Lesson 1 A private conversation

【New words and expressions】

★private

① adj. 私人的

private life 私生活private school 私立学校

② adj. 普通的private citizen 普通公民

I‘m a private citizen. (citizen n. 公民)

private soldier 大兵《Private Ryan》《拯救大兵瑞恩》) public adj. 公众的，公开的(private的反义词) public school 公立学校public letter 公开信public place 公共场所privacy n.隐私

It‘s privacy. 这是我的隐私!(不愿让别人知道的) ★conversation n.谈话

have a + talk/chat/dialogue/conversation/gossip 名词变动词conversation 一般用于正式文体中, 内容上往往不正式subject of conversation 话题

They are having a conversation.

talk 内容可正式可不正式, 也可以私人

Let‘s have a talk.

dialogue 对话, 可以指正式国家与国家会谈

China and Korea are having a dialogue.

chat 闲聊，就是北京人说的―侃‖，无关紧要的事。gossip 嚼舌头, 说长道短

★theatre n.剧场, 戏剧cinema n.电影院

★seat n.座位

have a good seat/place，这里的seat指place(指地点)，而不是chair.

take a seat/take your seat 坐下来, 就坐

Is the seat taken? 这个位置有人吗?

请坐的3种说法:

Sit down, please. (命令性)

Take your seat, please.

Be seated, please. (更礼貌)

作为动词的seat与sit的区别

sit(sat，)vi. 就座He is sitting there.他坐在那儿。seat vt.让某人就座Seat yourself.

seat sb. 让某人就坐，后面会加人

You seat him.你给他找个位置.

When all those present(到场者)_D_ he began his lecture.A. sit B. set C. seated D. were seated sit down 坐下；be seated=take a seat 就坐

★angry adj. 生气的

★angrily adv. 生气的angry =cross

I was angry. /He was cross.

annoyed: 恼火的;

be blue in the face 脸上突然变色

程I was annoyed.

度I was angry/cross.

加I was very angry.

深I am blue in the face. (脸色都青了,相当生气) ★attention n. 注意

Attention ,please. 请注意(口语)

pay attention 注意pay attentio n to … 对……注意You must pay attention to that girl.

pay a little attention 稍加注意pay much attention 多加注意pay more attention 更多注意pay no attention 不用注意pay close attention 特别注意

★bear(bore, born) v. 容忍

① vt. 承受，支撑，承担，负担

Can the ice bear my weight?

Who will bear the cost? 谁来承担这笔费用？

② vt. 忍受(与can/could连用于疑问及否定句中) She eats too fast. I can‘t bear to watch/watching her. How can you bear living in this place?

bear =stand =put up with I can't bear/stand you. endure:忍受,容忍、put up with :忍受

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5、I could not hear the actors. I turned round.

hear+人:听见某人的话

I could not hear you. Beg your pardon?

I couldn't hear you./I couldn't hear a word./I couldn't catch your words.

I couldn't hear you clearly./I couldn't catch your words.

Beg your pardon? /I couldn't catch your words.

turn round =turn around 转身

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