新概念英语第三册笔记第39课

Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心

New words and expression 生词和短语

Rough a崎岖不平的=no smooth

1)not smooth 粗糙的，崎岖的

rough skin rough road We’d better not take the rough road.

2)not exact 大致的

a rough idea 一个大致的想法 a rough drawing 一个草图 at a rough guess 我猜，大概是

eg. At a rough guess, he was about forty-five.

3) not gentle 野蛮，激烈，粗鲁的

a rough game a rough man Be rough on sb对某人苛刻、无礼Don’t be rough on your friends.

4) unfair or unlucky 倒霉的

it's rough on sb

boulder ['bəʊldə] n.大石块（a large stone or piece of rock）（卵石，大圆石（圆形巨石）；巨砾）

pebble ['peb(ə)l] n.小卵石，小石子 (a small smooth stone found on the beach or on the bottom of river) eg. You are not the only pebble on the beach!

（used to say that you are not the only person who has to be considered or deserves attention）

eg. You are not the only fish in the sea.

cobble ['kɒb(ə)l] n. for paving the road 大石子（大卵石，中砾）

rubble ['rʌb(ə)l] n.碎石，瓦砾（毁坏后的房屋，或者是铺设在地面最下一层的碎石）

pit [pɪt] n.坑，地上的洞（1、矿井，矿洞 2、(挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的) 大坑 3、vt使留疤痕 4、vi凹陷）

eg. A fall in the pit, a gain in your wit 吃一堑，长一智。

in the pit of your stomach/at the pit of your stomach 心窝，胸口

a knot of fear in the pit of my stomach 心里总觉得害怕be pitted with 坑坑洼洼的布满，挖坑

eg. The road was pitted after the rain.

eg. The moon's surface is pitted with many craters. 月球的表面有许多火山形成的坑洞。

eg. Her eyes were pitted with joy.

be littered with 杂乱的堆满

eg. The road is littered with stones and pitted with holes.

pittance n.微薄的薪俸或津贴

eg. The chicken-food she was given for cleaning that home so beautifully was nothing but a pittance.

nothing but 只是，上节课讲到的。她给人家清扫房屋挣到的那点钱连塞牙缝的都不够。

crater ['kreɪtə] n.（火山的）喷火口；弹坑

scoop [sku:p] n.凹穴，坑（本意1、vt 用勺子舀 2、勺形物（特殊的勺子，比如冰淇淋，奶粉，咖啡）3、独家新闻（勺子舀出来的，挖掘出来的））

Perturb [pə'tɜ:b] v. 使不安=very upset （vt. 扰乱；使…混乱；使…心绪不宁）

Be perturbed about sth

His threats didn’t pert urb her in the least.

Disturb 并非用心去扰乱，语气弱得多

It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quite countryside.

Plague [pleɪg] 病痛或类似事情的折磨而使人苦恼（本意是瘟疫、鼠疫、天灾，引申出动词“使困扰”）

The terrible disease plagued him. be plagued by Trouble 搅扰别人的安宁，舒适等 Sorry to give you trouble./sorry to trouble you.

Worry 表达不安的心情到了忧虑的程度 He is worried about his son’s safety.

Upset 内心忐忑不安 I feel upset now because I am afraid I hurt you.

Dismay 使沮丧

underestimate v.低估了

underestimate sb underestimate difficulty underestimate the importance of training

overestimate v.高估了

under-

under-develop 没有开发 under-develop area

undercooked 没炒熟的 undersell 廉价售出

Scoop [sku:p] v.（用勺子）挖出，铲出

She scooped out some suger.

Make a scoop走运，赚大钱，抢先得到新闻

That guy made a scoop.

swerve [swɜ:v] v. （vi. 转弯；突然转向；背离vt. 使转

弯；使突然转向；使背离n. 转向；偏离的程度）

1）to make a sudden sideways movement in order to avoid hitting sth vi急转弯（以躲避…）

eg. The car swerved across the road and crashed into a wall.车子急忙躲闪横着撞到了墙上。

turn just in time 及时地躲开了

veer ：[vɪə] to change direction suddenly （1、vi

突然转向 2、vi改变立场）

2) to change from an idea, course of action （vt 使转

向，使背离）

eg. Nothing could swerve him from his aims.什么都动摇