Unit Three

job 　　
　　义 Everyday Expressions
The repair job will cost $300.
I got a job with Siemens.
You’ve done a good job.
It’s not my job to do this !
life

　　义 Everyday Expressions
It’s a matter of life and death.
Many lives were lost in the accident.
Is there life on Mars? (火星上有生物吗？)
“Enjoy life” is my view of life.
We lead a happy life.
The young people were full of life.
I read a life of Martin Luther King.
　　生活用语Street Talks
Victoria’s my life saver. Without her I don’t know what to do with my visa.
This is a poem about frontier life in the United States. (边境生活)
Don’t you think farming is a wonderful life?
Get a life Jane! You’ve been studying all the time.
Don’t be so serious. Go out or have fun or drink a beer!
　　　　　Just get a life!
Bill’s the life of the party at college. He’s always making us laugh.
A: I was short-changed ten dollars. Do you think I should go back to the store and ask for it?
B: Not on your life. You’ll pay more than that for the taxi. (千万不要)
A: I’ve been working hard, but they don’t give me a promotion.
B: That’s life. Anyway you work for yourself. (生活就是这样)
A: I feel very happy when I’m with you.
B: Me too. Where have you been all my life? (怎么没能早认识你)

　　谚语Proverbs
Life is not all beer and skittles.
人生非尽乐事。
Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.
人世间并不完全是坦途，也有崎岖。
Life is subject to ups and downs.
人生沉浮。
Life is a comedy to him who thinks and a tragedy to him who feels.
对于善思者，人生是喜剧；对于善感者，人生是悲剧。
man (men)

　　义 Everyday Expressions
Man is stronger than woman.
Man is mortal.
Growing old is something a man has to accept.
Hey man, how’s it going?
The officer ordered his men to fire.
Oh man, it’s unbelievable.

　　生活用语Street Talks
A: That man is a teacher, isn’t he?
B: Yes. He works for New Oriental.
A: I married an older man at eighteen.
B: Do you love him?
A: What are you doing here? Who’s manning the machine? (保护)
B: Charelie is.
Mr.John is a man of his word. (信守诺言的人)
Ok,ok, you’re Mr. Know it all. You’re the man! (你牛！)

　　谚语Proverbs
A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.
一心不可二用。
Man proposes, God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
money

　　义 Everyday Expressions
Money doesn’t always bring happiness.
　　生活用语Street Talks
Marian saves a small part of her salary as fun money every month.
A: If I have enough money, I’m going to take a trip abroad.
B: But you do earn a lot!
A: Well, I spend half my money on clothes. (把一半钱花在…)
B: Icy, if I were you, I’d lay out my money more carefully.
A: If I buy that car, I’ll have to borrow some money.
B: Where is your money?
A: I ventured my money on the stocks. (拿钱买股票投机)
A: Your idea is right on the money.
B: Thanks.
A: Rose thinks she’s every man’s money! (每个男人都爱她)
B: She’s pretty but she has no talent.
A: Gosh! We’re in the money! (发财了）
B: Yeah! Thank God! We won a thousand dollars at the races today!

　　谚语Proverbs
Money talks.
金钱万能。
Money makes the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Money begets.
钱能生钱。
mouth

　　义 Everyday Expressions
Don’t talk with your mouth full.
The town is situated at the mouth of a river.
A rockslide blocked mouth of the cave.
she’s got five mouths to feed.
　　生活用语Street Talks
A: I have informed Jerry by word of mouth. (口头上的）
B: That’s good.
A: The doctor says that he’s suffering from cancer.
B: Keep your mouth shut. He couldn’t stand it. (嘴严点；要密)
A: Look over there!
B: Oh, your mouth watered for ice cream. (口水直流）
A: I don’t understand how everybody knows it.
B: Well you see, bad news spreads rapidly from mouth to mouth.
A: What did you say?
B: I said at 6 tonight.
A: Please put the receiver closer to your mouth. I can’t hear you.
After brushing my teeth, I always rinse my mouth with mouthwash.
　　谚语Proverbs
Good medicine is bitter in the mouth.
良药苦口。
Wisdom may come out of the mouths of babies.
智慧可能出自婴孩之口。
nature

　　义 Everyday Expressions
You must know the laws of nature.
She has a gentle nature.
That is a book of the same nature.
Nature is exhausted.
　　生活用语Street Talks
A: Peter has a happy nature.
B: Yeah, he is a good-natured boy.
A: Victoria’s happy by nature.
B: You said it. She’s nice by nature as well.
It’s not in Jack’s nature to do such a thing.
I don’t naturally say the dirty words, I’m doing it for my class.
I’m sorry I naturally say dirty words. It’s my nature.
We have to do to protect nature.

　　谚语Proverbs
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak.
天赋我们两耳，两眼，一张嘴巴，归根到底该多听，多看，少说话。
Nature teaches us to love our friends but religion our enemies.
自然教我们爱朋友，宗教却教我们爱敌人。
Nature will have its course.
天行其道。
news

　　义 Everyday Expressions
I like reading foreign news.
I’ll send you further news in a day or two.
We watch the news on television every night.
Pop starts are always news.
　　生活用语Street Talks
There wasn’t much news in the paper today.
Oh! That’s old news. Everybody knows.
I’ve good and bad news, which do you want to hear first?
What’s on following the news and weather? Do you have a TV guide？
A: Have you heard the news about Sally? She’s getting married.
B: That’s news to me!

　　谚语 Proverbs
Bad/ ill news travels fast.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
No news is good news.
没消息就是好消息。

night

　　
　　义 Everyday Expressions
The boys and girls at the dance made a night of it. (一通宵)
This is the first night of the play.
　　生活用语Street Talks
Mother sat up all night long. (整夜没睡)
Victoria stayed up the whole night. (熬夜)
We arrived there late at night.
We slept by day and traveled by night.
We worked night and day. (日以继夜)
Good night, John. (晚安)
We weren’t at the movies last night.
A: Would you like to stay the night?
B: Sure thing!
A: I really get going.
B: Night’s still young! (时间还早。)

　　谚语 Proverbs
Nightingales will not sing in a cage.
夜莺困笼不唱歌。

pain

　　义 Everyday Expressions
I feel a pain in my chest.
Peter’s words eased my pain.
No pain, no gain.
　　生活用语Street Talks
A: Victor spares no pains. (不辞辛劳)
B: Yeah, he’s a good guy.
I’ve got a pain in my back.
I had forgotten you could be such a pain in the neck.
Alex is just experiencing growing pains. He’ll be alright.
Victoria is addicted to pain-killers.

　　谚语Proverbs
Pain past is pleasure.
苦尽甘来。
Pain wastes the body; pleasure the understanding.
疼痛糟蹋身体，玩乐糟蹋思想。
peace

　　义 Everyday Expressions
The Chinese love peace.
Have you made your peace with your wife yet?
Grandparents love the peace of the countryside.
Little Tom is sleeping in peace.
　　生活用语Street Talks
War started again after eight years of peace.
All I want is some peace and quiet.
I gave him no peace until he agreed.
Have you made your peace with your wife yet?
Do let me have a little peace.
Speak now or forever hold your peace. (if you have anything to say, say it now.)

　　谚语Proverbs
Peace on earth and good will towards men.
愿世界得太平，人间持善意。
Peace with sword in hand, ‘tis safest making.
居安思危，此乃万全之策。
Better keep peace than make peace.
保持和睦胜过讲和。
person

　　
　　义 Everyday Expressions
The concert hall seats 500 persons.
I’ is the first person singular.
You had better go in person.
　　生活用语Street Talks
The person who wins gets a grant to study in Sao Paulo.
I like Bill. He’s a very nice person.
Peter keeps his person neat and trim.
Harry, there’s a strange person to see you.
Only an unthinking person would make such a thoughtless remark.
I want to see him in person.

picture

　　
　　义 Everyday Expressions
Who painted the picture on the wall?
I took a picture of my family.
I’ve seen that picture before.
The park is a picture when the roses are in bloom.
　　生活用语Street Talks
I don’t get a good picture on my TV set. There’s something wrong.
In the picture, you’re standing with a guy with long blond hair.
I’ve seen you so many times in the pictures.
Jane always wants to be in the picture. (受到注意)
Do you get the picture? (明白了吗？)
You look picture perfect in that dress!

　　谚语Proverbs
A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.
房间挂的画反映主人的思想。