新概念英語第三冊：Fully insured

新概念一直被視為英語學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)典教材，為了讓同學(xué)們能夠更加全面完善的學(xué)習(xí)新概念英語第三冊，新東方網(wǎng)英語頻道將幫助同學(xué)們一起總結(jié)知識(shí)點(diǎn)。

Fully insured 全保險(xiǎn)

Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything. Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world. If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather. Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay. It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.

保險(xiǎn)公司一般說來愿意承保一切東西。承辦公共財(cái)產(chǎn)或私人財(cái)產(chǎn)保險(xiǎn)是世界上大部分國家的正常業(yè)務(wù)。如果你要舉辦一次露天游園會(huì)或盛宴，為避免碰上不好的天氣而遭受損失也同樣可以保險(xiǎn)，不用說，保險(xiǎn)公司承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)越大，你付的保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)也就越高。航運(yùn)公司為打撈沉船而提出索賠，這是常有的事，但某地當(dāng)局為打撈一只焙制餡餅的盤子提出索賠，倒是件新鮮的事兒。

New words and expressions 生詞與短語

admittedly

adv. 公認(rèn)地

purchase

v. 買

annual

adj. 一年一度的

teenager

n. (13至19歲的)青少年

capsize

v. (船)翻

shiver

v. 打顫，發(fā)抖

dive

v. (頭向下)跳水

haul

v. 拖曳

hawser

n. 粗纜繩

rim

n. (圓形物品的)外沿，邊

winch

n. 絞車

agonizing

adj. 精神緊張的，提心吊膽的

perch

v. 處于(高處)

precariously

adv. 危險(xiǎn)地，不穩(wěn)固地

overbalance

v. 失去平衡

clamp

n. 夾鉗，夾板

vertically

adv. 垂直地

torrent

n. 激流，洪流

rebound

v. 彈回