第一、精講詞匯

1. devious

雙語釋義：cunning; dishonest

[adj.] 刁滑的; 不誠實的

典型范例：Mary has got rich by devious means

瑪麗是以不正當的手段致富的。

聯想記憶：a devious lawyer（刁滑的律師）

a devious scheme（刁滑的陰謀）

a devious trick（刁滑的詭計）

2. treat

雙語釋義：thing that gives great pleasure, esp something unexpected or not always available

[c.n.] 樂事, 樂趣（尤指意想不到的或難得的）

典型范例：Smoked salmon what a treat!

吃燻大馬哈魚——那可太棒了！

Her son's visits are a great treat for her.

她兒子來看望她，她心里喜滋滋的。

第二、泛講詞匯

1. yogurt n. 酸奶

2. frozen adj. 冰凍的

3. occasion c.n. 時刻

第三、短語精講

1. in the middle of the day：中午

Eg. Tom's parents came in the middle of the day and stood by his bedside.

湯姆的父母在那天中午到來，站在他的床邊。

2. keep one’s job：保住工作，保住飯碗

Ｅｇ．　If he hopes to keep his job, he'll have to buck his ideas up a bit.

他要想保住職務。就得更機警些。

3. turn down：拒絕

Eg. I think you're under an obligation not to turn down his offer.

我認為您接受了恩惠，不能拒絕他的提議。

4. step up：增加，逐步提高

Eg. When do you get your next step up?

你何時晉級?

5. get a call from：接到來自......的電話

Eg. When you get a call and you are with friends, keep the call short and speak quietly.

和朋友在一起的時候，倘若忽然來電話了，盡量縮短通話時間，而且，說話聲音要小一些。

6. remember doing something：記起做過某事

Eg. I don’t remember cheating in one exam when I was at high school.

我記不起在讀高中時在一次考試中作弊的事情了。

7. at boarding school：在寄宿學校（生活，學習等）

Eg. She rooms with my sister at boarding school.

她和我妹妹在學校同寢室。

8. pay off：有報償

Eg. You mustn't lose heart, sooner or later your effort will pay off.

你千萬不要泄氣，遲早你的付出會有回報的。

9. be sorry about：對......感到抱歉，對......感到難過

Eg. I'm awfully sorry about the accident.

我對發生的事故十分抱歉。

10. drag into：強迫

Eg. I see you drag my best friend into the dirt.

我眼看著你把我最好的朋友拉進了泥潭。

11. have a feeling：覺得，預感

Eg. I have a feeling that most of them have sloped off.

我總覺得他們大多數人都已溜走了。