I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it.
我问一位乘客，这是不是开往威斯特海温的那趟快车，他说从未听说过有这么一趟快车。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

passenger ['pæsɪndʒɚ] 词频1 词根: pass
n. 乘客，旅客;行人，过路人;碍手碍脚的人;
💡 pass通过+enger人→通过的人→乘客
"The second passenger asked to be set down at the church."
第二位乘客请求在教堂前下车.
近义：rider, traveler, traveller, voyager, commuter, excursionist
express [ɪk'sprɛs] 词频1 词根: press
v. 表达;表示;显而易见;快递邮寄; adj. 特快的;迅速的;用快递寄送的; 明确的; n. 特快列车;快递服务; adv. 使用快速服务;
💡 ex出来+press挤压 → 挤出来 → 表达；特快
"I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project."
我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑.
近义：manifest, phrase, reveal, say, show, speak
heard [hə:d] 词频1
v. 听到，听见( hear的过去式和过去分词 );听说;得知;听取;
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件.
asked
n. 卖方要价

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
她的脑袋一定是在古希腊罗马时代就为人所发现，并受到精心的保护。
His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1,000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients.
它是由一个大学生烘制的，用去1，000多磅的面粉、800磅食糖、200磅动物脂肪及400磅其他各种原料。
I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
在回到船上之前，我一直为我的绝妙的讨价还价而洋洋得意。
Round about, piles of limestone glistened in all the colours of the rainbow.
周围是一堆堆石灰石，像彩虹一样闪闪发光。
Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of travlling by sea.
没有多少人会为享受坐船旅行的乐趣而牺牲假期的时间。