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Lesson 44: Popular Sayings
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Which sentence is more vivid (生动的)?
Group One:
1. You should study hard because knowledge is important!
2. You should study hard because knowledge is power!
知识就是力量
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Which sentence is more vivid (生动的)?
Group Two:
1. We don’t need so many people. Sometimes many hands make light work but sometimes too many cooks spoil the broth.
2. We don’t need so many people. Sometimes it is good but sometimes it is bad.
人多坏事
众人拾柴火焰高
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What are sayings?
They are short sentences that describe something people believe to be true about life.
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All roads lead to Rome.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
No pains, no gains.
条条大路通罗马。
患难见真情。
没有付出就没有收获。
More sayings
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society
generation
wealthy
penny
pound
foolish
whether
human
New Words
[səˈsaɪəti] n. 社会
[ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn] n. 一代(人)
[ˈwelθi] adj. 富有的;富裕的
[ˈpeni] n.便士
[paʊnd] n.镑;磅
[ˈfuːlɪʃ] adj.愚蠢的
[ˈweðər] conj. 是否;不管;无论
[ˈhjuːmən] n. &adj.人(的);人类(的)
C. pl: societies
C.
n. wealth
C. pl:pennies
C.
n. fool
C. human=human being
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With the development of the society, some social problems drew our attention.
society [səˈsaɪəti] n.社会
social [ˈsəʊʃl] adj.社会的
New Words
It’s necessary for the young generation to learn to help others in need.
generation [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn] n. 一代(人)
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The foolish men come from a wealthy family.
foolish [ˈfuːlɪʃ] adj.愚蠢的 fool n. 傻瓜
wealthy [ˈwelθi] adj. 富有的;富裕的
wealth n.财富
New Words
I spent 30 pounds and 30 pennies on food.
pound [paʊnd] n.镑;磅
penny [ˈpeni] n.便士
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I want to know whether there are humans
on the Mars.
whether [ˈweðər] conj. 是否;不管;无论
human [ˈhjuːmən] n.人类 adj.人类(的)
human=human being 人类
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