What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.
突然大石块不见了，前面是一片平地，唯一的障碍只有一簇簇灌木丛。这使我们长长地松了口气。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 宽慰，安心;免除，减轻;救援物资;代班人;
💡 re再+lief提高，变轻 → 减轻，轻松
"It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing."
渡过汹涌澎湃的大海回到陆地后使人长舒一口气。
近义：help, lessening, letup, lull, assuagement, mitigation
反义：heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
💡 sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
v. 伸展;延伸;持续;包括;
n. 伸展;弹性;一片;一段时间;
adj. 可伸缩的;弹性的;
💡 stretch(draw tight)→伸张；拉紧；夸张；伸展；宽阔的空间
"Observant walkers may see red deer along this stretch of the road."
观察敏锐的步行者可能在这一路段看到赤鹿。
近义：protract, strain, tauten, elongate, hype, magnify
反义：narrow, retrench, shorten, compress, constrict, constringe
n. 平原;平地;[纺织业]平针;朴实无华的东西;
adj. 平的;素的;清晰的;相貌平平的;
adv. 清楚地，明白地;平易地;[用以加强语气]显然;完全地;
vi. 发牢骚;诉苦;
💡 pla(平)+in(里面):在平的里面- 平原 play in 在哪里玩啊？—— 草原 平原 网友：wangqidong 补充：pla(解放军)in（在）平原上
"For a man of Harry's ability, that assignment was plain sailing."
对于具有哈里这种才能的人来说, 那样的任务能顺利完成.
近义：prairie, veldt, laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple
反义：colourful, flowery, ornamental, sophisticated, decorative, elaborate
n. 礼物, 给予物\\n[法] 给予物, 礼物
近义：charity, dation, donation, endowment, gift, grant