英语错不起 第56期:我有三千词,敢装老海龟

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本期话题：我有三千词，敢装老海龟

本期背景音乐：

1. Those were the days, by Mary Hopkin

2. Suite¹ No.2 in B minor², BWV 1067 - 7. Badinerie, composed by J. S. Bach, performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

核心词：

1. the million-dollar question: 指一个价值极大又极难回答的问题

2. I wish life was/were that simple. 要是人生那么简单就好了。

3. be willing to 愿意

4. motive³ 动机

5. take …seriously 严肃对待...

6. dedicate 献出

7. two-way communication 双向交流

8. base on 基于

9. follow-up question 后续问题

10. pose questions 提出问题

11. linguistic⁴ 语言的

12. star in 在...中出演

13. TV show 电视节目

14. tricky⁵ 微妙的

15. assume 假定

16. make assumption 做假定

17. decade 十年

18. globalized 国际化的

19. go on about 唠唠叨叨地谈

20. cycle （自行车）骑行

21. Bravo! 好极了！（叫好时用）

22. teaching service 教学服务

23. opportunity 机会

24. train 训练

25. enjoyable 愉悦的

26. (Quite) on the contrary 恰好相反

27. painful 痛苦的

28. tag question 附加疑问句

29. apply to 适用于

30. play (a role/part) 扮演（角色）

31. masterpiece 杰作

32. a drug dealer⁶ 毒品贩子

33. Better be off now. （我）得走了。

34. freshman⁷ first （大学或高中的）一年级新生，相当于 “first year student”

35. show sb. around 带某人四处转转

几种婉转表述“我不同意你”方式：

1. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know…

2. I almost agree, but have you noticed that…

3. My apologies if my opinions offend you, but..

《能感谢的时候不要道歉》里提及的几种表达：

1. You're such a good listener. Thank you for listening.

2. Sorry I complained too much.

3. Thank you for having hope in me.

4. Sorry I'm such a disappointment.

5. Sorry I'm being such a big loser.

提到的明星：

1. Scarlett Johansson

2. Benedict Cumberbatch

3. Robin⁸ Williams

4. the Cranberries⁹

5. Edward Norton

提到的Edward Norton主演的电影：

1. Leaves of Grass

2. Primal¹⁰ Fear

Sean读的中国婚俗：

Western weddings tend to center around the church vows¹¹ and stuff. But you won't see a lot of religion on Chinese weddings. We focus more on the family. In China, the bride and groom¹² are supposed to offer tea to parents of both sides as a form of respect and appreciation¹³ for upbringing them. It's called the Tea Ceremony. Then the young couple would kneel down and kowtow. In turn, the parents would offer blessings¹⁴ and gifts in the form of Hongbao, which means a red envelop¹⁵ with money inside. The amount varies from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousand dollars. Money is plays a big part on Chinese weddings. The guests would also give Red Envelops¹⁶ as well. But not that much money. Don't worry.

1 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

4 linguistic   

adj.语言的，语言学的

参考例句：

• She is pursuing her linguistic researches.她在从事语言学的研究。
• The ability to write is a supreme test of linguistic competence.写作能力是对语言能力的最高形式的测试。

5 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

6 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

7 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

8 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

9 cranberries   

n.越橘( cranberry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The tart flavour of the cranberries adds piquancy. 越橘的酸味很可口。
• Look at the fresh cranberries. 你看这些新鲜的蔓越橘。 来自无师自通 校园英语会话

10 primal   

adj.原始的；最重要的

参考例句：

• Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
• Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。

11 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

12 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

13 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

14 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 envelop   

vt.包，封，遮盖；包围

参考例句：

• All combine to form a layer of mist to envelop this region.织成一层烟雾又笼罩着这个地区。
• The dust cloud will envelop the planet within weeks.产生的尘云将会笼罩整个星球长达几周。

16 envelops   

v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He glued many envelops yesterday. 他昨天用胶粘了许多信封。 来自辞典例句
• Ask your friends or mother and father to save used envelops for you. 让你的朋友或父母为你留下用过的信封。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）