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1. temporary a. /ˈtempəreri/  临时的，暂时的

temporarily   adv. /ˈtɛmpəˌrɛrili/【注意发音】

If something is temporary, it lasts for only a short time.

为啥temporary表示“暂时的”？

注意： 英文中tempor来自拉丁语tempus，表示“时间”或时间引起的现象

同根词：

音乐中的拍子，节奏叫tempo，为啥？

contemporary为啥表示：当代的；同代的？

比如：Confucius was contemporary with Laozi.

contemporary music

场景造句：

Andy found a temporary job.

He is living at a hotel now, but it’s only temporary.

The hotel is his temporary home.

反义词：永久，永恒的：permanent

【per-完全,从头到尾+ -man-停留，驻立+ -ent：从头到尾停留：永久的】

分享英文中的两句名言：

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.

Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Temporary solutions often become permanent problems.

【A short-term solution leads to a long-term problem.】

2. inch n.

How long is one inch ?  

One inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot.

你知道下面常见的英制单位么？

长度：

1 inch = 2.54cm   

1 foot = 12 inches

1 yard = 3 feet     (0.91 metres)  

1 mile = 1.609km

重量：

盎司：1 ounce = 28.35 grams     

磅： 1 pound = 16 ounces = 453.6 grams  

体积/容量：

品脱：1 pint = 0.473 litres (US) ;0.568 litres (Britain)  

 I had a pint of beer .

加仑：1 gallon = 8 pints = 3.79 litres (US); 4.55 litres (Britain)  

比如：one gallon of water

Every inch:

When you talk about every inch of an area, you are emphasizing the whole of it. 

Every inch of space in the tiny shop was crammed with goods.

【cram v.塞进... be crammed with ...塞满了...】

He looks every inch the super star.   

* Give him an inch and he will take a yard/mile.      

电影《Air Force One》当中：

If you give a mouse a cookie, it's gonna want a glass of milk.

3. space n.

Space既可数又不可数    

难点：啥时可数countable，啥时不可数uncountable？

基本逻辑是：_________________【听记1】

比如：beer和coffee到底可不可数？

* A bottle of beer / Two beers.

* Coffee: a cup of coffee.

I made a coffee for breakfast.

1) 空间

This table takes up too much space.

This table takes up too much room.

场景造句：

The bedroom was pretty big, there was space for two beds and a large couch.

The dining room was also huge, so we had plenty of space to have meals.

2) 空位，空地 

a parking space.  

I found a free parking space.

I'll clear a space for my books.

3)  外太空：outer space 

4.actually adv.实际上，事实上= in fact

为啥actually表示实际上？

作为一个更常用在口语中的副词，往往表示强调：

比如：

The man spoke English so fluently that I thought he was born and raised in the US.

But actually he has never been to the US before.   

此外，

沟通的时候，actually往往可以礼貌地表达________________【听记2】

比如：

Hi, Kevin, do you have a minute?

Actually, I am busy at the moment . Can I talk to you later ?”

听记答案

1. 可数是指容易规定边界；

2. 表达和别人期待不同的观点