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New Concept English 2
Lesson 28
No Parking
Listen & Answer
What is Jasper White’s problem?
What does Jasper White believe in?
Where do car owners always park their cars?
What has he put over his gate now?
rare
☆rare
adj. 稀有的;半熟的;稀薄的
adv. 非常;极其
rare animal 稀有动物;
rare bird 珍稀鸟类;
rare illness 疑难杂症
Waiter: How would you like your steak to be cooked?
牛排几分熟:
三分---rare; 四分---medium rare;
五分---medium; 七分---medium well;
全熟---well done;
Rare & scarce
拓展: scarce 少有的(在某一地方或某一时间段少有)
对比rare和scarce:
scarce带有短缺的、不能满足需求的意思。
rare主要指珍贵的、优秀的,形容空气时还有稀薄的意思。
e.g. With the fall of the Roman empire, historical evidence becomes scarce.
随着罗马帝国的沦落,历史性的证据变得稀少。
Events of this size are rare, but not so rare that they can be ignored.
象这种规模的事例是很少见的,但是也不会稀少到可
以被忽略。
The Great Migration of Tibetan Antelope
believe
believe是相信的意思,对事不对人。believe sb.或sth, 强调的是相信事情的真实性,或者强调某人说的话的真实性,总的就是客观地对事情而言;还可以表示有宗教信仰 (He thinks that everyone who believes will go to heaven )
believe in是信任的意思,针对某人的总体; believe in doing sth. 可以表示认为做某事有用,肯定某事物的价值
He believes in God. 他相信上帝的存在
e.g. I belive in you, but I don’t believe you this time.
Believe it or not. 信不信由你
Believe me. 真的,相信我
make believe 假装
ancient
adj. 古代的;古老的,过时的;年老的
n. 古代人;老人
Ancient Civilization 远古文明
拓展: antique adj.古老而有价值的; n.古董
The poem is about the ancient war between Greece and Troy.
Archaeologists found that there is a group of ancient temples hidden deep in the Cambodien jungle, which is Angkor Wat.
Angkor Wat
myth
神话=mythology=fairy tale
e.g. Mercury was the name of messenger of gods in ancient Roman myth.
trouble
☆trouble n.麻烦
never trouble troubles until troubles trouble you
永远不要自寻烦恼 (Let sleeping dog lie. 不要自找麻烦)
ask for trouble 自找麻烦
He is asking for trouble. 他自找麻烦
I'm sorry to put you in trouble.
我很抱歉给你带来麻烦(口语)
have trouble in doing sth. 在做某事上遇到了麻烦
I have trouble (in) parking the car
effect
☆effect n.结果, 效果
have an effect 有效果