第一、精講詞匯

1. devious

雙語(yǔ)釋義：cunning; dishonest

[adj.] 刁滑的; 不誠(chéng)實(shí)的

典型范例：Mary has got rich by devious means

瑪麗是以不正當(dāng)?shù)氖侄沃赂坏摹?/p>

聯(lián)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(jì)）

2. treat

雙語(yǔ)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(shí)刻

第三、短語(yǔ)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(wù)。就得更機(jī)警些。

3. turn down：拒絕

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

我認(rèn)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(shí)晉級(jí)?

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(shí)候，倘若忽然來電話了，盡量縮短通話時(shí)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(shí)在一次考試中作弊的事情了。

7. at boarding school：在寄宿學(xué)校（生活，學(xué)習(xí)等）

Eg. She rooms with my sister at boarding school.

她和我妹妹在學(xué)校同寢室。

8. pay off：有報(bào)償

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

你千萬(wàn)不要泄氣，遲早你的付出會(huì)有回報(bào)的。

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

Eg. I'm awfully sorry about the accident.

我對(duì)發(fā)生的事故十分抱歉。

10. drag into：強(qiáng)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(jìn)了泥潭。

11. have a feeling：覺得，預(yù)感

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

我總覺得他們大多數(shù)人都已溜走了。