本节讲解目的:从台词中将词汇进行提炼,给我们所掌握的英语单词进行梳理一遍。对重点单词将从用法、词性、双语释义和典型例句四个方面做精讲。这样避免一味地光背单词而达不到学以致用的效果,我们要将单词融入句子中记忆和学习。
词汇提炼:
invaluable:非常珍贵的,极为贵重的,无价的
Providence:上帝
trouble;费力,费劲
character:名誉
bewitch:蛊惑;使着迷
lane:(乡间)小路
imp:小鬼,顽童
elve:小精灵,小鬼
wild:荒凉的
savage:荒野的
keen:强烈的
powerless:软弱无能的
execute:完成
secure:获得
peculiar:独特的,奇怪的
重点单词精讲:
CharacterN.
Exp. reputation, esp a good one 名声(尤指好名声); 声望
Eg. He damaged my character.
他损害某人的名声。
Eg. His failures did his character a lot of harm.
他屡次失败使他的声誉受到很大损害。
Eg. He spotted his character by lying repeatedly.
他因反复说谎而败坏了自己的名声。
BewitchVt.
Exp. put a magic spell on (sb) 对(某人)施魔法; 蛊惑(某人)
Eg. The wicked fairy bewitched the prince and turned him into a frog.
邪恶的女妖对王子施魔法, 将他变成一只青蛙。
SecureVt.
Usage:~ sth (for sb/sth)
Exp. obtain sth, sometimes with difficulty 得到某事物(有时有困难)
Eg, We'll need to secure a bank loan.
我们需获银行贷款。
Eg. They've secured government backing for the project.
他们得到政府对该计划的支持。
Keenadj.
Exp. strong (指感情等)强烈的
Eg. I have a keen desire for being a teacher.
我一种强烈的做一名教师的愿望。
Eg. Mary has a keen interest in ballet.
玛丽对芭蕾舞有着强烈的爱好。
Eg. John had a sense of loss when breaking up with his girlfriend.
约翰和他的女朋友分手后有一种强烈的失落感。
Powerlessadj.
Usage:~ to do
Exp. completely unable to do sth 对做某事无能为力的
Eg. I am powerless to intervene in the matter.
我对调停此事无能为力。
Eg. They were powerless to resist.
他们无力抵抗。
TroubleVi.
Usage: 通常用于否定句中
Exp. To make an effort to do sth 费神,费事,费力
Eg. He rushed into the room without troubling to knock.
他连门都懒得敲就闯进屋子了。
ExecuteVt.
Exp. to make or produce a work of art 制作,做成(艺术品)
Eg. Picasso also executed several landscapes at Horta de San Juan.
Picasso还在奥尔塔——德胜湖安花了几幅风景画。