新概念英语2词汇随身听A

private
私人的
This is a private conversation
这是私人间的谈话。
Don't interfere with my private businenss.
不要干涉我的私事。
This is my private opinion.
这是我的个人意见。
conversation
谈话
I had a long telephone conversation with my old friend yesterday.
昨天我与朋友作了一次电话长谈。
Mary's suicide is not in the conversation any more.
玛丽的自杀不再是人们谈论的话题了。
theatre
剧院戏院
Last week I went to the theatre.
上星期我去看戏。
The Smiths go to the theatre every month.
史密斯夫妇每月都去看戏。
I bought two theatre tickets.
我买了两张戏票。
seat
座位
I had a good seat very much.
我的座位很好。
Please take a seat.
请坐。
She has booked three seats on the plane.
她订了三张机票。
Play
戏
The play was very interesting.
戏很有意思。
Tom prefers films to stage plays.
比起舞台剧汤姆更喜欢看电影。
I enjoy Shakespeare's play.
我喜欢莎士比亚的戏剧。
loudly
大声地
They were talking loudly.
他们大声地说着话。
He talked loudly,but no one paid him any attention.
他大声地说着，可是没有人听他。
He heard someone speak loudly in the next room.
他听到隔壁有人大声地说话。
angry
生气的
I got very angry.
我非常生气。
She was angry at what I said.
我的话使她很生气。
Sam was angry with his son for lying to him again.
山姆因为他儿子再次对他撒谎而生气。
angrily
生气地
I looked at the man and woman angrily.
我怒视着那一男一女。
He slammed the door shut angrily.
他生气地把门砰地一声关上。
attention
注意
They did not pay any attention
他们毫不理会。
Let me have your attention
请注意听我讲话。
He attracted the public attention
他受到公众的注意。
bear
容忍
In the end,I could not bear it.
最后我忍不住了。
He can't bear his wife's complaining.
他忍不了妻子的抱怨。
The little boy bore the pain bravely.
小男孩勇敢地忍着疼痛。
business
事
It's none of your business.
不关你的事。
Mind your own business.
别管闲事。
It was no business of mine.
那事与我无干。
rudely
无礼地，粗鲁地
The young man said rudely.
那男的毫不客气地说。
You should not speak rudely in public.
在公共场合你不应该说话无礼。
He treated his wife rudely when he got drunken.
他喝醉时对妻子很粗暴。
LESSON 2
until
直到
I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.
有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。
She worded as a teacher until she was sixty.
她当老师一直到60岁。
I will wait here until 5.
我要在这儿等到5点钟。
outside
外面
It was dark outside.
外面一片昏暗。
My father went outside for a smoke.
爸爸到外面去抽烟。
Children were playing outside in the yard.
孩子们在外面的院子里玩。
ring
（

铃，电话等）响
Just then,the telephone rang.
正在这时，电话铃响了。
The telephone rang four times,but no one answered it.
电话铃声响了4次但是没有人接。
The alarm clock rings at 7 every morning.
闹钟每天早上7点闹响。
aunt
姑，姨，婶，舅母
It was my aunt Lucy.
是我姑母露西打来的。
I haven't seen my aunt for 5 years.
我已经有5年没见着我的姑姑了。
I spent my childhood with my aunt.
我的童年是和婶婶度过的。
repeat
重复
I'm having breakfast,I repeated.
“我正在吃早饭”，我又说了一遍。
The experiment was repeated three times.
实验重复了三次。
She does not want to repeat the mistake of her first marriage.
她不想重蹈第一次婚姻的覆辙。
LESSON 3
send
寄，送
Please send me a card.
请给我一张明信片。
My holidays passed quikly,but I did not send cards to my friends.
假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片。
I sent him a latter a week ago,but got no reply.
一星期前我给他寄了一封信但没有收到回信。
My grandpa sends me a birthday pressent every year.
我爷爷每年给我寄生日礼物。
postcard
明信片
Everyday I thought about postcards.
我每天都有想着明信片的事。
I love to send my friends postcards when traveling around.
我旅行时喜欢给朋友寄明信片。
She got a postcard from a friend she had not seen for years.
她收到了一位多年未见的朋友寄来的明信片。
spoil
使索然无味，损坏
Postcards always spoil my holiday.
明信片总搅得我在假日里不得安宁。
It spoilt my fun.
这使我兴致全无。
Mom spoiled the soup with too much salt.
妈妈搁了太多的盐，把汤给弄糟了。
museum
博物馆
I visited museums and sat in public garden.
我参观了博物馆还去了公园。
We visited the Palace Museums yesterday.
昨天我参观了故宫博物院。
The museum is open to the public.
这家博物馆对公众开放。
public
公共的
I sat in a pubilc garden.
我坐在公园里。
Somking is not allowed in pubilc places.
公共场合不允许抽烟。
She is a public figure.
她是一位公众人物。
friendly
友好的
A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
一位好客的服务员教了我句意大利语。
Our country has established friendly recations with neighbouring countries.
我国与周边国家建立了友好关系。
A friendly conversation is conducted between them.
他们之间的谈话非常友好。
waiter
服务员，报务员
He worked as a waiter in a pub.
他在酒馆当服务生。
Her father did not allow her to marry waiter.
父亲不允许她嫁一个服务员。
lend
借给
Then he lent me a book.
之后他还借给我一本书。
Could you lend me your computer?
你能把计算机借我用一下吗？
We have run out of gasoline.Could you lend us some?
我们的汽油用完了

。你能借给我们一些吗？
decision
决定
On the last day I made a big decision.
到了最后一天，我作出了一项重大决定。
They arrived at a decision about the marketing.
他们就市场营销作出了决定。
We are all involved in the decision making process.
我们都参与了决策。
whole
整个的
I spent the whole day in my room.
我在房间里关了整整一天。
It snowed heavily for three whole days.
大雪下了整整三天。
This has got the support of the whole class.
这获得了全班的支持。
single
唯一的，单独的
I did not write a single card.
我一张明信片也没写成。
There was not a single person on the street.
街上空无一人。
Misfortunes never come single.
祸不单行。
LESSON 4
exciting
令人兴奋的
He is finding this trip very exciting.
他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。
This is an exciting football match.
这是一场精彩的足球比赛。
Many a reader find this novel very exciting.
许多读者认为这本小说很不错。
receive
接受，收到
I have just received a letter from my brother,Tim.
我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信。
She received a gift from her boy friend.
她收到了男友的礼物。
We received our academic reports last week.
上周我们收到了成绩单。
firm
商行，公司
He is working for a big firm.
他正在为一家大公司工作。
He is a clerk with the firm.
他是那家商行的办事员。
The firm of White Brothers was opend ten years ago.
怀特兄弟商行是十年前开始的。
different
不同的
He has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
他已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。
Her opinion is different from mine.
她的观点与我的不同。
They are of different personalities.
他们的个性不同。
centre
中心
He has gone to Alice Springs,a small town in the centre of Australia.
他去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯普林斯。
You can go to the centre of the city by subway.
你可以乘坐地铁到市中心。
He is the centre of the attention.
他是大家注意的中心。
abroad
在国外
My brother has never been abroad before.
我弟弟以前从未出过国。
My mother flies abroad to spend her holiday every year.
我的母亲每年飞到国外度假。
Quite a few students want to study abroad.
许多学生想出国留学。






pigeon
鸽子
he has just bought twelve pigeons.
他买了12只鸽子。
The pigeon is a beautiful and genteel bird.
鸽子是一种美丽而温柔的鸟。
In the past,pigeons were used to send important messages.
过去人们利用鸽子来传递重要的消息。
message
信息
Yesterday,a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.
昨天，一只鸽子把第一封信从平赫斯特带到锡尔伯里。
Would you mind giving her a message?
请你带个信给她好吗？
I left a message for Mary to tell her that

I would not come for dinner.
我给玛丽留个信儿，告诉她我不来吃晚饭。
cover
超过
The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
这只鸟只用了3分钟就飞完了全程。
They covered the distance in two hours.
他们两小时走完了全程。
They are detemined to cover 160 miles a day.
他们决心每天走160英里。
distance
距离
The distance between my house and school is five miles.
我的家离学校五英里。
People came long distances to see exhibition.
人们从很远的地方来参观展览。
request
要求，请求
Up to now,Mr,Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts
到目前为止，斯科特先生从一个汽车修理部
and other urgent message from one garage to the other.
向另一个发送了大量需要备件的信件和其他紧急函件。
The old man made repeated requests for help.
老人再三请求帮助。
Letters of recommendation are sent on request.
一经要求，即寄出推荐信。
spare part
备件
The spare parts are available at the garage.
可以在修理厂买到备件。
The shop around the corner sells spare car parts.
拐角处的商店出售汽车备件。
service
业务 服务
In this way,he has begun his own private'telephone'service.
就这样，他开始了自己的私人“电话”业务。
The company is famous for its good after sale service.
这家公司因良好的售后服务而出名。
Our advisory service is free of charge.
我们的咨询服务是免费的。
LESSON 6
beggar
乞丐
Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.
昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门。
Beggar are homeless people.
乞丐是无家可归的人。
She feels sympathetic towards the beggar.
她很同情乞丐。
food
食物
He ate the food and drank the beer.
他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。
We must take in nutritious food every day.
我们必须每天摄入有营养的食物。
They are short of food.
他们食物紧缺。
pocket
衣服口袋
Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.
然后他把一块乳酪装进衣袋里走了。
He cannot find his wallet in his pocket.
他在口袋里找不到钱包。
There is a hole in her pocket.
她的衣服口袋上有个洞。
call
拜访，光顾
He calls at every house in the street once month
他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次，
and always asks for a meal and glass of beer.
总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
Did anyone call when I was out?
我出去时有人来找过我吗？
My friend has called to see me.
我朋友来看过我。
Lesson 7
detective
侦探
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飞机晚点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一个上午。
Agatha Christie's detective stories have been translated into many languages.
阿加莎。克里斯蒂的侦探故事被译成多种语言。
He found himself tailed by a detective.
他发现自己被侦探跟踪。

airport
机场
Passengers go around the airport before boarding the plane.
登机前，乘客们在机场四处溜达。
The new international airport is still under construction.
新的国际机场还在建设中。
expect
期待 等待
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。
He expected his son to be admitted by a key university.
他期待儿子能被重点大学录取。
John expected Mr.and Mrs White to come for a potluck dinner.
约翰期待着怀特夫妇来吃顿便饭。
valuable
贵重的
Sam is a valuable asset for our company.
萨姆是我们公司宝贵的财产。
Some valuable articles been stolen.
一引起珍贵的物品被偷。
parcel
包裹
Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。
He got a parcel from his brother.
他收到弟弟寄来的包裹。
Would you please forward a parcel to Mary?
你能把包裹转交给玛丽吗？
diamond
钻石
A few hours earlier,someone had told the police
数小时以前，有人向警方报告，
that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
说有人企图偷走这些钻石。
She wore a diamond ring.
她戴了一枚钻石戒指。
South Africa is rich in diamonds.
南非盛产钻石。
steal
偷
Thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
小偷企图偷走这些钻研石。
Her purse was stolen.
她的钱包被偷。
The thief stole some articles from the shop.
小偷从商店里偷了一些物件。
main
主要的
When the plane arrived,some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building.
当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼里。
The teacher continued to explain some main points.
老师接下去解释一些要点。
The main streets of the city are very crowded.
该城市的主要街道很拥挤。
airfield
飞机起落的场院地
Others were waiting on the airfield.
另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。
Several helicopters were on the airfield.
停机坪上停着几架直升飞机。
Hundreds of fans crowded onto the airfield to wait for the famous film atar.
上百名影迷拥在停机坪上等待著名的影星。
guard
警戒 守卫
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door,
这时两个侦探把住门口，
two others opened the parcel.
另外两个侦探打开了包裹。
The guard fought bravely with the robber.
门卫同抢劫犯勇敢地搏斗。
Be on guard against the thief.
警惕小偷
precious
珍贵的
To their surprise,the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.
令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里装的全是石头和沙子。
Time is precious to him.
时间对他来说很宝贵。
She bought many precious paintings at the auction.
她在拍卖会上买了很多珍贵的绘画。
stone
石头
He tripped over a stone.
他被石头绊到了。
He threw the stone

at a dog.
他向狗扔石头。
sand
沙子
Sand is an important building material.
沙子是重要的建筑材料。
He is good at sand painting.
他擅长在沙上作画。
LESSON 8
competition
比赛，竞赛
Nearly everybody enters for"The Nicest Garden Compertition" each year,
几乎每个都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”，
but Joe wins every time.
而每次都是乔获胜。
Every year I enter for the garden competition too,
每年的花园竞赛我也参加，
and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
但总因是镇上最劣的花园而得一个小奖。
Competition in modern society is very severe.
现代社会的竞争非常激烈。
She was in competition with ten others for the job.
她同其他十个人竞争这个工作。
neat
整齐的，整洁的
He has made neat paths.
他修筑了一条条整洁的小路。
Her room is neat and tidy.
她的房间干净整洁。
She is neat about her dress.
她衣着整洁。
path
小路，小径
The path was deserted long ago.
这条小径很早没有人走了。
The path leads to the riverside.
这条小路通向河边。
wooden
木头的
He had built a wooden bridge over a pool.
他在一个池塘上架了一座小木桥。
This wooden stool was made by my little brother.
这个小木凳是我弟弟做的。
There was a wooden house on the cliff.
山崖上有一个小木屋。
pool
水池
Her house is built near beautiful pool.
她的房子建中一个美丽的池塘边。
Come for a swim in the pool.
来水池里游一会儿泳吧。


















welcome
欢迎
A cold welcome
冷淡的欢迎。
The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
那座大钟不愿意迎接新年。
I extend a warm welcome to you on the behalf of my colleagues.
我代表同事向你表示热情的欢迎。
We hold a party to welcome a friend.
我们举行晚会来欢迎朋友的到来。
crowd
人群
A large crowd of people and had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。
He made his way through the crowd.
他挤过人群。
The wonderful performance attracted large crowd.
精彩的演出吸引了一大群人。
gather
聚集
Students gathered on the playground to watch the performance.
学生们聚集在操场上观看演出。
A large crown soon gathered around the speaker.
讲演者身边很快聚集了一大群人。
hand
（表或机器的）指针
The big minute hand did not move.
那根巨大的分针不动了。
The second hand of the clock was broken.
大钟的秒针坏了。
We noticed that the minute hand did not move.
我们注意到分针没有动。
shout
喊 叫
Suddenly somebody shouted,"It's two mintues past twelve!"
突然有人喊道“已经12点零2分了”
During the match the spectators shout with excitement.
比赛当中观众们激动地大声叫喊。
The drowning girl shouted for help.
那个

溺水的女孩子大声呼救。
refuse
拒绝
The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
那座大钟不愿意迎接新年。
He refused to change his mind.
他拒不改变主意。
The stone-hearted man refused to help the old man.
这个铁石心肠的人拒帮助那位老人。
laugh
笑
At that moment,everybody began to laugh and sing.
此时，大家已经笑了起来，同时唱起了歌。
They laughed heartily.
他们开怀大笑。
He is always laughed at by others.
他总是被人取笑。
LESSON 10
jazz
爵士音乐
She tried to play jazz on it!
她用它来演奏爵士音乐。
Jazz originated in America.
爵士音乐起源于美国。
The nineteen thirties was named the "Jazz Age"in American history.
二十年代被称为美国历史上的“爵士乐时代”。
musical
音乐的
We had an old musical intrument.
我家有件古乐器。
He is not interested in musical theory.
他对音乐理论不感兴趣。
The musical instrument over there is very expensive.
那儿的那件乐器非常昂贵。
instrument
乐器
The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago.
这件乐器是我祖国统一父在很多年以前买的。
She accompanied his singsing on a lutelike instrument.
她弹一件琵琶似的乐器为他伴奏。
She loves stringed instruments.
她喜欢弦乐器。
clavichord
古钢琴
It is called a clavichord.
它被称作古钢琴。
Our clavichord is kept in the living room.
我们这架钢琴存放在起居室里。
The clavichord was on the auction block.
这架古钢琴被交付拍卖。
She inherited a clavichord from her aunt.
她从姑姑那儿继承了一架古钢琴。
recently
最近
Recently it was damaged by a visitor.
它最近被一个客人弄坏了。
I haven't heard from her recently.
我最近没有收到她的来信。
He hasn't seen his mother recently.
他最近没有见过他母亲。
damage
损坏
Many houses were severely damaged in the flood.
许多房屋在水灾中损失严重。
In the long run,this decision will damage the interests of the company.
从长远的观点来看，这一决定将会损害公司的利益。
key
琴键
She struck the keys too hard.
她用力地敲击琴键。
The teacher hit the key and began to sing.
老师敲打着琴键开始唱歌。
She pressed the key very gently.
她轻轻地抚摸琴键。
string
（乐器的）弦
Two of the strings were broken.
损坏了两根琴弦。
He is good at playing the guitar with only one string.
他擅长弹奏单弦吉他。
He teaches strings in the elementary school.
他在小学教弦乐器。
shock
使不悦或生气，震惊
my father was shocked.
我父亲大为吃惊。
His rudeness shocked everyone in the party.
他的粗鲁行为使晚会上每一个人都感到震惊。
It shocked me to see how he treated his wife.
见到他如此对待他的妻子，我感到愤慨。
allow
允许，让
NOw we are not allowed t

o touch it .
父亲不允许我们再动它。
It is not allowed to talk aloud in the reading room.
不许在阅览室大声说话。
My father allows me to use his library.
父亲允许我使用他的图书馆。
touch
触摸
Visitors are requested not to touch the exhibits.
参观者请勿触摸展品。
Children are not allowed to touch matches.
孩子们不许接触火柴。
LESSON 11
turn
行为，举止
One good turn deserves another.
礼尚往来。
He is ready to do a good turn for anyone.
他乐于为任何人做好事。
She did her sister an ill turn.
她做了不利于她妹妹的事。
deserve
应得，值得
He has many qualities which deserve great admiration.
他有许多值得大大赞美的品质。
He was merciless to those who deserve nomercy.
他无情地对待那些不值得怜悯的人。
lawyer
律师
Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago.
托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作。
She is a lawyer by profession.
她的职业是律师。
She proves to be a very capable lawyer.
她证明自己是一个能干的律师。
bank
银行
He is now working at a bank.
他现在正在一家银行上班。
A robbery took place in the bank yesterday.
昨天银行发生了抢劫。
A great many bank clerks were laid off due to the recession.
由于经济衰退，很多银行职员被裁。
salary
工资
He gets a good salary.
他的薪水很高。
I don't have a fixed salary.
我没有固定的薪水。
My mother draws her salary at the end of every month.
我母亲每月月底支取工资。
immediately
立刻
To my surprise,he gave me the money immediately.
令我吃惊的是，他立刻把钱给了我。
I will write to you immediately.
我会立即给你写信。
The secretary immediately showed the guest to the manager's office.
秘书立刻把客人带到经理的办公室。
LESSON 12
luck
运气，幸运
Goodbye and good luck.
再见，一路顺风
Bad luck always haunts her.
厄运总是纠缠着她。
Would you like to try your luck?
你不想碰碰运气吗？
captain
船长
Our neighbour,Captain Charles Alison,will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
我们的邻居查尔斯。艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了。
He is courageous captain.
他是个勇敢的般长。
A main in charge of a ship is clled a captain.
负责船上事务的人被称为船长。
sail
航行
It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.
它已多次横渡大西洋。
This ship has sailed to many foreign ports.
这艘船行到过许多外国港口。
The family saided for New York.
这家人航行到纽约。
harbour
港口
We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.
明天一大早我们将在码头迎接他。
This is an ice-free harbour.
这是个不冻港。
Tis is a natural harbour.
这是个天然港。
proud
自豪
We are very proud of him.
我们真为他感到自豪。
I am proud of my own success.
我为自己的成功

感到骄傲。
He is proud that his son has been admitted to Oxford University.
他的儿子被牛津大学录取了，他感到很自豪。
important
重要的
He will take part in an important race across the Atllantic.
他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。
This is an important event in the year.
这是本年度一个重要的事件。
It is important to keep calm when you are facing danger.
面临危险保持镇定很重要。










LESSON 13
group
小组，团体
The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.
“绿色少年”是一个流行歌曲演唱团。
Students are divided into five groups.
学生们被分成5组。
Group discussion can stimulate students' interest in English learning.
小组讨论可以激发学生学习英语的兴趣。
pop singer
流行歌手
Students are crazy about pop singers.
学生们为流行歌手疯狂。
Pop singers shoud be good role models for their funs.
流行歌手应该成为歌迷们的好榜样。
club
俱乐部
Tomorrow eveving they will be singing at the Worker's Club.
明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演出。
He likes to spend his leisure time in the club.
他喜欢在俱乐部度过他的闲暇时间。
Before she became famous,she sang at clubs for five years.
成名前，她在俱乐部唱了五年歌。
performance
演出
During this time,they will give five performances.
在此期间，他们将演出5场。
The audience warmly applauded the excellent performance.
观众们为精彩演出报以热烈的掌声。
A benefit performance is to be given next Monday.
下一星期一有义演。
occasion
场合
It is always the same on these occasions.
每逢这种场合，情况都是这样。
He always feels awkard on such an occasion.
他在这种场合总是感到不安。
Her clothes befit the occasion.
她的服装贫适合那种场合。
LESSON 14
LESSON 14
amusing
好笑的，有趣的
I had an amusing experience last year.
去年我有过一次有趣的经历。
He is an amusing speaker.
他言谈风趣。
Jim loves to read highly amusing stories.
吉姆喜欢读引人如胜的故事。
experience
经历
His adventurous experiences in Africa have been adapted for the screen.
他在非洲的冒险经历被改编成了电影。
Spending a week with your family is an experience I'll never forget.
同你的家人度过的一周是我难忘的一段经历。
wave
招手
On the way, a young man waved to me.
途中，一个青年人向我招手。
He bade his farewell by waving his hat.
他挥动帽子表示告别。
I waved her quiet.
我挥手要她别出声。
lift
搭便车
I stopped and he asked me for a lift.
我把车停下，他向我提出要搭便车。
The old man got a lift into town.
老人搭便车进了城。
He gave me a lift back home after the party.
晚会结束后，他让我搭车回家。
reply
回答
I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the

same language.
我用法语问候他早上好，他也同样用法语回答我。
The personnel department replied to my letter immediately.
人事部很快答复了我的来信。
I did not reply to her question,as I considered it very silly.
我没有回答她的问题，因为认为这个问题很愚蠢。
language
语言
English will be a global language within fifty years?
五十年内英语将成为一种世界通用的语言。
What is your second language?
你的第二语言是什么？
journey
旅途
Neither of us spode during the journey.
旅途中我们谁也没有讲话。
She was curious about everything,because she was on her first journey.
她对一切都好奇，因为这是她头一次出门。
I took a long journey wiht my friends years ago.
许多年前我和朋友一起作长途旅行。
LESSON 15
LESSON 15
secretary
秘书
The secretary told me that Mr.Harmsworth would see me.
秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。
She has worked as a secretary for four years,
她做秘书已经四年了，
and now she wants to change her job.
现在想换一个工作。
She is a very efficient secretary.
她是一位工作效率很高的秘书。
nervous
精神紧张的
I felt very nervous when I went into his office .
我走进他的办公室，感到非常紧张。
I cannot bear the nervous situation any more.
我再也忍受不了这种紧张不安的局面了。
He was very nervous,speaking in front of a large audience.
在这么多听众面前讲话，他非常紧张。
afford
负担得起
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
他告诉我，公司付不起这么庞大的工资开支。
He cannot afford to send his three children to school.
送三个孩子上学去，他负担不起。
Can you afford the time?
你能抽出时间吗？
weak
弱的
"Mr,Harmsworth,"I said in a weak voice.
“哈姆斯沃先生”我无力地说。
He was bed-ridden and was very weak.
他卧床不起，身体很虚弱。
His health is weak.
他体质很弱。
interrupt
插话，打断
"Don't interrupt"he said.
“不要打断我的话，”他说。
The noise from next door interrupted his concentration.
隔壁传来了噪音打断了他的专心思考。
Would you mind my interrupting you for a while?
能否打搅一下？
LESSON 16
LESSON 16
park
停放（汽车）
If you park your car in the wrong place,
一旦你把汽车停错地方了，
a traffic policeman will soon find it.
交通警察很快会发现。
He parked his car front of the buliding .
他把车停在大楼前。
He parked his car alongside the streed,and then walked into the bookstore.
他把车停在路边，然后走进书店。
traffic
交通
Traffic police are sometimes very polite.
交通警有时也很客气。
The traffic is heavy during the rush hour.
上下班高峰期交通很拥挤。
A traffic accident ocurred in the one-way street.
单行道上发

生了交通事故。
ticket
交通违规罚款单。
You will be very luckly if he lets you go without a ticket.
如果他没给你罚款单就放你走了，算你走运。
He got a ticket because of speeding.
他因超速行车被开罚款单。
There was a parking ticked on his car.
他的车上有一张违章停车罚款通知单。
note
便条
During a holiday is Sweden,I found this note on my car.
有一次在瑞士度假，我发现我的车上有这张便条。
Drop me a note when you settle down.
你安顿好以后给我写封信。
I wrote her a thank-you note to show my appreciation of their hospitality.
我给她写了封感谢信，感谢他们的殷勤好客。
area
地段
This is a "No Parking"area.
此处昌“禁止停车”区。
This is the play area for children is the commounity.
这是社区里孩子们游戏的场院所。
The business area of the town is very prosperous.
城市的商业区非常繁荣。
sign
指示牌
You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to street sings.
如果你对我们街道上的标牌稍加注意，您会在此过得很愉快。
You should pay attention to the signs on the highway.
您应该注意高速公路上的指示牌。
There are many advertising signs along the streets.
路边有很多广告牌。
reminder
提示
This note is only a reminder.
谨此提请注意。
She gave me a gentle reminder before she left.
她离去前给了我暗示。
She said good-bye to him with a reminder to check his e-mail box.
她同他说再见，并提醒他看看电子邮件。
fail
无视，忘记
If you receive a request like this,you cannot fail to obey it!
如果你收到这样的肯求，你是不会不遵守照执行的。
Don't fail to ring me up.
不要忘了给我打电话。
obey
服从
Everyone in the family obeys him.
家中所有的人都服从他。
The child did not obey their father,which irritated him.
孩子们不听父亲的话，这使得他大光其火。
LESSON 17
LESSON 17
appear
登场，扮演
In spite of this,she often appear on the stage as a young girl.
尽管如此，她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。
In the play,she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。
He will aqqear in King Lear.
他将出演《李尔王》。
He always appeared in the TV series as an absent-minded person.
他总是在电视连续剧中扮演心不在焉的角色。
stage
舞台
She wanted to go the stage.
她想当演员。
She is regared as the best tragedian on the English stage.
她被认为是英国戏剧舞台上最出色的悲剧演员。
bright
鲜艳的
Last year in another play,
去年在演另一个剧时
she had to wear short socks and a bright,orange-coloured dress.
她不得不穿短袜和一件鲜艳的橘红色的衣服。
On the top of the mountain,you can view a landscape with bright colors.
从山顶上你可

以看到色彩斑斓的景致。
Bright red is her favourite color.
鲜红色是她最喜欢的颜色。
stocking
（女用）长筒袜
In the play,she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。
I brought my mother a pair of stockings for her birthday.
母亲过生日我为她买了一双长筒袜。
Stockings and tights were on sale in the shop.
商店里的长筒袜和连裤袜在减价。
sock
短袜
I brought my father a pair of socks on the Father's Day.
父亲节那天我为父亲买了一双短袜。
My mother put the Christmas gifts into the socks.
母亲把圣诞礼物装在短袜里。