2.1.2 其它的名词加名词-ed 结构
1. Our neighbours, the Indian and Mulatto inhabitants of the open palm-thatched
huts, as we returned home fatigued with our ramble, were either asleep in their
hammocks or seated on mats in the shade, too languid even to talk. On most days in
June and July a heavy shower would fall some time in the afternoon, producing a
most welcome coolness.
当我们迈着疲惫的脚步回来时，我们的邻居，住在敞开的棕榈树叶屋顶的小屋里
的印第安和穆拉托居民们，不是在吊床上睡觉，就是在阴凉的草垫上坐着，懒洋
洋的，连话也不愿意说。 六七月份多数的日子里，下午常常下很大的阵雨，给人
们带来很舒适的凉意。
2. On a Saturday morning thirty years ago it would have been covered with linen-
roofed stalls, and chattering country-folk, and the stir of bargains.
回想起三十年前的一个周六上午，这里到处还是亚麻布顶的小摊，熙熙攘攘的
乡下人，以及嘈杂的买卖声。
3. single-engined machine. 单引擎机器。
4. For the so-called miracle chip has a calculating capacity equal to that of a room-
size(d) computer of only 25years ago
这个被称作神奇的芯片在计算能力上可以媲美 25 年前足有房间大小的老式计算机。
5. some poster-size(d) photos. 有海报大小的照片。
6. The huts were grass-roofed. 小屋的屋顶是茅草的。
7. stone-floored bathroom. 铺设石材地板的浴室。
8. oval-shaped. 椭圆形的。
9. egg-shaped. 鸡蛋型的。
10. a heart-shaped face. 瓜子型的脸。
11. a two-edged sword.一把双刃剑。
拓展学习: a road edged with grass. 两边种有草的道路。
edge a garden path with plants. 在花园小径两边植花木。
He edged (his way) towards the front of the crowd.
12. a blazing, many-tiered （层）stretch of windows. 一层层的大楼窗户灯光通明。
13. stone-shelved room. 石头砌成的房子。
14. a three-storyed building. 三层建筑。
15. a two-roomed flat. 两室公寓。与 a three-room flat 进行对比。
16. a five -roomed house. 有五个房间的房子
拓展学习：Mom and Dad were living in a huge house with five bedrooms.
17. a two –windowed room. 有两窗的房间。
18. a two doored room. 有两门的房间。
19. high ceilinged. 高顶的。
20. wooden-floored . 铺设木地板的
21. The six-wheeled 25-pound robotic rover rolled onto the surface of Mars on July 5,
1997.
1997 年 7 月 5 日，重 25 磅的 6 轮机器人旅行者号被送上火星表面。
22. She is an old-fashioned person. 她是一个老派的人。
23. absent-minded / absence of mind. 心不在焉的。
24. present-minded/ presence of mind. 应变才能；急智；镇定。
词 汇 积 累
1. disclosure n 披露；揭发
a. She made a disclosure. He made a disclosure. 各自敞开心扉。
b. And assume that people are just going to open up and tell you anything.
认为人们会敞开心扉，告诉你一切。
c. self-disclosure. 敞开心扉。
d. I did my financial disclosure as vice president the first time.
当我第一次作为副总统公布财政状况时。
2. discontinuity n 不连续；中断；间断性
There's an odd discontinuity here. 奇怪的是，这里存在不连续性。
3. discount n 折扣
a. They throw in a 10% discount to their customers. 给顾客 10%的折扣。
b. full-line discount stores. 全商品线连锁折扣商店。
c. at a discount price. 打折价。
d. discount factor. 折损因素; 折现系数。
4. description n 描述，描写；类型
It’s not our job description. 不是我们的职责范围。
5. discussion n 讨论；探讨
a. discussion leader. 议事领袖。
b. discussion topic. 讨论话题。
