辽东学院外国语学院大学英语系列教案 新视野大学英语第三版读写教程 第3 册 Unit 4 Section A The surprising purpose of travel 令人惊奇的旅行目的 1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan, remembering that I'm going to the airport. The taxi is late and then lost, and I'm getting increasingly nervous that I'll miss my flight. I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. After all the trouble of this morning, my flight is canceled and I'm stuck in this terminal for the next 218 minutes, and my only consolation is a cup of complimentary airport coffee. This is traveling, a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there. 1 早晨四点一刻，闹钟把我从美梦中惊醒，要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。 出租车来晚了，并且在途中迷了路，我越来越担心会赶不上飞机。 出租车一到机场我就冲进去，跌跌撞撞通过安检处，终于，我来到了登机口。 经历这一早所有的麻烦事，我乘坐的航班却被取消了。在接下来的218 分钟里，我被困在了机场，唯一觉得安慰的是机场提供的一杯免费咖啡。 这就是旅行，让人心烦的跑跑停停。最终，在不知经过多少小时之后，终于到达要去的地方。 1 It's 4:15 in the morning, and my alarm clock has just stolen away a lovely dream. (Para. 1) Meaning: It's 4:15 in the morning and my alarm clock has just woken me up from a lovely dream. Note: In Paragraph 1, present tenses are used to describe a scene which is not actually happening and to make the imaginary scene seem more immediate and more real. 2 I run in when we arrive, stagger through security and finally get to my gate. (Para. 1) Meaning: I run in after we arrive, walk...
