Lesson 73 The way to King Street 到国王街的走法

week [wiːk] n. 周

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A: How long will the meeting last?

B: It will last for about one week.

A：这次的会议要持续多长时间？

B：大约要持续一周时间。

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London [ˈlʌndən] n. 伦敦

suddenly [ˈsʌdnli] adv. 突然地

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A: I feel quite embarrassed for suddenly having to make this kind of request.

B: It doesn't matter. Go ahead, please.

A：突然不得不提出这样的请求，实在不好意思。

B：没关系，请说吧。

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bus stop [ˈbʌs-stɔp] 公共汽车站

smile [smail] v. 微笑

pleasantly [ˈplezntli] adv. 愉快地

understand [ˌʌndəˈstænd] v. 懂，明白

【派】understanding 理解　　misunderstand 误解

【搭】understand each other 互相了解

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A: We have to be fair about these things.

B: I understand your position.

A：对这种事情，我们一视同仁。

B：处在你们的位置，这样做我很理解。

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speak [spiːk] v. 讲，说

【派】speaker 喇叭

【扩】relate 叙述　　say 说，讲

【搭】speak out 大声说

　　　speak on 继续说

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A: To go to the English Corner is to give you a good chance to open your mouth to speak.

B: Maybe I can go there to have a try.

A：去英语角就是给你一个开口说英语的好机会。

B：也许我可以去那儿试一试。

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hand [hænd] n. 手

【派】handkerchief 手帕

【扩】arm 手臂

【搭】hand in hand 手牵手

　　　hands up 举手　　give a hand 帮助

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A: Hold the steering wheel with your hands at ten o'clock and two o'clock.

B: And what shall I do then?

A：把手握在方向盘的10点及2点钟方向。

B：我接着该这么做？

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pocket [ˈpɔkit] n. 衣袋

【派】pickpocket 扒手

【扩】pouch 小袋

【搭】pick a pocket 扒窃

　　　out of pocket 赔钱

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A: When you get on the front of the bus, just drop your money into the box.

B: What shall I do if I happen to have no change in my pocket?

A：你从车的前门上车时，把钱丢进钱箱就行了。

B：如果我口袋里刚好没有零钱，那怎么办？

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phrasebook 短语手册，常用语手册

phrase [freiz] n. 短语

slowly [ˈsləuli] adv. 缓慢地

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A: Some people want to be in shape in a short time, so they overstress their bodies and get hurt that way.

B: That's wrong. I take it slowly and enjoy it.

A：有些人想在短时间内拥有好身材，于是过度锻炼，导致受伤。

B：那是不对的，我只是慢慢进行，享受运动的乐趣而已。

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