- 1 - 新概念英语2 第二单元单词详解 - 2 - Lesson25 Do the English speak English? 1. railway 1) n.铁路,铁道(u) (Br) railroad (Am) a line of railway 一条铁路 railway station 火车站 2) n. 轨道 (pl.) (c) E.g. The railway was opened to traffic last year. 这条铁路是去年通车的。 high level railway 高架铁路 subway (Am)地铁 tube (Br) 地铁 underground (Br) 地铁 metro (Paris)地铁 rail n. 横杆、扶手、围栏、轨道 jump the rail 出轨 stair rails 楼梯扶手 ride the rails 逃票乘火车 sit on the rails (Am) 骑墙,保持中立 railing n.栏杆 iron-bar railing 铁栏杆 2. porter n. 搬运工,脚夫(在车站、机场、旅馆等处的) bellboy/pageboy (Am) 旅馆,俱乐部等通常穿制服的男服务员 port n. 港口、口岸 clear a port 出港 close a port 封港 reach a port / enter a port 入港 E.g. Many ships frequent the port. 许多船只常来此港。 any port in a storm. 慌不择路,穷途之策(谚) 3. several 1) more than three but fewer than many 一些,几个 E.g. Several more people than usual came to the concert. 来音乐会的人比平常多了几个 I repeated my question several times. 我把问题重复了几遍。 2) 各自的,各个的(文) E.g. Several men, several minds. 人各有志,10 个人 10 个样。(谚) 4. foreigner n. 外国人 a blue-eyed foreigner 蓝眼睛的外国人 level ['levəl]n. 水平;标准;水平面 adj. 水平的;平坦的;同高的 stair [stεə]n. 楼梯,阶梯;梯级 iron ['aiən] adj. 铁的;残酷的;刚强的 frequent ['fri:kwənt, fri'kwent] vt. 常到,常去;时常出入于 blue-eyed ['blu:,aid]adj. 蓝眼睛; - 3 - entertain foreigner 款待外国人 foreign adj.外国的,无关的,陌生的 foreign languages 外语 foreign goods 外国货,洋货 foreign students 留学生 foreign affairs 外交事务 foreign policy 外交政策 foreign trade 外贸、对外贸易 E.g. The question is foreign to the matter in hand.这问题与处理中的事情无关。 The subject is foreign to us. ...