李阳标准美语47a

本单元名言：

花上一天的时间，倾听你所遇到的每个人，而不是对他们说话。

Spend a day listening to everyone you meet,rather than talking to them.

第一部分：每日练嘴单词

1、年轻的 YOUNG

 

这本书老少皆宜。

This is a book for young and old.

我不象以前那么年轻了。

I'm not as young as I used to be.

你太年轻了，不能做这项工作。

You are too young for this job.

那个孩子太小，不能分辨是非。

The child is too young to understand right from wrong.

2、昨天 YESTERDAY

昨天下午你在什么地方？

Where were you yesterday afternoon/

昨天你看了电视上那部电影了没有？

Did you watch the movie on TV yesterday/

你昨天怎么不给我打电话？

Why didn't you call me yesterday?

3、律师 LAWYER

我要马上跟我的律师谈话。

I want to talk to my lawyer right away.

4、使混乱，使迷惑 confuse

我彻底搞糊涂了。

I'm totally confused.

不要把澳大利亚和奥地利混淆了。

Don't confuse Australia with Austria.

* I always confuse the Chinese characters for person, in and eight, it's so confusing.

* 我有点糊涂了，你可不可以再解释一下呢？

I'm a little bit confused, could you explain that again?

5、安全的，可靠的 SECURE¹

这是一个安全的投资。

This is a secure investment².

人人都希望有个无忧无虑的晚年。

Everyone hopes for a secure old age.

 

6、初级的 JUNIOR

我是这所大学三年级的学生。

I'm a junior in this college.

在这家公司，他是个资历较浅的职员。

He is a junior employee in this company.

7、天才 GENIUS

 

他以为他是个天才，不过我就不太信。

He thinks he is a genius, but I'm not so sure.

8、检查，复习 REVIEW

让我们复习今天所学的内容。

Let's review what we have learned³ so far.

9、漂亮的 BEAUTIFUL

10、继续，连续 CONTINUE

我们明天再继续讨论吧。

Let's continue our discussion⁴ tomorrow.

You can find it on your right hand side.

1、爱因斯坦是个物理天才。

Einstein was a genius in physics.

2、你的孩子真是可爱。

Your child is so cute.

3、今年我特别忙。

I'm particularly busy this year.

4、对这份工作而言，他特别没经验。

She is particularly young for the job.

5、我是耶鲁大学四年级的学生。

I'm a senior at Yale University.

6、由于你的愚蠢，我们输了比赛。

We lost the game due to your stupidity.
 

1 secure   

adj.无虑的，安心的，安全的；adj.牢靠的，稳妥的；vt.固定，获得，使...安全；vi.(海上工作人员)停止工；vi.(船)抛锚，停泊

参考例句：

• He found a secure foothold and pulled himself up.他找到了一个稳固的踏脚处并爬了上去。
• Extra men are needed to secure the camp against attack.需要增加兵力以保护军营免受攻击。

2 investment   

n.投资，投资额；(时间、精力等的)投入

参考例句：

• It took two years before I recouped my investment.我用了两年时间才收回投资。
• The success of the project pivots on investment from abroad.这个工程的成功主要依靠外来投资。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。