詞匯精講：

1.typical

Exp. characteristic of a particular person or thing （某人或某事物）特有的，獨(dú)特的

Eg. It was typical of her to forget.

她這人就是愛(ài)忘事。

Eg. He answered with typical curtness.

他像往常一樣, 回答時(shí)唐突無(wú)禮。

Eg. On a typical day we receive about fifty letters.

我們通常一天收到約五十封信。

Eg. Such decoration was a typical feature of the baroque period.

這種裝飾是巴羅克時(shí)期的特徵。

2.role

Exp. actor's part in a play 角色

Eg. He needs to play a variety of roles at work.

他在工作中需要扮演各種的角色。

Eg. She has just landed the lead role in their latest production.

她剛在他們最新的作品中取得了主角。

Eg. He will appear in the role of mediator.

他會(huì)出庭，充當(dāng)調(diào)停者的角色。

Eg. His dual role as a composer and a conductor made him very busy.

他作曲家和指揮家的雙重身份使他非常繁忙。

Eg. He's a natural for the role of Lear.

他是李爾王這一角色的理想人選。

3.boundary

Exp. line that marks a limit; dividing line 界限；分界線

Eg. The fence marks the boundary between my land and hers.

這道柵欄是我的地和她的地的分界線.

Eg. The lane is the boundary of our land.

那條小路就是我們這片地的界線。

Eg. They marked the boundaries of the football fields.

他們畫(huà)出了足球場(chǎng)地的邊界。

Eg. The ball was caught by a fielder standing just inside the boundary.

那球被正站在邊界線內(nèi)的守場(chǎng)員接住了。

3.neither

Exp. not either 也不

Usage: used before a modal v or aux v placed in front of its subject

用于主語(yǔ)前面的情態(tài)動(dòng)詞或助動(dòng)詞之前

Eg. He doesn't like Beethoven and neither do I.

他不喜歡貝多芬的作品, 我也不喜歡。

Eg. I haven't been to New York before and neither has my sister.

我以前沒(méi)去過(guò)紐約, 我妹妹也沒(méi)去過(guò)。

—— Did you see it? —— No.' Neither did I.

—— 你看見(jiàn)那個(gè)了嗎? —— 沒(méi)看見(jiàn)，我也沒(méi)看見(jiàn)。

4.serious

Usage: ~ (about sb/sth) ~ about doing sth

Exp. in earnest; sincere 認(rèn)真的; 真誠(chéng)的

Eg. I make a serious suggestion.

我提出了一個(gè)誠(chéng)懇的建議。

Eg. Are you really serious about him?

你真對(duì)他有意嗎? （是否真心愛(ài)他?）

Eg. Is she serious about learning to be a pilot?

她真想學(xué)開(kāi)飛機(jī)嗎?

5.virgin

Exp. person, esp a girl or woman, who has never had sexual intercourse

未發(fā)生過(guò)性行為的人；（尤指）處女

6.embarrassed

Usage: ~ (about / at sth

Eg. She's embarrassed about her height.

Eg. He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention.

Eg. Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem.

Eg. I've never felt so embarrassed in my life!

7.assignment

Exp. a task or piece of work that sb is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies 被指定的(課外)作業(yè)

Eg. You will need to complete three written assignments per semester.

Eg. She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers.

Eg. I had set myself a tough assignment.

7.doorman

Exp. a man, often in uniform, whose job is to stand at the entrance to a large building such as a hotel or a theatre, and open the door for visitors, find them taxis, etc. 看門(mén)人，門(mén)衛(wèi)

Eg. Our doorman has worked for the company for years and has become part of the furniture.

我們的門(mén)衛(wèi)為公司工作多年，因而已被認(rèn)作當(dāng)然是公司的人。

Eg. Affluent he may be, But he is by no means sure what to tip the doorman or the chambermaid.

盡管他可能是富裕的，但他一點(diǎn)不知道該付多少小費(fèi)給看門(mén)人和清理臥室的女服務(wù)員。

8.cab：出租車(chē)

Eg. Shall we walk or take a cab/go by cab?

咱們走著去呢, 還是坐計(jì)程車(chē)去?

Eg. Shall we take a cab there and come back by subway?

我們坐出租車(chē)去再乘地鐵回來(lái)好嗎？

Eg. A cab will be there in ten minutes.

過(guò)10分鐘會(huì)有一輛出租汽車(chē)到那兒。

短語(yǔ)提煉：

1. talk about：談?wù)?/p>

2. get a boyfriend：有男朋友

3. in the past：在過(guò)去

4. a few：幾個(gè)

5. be embarrassed about：因.....感到害羞，難為情

6. enjoy doing something：喜歡做某事

7. make love：做愛(ài)，性交

8. get a little assignment for sb：給某人留下一點(diǎn)功課

9. lots of：很多的，大量的

重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ)精講：

1.in the past

Eg. I've been there many times in the past.

我從前去過(guò)那兒很多次。

2.talk about

Eg. I never talk about gossip.

我從不傳播流言蜚語(yǔ)。

Eg. Please don't talk about it in front of the children.

請(qǐng)不要當(dāng)著孩子們談?wù)撃鞘隆?/p>

3.enjoy doing sth

語(yǔ)法用法：enjoy表示喜歡這個(gè)意思時(shí)，后面要用動(dòng)詞的動(dòng)名詞形式。

Eg. I enjoyed playing football in the past.

過(guò)去我喜歡踢足球。

4.lots of

語(yǔ)法用法：可以修飾可數(shù)名詞和不可數(shù)名詞。

Eg. He's lots of run.

他很風(fēng)趣。

Eg. You have lots of time to finish the work.

你有充裕的時(shí)間來(lái)完成這項(xiàng)工作。