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1. Amusing adj.好笑的

解释：Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.

渊源：amusing的词根muse来自希腊神话中的缪斯女神，在希腊神话中有9位缪斯女神，主管文学，艺术，科学。在英文中带有muse这个词根的单词都和文化艺术，娱乐有点关系。

造句：

这个故事/图片真好笑。

The story is so amusing.

The picture is very amusing.

奥巴马总统的幽默感很棒，常常能把大家逗笑。

President Obama has a great sense of humor and he can be very amusing sometimes.

口语amusing = funny有趣好笑的（比amusing更加不正式）

The movie is so funny.

那个小丑太逗了，每个人都在笑。

The clown is so funny. Everybody is laughing.

口语中，注意区别：fun

fun adj. = enjoyable, interesting 令人愉悦

If you describe something as a fun thing, you mean it is enjoyable and interesting.

区别 fun vs funny：

第一组：

It was a fun experience.

那是个令人愉快的经历。
It was a funny experience.

那是个特别滑稽的经历。

第二组：

他很有趣。He is a fun person.

（It is interesting and enjoyable to talk with him, as he has a lot of interesting experiences.） 比如他有很多有趣的经历。

他特逗。

He is a funny person. （He likes telling jokes and always makes people laugh.）

Fun n.（不可数）乐趣

昨晚的聚会我们很开心。

We had so much fun at the party last night.

我学中文只是为了好玩。

I learn Mandarin just for fun.

2.Experience

experience 经历，可数名词

There are different types of experiences in life.

You may have an unforgettable experience.

（难忘的经历）

You may have an eye-opening experience.

（大开眼界的经历）

You may also have a thrilling experience.

（很刺激的经历）

Some experiences are pleasant and others are bitter.

有些经历开心，有些经历痛苦。

But all these experiences help you gain experience, and make you an experienced person.

但这些经历让你获得了经验，使你成为有经验的人。

experienced adj.有经验的

an experienced person

口语：old-timer老手

an inexperienced person

口语：

newbie 菜鸟，尤其指网络方面

Frank is a newbie to on-line shopping.

Frank是个网上购物的菜鸟。

rookie 新手，比如在球队，或工作中

NBA All-Rookie Team NBA最佳新秀阵容

NBA All-Star Team NBA全明星阵容

He is a rookie pilot. 他是一个飞行员新手。

3. Wave v.挥手

If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air.

我向父母挥手告别。（听记1）

他们在挥手求助。

They were waving hands and calling for help.

国旗迎风飘扬。

The national flag is waving in the breeze.

wave n.波浪

Huge waves were breaking on the shore.

巨浪拍打着海岸。

wave也可以指物理学上的各种“波”

声波：sound waves

光波：（听记2）

无线电波：radio waves

microwave= microwave oven

n.微波，微波炉

I’ll heat it up in the microwave.

我来把它用微波炉热一热

4.Lift

搭车：

你能搭我一程吗？（听记3）

lift n.电梯 （英国）

elevator n.电梯 （美国）

elevator pitch 电梯游说

在30秒到2分钟的时间内介绍自己是谁，做什么，有什么特点，说服别人接受你的一个要求,比如求职，融资合作等）在商学院里的演讲课上，我们就训练过elevator pitch，必须用一分钟来概括自己，或者向别人说清一个点子idea。

An elevator pitch （which is also called an elevator speech） is a quick summary of your background and experience, or an idea.

The reason it's called an elevator speech is because you should be able to present it during a brief elevator ride.

之所以叫电梯演说因为你必须在乘电梯的短短时间中说完。

It is also very challenging to make yourself understood within 1 minute.

在一分钟内要让别人听明白你的观点，这很有挑战性。

5. Reply

[词根词缀re=back ply =fold，所以reply就是把信折好寄回去。]

To reply means to answer someone by saying or writing something.

用法: reply to sb/ reply to sth

他从来没给我回过信/微信消息。（听记4）

我问她来自哪里，但她只是回我一个微笑。

I asked her where she came from, but she only replied to me with a smile.

6. Language

语言的种类：

native language = mother tongue

second language vs. foreign language

A second language is not your mother tongue, but it is used in the workplace or at school.

In contrast, a foreign language is a language that is learned in an area. But people don’t speak the language in everyday life.

用不用是两者的重要差别，所以东欣老师多次强调，我们的学习目的不是把英文当做“foreign language”而是把英文变成“second language”。

你会说几种语言？

If you can speak two languages, you are bilingual.

If you can speak three languages, you are trilingual.

If you can speak several languages, you are multilingual.

If you speak only one language, you are monolingual.

据统计，全世界超过一半的人口都能说两种以上的语言。而在美国本土出身的美国人绝大多数都只会一种语言。

美国人的自嘲：

What do you call a person who speaks three languages?

Trilingual.

What do you call a person who speaks two languages?

Bilingual.

What do you call a person who speaks one language?

An American.

当然现在很多美国人也开始意识到学习外语的重要性，尤其中文。当然学习中文的汉字对他们来说比较困难。

It is very difficult for westerners（西方人） to learn Chinese characters.

中文中的汉字和拼音其实是两套语言体系，我国1958之后为了国际交流的需要启用了汉语拼音方案。

但越来越多人明白：If you can speak both Chinese and English, you can almost communicate with almost 4 billion people in the world.

7. Journey n.旅程

Journey n.通常比较长的旅行

A journey is usually a long trip to someplace.

我准备从上海一直旅行到到西藏。（听记5）

西游记中唐僧西天取经的路程。

Xuanzang made a long journey to the west.

Trip n.泛指旅程，（可长可短）

一个住在上海的朋友到杭州一日游

A day trip to Hangzhou

麦克在欧洲出差。（听记6）

Tour n.旅游，旅行

A tour is a journey for pleasure.

We will take a tour around China.

我们将启程环游中国。

Tourist n.游客

Excursion n.短途旅行

An excursion is a short trip, especially for pleasure or enjoyment. 短途旅行

周末郊游：

Let us go on an excursion on this weekend.

观光巴士 excursion bus

Trek 〔尤指以徒步为乐的〕长途旅行；徒步旅行

A trek is usually a long journey on foot for pleasure, for example over mountains or through forests.

We will make a trek through nal parks. 穿越国家森林公园的徒步旅行

或：We will go trekking through nal parks.

pilgrimage朝圣之旅

If you make a pilgrimage to a holy place, you go there for a religious reason.

西游记：pilgrimage to the west.

（比journey to the West更为精准）

the annual pilgrimage to Mecca

一年一度的麦加朝圣

听记答案

1. I waved goodbye to my parents.

2. light waves

3. Could you give me a lift ?

Could you give me a ride ?

4. He never replied to my mails/WeChat messages.

5. I will go on a long journey from Shanghai to Tibet.

6. Michael is on a business trip to Europe.