Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
尽管修通了隧道，但仍有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
prep. 不管;尽管（自己）不愿意;不在乎;虽有;
n. 侮辱;憎恨;怨恨;轻蔑的拒绝或不承认;
💡 de(down)+spi(see)+te(名词后缀)→侮辱；轻蔑；不顾；纵使
"Despite being a big star, she's very approachable."
她虽然是个大明星，却非常平易近人。
近义：indocility, rancor, rancour, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy
n. 隧道;地道;烟道;（动物栖息的）穴;
vi. 打通隧道;挖掘隧道;
vt. 在…挖掘隧道;在…打开通道;
💡 tunn管道+el表名词 →隧道
"the Anglo-French consortium that built the Channel Tunnel"
修建英吉利海峡隧道的英法财团
近义：subway, underpass
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 试图;尝试;
n. 进攻;尝试，冲击;
💡 at一再+tempt尝试→一再尝试 → 尝试，企图
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍认为，这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。
近义：try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
vt.& vi. 走过;通过;批准;度过;
vt. 传球;及格;发生;不要;
n. 通道;通行证;关口;越过;
💡 pass(pass)→通过；经过；传递；使及格；度过
"I'm not old enough for my bus pass yet!"
我还不到领取免费乘车票的年龄。
近义：outpace, overtake, lapse, occur, elapse, happen
反义：flop, flunk, founder