Unit 1 No Sweat! 不費(fèi)吹灰之力

There were four passengers in the small aircraft as it sputtered over the Andes; a businessman, an inventor, a priest and a laid-back budget traveller.
一架正飛越安第斯山脈的小飛機(jī)上坐著四名乘客：一名商人，一名發(fā)明家，一位神父和一個(gè)靠預(yù)算過日子、看起來懶懶散散的旅行者。

Suddenly the pilot entered the cabin and told them the horrible news: “Gentlemen, the plane is going down. I’m going to try to crash-land it, but you must all jump.”
突然，駕駛員走進(jìn)艙告訴他們可怕的消息“：各位先生，這架飛機(jī)正失控下降中，我要設(shè)法迫降，但你們必須先跳下飛機(jī)。”

Naturally, the men were horrified, and even more so when they discovered that there were only three parachutes.
當(dāng)然，那幾個(gè)人都嚇得目瞪口呆，尤其是當(dāng)他們發(fā)現(xiàn)只有三個(gè)降落傘可以使用時(shí)，更是心驚膽戰(zhàn)。

The businessman said, “Sirs, I employ thousands of people. Their lives and those of their families depend on me . I think you’ll agree that I must survive.” He promptly put on a parachute and leaped.
那名商人說道“：各位先生，我雇用好幾千名員工，他們都要靠我養(yǎng)家活口，我想你們都同意我必須活著回去。”說著他便穿上一具降落傘跳出飛機(jī)去。

The inventor rose, already adjusting the straps. “I’m the smartest man in the world. My inventions have transformed the lives of millions. There’s no telling how much good I may yet do. Goodbye.” And he, too, jumped from the plane.
接著發(fā)明家站了起來，調(diào)整了肩帶說道“：我是世界上最聰明的人，我的發(fā)明改變了成千上萬人的生活。我還會(huì)對(duì)大眾造多少福難以估計(jì)。再見了，各位！”他也跟著跳出機(jī)艙。

The priest was serene, and interrupted his prayers to speak to the traveller. “I am a man of God, my son; I have no fear of death. Take the last parachute and save you life.”
神父心平氣和，中斷禱告，對(duì)旅行者說道“：小伙子，我是信奉上帝的人，我對(duì)死并不畏懼，剩下的降落傘你就拿去用，逃命去吧！”

“Hey, it’s cool, Father. There’re still two parachutes left. The smartest man in the world just jumped out of the plane wearing my backpack.”
“嘿，神父，真是太棒了！我們還有兩個(gè)降落傘。那個(gè)自稱世界上最聰明的人背了我的背包跳出去了。”

英語知識(shí)點(diǎn)解說：

1.passenger n. 乘客

2.aircraft n. 航空器（飛機(jī)、飛艇、飛船的總稱），單、復(fù)數(shù)同形，即an aircraft, two aircraft 。但 airplane 一字復(fù)數(shù)要加 s 。

3.sputter vt. 發(fā)啪啪聲；嘎嘎作響

4.laid-back a. 懶散的；松弛的
例：People in California are said to be laid-back, and it certainly seems to be a relaxed place.
（據(jù)說加州的人都很懶散，那個(gè)地方也的確像是個(gè)休閑的去處。）

5.budget n. 預(yù)算 & vt. 預(yù)計(jì)；安排時(shí)間
budget one's time 有效安排某人的時(shí)間
例：You should budget your time. In fact, you don't have much time to waste.
（你應(yīng)有效安排你的時(shí)間。事實(shí)上，你能浪費(fèi)的時(shí)間并不多。）

6.cabin n. 機(jī)艙

7.horrible a. 可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的
例：Peter let out a horrible cry when he saw his wife's credit card bill.
（彼得看見他老婆的信用卡賬單時(shí)，大聲驚叫了出來。）

8.crash-land vt. 使迫降

9.parachute n. 降落傘

10.survive vt. 比……活得久；撐過
survival n. 生還
例：I swear, Lord, if I survive this hangover, I'll never drink again.
（主啊！我發(fā)誓，要是我能撐過這次宿醉，我就再也不會(huì)喝酒了。）

11.promptly ad. 迅速地
例：Remove that illegal structure promptly or legal action will be brought against you.
（立即把那個(gè)違章建筑拆掉，否則你將受到法律的制裁。）

12.adjust vt. & vi. 調(diào)節(jié)；適應(yīng)
adjust(oneself) to... 適應(yīng)……
例：You either have to adjust (yourself) to your surroundings or be overwhelmed by them.
（你要調(diào)整自己去適應(yīng)環(huán)境，要不然就只有隨波逐流了。）

13.strap n. 皮帶；肩帶

14.There's no telling... 沒有人知道…… ；無法得知…
=It's impossible to tell...
例：There's no telling how fat Fat Freddy will eventually become.
（實(shí)在沒有人會(huì)知道胖子佛瑞迪最后會(huì)變得多胖。）

15.do good 行善
本文 how much good I may yet do 為名詞從句，其中當(dāng) how much good 當(dāng) do 的賓語，yet 則為副詞，表“尚會(huì)”。
例：Everyone means well, but to actually do good is rather more difficult.
（每個(gè)人的心地都是善良的，但要真正行善卻是相當(dāng)困難。）

16.serene a. 安詳?shù)模粚庫o的
例：What could be more valuable than a serene heart?
（還有什么要比寧靜的心情更可貴呢

17.interrupt vt. 中斷；阻止
例: We interrupt this program to bring you a special announcement from the White House.
（本節(jié)目現(xiàn)在要插播一段白宮發(fā)布的特別報(bào)道。）

18.prayer n. 祈禱；請(qǐng)?jiān)?br />say one's prayers 念祈禱文
例："Say your prayers, cowboy. You're about to meet your Maker," said Black Bart as he drew his gun.
（“快禱告吧，牛仔。你馬上就可以見到你的主子。”布萊克·巴特掏出手槍時(shí)說道。）

19.cool a. 涼的；冷靜的；了不起的；很棒的
現(xiàn)今青少年的口頭語“酷”，就源自 cool 一字。
例：If you try too hard to look cool, you won't.
（如果你刻意裝扮成酷模樣，結(jié)果會(huì)適得其反。）

20.backpack n. 背包

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