Lesson 14 The last one?
最后一枝嗎？

一、詞匯部分
1.entitle/ɪnˈtaɪ.t̬əl/ v. 以......為名
搭配：be entitled to do something 被授予權利做某事
例句：You’re not entitled to do that. You’ve already crossed your line.

2.calm/kɑːm/ v. 使鎮定
搭配：calm down 淡定

3.nerve/nɝːv/ n. 神經
搭配：have the nerve to do something
例句：I don’t have the never to propose to her. I think she’s so out of my league and I’m so afraid that she will reject me.

4.concentration/ˌkɑːn.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən/ n. 集中，專心
擴展：concentrate on/focus on

5.suffer/ˈsʌf.ɚ/ v. 受苦，受害
搭配：suffer from

6.symptom/ˈsɪmp.təm/ n. 癥狀
7.temper/ˈtem.pɚ/ n. 脾氣
搭配：lose one’s temper 發脾氣
throw a tantrum發爆脾氣

8.appetite/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ n. 胃口，食欲
例句：I don’t have any appetite. I think I’m coming down with something.

9.produce/prəˈduːs/ v. 拿出
10.urge /ɝːdʒ/ v. 力勸，慫恿
11.satisfaction /ˌsæt̬.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/ n. 滿意，滿足
擴展：satisfied adj.滿足的

12.delighted/dɪˈlaɪ.t̬ɪd/ adj. 欣喜的

文章講解

After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of times!

文章精講：

1.After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.

知識點:

后置定語：名詞＋過去分詞做后置定語
an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’

句型：An article entitled ……

使用：ago/before
第一：ago 一邊放在具體事件之后
例句： Seven years ago, I graduated from college. Then I quit my job and started my own business.

例句：The first time I met Laura was five years ago.

第二：before 后面加句子
例句：Before I leave for America, I want to have a get-together dinner with you.
例句：Before I quit my job, I need to ask for my wife’s advice.

Calm：安靜
例句： Calm down. It’s nothing serious.

2.I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly.

知識點:
With＋名詞，可以表示狀語。
例句：Peter made it to Harvard with the help of his brother.

擴展：concentrate on/focus on
例句：Don’t get distracted by what other’s doing. You’ve got to focus on/concentrate on your own stuff. Nothing else matters.

賓語從句：
結構：be + adj. + that從句
例句：I was sure that this would be my last cigarette
例句：I’m sure that you will succeed, because you’ve put so much time and effort into it. And it’ll definitely worth it.

Suffer (from)
例句：People are suffering and you’ll never know because they suffer in silence.
例句：To live is to suffer. To survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

3.I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.

知識點:
分詞做后置定語：名詞＋ doing something

口語用法：完整句子＋doing something 做補充。
例句：This is gonna be my first time driving out of California and I’m super excited about that.

表達：細節。
1.名詞復數＋冒號，提供細節。
2.名詞復數，＋ like提供細節
3.名詞復數，such as 提供細節。

4.My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.

知識點:
搭配：keep on doing something 一直做某事／keep doing something
例句：I didn’t want to do anything to him. But he kept on challenging me.
例句：Learning English itself is not a difficult problem. If you keep practicing, you will get hold of it.

搭配：offer someone something 給某人提供某物
例句：My boss promise me he will offer me anything I want if I can hook him up with Mr. White.
例句：He offered me a pretty good job in his company but I didn’t want to go because I don’t like his personality.

搭配：make no effort to do something 無意做某事，不費力做某事

語法：Whenever 引導的時間狀語從句
改版：They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.

改：take something out of 把…從…拿出