Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心New words and expression 生词和短语Rough a崎岖不平的=no smooth1)not smooth 粗糙的,崎岖的rough skin rough road We’d better not take the rough road.2)not exact 大致的a rough idea 一个大致的想法 a rough drawing 一个草图at a rough guess 我猜,大概是eg. At a rough guess, he was about forty-five.~3) not gentle 野蛮,激烈,粗鲁的a rough game a rough man Be rough on sb对某人苛刻、无礼Don’t be rough on your friends.4) unfair or unlucky 倒霉的it's rough on sbboulder ['bəʊldə] n.大石块(a large stone or piece of rock)(卵石,大圆石(圆形巨石);巨砾)pebble ['peb(ə)l] n.小卵石,小石子(a small smooth stone found on the beach or on the bottom of river)eg. You are not the only pebble on the beach![(used to say that you are not the only person who has to be considered or deserves attention)eg. You are not the only fish in the sea.cobble ['kɒb(ə)l] n. for paving the road 大石子(大卵石,中砾)rubble ['rʌb(ə)l] n.碎石,瓦砾(毁坏后的房屋,或者是铺设在地面最下一层的碎石)pit [pɪt] n.坑,地上的洞(1、矿井,矿洞2、(挖出沙砾或黏土后留下的) 大坑3、vt使留疤痕4、vi凹陷)eg. A fall in the pit, a gain in your wit 吃一堑,长一智。
in the pit of your stomach/at the pit of your stomach 心窝,胸口^a knot of fear in the pit of my stomach 心里总觉得害怕be pitted with 坑坑洼洼的布满,挖坑eg. The road was pitted after the rain.eg. The moon's surface is pitted with many craters. 月球的表面有许多火山形成的坑洞。
eg. Her eyes were pitted with joy.be littered with 杂乱的堆满eg. The road is littered with stones and pitted with holes.pittance n.微薄的薪俸或津贴。
eg. The chicken-food she was given for cleaning that home so beautifully was nothing but a pittance.nothing but 只是,上节课讲到的。
她给人家清扫房屋挣到的那点钱连塞牙缝的都不够。
crater ['kreɪtə] n.(火山的)喷火口;弹坑scoop [sku:p] n.凹穴,坑(本意1、vt 用勺子舀2、勺形物(特殊的勺子,比如冰淇淋,奶粉,咖啡)3、独家新闻(勺子舀出来的,挖掘出来的))Perturb [pə'tɜ:b] v. 使不安=very upset (vt. 扰乱;使…混乱;使…心绪不宁)Be perturbed about sthHis threats didn’t perturb her in the least.:Disturb 并非用心去扰乱,语气弱得多It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quite countryside.Plague [pleɪg] 病痛或类似事情的折磨而使人苦恼(本意是瘟疫、鼠疫、天灾,引申出动词“使困扰”)The terrible disease plagued him. be plagued byTrouble 搅扰别人的安宁,舒适等Sorry to give you trouble./sorry to trouble you.Worry 表达不安的心情到了忧虑的程度He is worried about his son’s safety.Upset 内心忐忑不安I feel upset now because I am afraid I hurt you.Dismay 使沮丧"underestimate v.低估了underestimate sb underestimate difficulty underestimate the importance of trainingoverestimate v.高估了under-under-develop 没有开发under-develop areaundercooked 没炒熟的undersell 廉价售出$Scoop [sku:p] v.(用勺子)挖出,铲出She scooped out some suger.Make a scoop走运,赚大钱,抢先得到新闻That guy made a scoop.swerve[swɜ:v] v. (vi. 转弯;突然转向;背离vt. 使转弯;使突然转向;使背离n. 转向;偏离的程度)1)to make a sudden sideways movement in order to avoid hitting sth vi急转弯(以躲避…)eg. The car swerved across the road and crashed into a wall.车子急忙躲闪横着撞到了墙上。
—turn just in time 及时地躲开了veer :[vɪə] to change direction suddenly (1、vi突然转向2、vi改变立场)2) to change from an idea, course of action (vt 使转向,使背离)eg. Nothing could swerve him from his aims.什么都动摇不了他的志向。
scoop[sku:p] v. 挖出((用勺子)挖出,铲出)1) scoop up 舀起,铲起eg. The children scooped up the snow with their hands to build a snow man.…eg. He cupped his hands and scooped up a little water.他捧起手舀了一些水。
2) 迅速收拾起,抱eg. The mother scooped the baby up in her arms and ran from the flames.scoop out舀起,铲起,挖出scoop out some sugar scoop out a tunnel开凿隧道n.瓢,大勺,铲子a scoop of ice cream 一勺冰淇淋n.独家新闻eg. The journalist was sure that he had a scoop for his paper. eg. What's the scoop 有什么新闻(消息)吗at one scoop 一下子eg. He win £50 at one scoopget a scoop 捞了一大笔钱eg. He got a scoop in stocks and shares. 他在炒股过程中捞了一大笔钱。
Make a scoop走运,赚大钱,抢先得到新闻That guy made a scoop.hammer ['hæmə] v 用锤子击打、捶打under the hammer 被拍卖;在拍卖hammer out 设计出;锤成;苦心想出*hammer on (对准位置)钉牢;敲紧hammer at 敲打;致力于hammer into 钉入;敲进;向…硬灌steam hammer n. [机]汽锤Ominously['ɑmənəsli] adv有预兆地(恶兆地;不吉利地)Ominous ['ɒmɪnəs] adj 不祥的,不吉利的Look at those ominous black clouds.》auspicious [ɔ:'spɪʃəs] adj.吉祥的,顺利的Omen ['əʊmən] n./vt预示着;预兆,征兆This is a good/bad omen The clouds omen rain.什么的征兆the omen of 用的是of== the sign ofprelude ['prelju:d] n. 序幕,前奏prelude与介词to搭配表示“……的前奏”key/ way/ answer的所有格用to a prelude to serious troubleRip [rɪp] v. 划破,撕,扯((猛地,用力地))(用力地撕开=forcefully Tear)(n 裂口)Rip the letter open Rip one’s mask away.Let things rip:=let things be》Rip into攻击Rip off 偷窃(宰客; 宰人; 裂开; 偷窃)rip up 撕碎; 撕毁; 斯毁“撕裂、扯破”的意思,其区别是:rip 侧重指用力把布料等物撕开,也可指用粗暴手段把某物撕裂。
tear 最普通用词,指有意或无意地把布或纸等没接缝的材料撕开。
可作引申用。
(tore, torn)split 非正式用词,指有力的切断、劈开或撕裂的动作。
petrol ['petr(ə)l] Br汽油gasoline (gas) ['gæsəli:n] Am 汽油*petroleum [pə'trəʊlɪəm] 石油(oil普通用词)crude oil 原油petrol bomb 汽油弹petrol station加油站OPEC: the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries [‘ekspɔ:t;ɪk’-] 反义词importSinopec 中石化SINO即中国,希腊语中表示中国的称谓,词头是Sino-表示中国的,例如中欧关系得说Sino-Euro,不能说China-Euro。