But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
但某地當(dāng)局為打撈一只焙制餡餅的盤子提出索賠，倒是件新鮮的事兒。
新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
Lesson 43 Fully insured
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt. 聲稱;斷言;需要;索取;
vi. 提出要求;
n. （根據(jù)權(quán)利而提出的）要求;聲稱;斷言;索賠;
?? claim→要求；主張；要求；權(quán)利；主張
"It would be disingenuous of me to claim I had never seen it."
要說(shuō)我從未看到過(guò)，那就是言不由衷了。
近義：adduce, allege, require, summon, request, demand
反義：impart, award, present, accord, bestow, administer
adj. 地方的;當(dāng)?shù)氐模镜氐?局部的;褊狹的;
n. 慢車;本地居民（律師、教士、醫(yī)生）;住處附近的當(dāng)?shù)鼐频?本地新聞;
?? loc地方+al形容詞后綴 → 地方的，局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我們?cè)诋?dāng)?shù)貓?bào)紙上登了一則廣告。
近義：neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial
反義：overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
n. 權(quán)威;權(quán)力;學(xué)術(shù)權(quán)威;[復(fù)數(shù)]當(dāng)權(quán)者;
?? author作者+ity名詞后綴 → 權(quán)力，威信
"in a position of authority"
當(dāng)權(quán)
近義：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反義：subjection, subservience, subserviency
vt. 恢復(fù);重新獲得;找回;<正>恢復(fù)（適當(dāng)?shù)臓顟B(tài)或位置）;
vi. 恢復(fù)健康（體力、能力等）;
n. 恢復(fù)開始時(shí)姿勢(shì);
?? re重新 + cover蓋住 → 重新獲得；挽回
"People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis."
人們常去溫泉療養(yǎng)勝地治療肺結(jié)核.
近義：recapture, reclaim, reconquer, recoup, recuperate, regain
反義：miss, waste, intensify, recrudesce, worsen, aggravate
adj. 唯一的，僅有的;獨(dú)一無(wú)二的，獨(dú)特的;不平常的，特別的;超絕;
?? un,uni =one,表示”單一,一個(gè)”#詞根助記：uni+que表形容詞→單一的→獨(dú)特的
"I want to ride a unique cycle."
我想騎一輛獨(dú)特的自行車。
近義：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole
反義：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average