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课程笔记：
38. Pleasur ['pleʒə, 'plei-]
Basic need 音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 乐趣，快乐（不可数）
Reading gives me great pleasure.
n. 乐事，快事（可数）
She has few pleasures left in life.
n. 娱乐
“Are you here on business?”
“No, for pleasure—this is my holiday.”
衍生词语
pleasurable (令人快乐的)；['pleʒərəbl, 'plei-]
pleasant (使人愉快的，合意的)；
pleasure-seeking (寻欢作乐的)(seek pleasure)
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
随意/听便 --- be at one’s pleasure
愉快地接受，同意 --- with pleasure
享受的乐趣 --- to enjoy the pleasure of...
以为乐 --- to take great pleasure in
寻欢作乐 --- to seek/look for pleasure
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
pleasure seeker --- 寻找快乐的人（someone who always looks for fun）
For business or for pleasure? --- 是来办公还是来旅游？
生活用语 Street Talks
(1)
A: Bill, have you met Joan before?
B: No. Don’t think I’ve had the pleasure. (不曾有此幸运)
(2)
A: Thank you for your help.
B: My pleasure. (不客气)
(3)
A: Hi, Bill, nice to see you again.
B: My pleasure. (我也很高兴见到你)
(4)
A: Bill, would you please pass me the tomato sauce?
B: With pleasure. (可以)
(5)
How do you do, Mr. Smith? It’s a pleasure to meet you.
谚语 Proverbs
Pleasure has a sting in its tail.乐极生悲。
Pleasure is a source of pain; pain is the source of pleasure.苦中有乐，乐中有苦。
名言 Quotations
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
美丽的伪装下，总有阴谋在等待。
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 12 Oct. 1786.
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
维多利亚时期，著名小说家。《Pride and Prejudice》，《Emma》。
Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist. Emma, in Emma, ch. 9 (1816).
