Lesson 15 Good news（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 15 Good news secretary n. 秘书 eg : My sister is a secretary in Engineering Company . secretary general 秘书长，总书记 secret adj./n. 秘密的/秘密 ---secret agent 特务间谍 ---in secret 秘密地， 暗中 weak adj. 弱的 （weaker , weakest ） ⑴身体虚弱 His legs felt weak .他觉得两腿发软。 ⑵缺乏热情 a weak smile 淡淡的微笑 ---weak at the knees （因疾病，激动等）两腿发软 ---weak link 薄弱环节 weakly adv. 虚弱地，软弱无力地 She smiled weakly at them . 他软弱无力地嘲他们笑了笑。 weakness n. 软弱，虚弱 Can you spot the weakness in her argument ? 你能指出他论文中的不足之处吗？ nervous adj. 精神紧张的，焦虑的， 担忧的，恐慌的 a nervous smile /a nervous voice be nervous about /of sth eg:He is nervous about the future . 他对未来非常忧虑。 He had been nervous about inviting us . 他过去一直不敢邀请我们。 The horse may be nervous of the car . 这匹马可能害怕汽车。 nervously adv. 不安地 She smiled nervously . nervousness n.不安，紧张 He tried to hide his nervousness. afford v. 负担得起 （常与can, can’t ,be able to 等连用，尤其用于否定句和疑问句当中） eg: Can we afford the car ? None of them could afford 50 pounds for a ticket . ---afford to do sth . 付得起做某事 提供 ，给予，(offer) Joe afforded us a room for night. 那天乔为我们提供了一个房间过夜。 interrupt v. 插话，打断 Sorry to interrupt 对不起，打扰了。 Sorry to interrupt , but there’s someone to see you . I hope I’m not interrupt you . 我希望我没有打扰你。 interruption n. 打扰，打岔，插嘴 Answer these questions: 1.Who wanted to see you ? 2.How did you feel about this ? 3.Where did you go ? 4.Did he say that business was bad or did he say that it was good ? 5.Could the firm pay such large salaries or not ? would 是will 的过去式， would 在这里不表示将来， 而是表示一种意愿，会,要… 你想要吃点什么？ What would you like to have ? 约瀚不愿意把他的自行车借给我。 John wouldn’t lend me his bicycle . look up 抬头看 =raise one’s head When I look up , I saw my father watch me . look up the dictionary 查字典 I look up this book and doesn’t find the story . You should look up the sentence in the English book . It’s on