[00:00.00]Lesson 44 Positively
第44课  绝对地，完全地
[00:07.01]Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours.
很少有人真正喜欢坐几个小时以上的火车。
[00:14.25]Parrot positively refused to tell its age.
鹦鹉坚决不肯说出自己的年龄。
[00:20.42]I pricked up my ear,for it was positively the first time I had ever heard a dialect.
我竖起耳朵听着因为这绝对是我第一次听说方言。
[00:30.37]cramped
窄小的
[00:33.67]Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.
火车车厢很快就变得拥挤、闷热。
[00:38.84]Enough room should be left for you singnature so that it doesn't look cramped.
你要给你的签名留下足够的位置，这样看起来才显得不局促。
[00:45.67]The family lives in a cramped little apartment.
这家人住在一间狭小的公寓里。
[00:50.63]stuffy
憋气的，闷气的
[00:53.58]Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.
火车车厢很快就变得拥挤、闷热。
[00:58.73]It was hot and stuffy.
天气又热又闷。
[01:02.43]monotonous
枯燥的，乏味的，单调的
[01:05.73]Reading is only a partial solution,
看书只能解决部分问题，
[01:10.94]for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you so sleep.
车轮与铁轨之间单调的嘎吱声很快就会把你送进梦乡。
[01:18.75]Every newcomer must start from a monotonous routine work.
每个新来的人都必须从枯燥的日常工作做起。
[01:24.93]His monotonous voice would spoil any poem.
什么诗都会被他那单调的声音所糟蹋。
[01:29.15]rhythm
节奏
[01:32.37]His speech has a flowing rhythm.
他的讲话有一种流动的节奏感。
[01:36.38]The longer you read it,the more you get into the rhythm and mood.
你读的时间越长，对作品的节律和情感就领会得越深。
[01:42.84]click
发出咔哒声
[01:45.70]The key clicked as it turned in the lock.
钥匙在锁孔里转动，发出喀哒的声音。
[01:50.35]The clock clicked in the crocodile 's stomach.
鳄鱼肚子里的钟声发出滴答的声音。
[01:55.61]lull
催眠，哄（小孩）入睡
[01:58.37]The sights and sounds of such a night lull pain and grief to rest.
只有这样一个夜晚的景致和声音才能把痛苦和烦恼催眠，让它们好好地安睡。
[02:04.90]snatch
短时，片刻
[02:08.15]During the day,sleep comes in santches.
白天是忽睡忽醒。
[02:13.25]She heard santches of talk.
她听到了片段的谈话。
[02:17.40]He passed on the news which came to him in snatches.
他把零零碎碎听来的消息告诉了别人。
[02:22.81]sleeper
卧铺
[02:25.92]If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper,
即使你走运，弄到一个卧铺，
[02:30.36]you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling,
夜里有一半时间你会盯着车顶那盏小蓝灯发呆，
[02:36.45]or fumling to find your ticket for inspection.
要不然就为查票到处摸索车票。
[02:42.10]He sacrificed his sleeper to a sick old lady.
他把自己的卧铺让给了一个生病的老太太。
[02:47.06]The year before last my friend ran into a considerate thief on the train
前年我朋友在火车上遇上了一个体贴的小偷，
[02:53.95]who crept into his sleeper in the dead of the night,
那位仁兄夜里轻手轻脚地摸进了他的车厢，
[02:59.36]took away his leather shoes and left a pair of female slippers in their stead.
拿走了他的皮鞋，在原地上放了一双女民工拖鞋。
[03:07.31]fumble
乱摸，摸索
[03:10.08]She fumbled her purse which contained the address slip.
她在钱包里摸索着那张写着地址的纸片。
[03:15.74]inspection
检查
[03:19.38]It needed only a casual inspection to realize how badly the office had been kept.
只要随随便便地看一下，就会发现这间办公室多么漫无秩序。
[03:27.35]The boy eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection.
孩子急切地把肿了的脚趾从被窝里搬出来，举起来仔细查看。
[03:34.58]inevitably
必然地，不可避免地
[03:38.24]Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
到达目的的时候你必然疲惫不堪。
[03:44.61]The work inevitably ended up in a mess.
工作结束的时候不可避免地弄成了一团糟。
[03:50.18]He will inevitably get kicked out;
他肯定要被踢开的，
[03:54.84]that boss of yours would not let anyone outlive his usefulness.
你那个老板呀，向来是过河拆桥的。
[04:00.43]destination
目的地
[04:03.84]What's the destination of your trip?
你旅行的目的地是哪儿？
[04:09.24]When they at last reached their destination,they forgot what they were looking for.
当他们最后到达目的地的时候，已经忘了自己要找什么了？
[04:16.28]exhaust
使筋疲力尽
[04:19.94]Ruth was exhausted and more than once lost her temper.
露丝被搞得筋疲力尽，不止一次地发脾气。
[04:25.83]He was perfectly exhausted and they were careful not to rouse him.
他实在疲惫不堪了，他们很小心不把他吵醒。
[04:32.80]motorway
公路。高速公路
[04:36.73]On motorways you can,at least,travel fairly safely at high speeds,
在公路上还好，至少速度快，比较安全。
[04:43.33]but more often than not,the greater part of the journey is spend on roads
但旅途的大半都花在了路上，而且服务设施少，
[04:52.23]with few service stations and too much traffic.
交通拥挤。
[04:57.83]It is required to construct an access bridge over a motorway.
要求建造一座跨公路的交通桥。
[05:04.59]This is one of longest motorways in Canada.
这是加拿大最长的高速公路。
[05:09.75]ferry
渡船
[05:13.73]By comparison,ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.
相比之下，坐船可以得到文明世界的各种享受。
[05:22.00]When does the next ferry leave?
下班渡船什么时候开？
[05:26.65]A bridge replace the ferry that went to the island.
一座桥取代了去岛上的渡船。
[05:32.01]cruise
巡游
[05:36.04]I could steal a boat or two and go on a real cruise with you.
我可以偷一两条船，跟你作一次真正的巡游。
[05:42.69]We took a cruise in the Carribbean.
我们在加勒比海上作了一次环游。
[05:46.69]civilize
使文明，教化
[05:49.94]Supposing that the chimpanzees were to be civilized by us,would they be happer for it?
就算咱们把猩猩都开化了，它们会因此更幸福吗？
[05:59.94]Many a man has been civilized by his wife.
许多男人都是被他们的妻子教化的。
[06:04.99]spacious
宽敞的
[06:08.14]You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks,
你可以在开阔的甲板上舒展四肢，做游戏；
[06:13.89]play games,meet interesting people
还能见到各种有趣的人，享用各种美食——
[06:19.14]and enjoy good food-always assuming of course that the sea is calm.
当然前提是海上没有风浪。
[06:26.19]He has a study as spacious as the sea.
他的书房简直像大海一样宽敞。
[06:31.04]Before their eyes appeared a spacious hall.
他们眼前是一座宽敞的大厅。
[06:35.84]seasick
晕船的
[06:39.11]If it not,and you are likely to get seasick,no form of transport could be worse.
如果海上有浪，你又晕船，就没有什么比坐船厂更糟糕的旅行方式了。
[06:47.04]She's seasick?I'd sooner teach a fish how to swim.
她会晕船？那鱼也得学游泳了。
[06:53.87]None of the family got seasick save the puppie.
全家人都没有晕船，除了小狗。
[06:59.16]intimidate
威吓的，恫吓
[07:02.26]Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them.
飞机有危险的名声，哪怕是饱经风雨的旅行者也怵飞机。
[07:13.96]The Senate and the House hearing rooms are designed to intimidate the witness.
参议院和议院举行听证会的房间在设计上是有意吓唬证人的。
[07:20.71]Rabby sat frowning at the intimidating pile of dirty dishes.
拉比坐在那儿，愁眉苦脸地看着那吓人的一堆脏碗碟。
[07:27.52]disadvantage
短处，缺点
[07:30.77]They also have the disadvantage of being an expensive form of transport.
飞机的另一个缺点是昂贵。
[07:37.98]Nothing is given without a disadvantage in it.
有所得必有所失。
[07:42.72]Her accent will be very much to her disadvantage if she wants to be an actress.
她要是想当演员，她的口音是个很大的不利条件。
[07:49.62]exhilarating
使人高兴的，令人兴奋的
[07:53.92]Travelling at a height of 30000 feet,far above the clouds,
腾云驾雾，在3万英尺的高空
[07:59.87]and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience.
以500英里的时速航行，这种经历令人心旷神怡。
[08:07.02]The moring air is exhilarating.
早晨的空气让人精神振奋。
[08:11.12]I was flying back with a group of journalists after an exhilarating trip to Tibet.
我高高兴兴地到西藏玩了一趟，一块和一帮记者坐飞机回来的。
[08:18.53]escapist
逍遥者，逃避现实者
[08:22.85]The real excapist can watch a film and sip champagne on some services.
真正会享受的人还可以在提供有关服务的航班上看看电影，呷呷香槟。
[08:30.72]Only an escapist can invent such an excuse.
这种借口只有逃避现实的人能想的得出。
[08:36.03]There can't be any real escapist since one cannot escape indefinitely.
没有任何能真正逃避现实的人，因为逃也只能避一时。
[08:42.18]sip
呷，啜
[08:45.90]Across the table Marsha was sipping orange juice.
玛莎在桌子那一头呷着橙汁。
[08:51.89]She hates sherry,tolerates wine,and occasionally sips at champagne to be sociable.
她讨厌雪利酒，葡萄酒将就，偶尔，为了随大流也呷两口香槟。
[08:59.15]champagne
香槟
[09:02.36]The day Bunkie was fired there was great rejoicing and much drinking of champagne.
邦奇被解雇的那天，大家欢欣鼓舞，痛饮香槟。
[09:10.46]True chamagne comes only from one area in France,
真正的香槟只有法国的一个地区才出产
[09:16.36]but sparking champagne from other places is often called wine,too.
可是有时候别的地方冒泡的酒也称为香槟。
[09:22.97]refinement
风雅，精致
[09:26.71]But even when such refinements are not available there is plenty to keep you occupied.
不过，既使没有这些风雅的消遣，也不愁没有事可做。
[09:35.96]There were to be seen the masterpiecees of art,the refinemint of highly cultured society.
在那里我们可以看到艺术的杰作高度文明的精华。
[09:45.66]He is always proud of his so called refinement in manners.
他总是为他所谓的高雅举止自鸣得意。
[09:51.36]breathtaking
激动人心的，不寻常的
[09:54.86]An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world.
在飞机上，你可以观赏非同寻常的美景。
[10:01.76]It had been a four-hour journey,in part through the breathtaking beauty of the Plumas National Forest.
那是一次四小时的旅行，途经帕拉玛国家公园，美得令人惊叹。
[10:13.41]He watched the breathtaking match to the end.
他把激动人心的比赛看到了最后。
[10:17.92]soar
高飞，翱翔
[10:20.41]You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys.
你毫不费力地飞越高山幽谷。
[10:26.56]Were it but free,it could soar cloud-high.
它一旦自由了，就会在高高的云端里翱翔。
[10:32.31]The prices of agricultural commodities were soaring.
农产品价格飞涨。
[10:37.92]effortlessly
不费力地
[10:41.56]You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys.
你毫不费力地飞越高山幽谷。
[10:48.17]He speaks Portuguese effortlessly.
他说葡萄牙语毫不费力。
[10:53.76]We stood in silence watching the fish glide effortlessly.
我们静静地站着，看着鱼儿逍遥自在地游来游去。
[10:59.57]landscape
风景
[11:02.56]If the landscape is hadden from view,
如果风景被遮住了，
[11:06.91]you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains
你可以欣赏一下绵延数英里一眼望不到头的云海，
[11:13.51]that stretch out for miles before you,while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky.
同时阳光灿烂，天空清澈明朗。
[11:23.37]The landscape is worth seeing,but not worth going to see.
这个风景啊，值得看，可不值得专门去看。
[11:29.54]My window frames a thrilling snowy landscape.
我的窗户框住了一幅绝美的雪景。
[11:35.62]fresh
精神饱满的，容光焕发的
[11:38.51]However you decide to spend your time,one thing is certain;
不管你打算怎么消磨时间，有件事是可以肯定的，
[11:44.82]you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.
即当你抵达目的地时，你会觉得精神焕发，毫无倦意。
[11:51.21]I can't help feeling fresh,having slept for thirteen hours.
睡了13个小时，想不精神焕发都难。
[11:57.06]He lent them a fresh horse.
他借给他们一匹精力充沛的马。
[12:01.77]uncrumpled
没有垮下来的
[12:05.81]Most people bet money on the uncrumpled hence stronger team.
大多数人把钱押在了那个还没累垮因而相对强劲的队上。
[12:12.02]Our CEO went downstairs,uncrumpled,as if he had not tavelled sixteen hours in the crumpy cart.
我们的首席执行官下楼的时候一点没有疲惫不堪的样子，好像不是刚在闷罐马车里坐了16个小时似的。