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housewife 全职妈妈

her morning routine 她清晨的例行事务

go to the supermarket on her way home 去市场采购食材

run some errands 比如，跑一趟洗衣店和邮局

have an appointment with the pet grooming service

送家里的狗狗洗澡去洗澡

不过这天，似乎有些与众不同。

It was a special day!

词汇学习

1.fancy

She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. 那天上午，她兴奋得什么家务活都不想做，因为晚上她要同丈夫一起去参加一个化妆舞会。

1）a fancy-dress party 化妆舞会

A fancy dress party is where guests dress up in costumes.

2）costume：戏装、道具服

A fancy dress party is also called a costume party.

fancy dress party 偏美式

a costume party 偏英式

3）fancy a. 别致的、精美花哨的

If you describe something as fancy, you mean that it is special, unusual, or elaborate, for example because it has a lot of decoration.

The gift was packaged in a fancy plastic case with attractive graphics.

它装在一个别致的有漂亮图纹的塑料盒子里。

4) 文化扩展：英美文化中的“化妆舞会”

a. dress code：着装要求

b. theme：舞会的主题

节日主题：Halloween Costume Party 万圣节化妆舞会

The most popular choices are a witch’s robe, a skeleton costume, a vampire’s cloak, or a ghost’s garment. 最受欢迎的选择包括女巫的黑袍子、一具骷髅的道具服，吸血鬼的披风，或者鬼魂幽灵的服饰。

自定义主题：

威廉王子Prince William 21岁生日化妆舞会，Out of Africa“走出非洲”；

威廉王子的堂妹Princess Beatrice18岁生日化妆舞会，1888年复古风

2.dress up as

She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.

superman超人／snowwhite白雪公主／a costume rental store 租赁店

1）dress n. 连衣裙 / v. 穿着(被动语态)

He wears a smart black suit.= He is dressed in a smart black suit.

2) dress up 好好穿着打扮一番

You need to dress up for your job interview.

你去面试就得好好穿着打扮。

面试黄金法则之一：The a good first impression does half the work.

Dressing up for a formal occasion shows your respect.

Everyone dressed up for the graduation ball.

3）dress down

If you dress down for an occasion, it means you wear casual clothes for that informal occasion.

公司着装政策：casual Friday 便装星期五＝dress-down Friday

4）dress up as sth/sb

He is planning to dress up as Santa for this Christmas.

这个圣诞节他打算装扮成圣诞老人。

She dressed up as a witch last Halloween.

去年万圣节，她装扮成一名女巫。

3.consist of

Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.

巨大的花束由99朵红玫瑰组成： The huge bunch consists of 99 red roses.

本书由12则短篇故事组成：The book consists of 12 short stories.

这个班由28个男生和2个女生组成：The class consists of 28 boys and 2 girls.

注意：A consist of B，前整后分，不使用被动语态。

对比：compose 被动出镜

The costume was composed of a sheet.

The huge bunch was composed of 99 red roses.

The book was composed of 12 short stories.

The class was composed of 28 boys and 2 girls.

扩展：

1)composer n. 作曲家

2)composition n. 作曲、构图、作文。

Less is more. 大繁至简。

4.effective a. 有效果的

The pill is quite effective. 这药的疗效还挺好的。

This is a very effective speech! 这段演讲铿锵有力很有效果！

对比一：efficient & effective

Efficient means highly effective.

You can find more efficient ways of study here.

对比二：effect & affect

1)effect n. 效果，A has an effect on B.

2)effect和affect都作为动词时：

affect v.

Affect is used to convey the influence over existing ideas, emotions and entities.

Her mother’s death affected her deeply. 她母亲的去世对她产生巨大影响。

effect v.

If you effect something that you are trying to achieve, you succeed in causing it to happen.

The new policies have effected major changes.

The new policies have affected major changes.

总结：

effect: 从0到1的突变

affect: 从1到N的变身

5.read

Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.

read 的全新解读：“阅读书本文字”vs“生活处处是阅读”

1）动词定义：It means to get information from a measuring instrument.

A man came to read the gas meter.

一个男子来查了煤气表。

直接让仪器作主语的read：It means to show a particular weight, pressure.

表示(测量仪器) 读数为啥

The thermometer reads 52 degrees Celcius.

温度计的读数是摄氏52度。

禁止吸烟的标志： This sign reads NO SMOKING.

2）read作为n.

The books is a a good read.

The book is an interesting read.

课后挑战：

他的惊险小说向来引人入胜。（请使用read的名词；复习adj.“引人入胜的”）

6.pace

She tried to explain the situation, saying ‘It’s only me’, but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.

let out a cry：大叫一声

jump back： （像触了电一般）往后弹跳开

several paces之妙：用距离来刻画受惊吓的程度

pace n.

1)= step 走一步

2)行走的速度，步速

The runners have noticeably quickened their pace.

赛跑者明显加快了脚步。

3)某事态发展的速度与节奏

We encourage all students to work at their own pace

(= as fast or as slow as they can) .

我们鼓励学生都按自己的节奏学习

I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country.

我喜爱乡间那悠闲的生活节奏。

比较：pace & rhythm

rhythm更加强调规律性的节奏

the rhythm of the music

the rhythm of the job

the rhythm of the seasons

7.flee

When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him. 理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。

1)flee-fled-fled： quickly run away from sth.

2)slam v.（拟声词)

a. Slam means to shut, or to make sth shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise. 砰地一声重重关上

slam a door、slam a window、slam the lid of a box

b.Slam can also mean to criticize sb. or sth. (such as a movie) forcefully. 猛烈抨击

Don't ever slam me in front of the boss like that again!

以后请别在我老板面前这样说坏我啊。

Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless.

评论家们狠批了这部新电影，说它血腥暴力，毫无意义。

本课重点词汇总结：

1.fancy a. 别致的， 精美的,花哨的

fancy-dress party 化妆舞会（美）

costume party 化妆舞会（英）

2.dress v. 穿着

dress up 穿戴漂亮

dress down 穿戴随意

dress-down Friday = casual Friday 便装星期五

dress up as 穿着打扮成…

3.consist v. 组成

A consist of B = A be composed of B

composer n. 作曲家

composition n. 作曲、构图、作文

4.effective a. 有效的

efficient a. 高效的

effect n.效果 v. 引发

affect v. 影响

5. read

v. 读（表）；（仪器）显示

n. 阅读（体验）

6. pace n. 一步；步调、节奏

7. slam v. 砰地一声重重关上; 猛烈抨击

课后挑战答案：

His thrillers are always a gripping read.