新概念英语第四册26-02

inferior a. : 下等的 Inferior to sb.

partridge n. : 鹧鸪

utter a. :完全的 completely / sheer

He is an utter liar. 他纯粹是个骗子。

utterance: 口头语； sentence :书面语

share vt. 共享 共有

flown a. : 刚出巢的 fly / flew / flown

I am flown. 我还是新手。

fledging

slip vi. : 滑行

adverse adj.: 逆的，相反的

adverse wind 逆风； adverse environment = adversity n. 逆境

Adversity makes a man. 逆境出人才。

adversary n.: 对手

I went Home with adverse wind.

favorable wind 顺风 unfavorable wind

creed n. :信仰

Notes on the text 课文注释

No two…

No two sorts of birds practise quite the same sort of flight；= There are no two sorts of birds

practise quite the same sort of flight

practise /flight the same way

practise flight 飞行；practise law 当律师；practise Medicine 当医生

No two birds fly in the same way.

No two man are the same.

varieties：kinds

passive

two classes may be roughly seen = we can see roughly two kinds

Any ship...

accompanied ：followed

keep company 与……为伴 I keep company with him.

vessel ：big ship/sth. to hold water

without more than occasional = occasional

The currents…

The currents … of its course

整个句子做主语

currents :气流

walls of the ship : 船舷

direct: 导向

as well as 与 upwards 并列

in the line 沿着某条线走

course 航程

great bird ：albatross

The albatross…

Lion is the king of beast.

同位语从句：the class of fliers…

yield to : 屈服

opposition : 逆风

No two sorts of birds practise quite the same sort of flight; the varieties are infinite, but two classes may be roughly seen. Any ship that crosses the pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross, which may keep company with the vessel for an hour without visible or more than occasional movement of wing. The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient

sustenance and progress. The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition. In the contrary school the duck is supreme....