Lesson 49 The end of a dream 美梦告终
tired [taiəd] adj. 厌烦的
【扩】weary 厌烦的
【搭】be tired of 厌倦
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A: I'm tired of my job.
B: You can change it for another one then.
A:我厌烦了我的工作。
B:那你可以换一份工作啊。
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real [riəl] adj. 真正的
owner [ˈəunə] n. 主人
spring [spriŋ] n. 弹簧
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A: The mattress is made of spring wires.
B: How is the quality?
A:这个床垫是用弹簧做的。
B:质量怎么样?
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mattress [ˈmætris] n. 床垫
【扩】cushion 垫子
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A: He kept his bankbooks under his mattress.
B: How do you know that?
A:他将他的存折藏在了床垫底下。
B:你是怎么知道的?
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gust [ɡʌst] n. 一阵狂风
sweep [swiːp] (swept [swept], swept) v. 扫,刮
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A: Please sweep the floor when I'm doing the washing.
B: But I'm watching TV now.
A:我洗衣服的时候你把地扫扫。
B:可我正在看电视呢。
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courtyard [ˈkɔːtjɑːd] n. 院子
【例】There is a tall tree in our courtyard.
我们院子里有一棵很高的树。
【扩】compound 院子
smash [smæʃ] v. 碰碎,摔碎
【派】smashing 猛烈的
【搭】smash sth. down 击倒某物
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A: Oh, what happened to my bike?
B: I'm really sorry. It got smashed by a truck.
A:噢,我的自行车怎么了?
B:我非常抱歉,自行车给卡车撞坏了。
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miraculously [miˈrækjuləsli] adv. 奇迹般地
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A: The man was miraculously unhurt in the terrible accident.
B: How lucky he is!
A:在那场严重的车祸中年轻人奇迹般地没有受伤。
B:他太幸运了。
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unhurt [ʌnˈhəːt] adj. 没有受伤的
glance [ɡlɑːns] v. 扫视
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A: Yesterday afternoon, I just glanced at the memorandum and then put it down.
B: Where did you put it?
A:昨天下午我匆匆看了一眼那份备忘录就放下了。
B:你放在哪里了?
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promptly [ˈprɔmptli] adv. 迅速地
【扩】quickly 迅速地
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A: Could you possibly send it here more promptly?
B: I'm sorry, I'm afraid that we can't manage it.
A:你们能否快一点儿送过来?
B:很抱歉,恐怕我们无法做到。
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