Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police 小象对警察

versus [ˈvəːsəs] prep. 对

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A: The match tonight is the Netherlands versus Spain.

B: Wonderful! I won't miss it.

A：今晚的比赛是荷兰对西班牙。

B：太棒了！我不会错过的。

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Christmas [ˈkrisməs] n. 圣诞节

circus [ˈsəːkəs] n. 马戏团

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A: The children were spellbound by the circus performance.

B: They are interested in all the fresh things.

A：孩子们被马戏团的表演迷住了。

B：他们对一切新鲜事物都很感兴趣。

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present [ˈprezənt] n. 礼物

accompany [əˈkʌmpəni] v. 陪伴，随行

approach [əˈprəutʃ] v. 走近

【派】approachable 可以接近的

【搭】easy of approach 平易近人的

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A: As we approach the house, I have a premonition that something terrible has happened.

B: What made you think like that?

A：我们走近这所房子时，我预感到出事了。

B：是什么使得你那么想的？

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ought [ɔːt] modal verb 应该

weigh [wei] v. 重

fortunate [ˈfɔːtʃənət] adj. 幸运的

【派】fortunately 幸运地

【扩】lucky 幸运的　　providential 幸运的　　auspicious 吉利的

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A: I feel really very fortunate to be able to sit next to such a pretty lady.

B: Thank you for your gracious compliment.

A：能坐在这么美丽的女士旁边，我真的感到特别幸运。

B：谢谢您的赞美。

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