新概念英语第二册Lesson 15 知识点

Lesson 15 Good news

 

一、核心词汇解析

1. secretary n. 秘书

私人秘书 private secretary

秘书长 secretary general

secret a. 神秘的

 

2. nervous a. 神经紧张的

nerve n. 神经

get on one's nerves 让某人生气

练习：许多人在人多场合时发言很紧张。

Many people are nervous about speaking to large crowd of people.

练习：当我走进教室时感到很紧张。

When I went into the classroom, I felt very nervous.

 

3. afford v. 买得起，负担得起

afford to do sth. /afford sth. ※常和 can, could 连用

练习：我不可以承受起失去朋友。

I can't afford to lose my friends.

练习：现在人们根本病不起。

People can't afford to be ill now.

练习：我付不起所有的钱。

I couldn't afford all the money.

 

4. weak a. 弱的 反义词  strong a. 强的

a weak smile 一个淡淡的微笑

a weak building 一个不牢固的建筑

weakness n. 虚弱

 

5. interrupt v. 打断