聆听悦耳英音 第16期:Book "Kiss and Tell"

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Book “Kiss and Tell”.

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Plimsolls

　　2、Paperback

　　(A book with a soft cover. As opposed to ‘hardback’.)

　　3、Herd

　　4、Dominating

　　5、Grooms¹

　　People who looked after horses. Used to be men.

　　6、Welfare

　　How someone (thing) is; the living conditions

　　重点俚语：

　　Immersed² myself

　　问题：

　　1、What did Liz used to do with her rabbit?

　　2、When did the care of horses really change?

　　3、What did the girls let the horses do that the male grooms had never let them do before?

1 grooms   

n.新郎( groom的名词复数 )；马夫v.照料或梳洗（马等）( groom的第三人称单数 )；使做好准备；训练；（给动物）擦洗

参考例句：

• Plender end Wilcox became joint grooms of the chambers. 普伦德和威尔科克斯成为共同的贴身侍从。 来自辞典例句
• Egypt: Families, rather than grooms, propose to the bride. 埃及：在埃及，由新郎的家人，而不是新郎本人，向新娘求婚。 来自互联网

2 immersed   

浸入的，沉入的，沉思的

参考例句：

• She immersed herself in her work. 她埋头工作。
• When a body is immersed in a fluid, it apparently loses weight. 身体浸入水中就会明显减轻重量。