Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.
His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learningtips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.
The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English.
爱上英语
有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。尽管外面正打雷闪电, 他仍计划在黄昏时分离家出走。他不得不这样做是因为厌倦了父母对他英语学习的唠叨,不想再忍受下去了。他的英语学习总是无法取得进展,而且不喜欢参加英语课的学习,因为他以为老师有意忽视他。结果,他每次考试的分数合计从未超过60。
他的搭档很关心他,也确切地理解他遭受的折磨,但却完全不同意他的想法。为了使他冷静下来好好解决问题,她和他面对面地交谈,并交换了一系列的学习心得技巧。她写下来的条款帮助他找到了学好英语的最佳捷径。
这个少年非常很感激,并从朋友的话里获得极大的动力。现在,他已经从沮丧中恢复过来,真正爱上了英语。
重点词汇解析:
1.loose
adj.松的,宽的; 模糊的; 散漫的; 自由的
vt.释放; 不受约束地表达; 松开; 射出(子弹、箭等)
vi.变得松散; 发射导弹; 开火;
常用短语:
come loose 松掉;变松
on the loose 散漫;放荡
cut loose vt. 摆脱;割断;不受约束,自由行动;逃跑;狂欢
break loose 挣脱,摆脱
hold loose 漠然置之
play fast and loose 玩弄;行为反复无常
hang loose 悬空,摇晃 ;放松,不急不躁不紧张 ;(头发)披散
例句:
Its loose plot spoils the novel.
情节松散使这篇小说大为减色。
He despised loose thinking.
他鄙视不严谨的思维。
He trained his gun down and loosed a brief burst.
他用枪瞄准下面后,砰砰射出一串子弹。
2.dusty adj.布满灰尘的; 浅灰色的; 枯燥无味的
常用短语:
a dusty answer 无礼且无用的答复
not so dusty (人的健康或境况)还不错
例句:
They started strolling down the dusty road in the moonlight.
他们开始在月光下满是尘土的道路上漫步。
The books looked faded, dusty and unused.
那些书看上去褪了色,尘封已久。
3.curtain
n.窗帘,门帘;幕布;
vt.给(窗户或房间)装上帘子; 掩蔽;
常用短语:
curtain call 演员谢幕
curtain of night 夜幕
ring down the curtain v. 落幕;结束
例句:
Her bedroom curtains were drawn.
她卧室的窗帘拉上了。
He saw something dark disappear behind the curtain of leaves.
他看到一个黑漆漆的东西从浓密的树叶后消失了。
4.teenager n.十几岁的青少年;
常用短语:
runaway teenager 离家出走的少年
edge teenager 边缘少年
5.pack up 整理;把…打包
相关短语:
pack it up 停止 ; 停止吵闹 ; 捆扎
Pack it up with agreement 最终达成一致
例句:
Let's pack up and get ready to start at once.
让我们收拾好行李, 准备马上出发。
It's time to pack up.
到收工的时候了。
6.overcoat n.大衣; 外套; 保护层,护膜
7.suitcase n.手提箱; 衣箱;
8.at dusk
常用短语:
at dawn and dusk 晨昏
twilight at dusk 夜色苍茫
9.thunder
n. 雷;轰隆声;恐吓
vi. 打雷;怒喝
vt. 轰隆地发出;大声喊出
常用短语:
thundering applause雷鸣般的掌声
thunder and lightning 雷电;指责
spring thunder 春雷
thunder storm n. 雷雨
例句:
He was scared by the thunder.
他被雷声吓了一跳。
'It's your money. Ask for it!' she thundered.
“那是你的钱。快去要!”她生气地大喊。
10. lightning
adj.闪电般的,快速的;
n.闪电,雷电;
vi.打闪;
常用短语:
lightning stroke 雷击
lightning flash 电闪;闪光
例句:
Lightning streaks from cloud to cloud.
闪电划过朵朵乌云。
Suddenly a bolt of lightning crackled through the sky.
突然一道闪电划破长空。
11. outdoors
adv.在户外; 向户外;
n.户外; 露天; 野外; 世间
例句:
If you’re indoors, go outdoors. Or head to the park.
如果你是在室内,那去户外呆会儿,或去公园散散步。
12. have got to do 必须做...
13. be tired of 厌烦; 腻; 倦...
相关短语:
be tired of learning 厌学
be sick and tired of 烦透了
be tired of todeath 烦死了
14. go through 经历,经受;仔细查看;通过;
相关短语:
go straight through 直达
go dig through all 翻遍
go through with 完成,实行;把…进行到底
15. get along well with 与…相处融洽;
16. dislike +doing 不喜欢; 厌恶;
相关短语:
dislike of 厌恶
strong dislike 强烈不满
17. join in 参加,加入;
相关短语:
participate in 参加,加入
make in 参加,加入
join hands in resolving 在解决
join sb in tost 祝酒
18. ignore vt.忽视,不顾; [法律]驳回(诉讼)
相关词汇:
ignorant adj.无知的,愚昧的; 无学识的;
ignorance n. 无知,愚昧;
相关短语:
ignore sb./sth. 不理会某人/某事
ignorant of the law 不懂法律 ; 法盲
in ignorant of 不知道
be ignorant of 不知道 ; 无知的
ignorant of worldly affairs 不谙世事
in ignorance of 不知道 ; 不懂
例句:
She said her husband ignored her.
她说她丈夫对她置之不理。
Nobody could ignore these problems.
没有谁会忽视这些问题。
19. on purpose 故意地; 特地; 特有的目的
相关短语:
deliberately adv. 指经过深思熟虑后而行事
by design 故意地;被设计地
in purpose 故意地
20. add up to 合计达,总计达;意味着,总的来说
例句:
What does this all add up to?
所有这些分析的结论是什么?
It all adds up to a complete failure.
事情总起来说是彻底失败了。
21. partner
n. 伙伴; 同伙; 同伴; 配偶
vt. 使合作; 与…合伙;
vi. 合伙; 合股; 成为搭档;
常用短语:
partner with 做伙伴;并驾齐驱
partner up 成为伙伴
partner for life 终身伴侣, 配偶
partnership agreement 合伙契约,合伙协议
例句:
A few students volunteered to partner up.
几个学生自愿成为搭档.
22. be concerned about 关心,挂念
常用短语
be concerned about sb./sth. 关心,挂念某人/,某事
be much concerned about 十分挂念
be deeply concerned about 深切关注
be particularly concerned about 特别关注
相关短语:关心;挂念
think of ;care for;be paid attention to
23. exactly adv. 精确地; 确切地; 完全地
相关词汇 adv. 恰好地;正是;精确地;正确地
accurately , correctly , properly ,
precisely , right
24. suffer from 忍受,遭受;患…病;受…之苦
例句:
You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。
Sometimes I still suffer from these weaknesses.
有时我还是在吃这些弱点的苦头。
25. entirely adv. 完全地; 完整地; 全部地
26. disagree with 不同意,不一致,不适合
例句:
I disagree with you on this point., 我不同意你的意见.
27. in order to 为了
例句:
in order to 后接动词原形:
I got up early in order to catch the first bus.
in order that 后接句子:
I got up early so that I could catch the first bus.
28. calm down 平静下来;镇定下来
相关短语:
calm sb down 使某人平静
wind down 平静下来;放松一下;(钟表等)慢下来
go down 下降;平静下来;传下去;被接受
29. settle
vi. 解决;定居;沉淀;下陷
vt. 解决;安排;使…定居
n. 有背长椅
常用短语:
settle account 结帐 ; 帐务处理 ; 结算 ; 清算
settle with 清算 ; 偿还 ; 与人协商 ; 达成协议
settle oneself 使某人自己稳定下来
settle into 习惯于 ; 适应
settle for 满足于
settle down 安下心来
30. face to face 面对面
相关短语:
nose to nose 面对面
eyeball to eyeball 面对面
31. swap
n. 交换;交换之物
vt. 与...交换;以...作交换
vi. 交换;交易
常用短语:
swap out 换出
swap meet 跳蚤市场;旧货交换会
32. a series of 一系列的;一连串的
33. tip
n. 小窍门; 小费; 末梢;
vt. 给小费; 倾斜,翻倒; 装顶端;
vi. 小费; 翻倒; 倾覆;
例句:
The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers.
衣袖遮住了他的手,一直盖到他的手指尖。
It is usual to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers.
给服务员、行李搬运工、导游和司机小费是惯例。
34. item
n. 条款,项目;一则;一件商品(或物品)
adj. 又,同上
v. 记下;逐条列出
例句:
There was an item in the paper about him.
报纸上有一篇关于他的报道。
She and Gino were an item.
她和吉诺曾是一对。
35. set down 制定; (使)放下; (叫…)下车; 记下
相关短语:
set up 建立; 准备; 安排; 引起
set out 动身; 出发; 着手; 安排
set off 出发; (使)开始; 引起; 点燃
set forth 阐明 ; 动身起程 ; 陈述 ; 说明
set in 开始 ; 开端 ; 来临 ; 到来
36. highway n. 公路;干线; 途径,方法
常用短语:
express highway 高速公路,快速公路
state highway 国道;州道
highway transport 公路运输
highway code 公路法规,交通法规
37. grateful adj. 感激的,感谢的; 令人愉快的;
常用短语:
be grateful to sb. for sth. 对某人/某事很感激
相关词汇:
gratuitous adj. 无缘无故的,免费的
gratification n. 满足,喜悦
gratitude n. 感谢,感激
gratuity n. 赏钱,小费
ingrate n. 忘恩负义的人
38. power
n. 力量,能力;电力,功率;政权,势力;[数] 幂
vt. 激励;供以动力;使…有力量
vi. 快速前进
adj. 借影响有权势人物以操纵权力的
常用短语:
power off 关机 ; 关闭电源
power supply n.电源; 供电;
power house n.发电厂,动力室 ;精力充沛的人
例句:
Each member of the football team is power house.
橄榄球队的队员个个都人马高大.
The police have the power of arrest.
警察有逮捕权。
39. recover from 恢复;恢复知觉
例句:
She returned to home to recover from an illness.
她回家养病来了。
To recover from the divorce, I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities.
为了从离婚中恢复过来,我马不停蹄地投身于一系列的活动。
40. upset
vt. 使心烦;颠覆;扰乱
vi. 翻倒
adj. 心烦的;混乱的;弄翻的
n. 混乱;翻倒;颠覆
常用短语:
upset stomach 肚子疼
upset price 拍卖时的底价
例句:
It's easy to get a tummy upset from river water.
喝河水很容易闹肚子。
Losing the ring upset her very much.
戒指的遗失使她很心烦意乱。
41. fall in love with 爱上; 倾心
相关短语
fall madly in love with 疯狂的爱上
be sweet on sb 热恋某人
take a fancy to 喜欢,爱上