文档介绍:Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
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poison
One man’s meat is another man’s poison. (What is good for one man may be very bad for another.) 各有所爱
take poison 服毒
Eg. mitted suicide by taking poison.
give poison to sb./
hate sb. like poison 恨透某人了
name one's poison (口语)说出自己喜欢喝的酒
Eg. -Name your poison,please
=what's your poison?你们要喝什么酒?
poisonous adj. 有毒的
be poisonous to one’s ideas对某人的思想有害
highly / slightly poisonous 剧毒的;毒性小的
poison ,使中毒
-He was poisoned by pesticide.(杀虫剂,农药)
drug n. 毒品
take drug (=use drug) 吸毒
take a drug 吃药
drug rehabilitation(修复;康复) center 戒毒所
illogical ,无章法的
logical
logical relation逻辑关系
logical reasoning逻辑推理
Some of his arguments are illogical.
It seems illogical to change the timetable so often.
il-作为前缀表“不,非”
legal合法的--illegal 非法的
licit 合法的--illicit 不正当的
literate受过教育的,有文化的--illiterate 文盲的
legible 清晰的,易辨认的--
illegible 难辨认的
octopus n. 章鱼
ink-fish 乌贼
octagon 八角形
October (it was the 8th month according to Roman calendar)
octogenarian 八旬老人
delicacy ,佳肴,精美的食物;精致;优雅;
local delicacy 风味小吃,当地特色菜肴
-He considered chicken to be a great delicacy.
delicate ,可口的(=delicious);精美的;纤细的;微妙的
delicate perfume淡雅的香水;
delicate skin 娇嫩的皮肤;
delicate structure 精巧的结构;
delicate sense of smell 灵敏的嗅觉
repulsive ,令人生厌的
I find octopus repulsive.
The sight of him is repulsive to me. 一见到他就让我讨厌。
My stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes.
disgusting adj. 令人反感的, 令人生厌的
disgusting personal habits
stomach
stomach cancer / stomach trouble
He had an upset stomach。肚子痛
You should take this medicine on an empty
Avoid drinking on an empty stomach.
have a strong stomach for sb. / sth.
容忍,忍耐
I don’t have a strong stomach for the snobs(势力小人)
turn one’s stomach 让人觉得反胃
The sight of the slaughtered cow turned my stomach.
have no stomach for a fight / quarrel 没心思打架、吵架
【联想】appetite n. 食欲;嗜好
She is suffering ffrom lack of appetite.
Mary has no appetite for hard