Shortly after this the famous H. M. S. Challenger expedition established the study of the sea-floor as a subject worthy of the most qualified physicists and geologists.
此后不久，英國著名的“挑戰者”號艦艇對海底的那次考察，把對海床的研究確立為一個值得一流物理學家和地質學家從事的研究課題。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 30 Exploring the sea-floor
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 立刻，馬上;簡單地，扼要地;唐突地，簡慢地;在即;
?? short短的 + ly ...地 → ad.立刻,馬上,不久;簡單;簡短
"John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down."
婚姻破裂不久,約翰經歷了一段短暫的艱難時期.
近義：apace, immediately, instantly, presently, pronto, quickly
反義：lastly, lately, latterly, recently, sometime, ultimately
adj. 著名的，出名的;〈古〉一流的，極好的;
?? fam=fame榮譽+ous形容詞后綴 →著名的
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能實現當名作家的夙愿。
近義：illustrious, appreciable, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy
反義：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
n. 考察，遠航;考察隊，遠征軍;（短途的）旅行;迅速（辦理）;
?? ex出+ped腳+ition名詞后綴→走出[去]冒險 → 出行，遠征
"We must fit the expedition out with the best equipment."
我們必須向探險隊提供最好的裝備.
近義：journey, periplus, tour, trek, circumnavigation, cruise
n. 主題，話題;學科，科目;[哲]主觀;
adj. 須服從…的;（在君主等）統治下的;
v. 提供，提出;使…隸屬;
?? sub在…下面+ject投擲，扔→扔下去→服從的，扔下去讓大家討論的主題 → 主題，主觀；服從的
"She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father."
她正在為不得不向父親提出錢的事犯愁。
近義：overpower, subdue, subjugate, submit, subordinate, tyrannize
反義：loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise, extricate
adj. 應得某事物;值得做某事;可尊敬的;配得上的，相稱的;
n. 杰出人物，偉人;
?? worth價值 + y...的→ 有價值的；值得的
"to be worthy of attention"
值得注意
近義：honorable, honourable, merited, notable, respectable, respected
反義：undeserving, undignified, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful