lesson 75 SOS 呼救信号
New words and expressions
thick adj.
①厚的（反义词thin 薄的）
eg. This board is the thickest of all. 这木板是最厚的。
a thick book 一本厚书； thick walls 厚墙壁； ice ten centimeters thick 十厘米厚的冰
②粗的，粗大的 （反义词thin 纤细的）
a thick line 粗线； thick fingers 粗大的手指
③ (液体，气体) 浓的，浓厚的 （反义词thin 稀薄的）
eg. This source is too thick. 这调味汁太浓了。
thick soup 浓汤； a thick fog 浓雾，大雾
④（树林，树叶，毛发等）密的，浓密的 （反义词thin 稀疏的）
a thick forest 茂密的森林； thick hair 浓密的头发
thick adj.相关短语：
give a person a thick ear （英口语）把（某人）耳朵打肿
through thick and thin 经历过艰难困苦，无论什么状况
thicken v.使…变厚 （粗，浓）
thickness n.
thickhearded adj. 笨头笨脑的，傻里傻气的
signal
①n. 信号，暗号
a distress signal 遇难信号； a danger signal 危险信号
eg . She gave the signal of emergency. 她发出紧急情况的暗号。
③n. 信号器，交通信号
eg. The traffic signal wasn’t working.. 交通信号失灵了。
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Lesson 75 SOS呼救信号 First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did the woman get help?
When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed
in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young
woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter.
Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was
miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put
the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.
During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could
to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was
too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and
1 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风
Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison， will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We’ll meet him at
the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat， Topsail。 Topsail is a famous little
boat。 It has sailed across the Atlantic many times。 Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock，
so we’ll have plenty of time。 We’ll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him。 He will be
away for two months。 We are very proud of him。 He will take part in an important race across
the Atlantic。
New words and expressions 生词和短语
luck n。 运气，幸运captain n. 船长sail v. 航行 harbour n。 港口 proud adj. 自豪
important adj. 重要的
参考译文
我们的邻居查尔斯。艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了。明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。他将乘坐他的“涛波赛”号小艇。“涛波赛”号是艘有名的小艇，它已经多次横渡大西洋。艾利森船长将于8点钟启航，因此我们有充裕的时间。我们将参观他的船，然后和他告别。他要离开两个月，我们真为他感到自豪，他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。
Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求
If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very
lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are
sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: 'Sir, we welcome
you to our city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to
our street signs. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to
obey it!
New words and expressions 生词和短语
park v. 停放（汽车） traffic n. 交通 ticket [ˈtikit] n. 交通违规罚款单 note [nəut] n. 便条area [ˈɛəriə] n. 地段 sign [sain] n. 指示牌 reminder [rɪˈmaɪndə] n. 提示 fail [feil] v. 无视，忘记 obey [əˈbei] v. 服从
参考译文
一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警很快就会发现。如果他没给你罚单就放你走了，算你走运。然而，情况并不都是这样，交通警有时也很客气。有一次在瑞典度假，我发现我的车上有这样一个字条：“先生，欢迎您光临我们的城市。此处是‘禁止停车’区。如果您对我们街上的标牌稍加注意，您在此会过得很愉快的。谨此提请注意。”如果你收到这样的恳求，你是不会不遵照执行的！
