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1.fortune-teller n.算命师

1）fortune: <命运>：

A fortune-teller is a person who tells your fortune. In other words, a fortune-teller tells you what will happen to you in the future.  

Fortuna /fɔ:'tju:nə/ 命运女神，幸运女神

Fortuna is the Roman goddess of fortune and good luck.

the Wheel of Fortune

幸运的：fortunate

不幸的：unfortunate

2）fortune <运气> = luck

I wish you good fortune. = I wish you good luck.

Fortune smiled on him （= He had good luck） .            

3）Fortuna 还拿着什么呢？

* cornucopia n.象征丰饶的羊角； 丰富，丰饶，丰盛

The Fortune Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is published annually by Fortune magazine.

Mike has made a fortune.

Mike has made a small fortune.

The dinner cost me a fortune.

The dinner cost me an arm and a leg.

2. crystal n.水晶

palm-reading, palm reader.

crystal-gazing < 水晶球占卜术>

Crystal gazing means staring into a crystal ball in order to see images relating to future events.

The images are explained as meaningful information that can be used to help make important decisions in a person’s life.

Crystal-gazing has a long history in the western world .

Celtic druids are thought to be the first people to use the crystal ball for the purpose of predicting the future. 

Crystal-gazing也可称作：Scrying

By the 5th century AD, scrying was widespread within the Roman Empire.

At that time, Christians believed that evil spirits and witches inhabited（居住，栖息） crystal balls and that any message from them came from the devil.

But by 1824, a law was passed in England making scrying illegal.

However, garden gazing balls became popular during Victorian times: colored glass globes were supposed to produce a peaceful and calm state of mind for those who gazed upon them.

Crystal clear来表示清澈透明，就好像水晶一般，

The lake water is crystal clear.  

My point is crystal clear.  

The conclusion is crystal clear : predicting the future through crystal-gazing is ridiculous.

3. future n.未来  adj.未来的

造句练习：

In the near future, we will be able to land on Mars.

* in the near future

in the immediate future （近期）  

In the distant future, our future generations will be able to live on other planets.

* in the distant future

future generations [future在这里是一个形容词]

Education will help kids build a better future.

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

4. fair 

1） n.集市；

county/state fair县/州集市

有些地方的fair就是以露天游乐场，也叫funfair；在美国也叫carnival嘉年华会。

Travelling carnival or travelling funfair. Unlike an amusement park, a travelling carnival or travelling funfair is moved from place to place.

Fair也可以是特定产品的“集市”，产品展销会

book fair / flower fair / temple fair     

1） Fair做形容词：核心是：beautiful美丽

下面这些意思有啥联系？

* a fair lady: 《My fair lady》

* fair skin

* a fair and breezy day

2） fair adj.公平的

fair play / a fair deal

想想：那为啥fair还有一个重要的意思“公平”？

补充两个表达：

1）fair share 应该承担的公平份额

Mr Obama said the wealthy and corporations should pay their "fair share" to cut the deficit.

2）win sth. fair and square / beat sb. fair and square

We will win the game fair and square.

We will beat our rivals fair and square.

When you say that someone won a competition,or beat someone else fair and square, you mean that they won honestly and without cheating.