Lesson 25I. VocabularyA) Impressive adj. Great and rememberable给人深刻印象的deeply impress the mind in a feeling This is the impressive scene. 这是给人深刻印象的一幕(scene n.现场, 场面, 情景)impression n.印象make a lasting impression to sb. 给人以不可磨灭的印象have a false impression of sb. 对某人有错误的看法gave sb. impression that…给某人…的印象He gave me impression that it was about to leap out at me. （Lesson 24）impress vt.留下印象What impressed me most is your diligence.他给我留下印象最深的是呢的（n.勤奋）impress sb with…用…给某人留下深刻的印象you impressed me with your beautiful clothes.B) Vessel n.轮船, 大木船（very formal word, 用于文学体中, 可以代替ship、boat）a fishing vessel / a sailing vessel帆船Ship n.大船；舰艇; Boat n.小船, 艇（比ship小, 在非正式的场合可以替换）a fishing boatC) Era n.时期, 时代（（age or epoch）a special period of time in history with marked feature有着鲜明特征的一个历史时代）纪元，指地球或人类社会历史上一段很长的时期，尤其是指以某些特别事务或发展为标志的。
The Victorian / Nixon / post-war Era维多利亚时期/尼克松执政时期/战后时期the beginning of the new era / the end of old era 新时代的开始Era n. 时代, 纪元（人类历史上很长的时期, 以特别的事件为标志）The Christian era starts with the birth of Christ.公元(基督教时代)是从耶稣诞生起算。
(Christian n.基督徒, 信徒adj.基督教的, 信基督教的)We are now in a great new era of information.我们现在正处于一个新的伟大的信息时代。
Time n.（历史上的）时代, 时期（比era的时间短）Roman time罗马时代/ ancient time 古代Its missing head must have been found in classical time. (Book 2)Age n.时代（特定的历史阶段, 和其它词构成专有名词）stone Age 石器时代/ Modern Age 当今时代/Middle Ages 中世纪/ the Space AgeJava n.爪哇（印度尼西亚一岛）D) Steer v. Direct the course of a ship or vehicle掌握方向（驾驶交通工具）He steer the boat suddenly. 他突然改变了这艘船的方向。
Drive vt.驾驶马车、汽车、火车; Pilot: vt. 驾驶飞机、轮船E) Temporary adj.临时的（= lasting for a short/limited time）-- temporary jobs / temporary houses temporarily adv.暂时的, 临时的; temporariness n.暂时transient adj.短暂的, 瞬时的-- transient happiness permanent adj.永久的, 持久的I have a permanent job here. 我在这里有一个永久的工作。
Contemporary adj. 当代的, 同时代的, 同年龄的He is a contemporary writer.Delay n.TEXTAnswer to the question: How rudder was torn away in heavy storm prevented it from winning the race. The title is intitled “the Cutty Sark”, but actually it involves two ships. But the author clearly put the emphases on the cutty sark. The author first introduces the historical meaning of the Cutty Sark, and involves another ship--the Thermopylae in order to foil the importance of the Cutty Sark. While describing the course of the race, the author expresses his regret to the failure of the Cutty Sark-- “...didn’t win the race because of bad luck.” If her rudder had not torn away, she would have won the race. The author wrote a lot about the Cutty Sark and favor of the author lies in the Cutty Sark.1. ... Serve as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.Serve as: to use in order to achieve a certain purpose用来作...以便达到...目的Since we didn’t have anything better, the sofa would serve as a bed.既然没有更合适的东西，就用沙发坐床吧。
The fine would serve as a warning to the careless drivers.罚款是为了警告那些粗心的司机。
The monument serves as a reminder of a tragedy that must be never be repeated. 这个纪念碑是为了提醒人们悲剧不应该重演。
The monument serves as a reminder of what the heroes did for us. 纪念碑给人们留下深刻印象，使人们回忆起英雄们为我们所做的一切。
Impressive:Great andHe is an impressive public speaker. 他是一个非常出色的演讲人。
Their collection of modern paintings are very impressive.他们对现代艺术品的收藏非常丰富令人印象深刻。
2. Match：is being as good as, be equal to... Match sth for ... 与... 比It would be difficult to match the service that this airline gives its customers.很那赶上这家航空公司给他的顾客的服务。
No form of the transport can match planes for speed and comfort. 在服务和速度方面没有什么交通工具可以和飞机相比。
The hotel can’t be matched for service and food.在服务和饭菜方面，这家饭店是独一无二的。
No clothing can match your dress for beauty.没有哪件衣服可以和你的这件漂亮的裙子比。
3. Set out from ... To...The two planes set out from New York on an un forgetful race. ...开始了一次难以玩机的比赛。
4. ...the last of its kind: means the last like that 同类中最...This is the best wine of its kind.这是同类酒中最好的。
The car was the first of its kind. 这部车是这款中最早的一辆。
5. Mark：means represent, symbolize 标志着His second album marks a major advance in recording techniques.他的第二张专辑标志着录音技术的重要进步。
6. ... ships with sails: means sailing ships帆船7. Take the lead处于领先lose the lead 失去领先地位take over/ gain/ have the lead 取得领先地位8. ...b e struck by: be attacked by收到...袭击usually be attacked by a kind of illness or disasterThe whole community was struck by the disaster. 整个社区都收到了疾病的袭击。
The powerful earthquake struck the island early this morning.今天早晨一场强烈的地震袭击了这座岛屿。
9. ...roll from side to side；roll continuously, from...to 常用来表示一种连续性She went from house to house asking if anyone had seen her son. 她挨家挨户地询问有谁见到了他的儿子Everything goes wrong from time to time. (不时，时而)错位随时都有可能发生。