The noise pollution survey revealed a rather spurring and possibly amusing old fashioned source of noise.
這個有關噪音的污染調查還揭示了一種出人意外而同時可能會引人意外而同時可能會引人發笑的老式噪音源。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 47 Too high a price
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 污染（作用）;腐敗;墮落;沾污;
?? pollut污染 + ion 表示行為、行為的過程或結果、情況、狀態 → n.污染
"Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution."
成千上萬的鮭魚和鱒魚的魚苗因污染而死亡.
近義：contamination, profanation, defilement, desecration
反義：purging, purifying, refining, straining, cleansing, depuration
vi. 測量土地;
vt. 調查;勘測;俯瞰;
n. 調查（表），調查所，測量，測量部，測量圖;概觀，檢查，鑒定書;環顧;
?? sur在上面 + vey=look看→ vt.俯瞰；檢查；測量
"The results of the survey made fascinating reading."
調查結果令人讀起來饒有興味。
近義：inspect, investigate, overhaul, scan, scrutinise, scrutinize
adv. 可能地;也許，或許;敢是;容許;
?? poss可能+ibly...地→可能地；也許
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
這也許是他們迄今為止最糟糕的表現。
近義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, presumably, probably
反義：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
n. 根源，本源;源頭，水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. （從…）獲得;發起;向…提供消息;尋求（尤指供貨）的來源;
vi. 原料來源;起源;尋求來源;尋求生產商（或提供商）;
?? source(rise)→泉源；源頭
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已從一位可靠人士那兒獲悉,這家公司經營得非常糟糕.
近義：resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
n. 噪音;嘈雜聲，喧鬧聲;聲音，聲響;雜音;
vt. 謠傳;哄傳;傳說;
vi. 發出聲音;大聲議論;
?? 音“鬧死”： 噪音太大，吵鬧死了 鼻子(nose)里加個(i)- 吵鬧
"If you close that door, you can shut the noise in."
你要是關上那扇門, 就聽不到吵鬧聲了.
近義：preach, propagate, report, reveal, spread, broadcast
反義：still, stillness, quietness