greengrocer [ˈɡriːnˌɡrəusə] n. 蔬菜水果零售商
【构】green(绿叶菜类)+grocer(食物杂货商)=greengrocer(蔬菜水果零售商)
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A: I must go to the greengrocer's.
B: Anything you forgot to buy?
A:我还得到蔬菜水果店去一下。
B:有东西你忘记买了?
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absent [ˈæbsənt] adj. 缺席的
【派】absence 缺席
【搭】be absent from 缺席
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A: Is everyone here?
B: No, Bill is absent.
A:大家都到齐了吗?
B:没有,比尔没来。
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Monday [ˈmʌndi] n. 星期一
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A: Mary will start working next Monday in place of me.
B: We'll miss the time we spent together.
A:玛丽下周一将代替我开始工作。
B:我们会怀念和你一起共事的时光。
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Tuesday [ˈtjuːzdi] n. 星期二
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A: Any day except Tuesday would be convenient for me.
B: Good. Let's make it next Monday.
A:除了周二外任何一天我都方便。
B:太好了,我们就定在下周一吧。
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Wednesday [ˈwenzdi] n. 星期三
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A: When shall we leave for Dalian?
B: What would you say about next Wednesday?
A:我们什么时候动身去大连?
B:你看下星期三怎么样?
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Thursday [ˈθəːzdi] n. 星期四
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A: I won't be able to keep my appointment with you on Thursday.
B: Then can we make it another time?
A:星期四我不能跟你约会了。
B:那我们能约一个别的时间吗?
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keep [kiːp] v. (身体健康)处于(状态)
【派】keeper 保管人
【搭】keep healthy 保持健康
keep a secret 保守秘密
keep silent 保持安静
keep one's word 遵守诺言
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A: He exercised strenuously to keep his body in good condition.
B: It's not easy to keep on doing that.
A:他刻苦训练,以使身体处于良好状态。
B:坚持那么做很不容易。
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spend [spend] v. 度过
【派】spending 开销,花费
【搭】spend on 花在……上面
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A: What's your plan about the coming holiday?
B: I want to spend it in mountains.
A:对于即将到来的假期你有什么计划?
B:我准备在大山里度过。
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weekend [ˈwiːkend] n. 周末
【构】week(星期)+end(结束)=weekend(周末)
【扩】weekday 工作日
【搭】at the weekend 周末
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A: We'll have to work overtime this weekend.
B: The staff certainly isn't going to like that!
A:这周末大家都得加班。
B:大家一定不会喜欢这个主意的!
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Friday [ˈfraidi] n. 星期五
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A: Could you cover for me on Friday?
B: Sorry, I have to take my son to the hospital that day.
A:你星期五能不能帮我代班?
B:对不起,那天我要带我儿子去医院。
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Saturday [ˈsætədi] n. 星期六
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A: Do you want to have a single room or a double room?
B: A double room for Saturday and Sunday.
A:您要单人房还是双人房?
B:要一间星期六和星期天住的双人房。
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Sunday [ˈsʌndi] n. 星期日
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A: Do you jog every day?
B: No, Sunday is my free day.
A:你每天都慢跑吗?
B:不,周日我休息。
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country [ˈkʌntri] n. 乡村
【派】countryside 农村,乡下
【扩】villagery 乡村,村庄
【搭】in the country 在乡下
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A: We hope to move to the country in the near future.
B: But it's not very convenient there.
A:我们希望不久的将来搬到乡下去住。
B:但是那儿不太方便啊。
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lucky [ˈlʌki] adj. 幸运的
【派】luckily 幸运地
【扩】fortunate 幸运的
【反】unfortunate 倒霉的
【搭】lucky dog 幸运儿
lucky day 幸运日
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A: I'd like to talk to you about my vacation.
B: You're lucky. I'm just going to draw up the holiday rotation this year.
A:我想同您谈谈我的假期。
B:你真幸运,我正准备制订今年的假期轮值表。
Lesson 68 What's the time?几点钟?
church [tʃəːtʃ] n. 教堂
【派】churchman 传教士
【搭】go to church 去做礼拜
after church 做完礼拜
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A: Will it be a church wedding?
B: Yes, I plan to hold it in the church.
A:是教堂婚礼吗?
B:是的,我打算在教堂举行。
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dairy [ˈdeəri] n. 乳品
【搭】dairy products 乳制品
dairy cattle 奶牛
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A: Let's go to the dairy counter over there now.
B: What would you like to buy?
A:我们现在去那边的乳品柜台。
B:你想买什么?
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baker [ˈbeikə] n. 面包师傅
【派】bakery 面包房
【扩】bread 面包 puff 泡芙
【搭】at the baker's 在面包房
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A: The baker displays his bread in the shop window.
B: Let's go to select some.
A:面包师傅在橱窗里展示他烤的面包。
B:我们过去选一些吧。
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grocer [ˈɡrəusə] n. 食品杂货商
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A: That grocer never overcharges.
B: Let's go there to buy the things we need.
A:那杂货商从不多要价。
B:我们去那儿买我们需要的东西吧。
noun [专属名词]蔬菜水果商;菜贩 - With them, there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer. 有了它们,就不会像在小蔬菜水果店里买一根胡萝卜那样尴尬了。
grocer: 零售商
- at the greengrocer’s: 在蔬菜水果零售店
- at the butcher’s: 在肉店
- at the doctor’s: 在诊所
- at the grocer’s: 在零售店
noun [专属名词]食品杂货商;食品杂货店 - A grocer or a grocer's is the same as a . 食品杂货店
adjective [原级]缺勤的,缺席的;不存在的,缺乏的;心不在焉的,出神的;不与子女一起住的 - He has been absent from his desk for two weeks. 他已经两个星期没来了。
verb [vt. 及物动词]缺席,离开 - She was absent for nine consecutive days. 她一连缺席了九天。
- He is absent today.
- He is absent from school today.
- be absent from…meeting \ school \ work \ class…
- She is not absent from the meeting. 她没有缺席会议。
noun [专属名词]星期一 - I went back to work on Monday. 我星期一回去上班了。
noun [专属名词]星期二 - He phoned on Tuesday, just before you came. 他星期二打了电话,刚好在你来之前。
noun [专属名词]星期三 - Come and have supper with us on Wednesday, if you're free. 星期三过来和我们一起吃晚饭,如果有空的话。
noun [专属名词]星期四 - On Thursday Barrett invited me for a drink. 星期四巴雷特请我喝了一杯。
noun [专属名词]星期五 - Mr. Cook is intending to go to the Middle East on Friday. 库克先生正打算星期五去中东。
noun [专属名词]星期六 - He called her on Saturday morning at the studio. 他星期六早上在工作室给她打电话。
noun [专属名词]星期日;礼拜日 - We work every day except Sunday. 我们除星期天外每天都工作。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]保持,处于;继续,重复;耽搁,延误;保有,留下;存放,储存;经营,管理;保鲜;保守(秘密);遵守;记录,记载;关押,拘留(尤在监狱或医院里);饲养,供养;把守球门;(为性爱)包养(某人,尤指女性);(按规定)纪念,庆祝;尊重(法律或习俗) - People had to burn these trees to keep warm during harsh winters. 在寒冷的冬天,人们得靠烧这些树保暖。
noun [具体名词]生活必需品,生活费用;城堡主楼 - Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying. 学习期间,雷将在当地农场挣取生活费。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]度过,花(时间);花(钱),花费;消耗,用尽(精力等) - If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it. 花 (时间、精力)
noun [抽象名词]花费,开销 - Part of the project plan will be something called the spend plan. 项目计划的一部分被称为开销计划。
A.spend + 时间+ 地点
- He spends two days in Beijing.
- He stays in Beijing for two days.
B.spend + 时间+ with sb.
- He spends two weeks with his girlfriend.
noun [专属名词]周末;周末旅行,周末度假 - Let's go fishing this weekend.
adjective [原级]周末的 - What shall we do this weekend?
verb [vi. 不及物动词]度周末 - We did nothing at the weekend.
noun [专属名词]平日,普通日;工作日 - There are several free hours every weekday.
noun [具体名词]国,国家;全国人民,全体国民(the country);乡下,乡村;地区,区域;乡村音乐;故乡 - Australia's a big country.
adjective [原级]乡下的,农村的;乡村音乐的;祖国的,故乡的;粗鲁的 - I'm a simple country girl.
- the country 在乡下
- in the city 在城里
- in the village 在 村 里
- in my country 国家
- Which country do you come from?
- He had planned to settle down in the country.
adjective [原级]幸运的,走运的;吉祥的 - The 'lucky' tag stuck for years.
noun [专属名词]教堂;礼拜仪式;教派,教会 - A Church is one of the groups of people within the Christian religion, for example Catholics or Methodists, that have their own beliefs, clergy, and forms of worship. (基督教的) 教派
verb [vi. 不及物动词]<古>把(产妇等)带到教堂做感恩礼拜;<美>对…进行教会裁决 - ow often do you go to church ? 你多久去教堂做一次礼拜?
adjective [原级]教会的;礼拜的 - The church bells keep me from sleeping. 教堂的钟声使我不能入睡。
church 加 the 表示地点;church 不加 the 和功能有关
- go to the church 去教堂玩
- I am at the church. 在教堂玩
- go to church 去教堂做礼拜
- I am at church. 做礼拜
adjective [原级]奶制的,乳品的;乳品业的,生产乳品的 - Dairy is used to refer to foods such as butter and cheese that are made from milk. 奶制的 He avoids all meat and dairy products. 他不吃任何肉类和奶制品。
noun [专属名词]乳品公司,乳品店;乳制品;牛奶场,乳品场;<新西兰>地方小店;乳牛 - In my childhood, local dairies bought milk from local farmers. 在我小时候,本地的乳品公司向当地农场主收购牛奶。
noun [专属名词]面包师,糕点师;专用轻便烤箱;面包店(=baker's) - A baker or a baker's is a shop where bread and cakes are sold. 面包店 A baker is kneading the dough.