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LESSON 37 The Westhaven Express
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We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
LESSON 37 The Westhaven Express
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After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an 
unshakable faith in railway time-tables.
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Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled 
because of bad weather; but trains must be on time.
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Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate 
railway services.
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It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something 
does go wrong.
Th
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The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be 
ours than theirs.
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condition:
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1)状况
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be in good, excellent, poor, condition
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He's in excellent condition for a man of his age.
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2)条件: 
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One of the conditions of the job is that you should be able to drive
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3)coditions:环境
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在现有的环境下
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Under the existing conditions 
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工作环境
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生活条件
生活条件
condition:
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Be/become conditioned to sth
Be/become conditioned to sth
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习惯某事
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It didn't take them long to become conditioned to the new
It didn t take them long to become conditioned to the new 
environment. 
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消费者已经适应劣质食品了
消费者已经适应劣质食品了
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Consumers have been conditioned to poor quality food
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We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
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After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an 
unshakable faith in railway time-tables.
•
Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled 
because of bad weather; but trains must be on time.
•
Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate 
railway services.
•
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something 
does go wrong.
•
The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be 
ours than theirs.
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faith
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Have faith in
Have faith in
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深信
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我对这种药没有多大信心.
我对这种药没有多大信心.
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I don't have much faith in this medicine.
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失去信任
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失去信任
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Lose faith in
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我对我的朋友彻底失去信心了
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我对我的朋友彻底失去信心了
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I've lost faith in my friend
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We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
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After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an 
unshakable faith in railway time-tables.
•
Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled 
because of bad weather; but trains must be on time.
•
Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate 
railway services.
•
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something 
does go wrong.
•
The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be 
ours than theirs.
exception
除外例外
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除外; 例外; 
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这家餐馆是个例外
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without exception
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Each plant, without exception, contains some kind of salt. 
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I enjoyed all his novels with the exception of his last. 
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with the exception of sb/sth=
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We all laughed, with the exception of Maggie.
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所有的孩子都来了除了Tom
特别的，格外的
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The ballet school offers free places to children who are exceptionally
The ballet school offers free places to children who are exceptionally 
talented. 
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我对这个节目格外感兴趣
我对
个节
格外
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她的眼睛格外的大
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We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
•
After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an 
unshakable faith in railway time-tables.
•
Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled 
because of bad weather; but trains must be on time.
•
Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate 
railway services.
•
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something 
does go wrong.
•
The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be 
ours than theirs.
dislocate
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使（骨头）脱位:
使（骨头）脱位: 
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I dislocated my shoulder while playing basketball
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扰乱,干扰（计划等):
扰乱,干扰（计划等):
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Flights have been dislocated by the fog. 
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因为大风
通讯被干扰了
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因为大风，通讯被干扰了
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Because of the strong wind, communications were dislocated
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We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
•
After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an 
unshakable faith in railway time-tables.
•
Ships may be delayed by storms; air flights may be cancelled 
because of bad weather; but trains must be on time.
•
Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate 
railway services.
•
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something 
does go wrong.
•
The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be 
ours than theirs.
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After consulting my railway time-table, I noted with satisfaction that there was 
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an express train to Westhaven.
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It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and 
seventeen minutes.
seventeen minutes.
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When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local 
people got on as well.
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At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
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I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to 
take advantage of this excellent service
take advantage of this excellent service.
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Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few 
miles along the line.
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Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
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But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder.
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t ik
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dj 给某人留下
印象让某人感觉
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strike sb as adj 给某人留下…印象,让某人感觉…
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这幅画让我觉得很好笑
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After consulting my railway time-table, I noted with satisfaction that there was 
t
i t W th
an express train to Westhaven.
•
It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and 
seventeen minutes.
seventeen minutes.
•
When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local 
people got on as well.
•
At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
•
I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to 
take advantage of this excellent service
take advantage of this excellent service.
•
Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few 
miles along the line.
g
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Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
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But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder.
reflect
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reflect on=think carefully
reflect on think carefully
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我需要时间来考虑（你的建议）.
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I need time to reflect
I need time to reflect ____________.
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She reflected that this was probably the last time she would see him. 
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reflect
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Trees are reflected in a window
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Trees are reflected in a window 
• I reflected that there must be a great many people besides 
myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
• Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a 
tiny station a few miles along the line.
• Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
• But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to 
wonder.
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Take advantage of
Take advantage of
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利用这个暑假背单词
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充分利用
充分利用
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take full advantage of
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• I reflected that there must be a great many people besides 
myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
• Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a 
tiny station a few miles along the line.
• Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
• But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to 
wonder.
倒装句
倒装句
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Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny 
station a few miles along the line.
station a few miles along the line.
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He can hardly see anybody
He can hardly see anybody
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I have never seen the man before
I have never seen the man before
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My mother and I seldom ate breakfast in the morning
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My mother and I seldom ate breakfast in the morning
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He not only complained about the food but also refused to pay for it
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He not only complained about the food but also refused to pay for it.
小试身手
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1. I’ve tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means ______ 
with my progress.
(2006重庆) 
(
重庆)
A. the teacher is not satisfied
B. is the teacher not satisfied
C. the teacher is satisfied
D. is the teacher satisfied
2. Never in my wildest dreams ______ these people are living in such 
poor conditions.  (2006安徽)
poo co d
o s. ( 006安徽)
A. I could imagine
B. could I imagine
C. I couldn’t imagine     
D. couldn’t I imagine
• I reflected that there must be a great many people besides
I reflected that there must be a great many people besides 
myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
• Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley a
Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a 
tiny station a few miles along the line.
• Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals
• Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
• But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to 
wonder
wonder.
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mighty
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强大的，有力的
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强大的军队
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强大的国家
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强大的帝国
hold up
hold up
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阻碍,延误
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Road-works on the motorway are holding up traffic
Road-works on the motorway are holding up traffic.
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My application was held up because of the strike.. 
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我们的班机因有大雾而延误
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我们的班机因有大雾而延误
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Our flight was held up by fog. 
• I reflected that there must be a great many people besides
I reflected that there must be a great many people besides 
myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
• Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley a
Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a 
tiny station a few miles along the line.
• Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals
• Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
• But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to 
wonder
wonder.
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dawdle:
dawdle:
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磨蹭，浪费时间
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别磨蹭了
快点
我们要晚了
别磨蹭了，快点，我们要晚了
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Stop dawdling and hurry up. We are late！
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他总是磨洋工
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他总是磨洋工
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He is always dawdling
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Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school!
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Stop dawdling! You ll be late for school!
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But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder.
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It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at 
ninety miles an hour but barely chugging along at thirty
ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
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One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the 
distance.
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I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even 
heard of it.
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I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
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Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station-master at Westhaven.
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When he denied the train's existence I borrowed his copy of the time table
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When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of the time-table.
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There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in 
black and white.
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Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again.
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A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.It said: 
'This service has been suspended.' 
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It downs on sb that
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It occurs to sb that
It occurs to sb that
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It gradually dawned on me that I still had time and ought to run again...
The boat _____along the river.
R
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Roar
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Chug
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It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at 
ninety miles an hour but barely chugging along at thirty
ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
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One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the 
distance.
•
I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even 
heard of it.
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I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
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Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station-master at Westhaven.
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When he denied the train's existence I borrowed his copy of the time table
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When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of the time-table.
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There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in 
black and white.
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Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again.
•
A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.It said: 
'This service has been suspended.' 
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lodge sth with sb against sb 向…提出:
lodge sth with sb against sb 向…提出: 
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向警方告邻居的状
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lodge a complaint with the police against the neighbour我要找你医
lodge a complaint with the police against the neighbour我要找你医
院投诉你！
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lodge an appeal,
lodge an appeal,
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向法院提出上诉
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lodge a protest
lodge a protest, 
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lodge an objection
• I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
• Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station-master at 
Westhaven.
• When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of 
the time-table.
• There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it 
was there in black and white.
• Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again.
• A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the
A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the 
page.It said: 'This service has been suspended.' 
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the triumphal arch
There is a note of …
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语调，口气
语调，
气
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There was a note of self-satisfaction in his speech. 
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A note of triumph
A note of triumph 
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There was a note of doubt in her voice.
• There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it 
was there in black and white.
• Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again.
• A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the 
page.It said: 'This service has been suspended.' 
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Conduct (1)
Conduct (1)
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: Copper conducts electricity better than other materials do.
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传导（热
电）
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传导（热，电）
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水能导电
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Conduct (2)
引导l
d
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引导=lead
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I asked the waiter to conduct me to the table. 
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A guide conducted the visitors round the museum. 
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a conducted tour of HongKong
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