Lesson 67 The weekend 周末

greengrocer [ˈɡriːnˌɡrəusə] n. 蔬菜水果零售商

【构】green（绿叶菜类）＋grocer（食物杂货商）＝greengrocer（蔬菜水果零售商）

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A: I must go to the greengrocer's.

B: Anything you forgot to buy?

A：我还得到蔬菜水果店去一下。

B：有东西你忘记买了？

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absent [ˈæbsənt] adj. 缺席的

【派】absence 缺席

【搭】be absent from 缺席

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A: Is everyone here?

B: No, Bill is absent.

A：大家都到齐了吗？

B：没有，比尔没来。

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Monday [ˈmʌndi] n. 星期一

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A: Mary will start working next Monday in place of me.

B: We'll miss the time we spent together.

A：玛丽下周一将代替我开始工作。

B：我们会怀念和你一起共事的时光。

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Tuesday [ˈtjuːzdi] n. 星期二

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A: Any day except Tuesday would be convenient for me.

B: Good. Let's make it next Monday.

A：除了周二外任何一天我都方便。

B：太好了，我们就定在下周一吧。

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Wednesday [ˈwenzdi] n. 星期三

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A: When shall we leave for Dalian?

B: What would you say about next Wednesday?

A：我们什么时候动身去大连？

B：你看下星期三怎么样？

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Thursday [ˈθəːzdi] n. 星期四

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A: I won't be able to keep my appointment with you on Thursday.

B: Then can we make it another time?

A：星期四我不能跟你约会了。

B：那我们能约一个别的时间吗？

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keep [kiːp] v. （身体健康）处于（状态）

【派】keeper 保管人

【搭】keep healthy 保持健康

　　　keep a secret 保守秘密

　　　keep silent 保持安静

　　　keep one's word 遵守诺言

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A: He exercised strenuously to keep his body in good condition.

B: It's not easy to keep on doing that.

A：他刻苦训练，以使身体处于良好状态。

B：坚持那么做很不容易。

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spend [spend] v. 度过

【派】spending 开销，花费

【搭】spend on 花在……上面

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A: What's your plan about the coming holiday?

B: I want to spend it in mountains.

A：对于即将到来的假期你有什么计划？

B：我准备在大山里度过。

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weekend [ˈwiːkend] n. 周末

【构】week（星期）＋end（结束）＝weekend（周末）

【扩】weekday 工作日

【搭】at the weekend 周末

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A: We'll have to work overtime this weekend.

B: The staff certainly isn't going to like that!

A：这周末大家都得加班。

B：大家一定不会喜欢这个主意的！

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Friday [ˈfraidi] n. 星期五

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A: Could you cover for me on Friday?

B: Sorry, I have to take my son to the hospital that day.

A：你星期五能不能帮我代班？

B：对不起，那天我要带我儿子去医院。

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Saturday [ˈsætədi] n. 星期六

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A: Do you want to have a single room or a double room?

B: A double room for Saturday and Sunday.

A：您要单人房还是双人房？

B：要一间星期六和星期天住的双人房。

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Sunday [ˈsʌndi] n. 星期日

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A: Do you jog every day?

B: No, Sunday is my free day.

A：你每天都慢跑吗？

B：不，周日我休息。

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country [ˈkʌntri] n. 乡村

【派】countryside 农村，乡下

【扩】villagery 乡村，村庄

【搭】in the country 在乡下

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A: We hope to move to the country in the near future.

B: But it's not very convenient there.

A：我们希望不久的将来搬到乡下去住。

B：但是那儿不太方便啊。

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lucky [ˈlʌki] adj. 幸运的

【派】luckily 幸运地

【扩】fortunate 幸运的

【反】unfortunate 倒霉的

【搭】lucky dog 幸运儿

　　　lucky day 幸运日

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A: I'd like to talk to you about my vacation.

B: You're lucky. I'm just going to draw up the holiday rotation this year.

A：我想同您谈谈我的假期。

B：你真幸运，我正准备制订今年的假期轮值表。

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