新概念英語第二冊第15課

1、1Lesson15Goodnews佳音佳音ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmswthwouldseeme.IfeltverynervouswhenIwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdownhesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffdto

2、paysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.Mr.HarmswthIsaidinaweakvoice.Dontinterrupthesaid.ThenhesmiledtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathouspoundsayear!Newwdsexpressions生詞和短語生詞和短語secretaryn.秘書nervo

3、usadj.精神緊張的affdv.負(fù)擔(dān)得起weakadj.弱的interruptv.插話，打斷參考譯文參考譯文秘書告訴我說哈姆斯沃斯先生要見我。我走進(jìn)他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。我進(jìn)去的時候，他連頭也沒抬。待我坐下后，他說生意非常不景氣。他還告訴我，公司支付不起這么龐大的工資開支，有20個人已經(jīng)離去。我知道這次該輪到我了?！肮匪刮炙瓜壬?，”我無力地說?！安灰驍辔业脑挘彼f。然后他微笑了一下告訴我說，我每年將得到1000英鎊的額外收入

4、。1.Goodnews佳音佳音news[nju:z][nju:z]n.1.[u]newinfmationaboutsth.thathashappenedrecently消息；音信e.g.有什么最新消息嗎？What’sthelatest([’leitist]adj.最近的；最新的)news這真是好消息。That’sgreatnews.把你最近的情況全都告訴我。Tellmeallyournews.你有沒有瑪麗的消息？Haveyouhadan

5、ynewsofMary你是想先聽好消息還是壞消息？Doyouwantthegoodnewsthebadnewsfirst一條一則消息apiecebitofnews2.[u]reptsofrecenteventsthatappearinnewspapersontelevisionradio媒體對重要事情的報道；新聞e.g.國內(nèi)國際新聞nationalinternationalnews一則新聞；新聞報道anewsstyitemrept她老上

6、報紙。Sheisalwaysinthenews.這次婚禮成了頭版新聞。Theweddingwasfrontpagenews.3.(thenews)[sing]aregulartelevisionradiobroadcastofthelatestnews(電視或廣播中的)新聞節(jié)目e.g.收聽收看新聞節(jié)目tolistentowatchthenews九點的新聞報道thenineo’clocknews4.[u]apersonthingevent

7、thatisconsideredtobeinterestingenoughtobereptedasnews新聞人物；新聞事件e.g.流行音樂明星們總是新聞人物。Popstarsarealwaysnews.IDM:1.bebadnews(fsb.sth.)tobelikelytocauseproblems對…不利e.g.中央供暖系統(tǒng)可能不利于室內(nèi)植物。Centralheatingisbadnewsfindoplants.aircondit

8、ioner[k?ndi??n?][k?ndi??n?]n.空調(diào)機(jī)；空調(diào)設(shè)備(conditionern.[cu]護(hù)發(fā)劑；護(hù)發(fā)素shampoo[?mpu:][?mpu:]n.(pl.os)[cu]洗發(fā)劑；香波；洗滌劑)heater[hi:t?][hi:t?]n.加熱器；爐子；熱水器33.IfeltverynervouswhenIwentintohisoffice.我走進(jìn)他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。我走進(jìn)他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。nervous

9、[n?:v?s][n?:v?s]adj.1.~(aboutofsth.)anxiousaboutsth.afraidofsth.焦慮的；擔(dān)憂的；惶恐的opposite:confidente.g.我在考試前感到非常緊張。Ifeelverynervousbefeexams.他從未當(dāng)眾講過話，因此他非常緊張。Hehadneverspokeninpublicsohewasverynervous.面試前我感到惶恐不安。Ifeltreallyner

10、vousbefetheinterview.他過去一直不敢邀請我們。Hehadbeennervousaboutinvitingus.這匹馬可能害怕汽車。Thehsemaybenervousofcars.2.easilywriedfrightened神經(jīng)質(zhì)的；易緊張焦慮的；膽怯的：opposite:nerveless([n?:vl?s][n?:vl?s]adj.1.無力的；麻木的2.無謂的；鎮(zhèn)定從容的；勇敢的)e.g.她是個神經(jīng)質(zhì)的女人。你

11、看見她臉上那種神經(jīng)質(zhì)的微笑了嗎？Sheisanervouswoman.Doyouseethatnervoussmileonherface她是個瘦削而又膽怯的女孩兒。Shewasathinnervousgirl.他不是那種好緊張的人。He’snotthenervoustype.3.connectedwiththebody’snervesoftenaffectingyoumentallyemotionally神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的e.g.神經(jīng)紊亂；神經(jīng)

12、癥anervousdisderdisease他的神經(jīng)處于極度疲勞狀態(tài)。Hewasinastateofnervousexhaustion[?gz?:st??n].[?gz?:st??n].adv.nervouslye.g.她露出不安的微笑。Shesmilednervously.n.nervousness[u]e.g.他試圖掩飾他的惶恐不安。Hetriedtohidehisnervousness.nervousbreakdown(alsob

13、reakdown)n.aperiodofmentalillnessinwhichsb.becomesverydepressedanxioustiredcannotdealwithnmallife神經(jīng)衰弱e.g.患神經(jīng)衰弱tohaveanervousbreakdown與nervous容易混淆的另一個詞是irritable(易怒的，急躁的)：irritable[?r?t?bl][?r?t?bl]adj.gettingannoyed(adj.

14、惱怒；生氣；煩惱)easilyshowingyouranger易怒的；暴躁的e.g.我們的老師是位脾氣急躁的老太太。她很容易生氣。Ourteacherisanirritableoldlady.Shegetsangryeasily.irritability[?r?t?b?l?ti][?r?t?b?l?ti]n.[u]irritably[?r?t?bl?][?r?t?bl?]adv.4.Hedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwh

15、enIentered.我進(jìn)去的時候，他連頭也沒抬。我進(jìn)去的時候，他連頭也沒抬。在這句話的lookup中，look是它的本義“看”、“瞧”。lookup一般表示原先在埋頭干什么之后抬頭看：lookup(fromsth.)toraiseyoureyeswhenyouarelookingdownatsth.(在低頭看某物時)抬頭往上看e.g.我進(jìn)房間時，她從書本上抬起頭來看了看。ShelookedupfromherbookasIentered

16、theroom.他聽到聲音后就抬起了頭。(原先在讀書)Helookedup(fromhisbook)whenheheardanoise.lookupvi.(infmal)(ofbusinesssb’ssituationetc.生意、某人的情況等)tobecomebetter好轉(zhuǎn)；改善：e.g.情況終于開始好轉(zhuǎn)了。Atlastthingswerebeginningtolookup.looksb.up[nopassive](infmal)t

17、ovisitmakecontactwithsb.esp.whenyouhavenotseenthemfalongtime(尤指在久別之后)拜訪，看望，接觸：e.g.你下次到倫敦，一定來看我。Dolookmeupthenexttimeyou’reinLondon.looksth.uptolookfinfmationinadictionaryreferencebook(在詞典或參考書中)查閱，查檢e.g.你查一查下一班火車的時間好嗎？Can