越说越地道英语157-158

157. What a pity¹

W: The book and painting² exhibition³ is over.

M: What a pity! I haven't seen⁴ it.

W: Yeah, neither⁵ have I.

M: I can't go to play in your home.

W: What a pity!

M: I'll go next time.

158. Failure⁶ is the mother of success⁷

W: I didn't do well in the exam⁸.

M: It's ok. Failure is the mother of success.

W: I don't expect⁹ much.

M: We lost the football match again.

W: Failure is the mother of success. Work harder next time.

M: That's the only way.

1 pity   

n.遗憾，同情，可惜；v.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• I pity him from the bottom of my heart.我从心里怜悯他。
• It was a pity that the weather was so bad.天气这样恶劣，真遗憾。

2 painting   

n.油画；水彩画

参考例句：

• I know something about painting.我懂一点绘画。
• I painted a water painting.我画了一幅水彩画。

3 exhibition   

n.展览；展览会

参考例句：

• They went to an exhibition of modern art yesterday.昨天，他们参观了现代美术展览。
• The exhibition will open tomorrow.展览会明天开幕。

4 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

5 neither   

adj.皆不，两不；int.两者都不；conj.既非，既不

参考例句：

• I don't know that neither.那个我也不知道。
• He doesn't smoke neither does he drink.他既不抽烟也不喝酒。

6 failure   

n.失败，失败者；缺乏，失灵；故障，破产，疏忽；（美）不及格

参考例句：

• He thought of a reason to explain away his failure.他想出一个理由为他的失败辩解。
• The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。

7 success   

n.成就，成功

参考例句：

• The party looks like being a success after all.无论怎么说这次聚会看起来是成功的。
• All in all,it has been a great success.总的来说，非常成功。

8 exam   

n.(=examination)检查；考试

参考例句：

• I hope to pass this exam.我希望通过这次考试。
• His exam results were good.他的测验成绩不错。

9 expect   

vt.预期，期待，料想

参考例句：

• Don't expect me to run after you all your life.别指望我伺候你一辈子。
• Don't expect too much of his idea.不要对他的主意期望过高。