第十回
2008-8-6
旧闻听写:
1. sentinel n. 哨兵
2. noxious adj. 有害的,有毒的;
3. drum n. 大的圆形容器,用来盛放液体,如燃
料及化学制品;
4. haulier n. a person or company that carries goods
by road or railway;
5. fume n. (浓烈或难闻的)烟,气体
v. 用烟熏;冒烟;
6. resilient adj. 弹回的;恢复活力的。
《economist》: Thailand--Good riddance
我的概述: (他信的名字太难记了,简称T吧。)
In Thailand's recent election, the PPP party, which used to be
led by T had a good result, and an alleged T-admirer became
Thailand's prime minister. All these indicate that, for all his
faults, people in Thailand prefer leadership of T or someone is
like him. Those coup-makers who deposed T several years ago
now had better keep themselves away from the politics so that
the democracy in Thailand can begin to take a good shape
without interrupt, since the coupmakers have consigned the
country to slow economic growth before.
词汇:
1. good riddance (to)
* used for saying that you're pleased to be free of someone or
something that is annoying or unpleasant;
eg: When he left I thougt, 'Good riddance".
2. take a bow
*(in journalism)--used for saying that someone has achieved
something special.
eg: The organizer can take a well-deserved bow.
3. mishap
n. a minor mistake or accident;
4. shenanigans
n. silly, dishonest or immoral behavior.
5. fiddle (this word is important)
A. vi.
to touch or to move sth with many small quick movements of
your fingers because you are bored, nervous, or concentrating on
sth else.
fiddle with;
B.vt
to produce false results or records, in order to get money or
other benefits.
eg: They all fiddle their taxes.
C. n
a dishonest method of getting money or other benefits.
6. annul
v. 废除
7. tribunal
n. a special law court organized to judge a particular case.
eg: a war crimes tribunal
8. omen
n. 预兆
9. not be out of the woods yet
* used for saying that a situation is still difficult although it has
improved.
eg: There has been a slight upturn in economy, but we're not out
of the woods yet.
10. forswear (very formal)
v. to agree to give up sth or to stop doing sth.
11. internecine
adj. 内部冲突的,互相残杀的,两败俱伤的;
12. disgruntled
adj. 不满的;
13. consign sb/sth to sth
A.
to put sb or sth somewhere, especially because you don't want to
deal with them;
eg: He consigned his work suit to the back of the wardrobe.
B.
to put sb in an unpleasant situation that usually lasts a long time.
14. shy of something
* slight less than, slightly earlier than, or a short distance from
something.
eg: They scored just shy of 100 goals last year.
I calle him only two minutes shy of midnight.
15. relish
vt. to get great pleasure or satisfaction from sth.
eg: Being a role model for younger players is something he
relishes.
实务继续进行‘旅游’,课外练习第一篇——疯狂推荐世界
公园,此文的难度在于说相声般的把世界上的知名景点列
举了个遍,把那些地名搞熟了也就好办了。下面是我不会
说,且认为相当重要的:
大洋洲: oceania
凯旋门: Arc of Triumph
埃菲尔铁塔: Eiffel Tower
卢浮宫: Louvre
凡尔赛宫: Versailles
巴黎圣母院: Notre Dame
比萨斜塔: Leaning tower Pisa
罗马斗兽场: Colosseum
科隆大教堂:Cologne Cathedral
雅典卫城: Acropolis
吴哥窟: Angkor Wat
自由女神像: Statue of Liberty
|