Lesson 5
1.exact n.1.確切的，精確的 2.對的
to be exact 確切地說
A:There was a national election, last month, wasn't there?
A:上個月有一個全民大選，是嗎?
B:The month before, to be exact.
B:更準確地說，是在上上個月。
2.fire n. 刀.火，火災(zāi) vt.開槍，解雇，開除
have many/several/other irons in the fire 很忙，忙于很多事情
例句：I'm not ready to set up a company right now. I have many irons in the fire.
現(xiàn)在開公司我還沒準備好，我有很多別的事情要做。
3.Inform vt.通知，告訴
keep sb. informed about 關(guān)于…要及時通知某人(to inform sb. of sth. any time necessary)
例句：Please keep us informed about the changes of address.
如果更換住址的話，請及時通知我們。
4.prison n. 監(jiān)獄
go to jail ( prison)進監(jiān)獄 (be thrown into prison)
例句：There is a chance that the police will find out about the plan, then James will go to jail.
有一種可能是警方會發(fā)現(xiàn)這個計劃，那么詹姆斯就要進監(jiān)獄了。
5.publish Vt.1.出版，刊印 2.公布，發(fā)表
have (get)... published 發(fā)表(publish an article or a book)
例句：1.He had a detective story published last year and now he's trying to get a novel about the automobile industry published.
他去年發(fā)表了一篇偵探小說，現(xiàn)在他正試圖發(fā)表一部關(guān)于汽車工業(yè)的長篇小說。
2.You have to revise some parts of it if you want to get it putnished.
如果你想把它發(fā)表的話就得修改其中某些部分。
6.read vt.閱讀，朗讀，看懂
read through通讀
A:Now if you have any questions concening this agreement. I'll be happy to try to answer them.
A:如果你對這一協(xié)議有疑問的話，我會很高興能為您解答。
B:Nothing comes to my mind right now. But I'd like to read it through once more before signing.
B:現(xiàn)在我還沒有什么問題。但是在簽字之前我想再通讀一遍。
poetry reading 詩歌朗誦會
例句：Will you come to my poetry reading next week?
下個星期你來參加我的詩歌朗誦會嗎?
7.step n. 臺階
step by step 一步一步：逐漸地;慢慢地(同義的習(xí)語還有：bit by bit，little by little，word by word, line by line, one step at a time等)
A:I simply can't get this chair put together properly.
A:我怎么也不能把這張椅子裝好。
B:If you follow the instructions step by step, I'm sure everything will fit together.
B:如果你一步步按照說明做的話，我敢肯定會裝好的。
1.exact n.1.確切的，精確的 2.對的
to be exact 確切地說
A:There was a national election, last month, wasn't there?
A:上個月有一個全民大選，是嗎?
B:The month before, to be exact.
B:更準確地說，是在上上個月。
2.fire n. 刀.火，火災(zāi) vt.開槍，解雇，開除
have many/several/other irons in the fire 很忙，忙于很多事情
例句：I'm not ready to set up a company right now. I have many irons in the fire.
現(xiàn)在開公司我還沒準備好，我有很多別的事情要做。
3.Inform vt.通知，告訴
keep sb. informed about 關(guān)于…要及時通知某人(to inform sb. of sth. any time necessary)
例句：Please keep us informed about the changes of address.
如果更換住址的話，請及時通知我們。
4.prison n. 監(jiān)獄
go to jail ( prison)進監(jiān)獄 (be thrown into prison)
例句：There is a chance that the police will find out about the plan, then James will go to jail.
有一種可能是警方會發(fā)現(xiàn)這個計劃，那么詹姆斯就要進監(jiān)獄了。
5.publish Vt.1.出版，刊印 2.公布，發(fā)表
have (get)... published 發(fā)表(publish an article or a book)
例句：1.He had a detective story published last year and now he's trying to get a novel about the automobile industry published.
他去年發(fā)表了一篇偵探小說，現(xiàn)在他正試圖發(fā)表一部關(guān)于汽車工業(yè)的長篇小說。
2.You have to revise some parts of it if you want to get it putnished.
如果你想把它發(fā)表的話就得修改其中某些部分。
6.read vt.閱讀，朗讀，看懂
read through通讀
A:Now if you have any questions concening this agreement. I'll be happy to try to answer them.
A:如果你對這一協(xié)議有疑問的話，我會很高興能為您解答。
B:Nothing comes to my mind right now. But I'd like to read it through once more before signing.
B:現(xiàn)在我還沒有什么問題。但是在簽字之前我想再通讀一遍。
poetry reading 詩歌朗誦會
例句：Will you come to my poetry reading next week?
下個星期你來參加我的詩歌朗誦會嗎?
7.step n. 臺階
step by step 一步一步：逐漸地;慢慢地(同義的習(xí)語還有：bit by bit，little by little，word by word, line by line, one step at a time等)
A:I simply can't get this chair put together properly.
A:我怎么也不能把這張椅子裝好。
B:If you follow the instructions step by step, I'm sure everything will fit together.
B:如果你一步步按照說明做的話，我敢肯定會裝好的。