Lesson 21Mad or Not?

是不是疯了？9 句 · 1:16

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  1. Whydopeoplethinkthewriterismad?

    人们为什么认为作者疯了？

  2. Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.

    飞机正在慢慢地把我逼疯。

  3. Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.

    我住在一个机场附近，过往飞机的声音日夜不绝。

  4. Theairportwasbuiltyearsago, butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.

    机场是许多年前建成的，但由于某种原因当时无法投入使用。

  5. Lastyear, however, itcameintouse.

    然而去年，它开始使用了。

  6. Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.

    一定有一百多人被噪音赶离了家园。

  7. Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.

    我是留下来的少数几个人之一。

  8. SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.

    有时我想，这座房子会被一架过往的飞机撞倒。

  9. Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway, butIamdeterminedtostayhere.

    有人愿意出一大笔钱让我搬走，但我决心留在这里。

  10. EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.

    大家都说我一定是疯了，他们也许是对的。

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生词 · Vocabulary

英英解释为课文中的义项。

aeroplane/ˈerəpleɪn/n.

a machine with wings that flies in the sky

飞机

#1Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.

drive/draɪv/v.

to make a person get into a bad state of mind

驱使；使（人）变得……

#1Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.

mad/mæd/adj.

sick in the mind; not able to think clearly

发疯的；疯狂的

#1Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.

night and day/ˌnaɪt ən ˈdeɪ/phr.

all the time, without stopping

日日夜夜；不停地

#2I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.

reason/ˈriːzn/n.

why something happens or is done

原因；理由

#3The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.

come into use/ˌkʌm ɪntə ˈjuːs/phr.

to begin to be used by people

开始被使用；投入使用

#4Last year, however, it came into use.

drive away/ˌdraɪv əˈweɪ/phr v.

to force people to leave a place

赶走；驱逐

#5Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.

knock down/ˌnɑːk ˈdaʊn/phr v.

to hit something so that it falls to the ground

撞倒；拆除

#7Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.

offer/ˈɔːfər/v.

to say you will give something to someone if they want it

（主动）提供；提出给予

#8I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.

sum/sʌm/n.

an amount of money

金额；款项

#8I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.

determined/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/adj.

having made a firm decision and not going to change it

下定决心的；坚定的

#8I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.

probably/ˈprɑːbəbli/adv.

very likely; almost certainly

很可能；大概

#9Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.