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Lesson 43
Fully insured
全保險
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Who owned the pie and why?
Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything. Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world. If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather. Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay. It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for cost of salvaging a sunken ship. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide. It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip. Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate. At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own. Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish. Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish. They had little difficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it. Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank. For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water. The men were now obliged to try once more. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains. The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal. The winch was again put into operation and one of the men started up the truck. Several minutes later, the dish was again put into operation and one of the water. Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal. There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again. By working at tremendous speed, the men managed to get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
admittedly
adv. 公認(rèn)地
purchase
v. 買
annual
adj. 一年一度的
teenager
n. （13至19歲的）青少年
capsize
v. （船）翻
shiver
v. 打顫，發(fā)抖
dive
v. （頭向下）跳水
haul
v. 拖曳
hawser
n. 粗纜繩
rim
n. （圓形物品的）外沿，邊
winch
n. 絞車
agonizing
adj. 精神緊張的，提心吊膽的
perch
v. 處于（高處）
precariously
adv. 危險地，不穩(wěn)固地
overbalance
v. 失去平衡
clamp
n. 夾鉗，夾板
vertically
adv. 垂直地
torrent
n. 激流，洪流
rebound
v. 彈回

保險公司一般說來愿意承保一切東西。承辦公共財產(chǎn)或私人財產(chǎn)保險是世界上大部分國家的正常業(yè)務(wù)。如果你要舉辦一次露天游園會或盛宴，為避免碰上不好的天氣而遭受損失也同樣可以保險，不用說，保險公司承擔(dān)風(fēng)險越大，你付的保險費也就越高。航運公司為打撈沉船而提出索賠，這是常有的事，但某地當(dāng)局為打撈一只焙制餡餅的盤子提出索賠，倒是件新鮮的事兒。這個餡餅盤子確實少見，有18英尺長，6英尺寬。某地方當(dāng)局買下它用來焙制一個巨大的餡餅為一年一度交易會助興。餡餅委員會確認(rèn)運輸這只盤子的最佳方案是通過運河水運。于是，他們對這只盤子的運輸安全投了保。盤子下水后不久，餡餅委員會成員們來到當(dāng)?shù)匾患倚【频陸c賀。就在這個時候，許多十幾歲的孩子爬盤子舉行他們自己的集會。他們跳起了舞，盤子難以承受。舞會進(jìn)行過程中，盤子傾覆，沉入了7英尺深的水中。餡餅委員會給當(dāng)?shù)仄囆蘩韼炖习宕螂娫挘動嵑箝_著一輛急修車前來打撈盤子。那些孩子們穿著濕衣服哆嗦，看著3個工人輪潛入水中以確定盤子的位置。他們沒費多大事兒就找到了盤子?？墒前驯P子撈出卻是一個很大的難題。盤子四邊十分光滑，要在盤邊拴上繩索或鏈條而同時又不損壞它是很難辦到的。不過，他們終于將鏈條固定在盤子的一端，一臺大功率的絞車開動起來。盤子慢慢浮出水面，被輕輕地拽向運河岸邊。在令人忐忑不安的瞬間，盤子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。工人們只得再來一次。這次，他們用沉重的金屬夾子把盤子夾住，以便往盤子上安裝鐵鏈。這次，盤子必須垂直吊出水面，因為盤子的一邊緊靠著運河河岸。絞盤機再次啟動，一位工人發(fā)動了急修車的引擎。幾分鐘后，盤子被成功地拽出了水面。波浪從盤子兩側(cè)急涌而出，在運河里掀起一股大浪。但是當(dāng)波浪從河對岸折回來時，就有再次把盤子拖進(jìn)水里的危險。工人們動作迅速，終于趕在那股大浪返回之前把盤子拽到了岸上。

◆insure v. 投保
insure== make a contract that promises to pay a sum of money in case of accident, damage, loss, etc.
insure sb/sth against 給…上保險以防…
insurance n.
insurance company 保險公司
assure 向......保證，使確信，它的賓語一定是人。
I assure you that I’ll bring you Happiness. 我向你保證能給你帶來幸福。
ensure v. 保證，確保賓語可以是物
Hard work can ensure our success.
guarantee 擔(dān)保（指擔(dān)保人的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)，視之某物的質(zhì)量
I can guarantee the watch for ten months.

◆fete n. 游園會
◆premium n. 保險費
◆recover v. 使......得到補償，彌補
recover vi 康復(fù)recover from
recover vt. ==make up for, compensate for
Eg: Nothing can recover our health.
regain 經(jīng)過努力而獲得......
regain one’s courage 重新獲得勇氣
recover one’s courage 恢復(fù)勇氣
He regained / recovered his enthusiasm. 他又恢復(fù)了他的熱情。
restore vt. 恢復(fù)健康, 恢復(fù)原狀
He has been restored.
heal 治愈傷口
His wound has healed. 他的傷口已經(jīng)痊愈了。
◆admittedly adv. 公認(rèn)地
inevitably 不可避免地
Admittedly he is a great person.
admittedly == we are admitting that

◆purchase v. 買
buy vt.
purchase 比buy 要正式，主要用于書面語，還可以是名詞
Can you purchase fredom with money?
I need not remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.(二冊L41)
purchase money 買進(jìn)的價格
purchasing power 購買力
Not worth a day’s purchase 危在旦夕
Eg: His life is not worth a day’s purchase.

◆annual adj. 一年一度的

◆teenager n. （13至19歲的）青少年

◆capsize vi. （船）翻
Eg: The ship capsized because of the rough wave.

◆shiver v. 打顫，發(fā)抖
shiver == tremble
整體的顫抖用shiver, 部分的用tremble
Eg: His hands are trembling.
He is shivering with cold.
Eg: His trembling voice betrayed his secret. 他顫抖的聲音泄漏了他的秘密。
Shudder 因為寒冷害怕的因素導(dǎo)致的全身抖動

◆dive v. （頭向下）跳水
◆haul v. 拖曳
haul == pull with effort our force 強調(diào)用力去拉
Eg: They hauled the boat up the beach.
pull 連續(xù)不斷地拉（應(yīng)用范圍最廣泛）

drag 拖拉(兩者之間有摩擦力)
Eg: The stone was so heavy that I had to drag it into the room.
After a day’s hard work, I dragged myself Home. 工作了一天我拖著疲憊的身軀回了家
Drag oneself to 拖著疲憊的身軀去……
tug 強調(diào)飛快的拖拉
Tow 借助外力拖拉較大較重的物體

◆hawser n. 粗纜繩
◆rim n. （圓形物品的）外沿，邊
◆winch n. 絞車
◆agonizing adj. 精神緊張的，提心吊膽的
agonize v. 使精神緊張，使極度痛苦
agonized 感到精神緊張
agony n. == great pain 極度痛苦
He couldn’t carry out his resolution so he was so agony. 他不能實現(xiàn)他的堅定的決心而感到極度痛苦。
At the news he is in an agony of joy. 聽到消息他感到極度的高興。（agony 加強語氣）

◆perch v. 處于（高處）
locate, situate 是正式用詞，vt.
perch vi.
A bird perched on the branch of the tree for the moment.
perch on 棲息
The little village perches among the hills.這個小山村高高地位于群山之中。
Knock sb off his perch 打敗、擊敗
Eg: I knocked him off his perch yesterday.
come off one’s perch 不再驕傲自大＝put your pride in your pocket.
put your pride in your pocket.

◆◆◆precariously adv. 危險地，不穩(wěn)固地

Precarious = unsafe, unsteady, not firm 強調(diào)不安全，不穩(wěn)定，不穩(wěn)固而導(dǎo)致的危險
An actress’s life would be too precarious for me. 不穩(wěn)定
dangerous 危險的常用詞
Eg: Playing with matches is dangerous.
hazardous 碰運氣的，冒險的而導(dǎo)致的危險
Climbing the high mountain is hazardous.
adventruous 愛冒險的，膽子很大的
perilous 語義程度比dangerous 要高的多，強調(diào)被傷害或被殺害的危險
Eg: It is perilous to do so. 這么做有可能會丟了性命。
◆overbalance v. 失去平衡
◆clamp n. 夾鉗，夾板
◆vertically adv. 垂直地
vertical adj.
反義詞：horizontlly 平行地
horizon 地平線
I draw a line vertically / horizontally.

◆torrent n. 激流，洪流
torrent = rough wave
◆rebound v. 彈回
Eg: The ball is rebounded. 球被弱回來了。

背熟：insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything.

Eg: This practice is accepted and it is acceptable.

In the event of == in case of 以防萬一; 如果發(fā)生；倘若

In the event of being sick, you’d better not go to the party.
in the event that
You must work harder and harder in the event that you get the frustration.
In the event that you will get the frustration you must work harder and harder.

背熟：Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay.

Take the risk 冒險，承擔(dān)風(fēng)險
背熟：It is not uncommon to hear that a ship ping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
雙重否定：
1，Not + 否定形容詞: Is not unreasonable
2，not + without I can’t live without you
3, no + not/ no + no There is no cat that doesn’t like fish
There is nothing he can’t do.
There is no rule that has no exception / that doesn’t have exception.
Make a claim 提出索賠要求

unique ==very much particular 獨一無二
需要作出艱苦努力的自我約束：Self-discipline required a sedulous work.
to == in order to
From finding a right place to put the latest edition.
From finding the right place for us to put the latest edition.

這是一項可以使你學(xué)好英語的計劃。
This is a good plan for you in order to learn English well. (×)
This is a good plan for you to learn English well. (√)

the best way to do sth. 做某事的最好方法
progress 進(jìn)展
背熟：Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.

prove (to be )

The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish.

背熟：Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.
difficulty 不可數(shù)名詞，費力
可數(shù)名詞，各種困難的事情
have much difficulty 很費力

haul 從下往上拖
drag 平行的拖拉，接觸面的拖拉
背熟：it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
attach to
attach == tie 栓，系
rim == the sides of the dish

Eventually == at last 語氣比at last 強烈得多，
終于：強調(diào)失敗的結(jié)果用in the end 表示成功用at last, eventually
eventually 重點強調(diào)經(jīng)過努力而終于……
finally 只表示順序的最后

put into operation = use
draw 表示連續(xù)不停地拉
背熟：For one agonizing moment, 在令人忐忑不安的瞬間
precariously == unsteady, unfirmly

be obliged to do == be forced to do

so that== in order that
lift 提起，吊起，由低到高的動作
背熟：There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.

send 造成，使得，+ v-ing (作賓語補足語)
什么使得你這么做呢？What sent you doing so?
如果大浪從對岸折回來的話，這個盤子就會重新落入水中。

pie dish would have been sent to water
If the hoge wave had rebounded off the other side of the bank, it would have sent dish plunging into the water again.

manage to do == be able to do, succeed in doing
重點是第一自然段，應(yīng)該背熟。