聆听悦耳英音 第2期:Techno Toys (2)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Techno Toys

　　Spelings

　　1. Inveterate¹

　　2. Saxophone

　　3. Seamless

　　Idioms

　　1. Get this

　　2. Looking lame²

　　3. New hemisphere

　　The Americas: the ‘new world’

　　Questions

　　1. What does Susan say is dopey, but kind of fun?

　　2. What did her son rediscover once he stopped playing computer games?

　　3. Where did the family move to?

　　4. What did her daughter do BEFORE they moved?

1 inveterate   

adj.积习已深的，根深蒂固的

参考例句：

• Hitler was not only an avid reader but also an inveterate underliner.希特勒不仅酷爱读书，还有写写划划的习惯。
• It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco.要一位有多年烟瘾的烟民戒烟是困难的。

2 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。