Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
盡管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒險徒步跨越圣伯納德山口。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
prep. 不管;盡管（自己）不愿意;不在乎;雖有;
n. 侮辱;憎恨;怨恨;輕蔑的拒絕或不承認;
?? de(down)+spi(see)+te(名詞后綴)→侮辱；輕蔑；不顧；縱使
"Despite being a big star, she's very approachable."
她雖然是個大明星，卻非常平易近人。
近義：indocility, rancor, rancour, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy
n. 隧道;地道;煙道;（動物棲息的）穴;
vi. 打通隧道;挖掘隧道;
vt. 在…挖掘隧道;在…打開通道;
?? tunn管道+el表名詞 →隧道
"the Anglo-French consortium that built the Channel Tunnel"
修建英吉利海峽隧道的英法財團
近義：subway, underpass
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 試圖;嘗試;
n. 進攻;嘗試，沖擊;
?? at一再+tempt嘗試→一再嘗試 → 嘗試，企圖
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍認為，這一舉措是試圖安撫批評政權的人。
近義：try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
vt.& vi. 走過;通過;批準;度過;
vt. 傳球;及格;發生;不要;
n. 通道;通行證;關口;越過;
?? pass(pass)→通過；經過；傳遞；使及格；度過
"I'm not old enough for my bus pass yet!"
我還不到領取免費乘車票的年齡。
近義：outpace, overtake, lapse, occur, elapse, happen
反義：flop, flunk, founder