Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable既昂貴又受罪
First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
What did the man in this story do?
When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours. The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is $2,000!
參考譯文
當一架來自倫敦的飛機抵達悉尼機場時，工人們開始卸下裝有服裝的一批木箱。其中有只箱子特別重，可誰也弄不清是怎么回事。突然一個工人想到打開箱子看看。 看到的情景使人吃驚，箱內有一個人正躺在一堆毛織品之上。他由于被人發現而感到非常吃驚，甚至都沒有企圖逃跑。此人被逮捕后，承認他是在飛機離開倫敦前躲 進箱里的。他經歷了一次漫長而又難受的旅程，因為他在那木箱里悶了18個多小時。此人被責令交付旅費3,500英鎊，而正常票價是2,000英鎊！
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
unload
v. 卸（貨）
wooden
adj. 木制的
extremely
adv. 非常，極其
occur
v. 發生
astonish
v. 使驚訝
pile
n. 堆
woollen
adj. 羊毛的
goods
n. （常用復數）貨物，商品
discover
v. 發現
admit
v. 承認
confine
v. 關在（一個狹小的空間里）
normal
adj. 正常的，通常的
Lesson 46 自學導讀First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text1．…workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.……工人們開始卸下裝有服裝的一批木箱。
（1）unload的含義為“卸（貨）”，它的反義詞為load（裝貨）。與形容詞 uncomfortable, unsmiling等相似，有些動詞加前綴un可以表示做相反的動作。
（2）a number of為固定詞組，表示“若干”、“許多”：
You've made a number of mistakes in typing this letter.
你打這封信時出了不少錯誤。
（3）clothing是服裝的總稱，為不可數名詞，其含義比clothes更為廣泛。clothes一般指衣服，clothing則可以包括鞋、帽等。
2．No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. 其中有只箱子特別重，可誰也弄不清是怎么回事。
（1）短語動詞 account for的含義為“說明理由”、“作出說明（或解釋）”：
The bad weather in England accounts for Harrison's decision to leave the country.
英國糟糕的氣候是哈里森決定離開這個國家的原因。
How do you account for the battered car?
你如何解釋這撞壞的車？
（2）that后面的從句為fact的同位語從句，說明fact的具體內容：
He couldn't explain the fact that Mary's wallet was found in his room.
他無法解釋瑪麗的錢包是在他房間里找到的這一事實。
3．It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. 突然一個工人想到打開箱子看看。
（1）表示某人想起某事時，要用 sth. occurred to sb. 這個結構，主語為事，而不是人。
（2）it在句中為先行主語，代替不定式 to open up the box。
（3）open up的含義之一是“打開”：
open up boxes／gifts 打開箱子／禮物
When he received the gifts, he opened them up at once.
他收到禮物后立刻就打開了。
4．He was astonished at what he found. 看到的情景使他吃驚。
表示某事使／讓某人吃驚通常用sb. is/ are/ was/ were…astonished at sth.：
Sam appears astonished at the news/ the sound.
這消息／聲音似乎使薩姆吃了一驚。
5．on top of, 在……上面。
She put the bread on top of a pile of other goods.
她把面包放在一堆其他貨物上面。
6．…he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours. ……他在那木箱里悶了十八個多小時。
confine表示“把……限制起來”，通常與介詞to連用：
Last weekend, Tom's mother confined him to his room.
上個周末，湯姆的媽媽把湯姆關在了房間里。
7．The man was ordered to pay ￡3,500 for the cost of the trip. 此人被責令交付旅費3,500英鎊。
pay for表示“為……支付貨款”、“為……付出代價”：
She paid ￡ 50 for that dress.
她買那件衣服花了50英鎊。
語法 Grammar in use
與to，at，for和 with連用的動詞
在第22課的語法中，我們學習了后面可跟 of，from，in和 on 的動詞，如 borrow，believe，dream，think，write，decide等。有些動詞可以跟to，at，for和with連用，不過這些介詞不 一定是惟一和這些動詞連用的小品詞。
（1）與to 連用的動詞
It never occurred to them that a man had confined himself to one of the wooden boxes.
他們從來沒想到有一個人會把自己關在其中的一個木箱里。
I prefer listening to music to reading newspapers.
我寧愿聽音樂而不愿看報紙。
This car belongs to Sam. It's not mine.
這汽車是薩姆的，不是我的。
Will you see to this flower while I'm away?
我不在的時候你照看一下這花好嗎？
He used to turn to me for help.
他過去常向我求助。
（2）與at連用的動詞
at通常用于表達感情的一些詞之后，并且這些詞往往用被動語態：
Dan was both surprised and amused at the news.
這消息既使丹感到驚奇又使他感到好笑。
He was astonished at what he found.
發現的情況使他吃了一驚。
at也可以用于其他動詞之后（一般為主動語態）：
What are you looking at?
你在看什么？
When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.
當我到達火車站時，那列火車已開走了。
A beggar knocked at the door.
一個乞丐在敲門。
（3）與for連用的動詞
I'm looking for my pen.
我在找我的鋼筆。
He was searched for the stolen money.
他被搜了身，看看有沒有被盜走的那筆錢。
He's already been punished for his mistake.
他已因為所犯的錯誤而受到了懲罰。
John paid for the dinner.
約翰付了飯錢。
Can you account for his strange behaviour?
你能解釋他的古怪行為嗎？
A child is calling for help.
有個孩子在大聲呼救。
（4）與with連用的動詞
Tom often quarrels with his brother.
湯姆經常和他兄弟吵架。
Don't play with fire!
不要玩火！
I'm pleased with this room.
我對這房間滿意。
Sam used to mix with those people.
薩姆過去常與那些人交往。
We'll begin with the exercises.
我們從練習開始。
詞匯學習 Word study
1．occur vi.
（1）發生:
When did the accident occur?
事故是什么時候發生的?
This occurred about half a year ago.
發生在天約半年前。
（2）被想起，被想到：
It never occurred to me that he could be a thief.
我從沒有想到他會是個小偷。
A good idea occurred to Jane while she was talking to Mary.
簡與瑪麗談話時想到了一個好主意。
It suddenly occurred to him to open up the box.
他突然想到打開箱子看看。
2．admit vt.
（1）承認，供認：
The man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London.
那人承認他是在飛機離開倫敦前躲進箱子里的。
Sally admitted that she had used your dictionary.
薩莉承認她用過你的字典。
（2）準許……進入，準許……加入：
Without a ticket you won't be admitted into a cinema.
沒票你就不能進電影院。
They won't admit him into/ to the government.
他們不讓他進入政府工作。
Lesson 46 課后練習和答案Exercises and Answer
