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1. Words about bullfighting

bullfight n. ____(指具体的斗牛表演，可数)【听记1】

We will go to a bullfight tomorrow. 

A bullfight is a public entertainment in which people fight and kill bulls.

Bullfights are popular in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

bullfighting n.斗牛（对于斗牛的总称，不可数）

Some people believe that bullfighting is too dangerous and should be banned.  

斗牛士：matador  = bullfighter

斗牛的场地：ring

公牛：Bull   

母牛：Cow   

People fight the bulls and milk the cows.

文化拓展： 

John Bull约翰牛是谁？

John Bull is an imaginary figure who is a personification of England, similar to the American 'Uncle Sam'.

John Bull原是18世纪英国作家John Arbuthnot，约翰·阿布什诺特在政治讽刺小说《The History of John Bull》中所创造的主人公。

“John Bull” was then used to refer to England or the English people

Many English people still believe that John Bull is the personification（化身）of the character of the English: honest, generous, straightforward, with a zest for life and ready to stand up and fight for what he believes in.

2. wander v.溜达，闲逛

To wander means to walk slowly across or around an area,

usually without a clear direction or purpose

He was wandering around the city.

During the meeting , Susan wandered off/from the point .

When hearing the song, my thoughts wandered back to my childhood.

3.  aware adj.意识到的，知道的

反义词：unaware adj.无意识的，不知道的

If you are aware of something, you know about it.

If you are unaware of something , you know nothing about it.

用法1：be aware /unaware of sth

When Kevin gave a public speech for the first time, I was aware of his nervousness.

Many young smokers are unaware of the dangers of smoking.                             

用法2：be well/fully aware that ...

Jack was well/fully aware that the world would be changed by the Internet.

4. apparently adv.明显地

形容词：apparent adj.

If something is apparent to you, it is clear and obvious to you.

你学过那些表示：“显而易见”的表达？

obviously / apparently/clearly ...【句首强调副词形式】

It is obvious / apparent /clear that ...【主语从句形式】

It is apparent that he knows nothing about China.

Apparently, he knows nothing about China.

5.  sensitive adj.敏感的，有感知力的

1) 来自：sense n.  感觉

敏感：___【听记2】

If you are sensitive to other people's needs, problems, or feelings,

you are able to understand them.

用法：be sensitive to ...

Mary is very sensitive to other people's feelings.

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

-- Alan Watts

2) 敏感，指因为某些事容易担忧，或生气

be sensitive about/to sth对...很敏感

The lady is very sensitive about her age .

Young people are usually very sensitive about their appearance.  

6. clumsy adj.笨拙的，不灵活的

副词：clumsily

When Michael was having dinner with his friend, a clumsy waiter spilled coffee all over his new suit.

Tom is too clumsy to dance.  

Elephants are clumsy animals .  

a clumsy couch

The little kid was wearing a pair of clumsy shoes. 

7. bow v.鞠躬  /baʊ/ 

The man bowed to（before） the king.

The actors and actresses bowed to the audience.

The company finally bowed to pressure from the public, and made a public apology. 

The soldiers were armed with bows and arrows.

I met a girl called Amy who wore a bow in her hair.

听记答案：

1.斗牛表演

2.指对别人的情绪或者需求有感知力，善解人意