What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.
突然大石塊不見了，前面是一片平地，唯一的障礙只有一簇簇灌木叢。這使我們長長地松了口氣。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 寬慰，安心;免除，減輕;救援物資;代班人;
?? re再+lief提高，變輕 → 減輕，輕松
"It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing."
渡過洶涌澎湃的大海回到陸地后使人長舒一口氣。
近義：help, lessening, letup, lull, assuagement, mitigation
反義：heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
?? sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他發覺自己醒了過來，而且高度警覺。
近義：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反義：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
v. 伸展;延伸;持續;包括;
n. 伸展;彈性;一片;一段時間;
adj. 可伸縮的;彈性的;
?? stretch(draw tight)→伸張；拉緊；夸張；伸展；寬闊的空間
"Observant walkers may see red deer along this stretch of the road."
觀察敏銳的步行者可能在這一路段看到赤鹿。
近義：protract, strain, tauten, elongate, hype, magnify
反義：narrow, retrench, shorten, compress, constrict, constringe
n. 平原;平地;[紡織業]平針;樸實無華的東西;
adj. 平的;素的;清晰的;相貌平平的;
adv. 清楚地，明白地;平易地;[用以加強語氣]顯然;完全地;
vi. 發牢騷;訴苦;
?? pla(平)+in(里面):在平的里面- 平原 play in 在哪里玩啊？—— 草原 平原 網友：wangqidong 補充：pla(解放軍)in（在）平原上
"For a man of Harry's ability, that assignment was plain sailing."
對于具有哈里這種才能的人來說, 那樣的任務能順利完成.
近義：prairie, veldt, laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple
反義：colourful, flowery, ornamental, sophisticated, decorative, elaborate
n. 禮物, 給予物\\n[法] 給予物, 禮物
近義：charity, dation, donation, endowment, gift, grant