英语流利说 Level5 Unit1 Part2 At Jess

As the evening wore on,Jessica began to really enjoy herself.

enjoy oneself  过得快活，感到愉快;

wore wear的过去式;    

wear on  [词典]（时间） 流逝;

She talked to her old friends and was amazed by how some others had changed.

For example,Tommy has to be good-looking and athletic.

athletic adj.健壮的; 体育运动的; 田径运动的;

He was one of the most popular students and a star basketball player.

His one problem was math.

He had had a hard time in math especially in geometry.  n.几何(学); 几何形状;

This was because he wasn't a logical thinker.    n.思想家; 思想…的人;

Except for basketball,he didn't want to do anything unless it was easy.

Question:If something wasn't easy,he didn't want to do it,except for basketball.

Tom was no longer good-looking.

His nose,which had always been large ,had grown even larger.

He had also gained a lot of weight.

His wife had left him, so for the first time ever ,he was alone.

第一次;  加上一个ever,表示强调之前从未有过

alone adj.独自; 独力; 单独; 

lonely adj.孤独的; 寂寞的; 

1.alone指的是行为或动作上的，意思为单独，独自，lonely是指心灵上的，指寂寞，孤独。

depressed adj.抑郁的; 沮丧的; 

He looked lonely and depressed, not at all like he used to be.

not at all  一点儿也不

Steve was a nobody in middle school.

nobody n.小人物; 无足轻重的人;

People hardly noticed him.

He was small,quiet and a bit ugly with crooked teeth.

crooked adj.不直的; 弯曲的; 扭曲的

What he was good at was English.

His English was even better than their teachers.

After graduating,he went to a low-ranked university and eventually dropped out.

low-ranked 低级别             drop out    辍学 退出比赛

For a while he worked as a tour guide. 导游

For a while 暂时 

Then,ten years ago,he and some friends started a little company which now is a great success.

small主要指的是“尺寸”、“重量”等，词的本身不带任何感情色彩，只是表示not big, not large。而little则带有感情色彩，蕴涵“喜欢”或“厌恶”的感情。

a great success.  巨大的成功; 极大的成功;

In fact,he had become a rich generous man.    adj.慷慨的; 大方的; 

He had a nice,warm smile and his success hadn't gone to his head.

gone to one's head.   网络上头上脸,冲昏头脑; 使头眩晕;

It was a  pleasure to be around him.    

pleasure n.高兴; 快乐     

Question: What happened to the company he and his friends started?

Betty used to be the most beautiful girl in school.

She wasn't very smart but she was a great singer.

She made a video of her singing and it went viral.

viral  adj.病毒的; 病毒性的

go viral   go viral 像病毒一样传播开来,走红

She became famous overnight， but it only lasted for about two years.

overnight  adv.在夜间; 在晚上; 突然; 一夜之间; 旋即;

After that,her fans lost interest in her.   n.利益; 兴趣; 关注; 

She tried to become an actress but she failed.

She had been too stiff and nervous in front of the camera.

stiff   adj.   硬的; 挺的; 僵硬的

Question:How long did her fame last?      fame    n.名声; 声誉; 名气;

Betty had nice husband who seemed to adore her.    v.热爱，爱慕(某人); 喜爱，

The one tragedy happened about 5 years ago when she lost her daughter to a rare form of cancer.

tragedy  n.悲惨的事; 不幸; 灾难;

Because of that,her hair had began to turn gray.

Jessica could't help but feel sorry for her.   but 只能

Betty had had such a high hopes and tremendous energy as a girl , but things didn't work out.

tremendous adj.巨大的; 极大的; 极好的;

work out  发生，进展

Question:What was the one tragedy in her life?

And then there was John.

John used to be the school bully.        n.仗势欺人者; 横行霸道者

school bully    网络校园欺凌; 校園霸凌; 校园恶霸; 校园霸凌 

He had been big,strong and mean. 为什么不是was

He hadn't been nice to anybody.

It seemed that he was always angry and ready to hit someone.

After graduating,he joined the army and went to overseas to fight in war.

He saw many people die and he grew to hate fighting of any kind.

Then one day,he was nearly killed when the helicopter he was in was shot down.  击落;

n.直升机;

He survived the crash but he lost his leg and was hospitalized for nearly a year.

hospitalize   v.送(某人)入院治疗;

Question:What did he do after graduating?

                What happened to the helicopter he was in?

Now he had completely changed.

He had gentle,kind eyes and a beautiful smile.

He was working for an organization that provides support for elderly people.

adj.年纪较大的，

From Jessica's point of view,John had turned out to be a wonderful surprise.

turned out to be 原来是; 结果是;

In the end,Jessica was glad she went to her reunion.

It was interesting to see how people had changed through the years.

Still, she was happy to get home and appreciate everything that she had.

still 尽管如此

used to be  和  was 的区别