M4-PC9 Read 10,000 Books,Travel 10,000 Miles--2017年5月8日

KeyWork

prompt

adj：

迅速的，立刻的

准时的  prompt cash 及时付款

n：

提示符  After the prompt,please speak the new word again 

付款期限  When is  the prompt displayed?

v：

促进

 

Word

disruptive: 引起混乱的，扰乱性的

destructive：毁灭性的，造成破坏的

orriental<-->occidental

confess：坦白，忏悔，承认

reputation：名誉

check into：He is checking into the hotel under the false name

 

disposiotion：性情 ＝ personality

disagreeable personality 不受欢迎的性格

 

tedious：沉闷的 ＝ dreary = dreich

consciousness 意识，知觉

 

commission = council = congress 委员会

congress 国会，议会，美国用congress，英国用parliament

commission 委员会，考察团，为了某项任务专门成立的委员会

council 政务会，理事会  state council 国务院 国际上表示各国代表参加的政治会议或者常设的政治机构，国内多指常设的政治机构

cabinet 内阁

 

ram 猛撞

inhaitant 居民

comment on 评论 ＝ remark

pilot 飞行员

stain 污渍

merchandise 商品 

rack one`s brain 绞尽脑汁思考

converse 交谈

a pat answer 预先准备好的，脱口而出

past participle 过去分词

on one occasion 有一次

witty ＝ jocos 说话风趣的

coma 昏迷

pacific 太平洋

solomon island 所罗门群岛

Audrey Hepburn 奥黛丽.赫本

Eileen Chan 张爱玲

Franklin Roosevelt 富兰克林.罗斯福

glorious：having or deserving glory, fame, or hono 光荣的

 

Grammar

simple past and past perfect

 

They left when he stopped laughing 

First, he stopped laughing

Then, they left

 

They had left when he stopped laughing

First, they left

then, he stopped laughing 

 

Tell the anecdote

Anyway, to cut a long story short, we left at midnight, and James somewhat later

To top it all

Needless to say 不用说

Little did I kown 我却一无所知／我真不知道／真想不到会这样 

Funny you should ask 真是个好问题／问的真巧／问的真有趣

 

Retell the article

This happened about five years ago. I was coming back home from Trukey. We were on the plane  and just took off when there was a loud bang from right-hand side of the plane and I could see a lot of smoke coming from one of engines. Everyone started looking around but plane carried on flying normally. I felt pretty nervous, but I tried to concentrate on my book. And then a few minutes later the pilot came on and said there was a problem with one of the engines and we`d return to the airport.About ten minutes later, we landed without any problems.Thank god, I was more scared than hurt.