1、natural adj.正常的;自然界的;天然的Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves, and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives.(2007.6)有时候,父母将子女看作他们的延续,并认为由他们来决定子女如何生活是正确且正常的。同义:normal要点: natural disaster 表示“自然灾害”。neat adj.整洁的;简洁的Take the
2、 long-lost art of saying“thank yon”,like wearing a little make-up or making sure your hair is neat,(2004.1)重拾“道谢”这个贵失许久的艺术,就像化点淡妆或确保头发整洁一样。clean;tidy 像neat这类t前面的发音I:的单词,英美人说时常常将t的发音淡化到听不见,比如eat说出来就好像听到I:,如果不了解这类发音的习惯,就可能会一头雾水,不知所云。平时常常练习说一说这个类单词会有助于听力的提高。necessarily adj.必要地;必然地 搭not necessarily 未必W:
3、 Youve been doing weather reports for nearly 30years.Has the weather got any worse in all these years?M: Well, not necessarily worse. But we are seeing more swings.(2005.12)女:你从事天气预报工作将近30年了。这些年天气是否有所恶化?男:唔,也未必在恶化,我们看到的更多的是忽好忽坏的情况。need vt. 需要aus.v,必须n.需要(物)搭 meet one,s needs=meet the needs of sb.满足某
4、人的需求;no need to do没有做的必要;in need 在危难中,在危急中Private schools in the United Stares range widely in size and quality, and they offer all Kinds of programs to meet the needs of certain students.(1998.6)美国私立学校的规模及教学质量相差县殊,它们提供各类课程来满足某些学校的规模及教学质量相差县殊,它们提供各类课程来满足某些学生的需求. Im going to drop my information scien
5、ce class. It needs me to get up too early in the morning. Is that really a good reason to drop the class ,Tony?(2005.1)我打算放弃我的信息科学课程,上这门课是上很早就要起床。托尼,这能是放弃一门课程的正当理由吗?need exerciseget into shape 需要锻炼保持体型;need a second opinionask another person 向另一个人征求意见;no need to explainsave the explanation无需解释:no ne
6、ed to doyou dont have to do 不需要做;not need to do sth. toddycall it a day一天结束了我们常用need to do 来表示需要做,这里要注意一下吞音的现象,need to的发音类似,所谓D的发音弱化,就是说只是做口型,但是基本不邮声,特别是以t结尾的单词更是如此,学习中多做练习就能慢慢体会出来.nerve n.神经;勇敢,胆量 搭 nerve activity 神经活动The music seems to seems to excite nerve activities in the brain.(1991,1)音乐似乎能刺激大
7、脑中的神经活动.生活中总有些人或事让我们心烦,这时候就可以用sth. get on sb.s nerves (某些惹得某人心烦)这个结构来表达不满.nervous adj.神经紧张不安的;神经系统的 Tom looks awfully nervous, doesnt he ? Yes, Im afraid he is not used to making speeches.(2001.1)女: 汤姆看起来非常紧张,不是吗?男: 对。恐怕他还不习惯发表讲话.get nervousworry 担心:not sit still: restlessbe nervous about 这个短语来表达,就像
8、上面的这个对话中说到的,又如:You seen awfully nervous when it cones to English exam.说到英语考试你就好像紧张得不行.notable adj.值得注意的,显著的Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem of traffic accidents has notable causes .(2001.1)专家很早就意识到,交通事故这一令人头疼的问题有着非常显著的原因。remarkable note n.便条;笔记vt .注意,留意 搭 take notes 记笔记;Le
9、ave a note 留下便条 The presentation made by professor Jackson was too complicated to understand well, I think he didnt speak slowly enough for us to take notes ,(2003.6) 杰克逊教授的演讲太复杂了,不易理解 唔,我觉得他讲得太快了,我们来不及记笔记.make notes oftake down the information做笔记,记录信息notice vt.注意到,察觉到 n.通知 搭 Please wait for further
10、 notice .请等待进一步的通知Havent you noticed that the kindest, most generous People seem to keep getting prettier?(2004.1)最亲切、最大方的的人似乎都逐渐变得更加漂亮了,你没有注意到吗?on short noticeimmediatelyquicklyshortly-soon立即,马上offer Vt.给予,提供;表示愿意(做) 搭 offer a job 提供一份工作; offer sth. to sb.=offer sb. sth.供给某人某物I liked the English te
11、aching more than working for the travel agency, and then the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher.(1999.6)比起在旅行社工作,我更喜欢教英语,后来校长给我提供了一份全职教行的工作.offer to do sth. 这个短语含有”主张提了做某事”的意味,比如”看完电影后主动提出送心仪的女孩回家”就可以用到这个短语,如:Tom offered to take that beautiful girl home after the movie .看完电影
12、后,汤姆主动提出送那个漂亮的女孩回家.office n.办公室,办事处,营业所 搭 admissions office 招生办公室; office hours 办公时间; post office Sarah, you work in the admissions. office dot, dont you ? Yes, Ive been here ten years as assistant director.(2007.6) 落拉,你在招生办公室工作,是吗? 对,我在这里当了10年的副主管.official n.官员,行政人员 搭 Public official 公务员Billows of
13、dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials. (1999.6)每年花费在学校和图书馆上的费用高达数十亿美远,公款都用于给教师和其他公务员支付薪水。public official的意思不是“公众人物”,而是“公务员”;而在英语里,“公众人物”是public person或public figure。opera n.歌剧 Do we have to get the opera tickets in a
14、dvance? Certainly. Tickets at the door are usually sold at a higher price.(2006.12)我们必须提前购买观看歌剧的门票吗?当然。在剧院门口出售的票通常卖得比较贵。Peking Opera是被称为“国粹”的中华民族艺术魄宝的“京剧”。operation n.操作,运转;手术The doctors who carried out this study say giving aspirin to patients soon after the operation could save thousands of lives.(2005.12)参与研究的医生表示,让术后的病人立即服用阿司匹林可以挽救数千条生命。opinion n.意见,看法,主张
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