Lesson 1 A private conversation
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Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very intersting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.
'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'
Note
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private: adj. 私人的
e.g. It's my private letter.
private soldier: 大兵(就是普通的士兵)
private citizen: 普通公民
private life: 私生活
反义词:public: adj. 公众的,公开的
public school, public letter, public place:公共场所
-> privacy:n. 隐私
e.g. It's a privacy.
conversation:n. 谈话 (偏正式,意思上往往不非常正式)
talk:可以正式,也可以私人。
dialogue:对话(正式)China and Korea are having a dialog.
chat:闲聊(俗称侃)
gossip:嚼舌头
theatre:n. 剧院,戏剧
cinema:电影院
seat: n. 座位
- have a good seat.(place)
- take a seat.坐下来,就做。= take your seat.
- Is this seat taken? 这个位置有人吗?
vt. 让某人就坐
- Be seated, please.
- Seat him.
sit: vi. 坐
e.g. - Sit down,please.(有点命令的意味)
angry:adj. 生气的
cross:adj. 生气的
annoyed:adj. 恼火的
be blue in the face:气得发青
程度递增:annoyed->angry/cross->be blue in the face
attention:n. 注意
pay attention to ... : (在思想上)对...注意
- pay no attention to 无需注意
- pay a little attention to 稍加注意
- pay more attention to 更加注意
- pay much attention to 多加注意
- pay close attention to 全神贯注
bear (bore,borne):v. 容忍
stand:v. 容忍
endure:v. 忍受,容忍
put up with: 忍受 = bear/stand
程度递增:bear->stand->edure
bear:n. 熊
bear hug:熊抱 Give me a bear hug.
business:n. (私人的)事,生意
business man:生意人
do buseness:做生意
go to Paris on business:因公事出差巴黎
It's my business. 私人事情
thing: 事,东西。
go to the theatre:去看戏
go to the doctor's:去看病
go to school/church/hospital:去上学/做礼拜/去看病
go home:没事做,回家休息
enjoy: v. 享受
enjoy oneself.玩的开心
enjoy sth. 喜欢sth.
I enjoy the play. 我很享受那个戏剧。(能从中得到享受)
got:变得 I got angry. 我(变得)生气了。强调变化的过程
got 是半联系动词,可以直接加形容词。
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- I couldn't hear you.
- I couldn't hear your word.
- I couldn't catch your words.
a word :一句话 - May I speak to Jim?
- May I have a word with Jim?
提问何时何地:When and where... (固定搭配)

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