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Lesson Seven之定义篇

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　　辽宁教育出版社于2003年1月出版了《王强口语》系列丛书，丛书共三册，并分别配有语音磁带，适合不同程度的英语学习者使用。以下是《王强口语》第一册第七课的定义篇部分。

　　1.hospital (n.)

　　A hospital is a large building. Doctors and nurses1 take care2 of sick people there.

　　2.map (n.)

　　A map is a picture that showsswheresplaces are.

　　3.go (v.)

　　To go is to move from one place to another.

　　4.lose (v.)

　　To lose something is to forget3swheresit is.

　　5.opposite (adj.)

　　Opposite means different in every way.

　　6.real (adj.)

　　Real means true.

　　7.conveniently (adv.)

　　Conveniently4 means using or reaching something easily.

　　8.enough (adv.)

　　Enough meansshavingsthe right amount5 or to the right degree6.

　　Exercise :

　　Accurately define the following terms.

　　1. sentence (n. 句子)：words

　　2. meal (n. 餐、饭)：amount/ are meals

　　3. measure (v. 量)：find out/ big

　　4. invite (v. 邀请)：come/ visit/ somewhere

　　5. interested (adj. 感兴趣的)：curious10

　　6. kind (adj. 厚道的、亲切的) helpful/ friendly

　　7. really (adv. 真地、真正地、实在地)：actually

　　8. possibly (adv. 可能地) ：maybe

　　用法详解

　　1.nurses: (n.) 护士

　　相关：head nurse 护士长；wet nurse 奶妈；dry nurse 保姆；babysitter n. 临时雇来代看小孩的人；nursery 托儿所；nursing home (私人) 养老院；

　　2.care: n.关怀、照料、小心

　　相关：careful 仔细的，小心的；careless 马马虎虎的，粗心大意；

　　用法：Please take care of my home for me while I am away.我不在的时候，请帮我照顾一下家。

　　表达：(1) Take care!=Watch out! 当心！美国人分别时也使用，意近good-bye.

　　(2) You should learn how to take good care of this business.你应该学会如何好好经营这个生意。

　　(3) To drown their cares they often resort to alcohol.他们常常借酒来解忧。

　　(4)（信封上常用）c /o = care of 烦…转交Mr. Wang Qiang c/o Mr. Bao Fanyi 请包凡一先生转交王强先生收。

　　3.forget: (v.) 忘记

　　相关：forgetful 健忘的

　　辨析：forget doing sth. 自己做过的事自己忘了； I forgot telling him about the project.我忘了我已经跟他说过这一项目了；forget to do sth. 忘记应该做某事；I forgot to tell him about the project.我忘了应该告诉他这个项目的事了。

　　I forgot to lock the safe. 我忘记锁保险柜了。

　　表达：(1) to forget oneself 忘乎所以（指一个人在正式场合中）忘掉了自己应有的礼貌、举止等

　　Mike, we are going out to dinner tonight. Please don't forget yourself.

　　Mike，今晚我们出去吃饭，你可一定要注意自己的举止。

　　(2) forgive and forget 不念旧恶，尽弃前嫌

　　I'm sorry, Helen. It was nothing serious. We'll just have to forgive and forget.

　　Helen, 对不起，那事没什么大不了的。我们只是一定不要记仇。

　　(3) Forget(about)it.=Never mind. 别在意。别提了。

　　A: I apologize for knocking over your cup. I didn't see it.

　　B: Forget it.

　　(4) Forget it.=No way. 休想，下辈子吧

　　He wants to marry me? Forget it! 他想娶我？没戏！

　　4.conveniently: 方便地

　　相关的：convenience 方便，便利

　　用法：convenience food 便利食品；convenience store 便利店

　　表达：(1) at one's convenience 顺便，方便的时候

　　You can read this novel as your own convenience.你可以在自己方便的时候读这部小说。

　　Please give me a response at convenience.请您方便时尽早答复。

　　(2) at one's earliest convenience 务请从速

　　5.amount: 数量

　　表达：a large (small) amount of money 大量（少量）的钱

　　What's the amount of my check? 我用餐的帐单一共多少钱？

　　6.degree: 程度、度数、学位

　　辨析：表示（温度的）度数时常用复数degrees；Water freezes at “0” degrees centigrade. 水在摄氏“00”时结冰。Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.水在华氏32度时结冰。

　　用法：(1) by degrees= gradually 逐渐地，渐渐地

　　By degrees the color faded. 颜色渐渐褪掉了。

　　(2) to a degree: 相当地，非常

　　His efforts are successful to a degree.他的努力相当地成功。

　　(3) to hold a Peking University M.A. degree 拥有北大文学硕士学位

　　He has a college degree. 他有大学学位。

　　(4) to receive one's degree from a university 从大学得到自己的学位

　　She graduated from Qinghua University with the B.A. degree in 2002. 她2002年毕业于清华大学，获文学士学位。

　　(5) college granting degree in education 颁发教育学学位的大学

　　(6) The degree of Ph.D. is awarded to him. 他被授予哲学博士学位。

　　(7) She was honored with the degree of Ph.D. 她荣获哲学博士学位

　　表达：associate degree (大专)学位，准学士学位；a bachelor's degree 学士学位；a candidate for the Master of Arts (Science) degree正在攻读文学硕士（理学硕士）学位的人； a doctor's degree 博士学位(分Ph.D.哲学博士，Ed.D. 教育博士，LL.D.法学博士)；an honorary degree 荣誉学位

　　* 7.meal: 饭、一顿饭

　　辨析：a nice meal 美味，美食；a good meal 营养搭配合理的饭菜=balanced diet; a heavy meal （量大）难以消化的饭；a light meal （量不大）清淡的，易于消化的饭；a hearty meal 丰盛的或营养丰富的饭

　　用法：(1) take three meals a day 一日吃三餐

　　(2) take (eat) one's meals at a restaurant 在餐馆吃饭

　　表达：(1) at each meal=at meals 吃饭的时候；

　　He drinks a small glass of red wine at each meal.他每餐必饮一小杯红葡萄酒。

　　(2) between meals 在两顿饭之间

　　You shouldn't eat snacks between meals.两顿饭之间你不要吃零食。

　　(3) during the meal 吃饭期间

　　Don't laugh during the meal. 吃饭的时候别大笑。

　　(4) to cook one's meal 自己做饭

　　(5) to eat a hurried meal 饭吃得匆匆忙忙

　　(6) tosgroupsone's meal at random 随意点餐

　　(7) to make a meal of …做一顿……

　　Let's make a meal of noodles. 咱们吃顿面条吧！

　　(8) Their principle meal is potatoes. 他们主要的吃东西是马铃薯。

　　* 8.measure: (v. )度量、测量

　　用法：to measure the distance by the eye 目测距离

　　表达：to measure up to 符合、达到

　　This show didn't measure up to last year's.这场演出够不上去年的水准。

　　（谚语）Measure for measure. 一报还一报= Tooth for tooth. 以牙还牙。Eye for eye.以眼还眼。

　　* 9. invite: 邀请

　　相关：invitation (n.)请柬，请贴

　　to send sb. an invitation to dinner 向某人发出赴宴的请贴

　　用法：to invite friends to dinner(party, wedding) 请朋友吃饭（参加聚会，参加婚礼）

　　表达：(1) to accept an invitation with pleasure 高兴地接受邀请

　　(2) to decline an invitation with regrets 遗憾地婉辞谢绝邀请

　　(3) to extend an invitation to 向…发出邀请

　　(4) to cancel or withdraw an invitation 取消或撤回邀请

　　10.curious: (adj.) 好奇的

　　相关：curiously 充满好奇地；curiosity(n.)好奇（心），求知欲

　　A successful scientist is always full of curiosity. 有成就的科学家总是充满着求知欲。

　　用法：(1) be curious about 对…感到好奇;

　　(2) a curious person 一个好管闲事的人，一个好打破砂锅问到底的人

　　(3) a curious-minded person 有好奇心的人，想法奇特的人

　　(4) I'm curious to know…我好奇地想知道…

　　表达：（谚语）Curiosity killed the cat. 多管闲事没有好下场。

　　Don't ask so many questions. Curiosity killed the cat. Mind your own business.别问那么多。多管闲事没有好下场。管好你自己的事吧。

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