Fall in love with English

Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.

His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learningtips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.

The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English.

愛(ài)上英語(yǔ)

有個(gè)少年躲在積滿灰塵的松散窗簾后把大衣裝入手提箱。盡管外面正打雷閃電, 他仍計(jì)劃在黃昏時(shí)分離家出走。他不得不這樣做是因?yàn)閰捑肓烁改笇?duì)他英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的嘮叨,不想再忍受下去了。他的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)總是無(wú)法取得進(jìn)展,而且不喜歡參加英語(yǔ)課的學(xué)習(xí),因?yàn)樗詾槔蠋熡幸夂鲆曀=Y(jié)果,他每次考試的分?jǐn)?shù)合計(jì)從未超過(guò)60。

他的搭檔很關(guān)心他,也確切地理解他遭受的折磨,但卻完全不同意他的想法。為了使他冷靜下來(lái)好好解決問(wèn)題,她和他面對(duì)面地交談,并交換了一系列的學(xué)習(xí)心得技巧。她寫(xiě)下來(lái)的條款幫助他找到了學(xué)好英語(yǔ)的最佳捷徑。

這個(gè)少年非常很感激,并從朋友的話里獲得極大的動(dòng)力。現(xiàn)在,他已經(jīng)從沮喪中恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái),真正愛(ài)上了英語(yǔ)。


重點(diǎn)詞匯解析:

1.loose

adj.松的,寬的; 模糊的; 散漫的; 自由的

vt.釋放; 不受約束地表達(dá); 松開(kāi); 射出(子彈、箭等)

vi.變得松散; 發(fā)射導(dǎo)彈; 開(kāi)火;

常用短語(yǔ):

come loose 松掉;變松

on the loose 散漫;放蕩

cut loose vt. 擺脫;割斷;不受約束,自由行動(dòng);逃跑;狂歡

break loose 掙脫,擺脫

hold loose 漠然置之

play fast and loose 玩弄;行為反復(fù)無(wú)常

hang loose? 懸空,搖晃 ;放松,不急不躁不緊張 ;(頭發(fā))披散

例句:

Its loose plot spoils the novel.

情節(jié)松散使這篇小說(shuō)大為減色。

He despised loose thinking.

他鄙視不嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)乃季S。

He trained his gun down and loosed a brief burst.

他用槍瞄準(zhǔn)下面后,砰砰射出一串子彈。

2.dusty? adj.布滿灰塵的; 淺灰色的; 枯燥無(wú)味的

常用短語(yǔ):

a dusty answer 無(wú)禮且無(wú)用的答復(fù)

not so dusty (人的健康或境況)還不錯(cuò)

例句:

They started strolling down the dusty road in the moonlight.

他們開(kāi)始在月光下滿是塵土的道路上漫步。

The books looked faded, dusty and unused.

那些書(shū)看上去褪了色,塵封已久。

3.curtain

n.窗簾,門(mén)簾;幕布;

vt.給(窗戶或房間)裝上簾子; 掩蔽;

常用短語(yǔ):

curtain call 演員謝幕

curtain of night 夜幕

ring down the curtain v. 落幕;結(jié)束

例句:

Her bedroom curtains were drawn.

她臥室的窗簾拉上了。

He saw something dark disappear behind the curtain of leaves.

他看到一個(gè)黑漆漆的東西從濃密的樹(shù)葉后消失了。

4.teenager? n.十幾歲的青少年;

常用短語(yǔ):

runaway teenager 離家出走的少年

edge teenager 邊緣少年

5.pack up? 整理;把…打包

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

pack it up 停止 ; 停止吵鬧 ; 捆扎

Pack it up with agreement 最終達(dá)成一致

例句:

Let's pack up and get ready to start at once.

讓我們收拾好行李, 準(zhǔn)備馬上出發(fā)。

It's time to pack up.

到收工的時(shí)候了。

6.overcoat? n.大衣; 外套; 保護(hù)層,護(hù)膜

7.suitcase? n.手提箱; 衣箱;

8.at dusk

常用短語(yǔ):

at dawn and dusk 晨昏

twilight at dusk 夜色蒼茫

9.thunder

n. 雷;轟隆聲;恐嚇

vi. 打雷;怒喝

vt. 轟隆地發(fā)出;大聲喊出

常用短語(yǔ):

thundering applause雷鳴般的掌聲

thunder and lightning 雷電;指責(zé)

spring thunder 春雷

thunder storm n. 雷雨

例句:

He was scared by the thunder.

他被雷聲嚇了一跳。

'It's your money. Ask for it!' she thundered.

“那是你的錢(qián)。快去要!”她生氣地大喊。

10. lightning

adj.閃電般的,快速的;

n.閃電,雷電;

vi.打閃;

常用短語(yǔ):

lightning stroke 雷擊

lightning flash 電閃;閃光

例句:

Lightning streaks from cloud to cloud.

閃電劃過(guò)朵朵烏云。

Suddenly a bolt of lightning crackled through the sky.

突然一道閃電劃破長(zhǎng)空。

11. outdoors

adv.在戶外; 向戶外;

n.戶外; 露天; 野外; 世間

例句:

If you’re indoors, go outdoors. Or head to the park.

如果你是在室內(nèi),那去戶外呆會(huì)兒,或去公園散散步。

12. have got to do 必須做...

13. be tired of 厭煩; 膩; 倦...

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

be tired of learning 厭學(xué)

be sick and tired of? 煩透了

be tired of todeath 煩死了

14. go through 經(jīng)歷,經(jīng)受;仔細(xì)查看;通過(guò);

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

go straight through 直達(dá)

go dig through all 翻遍

go through with? 完成,實(shí)行;把…進(jìn)行到底

15. get along well with 與…相處融洽;

16. dislike +doing 不喜歡; 厭惡;

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

dislike of 厭惡

strong dislike 強(qiáng)烈不滿

17. join in 參加,加入;

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

participate in 參加,加入

make in 參加,加入

join hands in resolving 在解決

join sb in tost 祝酒

18. ignore? vt.忽視,不顧; [法律]駁回(訴訟)

相關(guān)詞匯:

ignorant? adj.無(wú)知的,愚昧的; 無(wú)學(xué)識(shí)的;

ignorance? n. 無(wú)知,愚昧;

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

ignore sb./sth.? 不理會(huì)某人/某事

ignorant of the law? 不懂法律 ; 法盲

in ignorant of? 不知道

be ignorant of? 不知道 ; 無(wú)知的

ignorant of worldly affairs? 不諳世事

in ignorance of? 不知道 ; 不懂

例句:

She said her husband ignored her.

她說(shuō)她丈夫?qū)λ弥焕怼?/p>

Nobody could ignore these problems.

沒(méi)有誰(shuí)會(huì)忽視這些問(wèn)題。

19. on purpose? 故意地; 特地; 特有的目的

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

deliberately? adv.? 指經(jīng)過(guò)深思熟慮后而行事

by design? 故意地;被設(shè)計(jì)地

in purpose? 故意地

20. add up to? 合計(jì)達(dá),總計(jì)達(dá);意味著,總的來(lái)說(shuō)

例句:

What does this all add up to?

所有這些分析的結(jié)論是什么?

It all adds up to a complete failure.

事情總起來(lái)說(shuō)是徹底失敗了。

21. partner

n. 伙伴; 同伙; 同伴; 配偶

vt. 使合作; 與…合伙;

vi. 合伙; 合股; 成為搭檔;

常用短語(yǔ):

partner with 做伙伴;并駕齊驅(qū)

partner up 成為伙伴

partner for life 終身伴侶, 配偶

partnership agreement? 合伙契約,合伙協(xié)議

例句:

A few students volunteered to partner up.

幾個(gè)學(xué)生自愿成為搭檔.

22. be concerned about 關(guān)心,掛念

常用短語(yǔ)

be concerned about sb./sth. 關(guān)心,掛念某人/,某事

be much concerned about 十分掛念

be deeply concerned about? 深切關(guān)注

be particularly concerned about 特別關(guān)注

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):關(guān)心;掛念

think of ;care for;be paid attention to

23. exactly? adv. 精確地; 確切地; 完全地

相關(guān)詞匯? adv. 恰好地;正是;精確地;正確地

accurately , correctly , properly ,

precisely , right

24. suffer from? 忍受,遭受;患…病;受…之苦

例句:

You must have suffered from a cold.

你一定是感冒了。

Sometimes I still suffer from these weaknesses.

有時(shí)我還是在吃這些弱點(diǎn)的苦頭。

25. entirely? adv. 完全地; 完整地; 全部地

26. disagree with? 不同意,不一致,不適合

例句:

I disagree with you on this point., 我不同意你的意見(jiàn).

27. in order to? 為了

例句:

in order to 后接動(dòng)詞原形:

I got up early in order to catch the first bus.

in order that 后接句子:

I got up early so that I could catch the first bus.

28. calm down? 平靜下來(lái);鎮(zhèn)定下來(lái)

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

calm sb down 使某人平靜

wind down? 平靜下來(lái);放松一下;(鐘表等)慢下來(lái)

go down 下降;平靜下來(lái);傳下去;被接受

29. settle

vi. 解決;定居;沉淀;下陷

vt. 解決;安排;使…定居

n. 有背長(zhǎng)椅

常用短語(yǔ):

settle account 結(jié)帳 ; 帳務(wù)處理 ; 結(jié)算 ; 清算

settle with 清算 ; 償還 ; 與人協(xié)商 ; 達(dá)成協(xié)議

settle oneself 使某人自己穩(wěn)定下來(lái)

settle into 習(xí)慣于 ; 適應(yīng)

settle for? 滿足于

settle down? 安下心來(lái)

30. face to face 面對(duì)面

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

nose to nose? 面對(duì)面

eyeball to eyeball? 面對(duì)面

31. swap

n. 交換;交換之物

vt. 與...交換;以...作交換

vi. 交換;交易

常用短語(yǔ):

swap out? 換出

swap meet 跳蚤市場(chǎng);舊貨交換會(huì)

32. a series of 一系列的;一連串的

33. tip

n. 小竅門(mén); 小費(fèi); 末梢;

vt. 給小費(fèi); 傾斜,翻倒; 裝頂端;

vi. 小費(fèi); 翻倒; 傾覆;

例句:

The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers.

衣袖遮住了他的手,一直蓋到他的手指尖。

It is usual to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers.

給服務(wù)員、行李搬運(yùn)工、導(dǎo)游和司機(jī)小費(fèi)是慣例。

34. item

n. 條款,項(xiàng)目;一則;一件商品(或物品)

adj. 又,同上

v. 記下;逐條列出

例句:

There was an item in the paper about him.

報(bào)紙上有一篇關(guān)于他的報(bào)道。

She and Gino were an item.

她和吉諾曾是一對(duì)。

35. set down 制定; (使)放下; (叫…)下車(chē); 記下

相關(guān)短語(yǔ):

set up 建立; 準(zhǔn)備; 安排; 引起

set out 動(dòng)身; 出發(fā); 著手; 安排

set off 出發(fā); (使)開(kāi)始; 引起; 點(diǎn)燃

set forth 闡明 ; 動(dòng)身起程 ; 陳述 ; 說(shuō)明

set in 開(kāi)始 ; 開(kāi)端 ; 來(lái)臨 ; 到來(lái)

36. highway n. 公路;干線; 途徑,方法

常用短語(yǔ):

express highway 高速公路,快速公路

state highway 國(guó)道;州道

highway transport 公路運(yùn)輸

highway code 公路法規(guī),交通法規(guī)

37. grateful? adj. 感激的,感謝的; 令人愉快的;

常用短語(yǔ):

be grateful to sb. for sth. 對(duì)某人/某事很感激

相關(guān)詞匯:

gratuitous? adj.? 無(wú)緣無(wú)故的,免費(fèi)的

gratification? n. 滿足,喜悅

gratitude n. 感謝,感激

gratuity? n.? 賞錢(qián),小費(fèi)

ingrate? n. 忘恩負(fù)義的人

38. power

n. 力量,能力;電力,功率;政權(quán),勢(shì)力;[數(shù)] 冪

vt. 激勵(lì);供以動(dòng)力;使…有力量

vi. 快速前進(jìn)

adj. 借影響有權(quán)勢(shì)人物以操縱權(quán)力的

常用短語(yǔ):

power off 關(guān)機(jī) ; 關(guān)閉電源

power supply? n.電源; 供電;

power house n.發(fā)電廠,動(dòng)力室 ;精力充沛的人

例句:

Each member of the football team is power house.

橄欖球隊(duì)的隊(duì)員個(gè)個(gè)都人馬高大.

The police have the power of arrest.

警察有逮捕權(quán)。

39. recover from? 恢復(fù);恢復(fù)知覺(jué)

例句:

She returned to home to recover from an illness.

她回家養(yǎng)病來(lái)了。

To recover from the divorce, I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities.

為了從離婚中恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái),我馬不停蹄地投身于一系列的活動(dòng)。

40. upset

vt. 使心煩;顛覆;擾亂

vi. 翻倒

adj. 心煩的;混亂的;弄翻的

n. 混亂;翻倒;顛覆

常用短語(yǔ):

upset stomach 肚子疼

upset price 拍賣(mài)時(shí)的底價(jià)

例句:

It's easy to get a tummy upset from river water.

喝河水很容易鬧肚子。

Losing the ring upset her very much.

戒指的遺失使她很心煩意亂。

41. fall in love with? 愛(ài)上; 傾心

相關(guān)短語(yǔ)

fall madly in love with 瘋狂的愛(ài)上

be sweet on sb 熱戀某人

take a fancy to 喜歡,愛(ài)上

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