新概念2第15课

worried：为以后的事情担心 upset:不安的 irritable 易怒的
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afford 负担得起 ;承受
通常与can, ◆ 1) afford sth.买得起，付得起 could 连用
◆ e.g.: I can't afford the coat. It's too expensive. ◆ e.g.: I can only afford five yuan. ◆ 2) afford to do sth. 担负得起做某事；有经济能力
It is impolite to interrupt others. 2.中断;遮断;阻碍 交通被暴雪中断了。 The traffic was interrupted by snowstorm.
近义词：disturb vt. 打扰，扰乱
disturb sb 打扰某人 e.g My cousin always makes a lot of noise and
做某事
◆ e.g.:I can't afford to be ill again. 我不能再病了。 ◆ I can afford to buy the book.. ◆ =I can afford the book ◆ 翻译：他买不起这台电脑。
He can’t afford the computer/ He can’t afford to buy the computer.
Lesson 15. Good News
Good news
Bad news
secretary
n. 秘书；书记；部长；大臣
美国国务卿希拉里 Secretary of State
Kofi Atta Annan
潘基文
They are general secretaries.
general secretary of the CPC Central Committee
（ sick/low/dull ）
Weak health
身体
声音 Weak/low voice
视力
Eg. You are weak and not fit to command an
army
智力 a weak mind(低能)
学习能力 he is weak in mathematics.
Strong（强的）(good/loud/great)
He has a strong/healthy body
Great mind
Hawking has a great/strong mind but a weak body.
interrupt
打断（别人的话等）； 暂停；中断
n. interruption
interrupt sb 打断某人的话 1.打断(讲话或讲话人) 打断别人谈话是不礼貌的。
/afford someone great pleasure 给某人很大乐趣
afford sb. a help (offer)
The boy was affording a help to the girl.
weak 虚弱的；无力的
每上完一周（week）课，我都觉得浑身无力（weak）
weak(弱的)
nervous
神经的；紧张不安的
['nɜːvəs]
nerve n. 神经
I'm very nervous about taking this exam. ◆ 参加这次考试我非常紧张。 ◆ e.g.: I’m always nervous when I have to make
a speech. ◆ 当我要做演讲时我总是很紧张。 ◆ → be nervous of 害怕……；对……胆怯
into his office. He did not look up _f_ro_m__ his desk when I _e_n_t_er_e_d. After I had sat down, he said that
_b_u_s_in_e_s_s_ was very bad. He told me that the firm _c_o_u_ld_ not afford to pay _s_u_c_h_ large salaries. T_w_e_n_t_y_ people had already left. I knew that _m_y___
disturbs me when I’m studying. 当我在学习的时候，我的表弟总是发出噪音打扰我。
T: We did not disturb him until he had finished work.
The _s_e_c_r_et_a_ry_ told me that Mr. Harmsworth w_o_u_l_d_ see me. I felt very _n_e_rv_o_u_s_when I _w__en_t_
◆ e.g.: Some people are nervous of walking in the dark.
◆ → feel nervous about (at) sth. 为某事儿忐忑不 安
◆ e.g.：I feel nervous about whether I can be admited to this university.
secret 秘密 n. keep a secret保守秘密 the secret of success成功的秘密 an open secret一个公开的秘密 secret adj.秘密地，保密的，不公开的 a secret marriage一次秘密的婚礼 keep a secret for sb 为某人保守秘密 keep a secret to sb 对某人保守秘密
turn had come. I said _i_n___ a weak voice: “ Mr.
3. 足以；经得起；能受得住，够得上(做某事): The country can't afford another flood. 该国经不起再受一次水灾了。
4. 给予；提供，供给： 音乐给我带来乐趣。 Music affords me pleasure. Phrase：afford great pleasure to someone