新概念第三册经典句子 第37课The Westhaven Express

1、 We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。
表示习惯于的。。不要总是 used to … habit什么的了。。

2、 Ships may be delayed by storms;air flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must beon time.
可以用来举例说明比较各种运输工具的缺陷。
cancel这个词。。看出来是个高频词了吧。。。

3、 The truth is that when mistakesoccur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
其实，当真发生差错时，往往是咎由自取。

4、 When I boardedthe train, I could not help noticing that a greatmany local people got on as well.
    上车后，我不禁注意到许多当地人也上了车。

5、 There was a note of triumph inmy voice when I told him that it was there in black andwhite.
    我带着一种胜利者的调子告诉他那趟车白纸黑字，明明白白印在时刻表上。