Lesson 47
Halloween
万圣节的来历 英文称之“Halloween” 是“All Hallow Eve”的缩写 “hallows”是“神圣”的意思
不给糖就捣乱: trick or treat 化妆舞会: costume party 南瓜: pumpkin 南瓜灯: jack-o'-lantern 篝火: bonfire 烟花表演 : fireworks display 鬼屋 : haunted house 吓人的故事 : scary story
如何表达“吓死我了”这句话 1. You scared me! 你吓死我了！ 2. I am freaked out! 吓死我了！ 3. That nearly scared me to death! 我差点被吓死！
New words & phrases
thirsty：adj. 贪杯的 a thirsty soul 酒徒 thirsty fields 干旱的田地 thirsty food 酒徒 thirsty fields 干旱的田地 thirsty food 使人口渴的食物 He is thirsty for power. 他渴望掌权。
ghost：n. 鬼魂 吸血鬼-vampire 酒鬼-alcoholic 醉鬼-drunkard 烟鬼-chain smoker 扩充： 吸血鬼-vampire 酒鬼-alcoholic 醉鬼-drunkard 烟鬼-chain smoker 调皮鬼-naughty
haunt：v. （鬼）来访，闹鬼 e.g. People say ghosts haunt that old house. 据说那座老宅子有鬼魂出没。 This pub is a favorite haunt of artists. 这家小酒店是艺术家们喜欢光顾的地方. As a girl, she used to haunt the local cinema. 她还是姑娘的时候常去当地的电影院。
block 复习： ①名词 一栋楼 block of flats 公寓楼 ② 动词 堵 e.g.道路被一块大石头堵住了。 ①名词 一栋楼 block of flats 公寓楼 ② 动词 堵 e.g.道路被一块大石头堵住了。 The road was blocked by a huge rock.
block Block为名词时，除了表示一栋楼， 还有： There is only one block between mine and her place. 我家和她家就隔一条街区。 It says here that all tourists should bring swimsuits and sun block. 这里说旅客应自备泳衣和防晒用品（防晒霜）。 The little boy is piling up his building blocks. 小男孩正在搭积木。
furniture n. 家具 不可数名词 一件家具 a piece of furniture 扩充：couch potato
whisky：n. 威士忌 威士忌是一种由大麦、黑麦、燕麦、小麦、玉米等谷物为原料 经发酵、蒸馏后放入橡木桶中陈酿多年后，调配成43度左右的烈性蒸馏酒 英国人称之为“生命之水”
suggest v. 暗示 Her smile suggests her agreement. 她的微笑意味着同意。 His attitude suggests that he isn't really interested. 他的态度表明他并不真的感兴趣。
shake v. 摇动 握手 shake hands with sb 摇头 shake one’s head 喝前摇一摇。 Shake before drinking.
accept v. 接受 We gave him a present, but he did not accept it 我们给他一件礼物,但他不肯接受。 It is generally accepted that smoking is harmful to our health. 吸烟有害健康，这是大家公认的。
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A rare collection of china will be up for sale next month. A public house (which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson) is up for sale. be up for 出售, 为 ... 做好准备 有一批珍贵的瓷器将于下月出售. A rare collection of china will be up for sale next month. 这个问题拟在下次会议上讨论。 The problem is up for discussion at the next meeting.
He told me that (he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar). hear …… doing 听见……做 每天的这个时候，我经常听见她在打字。 I often hear her typing at this time everyday.
He also said (that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before). must have drunk 情态动词+ 现在完成时 （对过去的动作做推测） 地上湿漉漉的，昨天一定下过雨了。 The ground is wet, it must have rained last night. 他看起来很疲惫，昨晚一定熬夜了。 He looks very tired, he must have stayed up last night.
The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away. give away 赠送，泄露 He decide to give away everything he possessed and become a monk. 他决定放弃他所有的一切，出家为僧。 Don't give away the secret. 这项机密不可泄露。
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Lesson 48
Have you ever been a dentist’s? Did you have a good or bad experience? What impressed you most?
New words & phrases
pull：v. 拔 反义词：push I had a bad tooth pulled out yesterday. 我昨天拔了一只蛀牙。 猜猜下面的pull什么词性？什么意思？ Some advertisements have no pull at all. 有些广告毫无吸引力。
cotton wool：药棉 cotton 棉花 wool 羊毛，毛线 cotton wool 棉絮 cotton candy 棉花糖
collect：v. 收藏 Do you have any collection？ 他以前收集卡片,现在却喜欢收集邮票。 He used to collect cards, but now he likes to collect stamps.
nod：v. 点头 He often nods when he agrees with others. 同意别人意见时，他经常点点头。 这里的nod是什么词性？意思是？ I hope he'll give the nod to the plan. 我希望他会同意这个计划。
meanwhile adv. 同时 = at the same time 父亲在剪草,母亲在种玫瑰。 Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile mother was planting roses.
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Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. it is + adj. + for sb. to do it 是形式主语， 真正的主语为 to do 孩子们整天待在家里打游戏对身体不好。 It is not healthy/ bad for children to play games at home all day.
I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. try to do 和 try doing 有何区别？ try to do = try one’s best to do 竭尽全力做 try doing 试试看 be full of = be filled with
He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. 这里的whether是否可以换成if？ 答案： 可以 什么情况下只能用Whether？
1.介词后只能用whether 他很担心自己能否可以升职。 He is worried about whether he could get promoted. 2.跟or not 连用时 我不知道他们准备好了没有。 I don’t know whether they are ready or not. 3.直接跟动词不定式 他没想好是离开还是留下。 He hasn’t decided whether to stay (or not).
In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. 他只是笑了笑，就算回答了我的问题了。 In answer to my question, he just smiled.
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