第一、詞匯學習
2 traumatic adj.創傷的, 外傷的
e.g.Our journey home was pretty traumatic.
我們歸途中不太順心。
3 stress n.壓力
e.g.I can't bear the stresses and strains of modern life.
我不能忍受現代生活的壓力和緊張。
4 disorder n. 疾病
e.g.He's suffering from severe mental disorder.
他患有嚴重的精神病。
5 brain n. 智者
e.g.He is one of the leading brains in the country.
他是國家的知識分子精英。
6 drainer n.排水器, 排水工
7 create vt.引起,產生
e.g.His shabby appearance creates a bad impression.
他那寒酸的樣子給人留下不好的印象。
8 unnecessary adj. 不必要的, 多余的
e.g.Don't involve yourself in unnecessary expense.
勿做不必要的花費。
9 drama n. 一連串緊張刺激的事件
e.g.There are a real-life hospital drama.
醫院中有很多活生生的激動場面。
10 needy adj.貧窮的, 缺乏的
e.g.He deems it his duty to help his needy friends.
他認為幫助窮朋友是他的義務。
11 harsh adj. 嚴酷的; 無情的; 嚴厲的
e.g.The judge dealt out harsh sentences to the rioters.
法官對暴亂者處以嚴刑。
12 clarity n.清楚,明晰
e.g.Clarity of diction is vital for a public speaker.
發音清晰對演說家至關重要。
第二、短語學習
1. get out of:擺脫
e.g.They couldn't, even if they would, get out of trouble by themselves.
即使他們想擺脫,也無法獨立擺脫困難。
e.g. It's time to get out of the 9 to 5 rut.
應該擺脫開9點上班5點下班那種刻板的生活了。
2. go through:經歷
e.g.He was going through a very difficult time.
他正處于非常艱難的時期。
e.g.South Africa was going through a period of irreversible change.
南非正在經歷一場不可逆轉的變革。
3. get sb wrong:誤會,誤解某人
e.g.Don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to criticize you.
別誤會,我并不是企圖批評你。
e.g.Please don' t get me wrong for I' m not complaining at all about the way you planned our trip.
請不要誤會,我并不是在埋怨你對我們行程的安排。
4. complain about:抱怨
e.g.Stop grumbling! You've got nothing to complain about.
別抱怨了! 你沒什么可抱怨的。
e.g.We all complain about the poor service in the hotel coffee lounge.
我們都抱怨飯店咖啡休息室的劣質服務。
5. no way:不可能
e.g.There's no way we can complete this project by the end of the month.
我們不可能在本月底完成這項計劃。
6. say no:拒絕
e.g.I say no once for all.
我斷然拒絕。
e.g.Anyway, if Norbert asks me I certainly won't say no.
不管怎樣,若是諾貝特追求我,我不會拒絕。
7. come at:攻擊,襲擊
e.g.He maintained that he was protecting himself from Mr Cox, who came at him with an axe.
他堅持說當時考克斯先生拿著斧頭向他沖過來,他是在自衛。
第三、實用口語
你看到了讓你可拍的事情,或者是不與愉快的事情總是在你心中回蕩,總是小時不了。我們可以用這樣描述這種情況:
Sb. can not get something out of one’s head.
源于臺詞:Daniel: Oh, I... I can't get that image out of my head!