
[15:30.74]将它拉出激流，拖回岸边。
[15:33.22]The fisherman tried to grapple the urn which was floating down the river,but failed.
[15:37.19]渔夫想抓住顺流漂下的罐子，可是没抓住。
[15:41.17]He is too tired to try to grapple the fact.
[15:43.69]他太累了，根本不想去考虑事实到底是怎么样了。