新概念英语第1课笔记

Lesson 1 A private conversation

【New words and expressions】

★private ①adj.私人的（personal）私密的

A private company 私有公司private life 私生活private school 私立学校

Tthat is for your private ear.这是说给你一个人的秘密It's my private letter. （如果妈妈想看你的信）

It's my private house. （如果陌生人想进你的房子）于personal adj的区别在于personal多表示个人的感情，情绪和情感 personal feeling 个人感觉

②秘密的(secret) a private place 一个秘密的地方还可以说a secret place

③adj. 普通的private citizen 普通公民

I’m a private citizen. (citizen n. 公民)

private soldier 大兵《Private Ryan》《拯救大兵瑞恩》) public adj. 公众的，公开的(private的反义词) public school 公立学校public letter 公开信public place 公共场所privacy n.隐私

It’s privacy. 这是我的隐私!(不愿让别人知道的)

★conversation n.谈话

这类词还有talk; say; speak; chat; discuss; gossip have a + talk/chat/dialogue/conversation/gossip 名词变动词conversation 一般用于正式文体中, 内容上往往不正式subject of conversation 话题have a conversation with sb.跟某人谈话（交谈）I had a quiet conversation with my closest friend

我跟我最亲密的朋友密谈。

I saw him in conversation with a friend.

我看见他和一个朋友谈话

No conversation while I`m talking.

我讲话的时候不要谈话

They are having a conversation.他们正在谈话。converse v.谈话不及物动词

converse with sb.跟某人谈话

talk n./v. 内容可正式可不正式, 也可以私人talk with/to sb.跟某人谈话

talk with/to sb about sth. 跟某人谈论什么事情Let’s have a talk.让我们谈谈

say vt.及物动词say sth 说了一些话

He said nothing. 他什么也没说。

“what a lovely day,”he said.天气多好呀，他说。speak 说话，讲语言的意思及物，直接接语言。speak a foreign language 讲一门外语

speak chinease 讲中文。

speak表示谈话讲话是不及物动词

speak to sb 同谁讲话（谈话）

speech n.. make a speech 作演讲

dialogue对话, 可以指正式国家与国家会谈China and Korea are having a dialogue.

chat n,/v. 聊天，闲聊，（表示友好的谈）就是北京人说的“侃”，无关紧要的事。We had a long chat about old times.我们聊了很长关于过去的时光gossip n,/v. 嚼舌头, 说长道短

discuss v.有着严肃目的的讨论。discussion n.

★theatre n.剧场, 戏剧戏院cinema n.电影院theater(美) 类似的还有metre centre

go to the theatre去看戏= go to the theatre to see a play go to the cinema = go to the movies = go to the film =see a film去看电影

theatre=play house（口语）

theatre goer 戏迷=play goer

★seat ①n.座位席位

have a good seat/place，这里的seat指place(指地点不能移动)，而不是chair.（能移动）

take a seat/take your seat 坐下来, 就坐

Is the seat taken? 这个位置有人吗? no/yes

Have a seat please= Have a seat please请坐seatbelt=safety belt 安全带

in the driver`s seat= in the leader`s seat= in the leader`s place 在重要（领导）岗位上

back-seat driver 爱指手画脚的人

win a seat 赢得一个席位

lose a seat输掉一个席位

②vt.安排……坐下作为动词的seat与sit的区别sit(sat)vi. sit是不及物动词，后面不加宾语,就座He is sitting there.他坐在那儿。

seat 及物动词(vt.)让某人就座Seat yourself.

seat sb. 让某人就坐，后面会加人

Seat yourself.你请坐

You seat him.你给他找个位置.

更常见的结构是被动语态be seated please 请坐When all those present(到场者)_D_ he began his lecture.A. sit B. set C. seated D. were seated sit down 坐下；be seated=take a seat 就坐