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1、谚语Where there is a will , there is a way. 有志者事竟成。Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话New words and expressionsprivate adj. 私人的(personal)a private conversation 私人谈话a private company 私有公司a private life 私生活a private secretary 私人秘书a private affairs 私事儿eg. That is for your private ear. 这是说给你一个人的秘密。秘密的(se
2、cret)a private place 一个秘密的地方a secret place 一个秘密的地方conversation n. 谈话谈话:talk; say; speak; chat; discuss; gossipconversation n. 非正式谈话 (an informal talk)have a conversation with sb 跟某人谈话eg. I had a quiet conversation with my closest friend. 我跟我最好的朋友进行了密谈。eg. I saw him in conversation with a friend. 我看见
3、他在和一个朋友谈话。eg. No conversation while Im talking. 我讲话 的时候不要谈话。相关短语:1)converse v. 谈话converse with sb 跟某人谈话2)talk n./v. talk with/to sb 和某人谈话 talk with/to sb about sth 跟某人谈论什么事情3)say vt. say sth 说了一些话 eg. He said nothing. 他什么也没说。eg. What a lovely day, he said.4)speak vt. 讲(语言)speak a foreign language 讲一
4、门外语speak Chinese 讲中文speak English 讲英语speak vi. 谈话speak to sb 和某人谈话speech n. 讲话谈话make a speech 做演讲 5)chat n./v. 聊天 (talk friendly 友好地谈话)eg. We had a long chat about old times. 我们聊了很多关于过去的事。6)discuss v. 有着严肃目的的讨论discussion n. 讨论7)gossip v./n. refers to talk about private lives of other people(贬义)说闲话,嚼
5、舌头eg. He is nothing but a gossip. 他就是个爱嚼舌 头的人。theatre n. (in US: theater)metremeter (in US) centrecenter (in US)go to the theatre 去看戏,去剧院go to the movies/cinema/film 去看电影, movie (in US):电影theatre=(口) play house theate goer 戏迷 go+er=goer 去的人。也可以表达为:play goer 戏迷seat (本 课 重点词)区别:seat n./vt. si:t 长音 sit
6、 vi. sit短音chair 椅子,可以搬动的seat n. 座位,固定在某地的eg. We dont have enough chairs here. 我们没有足够的椅子。eg. Is this seat taken? 这个座位有人坐吗?n. 座位,座eg. Have a seat, please. / Take a seat, please. 请坐。eg. I had a very good seat. 我的座位非常好。相当于 Maybe I sat in the front of the theatre. 也许是我坐在戏院的前面,所以说座位很好。seatbelt=safety belt
7、 安全带in the drivers seat = in the leaders seat/place 在领导的位置上,指某人非常重要的意思。back-seat driver 后座司机,指的是 爱指手画脚的人。n. 席位win/lose a seat 赢得/输掉一个席位vt. 安排坐下seat sb 安排某人坐下seat yourself 你请坐eg. Be seated, please. 请坐。表示请坐的方式:eg. Sit down, please. Will you have a seat?Wont you have a seat? Would you have a seat?Be se
8、ated , please. Seat yourself, please.play n. 玩耍,游 戏, 娱乐playboy 花花公子 playground 操场v. 玩,玩耍play with sb 跟某人玩;玩弄某人(慎重使用 这个短语) play with sth 玩弄,摆弄什么东西 play with a ball 玩弄,摆弄一个球play with a toy 玩弄, 摆 弄一个玩具play gooseberry (酷栗)摆弄醋栗,表示当电灯泡,尤其是在情侣之间当电灯泡,也就是妨碍别人谈恋爱的意思。这个短语源自西方习俗。从前有些西方人有钱人家的女孩子都由老妈子伺候着,等到她们长大成人
9、的时候,谈恋爱的时候,或在社交场合也有年长的女伴陪着,据说少女很难有见面的时候,有时候这个在一旁的陪伴的妇女为了便于监视,又不太露骨,便端一盘醋栗在旁包起来。从此,play gooseberry(摆弄醋栗)便表示监视别人 谈恋爱的意思, 类似中文所说的在情侣之间当电灯泡的意思。v. 玩,比赛play football 踢足球 play basketball 打篮球 play volleyball 打台球 play cards 打扑克 play chess 下棋注意:在运动项目的前面不加定冠词theplay the piano 弹钢琴 play the violin 拉小提琴 play the
10、guitar 弹吉他注意:在乐器的前面加then. 戏剧,剧本theatre play 戏剧, 剧 院上映的那些TV play 电视剧soap play 电视连续剧 ,因为这样的电视连续在最初是由肥皂公司来赞助,在播放的间隙,穿插的都是肥皂、清洁剂等商品的广告。play goer 戏迷eg. It is as good as a play. (像戏一样的好)好玩极了。eg. You must come here, or, there is no play. 你必须来这儿,否则,就没戏了。no play 没 戏区别:play 戏剧, 剧本drama 戏, 戏剧文学,戏剧艺术opera 歌剧Bei
11、jing Opera 京剧loud adj. 大声的loudly adv.大声地 aloud adv. 大声地eg. She called loudly for help.=She called aloud for help. 她大声呼救。think aloud 自言自语adj. + ly adv.angry adj. angrily adv. rude adj. rudely adv.eg. The young man said rudely. 这个年轻人粗 鲁的说。real adj. really adv. exact adj. exactly adv.quick adj. quickly
12、 adv. quiet adj. quietly adv.attention n. 注意pay attention to sth 对 给予注意pay some attention to sth 给予一定的注意pay more attention to sth 给予更多的注意pay close attention to sth 给予密切的注意pay great attention to sth 给予极大的注意pay enough attention to sth 给予足够的注意pay little attention to sth 很少注意pay no attention to sth 根本不注
13、意,毫不理会pay no attention to. 毫不理会turn a blind eye to. 视而不见turn a deaf ear to. 充耳不闻draw ones attention/attract ones attention 吸引 注意力eg. The new type of computer draws our attention. 新款计算机吸引了我们的注意力。attention v. 注意eg. Attention, please. 请 注意。(讲一件事情,要吸引 别人的目光时可以这样用)eg. Attention, passengers. The plane lea
14、ves at 9 oclock. 乘客们请注意,飞机在 9 点起飞。(机场广播会有类似的句子)eg. Ladies and gentlemen, may I get your attention, please? 女士们先生们请注意。(正式的场合, 比如国际会议上)eg. Thats all. Thank you for your attention.eg. Thats all. Thank you for your time. 感谢你听我 讲这些。( 讲完的时候可以用)bearn. 熊,粗 鲁蛮横的人eg. Hes really a bear. 他真是个粗鲁的家伙。a bear market
15、 熊市(股票下跌的行情)a bull market 牛市(股票上扬的行情)a bear hug 紧紧地拥抱(熊抱)eg. The old lady saw me and came and gave me a bear hug. 那个老太太看见我,走过来,给了我一个大大的拥抱。成语:bears service 帮倒忙,好心做坏事源自:俄国作家克雷洛夫的寓言隐士和熊有个隐士久居荒郊,后来跟一只寂寞的熊成为好朋友。有一天,隐士正在午睡时,一只苍蝇落在他的脸上,熊想帮隐士把苍蝇赶跑,可是怎么赶也赶不走,这只熊就生气了,抱起一块大石头就朝苍蝇砸了过去,结果可想而知,苍蝇是被砸死了,可是隐士也被砸死了。由这个故事我们就把 bears service 比喻成“帮倒忙,好心做错事”。v. 忍受 (stand; put up with sb)eg. I cant bear the young