49 cruise ship , the crews of ships
趙Sir:你坐過cruise(郵輪)嗎?你知道哪個字與cruise同音?
Henry:我坐過sampan(舢舨),未坐過cruise。我認為crews與cruise同聲同氣。
趙Sir:對!就讓我們先談cruise的用法,作為名詞(noun),它指“航行、乘船遊覽”,例如:
I'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise.
(我很想乘船環遊世界。)
Henry:我也想,最好乘坐一艘luxury cruise ship(豪華郵輪)。Cruise也可用作動詞(verb)嗎?
趙Sir:當然可以。動詞cruise有四個意思:
一、“乘船遊覽”,例如:
They wanted to cruise down the Nile.
(他們想乘船沿尼羅河而下遊覽。)
二、“(飛機、汽車)以平穩速度行駛”,例如:
We intended to cruise at a height of 30,000 feet.
(我們希望在三萬呎高空以巡航速度飛行。)
三、“慢速行駛、巡行”,例如:
Did she cruise around the block looking for a parking space?
(她繞著那個街區慢慢行駛,想找個泊車的地方嗎?)
四、“輕取”,例如:
Did the home team cruise to victory in the end?
(最後主隊輕鬆取勝?)
Henry:如果主隊是你的學校,看見隊員終於輕鬆取勝,那種喜悅心情實在難以形容。
趙Sir:同意。尤其對手是實力強橫的學校。Crews是crew的複數,意思是“輪船和飛機上的工作人員”,the crews ofships and aeroplanes,例如:
The crews of the two boats near us were invited aboard.
(附近兩條船的船員被邀請登上我們的船。)
Henry:有朋自遠方來,不亦悅乎?