纽约英语口语网 英语学习方法1-20

able 有能力的，能够 I’m sure David is able to do it by himself. =I’m sure David is capable of doing it by himself.

unable 没有能力的，不能 I’m sorry that I was unable to contact you last night.

art 艺术 I know nothing of modern art.

fine art 艺术 Some people see photography as fine art.

break 破坏；打破纪录；破，裂；破晓；休息；裂口 Tell me who broke the vase. He just broke the Olympic record for the men’s 100-meter dash.

His heart broke into pieces when his wife left him. The day was breaking when they parted. Let’s take a break for ten minutes before we go back to work again. We find a break in the pipe.

land 陆地；土地；国家；飞机着陆 After floating at sea for more than twenty hours, we finally sighted land. This piece of land is used for farming. He returned to his native land after few years. A plane was landing on the runway.

landing 降落，着陆 We were all relieved to know that the plane made a safe landing.

quite 相当地 Paul was quite sad after his dog died.

less 较少的；较少地；较少量 He spent less money than he expected on his trip to New York. Cindy is less smart than other kids. If you want to lose weight, you have to eat less and exercise more. She can’t afford a car, much less a house.