新概念英语 New concept English Lesson24.pptVIP

New words and expressions 1.manager n. （1.）经理, （2.）管理人，家庭，钱财的人 hotel manager酒店经理 general manager总经理 My wife is not a very good manager, she always spends more money than she earns. manage v.管理 He managed the supermarket when the owner was away. In spite of these insults, she managed not to get angry.尽管受到这些侮辱，她还是设法不生气。 2.upset adj. 不安 = worried I had just lost 50 pounds and I left very upset. The bad news upset me. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo are very upset about their son, Joe. 3.sympathetic adj. 表示同情的 When I told her why I was worried, he was very sympathetic. The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. be/feel sympathetic to 对……感到同情 sympathy n.同情 I have been a prisoner, so I have a lot of sympathy with other people in prison. I can’t complain. = It couldn’t be better. What was the weather like on your holiday? I can’t complain. bad是使用最广泛的词，一方面可以表示“极为不道德”“罪恶滔天”，另一方面还可以表示“不乖’。 How was the examination, Dick? Not too bad. naughty现在通常用来表示孩子“淘气，调皮捣蛋 It is naughty of you to pull the cat’s tail. You naughty boy! wicked表示违反道德规范。例如心眼邪恶，但有时其词义也可以弱化到和naughty没有多大差异。 He had bitter heard for the wicked old society.他痛恨旧社会。 6.contain v. 包含，内装，容纳 Beer contains alcohol. The speech contained some interesting ideas. container：集装箱 同义词辨析： （1）包含 contain：用容器装　 The bag contains books. include其宾语所包含的仅是整体的一部分，不一定全部列出成分。 The tour includes a visit to Paris. 旅行包括游览巴黎。 consist of 的主语是整体，宾语为组成部分。 The machine consists of many parts. 这台机器由许多部分组成。 The class consists of ten boys and nine girls. 本班有10名男生和9名女生。 （2）容纳 contain着重“其中确实包含有”，如： The bottle contains water. 这个瓶子里有水。 hold指“能容纳”, 如： The house holds 20 people. 这个房子能住下20人。 accommodate指“舒适地容纳”，“接纳”如： This hotel was built to accommodate 100 people. 建造这个旅馆以容纳100人。 7.honesty n. 诚实 Honesty is the best policy. 诚实才是上策。 honest (adj.) It is honest of sb. to do……做某事是诚实的。 It is honest of you to tell the truth. 能够讲出事实，说明你很诚实。 honestly (adv.) Honestly,(= Honestly speaking, frankly speaking), that’s exactly what she said. dishonesty n.不诚实 Text study