第一、詞匯串燒

1 pasty adj.漿糊的

2 mumble vi. 含糊地說，咕噥

范例：She mumbled that she didn't want to get up yet.

她咕噥著說還不想起床。

He always mumbles when he's embarrassed.

他感到難為情時說話就含糊不清了。

3 annual adj. 年度的

范例：The firm has an annual turnover of 75 million.

這家公司的年營業(yè)額為7500萬英鎊。

4 honored adj. 感到榮幸的，受尊敬的

范例：I feel highly honored by your kindness.

您的好意使我感到莫大的光榮。

5 charity n. 慈善

6. ax-deductible n.免稅的

7. charitable adj. 慈善的

8 foundation n. 基金會

9 honoree n. 獲獎人

10 tiny adj. 微小的

第二、短語精講

1. get excited about：因......而激動

范例：The dealers hadn't had anything to get excited about for years.

多少年來，承銷商已沒有遇到過這樣使他們激動的東西了。

Don' t get excited about the examination ; keep cool.

不要對考試太激動，沉著點。

Your first bonus is nothing to get excited about.

不值得因首次得獎金而激動。

Go easy, dear, there's nothing to get excited about.

冷靜些，親愛的，沒有什么可以緊張的。

2. mumble about：含糊地說某事

范例：What are you mumbling about? I can't understand a word!

你嘰里咕嚕說什麼呀? 我一句也聽不懂!

He mumbled something to me which I didn't quite catch.

他對我嘰咕了幾句話, 可我沒太聽清楚。

3. be honored at：因.....感到榮譽，因.....受人尊敬

范例：The global winner is honored at the annual Rotary International Convention.

全球優(yōu)勝者是在國際扶輪年會中來表揚。

4. set up：建立

范例：They set up many branches throughout the country.

他們在全國建立好多分公司。

He set up twenty-two task forces.

他設(shè)立了二十二個特別工作組。

Our employee once decided to set up a credit fund.

有一次，我們的職工決定要設(shè)立一筆貸款基金。

I set up a separate department for George to oversee quality.

我設(shè)立了一個單獨的部門，由喬治負責管質(zhì)量。

5. make a good point about：就某事說得對

范例：You make a good point about the pollution problem in the world.

你說得很對，污染是一個世界問題。

6. think of：想起

范例：I blush to think of such conduct.

想起這樣的行為,我感到羞愧。

Did she not sometimes think of that old time of the wine and roses?

她不知會不會有時懷念當年風花雪月的美好情景？

第三、泛講短語

1. a charity event：慈善事業(yè)

2. a charitable foundation：慈善基金會

3. give money to somebody through：通過......給錢給某人

4. host the event：舉辦典禮

5. one’s public image：公眾形象