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1、Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress开往威斯特海温的快车一、【Text】课文 Wehavelearnttoexpectthattrainswillbepunctual.Afteryearsofconditioning,mostofushavedevelopedanunshakablefaithinrailwaytimetables.Shipsmaybedelayedbystorms;airflightsmaybecancelledbecauseofbadweather;buttrainsmustbe

2、ontime.Onlyanexceptionallyheavysnowfallmighttemporarilydislocaterailwayservices.Itisalltooeasytoblametherailwayauthoritieswhensomethingdoesgowrong.Thetruthisthatwhenmistakesoccur,theyaremorelikelytobeoursthantheirs.Afterconsultingmyrailwaytimetable,Inotedwithsa

3、tisfactionthattherewasanexpresstraintoWesthaven.Itwentdirectfrommylocalstationandthejourneylastedamerehourandseventeenminutes.WhenIboardedthetrain,Icouldnothelpnoticingthatagreatmanylocalpeoplegotonaswell.Atthetime,thisdidnotstrikemeasodd.Ireflectedthattheremus

4、tbeagreatmanypeoplebesidesmyselfwhowishedtotakeadvantageofthisexcellentservice.NeitherwasIsurprisedwhenthetrainstoppedatWidley,atinystationafewmilesalongtheline.Evenamightyexpresstraincanbeheldupbysignals.Butwhenthetraindawdledatstationafterstation,Ibegantowond

5、er.Itsuddenlydawnedonmethatthisexpresswasnotroaringdownthelineatninetymilesanhour,butbarelychuggingalongatthirty.Onehourandseventeenminutespassedandwehadnotevencoveredhalfthedistance.IaskedapassengerifthiswastheWesthavenExpress,buthehadnotevenheardofit.Idetermi

6、nedtolodgeacomplaintassoonaswearrived.Twohourslater,IwastalkingangrilytothestationmasteratWesthaven.Whenhedeniedthetrain'sexistence,Iborrowedhiscopyofthetimetable.TherewasanoteoftriumphinmyvoicewhenItoldhimthatitwasthereinblackandwhite.Glancingatitbriefly,hetol

7、dmetolookagain.Atinyasteriskconductedmetoafootnoteatthebottomofthepage.Itsaid:'Thisservicehasbeensuspended.'  二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语 ●express      n.快车；adj.高速的●punctual    adj.准时的;●condition   v.使习惯于●unshakable adj.不可动摇的●faith   n.信任●cancelv.取消●excepti

8、onally    adv.例外地●dislocate    v.打乱（计划等）●blame v.责怪●consult      v.请教，查阅●direct adv.径直地●odd    adj.奇怪的，异常的●reflectv.细想●advantage  n.优势●mighty      adj.强大的，有力的●dawdle      v.