文档介绍：Lesson one
★New Words and Expressions
☆private
如果妈妈想看你的信,你可以说:It's my private letter.
如果陌生人想进你的房子,你可以说:It's my private house.
private life 私生活
由此引申出privacy
新东方是private school(私立学校),与此相反,公立学校是public ,private的反义词是public.
公众;public letter 公开信;public place 公共场所
private还有一个值得注意的意思:普通的。
如:private citizen 普通公民;private soldier 大兵
我们熟悉的《拯救大兵瑞恩》就是《Private Ryan》
☆conversation
subject of conversation 话题。(天气是英国人最喜爱的话题)
几种谈话:
talk 内容可以正式,也可以私人
conversation 一般用于正式文体中,内容上往往不正式
dialogue 对话,可以指正式国家与国家会谈。
and Korea are having a dialogue.
chat 闲聊,就是北京人说的“侃”,说的是无关紧要的事。
gossip 嚼舌头,说长道短
用法:have a +...
☆theatre ,戏剧
[记忆]cinema 电影院
☆seat
这个词很重要,考试常考。
have a good seat,这里的seat指place,而不是chair。
take a seat/take your seat 坐下来,就坐
下面这个句子在口语、电影里很常见:Is the seat taken?
请坐的3种说法:
Sit down,please.(命令性)
take your seat,please.
Be seated,please.(更礼貌)
考点:作为动词的seat与sit的区别
sit--vi; seat--vt
seat sb 让某人就坐
When all those present___he began his lecture.(D) (重点题)
seated
A,B改为sat就对了
☆angry
cross=angry
☆attention
Attention,please.
pay attention 注意
pay attention to 对……注意
pay a little/much/more/no attention
☆bear(bore,boren)
忍受的几种说法:bear,stand,endure,put up with
bear->stand->endure 忍受的极限在扩大
pur up with=bear=stand
bear
give sb a bear hug 给某人热情(热烈)的拥抱
☆business ,生意
business man 生意人 do business 做生意
go to some place on business 因公出差
business:某人自己的私人的事情
thing:可以指事情,也可以指东西
★Text
Last week,I went to the had a very good play was very didn't enjoy young man and a young woman were sitting behind were talking got very could not hear the turned looked at the man and the woman didnot pay any the end,I couldnot bear turned round again."I can't hear a word."I said angrily."It's none of your business."The young man said rudely."It's a private conversation!"
☆go