备考中级口译：词汇和语法汇总(四)

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　　第十一节
        　　Chance
        　　Basic need
        　　音形义
        　　Everyday Expressions
        　　n. [C] 孩子
        　　Tom’s first child died two days after he got divorced.
        　　n. 无经验的人,行动像小孩子的人
        　　My wife is a child in financial matters. (我的妻子不善于理财。)
        　　n. 产儿，产物
        　　His books were the children of his brain.
        　　衍生词语
        　　childish (幼稚的,孩子气的);
        　　childlike (天真的,特指大人的言行);
        　　childhood (童年);
        　　childless (无子女的);
        　　常见搭配 Useful Phrases
        　　临产胎儿 --- child about-to-be-born
        　　淘气的孩子 --- naughty child
        　　任性的孩子 --- wilful child
        　　彬彬有礼的孩子 --- a well-behaved child
        　　有天赋的孩子 --- a gifted child
        　　独生子 --- the only child
        　　抚养孩子 --- raise a child
        　　习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
        　　wild child --- 舞会狂 (party animal)
        　　child's play --- 极易做的事，小菜一碟；不重要的行为
        　　生活用语 Street Talks
        　　A: Daddy, uncle Willie is too fat.
        　　B: Huh! He’ll be angry when he hears that.
        　　C: Let it be, honey. He’s only a child. Children and fools speak the truth.
        　　A: That’s not fair!
        　　B: Stop acting like such a child! (别这么幼稚。)
        　　A: Was the test difficult?
        　　B: Child’s play. (小儿科。)
        　　I’m a real wild child. I like to drink, chase women, and smoke weed. (大麻)
        　　电影对白 Transcripts
        　　句型  The doctors had begged me to take drugs, but I kept saying Iwouldn’t do anything to hurt my child. 《情归巴黎》
        　　All children are hideous at the age of eight. 《西雅图夜未眠》
        　　对话  Sabrina: What was he like as a child? Mr. Fairchild: Shorter. 《情归巴黎》
        　　Forrest: I liked that guitar. It sounded good. I started moving around to the music, swingin’ my hips. This night, me and mama was out shoppin’ and we walked right by Pitsey’s Furnature and Appliance store, Guess what... (Elvis was on TV dancing the way that Forrest taught him)
        　　Mrs.Gump: This is not for children’s eyes. 《阿甘正传》
        　　谚语 Proverbs
        　　Children and fools cannot lie.孩子和傻子，不会说谎。
        　　The child is father of the man 童年的经历可决定成年以后的性格（三岁看大）。
        　　第十二节
        　　Chance
        　　Basic need
        　　音形义
        　　Everyday Expressions
        　　n. [C] (时)钟
        　　I set my alarm clock for 6.30. (我把闹钟拨到6点半响。)
        　　v. 计时；记录
        　　This old car has clocked up another 50,000 kilometers. (这部老爷车已经行驶了5万公里）
        　　v. 达到（速度）
        　　He clocked 9.6 seconds for the 100 meters. (他用9.6秒跑完100米)
        　　复合词语
        　　clockwise (顺时针);
        　　clock tower (钟楼);
        　　clock watcher (总看钟点等着下班的人)
        　　常见搭配 Useful Phrases
        　　把钟拨准 --- put the clock right
        　　把钟拨慢 --- turn back the clock
        　　把钟拨快 --- set a clock ahead
        　　争分夺秒 --- race work against the clock
        　　给钟上发条 --- wind a clock
        　　抢时间 --- fight the clock
        　　连轴转 --- work around the clock
        　　习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
        　　clock in/ clock out ---（上班/ 下班）签到；打卡
        　　stay the clock --- 不介意时间 (forget about time)
        　　around the clock --- 夜以继日
        　　生活用语 Street Talks
        　　A: Damn George, he’s trying to kill the clock. (为保持分数而拿着球拖延比赛时间）
        　　B: We’ve got to stop him. Come on!
        　　If you don’t shut up, buster, I’m gonna clean your clock! (狠揍你一顿)
        　　A: All staff in the company are required to clock in. (记录上班时间)
        　　B: Clock in? You mean punch in? (同样表示记录上班时间)
        　　A: Yes!
        　　B: Do we have staff who usually clock in late?
        　　A: Sometimes, yes.
        　　B: Well I used to set my alarm clock for exactly 7 o’clock a.m. I’m sure I won’t be late for work.
        　　Let’s stay the clock babygirl, and enjoy ourselves. (忘记时间)
         
         
       
            
            

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        　　第十三节（原教材也为第十二节）
        　　Company
        　　Basic need
        　　音形义
        　　Everyday Expressions
        　　n. 同伴
        　　I don’t feel at home in Alice’s company. (觉得不自在。)
        　　n. 陪伴
        　　George keeps his own company. (独来独往)
        　　n. 公司
        　　This company laid off 100 hands. (人)公司名通常简写为: Co.例：史密斯公司--- Smith Co.
        　　衍生词语
        　　companion (伙伴);
        　　companionship (友谊，伴侣关系);
        　　常见搭配 Useful Phrases
        　　出版社 --- a publishing company
        　　陪伴 --- for company
        　　和某人一道 --- keep sb. company
        　　和…交往，与…为友--- keep company with
        　　和…一起 --- be in company with
        　　断绝来往 --- part company
        　　习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
        　　company man --- (白领阶层的)受雇者
        　　Two is company, three is crowd. --- 两人为伴,三人添乱.
        　　生活用语 Street Talks
        　　A: Jack doesn’ t enjoy the company of the opposite sex!（不喜欢与异性作伴）
        　　B: What a queer bird! (多奇怪的人啊！)
        　　C: No, I don’t think so. I think he’s glad of Joanna’s company!
        　　A: See, they’re over there!!!
        　　A: What does your son do for a living?
        　　B: He works for a shipping company.
        　　A: John and Kate are keeping company. (谈恋爱）
        　　B: Well I don’t think they are serious. Parents usually remind their kids to avoid the company of strangers. (避免与陌生人交往)
        　　电影对白 Transcripts
        　　句型  Anyway, like I was saying, I had a lot of company. 《阿甘正传》
        　　He graduated from Yale at 19 and took his mother and company for a ride on the fiber-optic highway, and turned a one hundred million dollar family business into some serious money. 《情归巴黎》
        　　I’m too busy with this company. 《情归巴黎》
        　　It’s like what happens when I watch those phone company ads.《西雅图夜未眠》
        　　谚语 Proverbs
        　　Better go it alone than to be in bad company.宁可一人独往，莫与坏人为伴。
        　　You may know a man by the company he keeps.只见其友则知其人。
        　　第二部分 语汇练习
        　　I. 下面这些人们常见的 actions 到底指什么呢，请填空说明(有可能有多种含义)。
        　　1. People often smile when …………………………………………………………………………
        　　2. They often breathe quickly after…………………………………………………………………..
        　　3. They laugh when…………………………………………………………………………………..
        　　4. They blow their noses……………………………………………………………………………..
        　　5.They shake their heads……………………………………………………………………………..
        　　6. They cry…………………………………………………………………………………………
        　　7. They yawn when…………………………………………………………………………………..
        　　Possible Answer: 1. they’re happy or being polite
        　　2. running
        　　3. they’re happy or when there is something very funny
        　　4. when they have a cold
        　　5. when they want to say “no”
        　　6. when they’re sad
        　　7. when they’re tired or bored
        　　II. 人通常被形容成为某种动物。下列这些与动物有关的形容词是描写人的状态，请划线对应。
        　　sheepish:                 malicious-tongued
        　　cocky                    bad-tempered
        　　Mousy:                  dull, uninteresting, shy, quiet
        　　dogged:                  stubborn
        　　catty                     awkwardly self-conscious
        　　ratty                     arrogant
        　　III. 下列一对单词中的黑体字母发音是否相同？ 请分辨并注明音标。
        　　Examples: whale water (different)    cat   camel (same)
        　　1. lion       tiger        2. leopard       mosquito
        　　3. bear       eagle       4. gorilla        giraffe
        　　5. spider     wild        6. monkey       mosquito
        　　7. camel     snake       8. leopard       shark
        　　9. dog       wasp       10 mouse        cow
        　　keys:  1 same /ai/           2  different /e/, /?/            3 different  /??/ /?:/            4 different /g/ /??/
        　　5 same /ai/           6 different /?/ /?/              7 different /? /  /ei/            8 different/?:/ /?:/
        　　9 same /?/           10 same /au/
        　　IV. 下面有十四个单词分别对应人体的部位，请从横向或纵向排列中找出来。
        　　C    E    L    B    O    W    A
        　　H    T     I    A    E    N    R
        　　I     O    P    C    Y    A    M
        　　N    E    C    K    E     I    H
        　　I     H    A    N    K    L    E
        　　K    C    H    E     S    T    E
        　　C    H    E    E     K    A    L
        　　Keys: chin, elbow, toe, neck, lip, eye, cheek, chest, ankle, arm, heel, nail, back, knee,
        　　VI. 有些名词叫集合名词，即描述一个群体的名词，不需要加 s或 es,如 people, gang等。请用下列的集合名词填空。 company  team   crew   staff    cast
        　　1. A ……………of rescue-workers arrived at the scene of disaster.
        　　2. The …………..were all saved when the ship sank.
        　　3. The …………….are rehearsing a new production.
        　　4. The ………………were all amateurs.
        　　5. The  ………………are on strike.
        　　Keys: 1. team  2. crew 3. company(指一群演员) 4. cast (指演员阵容) 5. staff