inform [inˈfɔːm] v. 告诉，通知
【派】informative 见闻广博的
【扩】notice 通知
【搭】inform sb. about sth. 报告
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A: You'd better inform him before Friday.
B: OK, I won't forget it.
A：你最好在周五之前通知他。
B：好的，我不会忘记的。
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headmaster [ˈhedmɑːstə] n. 校长
【扩】schoolmaster 校长 principal 校长
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A: I'd like to talk to your headmaster.
B: But he is not in at the moment.
A：我想跟校长谈谈。
B：但此刻他不在。
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contribute [kənˈtribjuːt] v. 捐助，援助
gift [ɡift] n. 礼物，赠品
album [ˈælbəm] n. 签名簿，相册
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A: What's that under your wallet?
B: That is a photo album.
A：你钱包底下的是什么啊？
B：那是一本相册。
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patience [ˈpeiʃəns] n. 耐心
encouragement [inˈkʌridʒmənt] n. 鼓励
【扩】stimulus 激励（物）
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A: Take it easy. You will be all right soon.
B: Thank you for your encouragement.
A：放心，你很快就会好的。
B：谢谢你的鼓励。
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farewell [ˈfeəwel] n. 告别
honour [ˈɔnə] n. 敬意
coincidence [kəuˈinsidəns] n. 巧合
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A: What a coincidence to meet you here!
B: Yes, that's what I want to say.
A：在这儿碰到你真巧！
B：是啊，那正是我想说的。
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total [ˈtəutl] n. 总数
devote [diˈvəut] v. 致力于
【派】devoted 奉献的
【搭】devote oneself to 致力于
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A: I'd like to devote myself to research.
B: Are you sure about it?
A：我愿意致力于研究工作。
B：你确定？
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gardening [ˈɡɑːdniŋ] n. 园艺
verb [vt. 及物动词]通知，告知；告发，检举（inform on）；赋特征于，渗透；了解，熟悉；影响 - hey would inform him of any progress they had made.
① vt. 通知，告知
inform sb. of sth. 通知某人……
- Who informed you about/of this?
inform that… 通知……
- he was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year.
tell sb. sth. 告诉某人某事
tell sb. that 告诉某人……
② vi. 告发，检举（与 against/on 连用）
- He used to inform against his classmates.
- Several people have informed on him.
noun [专属名词]校长 - He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England.
verb [vt. 及物动词]捐赠，捐助；（为…）做贡献；促成，是…的原因之一；撰稿，投稿；发表意见，提议 - The three sons also contribute to the family business. 3
- contribute towards the gift 为礼物捐款
- They contributed food and clothing to the refugees. 他们向难民捐献食物和衣服。
noun [专属名词]礼物，赠品；恩赐，授予；轻而易举的事，绝对不会错失的机会；才能，天赋 - They believed the unborn child was a gift from God.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]赠送；（无意中）让（对手）获得 - The watch was a gift from my mother.
noun [具体名词]唱片，专辑；相册，影集，集邮册 - Chris likes music and has a large collection of albums and cassettes.
- a photo album 相册
- a stamp album 集邮册
noun [抽象名词]耐心；耐性；忍耐力；考验某人的耐心；<英>单人纸牌游戏 - He doesn't have the patience to wait.
noun [抽象名词]鼓励 - Friends gave me a great deal of encouragement.
- kindly encouragement 亲切的鼓励
noun [抽象名词]告别；离去；分别时的美好祝愿 - They said their farewells there at the cafe.
adjective [原级]告别的 - I bade all my friends farewell.
verb [vt. 及物动词]告别，欢送 - I bade farewell to all the friends I had made in Paris.
interjection [惊讶]再见，一路顺风 - James Hook, thou not wholly unheroic figure, farewell.
farewell n. 告别，再见；adj. 告别（比 goodbye 更正式）
- farewell party 告别派对：为了向某人告别而举办的聚会，通常在他们离开前举行。
- farewell letter 告别信：一封写给离开的人或组织的信，表达感激之情、告别之意或对未来的祝福。
- farewell dinner 告别晚宴：为了向某人告别而举办的宴会或晚餐。通常用于送别离开的朋友、同事或家人。
- farewell speech 告别演讲：一个人在离开职位或地方时发表的演讲，通常由公众人物如政治家作为职业生涯的总结，或由离职者发表关于离职原因的声明。
Farewell! 再会！一路平安！
- He said farewell to his mother and got on the plane.
- When Frank retired, they held a farewell party.
noun [抽象名词]尊敬；荣幸；高尚品德，气节；荣誉；奖励，荣誉称号；大学荣誉学位课程；优异成绩；法官大人，（美国）市长阁下；<旧>贞操；最大点数的牌 - The officers died faithful to the honour of a soldier.
verb [vt. 及物动词]尊敬；表彰；信守，执行（承诺）；兑现（支票） - Diego Maradona was honoured with an award presented by Argentina's football association.
- guard of honour 仪仗队
in honour of sb. = in one's honour 为纪念某人，对某人表示尊重
- We will give him a party in his honour.
- We will give him a dinner in his honour.
It's my honour to do sth. 做某件事情是我的荣幸
- It's my honour. 是我的荣幸
- It's my honour to talk with you.
I'm honoured to do sth. 我感到荣幸
- I'm honoured to talk with you.
- I'm honoured to stand here and give you lessons.
- I'm honoured to be your teacher.
noun [抽象名词]巧合，同时发生；相符，一致；符合 - It can scarcely be coincidence.
adjective [原级]总的，全部的；完全的，绝对的 - Total recycling is a fiction.
verb [vt. 及物动词]总数达，总计；把…加起来；<美，非正式>彻底毁坏（汽车）；杀死，严重伤害（某人） - In total, 80% of bankrupts are men.
noun [抽象名词]总数，合计 - The car was a total wreck.
verb [vt. 及物动词]献身，致力；用于 - He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation.
devote to + doing 致力于……（to 是介词） 全身心地投入到某事物中，特别是投入时间、精力、爱或自己的全身心去相信某事物或某人。
- I devote myself to teaching.
- He devoted himself to making money.
- He will devote himself to gardening.
- I devote myself to helping the poor.
object to + doing sth.
noun [专属名词]园艺；园林工人的工作 - The latest trend is gardening.
noun [抽象名词]业余爱好，嗜好；<古> 小马，马驹；燕隼 - My hobbies are letter writing, music, photography, and tennis.
