新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第44課 又快又安全 (6)

　　Relatively few people are prepared tosacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of travelling by sea.

　　Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers areintimidated by them. They also have the disadvantage of being the most expensiveform of transport. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.

　　16.Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for thepleasure of travelling by sea.

　　沒有多少人會為享受坐船旅行的樂趣而犧牲假期的時間。

　　語言點:be prepared to do sth.的意思是“準(zhǔn)備好做某事”。

　　17.Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellersare intimidated by them.

　　飛機(jī)以危險而著稱，連老資格的旅行者也怕飛機(jī)。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:本句結(jié)構(gòu)sth.have the reputation of being dangerous/safe的意思是“某物以危險/安全著稱”。

　　18.They also have the disadvantage of being the most expensive form of transport.

　　飛機(jī)另一個缺點是昂貴。