Lesson 60 The future 【单词列表】

future [ˈfjuːtʃə] n. 未来,前途

fair [fɛə] n. 集市

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A: Are you going to the fair?

B: Yes, anything I can do for you?

A:你这是去集市吗?

B:是的,有什么我能帮你的吗?

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fortune-teller [ˈfɔːtʃən-ˌtelə] n. 算命人

crystal [ˈkristəl] n. 水晶

【派】crystalline 水晶的

【搭】be made of crystal 水晶做的

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A: Do you prefer a crystal necklace or a pearl one?

B: I like a pearl one more, I think.

A:你更喜欢水晶项链还是珍珠项链?

B:我想我更喜欢珍珠项链。

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relation [riˈleiʃən] n. 家属

【扩】relative 亲属  family member 家庭成员

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A: It is my relation with my relation that I sometimes find embarrassing.

B: Don't you get along well with each other?

A:时常令我为难的,是我的亲戚和我的关系。

B:你们彼此之间相处得不好吗?

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impatiently [imˈpeiʃəntli] adv. 不耐烦地

future

🇬🇧/ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfjuːtʃər/n. 未来,前途
The future is the period of time that will come after the present, or the things that will happen then. 将来

noun [抽象名词]未来,将来;前途,前景;期货;(动词的)将来时态 - The spokesman said no decision on the proposal was likely in the immediate future.

adjective [原级]将来的,未来的;(动词)将来时态的 - Future things will happen or exist after the present time.

fair

🇬🇧/feə(r)/ 🇺🇸/fer/n. 集市
Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just. 公平的

adjective [原级]公平的;合理的,公正的;相当好的;(数量、大小)相当大的;浅色的,(肤色)白皙的,(头发)金色的;晴朗的;顺风的;普通的;美丽的;界内的;<旧>(手段,方法)温和的,非暴力的;<旧>(言语,谈话,许诺)花言巧语的 - The punishment was very fair.

adverb [方式副词]公平地,公正地;非常;正面地,直接地;清楚地 - Blue suited her fair colouring.

noun [具体名词]集市,展览会;露天游乐场;庙会;义卖会;牲畜市场;美女;职业介绍会 - Every autumn I go to the county fair.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]变得晴朗;使(车辆,船舶,飞机)具有流线型 - It didn't seem fair to leave out her father.

fortune-teller

🇬🇧/ˈfɔːtʃuːn telə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfɔːrtʃən telər/n. 算命人
A fortune-teller is a person who tells you what they think will happen to you in the future, after looking at something such as the lines on your hand. 算命者

noun [专属名词]给人算命的人,算命先生 - The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball.

crystal *

/ˈkrɪst(ə)l/n. 水晶
A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape. 结晶体

noun [具体名词]结晶,晶体;水晶;水晶玻璃;(钟表的)石英玻璃保护面,表蒙子 - She was wearing a strand of crystal beads.

adjective [原级]晶莹的,清澈透明的 - Some of the finest drinking glasses are made from lead crystal.

relation

🇬🇧/rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/rɪˈleɪʃn/n. 亲属
Relations between people, groups, or countries are contacts between them and the way in which they behave toward each other. 关系

noun [抽象名词](人或物间的)联系;(国家、公司、组织等之间的)(正式)关系;<正式> 性关系;亲戚,亲属;讲述,叙述 - It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.

① n. (事物间的)关系,关联(不可数)

  • I know little about the relation of/between time and space.
  • Is there any relation between the hot snake and the forest fire?

② n. (国家、人民等之间的)关系,往来(可数)

  •  Friendly relations have been developed between the two cities.
  • They have broken relations with that firm.

③ n. 亲戚,亲属(可数)

  • A near relation of yours is coming to see you.

impatiently

/ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/adv. 不耐烦地
in a way that shows irritation or annoyance. "he sighed impatiently and glanced at his watch" ;in a restlessly eager manner. "she is waiting impatiently for her husband's return"

adverb [程度副词]无耐性地、不耐烦地、焦躁地、急躁地 - She rustled her papers impatiently.