Lesson 33 A day to remember 难忘的一天
prelude [ˈpreljuːd] n. 序幕,前奏;v. 阻止
【扩】prelusion 前奏,序幕
【搭】prelude sb. from sth. 阻止某人做某事
【例】The fighting in the streets may be a prelude to more serious trouble.
街头打斗可能是更严重纠纷的序曲。
unforeseen [ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn] adj. 意料之外的
series [ˈsiəriːz] n. 系列
【搭】a series of 一系列 in series 连续
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A: He proposed to hold a series of informal meetings.
B: But it needs much time in that way.
A:他建议举行一系列非正式会议。
B:但那样的话,我们就需要很多时间。
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catastrophe [kəˈtæstrəfi] n. 大祸,灾难
【扩】disaster 灾难
【搭】ecological catastrophe 生态灾难
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A: The flood in their country last year was a major catastrophe.
B: Yes, many buildings were destroyed.
A:去年他们国家的洪水是一场大灾难。
B:是的,很多房子都被毁了。
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crockery [ˈkrɔkəri] n. 陶器,瓦器
【扩】ceramics 陶瓷 porcelain 瓷器
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A: I'd like to have something typically Chinese.
B: May I suggest you buy some crockery?
A:我想要具有典型中国特色的东西。
B:我可以建议您买些陶器吗?
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suburb [ˈsʌbəːb] n. 郊区
collide [kəˈlaid] v. 猛撞
learner [ˈləːnə] n. 初学者
【扩】beginner 初学者
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A: Let's play chess.
B: I'm a learner. I'm afraid I can't play it well.
A:我们下盘国际象棋吧。
B:我是初学者,我怕我下不好。
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panic [ˈpænik] n. 惊慌,恐慌
【派】panicky 恐慌的
【搭】get into a panic 惊慌起来 press the panic button 惊慌失措
【例】The audience were thrown into a panic when the fire started.
一起火,观众顿时陷入一片恐慌。
windscreen [ˈwindskriːn] n. (汽车的)挡风玻璃
alongside [əˌlɔŋˈsaid] prep. 在……的旁边,与……并排
【构】along(沿着)+side(边的)=alongside(在……的旁边)
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A: The car pulled up alongside.
B: Is there anything wrong with it?
A:那车在旁边停下了。
B:车有什么毛病了吗?
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slide [slaid] (slid [slid], slid) v. 滑,回避
【搭】slide over 回避 slide into 不知不觉陷入
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A: You can't slide over the fact that the quality is good.
B: Yes, but the price is really too high.
A:你回避不了这样一个事实,那就是这质量确实很好。
B:是的,但是这价钱确实是很高。
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stray [strei] adj. 迷失的,离群的;v. 迷路,偏离
【搭】a stray dog 流浪狗 stray hair 稀疏的头发
【例】He was wounded by a stray bullet.
他被流弹击伤。
confusion [kənˈfjuːʒən] n. 混乱
【例】That will lead to confusion.
那样做会引起混乱的。
greedy [ˈɡriːdi] adj. 贪婪的
【派】greedily 贪婪地
【扩】rapacious 贪婪的 voracious 贪婪的
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A: Jack is not satisfied with the result.
B: The greedy man is always insatiate.
A:杰克对这个结果并不满意。
B:贪心者从不满足。
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devour [diˈvauə] v. 狼吞虎咽地吃