Lesson 1 A Private Conversation 【单词列表】

private [ˈpraivit] adj. 私人的,秘密的,私立(营)的

【扩】personal 个人的,私人的

【搭】private expenses 自费,个人开支

   private income 个人所得

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A: I can't help you unless you state your business.

B: I prefer not to. It's a private matter.

A:如果你不把你的事说出来,我就不能帮你。

B:我宁愿不说,是一件私事。

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conversation [ˌkɔnvəˈseiʃən] n. 谈话,交谈

【扩】chat 聊天

【搭】a long conversation 长时间的交谈

   have a conversation 进行交谈

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A: Sorry, I must end the conversation.

B: OK. I respect your decision.

A:抱歉,我不能再说了。

B:好吧,我尊重你的决定。

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theatre [ˈθiətə] n. 剧场,戏院

【搭】in the theatre 在戏院

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A: Can you accompany me to People's Theatre tonight?

B: Can I ask what's on?

A:你晚上能陪我到人民剧院去看戏吗?

B:我能问问是什么戏吗?

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seat [siːt] n. 座位,席位

play [plei] n. 戏剧;v. 玩,打(球等),播放

loudly [ˈlaudli] ad. 高声地,响亮地

【扩】ringingly 响亮地

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A: Don't speak loudly.

B: Sorry, I'm a little worried.

A:不要大声喧哗。

B:对不起,我有点儿着急了。

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angry [ˈæŋɡri] adj. 发怒的,愤怒的,生气的

【扩】indignant 愤怒的

【搭】be angry with sb. 生某人的气

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A: Please don't be angry about my foolish behavior.

B: I hope you won't do it like that in the future.

A:对于我冒昧的行为,请不要生气。

B:我希望你以后不要这样了。

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angrily [ˈæŋɡrili] ad. 生气地,愤怒地

attention [əˈtenʃən] n. 注意,专心,留心

【搭】catch one's attention 吸引某人的注意

   pay attention to 注意

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A: Please pay special attention to their English skills.

B: It's the most important, right?

A:请特别留意他们的英语能力。

B:这是最重要的对吗?

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bear [bɛə] v. 忍受,承担

【扩】abide 容忍  endure 忍受,忍耐

【搭】bear with sb. 耐心对待,容忍

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A: I can hardly bear it.

B: What's the matter?

A:我简直无法忍受了。

B:怎么了?

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business [ˈbiznis] n. 事,交易,生意

【扩】deal 交易

【搭】get down to business 着手处理正事

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A: I'm glad to do business with you.

B: Thanks for your continued support.

A:很高兴能和你们做生意。

B:谢谢你们的一贯支持。

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rudely [ˈruːdli] ad. 粗鲁地

【扩】crassly 粗鲁地

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A: Don't behave so rudely, Jack.

B: I don't want to do it that way. But I can't control myself.

A:杰克,不要那么粗鲁。

B:我也不想那样,但是我无法控制我自己。

 

private *

/ˈpraɪvət/adj. 私人的
Private companies, industries, and services are owned or controlled by individuals or stockholders, rather than by the government or an official organization. 私有的

adjective [原级]私有的,自用的;(服务,行业)私营的,民营的;没有股票上市的;私下的,秘密的;(交易未涉及商业机构的)私下里的;(想法、感觉)私密的;未担任公职的,无官职的;与官职(或工作)无关的;安静的,不受打扰的;(人)内敛的,不喜欢谈论私事的;(尤指两人)单独的;私下辅导的;(教育,医疗)私立的 - They sent their children to private schools.

noun [专属名词](美、英陆军或美国海军陆战队)二等兵;<非正式> 私处,阴部(privates) - He was a private in the U.S. Army.

adj. 私人的

  • private life 私生活
  • private school 私立学校
  • It's my private letter. (如果妈妈想看你的信)
  • It's my private house. (如果陌生人想进你的房子)

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

🇬🇧/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)n/n. 谈话
If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation. (非正式的) 交谈

noun [抽象名词](非正式的)谈话,交谈;<旧>社交,交际 - He's a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him.

have a + talk/chat/dialogue/conversation/gossip 名词变动词

  • 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”,说的是无关紧要的事。

gossip 嚼舌头, 说长道短

theatre

🇬🇧/ˈθɪətə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈθiːətər/n. 剧场,戏院
A theatre is a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place. 剧院

noun [具体名词]剧场,戏院;<美>电影院;戏剧;戏剧表演,戏剧演出;手术室;战场,战区;(事件发生的)场所;做戏,夸张做作;戏剧效果;阶梯式讲堂(或教室);<英>手术室 - They brought her to the theatre where their new musical was in production.

seat

/siːt/n. 座位
A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example, a chair. 座位

noun [具体名词]座位;(椅子等的)座部;(机器的)基座;(议会、委员会、法庭等的)席位,职位;<英> 议会议员选区;(组织或重大活动的)所在地;(大户人家在乡间的)别墅,宅邸;(裙子或裤子的)臀部,后裆;屁股;(骑马的)骑姿 - Stephen returned to his seat.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]使坐下,使就座;容纳,坐得下;使就职;固定,安装 - He waved toward a chair, and seated himself at the desk.

  • 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,sitten) vi. 就座
  • He is sitting there. 他坐在那儿。
  • seat vt.让某人就座
  • seat sb. 让某人就坐,后面会加人
  • Seat yourself.
  • You seat him.你给他找个位置.

angry

/ˈæŋɡri/adj. 生气的
When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something. 生气的

adjective [原级]愤怒的,生气的;狂风暴雨的,波涛汹涌的;红肿的,感染的 - Are you angry with me for some reason?

  • I was angry / cross.50%
  • He was very angry.80%
annoyed 恼火的They were annoyed. 30%
be blue in the face 变脸 I am blue in the face. (脸色都青了, 相当生气了) 100%

attention

/əˈtenʃ(ə)n/n. 注意
If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully. 注意力

noun [抽象名词]注意;注意力;照料;兴趣;立正;殷勤,关心 - Later he turned his attention to the desperate state of housing in the city.

  • Attention ,please. 请注意(口语)
  • pay attention 注意
  • pay attention 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

angrily

/ˈæŋɡrəli/adv. 生气地
in a manner resulting from or betraying anger. "workers reacted angrily to the announcement"

adverb [程度副词]愤怒地 - He thumped the table angrily.

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🇬🇧/beə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ber/v. 容忍
If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there. 运送

verb [vi. 不及物动词]手持,携带;(车,船)运输,运送;写有,刻有;以(姓名,头衔)相称;见证,作证;承担,担负(责任);经得起;承受,容忍;生育(孩子);(树,植物)结(果实),长出(花);拐弯 - They bore the oblong hardwood box into the kitchen and put it on the table.

noun [具体名词]熊;粗暴无礼的人,没教养的人;体格笨重的男人,行动迟缓的男人;(股票)卖空者,做空头者;麻烦事,棘手之事;<非正式>“北极熊”(俄国的外号) - 'Bear' and 'bare' are homophonous. bear

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(一般与 can/could 连用于疑问句及否定句中)

  • She eats too fast,I can’t bear to watch/watching her. 她吃得太快,我看着受不了。
  • How can you bear living in this place? 你怎么能受得了住在这个地方?

bear = stand = put up with

  • I can't bear/stand you.

endure:忍受,容忍

put up with :忍受

  • I got divorced(离婚).
  • I could not put up with him bear/stand/endure 忍受的极限在加大

bear n.熊 white bear 白熊

  • bear hug :热情(热烈)的拥抱
  • give sb. a bear hug 给某人一个熊抱

business

/ˈbɪznəs/n. 事
Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services. 商业

noun [抽象名词]商业,买卖,生意;商务,公事;公司,企业;行业,职业;事务,职责;私事;事情;消费;系列事件 - Business is used when talking about how many products or services a company is able to sell. If business is good.

n. 生意

  • business man :生意人
  • do business: 做生意
  • go to some place on business:因公出差
  • I went to Tianjin on business.

n. 某人自己的私人的事情

  • It's my business. (指私人的事, 自己处理的事)
  • It's none of your business. 不关你的事。(语境不同可以理解为:"关你屁事")

rudely

/ˈruːdli/adv. 无礼地,粗鲁地
in an offensive or bad-mannered way. "he rudely snatched the water pitcher"

adverb [方式副词]无礼地;粗暴地 - Grandma protested, but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside.

play *

/pleɪ/n. 戏
When children, animals, or adults play, they spend time doing enjoyable things, such as using toys and taking part in games. 玩耍

verb [vi. 不及物动词](尤指儿童)玩,玩耍;捉弄,戏弄;随意摆弄,弄着玩;玩弄(~ with);耍弄,愚弄;儿戏似的做,不认真地干(~ at);干,闹;参加(游戏、比赛等);与…比赛;踢(球),击打(球);(比赛中)走(子),出(牌);派(某人)上场;(在运动队中)打(特定位置),司职…;扮演,演出 - They played in the little garden.

noun [抽象名词]剧本,戏剧;(尤指儿童的)游戏,玩耍;一段时间的玩耍;比赛;(比赛中进行某个动作的)时刻;(运动,游戏)动作,方式;(运动或游戏中的)打法,走法;活动空间,间隙;球处于可按规则进行比赛的状态;影响,作用;闪动,跳动,波动;玩笑;(喻)自由度,运作范围,回旋余地;(某一首歌曲在电台的)播放次数,播放时长;(音频或图像的)播放次数,播放 - They've got more exciting players and a more exciting style of play.