課程筆記:
41. road [rəud]
Basic need
音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 道路
Where does this road lead?
n. [C] 手段;方法
There is no royal road to learning.
n. [C] 途中
Andy is on the road to Shanghai.
ring road 環路
second ring road 二環路
road 車輛通過的大馬路
highway 高速公路
street 兩側有建筑物、商店的市內道路
sidewalk 和車輛相對的人行道
path 僅供人走的小路 (公園)
way 抽象意義的路
復合詞語
railroad (鐵路);
road-block (路障);
road tax (公路稅)
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
交通路標 a road sign
死胡同 a dead-end road
陽關大道 a straight and easy road
鄉間道路 a country road
平坦的道路 a level road
崎嶇的道路 a rough road
迂回的路 a round-about road
交通規則 rule of the road
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
hit the road 上路 (get going)
on the road 在路上奔波(由于職業的原因,如演員、運動員、銷售員等。)
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
The thing I don’t like about driving is all the traffic on the road.
(2)
There are dangerous drivers like that one on the road.
(3)
Smoking too much is a dead end road. (bad result)
(4)
A: Hi, Victor, you'll fly to New York next Tuesday?
B: Yeah, but I really hate this life of being on the road all he time.
(5)
A: Well, it's time to go.
B: OK. But let's have one for the first. (以此杯送行)
A: It's getting late.
B: Yeah I suppose it's time to hit the road.
諺語 Proverbs
All roads lead to Rome. 條條大道通羅馬。
There is a road from heart to heart. 心心相印。
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 只有良好的動機而不付諸實踐,徒遭埋怨或懲罰。