新概念英語第三冊課堂筆記-第14課

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Lesson 14
     A noble gangster
     貴族歹徒
    【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
     ★gangster
    n. 歹徒,強盜
    a band of gangsters 一伙強盜
    robber 搶劫犯,搶劫者;bandit強盜,土匪
    brigand 強盜,土匪,盜賊,草寇;書面用語
    hooligan 流氓,不良分子
    hoodlum 罪犯,惡漢;口語
    rascal 淘氣,搗蛋鬼;口語
     ★Chicago
    n. 芝加哥(美國城市)
     ★protection
    n. 保護
    protection money 保護費
    protect v.: protect from
    We must protect our eyes from the sunshine.
    protective adj. 保護的
    protector n. 保護者
    protege n. 被保護者
     ★promptly
    adv. 準時地
    I give him a ring and he call me back promptly
    He was so sleepy that he went to sleep promptly.
    on time 準時/in time 及時
    punctually adv. 守時地
     ★destroy
    v. 毀掉;消滅
    destroy n. 強盜毀滅,消滅,完全的摧毀
    The earthquake destroyed the city./You destroyed his dream.
    damage n. v.強調(diào)受損程度不很嚴重,可以被修復
    The big clock was damaged.
    break v.n. 強調(diào)弄壞,弄斷
    Two of the strings were broken.
    spoil v. 強調(diào)把事情攪和了
    spoil the party; spoil the holiday
     ★remarkable
    adj. 不尋常的
    remarkable adj.: unusual; uncommon; extraordinary
    a remarkable event 不同尋常的事件;an extraordinary event
    outstanding adj.突出的,杰出的,卓越的
    Our headmaster is an outstanding youth.
    distinguished adj. 杰出的,卓越的,不同非凡的
    eminent adj. 顯赫的,杰出的,有名的,優(yōu)良的
    a distinguished physicist; an eminent surgeon; an eminent judge
    a distinguished layer
    well-known adj. 強調(diào)眾所周知的
    famous adj. 因卓越的貢獻和成績而流芳百世的
    She is well-known in the musical world/This is well-known fact.
    He is a famous moviestar./ Luxun is famous for his articles.
    notorious adj. 臭明昭著的,臭名遠揚的;be famous for bad things
    Hitler is notorious.
    infamous adj. 身名狼藉的
    renowned adj. 某人或某事以其獨特的品質(zhì)、個性而聞名
    Hangzhou is renowned for...
     ★hand
    n. 幫,團伙
    a band of robbers 一伙強盜
    mob n. 表示貶義色彩的團伙、幫派;a mob of hooligans 一伙流氓
    gang n. 一伙;a gang of thieves
    nest n. 窩;a nest of bandits
    pack n. 團伙、幫派;a pack of hoodlums
     ★Florence
    n. 佛羅倫薩(意大利城市)
     ★city-state
    n. (古代)城邦
     ★hire
    v. 租出,雇給
    hire;rent;let;employ
    hire out; rent out 租給
    Does this firm hire out cars?
    rent out 租給,雇給;主要強調(diào)出租房屋
    He rent out his house to a tourist.
    let 出租房屋;let his house/Please let your house to me.
    hire from; rent hrom 租進來
    He hired a car from us/ I rent a room from Mrs.Johnson.
    hire 指短期雇傭體力勞動者
    employ 指長期雇傭或聘用腦力勞動者
    We employed her as our advisor.
    The factory employed 500 workers.
    He hired two helpers
     ★prince
    n. 君主,諸候
     ★Florentine
    n. 佛羅倫薩人
     ★funeral
    n. 葬禮
     ★dedicate
    v. 奉獻,題獻給
    dedicate to
    He dedicated his first book to his mother
    dedicate 獻身,奉獻;比devote更為正式而莊重
    I devote my time to helping my students.
    He dedicates his life to his motherland.
    He dedicated his life to science.
     ★memory
    n. 紀念
    You have a