Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue
New words and expressions
Slip 1) n. 小错误，失策，失误（mistake）
Make a slip
A slip of the tongue 口误
2）v. 滑，滑倒（slide）
Eg，The hammer slipped，and he hurt his finger.锤子偏了一下，他砸到他的手指。
I slipped on the icy road and broke my right leg.我在结了冰的路上滑倒了，摔断了
自己的右腿
The glass slipped out of his hand玻璃杯从他手上滑掉了
3）v. 遗忘，忽略
Slip one’s mind/memory （forget）
4）v. （使）悄悄移动，溜进去，溜出来
Eg，It is impossible to slip into the conference room unnoticed.想溜进会议室而不被注
意到是不可能的
Slip out of溜出
She slipped away from the party to make a phone call Comedy n. 喜剧tragedy 悲剧Shakespear comedian 喜剧演员Charles Champion , London wear a hat, a walking stick in his hand, wear a pair of boots, walk like a duck
Present v.1）演出
Present a show 进行一场演出
2)提出，引起
Present one’s views present problems
Adj. 出席的，到现场的反义词absent / absent -minded 心不在焉的
Who else was present on that occasion? 那次谁还在场？
Present n . 礼物
at present =at the moment presentation 颁奖典礼Queue n. (按顺序等待的人，车等) 美语用line
Join the queue jump the queue
V. queue up for the bus 排队等车
Dull adj. 1）枯燥的 a dull book
2）头脑迟钝的，愚钝的 a dull child
3) （疼痛等）隐约的
I have a dull pain in my stomach.
4) （刀等）钝的 a dull knife
Artiste n. 艺人，职业表演者
Artist n. 艺人，艺术家，美术家
Advertiser n. 报幕员；刊登广告者
Advertisement 广告
Put an advertisement in the paper 在报纸上登一则广告An advertisement of a new car on TV 电视上一则新车广告Advertisement column 广告栏
V. 为…做广告，做宣传
Eg I advertise my car for sale 我登广告买车子
Jobs are advertised in the papers 在报纸上有招聘广告
课文
题目 a slip of tongue
与mistake 相比，slip 更侧重于由于不经意或疏忽而造成的错误。
为了避免说错话，最好bite your tongue, 所以是保持沉默的意思。
Bite one’s tongue off （把舌头咬断）加off 有后悔失言的意思。
When I saw how she was hurt by my inadvertent remark, I could have bitten my tongue off. ( advent adj. 注意的，留意的)
当我看到因我失言说的话伤害了她，我恨不得咬断自己的舌头。
第一句
a free show 一场免费的演出。
Go to a show 看演出，看表演
steal the show 走红，配角比主角抢镜头。
Even if = though
第二句
Get round 不径而走，传遍。
Get the round of 在哪里传遍
The news got round of the school. 消息传遍了学校。
Rush to/ rush into 仓促行动，冲，冒冒失失做某事
D on’t rush to conclusions. 请勿轻易做结论。
It is wrong to rush into marriage. 冒失结婚是不对的。
She rushed upstairs. She rushed into the room.
They rushed out towards the pavilion. 他们冲出去，奔向亭子。
同位语从句：I had a firm believe that I would surely find my true love
第三句must have been 表示对过去的肯定猜测。
否定推测can’t /couldn’t 如：T hat can’t be Tracy, for she is in Australia now.
第五句呢need not have done sth. 过去本没有必要做某事却做了。
Should have done sth. 过去本应该做却没做。
Fail to 不能，未能，忘记
The car failed to stop at the red light.
Never fail to write to me. 别忘了给我写信。
第七句He was obvious very nervous. 和It was obvious that he was very nervous 可以互换。
类似的表达有：
It is clear that…
It is evident that… 明白的，明显的
It is apparent that 明显的，表面上的
Awkward, clumsy 1) 两者都是强调缺少身体的灵活性，如：an awkward dancer; clumsy fingers 2) 两者都暗示窘迫或不自在，如：several awkward moments in the discussion; offered a clumsy apology
Awkward movements 笨拙的动作an awkward child 一个笨手笨脚的孩子an awkward silence 尴尬的沉默
第八句burst out 指一件事情的突然爆发，和break out 可以互换，如Bird flue is likely to burst out again, experts predicted on Monday. 禽流感可能再次爆发，专家在星期一预测说。
Burst out doing 通常表示感情的突然发作，如burst out crying/ applauding ( 拍手喝彩，称赞)/ cheering/laughing burst into laughter/burst into tears/ burst into cheers
虚拟语气：
As if / as though 从句中
It seems as if you were my father.
As if not a single day had gone by. 好像没有分离一天。
若从句中的情形是根据现在迹象做出推测，有可能发生，则用陈述语气。
It is becoming dark. It looks as if it’s gong to rain.
It seems as if he has been to America. 他好像去过美国。