2024.04.05

一、听力

㈠单词

①illusion[ɪ'luʒn] n. 幻觉

Optical illusions play tricks on your eyes.

视力的幻觉是跟你眼睛玩的小把戏。

②guilty[ˈɡɪlti]adj. 有罪的

Everybody in the city thinks he'sguilty.

城里的每个人都认为他有罪。

③sin[sɪn] n. 罪

He is arrested by the police because of serious sins.

他因严重的过错而被警察逮捕。

㈡短语

①be about to的意思是即将做，马上做， 表示即将发生的事情。

Your little daughter is about to cry.

你的小女儿快哭了。

同义表达还有： be going to: 表示根据客观现象推断要发生的事情。

Look at the clouds; it's going to rain.

看这些云，天就快下雨了。

be to do表示计划，约定要做的事情。 The meeting is to be held next week. 会议将在下周召开。

②make over文中引申为让步，其本意是修改，更改。

Can you help me make over the shirt?

你能帮我修改这件衬衫吗？

make over还可表示转让，移交

He doesn't know whom to make over his property.

他不知道把他的财产转让给谁。

③take a risk/take risks的意思是冒险。

Money tempted him to take a risk.

金钱诱惑他去冒险。

常接介词of，take a risk of：冒......的危险

at the risk of也能表达此意。

He took a risk of being drown to save the kid.

他冒着溺水的风险去救那个孩子。

该句的同义表达为：

He saved the kid at the risk of being drown.

二、口语

㈠单词

①locate v.找到

We're unable to locate him.我们没办法找到他。

②jaywalk v.乱穿马路

You may get ticketed for jaywalking.你可能会因为乱穿马路被罚款。

③bribe v.贿赂bribe the officials贿赂官员

④specimen n.标本rare fossil specimens稀有的化石标本

⑤replica n.仿制品replica guns仿真枪

⑥bracelet n.手链a gold bracelet一只金手链

⑦paperweight n.镇纸a glass paperweight玻璃镇纸

㈡短语

①arts and crafts手工艺arts and crafts supplies手工艺材料

㈢口语

①Keep going till you meet the second light.

直走，直到遇到第二个红绿灯。

②Stay left at the road.沿着马路的左边走。

③All its earnings go to homeless people and AIDS patients.他们的全部收入都会用于帮助无家可归者和艾滋病患者。

④Follow the road to your left.顺着左手边的路走。

⑤Where do I go from here?从这里该往哪儿走？

⑥Bribing Patrick is apparently the way to go.很明显贿赂Patrick是明智之举。