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a life story 生平事迹
a resume 简历
a biography /baɪ'ɒgrəfɪ/ 人物传记
an auto biography 自传
written in a chronological order 编年顺序的 按时间先后顺序的
chronological /krɒnə’lɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ adj. 按时间的前后顺序排列的
boxing n. 拳击
boxer n. 拳击手
Avatar hit the box record. 阿凡达 打破票房记录
= smash / break the box
a box smasher 打破票房记录着
a blockbuster 轰动一时的电影 了不起的人或事 畅销的书 大片儿
Happy boxing day! 打折日 全年最低
The real reason its called Boxing Day.
Boxing week
bare adj. 赤裸的 光秃的
bare fists 赤手空拳
bare tree 光秃的树 bare feet 光脚
bare-head n. 秃头 bare-headed adj.
He told a bare-faced lie. 厚颜无耻的 露骨的
Bare words, no bargain. 空言 不成交易
naked adj. without clothes
He is in his birthday suit now.
He is naked.
British noble titles
公爵 Duke | Duchess
侯爵 Marquis | Marchioness
伯爵 Earl | Viscountess
子爵 Viscount | Viscountess
男爵 Baron | Baroness
其他 称位
gentleman
lord 总督
sir
adore v. 爱慕 仰慕 热爱
love and respect…deeply
adorable adj. 可敬重的 可爱的
adoration n. 崇拜 爱慕
We adore him for his generosity.
generosity n. 慷慨大方
generous adj. 慷慨的
I don’t wanna be adored, I wanna be loved. 我不想让你仰慕我 我想让你爱我
academy n. 私立学校 专科学校 学院 美国中学
The Royal Academy of Music 皇家音乐学院 顶级的 历史悠久的学院
Academy of art university
extravagant adj. 奢侈的 浪费的
extravagancy n. 浪费 挥霍
extravagance n. 奢侈品
bet v. 下赌注 n. 赌博
I bet my last dollar / my last pants / my last shirt on it that he has had love affairs with her.
It’s a long story. I bet on the wrong horse. 说来话长 看错人了
gamble 赌博
Want a bet ? 想打赌么
I bet … 我敢说…
You bet. 订了 说好了
Don’t bet on it. 别指望他
casino 赌场
poverty n. 贫困
He felt shamed of his abject poverty. 他因赤贫感到羞愧
abject 卑鄙的 下贱的 凄惨的 绝望的
The empty bag will never stand upright. 穷人站不稳
He has a hole burning in his pocket. 花钱如流水
Rob Peter to pay Paul. 拆了东墙补西墙
比赛
match 体育比赛 球类 火柴 匹配
competition adj.竞赛 正式的比赛
compete v.
competitive adj.
Beauty Contest 选美比赛 选拔类比赛
Speech Contest 演讲比赛
Horse Race 速度类的比赛
car race 赛车
racing car 赛车
race n. 种族
game 广义的上的 大型的比赛
Olympic Games
Life is a game you’ve got to play.
fight with 为反对...而战 与某人并肩作战
Never fight with idiots, because they will equalize your IQ with theirs and defeat you with rich experience.
Fight with teeth and nails, and then you win. 拼命 据理力争 全力一搏
由于
because of
due to
owing to
on account of
thanks to
“称呼某人为…”
refer to…as…
call…
address…as…
know…as…
A.K.A? = also known as 也被称为
仿写
One of the most colorful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
One of the most colorful figures in physics history was Albert Einstein, a Jew who was born in Germany.
Jew 犹太人
draw
draw up 制定 起草
Draw up little easy target for yourself often. 制定小目标
draw in one’s attention
= attract / catch / capture
one’s attention / eyes
eye-catcher
a fatal draw back 致命的缺陷
draw a blank 竹篮打水一场空 失败了
All you gotta do is draw up the construction plans. 你必须要的事是起草平面图
construction plans 平面图
in one’s day 在..全盛时期
in one’s full time
in one’s good day
He produced numerous excellent works in his day. 他在鼎盛时期创造出无数优秀作品
numerous adj. 很多的, 许多的
Let’s call it a day. 再见 结束语
Every man has his day and every dog has his hour. 人人都有幸运的时候 风水轮流转
Not every day is a Sunday. 花无百日红 月有阴晴圆缺
in one’s salad day. 在某人刚起步的时候
Coffee enjoys tremendous popularity in North America.
用名词popularity
a second time 不知道总数用a
the second time 知道总数用the
I won the championship
迅速成名
rise to fame swiftly
become famous overnight
the rise to fame was swift.
He rose to fame swiftly as a singer. Justin Bebor
fame n. 名望 好的
reputation n. 名声 好的坏的都可以
Money and fame change the way people approach you. 金钱和名望改变人们接近你的方式
He lives up to his reputation as “walking dictionary”. 他真是一个名符其实的活字典
turn against 反目成仇 背叛
betray 背叛
She always turns my boss against me.
师徒之间反目成仇 青出于蓝而胜于蓝
Diamond cuts diamond.
Waves urge waves.
turn up 出现 声音调大 / down 推倒(政府) 声音调小
turn to = resort to 转向 求助于
resort 依靠 度假胜地
turn out to be 结果是
turn over 推翻 the ship turn over in the river
on … occasion 在 … 场合 on special occasion
on occasion 偶尔
sometimes
at times
once in a while
occasionally
be in debt 负债
He’s in debt to the extent of 10,000 dollars.
pay one’s debt
to the extent 达到什么程度
Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt. 饿肚子也不要借钱欠债
经历世事沧桑
go through +
- ups and downs 起起 伏伏
- thick and thin 厚 薄
- weal and woe 福 祸
- wane and wax 月缺 月圆
weal /wiːl/ n. 福利 幸福
woe /wəʊ/ n. 悲哀 悲痛 灾难
wax /wæks/ n. 蜡 vi. 月亮渐满 增大
wane /weɪn/ n. 月亏 vi. 变小 衰落
A nine days’ wonder or a flash in the pan 昙花一现
It is better to be a has-been than a never-was. 拥有过总比从来没有强
accomplished adj. 有造诣的
renowned adj. 有名的
charismatic adj. 有魅力的
be popular in 盛行
prize money 奖金
be known as 被称为
be referred to
be injured 被动 受受伤
be killed 被动
be seriously injured 受重伤
seriously damage health
turn against
the first set of rules 第一套规则
did much to 做了很多贡献
change into
in his day 在某人鼎盛时期
Grammar
强调句
“就是XXX”
It is / was + 被强调部分 + that / who + 从句
从句不完整 从句加上被强调的部分 才是完整句
能强调除了谓语以外的各种句子成分
把it be that / who 去掉 句子成分不可缺少
We will have a party at school this Sunday.
- 强调主语
It is we that / who will have a party at school this Sunday. - 强调宾语
It is a party that we will have at school this Sunday. - 强调地点状语
It is at school what we will have a party this Sunday. - 强调时间状语
It is this Sunday that we will have a party at school.
It’s the divorced women who will most often have to look after the children. 就是离婚的女人经常照看孩子
强调时间
就是直到XX时间才
It is / was not until + 时间状语 / 状语从句 + that
It was not until 12 o’clock that he returned.
It is not until you feel you can’t that you suddenly discover that you can if you hold on to it. 人生就是你发现你不行的时候 你发现你行 但是你得在逆境中坚持不放弃
强调原因
就是由于...所以
It is / was because + 从句 + that
it is / was because of + n. + that
It was because he was careless that he lost his job.
It was because his carelessness that he lost his job.
强调谓语
用助动词 do did does
Do come this evening.
He did write to you last week.
Tom does study hard now.
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[WIKI] Daniel Mendoza
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