work [wəːk] v. 工作
【派】worker 工人
【搭】work hard 努力工作
at work 在工作
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A: How long have you been working there?
B: I joined right after graduating from college, so I've been doing this job for three years now.
A：你在那里工作多久了？
B：我大学一毕业就去了，干了3年了。
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hard [hɑːd] adv. 努力地
make [meik] v. 做
bookcase [ˈbukkeis] n. 书橱，书架
hammer [ˈhæmə] n. 锤子
【扩】mallet 木槌
【搭】under the hammer 被拍卖
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A: I need a hammer next.
B: Do you have one in the room?
A：接下来我需要一个锤子。
B：你房间里有吗？
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paint [peint] v. 上漆，涂
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A: The old furniture needed to be painted.
B: Maybe we can have some new ones to take place of them.
A：这些旧家具需要上漆。
B：也许我们可以买些新的来取代它们。
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pink [piŋk] n. & adj. 粉红色；粉红色的
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A: Pink eye shadow is popular among girls.
B: Yes, most girls like the color very much.
A：粉红色眼影在女孩中很流行。
B：是的，大多数女孩子都很喜欢这个颜色。
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favourite [ˈfeivərit] adj. 最喜欢的
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A: Why not buy your son a yoyo?
B: His favorite toy is a toy gun.
A：为什么不给你儿子买个溜溜球呢？
B：他最心爱的玩具是玩具枪。
Lesson 38 What are you going to do? 你准备做什么?What are you doing now? 你现在正在做什么?
homework [ˈhəumwəːk] n. 作业
【构】home（家）＋work（工作）＝homework（作业）
【搭】do one's homework 做家庭作业
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A: Jim was punished in the class this morning.
B: He didn't finish his homework again?
A：吉姆今天早上在课堂上受罚了。
B：他又没有完成家庭作业？
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listen [ˈlisən] v. 听
【派】listener 听众
【扩】hear 听见
【搭】listen to the radio 听广播
listen to music 听音乐
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A: Why do you like Miss Wu so much?
B: Because she can organize the class very well and her voice is very nice to listen to.
A：你为什么那么喜欢吴老师？
B：因为她能把课堂教学组织得那么好，而且她的声音是那么好听。
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dish [diʃ] n. 盘子，碟子
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A: I can do the dishes and sweep the floor.
B: Then I will take out the trash.
A：我可以刷盘子、扫地。
B：那我就去把垃圾倒了。
noun [抽象名词]工作，职业；（花费体力或脑力做的）事情；活计；职责，工作内容；（作家、画家、音乐家等的）作品，著作；工作成果；工作所需的材料（或档案等）；工作地点；工作时间；作为，行动结果 - People who have work or who are in work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. 工作Fewer and fewer people are in work. 越来越少的人有工作。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]工作，干活儿；从事体力（或脑力）劳动；从事…工作，在…工作；努力取得，力争；协助，帮助；（机器或设备）运转，运行；开动，操作（机器、装置等）；奏效，产生预期的效果；产生…作用 - When you work, you do the things that you are paid or required to do in your job. 工作I can't talk to you right now – I'm working. 我这会儿不能和你说话–我正在工作。
I work in NO School. 我在NO学校工作。
work 和 job 都翻译为“工作”，job 为可数名词，一般与“职业、职位”有关，或表示某人的“份内事”； work 作“工作”讲时是不可数名词，常指具体的“劳动、作业”或“（待做的）工作或事务”等，也可能表示“上班”。
- John is looking for a new job.
- I’m looking for work as a driver.
- I am looking for a new job.
- It was his job to repair bicycles.
adjective [原级]硬的，坚固的；困难的；猛烈的，用力的；困苦的，艰苦的；努力的；冷酷的，心肠硬的；严厉的，苛刻的；（政党内部派别）极端的，固执己见的；（季节，天气）严酷的，凛冽的；（水）硬的；坚强的，勇敢的；刺目的，令人不快的；确凿的，可靠的；（学科）实证的；硬（科幻）的；酒精含量高的，烈性的；（尤指葡萄酒因含有单宁酸而）苦涩的；（毒品）毒性强的，易上瘾的；（辐射）穿透力强的 - Something that is hard is very difficult to do or deal with. 困难的
adverb [方式副词]努力地，费力地；用力地，猛烈地；仔细地，认真地；沉重地，大量地；变硬；在最大程度上 - If you work hard doing something, you are very active or work intensely, with a lot of effort. 努力地
verb [vt. 及物动词]制造；使变得，使成为；制定，拟定；做，作出 - You can use make with certain nouns to indicate that someone does something well or badly. 与某些名词连用，表示做得好或做得糟
noun [抽象名词]品牌，型号；结构，构造；通电，接电 - The make of something such as a car or radio is the name of the company that made it. (产品的) 牌子
noun [专属名词][家具] 书柜，书架 - The bookcase is screwed to the wall. 书架用螺丝固定在墙上了。
noun [专属名词]锤子，榔头；（拍卖用的）木槌；链球；击铁；音槌；锣锤 - He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall. 他用锤子和凿子将墙壁一点点凿掉。
verb [vt. 及物动词]（用锤子）敲击；用力敲打，猛踢；强行灌输，反复强调；（在体育比赛中）使惨败，大败；使（企业）受到打击；严厉批评，指责；（心脏）剧烈跳动；压低（某股票）的价格 - To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole. 为了避免毁坏这棵树，把一只木钉敲进那个洞里。
noun [抽象名词]油漆，涂料；绘画颜料（paints）；（已干的）油漆层，涂层；<非正式>化妆，涂脂抹粉；（计算机）（尤指模拟真画效果的）绘图功能；<美>花马，杂色马；（篮球）三秒区 - We gave him paint and brushes.
verb [vt. 及物动词]（给…）上油漆，（给…）涂颜料；用油漆（或涂料）覆盖（paint sth. out）；（用颜料）绘画；涂，抹（嘴唇、指甲等）；（以某种方式）描绘，描写；（计算机）用绘图程序作图；（在雷达屏幕上）显示（飞机，车辆） - Paint was peeling off the walls.
draw a picture 用线条画
paint a picture 强调油画
painting n. 画
- oil painting 油画 ；
- Chinese painting 中国国画
Beijing opera 国戏, 京剧
adjective [原级]粉红色的；（因窘迫、愤怒或剧烈活动而）脸色发红的；同性恋的；<非正式，贬>左倾的；石竹科的；兴奋的（tickled pink） - Her dress was a violent pink.
noun [抽象名词]粉红色；粉红色衣服或衣料；<非正式>粉红色葡萄酒；石竹；<史>尖尾帆船；满面红光，容光焕发（in the pink (of)）；粉红色桌球；<旧>微黄颜料；<非正式>左倾的人；<旧>精英，典范 - His face was a queer pink colour.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]<英>（车辆引擎）发响爆声，爆震；变成粉红色；<澳新>（贴身地）剪（羊毛）；剪成锯齿状；<罕>（用武器或投掷物）刺，戳，扎；嘲笑，批评；<古>装饰 - His face was a queer pink colour.
adjective [原级]特别受喜爱的 - He celebrated by opening a bottle of his favourite champagne. 他开了一瓶他最喜欢的香槟来庆祝。
noun [抽象名词]特别喜爱的人（或事物）；最有希望获胜者；收藏夹，书签 - The favourite in a race or contest is the competitor that is expected to win. In a team game, the team that is expected to win is referred to as the favourites. 夺冠热门
verb [vt. 及物动词]把…添加到收藏夹 - Autumn is my favourite season. 秋季是我最喜欢的季节。
- favorite color / city / school / book / star...
- What’s your favorite...? 你最喜欢的是什么？
- Who’s your favorite...? 你最喜欢的是谁？
adjective [原级]（同类中）最受喜爱的（等于favourite） - What's your favorite dessert? 你最喜欢吃什么甜食？
noun [抽象名词]受喜爱的人（或事物）；（比赛或竞赛中）最有希望的获胜者；收藏夹（等于favourite） - The Metropole is my favorite. I love those huge, anonymous hotels. 京都酒店是我最喜欢的酒店。我喜爱那些没名气的大酒店。
verb [vt. 及物动词]把…添加到收藏夹（等于favourite） - That's my favorite. 那是我的最爱。
noun [抽象名词]（学生的）家庭作业；准备工作；（尤指低酬劳计件活）在家里做的活计 - How much homework do you get?
verb [vt. 及物动词]听，倾听；听从，听信；努力听，留神地听（listen for/listen out for）；<非正式>听着 - Why won't you listen to reason ? 你怎么就不听劝呢？
noun [抽象名词]听，倾听 - One or two listeners had fallen asleep while the president was speaking. 总统讲话时，有一两个听众睡着了。
noun [具体名词]碟，盘；一盘食物；全部餐具（the dishes）；菜肴；碟状物，盘状物；性感的人；轮盘；抛物面天线；凹形容器 - There are plenty of vegetarian dishes to choose from. 有许多道素菜可供选择。
verb [vt. 及物动词]说…的闲话；把（食物）装盘；<英，非正式>使（希望等）破灭；<美，非正式>闲谈；成盘形 - I hate doing the dishes. 我讨厌洗碗。
