1、seem to like.oddity: n. C a strange or unusual person or thing 怪人;怪物;奇特的东西With his neat suits on, he felt like an oddity walking in this poor neighborhood. 穿着笔挺的西装走在这个贫民区里,他觉得自己就像个怪物。Usage note: obligeThe word oblige is most commonly used in the expression be/feel obliged.1 be/feel obliged to do sth
2、. 指“感到有责任做某事”。例如:He felt obliged to help his mother, even if it meant leaving college. 他觉得有责任帮助母亲,即使这意味着他要离开大学。2 be/feel obliged to sb./sth. 指“对某人或某事心存感激”。Thank you very much, doctor. I am extremely obliged to you. 医生,非常谢谢您。对您,我深表感谢。2 I think I got serious about this only recently when I ran into on
3、e of my formerstudents, fresh from an excursion to Europe. How was it? I asked, fullof earnest anticipation.2 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时,才开始对这个问题认真起来的。这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。我满怀着诚挚期待问她:“欧洲之行如何?”students, fresh from an excursion to Europe. (Para. 2) I think I started to pay attention to other peoples usage of grammar
4、 only lately,when I happened to meet one of my former students, who had just returned from a shortjourney to Europe.辽东学院外国语学院公共英语本科教研部 Copyright 2007-20163 “How was it?” I asked, full of earnest anticipation. (Para. 2) When I asked about how her trip to Europe had been, I was expecting herresponse a
5、nxiously and sincerely.: (spoken) often used in conversation to ask sb. about their opinion orexperience of sth. 怎么样?(口语常用表达,用于询问看法或经历)Did you watch the movie last night? How was it? 你昨天晚上看那部电影了吗?感觉怎么样?I was told that you had traveled to many places in Asia recently. How was it? 有人告诉我你最近跑了亚洲的很多地方,旅行
6、怎么样?full of: (followed by abstract nouns) feeling or showing a lot of particular emotion orquality (感觉、表达或表现出)充满某种情感(特质)的full of excitement/energy/hope/happiness/praise 充满兴奋/活力/希望/幸福/赞美The teacher was full of praise for the homework that the students had done. 老师对学生们完成的功课赞不绝口。Lucy is a happy child a
7、nd always full of life. 露西是个快乐的孩子,总是充满了活力。3 She nodded three or four times, searched the heavens for the rightwords, and then exclaimed, It was, like, whoa!3 她点了三四下头,绞尽脑汁,苦苦寻找恰当的词语,然后惊呼:“真是,哇!4 She nodded three or four times, searched the heavens for the right words, andthen exclaimed, “It was, like
8、, whoa!” (Para. 3) She nodded her head three or four times, tried to find the right words inher mind, and then shouted with excitement, “It was, like, whoa!Meaning beyond words: Since the student was not quite sure how to exactly describeher travel experience, the tone of the author is somewhat sarc
9、astic. The author intendedto send out the message that the student was incompetent regarding the selection of herEnglish vocabulary.search somewhere for sth.: try to find sth. in some place 在某地方搜寻某物The robber reached out and searched the back pocket of my trousers for anythingvaluable. 那个盗贼伸手搜我裤子后面的
10、口袋以寻找值钱的东西。Note: The heavens means “the sky”. Here “search the heavens for the right words”implies the student tried hard to find suitable words to describe what she saw andexperienced when traveling in Europe. search, search for1 search: look through 检查;搜查They searched the man in front of me from h
11、ead to foot. 他们把我前面的男子从头到脚搜查了一遍。They searched everybodys luggage. 他们检查了每个人的行李。2 search for: look for 寻找;搜寻The customs were searching for drugs at the airport. 海关人员在机场搜查毒品。 “It was, like, whoa!” means “It was really great!”. “It was like ” is an informalexpression in conversation, very common for you
12、ng people who are lazy and incapable toreference their ideas. The expression is usually followed by an adjective or anexclamation.It was, like, marvelous! 简直奇妙极了!(It was like) Whoa! How come you got a hundred percent correct on such a hard test? 哇!这么难的考试你怎么都全答对了? Whoa is specifically used to show th
13、at people are surprised or think something isvery impressive. It can be used in different contexts. For example:To describe something that youre not quite sure how to describe: That car is so cool,its like, whoa.To express surprise: Whoa! Its really amazing!To indicate a desire to end what someone i
14、s talking: Whoa, OK, thats enough.4 And that was it. The civilization of Greece and the glory of Romanarchitecture were captured in a condensed non-statement. My studentswhoa! was exceeded only by my head-shaking distress.4 没了。 所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中! 我的学生以“哇!”来表示她的惊叹,我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。5 A
15、nd that was it. (Para. 4) And that was everything she said, without even mentioning any details of herwonderful experience in Europe.That was it.: often used in conversation to say that sth. is completely finished or that asituation cannot be changed 就这样(指某事彻底结束或形势不能更改)That was it. I could no longer
16、 hope for a promotion, and my boss didnt even want to seeme again. 就这样吧,我的升职再也没指望了,我的老板甚至不想再见到我。Thats it. There is nothing more we can do. 就这样吧,我们也再没有别的办法。6 The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in acondensed non-statement. (Para. 4) The civilization of Greece
17、and the glory of Roman architecture were justdescribed in one word rather than a complete statement because of her inability to chooseappropriate words to express herself.7 My students “whoa!” was exceeded only by my head-shaking distress. (Para. 4) My head-shaking distress at her inability to expre
18、ss properly was even greaterthan her slang term whoa, one word, which did not make any statement to describe thecivilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture. The word exceed states explicitly that the authors worry abouthis students language inability was much more intense than her exc
19、itement.5 There are many different stories about the downturn in the proper use ofEnglish. Surely students should be able to distinguish betweentheir/there/theyre or the distinctive difference between complimentary andcomplementary. They unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for theseknowledge def
20、icits because there is a sense that they should know better.5 关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题,有许多不同的故事。 学生的确本应该能够区分诸如re 之间的不同,或区别 complimentary 跟 complementary 之间显而易见的差异。 由于这些知识缺陷,他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指责,因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。8 There are many different stories about the downturn in the proper use of English.(Para. 5) There are
21、 a lot of different stories about why more and more people are lessand less skilled when using English.downturn: n. C, usu. sing. a process in which business activity, production, etc. isreduced and conditions become worse 衰退;下降The downturn in the auto industry affected the entire economy of the Uni
22、ted States. 汽车工业的衰退影响了整个美国的经济。9 Surely students should be able to distinguish between their/there/theyre or thedistinctive difference between complimentary and complementary. (Para. 5) Of course, students should be able to recognize and understand thedifferences between their/there/theyre or the obv
23、ious differencebetween complimentary and complementary. distinguished, distinctive, distinct这三个词词形相近,但意思有很大的差别,不能互换使用。1 distinguished 指“卓越的;杰出的;著名的”。His grandfather had been a distinguished university professor. 他的祖父曾是一位杰出的大学教授。2 distinctive 指“(特征、性格或外表)独特的,有明显不同的”。强调“表示差别的”、“有特色的”、“特殊的”。Irene had a
24、 very distinctive voice. 艾琳有一个非常独特的声音。Can you find the distinctive watermarks of this stamp? 你能看到这枚邮票上明显的水印吗?Pupils in Hong Kong usually have distinctive badges on their school uniforms. 在香港,小学生的校服上常戴有颇具特色的徽章。3 distinct 表示“分明的;明了的;清楚的”。I have the distinct feeling that my friend did not realize what
25、was happening. 我明显感到我朋友并未察觉所发生的一切。The photo you took in Hong Kong Cultural Centre is not distinct enough. 你在香港文化中心拍的那张照片不够清晰。She has a distinct pronunciation. 她的发音清楚。There is a distinct smell of smoke in my room. 我的房间里有一股明显的香烟味。distinct 的另一个词义是“明显不同的;有区别的”。Our interests were quite distinct from thos
26、e of them. 我们的兴趣与他们的兴趣截然不同。现将 distinct 和 distinctive 用在一个句子里,以便区分:One of the distinctive features of this book is its distinct illustrations. 这本书很明显的特点之一就是其具有清楚明了的图解。10 They unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these knowledge deficits becausethere is a sense that they should know better. (Pa
27、ra. 5) Just because they are assumed to learn better, students unfairly become themain target of the criticism for their insufficient knowledge. The word deficit is mainly used in the second meaning (赤字;亏损;逆差).6 Students are not dumb, but they are being misled everywhere they look andlisten. For example, signs in grocery stores point them to the
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