Lesson 28 No parking禁止停车What is Jasper White's problem?Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. he has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!参考译文贾斯珀.怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。
他刚在城里买下一所新房子，但自从搬进去后，就和汽车及车主们发生了磨擦。
当他夜里回到家时，总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外。
为此，他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开进车库。
贾斯珀曾把几块“禁止停车”的牌子挂在大门外边，但没有任何效果。
现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边，这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一。
我问他那是什么？他告诉我那是蛇发女怪美杜莎。
贾斯珀希望她把汽车和车主们都变成石头。
但到目前为止还没有一个变成石头呢！rare1) adj. 稀有的，罕见的，不寻常的（rarer, rarest）not often happening or seen, unusualeg. He is a rare person. 他是个少见的人。
a rare book 珍本a rare plant 珍稀植物a rare butterfly 一只罕见的蝴蝶a rare visitor 稀客a rare edition 珍藏本It is rare + for (sb) + to do sth 某人很少做某事eg. It is rare for him to be absent. 他很少缺席。
2) adj. （气体等）稀薄的，稀疏的 thinthe rare air of the mountains 山里的稀薄空气3）adj. 半熟的，煮得嫩的I’d like my s teak rare, please. 我要的牛排要三、四分熟。
half-done 半熟well-done 全熟rarity ['reərɪti:] n. [c] 珍品，奇事 [u] 稀有rareness n. [u] (空气等)稀薄，稀有rarely adv. 不常（否定含义） not often, seldomI rarely eat in restaurants. I often cook myself.我很少到饭店里吃。
我一般都是自己做。
ancient adj. 古代的，古老的old adj. 老的，旧的，先前的an old lady 一个老太太an old church 一个古老的教堂an old friend 老朋友my old job 我以前的工作senior ['si:njə] adj. 较年长的，资深的junior ['dʒu:njə] adj.年少的, 较年幼的；资历较浅的, 地位较低的senior citizen 老人，退休的人the senior partner 大股东aged adj. （正式）年老的，体衰的（人）an aged gentleman 一位老人ancient adj. （仅物）远古的，古代的an ancient civilization 古代文明an ancient history 古代历史antique [æn'ti:k] adj. （仅物）古旧的，珍贵的antique furniture 古董家具an antique coin 古钱币myth n. 神话尤指与某一民族早期历史或信仰有关，或解释自然现象的故事。
the Greek myths 希腊神话the Roman myths 罗马神话legend ['ledʒənd] n. 传奇，传说Legend in the Fall 《秋天的传说》story n. 故事/ talenovel 小说folk-tale [‘fəukteil] 民间传说fable n. 寓言Aesop’s ['i:sɔp] Fables 伊索寓言mystery ['mistəri] n. 神秘的事物，谜，秘密the mysteries of nature 神秘感an air of mystery 神秘的气氛mythical ['mɪθɪkəl] adj. 神话的，神话式的，虚构的mythical heroes 神话中的英雄trouble1) n. 麻烦have trouble with sb / sth 与…有摩擦eg. Yesterday I had some trouble with a traffic policeman.昨天我和一个交警有点摩擦。
eg. Jasper White had trouble with cars and their owners.贾斯伯怀特和一些车以及车主有点摩擦。
eg. Thank you for your trouble. 谢谢你费神。
eg. No trouble at all. 哪儿的话，不麻烦。
2) n. 困难，苦恼，苦恼的原因，麻烦的人eg. What’s the trouble?怎么了？family troubles 家庭纠纷political troubles 政治纠纷eg. Her heart was full of troubles. 她非常苦恼。
have trouble in doing sth 做某事有困难，有麻烦have some trouble in doing sth 做某事有一定的难度have great trouble in doing sth 做某事有很大的难度have a little trouble in doing sth 做某事有一点困难（原讲课内容为：have little trouble in doing sth 有误，现已改正）have no trouble in doing sth 做某事没有困难have difficulty in doing stheg. With my help, you won’t have trouble in driving.有我帮忙，你开车不会有困难的。
ask for trouble 自讨苦吃 look for troublebe in trouble 有麻烦make trouble 惹麻烦The trouble is …糟糕的是，问题在于……3) v. 使某人苦恼，麻烦，烦劳eg. That student sometimes troubles the teacher with hard questions.那个学生有时会用一些很难的问题麻烦老师。
e g. She was troubled by the news of her mother’s illness.她对妈妈生病的事感到很苦恼。
eg. Sorry to trouble you. 不好意思，打扰你了。
trouble about 为某人担心 trouble overeg. Don’t trouble about that.别为那件事担心。
trouble to do sth 特意做某事eg. Don’t trouble to see me off at the station.你不用特意去车站送我了。
troubled adj. 混乱的eg. Fish in troubled water 趁火打劫，浑水摸鱼绕口令：Don’t trouble troubles until trouble troubles you.直到麻烦来惹你之前，不要去惹麻烦。
effect [i'fekt]1) n. 效果，效应，影响have effect on sb / sth 对某人/某事产生影响eg. Did the medicine have any effect on patients? 这药对病人有效果吗？eg. The teacher’s words had a great effect on him.老师的话对他产生巨大的影响。
2） n. 结果cause 原因cause and effect 因果eg. His stomachache is an effect of overeating. 他胃疼是吃多了的结果。
stomachache [‘stʌmək,eɪk] 胃痛;腹痛personal effects 私人财产，随身携带的物品put sth into effect 使某物产生效果 bring sth into effectin effect 实际上eg. The vice-president is, in effect, the leader of the company.实际上，副总裁是公司的领导。
affect [ə'fekt] v. 对…影响，发生作用affect sb 影响某人 affect sth 影响某事eg. Their opinion will not affect my decision. 他们的观点不会影响我的决定。
eg. The ‘No Parking’ sign didn’t affect those drivers.禁止停车的标志并没有影响到那些司机。