For hundreds of years, St.Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.
幾百年來(lái)，圣伯納德修道院馴養(yǎng)狗拯救了許多翻越這道山口的旅游者的生命。
新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
crossing
['kr?s??]
n. 人行橫道，十字路口;交叉，相交;橫越;渡口;
v. 交叉(cross的現(xiàn)在分詞);
?? cross橫過+ing名詞后→橫越,交叉口
"The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing."
汽車在人行橫道線未能停車，結(jié)果把小孩撞死了。
近義：zebra, crosswalk, intersection, junction, traffic, transit
adj. 危險(xiǎn)的;
?? danger危險(xiǎn)+ous.....的 →危險(xiǎn)的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個(gè)突然變得陌生而危險(xiǎn)的世界里，他是她唯一的守護(hù)神。
近義：hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反義：innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
vt.& vi. 走過;通過;批準(zhǔn);度過;
vt. 傳球;及格;發(fā)生;不要;
n. 通道;通行證;關(guān)口;越過;
?? pass(pass)→通過；經(jīng)過；傳遞；使及格；度過
"I'm not old enough for my bus pass yet!"
我還不到領(lǐng)取免費(fèi)乘車票的年齡。
近義：outpace, overtake, lapse, occur, elapse, happen
反義：flop, flunk, founder