Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.
周末，当成千上万进城上班的人回到他们的乡间寓所之后，空旷的街市笼罩着一种宁静气氛，没有什么能比此时的宁静更令人难忘了。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 41 Illusions of Pastoral peace
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 给人印象深刻的，感人的;引人注目的;可观的;显赫;
💡 im进+press挤压+ive形容词后缀 →给人深刻印象的
"The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in photographs."
这栋大楼外观雄伟，与照片中所见一模一样。
近义：lurid, awesome, pompous, sensational, spectacular, stirring
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. （ 地方） 无人居住的;空寂无人的;被抛弃的;被遗弃的;
v. 舍弃( desert的过去式和过去分词 );废弃;（在需要时刻）背离;擅离（职守、工作岗位、现役等）;
💡 seri-, ser- 表”结合,放”#词根助记：de分开+sert→不再加入→离开
"The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers."
敌人头目众叛亲离.
近义：parched, barren, xeric, desertic, desertlike, desert
反义：numerous, populous, inhabited, crowded
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 和平;和睦;治安;安心;
💡 豌豆(pea)使嫦娥(ce) 平安 网友： 补充：豌豆日你妈
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在刚过去的七月，双方签订了和平条约。
近义：imperturbability, pax, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude
反义：anxiety, anxiousness, impatience, apprehension, misgiving, perturbation
n. 城市;全市居民;（由国王或女王授予特权，通常有大教堂的）特许市;（由政府授予特权的）特权市;
💡 CT(谐音）：做CT要到大 城市
"Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department."
有几家报纸声称该市警察部门腐败。
近义：settlement, town, burg, metropolitan, municipal, urban
反义：municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality