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Lesson Nine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》第一册第九课的定义篇部分。
  1.desk (n.)

  A desk is a piece of furniture with a flat or sloping1 surface2 for use in writing or reading.

  2.banana (n.)

  A banana is a yellow or red fruit that is shaped somewhat like a finger and grows in bunches on a large treelike tropical3 plant with very large leaves.

  3.bark (v.)

  To bark is to make the short loud cry4of a dog.

  4.forget (v.)

  To forget is to be unable to think of or recall5.

  5.healthy (adj.)

  Healthy means being sound6 and well, or showing good health.

  6.interesting (adj.)

  Interesting means holding the attention or arousing7 interest.

  7.fortunately (adv.)

  Fortunately means with good luck8.

  8.ideally (adv.)

  Ideally means in agreement with an ideal9.

  Exercise :

  Accurately define the following terms.

  1. dog (n.狗):domestic10 /meat/ wolves/ foxes

  2. schoolbag (n.书包):school books

  3. jog (v.慢跑):slowly/ exercise12

  4. eat (v.吃):chew13 /swallow14

  5. enjoyable (adj.愉快的、有趣的):source

  6. hollow (adj.中空的):inside

  7. Most (adv.最、最多):level / extent15

  8. heavily (adv.沉重地):weight

  用法详解

  1.sloping: (a.)倾斜的,成斜坡的

  相关:slope (n.)倾斜、斜面slop (v.)向下倾斜;

  用法:a gentle slope缓坡;a steep slope陡坡;

  表达:(1) a skiing slope滑雪坡

  (2)The road slopes rapidly路急转直下;

  2.surface: n.表面、地面A cube has six surfaces.立方体有六个面。

  用法:a curved surface弯曲的表面;a flat (even) surface平坦的表面;a rough surface崎岖不平的表面;a smooth surface光滑的表面;surface mail平信(即非航空邮件);(导弹发射) surface-to-surface (missile)地对地,舰对舰(导弹);surface-to-air (missile)地对空(导弹);surface-to-underwater地(舰)对水下的;

  表达:(1) to scratch the surface刚触及到表面

  (2) We don't know how bad the situation is. We've only scratched the surface.我们还不知道情况有多糟。我们刚刚有点眉目。

  (3) Your comment hardly scratches the surface of the question.你的评论连问题的表皮也没触及。

  3.tropical: (a.)热带的

  相关:tropic (n.)回归线in the tropics在热带地区

  用法:tropical fish热带鱼;tropical plants热带植物;tropical forest热带雨林;tropical zone热带

  表达:Tropic of Cancer北回归线; Tropic of Capricorn南回归线

  These plants are native to the tropics.这些植物原产于热带地区。

  4.cry: (n.)叫声,哭声

  相关:cry (v.)喊、哭;to cry for milk (孩子)哭着要吃奶

  用法:(1) to cry wolf发出假警报,喊"狼来了"

  Don't cry wolf too often. No one will come.

  别老是一惊一咋的。以后没人会搭理你了。

  (2) crybaby (n.)爱哭的人,爱发牢骚的人;

  Don't be a crybaby all the time.别动不动就抱怨。

  It is no use crying over spilt milk.再后悔也没用了。

  5.recall: (v.)(使)想起,(使)回忆

  用法:(1) to recall what was said想起曾经说过的话

  (2) to recall to one's mind回忆,想起

  I recalled a scene taken place ten years ago vividly to my mind.

  我栩栩如生地回想起十年前的一幕场景。

  6.sound: (a.)健全的、正常的、扎实的

  相关:sound (n.)声音The Sound of Music. (音乐剧)《音乐之声》

  用法:(1) a sound sleep酣睡;

  (2) sound education扎实的教育;

  (3) A sound mind in a sound body.有健全的身体才会有健全的精神。

  (4) The second-hand car is sound, buy it.这辆二手车完好无损,买下它!

  7.arouse: (v.)唤醒,唤起,引起

  用法:to arouse public attention唤起公众的注意;to arouse suspicion引起怀疑;to arouse curiosity唤起好奇心;to arouse desire燃起欲望;

  表达:I was aroused from a sound sleep by the terrible noise out in the yard.院子里特别大的噪声把我从熟睡中弄醒。

  8.luck: (n.)运气、幸运

  相关:lucky (a.)幸运的a lucky day大吉的日子;This is a lucky guess.你侥幸猜中了。

  unlucky (a.)倒霉的;an unlucky day不吉利的日子;He has been unlucky in love.他情场上一直不得意。

  用法:to bring good (bad) luck to为……带来好(厄)运

  to try one's luck in…在……方面碰碰自己的运气

  表达:May you have better luck next time!祝你下次走运!

  Wish me luck!(自己鼓励自己时说的)但愿我这次能成!

  I wish you good luck in getting a decent job.真心祝愿你得到一份儿体面的工作。

  Good luck to you all!祝你们一切顺利!

  9.ideal: (n.)理想

  相关:ideal (adj.)理想的;an ideal husband理想的丈夫;an ideal spot for a home安家的理想场所;ideal beauty标准的美

  用法:(1) to establish high ideals把握远大理想;

  (2) to realize the ideal实现理想

  (3) He's trying to approach the ideal of the perfect man.

  他在努力接近一个完美人的理想。

  10.domestic: (adj.)家的,家养的,本国的

  相关:foreign外国的,国外的foreign trade对外贸易

  用法:domestic animals家畜;domestic fowl家禽(尤指鸡);domestic science家政学;domestic trade国内贸易

  表达:(1) to enjoy domestic joys享受天伦之乐;

  (2) She is domestic rather than literary.她是个家庭型女性而不是一个文学型的女性。(3) China's domestic affairs should not be interfered with.中国的内政不容他人干涉。

  * 11. related: (adj.)有关的

  相关:relation (n.)关系the relation of mother and daughter母女关系

  用法:(1) be related to和……有(亲族)关系的

  (2) be closely related to与……有密切相关

  (3) be distantly related to与……关系较远

  (4) be loosely related to与……关系淡薄

  12.chew: (v.) (用嘴)嚼

  表达:a strawberry flavored chewing gum草莓口味的口香糖

  If you want to chew on sth., have a piece of sugar -free gum. It's good to your teeth.如果你非要嚼什么的话,那就吃一片不含糖的口香糖吧。这对你的牙更好。

  13.swallow: (v.)吞咽

  用法:to swallow one's food too quickly食物吞得太快

  表达:(1) I had to swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong.我不得不丢掉虚荣,承认说我错了。

  (2) The plane was swallowed (up) in the clouds.飞机消失在云层中。

  (3) The ship was swallowed up by the waves船消失在波涛中。

  (4) Don't swallow without chewing.别不嚼就咽!

  14.source: (n.)来源,根源

  辨析:resource资源;human resources人力资源;natural resources自然资源;energy resource能源;

  用法:sources of income收入的来源;a source of food食物的来源;

  表达:(1) to discover the source of the Yellow River发现黄河的水源

  (2) to remove the sources of misunderstanding消除产生误解的根源

  (3) an inexhaustible source of wealth财源滚滚

  15.extent: (n.)界限,限度

  用法:to a certain extent在一定程度上,多多少少;to some extent在某种程度上;to a great (large) extent在很大程度上;to a limited extent在有限程度上;to a small extent在很小程度上。

  Lesson Nine相关链接
  Lesson Nine之对话篇
  Lesson Nine之习语篇
  Lesson Nine之抢答篇



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