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Lesson 78 文本
The last one?
After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of times!
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一)词汇学习Word study
1. suffer(1)vi. 受痛苦,受苦难;患病:During this time, my wife suffered terribly.在此期间,我妻子吃尽了苦头。What is the patient suffering from?这位病人患的是什么病?(2)vt.遭受(痛苦、损害等):The village suffered serious damage from the floods.洪水使这个村子受到了严重破坏。Many people are suffering cold and hunger in that district.那个地区许多人正受冻挨饿。
2. 与keep有关的短语动词keep与不同的小品词搭配可以有不同的含义。(1)keep on与动名词连用时表示“反复”、“持续”:Keep on trying.继续努力。He kept on saying that he was tired.他不断地说他累了。(2)keep off表示“不靠近”、“从……离开”:Keep off the flower bed.请勿进入花坛。Keep your hands off the food.别动吃的东西。(3)keep away from表示“(使……)不靠近”、“避开”:Why do you always keep away from me?你为什么总躲着我?Keep the children away from the river.别让孩子们去河边。(4)keep it up表示“不松劲”、“保持成绩”或“继续下去”,而 keep up with则表示“跟上”、“不落在……后面”:You've made much progress. Keep it up!你已取得了很大进步。继续努力!If you keep it up, you'll be able to set up a new world record.你如果保持下去/不松劲,你就能创一项新的世界纪录。Although he walked as fast as he could, he still couldn't keep up with his father.虽然他尽快走,但他仍跟不上他父亲。In order