情景会话口袋书人际篇 第480期:火车暂停(4)

 13. The train has to stop for a while for there is something wrong with it.

火车出了点故障，因此暂停片刻。

还能这样说：

The train has to pause because the train has broken down.

Since the train has been out of order, it needs to stop for a while.

应用解析：

a while back 一段时间之前，前阵子；

at whiles 有时，时常

14. Due to the heavy snow, the train was temporarily suspended¹.

由于大雪，火车将停运。

还能这样说：

The train was to a halt² because of the heavy snow.

The heavy snow blocked the train.

应用解析：

snow job 花言巧语的欺骗；

snow sb. under 使某人不胜负荷

15. The locomotive³ engineer apologized for the train being stopped.

火车司机为火车暂停而道歉。

还能这样说：

The locomotive engineer expressed his regret that the train was paused.

The locomotive engineer made an apology for the train being paused.

应用解析：

stop at one's post 坚守岗位；

stop off 不能出席；

stop still 完全停止

16. The train went on moving after the stop.

暂停之后，火车继续前进。

还能这样说：

The train continued to drive after it paused.

The train kept on running after it stopped.

应用解析：

a clever move 妙棋，机智的一招；

lose a move to sb. 输某人一招；

move along 再往前走，走开

17. The train has stopped when it just started the engine.

火车刚开启就停了。

还能这样说：

The train has come to halt when it was leaving.

The train has stopped when it was off.

应用解析：

stop in one's tracks 突然停下；

stop within 继续受……限制；

stop over at a place 在某地做短期停留

1 suspended   

a.被暂时搁置的

参考例句：

• A lamp was suspended from the ceiling. 一盏吊灯悬在天花板上。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area. 英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

2 halt   

n.停住，停止，暂停；v.(使)停住，(使)停止

参考例句：

• When the children's play got too noisy, their mother called a halt.当孩子们的游戏过于吵闹时，他们的母亲叫他们停下来。
• No one can halt the advance of history.没人能阻挡历史的前进。

3 locomotive   

adj.运动的，机动

参考例句：

• The wheels were set further back on the original locomotive.车轮安装得比原来机车的更靠后些。
• A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive.一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。