English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院
Introduction Text Language Points Grammar
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			Jules Verne should have been worn out. Meaning: Should have been denotes a possibility in the past. But in fact, it did not occur. 儒勒.凡尔纳早就累坏了 worn out: extremely tired, thoroughly exhausted.（指人）筋疲力尽 1. You look worn out after your long journey. 你走了很长的路，看上去风尘仆仆。 2. The game worn him out. 游戏使他筋疲力尽。 voyage (v) : go on a voyage; travel航行；航海；航天飞行 1. Tom spent more than a year voyaging around the world. 汤姆花了一年多的时间环绕世界。 2. They voyaged in sailing ship to the China Sea. 他们乘坐一条帆船在中国海上航行。 whiz (v): to move quickly with a whirring or hissing sound, rush （使）发出飕飕声；使飞鸣 1. John whizzed past on a ten-speed bike. 约翰骑着十速自行车飞速通过。 2. As the days whizzed by, I felt worried about the long-lost brother. 随着时间的逝去，我对我失散的兄弟感到担忧。 hitchhike (v): to travel by asking free rides along a road 沿途免费搭乘他人便车旅行；要求（免费搭车） 1. He hitchhiked all the way to Boston. 他一路搭车去了波士顿。 2. George hitchhiked across Europe. 乔治搭便车横跨欧洲。 … chatted with cannibals in Africa and Bushmen in Australia. Meaning: Cannibals and Bushmen were considered barbarians at Verne’s time and nobody dared even to come close to them, not to mention speaking to them. However Verne showed his great bravery in his books by talking to those people. 与非洲食人生番和澳大利亚土人聊过天。