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NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH
Lesson 49
The end of a dream
Everyday English
1、What`s up?
怎么了?
2、What are you up to?
你正在做什么?
3、Probably. It’s still up in the air.
大概吧,不是太确定。
4.Custom makes all things easy.
习惯成自然。
各种自然灾害的英文名字
flood洪水 [flʌd]
typhoon台风 [tai'fu:n]
tsunami海啸 [tsu'nɑ:mi]
tornado龙卷风 [tɔ:'neidəu]
drought干旱 [draut]
famine饥荒 ['fæmin]
New words and expressions
1、tired ['taiəd]
adj. 疲倦的;厌倦的,厌烦的
◇I am tired of these computer games.
◇Ann: Hi, Jack. You look tired.
2、real [ri:l]
adj. 实际的;真实的;实在的
“real” and “true”
◇real指客观上存在,并非想象和虚构, 与“无”相对而言。
Lu Xun's real name is Zhou Shuren.
◇true是指“真正的”,“真实的”,强调事实和实际情况相符, 与“假”相对而言。
The news is true.
◇可将true 或real用作修饰一个实体,表示完全是“真的”,不是伪造的。
It's a true/real pearl.
3、owner ['əunə]
n. 所有者;物主
shop owner 店主
business owner 企业主
4、spring [spriŋ]
n. 春天;弹簧;泉水;
◇hot spring 温泉
美国口语]付账(for):
Everyone a cup, I'll spring for it.
5、mattress ['mætris]
n. 床垫;褥子;空气垫 [ 复数mattresses ]
spring mattress 弹簧床垫
air mattress 空气垫;橡胶气垫
6、gust [ɡʌst]
n. 一阵狂风;风味;趣味
gust of wind 阵风
7、sweep [swi:p]
sweep-swept-swept
v. 扫,打扫;席卷;扫视;袭击
sweep the floor 扫地;清洁地面;清扫地板,拖地板
sweep away 清除;一扫而空
8、courtyard ['kɔ:tjɑ:d]
n. 庭院,院子;天井
courtyard garden 庭院花园
front courtyard前院
9、smash [smæʃ]
v. 粉碎;使破产;溃裂
adj. 了不起的;非常轰动的;出色的
smash up 撞毁,击毁
smash hit n. 非常流行的东西;轰动的演出
◇The glass smashed on the floor.
10、miraculously [mi'rækjuləsli]
adv. 奇迹般地;神奇地;出乎意料地
同义词:unexpectedly
◇The fever had miraculously disappeared, and the coughing had stopped.
11、unhurt [ʌn'hə:t] adj. 没有受伤的
◇Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.
get hurt 受伤
feel hurt 感到不快
to hurt someone's self-respect
伤害某人的自尊心
12、glance [ɡlɑ:ns]
n. 一瞥;一滑;闪光
v. 扫视;反光;瞥闪,瞥见
◇Children should be taught not to _____ the disabled people.
A. st