（第一段）
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.
语法分析：
The rough road across the plain（后置定语） soon
became so bad that（that... 引导结果状语） we
tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come
from（定语从句）.
知识点（1）
get sb. to do 说服某人做某事
【扩展】复习
persuade sb. to do / into doing
说服某人做某事
I finally managed to persuade her
to go out for a drink with me.
Don't let yourself be persuaded into
buying things you don't want.
In their efforts to persuade us to buy
this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human
nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
talk sb. into doing 说服某人做某事
【扩展】反义表达
get sb. not to do 劝阻某人不做某事
persuade sb. not to do / out of doing
说服某人不做某事
talk sb. out of doing 说服某人不做某事
dissuade sb. from doing 劝阻某人不做某事
Even
though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce
was not in the least perturbed.
语法分析：
Even though（“尽管”，引导让步状语从句） the road was
littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in
the least（一点也不） perturbed.
知识点（1）
be littered with … 杂乱的堆满…
litter vt. 杂乱的堆满某地
【扩展】
be pitted with … 到处是坑洞
be dotted / scattered with …
散乱的分布着
【复习】
be covered with … 布满了
Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on
board and the decks were soon covered with
colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and
beautiful handmade silverware.
be loaded with … 满载着…
be filled with … 装满了某个东西、充满了某种感情
… it is filled with what looks like a
thick, greyish substance.
All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be
filled with alarm.
be packed / crammed with … 挤满了
The streets were packed / crammed
with Christmas shoppers.
It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed
with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its
total capacity.
be stuffed with … 中间填满了
知识点（2） Lesson17
语法：“一点也不”“绝不”置于句首部分倒装
Though Verrazano is by no means
considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain
immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in
the world was named after him.
She is by no means pretty.
She's not a bad kid, by any
means.
By no means can theory be separated from
practice. （倒装）
She's not at all happy about the current
situation.
This will in no way influence our original
decision.
I am no expert.
That girl is no fool.
Larry is no friend of mine.
His arguments are not remotely
convincing.
On no account must you disturb
me when I'm working.
Do not on any account leave the prisoner
unguarded. （倒装）
I tried to convince them, but they weren't in the least
interested.
"Was she annoyed?" "Not a bit! She was
delighted."
On no condition should untrained
personnel use the equipment. （倒装）
Under no circumstances will we
agree to splitting up the company. （倒装）
【辨析】
not a little = more than a
little = very 特别的、非常的
知识点（3）
perturbed = disturbed =
worried
Glancing
at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere 20 miles
away.
语法分析：
Glancing at his map（非谓语动词作伴随状语), he informed us
that the next village was a mere 20 miles
away（宾语从句）.
知识点（1）
glance at … 匆匆的看…
知识点（2）
inform sb. of / about sth.
通知某人某事
inform sb. that … 通知某人某事（从句）
convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
convince sb. that … 使某人相信某事（从句）
知识点（3） Lesson34、Lesson37
a mere … 仅仅……
a mere 后跟单数名词时 = only a /
an
在其他情况下 a mere = only
① a mere 后跟单数名词时
It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted
a mere (=only an) hour
and 17 minutes.
He's a mere (=only
a) child.
He's not a mere (=only
a) boxer: he's world champion.
② 在其他情况下 a mere = only
A mere (=Only) 2%
of their budget has been spent on publicity.
He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for
a mere (=only)
£50.
Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was
a mere (=only) twenty
miles away.
It
was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no
sense of danger at all.
两个句子改写，合并:
It was not that Bruce always underestimated
difficulties, but (that) he simply had no sense
of danger at all.
知识点（1）
It is/was not that …, but (that) …
不是因为……, 而是因为……
It was not that I actually remembered
anything at all. But my father had described
over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving
the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as
familiar territory.
考研英语，英译汉：
It is not that the scales in the one
case, and the balance in the other, differ in the principles of their
construction or manner of working; but that the
latter is a much finer apparatus and of course much more accurate in its
measurement than the former.
not that …, but that …
（简化，要求平行结构）不是因为……, 而是因为……
Not that I love Caesar less,
but that I love Rome more. — Shakespeare ‘Julius
Caesar’
Not that I love you less, but
that I love liberty more.
Not that I love my teacher less,
but that I love truth more.
知识点（2）
simply adv. used to emphasize what you are
saying（用以加强语气）简直，实在，根本，就是
He simply had no sense of danger at
all.
His pronunciation is simply
terrible.
That is simply not true!
I simply refuse to go!
He simply won't accept the committee's
decision.
No
matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven
as fast as it could possibly go.
语法分析：
No matter （引导让步状语从句）what the conditions
were, he believed that a car should be driven as
fast as it could possibly go（比较状语从句).
（that…宾语从句）
知识点（1）
语法复习：让步状语从句
No matter what the conditions were …
= Whatever the conditions were, …
知识点（2）
possibly 经常与 can / could
连用以表示“尽全力”的意思，后跟动词时常用can / could
possibly + 动词，后省略动词时常用 possibly can /
could。
No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should
be driven as fast as it could possibly
go. （前后动词不一致，不可省略）
She's done everything she could
possibly think of to help.
（前后动词不一致，不可省略）
We shall be contributing as much as we possibly
can to the campaign.
Doctors did everything they possibly
could to save his life.
造句：无论在任何情况下，他都认为一个人应该尽可能地为社会做出贡献。
No matter what the conditions were, He believed that a person
should contribute as much as he possibly
could to society.
造句：无论在任何情况下，他都认为一个人应该为社会做出他能想到的尽可能多的贡献。
No matter what the conditions were, He believed that a person
should make as many contributions as he could
possibly think of to society.
（第二段）
As
we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.
知识点（1）
bump v. 碰撞
Be careful not to bump your
head.
In the dark I bumped
into a chair.
The car bumped
against the curb.
bump over / across / along /
down … 颠簸前进
As we bumped over the dusty
track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.
A police car bumped down the
track.
The old bus bumped along the
mountain road.
The airplane bumped across a
field before finally coming to a stop.
知识点（2）
track 英文解释：n. a narrow path or road with a
rough uneven surface, esp. one made by vehicles, people or animals
（人踩出的）小道，小径
The
wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car.
知识点（1）
scoop 英文解释：n. a tool with a deep bowl-shaped
end which is used to dig out and move a soft or powdery substance
勺；铲子
动词形式：
scoop (up / out) sth. 勺出来
He scooped water from the stream and splashed it
on his face.
She bent down and scooped up the little
dog.
Carefully scoop out the pulp with a small
spoon. hammer / thunder
知识点（2）
名词动用：
hammered / thundered
重击
He hammered /
thundered at the door.
It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed
that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is
cornered.
He elbowed his way through the
crowd.
I am fogged by the issue.
The lady housed the homeless.
We
felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol
tank or damage the engine.
语法分析：
We felt sure that sooner or
later（迟早） a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank
or damage the engine. （that...
形容词补足语）
知识点（1）
sooner or later 迟早，早晚有一天
知识点（2）
rip / tear a hole 撕一个口子
Because
of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of
oil and petrol behind us.
语法分析：
Because of this（原因状语), we kept looking back,
wondering if we were leaving a
trail of oil and petrol behind us（if…
宾语从句）. （wondering… 非谓语动词作伴随状语)
知识点（1） Lessson1
leave a trail of … behind …
在…后面留下了一连串的…
The hurricane left a trail of destruction
behind it.
The bus left a trail of black smoke
behind it.
He left a trail of muddy footprints
behind him.
Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead
deer and small animals like rabbits.
（第三段）
What
a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a
stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps bushes.
语法分析：
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（定语从句，修饰plain）. （giving…
非谓语动词引导结果状语)（When... 时间状语）
知识点（1）
relief n. 宽慰，痛苦的缓解或解脱
find a temporary relief 临时解脱
permanent relief 永久解脱
to my great relief 大为宽心宽心
give immediate relief from pain
立刻缓解了疼痛
知识点（2）
give way to sth. 1. 被（更新更好的事物）代替
Steam trains gave way to electric
trains.
Winter gave way to spring.
冬去春来
The storm gave way to bright
sunshine.
give way to sb. / sth. 2.
让路，向……屈服
Drivers must give way to
cyclists.
Give way to traffic coming from the
right.
We must not give way to their
demands.
知识点（3）
stretch 英文解释：n. an area of land or water, esp.
one that is long and narrow （狭长的）一片或一段地或水域
stretch of … 一片
a stretch of plain 一片平原
a narrow stretch of
water 一片狭长的水域
a beautiful stretch of
countryside 一片美丽的风光
a particularly dangerous stretch of
road 一段特别危险的道路
知识点（4）
clump 英文解释：n. a group of trees, bushes, or
other plants growing very close together 丛
a clump of trees / bushes / flowers /
grass 一从…
But
there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.
知识点（1）
worse 英文解释：n. [U] something worse
（做名词）更糟的东西
I'm afraid there is worse to come.
更糟的还在后面
We thought the situation was bad, but worse
was to follow.
更糟的还在后面
"What about the bride's dress ― wasn't it appalling?" "I don't
know, I've seen worse." 我见过更糟的
知识点（2）
fissure 英文解释：n. long deep crack in rock or in
the earth （岩石中或土地中的）深长裂缝
In response to
renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped.
知识点（1）Lesson18
in response to …（to是介词）作为对…的反应
知识点（2）
renewed 英文解释：adj. happening again with
increased interest or strength [only before noun] 更强烈的……
Though
we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car.
知识点（1）
get out 从车里出来（小车）
get out of a car / taxi
get in 上车（小车）
get into a car / taxi
get on 上车（大车）
get on a bus / train / ship /
plane
get off 下车（大车）
get off a bus / train / ship /
plane
We
informed him that the fissure extended for 50 yards and was two feet
wide and four feet deep.
知识点（1）
extend v.（时间或空间）延伸
The Sahara Desert extends for
miles.
The show has been extended for
another six weeks.
My garden extends as far as the
river.
The driveway extends from the
house to the high way.
An industrial zone extends along
the river.
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 zigzag course.
语法分析：
Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed,
keeping the front wheels astride the
crack as he followed its zigzag
course（as...时间状语从句）. （keeping...
非谓语动词作伴随状语）
知识点（1）
gear 车档
automatic gear 自动挡
manual gear 手动挡
an automatic gearbox 自动变速箱
a four-speed manual gearbox
四速手动变速箱
Andy drove cautiously along in third
gear. 以第三档位
Helen changed gear / gears
（换挡）as she approached the intersection.
go / move / shift into … gear
换到了…档位
put / slam / slip sth. into …
gear 换到了…档位
知识点（2）
1.speed 做不可数名词时，与 at, with 搭配均可
2.speed 做可数名词时，只能与 at 搭配
知识点（3）
astride 英文解释：prep. with one leg on each side of
sth. 跨在……上
a photograph of my mother sitting astride
a horse
She sat proudly astride her new
motorbike.
The town lies astride a river.
知识点（3）
zigzag 英文解释：adj. a pattern that looks like a
line of z's joined together 之字形，Ｚ字形
Before
we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain
again.
语法分析：
Before we had time to worry about what might
happen（宾语从句） （Before... 时间状语）, we were
back on the plain again.
Bruce
consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only 15
miles away.
语法分析：
Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village
was now only 15 miles away（宾语从句）.
Our
next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across.
知识点（1）Lesson15
语法、注意：名词前有量词，形容词放在量词前
a nice cup of tea 一杯好茶
a beautiful stretch of field
一片美丽的田野
a stagnant pool of water
一潭死水
For most of them, 50 pence is a small price to pay for a nice
big bar of
chocolate.
Bruce
charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt.
知识点（1）
charge at … 朝……猛冲
知识点（2） Lesson6
come to a stop / halt /
standstill 停止
知识点（3）
grind 磨擦（发出刺耳声）
知识点（4）
come to… 进入某种状态
A
yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully
announced that there was no oil in the engine!
语法分析：
A yellow light on the dashboard介词短语当后置定语）
flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was
no oil in the engine（宾语从句）!
知识点（1）
flash angrily 发出刺眼的强光