新概念英语青少版第三册：第39课 The Lascaux Cave

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课(4)Nothing to Worry About 不必担心The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we wereback on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!10.Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.所以，我们不时地掉过头，怀疑车后是否留下了机油和汽油的痕迹。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课（5）新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课(5)Nothing to Worry About 不必担心The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we wereback on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!13.Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.离我们不远处，出现一个大裂缝。

新概念英语第三册课堂笔记：第39课Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心【New words and expressions】生词和短语●rough adj. 崎岖不平的●boulder n. 大石块●pit v. 使得坑坑洼洼●perturb v. 使不安●underestimate v. 低估●swerve v. 争转变●scoop v. 挖出●hammer v. （用锤）击打，锤打●ominously adv. 有预兆的，不祥的●rip v. 划破，撕，扯●petrol n. 汽油●stretch n. 一大片（平地或水）●obstacle n. 障碍●clump n. 丛，簇●fissure n. （石、地的）深缝●renew v. 重复●pleading n. 恳求●gear n. （汽车）排档●astride prep. 骑，跨●crack n. 缝隙●zigzag n. “之”字形●shallo w adj. 浅的●grind (ground, ground ) v. 磨擦●halt n. 停●dashboard n. （汽车上的）仪表盘■rough adj. 崎岖不平的Eg：We’d better not take the rough road. be rough on sb. 对某人苛刻，无礼Don’t be rough on your friends.cut up rough 发脾气L38-05_39-01 end 9’11”L39-02 begin 9’23”■boulder n. 大石块■pit v. 使得坑坑洼洼■perturb v. 使不安verp upsetbe perturbed about sth 为…而心神不安His threats didn’t perturb her in the leastdisturb 并非用心去扰乱Eg：It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.plague 因病痛和类似的折磨而使人苦恼Eg：The terrible disease plagued himtroubleEg：Sorry to give you trouble. / Sorry to trouble you.worryEg：He is worried about his son’s safety.fretEg：He freted himself all the time for news of her.upsetEg：I feel upset now because I am afraid I hurt you.dismay 使沮丧辨别：perturb ; disturb ; plague ; trouble ; worry ;fret ; upset ; dismay■underestimate v. 低估■swerve v. 争转变■scoop v. 挖出Eg：She sccped out some sugar.make a scoop 走运Eg：That guy made a scoop.。

Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about不必担心The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders: The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at aterrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash-board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!New Words and Expressions 生词和短语rough (1. 1) /rʌf/adj. 崎岖不平的boulder (1. 3) /'bəuldə/ n. 大石块pit (1. 3) /pit/ v. 使得坑坑洼洼perturb (1. 4) /pə'tə:b/ v. 使不安underestimate (1. 6) /'ʌndər'estimeit/ v. 低估swerve (1. 9) /'swə:v/v. 争转变scoop (1. 9) /sku:p/ v. 挖出hammer (1. 10) /'hæmə/ v. (用锤)击打，锤打ominously (1. 10) /'ɔminəsli/ adv. 有预兆的，不祥的rip (1. 10) /rip/ v. 划破，撕，扯petrol (1. 11) /'petrəl/ n. 汽油stretch (1. 13) /stretʃ/ n. 一大片(平地或水)obstacle (1. 14) /'ɔbstəkəl/ n. 障碍clump (1. 14) /klʌmp/ n. 丛，簇fissure(1. 15)/'fiʃə/n. (石，地的)深缝renew (1. 15) /ri'nju:/ v. 重复pleading (1. 15) /pli:diŋ/ n. 恳求gear (1. 17) /giə/ n. (汽车) 排档astride (1. 18) /ə'straid/ prep. 骑，跨crack (1. 18) /kræk/ n. 缝隙zigzag (1. 18) /'zigzæg/n. “之”字形halt (1. 21) /hɔ:lt/n. 停shallow (1. 20) /'ʃæləu/ adj. 浅的dashboard (11. 21-22) /'dæʃbɔ:d/n. (汽车上的)仪表盘grind (1. 21) /graind/ (ground/graund/, ground) v. 磨擦Notes on the text 课文注释1 get sb. to do sth. ，说服某人做某事。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课(1)Nothing to Worry About 不必担心The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we wereback on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!1.The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。

新概念英语第三册课堂笔记：第39课新概念英语第三册课堂笔记：第39课Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心【New words and expressions】生词和短语●rough adj. 崎岖不平的●boulder n. 大石块●pit v. 使得坑坑洼洼●perturb v. 使不安●underestimate v. 低估●swerve v. 争转变●scoop v. 挖出●hammer v. （用锤）击打，锤打●ominously adv. 有预兆的，不祥的●rip v. 划破，撕，扯●petrol n. 汽油●stretch n. 一大片（平地或水）●obstacle n. 障碍●clump n. 丛，簇●fissure n. （石、地的）深缝●renew v. 重复●pleading n. 恳求●gear n. （汽车）排档●astride prep. 骑，跨●crack n. 缝隙●zigzag n. “之”字形●shallo w adj. 浅的●grind (ground, ground ) v. 磨擦●halt n. 停●dashboard n. （汽车上的）仪表盘■rough adj. 崎岖不平的Eg：We’d better not take the rough road. be rough on sb. 对某人苛刻，无礼Don’t be rough on your friends.cut up rough 发脾气L38-05_39-01 end 9’11”L39-02 begin 9’23”■boulder n. 大石块■pit v. 使得坑坑洼洼■perturb v. 使不安verp upsetbe perturbed about sth 为…而心神不安His threats didn’t perturb her in the leastdisturb 并非用心去扰乱Eg：It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.plague 因病痛和类似的折磨而使人苦恼Eg：The terrible disease plagued himtroubleEg：Sorry to give you trouble. / Sorry to trouble you.worryEg：He is worried about his son’s safety.fretEg：He freted himself all the time for news of her.upsetEg：I feel upset now because I am afraid I hurt you.dismay 使沮丧辨别：perturb ; disturb ; plague ; trouble ; worry ;fret ; upset ; dismay■underestimate v. 低估■swerve v. 争转变■scoop v. 挖出Eg：She sccped out some sugar.make a scoop 走运Eg：That guy made a scoop.■hammer v. （用锤）击打，锤打■ominously adv. 有预兆的，不祥的ominous adj.Eg：Look at those ominous black clouds. omen n.Eg：This is a good / bad omen.Eg：The clouds omen rain.■rip v. 划破，撕，扯tearrip one's mask away 撕下某人的假面具let things tip==let things be 听其自然rip into 猛攻，抨击rip off 偷窃rip up the back 背后说坏话■petrol n. 汽油■stretch n. 一大片（平地或水）at a stretch 连续的，一口气的，不停顿的a stretch of landa stretch of waterEg： He worked for hours at a stretch. We drove fast on a stretch of open field.He is unable to work for long stretches.a stretch of hill 连绵持续的群山vt.He stretched out his hand to get the apple.There are forests stretching for hundreds of miles.Transport was rather stretched in the Spring Festival.■obstacle n. 障碍Lack of education is an obstacle to success.constitue an obstacle to 构成…的障碍remove/ overcome an obstacle 克服困难put obstacle in sb's way 妨碍某人的发展obstacle to 介词toL39-02 end 9’23”L39-03 begin 9’04”要英语中有好多动词要与介词to搭配：key; answer; shred; advantage; disadvantage; admission; damage to辨别：obstacle; obstruction; hindranceEg： Lake of education is obstacle to success.There must be an obstruction in the pipe.You are more of hindrance than help.■clump n. 丛，簇■fissure n. （石、地的）深缝■renew v. 重复■pleading n. 恳求■gear n. （汽车）排档■astride prep. 骑，跨■crack n. 缝隙■zigzag n. “之”字形■shallow adj.浅的■grind (ground, ground )v. 磨擦grind wheat into flourgrind sth to pieces 把……弄成碎片grind one's teeth in anger 气得咬牙切齿■halt n. 停==stopThey halt for a few minutes.stop; halt; ceaseEg： The heart will cease to beat when life ceases. pause vi.He paused for a breath.haltThey halted for a few minutes.halt; cease; pause; stophalt n.come to a halt / stop 停下来■dashboard n. （汽车上的）仪表盘【Text】§ Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心Listen to the tape then answer the question below.What was the difference between Bruce’s behaviour and that of other people?The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared,giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!参考译文穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。

新概念英语第三册第39课:Nothing to worry aboutLesson 39 Nothing to worry about不必担心 Listen to the tape then answer the question below.听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What was the difference between Bruce's behaviour and that of other people?The rough across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over eh dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders. The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty years and was tow feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a lowgear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding half. A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine! 参考译文穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。

Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心New words and expression 生词和短语Rough a崎岖不平的=no smooth1)not smooth 粗糙的，崎岖的rough skin rough road We’d better not take the rough road.2)not exact 大致的a rough idea 一个大致的想法 a rough drawing 一个草图at a rough guess 我猜，大概是eg. At a rough guess, he was about forty-five.3) not gentle 野蛮，激烈，粗鲁的a rough game a rough man Be rough on sb对某人苛刻、无礼Don’t be rough on your friends.4) unfair or unlucky 倒霉的it's rough on sbboulder ['bəʊldə] n.大石块（a large stone or piece of rock）（卵石，大圆石（圆形巨石）；巨砾）pebble ['peb(ə)l] n.小卵石，小石子(a small smooth stone found on the beach or on the bottom of river)eg. You are not the only pebble on the beach!（used to say that you are not the only person who has to be considered or deserves attention）eg. You are not the only fish in the sea.cobble ['kɒb(ə)l] n. for paving the road 大石子（大卵石，中砾）rubble ['rʌb(ə)l] n.碎石，瓦砾（毁坏后的房屋，或者是铺设在地面最下一层的碎石）pit [pɪt] n.坑，地上的洞（1、矿井，矿洞2、(挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的) 大坑3、vt使留疤痕4、vi 凹陷）eg. A fall in the pit, a gain in your wit 吃一堑，长一智。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课(6)Nothing to Worry About 不必担心The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we wereback on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!16.We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep.我们告诉他那个大裂缝长50码，宽2英尺，深4英尺。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课（7）新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课(7)Nothing to Worry About 不必担心The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we wereback on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!19.Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again.我们还未来得及担心后果，车已重新开上了平地。

新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson39【课文】The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen,we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water abouthalf a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle,the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced thatthere was no oil in the engine!【课文翻译】穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第39课(2)Nothing to Worry About 不必担心The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we wereback on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dash- board flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!4.It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties.这并不是说布鲁斯总是低估困难。