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Lesson 63
She Was not Amused
Language Points
1. be amused at adj. 愉快的,顽皮的,被逗乐的,觉得好笑的
Amuse amusement n. 娱乐,消遣 a wide variety of amusements各种各样的娱乐活动
amused amusing
Everyone was amused at/by the story about the dog
He told an amusing story .
His amusing performance caused a roar of laughter in the audience
他那有趣的表演引起了观众的哄堂大笑。
1. Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
1. circle ['sə:kl] n. 圈子
1)圆,圆周,圆形空间
eg. Use your compasses to draw a circle.
用你的圆规画个圆。
2)一圈……
a circle of trees 一圈树
eg. We sat in a circle.
我们坐成一圈
a circle of hills 环山
a circle of lookers-on 一圈围观者
square 正方形
triangle 三角形
a star has five ends, a square has four ends, a triangle has three ends, a line has two ends, i hope your happiness is no end.
3)(有共同兴趣,职业等的人形成的)圈子,阶层,界
have a large circle of friends 交友广泛
in theatrical circles 在演艺界
in business circles 在商业界
in political circles 在政界
4)循环,一周
the circle of the seasons 四季的循环
vicious circle 恶性循环
go round in circles没有进展,瞎忙
be popular with sb. 受……的欢迎
这个保育员在孩子中很受欢迎
The nurse is very popular with little children.
be popular among sb. 在某人中受欢迎
Chinese food is becoming popular among Americans.
中餐在美国人中很受欢迎。
popular newspaper 大众报纸
popular opinion 舆论
popular government 民主政治
party
1) 聚会,团,一行,一伙
at parties 在各种聚会中
have/give a party 聚会
a party of tourists 旅行团
eg. The president and his party started for Geneva.
总统一行今日启程前往日内瓦。
2)当事者,关系人
the party concerned 当事者,当事人
2. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humor -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
admire sb. for sth. 因……而钦佩某人
我羡慕你事业有成。
我们都钦佩他的幽默感。
我羡慕他的新车。
. I admire you for your success in business.
eg. We admire him for his sense of humor.
eg. I admired him for his new car.
I admire him for his richness/house/clever daughter/konwledge.
vt. 欣赏,观赏
While admiring the new building, I heard someone calling my name.
2)(口)(恭维地)称赞
remember to admire her new dress 记着要称赞她的新裙子。
admirer n. 称赞者,仰慕者
eg. She has a lot of admirers.
他有许多仰慕