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has just about enough time to take photographs, which he can sort out when he gets home. In the perpetual race against time, he is forever sending postcards to his friends depicting wonderful views of places he never even knew existed. no sooner…than: 剛 … 就 … The spy had no sooner returned home than he was told to go to another country. 那個諜報人員剛回國就授命要他去他國。在這個短語 中,還可以把 no sooner 放在句首加強語氣,這時句 子要倒裝 ,上面的例句還可以寫作: No sooner had the spy returned home than he was told to go to another country. take on a conducted tour: 參加有導(dǎo)游的旅行 go through: 通過(某場所);瀏覽 bird’seye view: 鳥瞰 a view seen from high up, as if by a flying bird snapshot: 快照,快相 sort out: 分類,整理 This room is very untidy,could you sort it out? 這房間亂七八糟,你能整理一下嗎? perpetual: a. 永久的永遠(yuǎn)的 perpetual motion: 永恒運動 perpetual snows:終年積雪 depict: v. ( 用畫,語言等 ) 描繪,描寫 ( 口語 describe ) This painting depicts the Battle of Waterloo. 這幅畫描繪了滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)役。 14 Tourists No fortnight in the year passed quite so quickly. Travelworn, the tourist eventually arrives home proudly displaying his collection of passport stamps. Truly rested, he is back at the office on Monday with a year’s work ahead of him before he will have the opportunity to sally forth again. travelworn: 名詞和過去分詞構(gòu)成的合成 詞。指由于旅游而感到疲勞的旅行者。 sally forth: 外出,出去 I must sally forth into town and buy my week’s food. 我必須到鎮(zhèn)上走一趟買我一周的食物。 15 reading prehension questions: (1) What are the modern traveling facilities for the tourist? By coach,by train, by ship,and by plane, tourist can go anywhere in the world. 16 reading prehension questions: (2) Why does the tourist plan to tour in winter? According to the western custom, there is Christmas season which lasts two weeks at the end of every year. In addition, he dreams of sunshine in the cold and wet winter. 17 reading prehension questions: (3) How does the touristconscious world wele the tourist? Since most countries have bee touristconscious,they have been advertising its resorts for try to cater for the tourist’s taste and provide tourists with “typical”scenes with local give tourists a hearty wele and the venders also do a brisk trade. 18 reading prehension questions: (4) If you are going to travel or go on business, how do you plan the tour? First, read the pamphlet or guidebooks and then consult the travel agency, make out the plan , book the tickets and of all, travel with a map or you maybe get lost. 19 reading prehension questions: (5)What are the pros and cons to the tourist who is in a hurried trip? pros: The tourist can see as many places as possible in short period time according to the travel agency’s arrangement. cons: What the tourist saw is just a snapshot view and he had little time to enjoy the beautiful scenes and traveling from one place to another made him so tired.