新概念英語第四冊慣用語整理Lesson38

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Lesson 38
    1.alcohol n. 1.酒精;乙醇2.酒;含酒精的飲料
    alcohol(drug) abuse 酗酒(吸毒上癮)(frequently get overdrunk or take drugs)
    例句:Brain scans show alcohol abuse kills brain cells.
    大腦掃描結(jié)果表明酗酒能殺死腦細(xì)胞。
    2.brush vt. 刷 n. 1.毛刷,刷子2.畫筆
    brush up (on) 將…再揀起來,再學(xué)習(xí)
    例句:I really need to brush up on my math.
    我的數(shù)學(xué)真得再揀一下了。
    3.concentrate vt.&vi.1.專心于;注意:集中(注意力);聚精會神2.集中,聚集,使…集中(或集合、聚集)
    concentrate on 專心/集中精力 (pay all attention to)
    S例句:Shouldn't she concentrate on doing her school work?
    雉道她不該專心做功課嗎?
    3.spirit n. 情緒;心情,精神;[p/.]酒精
    brighten one's spirits 使情緒好起來
    例句:The flowers in the window really brighten my spirits.
    櫥窗里的鮮花真地使我的心情好了起來。
    4.supply n. 供應(yīng)
    school supplies 學(xué)習(xí)必需品(同義習(xí)語:class supplies)
    A:Is the bookstore usually so crowded?
    A:書店總是這么擁擠嗎?
    B:It's the beginning of the year. Everybody had to buy supplies for class.
    B:現(xiàn)在是年初,大家都在買學(xué)習(xí)必需品。
    5.waste vt./vi. 浪費(fèi),濫用;損耗,消耗 adj.廢的,丟棄的 n. 廢料,荒地;浪費(fèi)
    a waste of time 時間的浪費(fèi),浪費(fèi)時間
    例句:This seminar is simply a waste of time.
    這個課程簡直就是浪費(fèi)時間。
    6.responsible adj. 須負(fù)責(zé)的,承擔(dān)責(zé)任的,有責(zé)任感的
    responsible for 對...負(fù)責(zé)(legally or morally obliged; having the duty of looking after)
    例句:1.Each state is responsible for its own education system.
    每個州都對自己的教育體制負(fù)責(zé)。
    2.Some people are responsible for the music to which the dancers move, the theme of the ballet story.
    有些人負(fù)責(zé)創(chuàng)作給舞蹈演員伴奏的音樂和芭蕾舞劇的主題。
    7.sharp adj. 鋒利的,銳利的;敏銳的,機(jī)警的;刺耳的;刺骨的;尖刻的;嚴(yán)厲的;adv.(指時刻)整,準(zhǔn)
    (time) sharp... 點整 (exactly...o'clock)
    例句:My watch is 8:OO sharp. Is it right?
    我的表現(xiàn)在8點整,對嗎?
    8.sore adj. 疼痛的,惱火的 n.痛處,瘡口
    a sore foot (throat) 腳(嗓子)疼(feeling pain in one's foot or throat)
    A:Did you go shopping this afternoon?
    A:今天下午去逛街了嗎?
    B:Yes, but all I got was a sore foot.
    B:是的,但我的收獲就是腳疼。
    9.tough adj. 困難的;艱苦的;兇惡的 n.暴徒,兇手
    That's really tough.真倒霉,真糟糕(How unlucky!)
    A:Last night, Jack left his car parked in front of his girlfriend's house and when he came out to go home, it was gone.
    A:昨天晚上,杰克把車停在女朋友家門口,當(dāng)他出來要回家時,車不見了。
    B:Wow! That's really tough!
    B:哇噢!真倒霉!
    10.use v. 使用,利用;習(xí)慣 n. 用處;使用權(quán)
    get used to 習(xí)慣于;適應(yīng)(form the habit of; get accustomed to<對照:be used to習(xí)慣,used to過去常常>)
    A:How are you enjoying life in the country?
    A:你喜歡鄉(xiāng)村生活嗎?
    B:I'm getting used to it.
    B:我正在習(xí)慣這種生活。
    例句:1.I'm having a hard time getting used to such a big house.
    我很難適應(yīng)住這樣一個大房子。
    2.I've got used to my roommate's smoking.
    我已經(jīng)習(xí)慣我同屋抽煙了。