Lesson 3 Pub T alk and the King' s English词汇(V ocabulary)1.intricate (adj) : hard to follow or understand because full of puzzling parts，details，or relationships错综复杂的；难以理解的，难懂的2.indulge (v.) : give way to one’s own desire尽情享受；从事于3.meander (v.) : wander aimlessly or idly；ramble漫步；闲逛4.conversationalist (n.) : a person who converses；esp．，one who enjoys and is skilled at conversation交谈者；(尤指)健谈者5.anecdote (n.) : a short，entertaining account of some happening，usually personal or biographical轶事，逸事6.intimate (n.) : a close friend or companion密友，知己7.on the rocks[colloq．] : in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe (婚姻)破坏的；失败的8.musketeer (n.) : (formerly)a soldier armed with a musket火枪手9.delve (v.) : investigate for information；search发掘；调查(研究)10.recess (n.) : a secluded，withdrawn，or inner place幽深处11.desultorily (adv.) : aimlessly；at random随意地；无目的地12.alchemy (n.) : an early form of chemistry，whose chief aims were to change baser metals into gold：a methodor power of transmutation; esp. the seemingly miraculous change of a thing into something better炼金术；变化物质的方法或魔力13.tart (adj.) : sharp in taste；sour；acid辛辣的；尖酸的；刻薄的14.convict (n.) : a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court罪犯15.churl (n.) : a farm laborer；peasant农民；庄稼人，乡下人16.rift (n.) : an open break in a previously friendly relationship分裂；失和17.scamper (v.) : run or go hurriedly or quickly急驰，快跑18.rendering (n.) : a translation翻译19.bilingual (adj.) : of，in or using two languages(用)两种语言的20.intercept (v.) : seize or stop on the way，before arrival at the intended place拦截；截断；截击。
21.abuse (v.) : use wrongly；use insulting，coarse or bad language；scold harshly滥用；辱骂，口出恶言22.coin (v.) : make up；devise；invent(a new word，phrase，etc．)编造；杜撰(新词、新短语等)23.tussle (v.) : fight，struggle，contend，etc．vigorously or vehemently斗争，搏斗；竞争24.dandelion (n.) : any of several plants of the composite family，common lawn weeds with jagged leaves，oftenused as greens，and yellow flowers蒲公英(属)25.pejorative (adj.) : disparaging or derogatory轻蔑的；贬低的26.facetious (adj.) : joking or trying to be jocular，esp．at an imappropriate time滑稽的；诙谐的；(尤指在不适当的时候)开玩笑的27.underling (n.) : a person in a subordinate position；inferior disparaging(通常作蔑词)下属；28.edict (n.) : an official public proclamation or order issued by authority；decree法令；命令；布告29.immune (adj.) : exempt from or protected against something disagreeable or harmful不受影响的；可避免的30.ultimatum (n.) : a final offer or demand，esp．by one of the parties engaged in negotiations，the rejection ofwhich usually leads to a break in relations and unilateral action，the use of force etc．by the party issuing the ultimatum最后通牒31.chimpanzee (n.) anthropoid ape of Africa，with black hair and large，outstanding ears(非洲)黑猩猩短语(Expressions)32.make a point: explain fully what one is proposing充分解释例：All fight，you’ve made your point；now keep quiet and let the others say what they think．好啦，你已经把话说清楚了；那就别说了，让别人谈谈看法。
33.in a flash: suddenly，very quickly转瞬间，立刻例：Just wait here．I’u be back in a flash．就在这儿等我，我马上就回来。
34.on the rocks : (colloq．)in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe(婚姻)破坏的，失败的例：Tim’s marriage is on the rocks．提姆的婚姻亮起了红灯。
35.get out the bed on the wrong side: to be cross or grouchy早晨起来便心情不好y down : to assert or declare声明，颁布例：The regulations lay down a rigid procedure for checking safety equipment．法令规定了一套严格的安检程序。
37.on wings : in flight；continually moving about像飞一样地，飘飘然例：The birds are on wings in the sky．鸟儿在空中展翅高飞。
38.turn up one’s nose at :to sneer at，scorn嘲笑，轻蔑例：The children turned up their noses at my home cooking．孩子们嘲笑我的厨艺。
39.in the shoes of : in another’s position站在别人的立场上，设身处地例：I’m glad I’m not in his shoes with all those debts to pay off．我庆幸不用像他那样去偿还所有的债务。
e into on e’s own :to receive what properly belongs to one，esp．acclaim or recognition得到自己该得的东西，如荣誉或世人的口碑41.sit up : (colloq．)to。
become suddenly alert；be surprised or startled吃惊，警觉例：I called her a damned hypocrite and that made her sit up．我骂她惺惺作态，她马上警觉起来。
Figure of speech Lesson31The fact that their marriages may be on the rocks, or that their love affairs have been broken or even that they got out of bed on the wrong side is simply not a concern.—metaphor2They are like the musketeers of Dumas who, although they lived side by side with each other, did not delve into, each other’s lives or the recesses of their thoughts and feelings.—simile3It was on such an occasion the other evening, as the conversation moved desultorily here and there, from the most commonplace to thoughts of Jupiter, without and focus and with no need for one that suddenly the alchemy of conversation took place, and all at once there was a focus.—metaphor4The Elizabethans blew on it as on a dandelion clock, and its seeds multiplied, and floated to the ends of the earth.—simile5Even with the most educated and the most literate, the King’s English slips and slides in conversation.—metaphor ,alliteration6When E.M.Forster writes of “the sinister corridor of our age,” we sit up at the vividness of the phrase, the force and even terror in the image.—metaphor。