Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luckNew Expressions:1 luck [lʌk] n.运气,幸运2 captain ['kæptən] n.船长3 sail [seil] v.航行4 harbour ['ha:bə] n.港口5 proud [praud] a.自豪6 important [im'pɔ:tənt] a.重要的Notes:1. luck: 运气,幸运bad [hard, ill, tough] luck 不幸, 倒霉good luck 幸运We wish you luck. 祝你好运。
Good luck to you! 祝你成功!He came to Beijing to try his luck. 他来到北京,想碰碰运气。
You never know your luck. 你也许会走运的。
联想:(1) lucky: 幸运的,运气好的a lucky dog 幸运儿a lucky day 吉日He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运的家伙。
You are lucky to be alive after being in that accident. 你真幸运,经过那场车祸还能生还。
(2) unlucky: 不幸的Friday is believed to be an unlucky day. 星期五被认为是不吉利的日子。
You were just unlucky. 你只是运气不好。
She was unlucky to catch a cold on the first day of her holiday. 她太倒霉了,休假第一天就感冒了。
It's considered unlucky to walk under a ladder. 从梯子下面走过被认为是不吉利的。
2. sail: 航行Can you sail a boat? 你会驾驶船只吗?The ship sails for Shanghai tomorrow. 这船明天开往上海。
This ship sails for New York on Monday. 这船将于星期一开往纽约。
The fleecy clouds sailed across the sky. 白云飘过天空。
The duchess sailed into the room. 公爵夫人轻盈地走进了房间。
He sailed through his exams. 他顺利地通过了考试。
3. harbour: 港口This harbour is a natural harbour. 这个港口是天然港。
They brought the boat into the harbour and dropped (the) anchor. 他们把船开进海港下锚停泊。
4. proud: (1) 骄傲的;自负的He is proud of his daughter's ability to speak four languages. 他为女儿能说四种语言而骄傲。
She is as proud as a peacock. 她十分骄傲。
['pi:kɒk] n.(雄)孔雀,孔雀It was a proud day for us when we won the trophy. 我们夺得奖杯那一天是值得我们骄傲的日子。
(2) 自尊的;自重的be too proud to do such a thing 自尊心很强不会干这种事情They are poor but proud; they never borrow money or ask for help. 他们虽穷但很自重,他们从不向人借钱或求助。
(3) 自豪的;引以为荣的be proud to be a scientist 作个科学家很光荣Tom is very proud of his new car. 汤姆非常满意自己的新车。
Our football team feels proud that it has won every match this year. 我们的足球队对今年战无不胜甚感自豪。
He is proud that his wife is amenable to reason. 他的妻子是个通情达理的人,为此他引以为豪。
习惯用语:be proud of 以...为荣; 以...自豪联想:pride: 自负;骄傲She showed us her new home with great pride. 她非常得意地给我们看她的新家。
Pride goes before a fall.(谚); Pride will have a fall.(谚) 骄者必败。
(2) 自尊(心)(3) 自豪take pride in one's work 以工作自豪v.(与on, upon 连用)以…自傲;得意He prides himself on being a member of a good family. 他以身为良好家庭的一分子而得意忘形。
She prided herself on her ability to speak many foreign languages. 她为自己能讲多种外国语而感到自豪。
5. important: 重要的important person 要人be important before everything 比任何事都重要look important 看上去了不起She was clearly an important person. 她显然是个有影响的人。
It's very important to teach the children about road safety. 把交通安全常识教给孩子们是非常重要的。
It was one of the most important discoveries ever made. 这是所做出的最重大的发现之一。
He has made an important contribution to the company's success. 他对公司的成功作出了重要的贡献。
6. We’ll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.meet: 遇见,引见,迎接,告别Let's meet tonight. 让我们今晚见面吧。
I will meet you at the airport at six o’clock.I met him in the street. 我在街上遇到他。
He's an interesting man, would you like to meet him? 他这个人很有趣,你想跟他认识吗?7. Captain Alison will set out at eight o’clock.set out: 出发,开始We will set out for Beijing tomorrow. 明天我们将出发去北京。
She set out at dawn. 她天一亮就动身了。
She set out at dawn for town. 她日出时出发去镇上。
They set out on the last stage of their journey. 他们开始了旅行的最後一程。
He set out to understand why the plan had failed. 他开始明白为什么计划失败了。
(2) 打算,计划They succeeded in what they set out to do. 他们打算做的事已经做成了。
She set out to break the world land speed record. 她决心要打破陆上速度的世界纪录。
联想:(1) set about 开始做,着手处理You must set about your work at once. 你必须立即开始工作。
How should we set about our work? 我们应当怎样着手干呢?Do you know how to set about going on this work? 你知道怎样着手进行这项工作吗?(2) set aside留出,不顾I try to set aside a few minutes each day to do some exercises. 我每天尽量腾出一些时间锻炼一下身体。
Let's set aside my personal feelings. 不必顾及我个人的感情。
She sets aside a bit of money every month. 她每月都存一点儿钱。
The decision was set aside. 决议被搁置。
(3) set down 放下,搁下,写下We set down the facts. 我们记下事实。
The bus stopped to set down an old lady. 公共汽车停下来让一个老太太下车。
I'll set you down on the corner of your street. 我在你说的那条街的拐角处停下来让你下车。
Why don't you set your ideas down on paper? 你怎麽不把你的想法写在纸上呢?I will set down the story as it was told to me. 我要把这听来的故事原原本本地记下来。
8. so we’ll have plenty of time.plenty of: 大量,修饰可数名词复数和不可数名词There is plenty of room in my bag. 我包里还很空。
There are plenty of men out of work. 有很多人失业。
We have plenty of time to finish the job. 我们有充裕的时间完成这项工作。
As I had plenty of money I was able to help her. 我钱很宽裕,能帮助她。
This bread has plenty of flavour. 这面包味道真好。
There is plenty of space here to move about. 这里有很大的活动空间。
There's plenty of room for everyone inside. 里面有的是地方,大家都可以进来。