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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