天学网出品:英语口语常用词汇与表达下列词汇与表达频繁出现在现代英语口语中,为确保同学们听到地道的英语,百朗英语听力将其保留了下来,并制作了这样一份清单。
名词1. salmon 三文鱼谈到吃鱼,西方人最常吃的就是这两种了。
2. tuna 金枪鱼多刺的鲫鱼、鲤鱼是他们对付不了的。
3. pasta 意大利面食饮食本身就是一种文化,它反映不同民族的生活方式和思想观念。
4. soy 大豆5. olive 橄榄; olive oil 橄榄油6. calorie 卡路里(热量单位)现代人的健康意识越来越强,谈及食品、健身话题时,经常会用到这个词。
7. ingredient 成分,尤指烹饪原料8. cuisine 烹饪;菜肴9. option 选择We need different options because we don’t know what everyone else likes.10. résumé简历求职时,一份吸引人的简历很重要哦。
11. semester 学期 semester多用于美国,英国多用term。
12. assignment (分派的)工作,任务;学生作业You will need to complete three written assignments per semester.13. stain 污渍不小心将红酒溅到衣服或地毯上会留下wine stain。
14. laundry 洗衣店,洗衣房15. stuff 东西,物品,玩意儿But we read all kinds of stuff. (指代读物)I only have healthy stuff. (指代食品)16. contact 联系,联络I don't have much contact with my uncle. (用作名词)I've been trying to contact you all day. (用作动词)17. lobby 大厅18. closet 壁橱,小室19. cabin (飞机的)座舱;(通常为木制的)小屋20. lawn 草坪21. bug 小昆虫 any small insect,多在美语中使用。
22. costume (戏剧或电影的)戏装,演出服万圣节的时候,孩子们喜欢穿上不同的costume,扮成公主、机器人或僵尸等。
23. witch 女巫女巫、吸血鬼等是西方文学中常出现的元素。
24. make-up 化妆品She never wears make-up.25. grocery 食品杂货But I doubt whether we’ll find everything we need in the grocery stores.26. charger 充电器 charge作为动词,意为“充电”。
27. landlord 房东租房是听力对话中常见的话题之一。
28. sink 洗涤池;洗碗槽29. oven 烤炉;烤箱30. cable 有线电视We can cancel the cable and get cheaper plans for our cell phones.31. economy 经济32. contract 合同,合约My service contract ran out four years ago.33. client 客户34. cruise 乘船游览旅游已成为人们生活中的一部分,乘坐游轮较之其他出游方式a cruise ship 大型游轮更加放松舒适。
35. resident 居民36. mayor 市长37. principal 校长38. composer 作曲家39. cashier 出纳员40. buck 美元口语中常用buck代替dollar。
41. loan 贷款I'd like to take out a loan to buy a house.42. property 财产We'll also need a list of all the property you own — houses, land, cars, even shared vacation homes.43. counselor 咨询师西方人喜欢找咨询师寻求帮助。
心理有障碍找心理咨询师,婚姻出现问题找婚姻咨询师。
44. region 地区45. protest 抗议He served in prison for his protests and became a symbol for his people.46. miracle 奇迹It really is one of life’s wonders —it’s still like a miracle when the little baby comes into the world.47. vet 兽医随着社会的进步,人们越来越关爱动物,尤其是自己的宠物。
宠物医院遍地开花,vet这个职业也越来越受欢迎了。
48. Facebook 脸书随着互联网的发展,这些社交网站如Facebook、Twitter、LinkedIn 49. Twitter 推特网和社交应用如Instagram、YouTube等越来越广为人知了。
50. LinkedIn 领英(人际关系网)51. Instagram 照片分享应用52. YouTube 视频网站53. electronics 电子设备54. roller coaster 过山车形容词1. awesome 极好的;令人惊叹的形容某事极好,是国外年轻人脱口而出的词。
That’s fine, but it would be awesome to get something big like an iPad.2. available 可获得的;有空的;可购得的;能找到的Scholarships are available to certain students based on the income and family situation.3. bossy 好指挥人的;专横的老板boss后面加y变成形容词,是不是很形象呀?!4. chilly 寒冷的It’s a chilly morning.5. complicated 复杂的6. exhausted 疲惫不堪的I stayed out so late that I was exhausted during the test, and I failed it.7. exotic 来自异国(尤指热带国家)的I listened to the rainforest birds and looked around at all the exotic plants.8. fake 伪造的可作名词,意为“赝品”;亦可作动词,意为“伪装”。
9. financial 金融的10. incredible 难以置信的This is incredible!11. miserable 痛苦的;悲惨的12. mean 吝啬的,小气的;刻薄的Don’t be so mean to your little brother!13. naked 裸体的I thought being naked in public was against the law!14. organic 有机的食品安全问题是眼下大家关注的热点,健康的、有机的食品经常被提到。
15. partial 局部的;部分的I have a large, sunny room and a partial view of the bridge.16. professional 职业的,专业的17. spicy 辛辣的聊到四川菜时,这个词会经常用到。
18. scary 吓人的It looks a little scary to me!19. supportive 给予帮助的;支持的She has been very supportive during my illness.20. indifferent 漠不关心的人类有丰富的情感。
这几个形容词:indifferent、relieved、jealous常出现在情感态度题的选项中。
21. relieved 感到宽慰的,放心的22. jealous 嫉妒的动词1. barbeque 在烤架上烤We barbequed that white fish and put tomatoes, onions, and peppers on top.2. crawl 爬You expect me to sleep when there’s a flying insect crawling all over me?3. distract 使分心You’re distracting me from my work.4. faint 晕倒I nearly fainted when they told me the price.5. grab (尤指匆忙地)取,拿,吃,喝Do you have time to grab a cup of coffee?6. hop 上车;跳7. imply 暗示What does the man imply?8. motivate 激发;激励9. nominate 提名;推荐10. register 登记11. trip 绊倒I tripped on a step in the dark.12. skip 不做(应做的事等),不参加Her daughter started skipping class.13. pop up 忽然出现I love this game, but these ads pop up all the time.14. sleep in 睡懒觉You’ll just sleep in all morning tomorrow!15. slip one’s mind 被遗忘slip原意是滑倒,亦可作名词,如:a slip of the tongue(口误)。
His name slipped my mind.16. split the cost 分摊费用Let’s split the cost of the picnic.17. spit it out 有话直说If you’ve got something to say, spit it out!18. tune into (收音机)调到某频道Thank you for tuning into News 740, the best source for your weather forecast.19. wrap up 圆满完成We’re hoping to wrap up the negotiations this week.副词1.absolutely 绝对地认同对方的观点时,外国人常挂在嘴边的是absolutely,2. definitely 明确地;一定地 definitely,exactly这些副词,而不是“Yes”。