Lesson 28 No parking禁止停车
rare [reə] adj. 罕见的
【派】rarely 难得
【扩】scarce 罕见的
【搭】rare animal 稀有动物
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A: What kinds of collections can I see?
B: The collections include tea sets, ancient coins, fans, root-carving, rare stones and rocks and so on.
A:我能看到多少种收藏品呢?
B:这些收藏包括茶具、古钱币、扇子、根雕、奇石等。
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ancient [ˈeinʃənt] adj. 古代的,古老的
【例】The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings.
威尼斯的美在于其古建筑的风格。
【扩】hoary 古老的
【搭】ancient building 古建筑
myth [miθ] n. 神话故事
trouble [ˈtrʌbəl] n. 麻烦
【派】troublesome 讨厌的,令人烦恼的
【搭】be in trouble with 和……闹矛盾
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A: I'll return it to the kitchen and bring you one that's well cooked.
B: Sorry for the trouble.
A:我把这盘送回厨房,再给您拿一盘做得熟透的来。
B:对不起,给您添麻烦了。
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effect [iˈfekt] n. 结果,效果
【派】effective 有效的
【搭】have a effect on sth. 对某事物有影响
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A: We need to put our heads together and make a workable plan for staff training.
B: Yes, we have to do that in order to guarantee the training effects.
A:我们需要商量一下,制定一个职工培训的可行方案。
B:是的,这样才能保证培训效果。
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Medusa [miˈdjuːzə] n. 美杜莎(古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪之一)
Gorgon [ˈɡɔːɡən] n. (古希腊神话中的)3位蛇发女怪之一(凡见其貌者都会变石头)