他不顾我的指示而继续做这项工作。 treat sb. with disregard 怠慢某人
Anyway, don't treat your friends with disregard.无论如何不能怠慢自己的朋友。
convention n. 习俗,风俗
convention n.: generally accepted practice 被普遍接受的行为准则、常规、惯例,可受时间影响
Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in China. custom
历史悠久的社会习俗,不受时间影响
It is a custom of giving presents at Christmas. He always does exactly what he wants and does not care about convention.
practice 某团体的传统做法或令他人无法接受的习俗
The normal practice in the company is to send bill as soon as the job is
done.这个公司的通常做法是工作一做完就记帐单。
a normally accepted practice 普遍接受的做法见 23 课
tradition 传统,比 custom 有更悠久的历史 Spending Christmas day is a tradition for western people. habit 个人习惯
I have a habit of reading aloud in the morning.
Conscious adj. 感觉到的,意识到的 conscious a.感觉到的=aware
be conscious of/that=be aware of/that
He is quite unaware of the danger.他丝毫没有意识到这个危险。
He is not conscious of the danger. class conscious 有阶级意识的 family conscious 有家庭观念的 clothes conscious 注重衣着的 stairs conscious 注重地位的
aware ;conscious 的反义词直接加 un-----unaware ;unconscious subconscious 下意识的
consciousness n.意识、知觉、个人思想 routine n.常规,惯例
routine=the regular fixed way of sth./doing things
follow the routine 墨守成规
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break the routine 打破常规
start the daily routine 开始每天的日常生活 shrewd adj.精明的,狡猾的,敏锐的,机灵的 shrewd=showing good practical judgement He is a shrewd observer.
We have got shrewd common sense.
Sb. is shrewd. = He has good judgement. shrewd brained 头脑机灵的
shrewd headed 头脑机灵的 shrewd looking 看起来机灵的 shrewd a.精明的
cunning :clever at deceiving 善于欺骗的
sly 用更隐秘的办法来达到目的强于 cunning
a sly old fox 非常狡猾的老狐狸
intensely adj.强烈地 intense adj.=very strong ;violent; extreme ;sharp ; central intense cold 严寒
intense heat 酷暑
intense discussion 激烈的讨论 intensify vt.使??增强
You must intensify your sense of responsibility.你必须加强责任感。
intensity n.强烈、剧烈、强度
Losing jobs are growing in intensity.失业这种现象是越来越严重了。
reprimand v.正式地、严厉地斥责 reprimand :scold officially and severely blame 责备(语气程序很弱) blame sb. for sth.
The teacher blamed him for his coming late. scold 斥责(语气稍重一点)
Don't scold me for such a trifle. 不要因为这样的小事责备我。 reproach 斥责
He often reproached his children.
reprimand v./n. 严厉斥责;谴责 (语气最强) The boss reprimanded his employees severely.
apologetic a.道歉的
He was apologetic. 他致以歉意。 apologize v.道歉 apologize to sb.
He apologized to his boss.
The boss apologized to his employees. apology n.歉意
make apology to sb. for sth. stage v.暗中策划 He staged a joke.
elaborate adj.精心构思的 elaborate =carefully worked out an elaborate design 精心的设计 elaborate vt. 精心设计构思 He elaborated a system of computer.
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True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.
真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意。 deliberately: on purpose
set out to do=set about doing=start doing/to do sth.
draw/capture/attract/hold/catch/arrest/receive attention to 吸引对...的注意
They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
他们不顾社会习俗,意识不到自己所作所为有什么特殊之处。
He made a mistake without being conscious of the fact.
This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬,因为他们给平淡单一的日常生活增添了色彩。 invariably:=always
win them the love and respect of others --- win sb sth
Her fine character quickly won her the friendship of her colleagues. add colour to 为增添......色彩 Eccentric add colour to our dull life.
希望背诵第一段
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Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town.
理查德.科尔森生前是我们镇上最有名望的人之一。
up to the time of his death: before he died 完成时的标志,这里之所以没有用现在或过去完成
时,主要是突出一个客观事实 notable: famous
He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life.
他是个精明能干、有钱的商人,但镇上大部分人对他生活中的这一个方面几乎一无所知。 this side of his life 生活中的这一个方面:指他的精明能干、有钱
He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.
大家都管他叫迪基。早在他去世前很久,他的古怪行为就成了传奇故事了。 be known to sb. 众所周知
long before he died 在他去世前很久
Dickie disliked snobs intensely. 迪基痛恨势利小人。
intensely: violently,strongly, very much
Though he owed a large car, he hardly ever used it, prefering always to go on foot.
尽管他有一辆豪华小轿车,但却很少使用,常常喜欢以步代车。
prefering 现在分词做伴随状语 hardly: rarely
One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower.
一天,他遇上一场瓢泼大雨,淋得透湿。 be caught in 突然遇到,突然碰上
be caught in a heavy shower 遇到瓢泼大雨 be caught in a heavy snow 遇到大雪 be caught in a heavy storm 遇到风暴
He wanted to buy a $300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition than
an assistant refused to serve him.
他走进一家高级商店,要为妻子买一块价值 300 英镑的手表。但店员见他浑身泥水的样子,竟不肯接待他。
in such a condition/state 处于一种状态 bedraggled condition 拖泥带水的状态 such...that.. 如此...以至于...
The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention
to him and requested to see the manager.
店员让迪基走开,他置之不理,并要求见经理。 pay no attention to him= ignore him=take no notice of him=turn a deaf ear to him= refuse to listen to him
request 求见(正式,礼貌,语气强烈) I requested the headmaster.
Every student can request assistance of their teacher.
demand 在语气上还要强烈,并且不愿意接受否定的回答
I demand my rights. 我要求我的权利。 ask 口头或写信要求得到某物
I asked to get the book. He asked me for help.
Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
经理认出了这位顾客,表示了深深的歉意,还严厉地训斥了店员。
recognizing 现在分词做原因状语 most=very much
When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag.
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店员为迪基拿出了那块手表,迪基把布口袋递给他。
hand sb sth /hand sth to sb 把某物递给某人 present sb with sth / present sth to sb 把某物交给某人(比较正式)
He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left -- 30,000 pennies in all!
他坚持要店员点清那些硬币后他才离去。这些硬币加在一起共有 30,000 枚!
insist on doing/insist that + should do 坚决要求
He insisted that the shop assistant should count the money before he left.
This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were
supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.
这次展览引起报界广泛注意,因为这些画名义上是名家的作品,事实上是迪基自己画的。 receive an attention 引起注意
receive a great deal of attention in the press 引起报界的广泛注意 suppose to do
It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always
know what they are talking about.
他花了 4 年时间策划这出精心设计的闹剧,只是想证明评论家们有时并不解他们所谈论的事情。
simply to prove=only to prove
don't always know what they are taking about= don't always talk sense= always talk nonsense
talk nonsense 胡说八道 talk sense 说正经话
Multiple choice questions 多项选择 1.正确答案:B
go to such lenghths 竭尽全力 2.正确答案:B
3.正确答案:D 4.正确答案:B
be quite unaware of the fact that... that 引导同位语从句,在非正式用法中 of the fact 可省略 5.正确答案:B
much 多用在疑问句或否定句中,而肯定句中多用 a lot;a great deal He knows a lot about it.
He doesn't know much about it. Does he know much about it?
6.正确答案:A 7.正确答案:A 8.正确答案:A 9.正确答案:D 10.正确答案:D 11.正确答案:C 12.正确答案:D
talk nonsense 胡说八道 talk sense 说正经话
Lesson 32 A Lost Ship 沉船之谜
New words and expression 生词和短语 salvage n. 营救,救助,打捞
salvage goods from fire 从火中抢救货物 salvage the patient 拯救病人 salvage your time 节省时间
salvage archaeology/boat/ money 抢救性的考古/营救船/救助的钱
cargo n.货物
cargo : the goods carried by ship, plane or vehicle (通常用于船运)
The ship has a cargo of 1000 tons. cargo vessel 货船
goods: the goods carried by plane or train 也可以做形容词。做形容词时只表示铁路运输。常指商店里的商品。 a goods train 货物列车
Trains are used to carry goods and passengers. 火车是用来运送货物和旅客的。
scour vt.彻底搜查 scour : go through
The house has been searched/scoured for the hidden bullions.为了找到被藏起来的金条,整个房
子都被彻底找过了。
search 指寻找丢失的东西或被认为是存在的
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东西比 look for 更正式
I have been searching everywhere but I can’t find the key. hunt
指漫无边际的寻找急需的东西
We spent a week hunting for the puma.
scour 表示彻底的搜查一个特定的范围并暗示花费更大的力气 They scour the woods for the child.
三个词的共同特点:search/scour/hunt 都可以+ for 表示目的
chest n.箱子
chest: a large strong box in which valuable objects are kept
case(总称)/ suitcase (手提相) / safe(保险箱)/ trunk(汽车尾箱)/ dustbin(垃圾箱) find n.. : sth good or valuable
The little restaurant is quite a find. The garden is a good find
piece v. 拼成整体 piece n. : part
a piece of cake / a piece of news
v. : put parts together to form a whole piece together 拼凑
They piece the log book together. 他们把航海日记拼凑在一起
Piece up : 修补,拼合
Please piece up the dress. 请把裙子缝补一下 Piece a quilt. 拼缝一下被子 convoy n. 护航 in a convoy 护航
under a convoy 被护航
submarine n. 潜水艇关于 sub 前缀的用法: 1.表示下 如:subway(地铁) /substructure(下层建筑)/subsoil(下层土)/ subnormal (低于正常的)
2.表示次、准、亚 如:subtropics(亚热带) / sub college(准大学)/ sub continent(次大陆)
3.表示副、分支、下级、下属 如: subeditor(副编辑) / subagent(副代理人) /subhead
(副标题)/ sub office(分办事处)
4.表示接近的 如:subadult(接近成年的)/
sub teen (13 以下) / subequal(接近相等的,约等于)
5.表示再 如:subdivide(再分)/ sublet(转租)/subculture(再培养) naval n. 海军的 naval port 军港
naval power 制海权 navy n. 海军 voyage n. 海上航行 navigation n. 航海术 navigate v. 航海,航行
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The salvage operation had been a complete failure.
打捞工作彻底的失败了。请背熟上面这个句子 My examination is a complete failure.
Their experiment had been a complete failure. The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.
这艘小船爱尔克号在巴伦支海上搜索已经好几个星期了,现在正在返回途中。定语从句。Which 指代 the small ship, Elkor
A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship’s captain instructing him
to give up the search..
=The captain had received a radio message from the mainland
instructing him to give up the search.。 船长收到了从大陆上发来的电报,指示他放弃搜索。背熟这句话。在这句话中,instructing 进一步说明 a radio message 的内容。
instruct sb. to do sth. 指示命令某人做某事(在第五课已经学过) the editor sent a fax to the
journalist instructing him to get statistics. 这位编辑给这位记者发了一份传真,指示他马上开始获取数据。
The captain knew what another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to
find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
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make (another) attempt 再一次尝试船长知道,今后还会另作一次尝试,因为他在设法寻找的那艘沉船装载了贵重的金砖。
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more. 尽管有那份电报,但爱尔克号船长决定再试一次。
dispite = in spite of
try once more 代替 make another attempt 为了避免重复
The seabed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when
a chest was raised from the bottom.
他们用了又大又结实的渔网在海底拖。当一只大箱子从海底被打捞上来时,船上的人兴奋极了。
Searching the seabed need a lot of time and energy. 所以我们用的动词是 scour,语气要比
seach 强烈。
重点掌握 there was tremendous excitement 在正式的书面语中,我们常用 there is tremendous excitement 这个结构。但是在口语中,我们还是直接采用形容词 excited.
People on board felt excited.
There was tremendous excitement before the game.
Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents
of the sea-chest proved them wrong.
虽然,开始时船员们以为沉船已经被找到,但是从海底捞起的箱子里的东西证明他们错了, under the impression = thinking that 认为 I’m under the impression that he is the manager of the store. He is under
the impression that you’ll help him.
What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before.