1.Lancaster bomber
兰开斯特轰炸机
The Lancaster Bomber was Britain's premier(最重要的)heavy bomber during World War II .
Bomber来自Bomb n. /bɑm/
注意:bomber第二个b不发音。
类似地:climber第二个b也不发音
1)bomb n.炸弹
atomic bomb
time bomb
Air pollution is a public health time bomb.
Deforestation is an environmental time bomb.
2)v.轰炸
As retaliation(报仇)for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,
the American air force bombed Tokyo.
The Doolittle Raid,也是电影《Pearl Harbor》的背景。
口语:
* I bombed my math test.
* I screwed up my math test .
* I messed up my math test .
I hope you will ace your test.
2.remote adj.偏远的
= distant, far wary
Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live.
a remote village
a remote mountain
in the remote past/future
= in the distant past/future
remote control n.遥控器
When you want to turn on the TV, you will use a remote control.
口语中也常简称为“_______” 【听记1】
词根:mot = move
记忆:re=back mote=move
remote =“move back”
promote : pro=forward + mote=move
1)promote economic growth
2)Michael was promoted to senior manager.
3)promote the product
promotion n.促进,晋升,促销
emotion n.
3.wreck n.残骸
A wreck is a ship, car, plane, or building
which has been badly damaged , especially in an accident.
After the accident, the car was a total wreck.
We can see the real Titanic wreck in the movie Titanic directed by James Cameron.
As a deep sea explorer, James Cameron made several dives to visit the Titanic wreck before making the movie.
Cameron says,"I made the movie because I wanted to do an expedition(探险) to the wreck of the Titanic, and I did explore it."
4.aerial survey 航空勘察、测量
1)aerial航空的
前缀:aer- aero- 来自“air”空气,所以,往往引申为“_______”【听记2】
比如:
飞机aeroplane
空袭:aerial attack
航拍照片:aerial photographs
2)survey 勘测,调查
词源:
sur-= super,如surface;
vey = vis = see表示“看”(比如:Visit );
aerial survey
social survey
carry out/conduct/ do a survey of sth
We conducted a survey of the kids in remote areas.
We carried out an on-line survey of Chinese Internet users.(Chinese netizens)
We surveyed ten thousand netizens for the final report.
Of the ten thousand internet users surveyed,90% surf the internet on a daily basis.
5.rescue v.营救,救援
(1) Rescue和Save意思接近,但和save有啥细微区别?
save= To help someone survive, or to keep someone “safe”
rescue = to save someone or something from a situation of danger or harm
比如:
The fireman rescued the lady from the big fire.
Thank you for saving my life.
A helicopter rescued three survivors of the plane crash.
2)rescue可以作为名词使用:
rescue helicopter
rescue Team
rescue operation
* A big rescue operation had been launched for the missing plane, but nothing was found.
6.package
n.包裹,邮包:
I have received a package.
I will send a package of Christmas gifts to my friend by courier.
courier是什么?
A courier is a person or company that is paid to take packages somewhere
注意:英国更常用Parcel来代替package表示包裹。
引申义:
package tour
The government is going to announce a package of reforms.
v.打包,包装
The moon-cakes are beautifully packaged,even though they taste not so good .
区别:
packet :
a packet of peanuts
a packet of biscuits
pack
比如:a six-pack of beer
a twelve-pack of beer一打啤酒
backpack n.背包
Backpacker n.背包客
backpack v.背包旅行
If you go backpacking, you go travelling with a backpack.
Instead of staying at hotels, backpackers usually stay at hostels.
Personally,I prefer backpacking to a package tour.
Before you go backpacking you need to pack your things.
7. enthusiast n. 爱好者,狂热者
An enthusiast is a person with enthusiasm for something.
什么是enthusiasm呢?
“Enthusiasm is a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and an eagerness to be involved in it.”
an English enthusiast
If you are enthusiastic about sports, you are a sports enthusiast.
精彩表达: be enthusiastic about ....
Americans are enthusiastic about football.
区别:
1)Geek
a computer geek
A math geek
A science geek
2)Junkie
A movie junkie
A sports junkie
a technology junkie
= a tech junkie
3)Addict
a drug addict
A video game addict
a TV addict = couch potato
an Internet addict
8.restore v.修复,恢复
词源:re="back, again" , -store=set up
To restore means to make something return to its former state or condition
比如:restore an oil painting
The Forbidden City was carefully restored after 1949.
The UN is making every effort to restore peace in the Middle East
Jack was hoping that taking a long vacation would restore him to full health.
restore one's confidence
After the financial crisis, the US government decided to stimulate the economy and restore investor confidence
9.colony n.
注意:colony的含义:
former British colonies .
an artists' colony
A colony may also refer to a group of plants or animals that live together or grow in the same place.
a colony of bees
a colony of ants
Colonies of sea birds can be seen on this island.
10.preserve
v.维护,保存,保护
词源:“pre”= before
“serve”= to keep safe
preserve = guard beforehand,
To preserve means to keep something in its original form or keep it in good condition.
preserve forests
preserve historic buildings
When we preserve food, we treat it in order to prevent it from decaying so that we can store it for a long time.
preserved food
preserved vegetable
Preserved meat
preserved eggs= thousand-year-old eggs
听记答案:
1. Remote
2. 飞行,航天
老师好
Instead of staying at hotels, backpackers usually stay at hostels 这是什么情况😳
谁听禅语 回复 @老婆女儿都美女: hotel v.s. hostle.
老师,请问英语中能否用双引号?我在哈利波特中好像只看到单引号
怎么没有文稿
名前动后 !
英国和澳洲多数用单引号,美语多用双引号,美式英语和中文的引号使用规则类似,双引号内引用用单引号