口语核心词汇

口语语汇
第一单元
第一部分核心语汇
第一节
Action
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 行动(group action 团队行动)
Now it’s time to take action. (现在是该行动的时候了。

)
n. [U] 情节
The action is set in Paris. (事情发生在巴黎。

)
n.战斗
The action lasted five hours. (战斗持续了5个
n. 诉讼
She decided to take a legal action against him. (她决定起诉他。

)
衍生词语
active (积极的);
actionless(没有行动的, 不行动的);
activate (v.激活)
复合词语
action movie (动作片; kongfu movie)
常见搭配Useful Phrase
军事行动 --- military action
民事诉讼 --- a civil action
刑事诉讼 --- a criminal action
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
Action! --- 开拍（导演用语）
man of action --- 注重行动的人，实干家
生活用语Street Talks
If you guys are going to bet on the basketball game, I want a piece of the action. (算我
一份)
Action stations, everyone!
The president has arrived! (各就各位)
电影对白Transcripts
Linus: What does it tell you?
Sabrina:That’s between you and the river.
Linus:You know it’s funny listening to your talk. Makes
me…. Makes me wonder if I should…
Sabrina: What?
Linus:I don’t know, something is different. I feel different. At work I don’t… I love the action, but, sometimes I wonder, lately especially, been wondering what it would be like, to spend some time in a place that I love like that, not just a few days, but for a real change. Actually, I think I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, I just, um, I just didn’t know it until, till you, uh…《情归巴黎》
谚语Proverbs
Actions speak louder than words.
行动胜于语言。

Don’t judge a man’s actions at first sight; give them asecond look.
乍看难评人，再看认得清。

第二节
Animal
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 动物 (野兽 wild animal)
We should protect animals.
n. 兽性的人，衣冠禽兽
Drinking alcohol releases the animal in man. (喝酒使人兽行大发。

)
衍生词语
animalism (兽性; 活力充沛)；
animate (v. 赋予…以生命，使活泼);
常见搭配Useful Phrase
兽性 --- animal instincts
动物界 --- the animal kingdom
诱捕动物 --- trap animals
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
animal desire --- 肉欲
生活用语Street Talks
A: Rebecca, I got a D in maths this term. What do I do?
B: Sorry about that, Freddie. Cheer up! You can make it next term.But frankly speaking, if you weren’t such a party animal, you’d have more time for studying. （喜欢参加聚会的人）
A: Joanna usually talks to animals and toys.
B: Poor Jo. If only she had a healthy family!
Youth is/are full of animal spirits. （精力十分旺盛）
That fighter is really an animal when he steps in the (boxing)ring. （当这个拳击手开始比赛的时候，他立刻变成了一个真正的野兽。

）
电影对白Transcripts
Newsman: Sir, why are you running?
Newswoman: Are you doing this for world peace?
Newsman: Are you doing this for the homeless?
Newsman:Are you running for woman’s rights?
Newsman: Or for the environment? Or for animals?
Forrest: They just couldn’t believe that someone would do all that running for no particular reason.
名言Quotations
Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.
第三节
Baby
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C]婴儿
She is expecting a baby. (她怀孕了。

)
注：baby的性别不明时，通常用 it 来指代。

n. 孩子气的人
Don’t be such a baby! (不要这样孩子气！)
n.宝贝（亲爱的）口语体为babe
Hey babe, you’d like another drink?
衍生词语
babyhood (婴儿时代);
babyish (幼稚的);
复合词语
baby-sitter/baby-minder (保姆);
babyfaced (娃娃脸的);
常见搭配Useful Phrases
小儿语 --- baby talk
乳齿 --- baby tooth
嫩萝卜--- baby carrots(very small,tender carrots,not fullygrown)
生育高峰 --- baby boom
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
baby kisser --- [美俚] 为拉选票而到处拉拢人心的人
babes and sucklings --- 乳臭未干的孩子
sleep like a baby --- 睡得香
生活用语Street Talks
A: Rosemary, will you go to the movies with me tonight?
B: I wish I could, Jo. But my baby’s taking me out to dinnertonight. (情人）
A: Tom, I need your help. It’s out of control here.
B: Come on, dear. You can make it. Come on! Give the talk. Thewhole plan is your baby. (由你
负责)
A: That wasn’t hard at all.
B: No, like stealing candy from a baby.
电影对白Transcripts
句型Now when I was a baby, Mama named me after the great CivilWar hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest. 《阿甘正传》
对话Lenora:Who’s your friend?
Gump:My name’s Forrest. Forrest Gump.
Dan: This is cunning Carla and Long-Limbs Lenora.
Lenora: Where you been Baby cakes? Huh? I haven’t seen you around lately. You know you should have been here for Christmas because Tommy bought a round on the house and gave everybody
a turkey sandwich. 《阿甘正传》
谚语Proverbs
The rich get richer and the poor get babies.
富人发财，穷人得子。

第四节
Beauty
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [c] 美丽的人或事物
She was a famous beauty in her youth.
n. [u] 美
We shall never forget the beauty of the old Beijing.
n. 优点,极具魅力的特色
The beauty of this machine is its simplicity. (这机器的优点在于简单。

)
衍生词语
beautify (美化);
beautiful (美丽的);
复合词语
beauty contest (选美比赛);
beauty salon (美容院);
常见搭配Useful Phrases
美容师 --- beauty aid
风景点 --- beauty spot
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
beauty sleep --- 美容觉（午夜前的睡眠）
the beauty of sth --- 有优势的方面
生活用语Street Talks
A: Mom it hurts.
B: This black eye you got in the fight is a real beauty,huh?!
A: Please! Mom!
Saving petrol, you know, that’s the beauty of buying a smallcar.
The beauty of his new job is that he works his own hours. (flexible hours)
电影对白Transcripts
句型And now for your listening and viewing pleasure, direct from Hollywood, California, our very own beatnik beauty, let’s give a big round of applause to the luscious Bobby Dylan.
《阿甘正传》
对话Jesse Jackson: It’s beautiful to be black, but beauty is not enough.
Crowd Leader: What do you want?
Crowd Response: Black power! 《阿甘正传》
谚语Proverbs
Beauty is but skin-deep.
红颜易变。

Beauty without virtue is a flower without perfume.
貌美而无德，犹如花之无香。

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. / Beauty lies in lover's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。

名言Quotations
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,”—that is all Ya know on earth, and all ya need to know.John Keats (1795-1821), English poet. Ode on a Grecian Urn.
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But … it is better to be good than to be ugly.Oscar Wilde(1854-1900), Anglo-Irish author. Lord Henry, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. 17 (1891). 第五节
Bird
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 鸟
She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip. (她出门一次，既买了东西又参观了博物馆，真是一举两得。

)
n. 家伙，人
She is a strange bird.
衍生词语
birdy （小鸟球,高尔夫两杆进洞球。

一杆进洞球---eagle。

常见搭配Useful Phrases
益鸟 --- a useful bird
害鸟 --- a pernicious bird
候鸟 --- a bird of passage
不死鸟(长生鸟) --- the bird of wonder (phoenix)
鸟瞰图，要点 --- bird’s eye view
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
bird in the bush --- 没把握的事
bird in the hand --- 有把握的事
the birds and the bees --- （对孩子解释的）有关两性关系的基本常识
early bird---最早的人,早起的人
flip/ give somebody the bird --- 骂人的话（give somebody the finger）
生活用语Street Talks
A: I’ll never be a telephone operator! That job is for the birds（毫无价值的/无聊的）
B: That’s you! Personally, I think it’s an interesting job.
A: Gee, you are one strange bird. (古怪的人)
A: Hi Rick,guess what, Wallace’s twenty years old and doesn’t K now about the birds and the bees. B: You’re kidding!
C: Hey guys, what’re you talking about?
A: We’re talking about Wallace.
C: What about him?
B: Jack says Wallace doesn’t know about the birds and the bees!!!
C: That explains why he’s a bird-watcher! (喜欢盯着女人看的男人)
A: What are you doing up here?
B: I want to get a bird’s eye view of the campus. I don’t think I’ll ever be an early bird. A: Do you see that?
B: What?
A: That guy just gave you the bird!
电影对白Transcripts
对话 Little Jenny: Pray with me, Forrest. Pray with me. Dear God, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far far away from here. Dear God, make me a bird...
Forrest: Mama always said that God is mysterious. He didn’t turn Jenny into a bird that day. Instead, he had the police say that Jenny didn’t have to stay in that house
no more. 《阿甘正传》
谚语Proverbs
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。

[明天得一百不如今天得五十/到手的东西才是可靠的]
Birds of the same feather flock together.
羽毛相同的鸟会结群在一起。

[物以类聚]
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟有虫吃。

[捷足先登。

]
Kill two birds with one stone.
用一个石头打死两只鸟。

[一箭双雕，一举两得]
第六节
Body
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 身体
Swimming is the best way to tone your body. (增强体质。

) build up the body;
n. 躯体
The mind governs the body. (精神支配肉体。

)
n. 机构
Congress is a legislative body. (国会是立法机关。

)
n.主要部分 (of)
Ther e’s something wrong with the body of a letter.
衍生词语
bodily (身体的,肉体的)
常见搭配Useful Phrases
体形 --- body shape/figure
健美 --- body building
肢体语言--- body language
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
body and soul --- 全心全意
hard body --- 身材不错的人 (person of good figure)
keep body and soul together --- 维持生命make the both ends meet收支平衡
生活用语Street Talks
You’ve got the body and I’ve got the brains. (You’re good-looking,I’m smart.)
A: Where did you bury his body? (尸体)
B: On the the back hill.
A: Dad, I found a dealer!
B: Over my dead body will you sell this house. (除非我死了）
A: It’s illegal to write this kind of article. You see?
B: I’ll write whatever I want to!
A: But t hey’ll put you in prison,dear?!
B: They can imprison my body, but not my mind.
电影对白Transcripts
对话Joe:But he’s no t here.
Kathleen:Well, if he’s not here, he has a reason. Because there is not a cruel or careless bone in his body, but I wouldn’t expect you to understand anybody like that…
You’ve deluded yourself into thinking that you’re some sort of benefactor
bringing books to masses. But no one will ever remember you, Joe Fox. And maybe
no one will remember me either, but, plenty of people remember my mother, and
they think she was fine and they think her store was something special. You’re
nothing, but a suit. 《网上情缘》
谚语Proverbs
A little body often harbours a great soul.
莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。

名言Quotations
Your body is the church where Nature asks to bereverenced.
Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), French author. Mme Delbène, in L’’Histoire de Juliette, ou les Prospérités du Vice, pt. 1 (1797).
第七节
Boy
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 男孩
Put out that troublesome boy. (把那个捣蛋的男孩赶出去。

)
n.孩子
Cheer up, my boy!
n. 服务员
The bell boy is very responsible.
intej (美国口语中)表示惊奇的感叹词
Oh, boy ,what a beautiful girl!
衍生词语
boyhood (少年时代);
boyish (孩子气的)
复合词语
boyfriend (男朋友 );
playboy (花花公子);
the Boy Scouts (童子军);
busboy (餐馆中打扫桌子的人)
常见搭配Useful Phrases
农场工人 --- a farm boy
报童 --- a newspaper boy
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
page boy --- 听差的男孩
party boy --- 善交际的男子
home boy --- 老乡
the boys --- 哥儿们
活用语Street Talks
The cowboys in that movie are mostly nature boys.(男性味十足的男人)
A: Oh, boy! Look at that! (哎！哇！)
B: What’s up?
A: That house is on fire!
A: Mr. Smith, your son saved his classmate from drowning thismorning!
B: That’s my boy! (好小子)
A: Boy, you’re in trouble!
B: Why?
A: Mom found out you’ve been skipping school.
I went to the bar with the boys last night.
电影对白Transcripts
句型I like to know what my boys are up to. 《毕业生》
That boy sure is a running fool. 《阿甘正传》
So, you boys from Arkansas, huh? 《阿甘正传》
对话 Mr.Braddock:Listen. Now I'm going to ask for a big round ofapplause to bring this boy out here—All right.Now wait a minute—Oh, let me
amendthat—to bring this young man out here—because today he is
twenty-one years old—
Mr. Arnold: Yeah. Let's get on with the show! 《毕业生》
谚语Proverbs
As the boy is, so is the man.三岁看老。

名言Quotations
There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy’s life when he has a raging desire to go
somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.Mark Twain (1835-1910), U.S. author. Tom Sawyer, ch. 26 (1876).
第八节
Business
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 职务,职责
It’s your business to take care of the kids. (你的职责是照顾孩子。

)
n.职业
What line of business are you in? (你从事那一行？)
n. 商业
John wants to go into business when he leaves university.
复合词语
businessman/ businesswoman (商人（男/女）);
businesslike (公事化的);
business hours (营业时间，办公时间)
常见搭配Useful Phrases
娱乐圈 --- show biz (business)
开始办正事，言归正传 ---to get (down) to business
别管闲事 --- mind one’s own business
与…无关，没有权力… --- have no business to (do)
忙自己的事情 --- go about one’s business
破产，倒闭 --- go out of business
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
business is business --- 公事公办
It’s none of your business. --- 不关你的事
生活用语Street Talks
A: Hi Bob, how’s business? (情况如何)
B: Just okay.
A: Okay, enough smal l talk. Let’s get down to business/ talk business. (谈正题吧)
B: Good idea.
A: Since we’re good friends, you don't have to pay me.
B: No, I can’t accept it. Business is business.
A: Joanna, will you go out with me tonight?
B: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t. I have another date tonight.
A: With who?
B: David! C’mon! It’s none of your business. (你就别管了)
A: Why are you so happy?
B: Well, the bank just called and agreed to finance us. So we are in business now, buddy! A: Hi Jane where’s your husband?
B: He’s away on business.
I majored in bookkeeping in business school.
Be careful, these guys mean business.
电影对白Transcripts
句型1You went to business school, I can’t get you anywhere near the office.《情归巴黎》2Cash, stock, and they don’t want to tell me how to run the business. 《情归巴黎》
3In all these years, you’ve never once seen the face of somebody the day after we’ve taken over their business, have you? 《情归巴黎》
Didn’t you once say “Everything is business”? 《情归巴黎》
Don’t mention t he IRS or the federal business system. 《西雅图夜未眠》
Well this is your business, I don't want to play games with you. 《毕业生》
谚语Proverbs
Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事业既会考验人，也会造就人。

Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生之盐，不可缺少。

第九节
Car
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 小汽车(美语中也用 automobile)
He goes to school by car.
n. 车厢(美语中也用carriage)
Cafe cars are operated on trains by the Railways. (列车上有吸烟休息室的餐车由铁道部门经营。

) n. 其他车辆
I go to work by street car every day. (有轨电车)
车身--- body
轮胎--- tire(British English: tyre)
前灯--- headlight
方向灯--- turn signal
保险杠--- bumper
引擎盖--- hood
方向盘--- steering wheel
后视镜--- rearview mirror
行李箱--- trunk
挡风玻璃--- windshield
发动机；引擎 --- engine
变速箱--- transmission
离合器 --- clutch
仪表盘 --- dash board
跑车--- coupe（2 door sporty car）
轿车--- sedan（4 door family car）
三排以上座位的豪华车--- limonsine
敞篷车--- convertible
吉普类车---SUV (sport utility vehicle)
刹车--- brake
防死刹车系统--- ABS (Anti-lock brake system)
车牌--- license plate
常见搭配Useful Phrases
晕车 --- car sickness homesick lovesick
缆车 --- a cable car
车祸 --- car accident
(短时间的)停车场 --- car park/parking lot
车费 --- car fare
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
car pool(ing) --- 为了节省parking space, 几人共同使用一辆车
car jack --- 在车中强行抢车 restaurant car /dining car 餐车
生活用语Street Talks
A: Can I borrow your car tonight?
B: Just make sure you don’t wreck it.
A: Nancy, you want to go to a movie now?
B: Sorry, I can’t leave now. I’m car pooling today
电影对白Transcripts
句型Do you have a patrol car in the vicinity of twelve hundred Glenview Road? 《毕业生》Did the dry cleaners have your car? 《情归巴黎》
I was just taking her hand, to help her out of a car. 《西雅图夜未眠》
The car is down this way. 《西雅图夜未眠》
Please do not leave your car unattended. 《毕业生》
对话Mr. Carlson: Is that the new car out there? The little red Wop job?
Mr. Braddock: That's Ben's graduation present. 《毕业生》
Mrs. Robinson: We'd go to his car.
Ben: Oh no. In the car you did it?
Mrs. Robinson: I don't think we were the first.
Ben: What kind of car was it?
Mrs. Robinson: What?
Ben: Do you remember the make of the car（什么牌子）?
Mrs. Robinson: Oh my God.
Ben: Really. I want to know.
Mrs. Robinson: It was a Ford, Benjamin. 《毕业生》.
名言Quotations
I don’t even like old cars … I’d rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God’s sake.
J. D. Salinger (b. 1919), U.S. author. Holden Caulfield, in The Catcher in the Rye, ch. 17 (1951).
第十节
Chance
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 偶然性，运气
Bill left everything to chance. (每件事都听其自然。

)
n. [C] 机会
John wants to go abroad when he gets a chance.
n. 可能
This ideal stands a good chance of realization.
常见搭配Useful Phrases
邂逅 --- chance meeting
私生子 --- chance child
偶然地 --- by chance
碰碰运气 --- take a chance
听天由命，顺其自然 --- leave…to chance
机会/可能性很大 --- stand a good chance
可能性很小 --- slim chance
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
Fat chance! --- 没戏！（Not a chance. No way.）
Chinaman’s chance --- 机会渺茫（美国社会中种族歧视严重，中国人的命运可想而知）
chance of a lifetime --- 千载难逢的机会
by any chance --- 或许，可能
the chance are that --- 很可能
生活用语Street Talks
A: Sally, I was wondering if I, I could borrow…Well I mean…Imean borrow…
B: Money? Me lend you money! Not a chance! (全无机会)
A: Well Mr. Black, I appreciate your interest in our company, but I doubt you can do this job properly.
B: I’m sure I can do it well. I’ve always wanted to be the best in whatever I did. Give me a chance. (给我一次机会吧)
A: Well, the debate was fair.
B: Yeah, you said it. Each opponent had a chance to speak.
A: As chance would have it, I ran into Ron today. (很凑巧）
B: Do you have a cigarette by chance? (凑巧)
A: VV, would you lend me 50,000?
B: Fat chance!
What about my chances to got this job?
Are you from China by any chance?
电影对白Transcripts
句型The only chance they’ll ever have is a half way house, that’ll help them get their feet under them again. 《情归巴黎》
But, I’d go and visit her every chance I got. 《阿甘正传》
Everybody gets a second chance. 《阿甘正传》
Give it a chance. 《情归巴黎》
对话David: Who are you to lecture me about closeness? Your idea of a long-term relationship is giving your date a chance to order dessert.
Linus:I don’t have time for dessert. I’m too busy with thiscompany. You’re a grown man, David. Finish something. Elizabeth Tyson’s the best things that ever happened to
you, and you told me so yourself. 《情归巴黎》
谚语Proverbs
Chance dispenses life with unequal justice.人生际遇，难得平等。

第十一节
Chance
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 孩子
Tom’s first child died two days after he got divorced.
n. 无经验的人,行动像小孩子的人
My wife is a child in financial matters. (我的妻子不善于理财。

)
n. 产儿，产物
His books were the children of his brain.
衍生词语
childish (幼稚的,孩子气的);
childlike (天真的,特指大人的言行);
childhood (童年);
childless (无子女的);
常见搭配Useful Phrases
临产胎儿 --- child about-to-be-born
淘气的孩子 --- naughty child
任性的孩子 --- wilful child
彬彬有礼的孩子 --- a well-behaved child
有天赋的孩子 --- a gifted child
独生子 --- the only child
抚养孩子 --- raise a child
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
wild child --- 舞会狂 (party animal)
child's play --- 极易做的事，小菜一碟；不重要的行为
生活用语Street Talks
A: Daddy, uncle Willie is too fat.
B: Huh! He’ll be angry when he hears that.
C: Let it be, honey. He’s only a child. Children and fools speak the truth.
A: That’s not fair!
B: Stop acting like such a child! (别这么幼稚。

)
A: Was the test difficult?
B: Child’s play. (小儿科。

)
I’m a real wild child. I like to drink, chase women, and smoke weed. (大麻)
电影对白Transcripts
句型The doctors had begged me to take drugs, but I kept saying Iwouldn’t do anything to hurt my child. 《情归巴黎》
All children are hideous（丑恶的） at the age of eight. 《西雅图夜未眠》
对话Sabrina: What was he like as a child?
Mr. Fairchild: Shorter. 《情归巴黎》
Forrest: I liked that guitar. It sounded good. I started moving around to the music, swingin’ my hips. This night, me and mama was out shoppin’ and we
walked right by Pitsey’s Furnature and Appliance store, Guess what...
(Elvis was on TV dancing the way that Forrest taught him) Mrs.Gump:This is not for children’s eyes. 《阿甘正传》
谚语Proverbs
Children and fools cannot lie.孩子和傻子，不会说谎。

The child is father of the man童年的经历可决定成年以后的性格（三岁看大）。

第十二节
Chance
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] (时)钟
I set my alarm clock for 6.30. (我把闹钟拨到6点半响。

)
v. 计时；记录
This old car has clocked up another 50,000 kilometers. (这部老爷车已经行驶了5万公里）
v. 达到（速度）
He clocked 9.6 seconds for the 100 meters. (他用9.6秒跑完100米)
复合词语
clockwise (顺时针);
clock tower (钟楼);
clock watcher (总看钟点等着下班的人)
常见搭配Useful Phrases
把钟拨准 --- put the clock right
把钟拨慢 --- turn back the clock
把钟拨快 --- set a clock ahead
争分夺秒 --- race work against the clock
给钟上发条 --- wind a clock
抢时间 --- fight the clock
连轴转 --- work around the clock
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
clock in/ clock out ---（上班/ 下班）签到；打卡
stay the clock --- 不介意时间 (forget about time)
around the clock --- 夜以继日
生活用语Street Talks
A: Damn George, he’s trying to kill the clock. (为保持分数而拿着球拖延比赛时间）
B: We’ve got to stop him. Come on!
If you don’t shut up, buster, I’m gonna clean your clock! (狠揍你一顿)
A: All staff in the company are required to clock in. (记录上班时间)
B: Clock in? You mean punch in? (同样表示记录上班时间)
A: Yes!
B: Do we have staff who usually clock in late?
A: Sometimes, yes.
B: Well I used to set my alarm clock for exactly 7 o’clock a.m. I’m sure I won’t be late for work.
Let’s stay the clock babygirl, and enjoy ourselves. (忘记时间)
第十二节
Company
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 同伴
I don’t feel at home in Alice’s company. (觉得不自在。

)
n. 陪伴
George keeps his own company. (独来独往)
n. 公司
This company laid off 100 hands. (人)公司名通常简写为: Co.例：史密斯公司--- Smith Co.
衍生词语
companion (伙伴);
companionship (友谊，伴侣关系);
常见搭配Useful Phrases
出版社 --- a publishing company
陪伴 --- for company
和某人一道 --- keep sb. company
和…交往，与…为友--- keep company with
和…一起 --- be in company with
断绝来往 --- part company
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
company man --- (白领阶层的)受雇者
Two is company, three is crowd. --- 两人为伴,三人添乱.
生活用语Street Talks
A: Jack doesn’t enjoy the company of the opposite sex!（不喜欢与异性作伴）
B: What a queer bird! (多奇怪的人啊！)
C: No, I don’t think so. I think he’s glad of Joanna’s comp any!
A: See, they’re over there!!!
A: What does your son do for a living?
B: He works for a shipping company.
A: John and Kate are keeping company. (谈恋爱）
B: Well I don’t think they are serious.
Parents usually remind their kids to avoid the company of strangers. (避免与陌生人交往)
电影对白Transcripts
句型Anyway, like I was saying, I had a lot of company. 《阿甘正传》
He graduated from Yale at 19 and took his mother and company for a ride on the fiber-optic highway, and turned a one hundred million dollar family business into some serious money.
《情归巴黎》
I’m too busy with this company. 《情归巴黎》
It’s like what happens when I watch those phone company ads.《西雅图夜未眠》
谚语 Proverbs
Better go it alone than to be in bad company.宁可一人独往，莫与坏人为伴。

You may know a man by the company he keeps.只见其友则知其人。

第二部分语汇练习
I. 下面这些人们常见的actions到底指什么呢，请填空说明(有可能有多种含义)。

1. People often smile when …………………………………………………………………………
2. They often breathe quickly after…………………………………………………………………..
3. They laugh when…………………………………………………………………………………..
4. They blow their n oses……………………………………………………………………………..
5.They shake their heads……………………………………………………………………………..
6. They cry…………………………………………………………………………………………
7. They yawn when…………………………………………………………………………………..
Possible Answer: 1. they’re happy or being polite
2. running
3. the y’re happy or when there is something very funny
4. when they have a cold
5. when they want to say “no”
6. when they’re sad
7. when they’re tired or bored
II. 人通常被形容成为某种动物。

下列这些与动物有关的形容词是描写人的状态，请划线对应。

sheepish : malicious-tongued
cocky bad-tempered
Mousy: dull, uninteresting, shy, quiet
dogged: stubborn
catty awkwardly self-conscious
ratty arrogant
III. 下列一对单词中的黑体字母发音是否相同？请分辨并注明音标。

Examples: whale water (different) cat camel (same)
1. lion tiger
2. leopard mosquito
3. bear eagle
4. gorilla giraffe
5. spider wild
6. monkey mosquito
7. camel snake 8. leopard shark
9. dog wasp 10 mouse cow
keys: 1 same /ai/ 2 different /e/, / / 3 different / / / :/
4 different /g/ / /
5 same /ai/
6 different / / / /
7 different / / /ei/ 8 different/ :/ / :/ 9 same / /
10 same /au/
IV. 下面有十四个单词分别对应人体的部位，请从横向或纵向排列中找出来。

C E L B O W A
H T I A E N R
I O P C Y A M
N E C K E I H
I H A N K L E
K C H E S T E
C H E E K A L
Keys: chin, elbow, toe, neck, lip, eye, cheek, chest, ankle, arm, heel, nail, back, knee,
VI. 有些名词叫集合名词，即描述一个群体的名词，不需要加s或es,如people, gang等。

请用下列的集合名词填空。

company team crew staff cast
1. A ……………of rescue-workers arrived at the scene of disaster.
2. The …………..were all saved when the ship sank.
3. The …………….are rehearsing a new production.
4. The ………………were all amateurs.
5. The ………………are on strike.
Keys: 1. team 2. crew 3. company(指一群演员) 4. cast (指演员阵容) 5. staff
V. 把下列英文谚语翻译成中文，注意核心名词的用法。

1. Don’t judge a man’s actions at first sight; give them a second look.
2. The rich get richer and the poor get babies.
3. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
4. The early bird catches the worm.
5. A little body often harbors a great soul.
6. As the boy is, so is the man.
7. Business neglected is business lost.
8. A clock that stands still is better than one that goes wrong.
9. Two is company, three is a crowd.
第三部分流行语汇
movie buff电影谜
animated cartoon(animation)卡通片
documentary movie记录片
newsreel新闻片
comedy 喜剧片
tragedy悲剧片
action movie 动作片
romance 爱情片
sci-fi movie 科幻片
detective movie侦探片
western movie 西部片
horror/scary movie恐怖片
thriller惊悚片nomination 提名奖
Academy Award 学院奖
smash hit 巨大的成功
movie theater/house 电影院
drive-in露天电影院premier show/first run 首映
producer 制片人
director 导演
movie star 电影明星
actor/actress 男/女演员
leading actor 主角
supporting actor 配角
full house 客满
box office 票房
第二单元
第一部分核心语汇
第一节
Day
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n.天,日子
He goes on a walk every day.
n. 白天
Most people work during the day.
n. 工作日
I got a day off work.
复合词语
payday (发薪日);
dayjob (主要工作);
daybreak (拂晓);
daydream (白日梦);
daylight (黎明);
daytime (白天的时间);
day-boy/girl (走读生);
daycare (日托,父母白天上班，把小孩子交给托儿所);
day shift (白班工人)（night shift 夜班）
常见搭配Useful Phrases
日复一日 --- day after day
日日夜夜 --- day and night
鼎盛时期 --- in one’s day
使某人非常高兴 --- make sb’s day
有朝一日 --- one day
最近 --- the other day
会议议程 --- the order of the day
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
dog days --- 三伏天
take it day by day --- 慢慢来 (go slowly)
call it a day --- 今天就到这儿
those were the days --- 那是过去的好时光
I t’s not sb’s day --- 倒霉的一天
for a rainy day --- 未雨绸缪
生活用语Street Talks
A: You know what? They lengthened the working day from eight to nine hours.
B: That’s ridiculous!
A: Here’s your change, sir.
B: Thank you. Bye.
A: Have a nice day. Come again. (再见/ 祝你愉快）
电影对白Transcripts
对话Mr. Robinson: Hi, Ben. What are you doing with yourself these days?
Ben: Oh—not too much. Take it easy. 《毕业生》
Mrs. Braddock:Well, you don't drive around from midnight until noon the next day, Benjamin.
Ben: Oh, no. 《毕业生》
第二节
Dog
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n 狗
I walk my dog every morning. (溜狗)
n. 人，家伙
You lucky dog!
复合词语
hot dog (热狗);
dog-earned (书翻旧而页角折卷的);
dog fight (混战);
dog-paddle (游泳动作的狗刨式);
dog-tired (极度疲倦的)
常见搭配Useful Phrases
警犬/ 猎犬/ 看门狗/ 疯狗 --- a police dog/ a hunting dog/ a watch dog/ a mad dog
三伏天 --- dog days
书页的折角 --- dog ears
忧烦的日子 --- to lead a dog’s life
不当人看待 --- to treat sb like a dog
习语与俗语Idioms & Slangs
top dog--- 大人物 (hot shot)
dog eat dog --- 残酷无情的竞争
dog’s chance --- 机会渺茫
rain cats and dogs --- 瓢泼大雨
fight like cat and dog --- 打得很厉害
o to the dogs --- (指组织、机构)大不如从前，不再有往日之盛
put on the dog --- 炫耀，摆排场
生活用语Street Talks
That dirty dog tried to cheat me!(卑鄙的家伙)
Victoria is the top dog in this company.
Would you quit dogging me about the assignment?
We’ll have two hot dogs and two beers.
What have you done to my girl? You dog! (你这混蛋)
电影对白Transcripts
句型But came back because Irene threatened to put the dog tosleep if he didn’t.《西雅图夜未眠》
I don’t know, but I think it was her grandma’s dog. He was a mean dog. 《阿甘正传》
谚语Proverbs
Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。

Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。

You can not teach an old dog new tricks.老人旧习难改。

Let sleeping dogs lie.莫惹是生非。

第三节
EYE
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 眼睛
Tom is a boy with blue eyes.
n. 视力
She is slowly losing her eyesight.
眉毛 --- eyebrow
眼皮,眼睑 --- eyelid
眼睫毛 --- eyelash
眼球 --- eyeball
复合词语
eyewitness (目击者);
eyesore (眼中钉);
eye-appealing (漂亮的);
eye-catching (引人注目的);。