新概念英语第三册学习笔记：第42课 Modern Cavemen

第一段词汇解析

①relatively = comparatively, quite。

②desire for solitude = wish to be alone。

③lures = attracts, tempts。

④arouse = wake up, excite。

第二段词汇解析

①precise = exact, detailed。

②confront = be faced with and have to deal with。

③is barely noticeable = can hardly be seen。

第三段词汇解析

①cleft = fissure。

②eerie = eery，同音同义。

③continuously 的反义词(antonym)为 intermittently。

Notes 学习笔记

词组归纳

1.come to be known

2.down to

3.give a satisfactory explanation

4.military operation

5.as long as

6.rig up rope ladder

7.extend to

8.underground stream

9.entrance to sth.

10.a number of

11.a team of

12.go down

13.climb down

14.edge one’s way along

15.wade across

16.drop into

17.at the bottom of

18.plunge into

19.load on

20.the far end of

21.huge piles of

22.wash up

23.be caused by

24.shoot down

25.arrive at

26.switch on

27.arc light

28.rise up

29.suspend from

30.round about

31.the colours of the rainbow

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I am [not] interested [in the past]. I am interested[in the future], [for that is where I expect tospend the rest (of my life).]

我对过去不感兴趣。我对未来才感兴趣，因为那才是我将度过余生之所。