1、Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦,Worthy adj.,be worthy of sth/ of being done; be worthy to be done The problem is worthy of discussion. The problem is worthy of being discussed. The problem is worthy to be discussed.,worth 英音:w: 形容词 a.,Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well
2、. 任何值得做的事就值得做好。 The house is worth a lot of money. 这栋房子值很多钱。 That novel is not worth reading. 那部小说不值得一读。,名词 n. U,1. 价值 This research project is of great worth. 这一研究项目很有价值。 2. 值一定金额的数量 He keeps in the safe $3 million worth of diamonds. 他在保险箱里放着值三百万元的钻石。,Appreciate v.欣赏,感激,- The poem is too difficult
3、for me to appreciate. - I appreciate your help. = be thankful/grateful to sb. - thankful = grateful(adj.感激的, 感谢的) I am afraid you have not appreciated the urgency of the matter. 体会,领会,察知+(that ),appreciate 表“感激”时有两种结构: appreciate+(动)名词 appreciate+ it+ if(或when)从句 如。她提出愿意帮助时,我们确实很感激。 (误) We really ap
4、preciated when she offered to help. (正) We really appreciated her offering to help. (正) We really appreciated it when she offered to help.,appreciative adj.感激的,赏识的。 我感激你的帮助: I am appreciative of your help.= I appreciate your help very much.,thrifty adj.节约的,economical adj.节约的, 经济的 He was thrifty in t
5、he use of time. She is a thrifty housekeeper. Mr. Thompson is so thrifty that he is able to save more than half of his weekly salary. 汤普生先生是如此节俭,以致他能省下超过一半的周薪。,We will bring in a measure to be thrifty with raw materials. 我们要提出一项节约原材料的措施。 Be thrifty with grain Economical The coin was bounced. 同义词:jum
6、p (跳跃), leap (跃), hop (单足跳), spring (弹跳;n. 弹簧), skip (跳跃;略过) bounce back: 弹回。回升,恢复。,The football bounced off the goalpost. 足球击中球门柱弹了出去。 The ball bounced off the wall. 球从墙壁上反弹回来。Pave the way for=make possible The agreement paved the way for a lasting peace.,stick ( stuck, stuck ),You must stick to yo
7、ur idea. Stick the stamp on the envelop.,Stick around: 等在旁边,留下等待。 Stick around, Ill right back. 留在这别走,我就回来。 Stick at 继续努力做,坚持干。 If we stick at it , we should finish the job today. 如果我们坚持干,今天就可以把这件事干完。,Stick by 忠于,对真心。 He friends stuck by him when he was in trouble. 他遇到麻烦时朋友们仍然忠于他。 坚持,维护(原则)等。 Stick
8、by ones principles 坚持原则。 Stick out (把)坚持到底突出,显眼: Her red hair sticks out in the crowd. 她的红发在人群中很显眼。,Stick out for 坚持要求: They are sticking out for higher wages. 他们坚持要求提高工资。,Stick to 粘贴在上:Wet clothes stuck to my skin.湿衣服贴在我的皮肤上。紧跟,紧随: Youll be all right if you stick to the main road. 你只要顺着大陆走,就不会有问题。
9、坚持,忠于,信守: stick to ones opinion 坚持己见,stick together: 团结一致,互相支持: Theyve stuck together all these years. 这些年来特们一直互相支持。,Stick up for: 支持,为辩护。 He always stuck up for his sister when people insulted her. 妹妹受到欺侮时,他总是保护她。,stick with: 紧随: If you dont want to get lost ,you d better stick with me. 如果你不想迷路就紧随着
10、我吧。 继续从事: Lets stick with the original arrangements. 我们还是按原来的计划做吧。 I will stick with you.=be faithful to you,brigade n. 旅, (消防)队,fire brigade: 消防队 = fire department = fire station,wanted,We reward the person with 9 million dollars for catching the criminal. We offer a reward of 9 million dollars for
11、 catching the criminal.,TEXT,Children always appreciate small gifts of money. = Children always appreciate pocket money as small gifts.孩子们总是喜欢得到些零花钱 - Husbands always appreciate small gifts of beer money.,provide a regular supply of,provide sth for sb / provide sb with sth 为某人提供某物 - The villagers pr
12、ovided a regular supply of food for the soldiers. = The villagers provided the soldiers with a regular supply of food,Cut the supply of Cut off the supply of Supply sb with sth,With some children, small sums go a long way.,此句暗含:with other children, small sums cant go a long way. go a long way 维持很久 -
13、 The money we have will go a long way. go a long way towards 对.大有帮助 -This will go a long way towards overcoming the difficulty.(overcome vt.战胜, 克服),For(介词):关于, 对于.来说, 考虑到.的事实 - The weather is quite warm for November. - For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. With(介词):在某一方面 (多用于二者的比较) - With som
14、e people, pleasure is more important than work. - Some people may accept that excuse, but it wont work with me.,exchange,Exchange A for B Trade A for B Do A in return for B Do A in exchange for B He bought his girlfriend a necklace in exchange for her love. - The little boy exchanged his pen for can
15、dy.(candy n.糖果, 冰糖),Pence 便士(penny, pennies都是pence的复数:) a fifty pence 一个五十便士的硬币 fifty pennies 五十便士的硬币,Rattle-snake 响尾蛇,rattle vt.(拟声词) 叮当作响 = tinkle(vi, vt (使)发玎玲声, (使)发出玎当声) roar 呼啸(重点突出老虎、狮子等大动物的吼叫声) - The car roar by me. / Listen, a lion is roaring. shout at 大喊大叫 = bark at slam v.砰地关上, 砰地放下,fill
16、up 装满 policy,1up:表示方向 up to(表示到达目的地) - She ran up to him. 她跑到他面前。 Towards(表示朝某个方向) - She ran towards him. 她向他跑去。 2 表示沿着, 走向更远的地方(侧重强调距离更远了) - They walked up the street. 他们沿着街道走远了。 - They children run up the garden path to greet their father.,3 系动词+up(表示消费、摧毁、彻底、光、用完) - Drink up your whisky. / Eat up
17、 your vegetable. - Finish it up. 完成它 / burn up烧光 / use up用光 4 表示积存, 从少到多, 积小成多 - We must lay up some boiled food for the winter. Lay up贮存 = store up储藏, hold up, gather up收集起,5 表示从河的下游到上游, 河流入口处以上到源头的某一点 - They are sailing up the Thames. 他们正沿着泰晤士河而上。 - The house is up the river. 这个房子在河的上游。 6 动词+up(表示
18、包起来、封住、盖住) - button up扣上纽扣(- button your coat up 把外衣的纽扣扣上) - wrap up 包裹起来(wrap up the shoes with newspaper 用报纸把鞋子包起来) - lock up 锁起来(lock the house up 用锁把房子锁起来) - fasten up 拴紧, 钉牢, 锁牢 / save up 储蓄, 贮存 - wash up 洗涤餐具, 洗手洗脸, 把冲上岸 / do up 重新整修, 包好,fifty pence is a small price to pay = fifty pence is not
19、 much to pay,a small price = not much money 并不是很多 - For him two thousand dollars is a small price to pay for it. - For me five hundred Yuan is not a small price to pay for a bicycle.,find their way there = reach 抵达, 到达, 找到自己的去处,find ones way into/to - Rivers find their way to the sea. - How did such
20、 a foolish statement find its way into print? 这样愚蠢的话怎么会被印出来了? - All my books have already found their way there.,what 引导的插入语,What is more important. 更重要的是 / What is worse. 更糟糕的是 What is more. 更有甚者 / What is rare. 更罕见的是 - He went to the meeting, and what is worse, insisted on speaking. - He is an int
21、eresting speaker, and what is more important, he knows his subject thoroughly.,Smoking, which may be a pleasure with some people, is a serious source of discomfort for some others. Only about one out of ten inventions will finally find its way on the shelf in the shops. He offered a reward of 20000
22、dollars for his missing son. The leaves are rattling in the spring breeze. A rattle-snake will bite its own tail when it is cornered.,Nowadays, computers have found their way to the common households in China. I advised him to study medicine. Instead (of doing so) he chose English as his major.,,感谢您的关注,