英语流利说笔记2018-12-08

durian

  榴莲 n.

bet

  bet on = gamble 押注
  You bet!  = Yes!     就这么说定了！

pulp and paste

  pulp 果肉   n.
  paste 果酱；面团；浆糊 n.   
  tomato paste = ketchup 番茄酱     curry paste 咖喱酱

plantation

  种植园；农场 n.

estate

  1.大片私有土地；庄园  n.
  2.个人全部财产（尤指遗产） n.

ringgit

  林吉特（马来币）n. 1 ringgit = 1.64 rmb

sewer

  下水沟 n.

turpentine

  松节油 n.

tycoon

  企业界大亨 n.
  property ~ 房地产大佬

palm oil

  棕榈油 n.

stinky

  有臭味的 adj.
  a pair of sweaty, ~ socks 

spiky

  有尖刺的 adj.
  a ~ cactus

bitter-sweet

  又苦又甜的 adj. 
  awful-good 非常好的 adj.
  living-dead 虽生犹死 adj.

quadruple

 （使）成四倍；（使）翻两番
  food prices ~ during the war.
  the company ~ its profits in three years.

pay top dollar for...

  愿意为...付出高额

go bananas

  变得非常气愤，激动

make forays into

  初次尝试  n. companies are making ~ into the durian business.
  突袭 n.  their nightly ~ into enemy territory
  短暂旅行（有目的的）n. we make regular ~ to France to buy wine.

account for + num.

  占比...

unprecedented VS like never before

  前者 adj. 后者 adv. 都是"前所未有"之意。

potential possibility

  潜力