can [kæn] modal verb 能够
boss [bɔs] n. 老板，上司
【派】bossy 专横的
【扩】superior 上司 chief 长官 leader 领导
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A: How can I impress my boss?
B: Working overtime could be a good evidence for your loyalty to the company.
A：我怎么能给老板留下深刻印象？
B：加班可以证明你对公司的忠诚。
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minute [ˈminit] n. 分钟
【派】minutes 会议记录
【扩】hour 小时 second 秒
【搭】wait a minute 等一会儿
in a minute 马上
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A: You're five minutes late.
B: Sorry, my car broke down when I was on the way here.
A：你迟到5分钟了。
B：对不起，我的车在来这儿的路上坏了。
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ask [ɑːsk] v. 请求，要求
【扩】require 要求 request 请求，要求 demand 要求
【搭】ask a question 问问题
ask for 要求 ask the way 问路
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A: Can I get there in twenty minutes?
B: Maybe you need to ask the driver to try to take some short cuts.
A：20分钟能到那儿吗？
B：也许你得要求司机尽量抄近路。
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handwriting [ˈhændˌraitiŋ] n. 书写
terrible [ˈterəb(ə)l] adj. 糟糕的，可怕的
【扩】horrible 糟透的
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A: Your performance is so terrible.
B: Sorry, I'm not feeling well today.
A：你的表现太糟糕了。
B：对不起，我今天不太舒服。
Lesson 46 Can you...?你能……吗?
lift [lift] v. 拿起，搬起，举起
cake [keik] n. 饼，蛋糕
【扩】tabnab 蛋糕
【搭】birthday cake 生日蛋糕
moon cake 月饼
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A: What will you order for lunch?
B: I'll just have a piece of cake and a cup of tea.
A：午餐你要些什么呢？
B：我只要一块蛋糕和一杯茶。
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biscuit [ˈbiskit] n. 饼干
【扩】cookie 饼干 cracker 薄脆饼干
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A: We've got plenty of snack foods—you know, crisps, biscuits and things.
B: Good. I'll take some fruit there.
A：我们有很多小吃，像炸薯片、饼干等等。
B：好的，我带些水果去。
verb [vt. 及物动词]表示有能力做或能够发生）能，会；（表示可能性）可以，能；（用于请求）能，可以；（表示允许）可以；应该（表示某事该做或不该做）；（用于礼貌地提出帮忙）可以，能；把食品装罐保存；<美，非正式>解雇，开除；<美，非正式>停止，结束（某事） - You use can to indicate that someone has the ability or opportunity to do something. 能够; 会
noun [抽象名词]罐，听；（装液体、垃圾等带盖的）金属容器，塑料容器；<美，非正式>监狱；<美，非正式>厕所；臀部；驱逐舰；破坏者 - A can is a metal container in which something such as food, drink, or paint is put. The container is usually sealed to keep the contents fresh. 罐; 罐头
noun [专属名词]上司，领导，领班；圆形装饰物，浮雕装饰；牛犊，奶牛 - He cannot stand his boss. 他受不了他的老板。
verb [vt. 及物动词]发号施令，对…颐指气使；当首领 - We cannot boss them into doing more. 我们不能再支使他们干其他事了。
adjective [原级]很好的，出色的 - He started bossing people around. 他开始支使大家了。
noun [抽象名词]分，分钟；片刻，一会儿，瞬间；时刻；一分钟的路程；分（角度单位，即六十分之一度）；会议记录；摘要，备忘录 - The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook. 接下来，比萨饼大约要用20分钟烤好。
adjective [原级]极小的，微小的；详细的，细致入微的 - If you say that something is minute, you mean that it is very small. 非常小的
verb [vi. 不及物动词]将（某事）写进会议记录；发送备忘录 - He's always begging off at the last minute.
- Wait a minute.
- Wait a second.
numeral [序数词]第二（的），第二个（的）；（重要性、规模、质量等）居第二位的；另外的，外加的 - The second item in a series is the one that you count as number two. 第二 • ...the second day of his visit to Delhi. …他访问德里的第二天。
noun [抽象名词]秒（时间单位）；片刻，瞬间；秒（角度单位）；次品，二等货；<非正式>第二次上菜，添菜（seconds）；（车辆的）第二挡；（英国大学本科的）二等成绩学位；<英>（学校或大学的）二年级；（棒球的）二垒；正式支持，附议 - Seconds are goods that are sold cheaply in stores because they have slight faults. 次品
verb [vi. 不及物动词]支持，附议；<英>临时调派，短期调任 - If you second a proposal in a meeting or debate, you formally express your agreement with it so that it can then be discussed or voted on. 附议
adverb [程度副词]以第二位；第二，其次 - You say second when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something. 第二; 其次
noun [抽象名词]小时；一小时的路程；（工作，办公等的）固定时间；某个时间；长时间；整点，正点；（西派教会中）固定时分短礼拜；（天文）黄经（或赤经）15° - They waited for about two hours. 他们等了大约两个钟头。
verb [vt. 及物动词]询问，打听；要求，请求；邀请，约请 ；指望，期待 - If you ask someone to do something, you tell them that you want them to do it. 让 (某人做某事) Should I ask my boss for a rise?
- May/can I ask you a question?
- ask the way 问 路
noun [抽象名词]手写，书写；笔迹，书法；手稿 - The address was in Anna's handwriting. 这个地址是安娜的笔迹。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]手写，书写（handwrite 的现在分词形式） - Lined paper helps keep handwriting neat. 印有横线的纸有助于书写工整。
adjective [原级]糟糕的，令人极为不快的；极度的，极其严重的；劣质的，很差劲的；可怕的，骇人的；生病的，不高兴的；危害极大的，造成极大伤害的 - Tens of thousands more suffered terrible injuries in the world's worst industrial disaster. 还有数万人在这场世界最严重的工业灾难中受了重伤。
- The weather is terrible today.
- It’s terrible today. 天气很糟糕。
- He is terrible. 他很讨厌。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]回答，答复；回复；接电话；应门；答（题）；回应，反击；满足，适合；与…相符，相配；解决（问题） - If you answer a letter or advertisement, you write to the person who wrote it. 回复Did he answer your letter? 他回复你的信了吗？
noun [抽象名词]回答，答复；答案；解决办法；回信，回函；接听，应门；相当的人，对应物 - An answer is something that you say when you answer someone. 回答Without waiting for an answer, he turned and went in through the door. 他没有等候应答，转身进了门。
- answer the phone 接电话
- answer the question 回答问题
verb [vt. 及物动词]提起，举起；抬起（身体某一部位）；空运；解除，撤销；高兴起来，使更愉快；消散，消失；偷盗，盗窃；剽窃，抄袭；挖出，拔起（蔬菜或植物）；提高（嗓音）；提高，增加；使更有趣；（个人、运动队的）晋级；赢得（奖品或比赛） - The colonel lifted the phone and dialled his superior. 上校拿起电话拨了他上司的号码。
noun [具体名词]电梯，升降机；免费搭车，搭便车；鼓舞，振奋；抬，提；（空气的）升力，提升力；（飞机的）最大提升重量；高飞（投出的球触地反弹时急速上升）；后跟垫，插跟 - We took the lift to the fourteenth floor. 我们乘电梯到了第14层。
take a bus/taxi/lift 乘公共汽车/乘出租汽车/搭便车
wants to take a lift. 某人想搭便车
- I want to take a lift.
- A give B a lift. 让某人搭便车
- The student gave me a lift.
thumb lift 拇指便车(向过路车辆竖起拇指表示要求免费搭车)
lift a basket / box 拎着篮子
noun [物质名词]饼状食物，饼；块，小块；<非正式>轻而易举的事；钱或资产总额；蛋糕 - Would you like some chocolate cake? 你想来点儿巧克力蛋糕吗？
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（用会变干的东西厚厚地）覆盖；（干后）结成硬块 - She cut the cake into fifths. 她把蛋糕切成五块。
noun [物质名词]<英> 饼干，薄薄一片的甜饼；<美> 松饼(食用时常佐以肉汁)；陶瓷素烧坯（经烧制但未上釉的陶瓷土坯）；淡褐色，灰黄色；（嵌入两块木板中的沟槽将其连接起来的）小木片，木榫 - He wolfed down the rest of the biscuit and cheese. 他狼吞虎咽地吃下了剩余的饼干和奶酪。
