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新概念第二册
词汇 26--30
Lesson 26
New words and expressions:
1. art
I am an art student.
Beijing Opera is a traditional Chinese art.
She has a keen interest in art.
2. critic
The best art critics
Critics gave some favorable comments on his new works.
She is a famous and dramatic critic.
3. paint
I paint a lot of pictures.
He is skillful at painting landscapes.
She decorated her room by painting abstract designs on the wall.
4. pretend
Many people pretend that they understand modern art.
Don’t pretend to know what you don’t know.
Tom pretended not to have seen her when he passed by.
5. pattern
They are just pretty patterns.
She likes collecting tablecloths2 with pretty patterns.
No one can interpret3 the abstract pattern on the wall.
6. curtain
We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain materials.
I opened the curtain to let in the sunlight.
He was carrying out the plan behind the curtain.
7. material
The raw materials are in short supply.
The prices of building materials have been up recently.
8. appreciate
I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.
Guests appreciate the delicate designs of the tea set while sipping4 tea.
It took her five years to know how to appreciate cubic paintings.
9. notice
They notice more.
I’ve noticed that there are more butterflies this year.
I noticed that he came early.
10. whether
My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.
We are not sure whether he will show up or not.
Whether we will camp depends on the weather.
11. hang
I’m hanging this picture on the wall.
I hung the wet clothes on the rope.
He hung a framed oil painting on the wall above his desk.
12. critically
She looked at it critically for a moment.
We should critically absorb foreign experience.
She critically stared at me up and down through her glasses.
13. upside down
It’s all right, but isn’t it upside down?
The radicals wanted to turn the society upside down.
She later found out that she had hung the picture upside down.
Lesson 27
New words and expressions
1. tent
The tent was full of water.
When the Whites go on holiday, they usually sleep in a tent.
They put up a tent in a clearing of the woods.
2. field
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent(s) in the middle of a field.
She worked like a mare in the fields.
The fields turn green in the spring.
3. smell
They were all hungry and the food smelled good.
The soup smelled delicious.
The room smells bad.
4. wonderful
After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.
They had a wonderful time during the holidays.
It really is a wonderful sight.
5. campfire
A big crowd circled the campfire.
They sang and danced to their heart’s content by the campfire.
6. creep
The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.
He crept into the room without interrupting her.
The snake crept along the path.
7. sleeping bag
Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable.
The sleeping bag is too thin to protect her against the deadly cold.
She is not used to sleeping bags.
8. comfortable
The old woman led a comfortable life with her two daughters.
She feels quite comfortable reading by the fireplace.
9. soundly
They all slept soundly.
The workers slept soundly after a hard day’s work.
The child slept soundly in spite8 of the loud noise next door.
10. leap
They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside.
Having heard the good news, they leapt for joy.
He leapt over a ditch for a shortcut.
11. heavily
It was raining heavily.
After losing his job, he drank heavily.
He exhausted his welcome among his friends because he always borrowed heavily from them.
12. stream
They found that a stream had formed in the field.
The stream is melting in spring.
Wild flowers are dotted on the banks of the stream.
13. form
A person’s character forms when he is very young.
Ice formed on the window.
14. wind
The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent.
The Great Wall winds several thousand kilometers.
The car wound up the mountain.
15. right
Right at that moment, he came back.
The Chinese restaurant is right at the corner of Queen Street.
补充
1 incompetent
adj.无能力的,不能胜任的
参考例句:
He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。
2 tablecloths
n.桌布,台布( tablecloth的名词复数 )
参考例句:
Champagne corks popped, and on lace tablecloths seven-course dinners were laid. 桌上铺着带装饰图案的网织的桌布,上面是七道菜的晚餐。
At the moment the cause of her concern was a pile of soiled tablecloths. 此刻她关心的事是一堆弄脏了的台布。
3 interpret
vt.解释,说明,理解;vi.作口译
参考例句:
We have to interpret his words in a modern light.我们不得不用现代观点来解释他的话。
Please interpret the comments of our foreign guest.请把外宾的话翻译一下。
4 sipping
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的现在分词 )
参考例句:
She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。
5 radicals
n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 );根基;基本原理;[数学]根数
参考例句:
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals. 一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。
6 mare
n.母马,母驴
参考例句:
The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。
7 fireplace
n.壁炉,炉灶
参考例句:
The fireplace smokes badly.这壁炉冒烟太多。
I think we should wall up the fireplace.我想应该封住壁炉。
8 spite
n.(用于短语)虽然,不顾,尽管
参考例句:
He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高,但思想观念却很入时。
In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气,说的话还是有节制的。
9 shortcut
n.近路,捷径
参考例句:
He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune.他总是在找成名发财的捷径。
If you take the shortcut,it will be two li closer.走抄道去要近2里路。
10 exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
Lesson 28
New words and expressions
1. rare
Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
Many rare animals are at the edge of extinction.
This is a rare genetic disease.
2. ancient
Many ancient buildings have been preserved in the city of Beijing.
3. myth
Many myths originated in ancient Greece and spread to other countries.
He confused the names of the gods in the Greek myths with those in the Roman myths.
4. trouble
Ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.
He is a trouble-maker.
He got into a big trouble.
He got into big trouble.
5. effect
Jasper has put up ‘No Parking’ signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.
---therapy has many side effects on patients.
The medicine has a good effect.
6. Medusa
I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon.
Lesson 29
News words and expressions
1. taxi
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
I hailed the taxi.
He is a taxi driver.
2. Pilatus Porter
The taxi is a small Swiss aeroplane called a ‘Pilatus Porter’.
3. land
It can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
The plane safely landed at the international airport.
4. plough
She ploughed as a man.
They sowed the crop in the newly ploughed field.
5. lonely
The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean.
He found that the life in the lonely village was very ---.
In order to concentrate on his new novel, he lived in a lonely house in the mountain.
6. Welsh
Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
Welsh houses are very beautiful.
Welsh fans are very enthusiastic.
7. roof
Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats.
A cat was on the roof.
He planted some flowers on the roof.
8. block
She lived in the first block of flats.
Many blocks are under construction.
9. flat
The new block of flats faces the river.
This flat is comfortable.
Lesson 30
New words and expressions:
1. polo
Football or polo?
There is to be a polo game next week.
To their great surprise, Tom’s team was defeated in the polo game.
2. Wayle
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
3. cut
The path cuts the meadow.
The trail that cut across the woods was often trodden.
4. row
There were some people rowing on the river.
They rowed a boat on the river to view the beautiful landscape on both sides.
Rowing powerful strokes, he caught up with the swimmer who led the race.
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