39.Five Bizarre Good Luck Charms
2017-03-23 本文已影响2人
法雲
[t]:舌尖抵上颚、不发声,爆破: foretell预言[fɔː'tel]
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['kjʊərɪəs]['wʌndrəs][,destɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]好奇心和奇妙旅途的目的地
WORD:
- bizarre 长相奇怪的 [bɪ'zɑː]
weirdo、odd ball行为奇怪的['wɪədəʊ]
Everybody is somebody else别人's weirdo. - Luck Charm[tʃɑːm]护身符、魅力
- dismiss[dɪs'mɪs]解散、无视 。~ A as B把A看做B而无视
- purely wishful thinking['pjʊəlɪ]不切实际的幻想≈illusion错觉[ɪ'l(j)uːʒ(ə)n一路人]≈fantasy遐想['fæntəsɪ]
- inanimate[ɪn'ænɪmət]无生命的
- plague[pleɪg]苦恼n/v—pledge[pledʒ]保证
- turns out结果是
- so-called所谓的
- unpredictable:Woman are ~
- ladybug瓢虫
- a universal truth 普遍真理Food is a subject of almost universal interest.
- virgin['və:dʒin]圣母玛利亚,处女座
- dominant占优势的, 支配的
.... has achieved a dominant position in the world market.
He takes the dominant position in their relationship. - accord[ə'kɔːd]一致、符合on ones own accord 自愿的
- brush[brʌʃ]刷——blow[bləʊ]吹 it away
- vulture['vʌltʃə]秃鹰
- foretell预言[fɔː'tel]
- gambler赌徒
- bezoar牛黄,胃石['biːzɔː]
- lottery彩票 ['lɒt(ə)rɪ]
- Egyptians[i:'dʒipʃənz]埃及Egypt[ˈiːdʒɪpt]
peanut['piːnʌt]花生-----penis['piːnɪs]鸡鸡
PHRASE
- MATTER
What's matter?怎么啦
事实上As a matter of fact,it's matter to me.
No matter 不论 - as long as:On the condition that 引导条件状语从句
- 通知我 I am notified on time.
- While=in spite of the fact that= although 引导的让步状语从句
While never a big eater, she did snack a lot.[snæk] - ..makes it a popular choice for… 使得他备受。。的欢迎
- Even if..., there's no guarantee that...
- ...Be widely recognized as.../be well known as/ have long been seen as被广泛认为是
- Despite=in spite of 、 despite the fact (that)
- be familiar with熟悉
- as a token of..:作为...的象征
Please accept this ring as a token of my love/Appreciation. - slip your mind/memory忘了
I meant打算 to buy some milk, but it completely slipped my mind.
slip of the tongue/pen口误
It was just a slip of the tongue. - Believe it or not,信不信由你,
句子:
- How can any inanimate object determine whether you'll have a good day or one plagued by bad luck?
- Even it works for me,there's no guarantee that it works for everyone.
- Thanks to Uesing English Everyday .my English is geting better and better
- I have got a crush on you!碾压
- The power of love conquers everything!
- ** I've got a feeling that Alex likes me, but that might just be wishful thinking.**
- While never a big eater, she did snack a lot.[snæk]