1、choose tu:z,vt. 选择 I cannot choose but wait.我别无选择, 只好等待。 Ive chosen them because of the colours.我因颜色好而挑选了它们。 We choose her a nice birthday present.我们给她挑选了一件精致的生日礼物。 We choose an expensive toy for the boy.我们给孩子买了一件昂贵的玩具。 选定, 决定 He chose not to go home until later.他决定晚一点回家。 Have you chosen what you wa
2、nt for your birthday? 你过生日要什么东西决定了吗?,lawyer,l:j n.律师; 法学家 Vera is studying law because she wants to become a lawyer. 维拉正在学习法律, 因为她想当律师。,accountant,kauntnt n.会计人员, 会计师 They are all accountants.他们都是会计师。 accountant account算账+-ant 表示人“算账的人”,refuse,rifju:z vt. 回绝 We asked him to come, but he refused.我们叫他
3、来, 可是他拒绝了。 It never occurred to me that he would refuse.我从没想到他会不肯。 I think he wont refuse me.我想他不会拒绝我的。 She refused their invitation.她拒绝了他们的邀请。 She was refusing his gift.她坚持不收他的礼物。 He refused to change his mind.他拒绝改变主意。 My legs refused to carry me further.我实在走不动了。 The bank refused him the loan.银行拒绝向
4、他贷款。 I wouldnt refuse help to an old friend.我不会拒绝给予老朋友帮助。,divorce,div:s n.离婚 Divorce is on the increase.离婚不断增多。 分离 None of us like the divorce of word and deed.我们都不喜欢言行不一。 vt. 与离婚 She divorced him after years of unhappiness. 经过多年的不愉快, 她跟他离婚了。 分离 In sports, exercise and play are not divorced. 在运动中, 练
5、习和比赛是分不开的。,patient,peint adj.忍耐的, 有耐心的 Your patient answer just adds up to refusal. 你的耐心的回答等于拒绝。 Please be patient. 请忍耐些。 Facing the trouble he is patient. 面对麻烦时他表现得很有耐心。 He is patient of cold and hunger.他能忍饥挨冻。 Enid was a good teacher.She was very patient with her pupils. 伊妮德是位好教师, 她对学生很有耐心。 n.患者,
6、病人 The patient was amused at the music.听到音乐, 病人感到快乐。 The Blacks are patients of mine.这些黑人是我的病人。,encourage,inkrid vt.鼓励, 激励 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人(做某事) encourage a man to work better 鼓励一个人更好地工作,praise,preiz vt.称赞, 赞赏 They have been praising you all the time. 他们总在夸奖你。 赞美; 颂扬; 崇拜 He was praised
7、for his neat and careful work. 他因工作认真、利索而受到赞扬。 n.称赞, 赞美; 赞扬, 表扬 Let us give praise to God.让我们来赞美上帝吧。,wage,weid n.工资 When wages are high, prices are high. 工资高, 物价也会相对的高。 We expect a fair days wage. 我们希望得到一天应得的工资。 Wages of sin is death罪恶的代价就是死亡。,ounce,auns n.盎司 Six ounces of cheese, please. 请称6盎司的乳酪。
8、It is sold by ounce.这是论盎司卖的。,pound,paund n.磅 These cost ten pence a pound. 这些东西10便士一磅。 英镑 I advanced 100 pounds more on these books. 这些书我又多预付了100英镑。,criticism,kritisizm n.批评, 批判, 指责 Some youth today do not allow any criticism at all. 现在有些年轻人根本指责不得。 评论, 评论文章 These criticisms are based on misunderstan
9、ding. 这些评论完全是出于误解。,cost,kst n.价格, 成本, 费用 The scientific books will be sent without cost. 这些科学书籍将免费赠送。 I promise all costs will be readily returned. 我保证所有的费用会迅速偿还。 代价, 损失 We must finish the work at all costs before midnight. 无论付出什么样的代价, 我们必须在午夜前完成这项工作。 vi.价钱为; 花费 The sofa really cost. 那沙发可真值钱。 The be
10、st goods cost much money. 好货价钱高。 vt. 付出(代价), 失去 How dear the lesson costs! 这个教训的代价真大啊！ The work cost me a lot of time and effort. 这本著作花费了我大量的时间和精力。 估价 Has this project been costed? 这项工程估价了吗?,Cost词组,at a cost (of) 以.的代价, 花. The private store bought an estate car at a cost of $ 5000. 这家私人店铺花了五千美元买了一辆客
11、货两用车。 at all costs 不惜任何代价, 无论如何 The government wanted to avoid war at all costs. 政府拟不惜一切代价避免战争。,Cost词组,at any cost 不惜任何代价, 无论如何 We must arrive there at any cost before midnight. 我们无论如何要在午夜前赶到那儿。 at the cost of 以.为代价, 用.换来的; 丧失; 牺牲 His parents balk at the cost of the guitar he want. 他想要那个吉他，但他父母看到吉他的
12、价格却踌躇不决。 know to ones cost 亲自体验到 Wasps sting is serious, as I know to my cost. 让黄蜂蜇了可不好受，我吃过这苦头,investment,investmnt n.投资 They should attract foreign investment. 他们应吸引外资。 They made an investment in heavy industry. 他们投资于重工业。 investment invest+ment,healthily,adv.健康地,achievement,ti:vmnt n.成就; 成绩; 功绩 Al
13、together, our achievements are very great. 总而言之，我们的成绩是很大的。 达到; 完成 Such a goal is impossible of achievement. 这样的一个目标是不可能完成的。,mean,mi:n vt.表示的意思 The sign means that cars cannot enter.这种标志表示汽车不能入内。 本意是, 原意为; 意味 When we say yes, we mean it.我们说同意就同意。 He means you no harm.他对你没有恶意。 怀有某目的; 打算 I mean to stay
14、 here, if I can.若是能留下, 我想留在这儿。 I mean this house for my daughter.我打算把这房子给我的女儿。 对某人有价值或重要 I must tell you that I mean what I say.我得告诉你, 我说话是算数的。 打算或注定要某人成为或做某事 He means his son to be a doctor.他要儿子当医生。 adj.吝啬的; 自私的 He is a mean man.他是个自私的人。 Hes too mean to make a donation.他很小气, 不肯捐款。 卑鄙的, 不善良的 He took
15、 a mean advantage of me.他利用卑鄙的手段占我的便宜。 It was mean of her to say that.她那样说是刻薄的。,On the other hand,on the one hand., but on the other hand 一方面.,另一方面. On one hand, loss implies gain; on the other hand, gain implies loss. 塞翁失马，安知非福；塞翁得马，安知非祸。,have something/nothing to do with,与有些/没有关系 Do you have somet
16、hing to do with this group? 你和那个集团有何关系？,all the time,(在该段时间内)一直 I have been busy all the time. 我一直很忙。 始终，向来, 一向 Hes a business man all the time. 他一向是做生意的。,time词组,at a time 一次; 每次 Take the pills two at a time.每次服两粒。 at times 有时, 偶尔, 不时 We all make fool of ourselves at times. 有时，我们全都会干出傻事。 kill time 消磨时间; 浪费时间 In time最终，总会，及时 In time youll forget him.你迟早会忘了他的。 He is believed to arrive in time.相信他会按时到达。,
