新概念英语第三册 Lesson 40(词汇4)
■indulge v. 使沉迷(to allow oneself to enjoy sth)常用短语：indulge oneself in sth. 沉迷于...... == be indulged in
Eg: He indulged himself in smoking and drinking.
He was indulged in smoking and drinking.
v. 纵容, 放任，迁就(to allow oneself / sb to have whatever one / he likes or wants)
Eg: She indulges her only son.
■seriously adv. 严肃地，认真地，真诚地(in a serious way)
常用短语：take sb / sth seriously 郑重对待，认真对待
Eg: When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. (NCE3 lesson 1)
在本课中，seriously出现了两次，已用蓝色字体在课文中标出，其中一次就是上述短语的应用。
■silly adj. 无意义的，无聊的，傻的，糊涂的(not showing thought or understanding)
比较：
foolish愚蠢的，笨的，不明智的，人及言行缺乏良好的判断力(showing lack of good sense or judgment)
Eg: I remonstrated him not to do anything foolish.
silly 无意义的， 无聊的，无知的
Eg: Being called silly is not compliment./ Don't play such a silly hoax.
stupid愚蠢的，不聪明的，没有判断力的(showing lack of good judgment; slow to learn or understand things; not intelligent or clever)
Eg: His son is as stupid as all./What a stupid thing to do!
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