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1. versus 

It is Germany versus Brazil in the final.

Versus常常会简写为VS,比赛、游戏的对阵双方：A  VS  B

比如：Houston Rockets VS Los Angeles Lakers

2. circus n.马戏团，马戏

词源：Circus，源自于拉丁语，原义指=a circle, a ring

听录音：文化拓展：世界上最与众不同的马戏团

When it comes to circuses, we may think of clowns, acrobats and animal shows.【clown n.小丑acrobat n.杂技演员  acrobatics  n.杂技】

But one particular circus in the world is very different.

Cirque du Soleil= "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus"

Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest theatrical producer in the world.  

The circus industry was declining in the 1980s.Children cried out for video games rather than a visit to the travelling circus. Different forms of art are included in the shows to tell a whole story.  

街头杂耍street performance、歌剧opera、芭蕾舞ballet、摇滚乐rock music

Despite the absence of performing animals, its theatrical, character-driven approach helped define Cirque du Soleil as the contemporary circus.

Cirque du Soleil reinvented the circus industry.

《Blue Ocean Strategy》：Cirque du Soleil reconstructed the industry to create a blue ocean.

所以，Thinking out of the box helps a person or a company stand out.

3. present 

这个词是特别常用，意思特别多：记住两组重要的意思:

第一组：跟“__________”有关 【听记1】

1) 名词表示“礼物”= gift

生日礼物:  birthday present

圣诞礼物：Christmas present

2)“赠予，授予”  

To present someone with something means to give it to them formally.  

用法：Present sth. to Sb / present sb. with sth.

市长给获胜者颁发金牌。

The mayor presented a gold medal to the winner .   

= The mayor presented the winner with a gold metal.

3)“展示，陈述”

我会用一个图表来展示统计数据。

I will present the statistics using a chart.

CEO将向公司董事会陈述一个报告。

The CEO will present a report to the board.    

Presentation n.陈述,演讲

Give /make a presentation  

The professor gave a presentation on China’s economy.

第二组；跟“__________”有关 【听记2】

1)  n.目前,当下  adj.目前的，当前的

At present, we are faced with a climate crisis.

The world has to take measures to solve the present crisis.  【这里present是形容词】

2) adj.出席

The president will be present at the UN Conference on Human Environment.  

4. accompany v.陪伴

company n.陪伴

* 回顾：31课中我们曾学过company的核心意思：

Company这个词最根本的意思the state of having another person with you   词根：com = together ; -pany =bread, company =“bread fellow”

* 同伴，伴侣：companion

比如：a travelling companion; My dog is my closest companion.

听录音：罗马士兵是怎么分面包的？

* 在company前面加上前缀ac表示意思加强，accompany作为动词表示“陪伴”

To accompany means to go with someone.

Wherever the master went, the dog would accompany him.

Children under ten must be accompanied by an adult.

In everyday English, people usually say go with or come with someone instead of accompany. 

Do you want me to go with you to the hospital?

引申义：伴奏

The pianist accompanied the singer on the piano.

5. approach vi./vt.接近

核心含义：接近

词源：proach来自拉丁词根prope的变形，表示near

ap（= to）+ proach（near）= come near to ; get closer to ...

场景造句：

问路场景：

Excuse me, may I ask where the subway station is?

Just go down the street. As you approach a shopping mall, you'll see the subway station on the left.

注意：approach还可以指：______________的接近【听记3】

The New Year is approaching.   

The profits of the company last year approached 10 million dollars.  

引申义1：接洽，提一些要求

The CFO of the company approached the bank for a loan.

John approached me abut designing a logo for the club.   

引申义2：路径，方法

We will adopt a new approach to learning.

拓展：同根词：approximately adv.大约(=almost,about)  

【也来自拉丁词根prope = near】

The trip took approximately three hours.

6. weigh v.重

之前我们学过：重量weight.

如何问重量？

How much does the watermelon weigh ?

Let me weigh it.  

It weighs 5 kg.

An elephant can weigh over 10,000 pounds.

An elephant can weigh a few tons.

引申义：表示“掂量，权衡”

Mary was weighing the several options.

weigh the benefits against the costs

Before making a decision, we have to weigh the benefits against the costs.

weigh up the pros and cons

Before we make a decision, especially an important one, we have to weigh up the pros and cons.

听记答案 

1. 给予

2. 时间

3. 时间、数字