新概念第三册第2课 2

• a cup of tea 最喜爱的东西 • • eg. Pop music isn't my cup of tea. 我不特 别喜欢流行音乐
语法
• • be always doing sth 一直不停地在做某事 • （说话人的态度不满意，不高兴，not satisfied） • eg. He is always finding faults with me. 他总是不断地挑 我的小毛病。 eg. Things are always keeping coming up at the last min ute. 所有的事情总是赶到最后一刻才一起出现。
before you know it (spoken: sth. will happen soo n)
eg. We'd better set off or it will be dark before you know it. 我们最好赶快出发，天马上就要黑下来/
• What's going on？出什么事了？ （熟人之间。别说What’s the matter?）
Ever since he met the Queen, he’s been quite arrogant. 自从他见过女王后，他就傲慢起来了。 Ever since I got better marks that John, he has b een hostile to me. 自从我比约翰得分高以后， 他就对我不友好了。
• still 仍然，不过，还 • all the same • eg. Thank you all the same. 不过还是要谢谢你。 just the same 不过，仍然，还是要
• nothing I can do about it 我可是无能为力了 nothing can help 什么事都帮不上忙
strike sb. as odd 给某人留下了奇怪的印象； 让某人觉得很奇怪
• day and night 不分日夜，日日夜夜 • 反义词词组表示对照，通过相反的概念而强 调整体。 up and down 上上下下 back and forth 前前后后 black and white 黑与白
• wake up with a start 惊醒 • • startled [‘stɑ:tld] 受惊吓的 (suddenly or slightly surprised) • surprised [sə’praɪzd] 感到惊奇的;表示震惊 的 (general saying) • astounded [ə'staʊndid] 非常惊讶、惊奇、惊 愕 (very surprised) • astonished [əs'tɔniʃt] 惊异的 (very surprised) • amazed [ə’meizd] (extremely surprised) 惊叹 eg. You're amazing. 你实在是太不可思议了。 （夸人“非常出色能干”） • stunned [stʌnd] (程度最深) 极度震惊
for one cause or another 为了各式各样的事 情 for one thing or another
• strike v. • strike, struck, struck ； strike, struck, stricken strike hours 敲钟、打点、报时 strike matches 划火柴 strike sb. 打人 eg. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
• Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'cl ock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it st opped. 他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了 13下才停。 • Before 直到…才；足足…才 • eg. It didn’t stop until it struck thirteen times.
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in the torchlight 借着手电筒的光 in the moonlight 借着月光 Excuse me. 借光，劳驾
May I use your bathroom? 我能借用一下洗 手间吗？
• catch sight of 一眼瞥见，一下子瞅见了，一 下子看见了 • in sight …出现在视力范围之内
eg. The victory is in sight. 胜利在望。
• night after night 夜夜 （重复修饰，加强效果） day after day / day in day out 日复一日 year after year / year in year out 年复一年
certainly 确定地，无疑地
• rise [raiz] vi.
The Sun Also Rises 太阳照常升起
• cause [kɔ:z] n. 1) 原因，缘故 cause and effect 因果
• 2) sth you support （支持的）事业，事 项 eg. It's for a good cause. 做善事。
What's up? 出什么事了？（更为省略的表 达）
What gives? （ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้代英语里更为时髦的说法， 非常熟人之间的表达） 怎么啦？/你有什么 事吗？
• whatever: • Whatever are you doing up here? 你究竟在这里 做什 么? /What on earth are you doing up here? / Wh at the hell are you doing up here? • on earth / the hell 究竟，到底 eg. Whatever it is? 管他呢! （不屑一顾） • and whatever 等等 eg. We had a party, drink, dance and whatever. 我们开了一个派对，喝酒、跳舞，还有其它一些活 动。
• used to do 过去常做(现在不做)了
• be/get used to doing 习惯于做... • be used to do (被动) 被用做...
• ever since 引起完成时------自此….
Ever since he graduated he has been a busy ma n and seldom indulged in a holiday. 毕业后他就 是 个忙人，难得有机会好好度假。
be forever doing （不像be always doning sth.含有贬义） 不厌其烦 eg. Peter is forever talking about his girl friend. 彼得总
• have sth. done （被动）让...被 have sb done 遭遇 have sb do 让某人做某事 have sth. to do 有...要做 eg. I have another fish to fry. (I have to go.) 我得走了。
• as good as 和...一样
eg. He is as good as dead there. 简直就像死了一样。 as long as 只要 eg. As Long as You Love Me 只要你爱 我 (sung by Back Street Boys)
eg. I don't care who you are, what you did, where you're from, as long as you love m e ! 我不在乎你是谁，你曾经做过什么，你
• better than nothing 总比没有强得多 • eg. Better late than never. 亡羊补牢未为晚也 eg. Better safe than sorry. 安全比后悔 强。 Twelfth Night: eg. Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. 一个 聪明愚人比愚蠢的智人要好得多/ 与其做愚 蠢的智人不如做聪明的愚人。
WORDS
• equal ['i:kwəl] v./adj. 与...相等 adj. be equal to
eg. Wealth is not equal to happiness. 财富 不等同于幸福。 vt. equal to to) (作动词时equal后面不能接
• vicar ['vikə] 英国教区的小牧师 (of the Church of England) • rector ['rektə] 小牧师 (of the Catholic Church) • Catholic ['kæθəlɪk, 'kæθlɪk] adj. 天主教的 • priest [pri:st] n.(基督教和罗马天主教的)神父, 牧 师 • curate ['kjuərit] 副牧师 curate's egg 有好有 坏 eg. The book is something of a curate's egg. 这本 书好坏参半。
• bishop ['biʃəp] 主教
• archbishop [ɑ:tʃ'bɪʃəp] 红衣大主教 •
• Pope (Roman Catholic) 罗马教皇 •
enough 的用法
• 1）enough用作副词，充当形容词或副词修饰语，但必须后 置。 又如： ①He walks slowly enough. 他走得够慢的了。 ②This article is difficult enough to write. 这篇文章够难写得了。 • • 2）enough用作形容词作定语时，可修饰可数名词或不可 数名词，可放在被修饰的名词前或后。 ①There are enough seats（seats enough）
• 3）enough用作代词，既可代表可数名词， 也可代表不可数名词。 • 如： • ①----Do you need more chairs?
你们还要椅子吗？
• raise [reiz] vt.
raise kids 养育小孩子 raise money: collect money 筹集钱财 raise the roof 怒发冲冠