新概念英语第二册笔记-第13课

单词学习

group

1) n. 群，组，团体

a group of people 一群人

a group of girls 一群女孩子

a group of trees 一片树林

a group of houses 一片房子

eg. A group of little girls was playing in the park. 一群女孩子在公园里玩。（强调整体时，谓语动词用单数）

eg. A group of little girls were playing in the park.

（强调个体时，谓语动词用复数）

2)（公司联营）集团

a newspaper group 报业集团

the transportation group 运输集团

3) （流行音乐）乐团set of musicians performing pop music together

a group of pop singers 一个流行歌手的乐团

groupie （口）流行乐队迷

4) v. 将……分类

eg. He grouped his books into five fields. 他把书分成五类。

5) v. 将…聚集，使…成群

eg. The pupils grouped around the teacher. 学生们围在老师周围。

pop singer 流行歌手

pop: popular

club n. 俱乐部

a football clu

b 足球俱乐部

a workers' clu

b 工人俱乐部

a golf clu

b 高尔夫俱乐部

join the club 加入俱乐部

night club 夜总会

n. 梅花（纸牌）

the ten of clubs 梅花牌的10点

spade 黑桃，铁锹

heart 红桃，心

diamond 方块，钻石

Call a spade a spade. 实话实说。

performance n. 表演，演出

give a performance 进行演出

eg. His performance of Hamlet was very good.

他表演哈姆雷特这一角色非常成功。

perform

1) v. 表演，行为表现act, play

eg. They are performing on the stage. 他们正在舞台上表演。

perform a trick 表演特技（戏法）

2) v. 做，完成，履行（约定，命令）

perform one's promise 履行诺言

perform an operation 做手术

perform an experiment 做实验

occasion

1) 时刻，场合particular time at which an event takes place

on this occasion 在这种场合下

on that occasion 在那种场合下

2) n. 机会，时间suitable or right time

occasion for sth 做某事的时机或场合

eg. This is not an occasion for laughter. 现在不是笑的时候。

eg. I'll buy a car if the occasion comes. 有机会我会买辆车。

or: I'll buy a car if the opportunity comes.

occasional adj. 偶尔，有时

eg. We'll have occasional snow during the night. 夜里有时会下雨。

课文讲解

a group of pop singers 一个流行歌曲演唱团

at present 此时，现在at this time, now

present

1) n. ['prezənt] 当前，目前

the past, the present and the future 过去，现在和将来

eg. I can't help you at present------I'm too busy. 我现在帮不上你，我很忙。

2) adj. 现存的，现有的existing or happening now

the present difficulties 现有的困难

the present problems 现存的问题

the present government 当前的政府

3) adj. 在场的，出席的

eg. Who else was present on that occasion? 当时还有谁在场？

4) n. 礼物

gift 是稍正式的说法

5) v. [pri'zent] 赠送，呈现，呈递，授予

eg. The mayor presented the prizes in person. 市长亲自颁发这些奖项。

eg. The principal presented a diploma [di'pləumə] to each of the graduates.

校长为每位毕业生颁发文凭。

6) v. 表示，显露（表情等）

present a calm face 神色安详

7) v. 介绍，引见（向地位较高的人说）

eg. May I present Mr. Brown to you? 我能向你介绍一下布朗先生吗？

all parts of the country 全国各地

all over the country 遍布全国

all over the world 遍及全世界

eg. He was wet all over. 他全身都湿透了。

part

1) n. 部分

eg. The early part of her life was spent in a remote village.

她的前半生是在一个遥远的乡村度过的。

eg. Part of the building was destroyed in the fire. 这幢大楼有一部分在大火中被烧毁了。spare parts 配件

eg. Which parts of France have you visited? 你去过法国哪些地方？

a part of London 伦敦的一个地方

all parts of the country 全国各地

2) 角色part, role, character

perform the part of the Hamlet 扮演哈姆雷特这一角色

or: play the part of the Hamlet