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1. hostess   n.女主人

来自于主人：host

When you attend a party, the hostess is the lady who has invited the guests and provides the food, drink, or entertainment.  

hostess也可以指电视电台节目的“女主人”，也就是节目主持人。

But you have to know the hostess can also mean a woman who introduces and talks to the guests on a television or radio show.【男主持叫host】

For example, Oprah Winfrey is a famous talk show hostess in America.

She is best known for hosting her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show. The show was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history.

She is dubbed（被称作） the "Queen of All Media".                   

She is praised for creating a more intimate（亲切） and confessional（坦诚，告白的）form of media communication.

She has also been ranked as the most influential woman in the world.      

构词法小知识：-ess是女性的后缀：

比如：waitress / waiter; actress /actor; goddess /god; princess/ prince。

2. tight 

（1）核心含义：紧

Tight clothes or shoes are small and fit closely to your body, which make you feel uncomfortable.

These shoes are so tight that I can hardly walk.

The best way to forget all your other troubles is to wear tight shoes.

Susan was wearing a tight dress.            

The dress was a tight fit.

The dress is a perfect fit.

Tight也表示动作上的“紧”

You must hold tight to my hand when crossing the road.

（2）引申义：tight紧的意思

猜猜看下面的表达什么意思：

I’m afraid I can’t make it to your party tomorrow,

Because I have a very tight schedule.

After the terrorist attack, the US government is keeping tight control on immigration.            

After the terrorist attack, the US government tightens its immigration control.    

During the economic crisis, money was tight for most families.

Most families had to tighten their belt to make ends meet.

3. fix v .

（1）核心意思：固定，安装

If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly.

用法：fix A to/on B  把A固定在B上

I fixed a new handle on the door.

I fixed a shelf to the wall. 

（2）引申义：

猜猜下面的表达：            

引申义1：

Vincent fixed his eyes on the sketch.

He fixed his mind on designing a new car.

用法：fix one’s attention/eyes/mind on sb./sth.

引申义2： 确定，明确

Andy：I was wondering if you have time for dinner today.

Peter： I would love to but my schedule is kinda tight this week. Shall we fix a time for dinner next week?  

引申义3：修理

To fix something also means to repair something that is broken or not wong properly

Kevin： Excuse me, Michael, Could you help me fix my bicycle ?

Michael：Sure, but I have to fix my computer first. Just wait a moment.

I will fix your problem later.

4. globe 

1）地球仪

A globe is a round object with a map of the world on it.

2） 全球= world

travel around the world / globe

global  a .全球的，地球的

Our world is becoming a global village.

There are some common problems facing people all around the globe.

比如：

Our living environment is affected by the global climate change.

The global economy can be hit by a global financial crisis.    

We are now living in a globalized world.

【注意：-ize表示动词，意思是：_______________________（听记1）

比如：localize,  modernize,  digitalize,  urbanize】

Globalization and digitization are two irreversible trends.

5. despairn.绝望

Despair a feeling that you have no hope at all.

构词法:  spair，sper表示“希望”

despair n./v.绝望

desperate adj.绝望的   desperate housewives

prosper v.繁荣昌盛

He was in despair after losing his job and family.

Rollo May：“Courage is not the absence of despair. It is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.” 

Life begins on the other side of despair.

With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of

hope.

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