After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.
我買(mǎi)來(lái)一根新鏈條后，面臨的就是如何把這些令人眼花繚亂的拼板重新組裝起來(lái)。
新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 鏈子，鏈條;連鎖，連續(xù);拘束;連鎖店或旅館系列的事物;
vt. 用鐵鏈鎖住;監(jiān)禁，束縛;
?? 表鏈拆(chai)哪(n)兒了？
"a short length of chain"
一截短鏈條
近義：join, link, oppress, shackle, catenate, enchain
反義：manumit, unshackle, unshoe, deliver, emancipate
adj. 不可逾越的;不能克服的;
"Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle."
資金不足已成為一個(gè)幾乎無(wú)法逾越的障礙.
近義：impassable, insuperable, invincible, surpassing, unbeatable, unconquerable
反義：rideable, acceptable, surmountable, transferable, breachable, admissible
n. 工作，任務(wù);作業(yè);苦差事;
vt. 交給某人（任務(wù)）;使過(guò)于勞累;
?? 十個(gè)(t)被要求(ask)完成的 任務(wù){(diào)Mission Impossible不可能完成的任務(wù)}
"They had an awesome task ahead."
他們就要有十分艱巨的任務(wù)。
近義：housework, job, assignment, mission, occupation, office
反義：idleness, inactivity, recreation, solace, unemployment
a. 令人困惑的；混淆的；混亂的
近義：intricate, involved, knotty, muddling, nebulous, perplexing
反義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vt. 使迷惑，使難解;
vt.& vi. 為難，傷腦筋;
n. 智力測(cè)驗(yàn)，智力玩具;難題;令人費(fèi)解的事[人];謎一般的事物;
?? 拍走（諧音）： 謎宮太難走，我怕走 捕(pu)二百二十一(zzl)只鵝(e)是個(gè) 難題也是個(gè) 謎
"It's good for students to puzzle things out for themselves."
讓學(xué)生們自己思索解決難題很有好處.
近義：intrigue, mystify, nonplus, perplex, baffle, stagger
反義：implication, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce, progeny