Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix, which had rapidly become popular,
除了澤曼特和夏蒙尼等一兩個很快出了名的地方外，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 3 Matterhorn man
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt. 把…除外;不計;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口語]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反對，表示異議（與 to 或 against連用）;
?? ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我應得的東西,我并未接受任何東西.
近義：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反義：realize, accommodate, consider
adj. 流行的，大眾化的;民眾的，大眾的，公眾的;通俗的，普通的，平易的;〈美俚〉自以為了不得的，驕傲的;
?? popul人民+ar…的 → 大眾的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
這是我們產品中最受歡迎的型號.
近義：appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated
反義：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
vi. 變為，成為;變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當;變成;發生;
?? be(upon)+come→變為；成為(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get
adv. 很快地，迅速地;立即;
"The company has grown rapidly in the last five years."
這家公司近五年來迅速地發展壯大.
近義：apace, hurriedly, lightly, posthaste, precipitately, promptly
反義：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily