Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win.
尽管换装新舵时分秒必争，但“卡蒂萨克”号已经不可能取胜了，
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

tremendous [trə'mɛndəs] 词频2
adj. 极大的，巨大的;可怕的，惊人的;极好的;
💡 trem颤抖+end尽头+ous形容词后缀→让人颤抖的→可怕的，惊人的
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义：huge, imposing, magnificent, astounding, phenomenal, awful 反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
impossible [ɪm'pɑsəbl] 词频1 词根: im
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的，不能相信的; n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不，无，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。
近义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable 反义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
though [ðo] 词频1
conj. 虽然，尽管;即使;纵然; adv. 可是，但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说; prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他虽然经验最少，却是最出色的老师。
近义：however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
rudder [['rʌdə]] 词频5
n. 舵, 方向舵, 指导原则
近义：helm
fitted [['fitid]]
a. [表]配备的, 放在合适地位的\\n[计] 拟定的
近义：integrated, qualified, adapted, conditioned, appropriate, apt

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic,
“泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。
The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
Then, squinting his eyes, he said:
接着，他斜着眼，说：
To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.
为了补偿住院这一段不愉快的经历，那人喝得稍许多了一点。
It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
航运公司为打捞沉船而提出索赔，这是常有的事，
The men were now obliged to try once more.
工人们只得再来一次。