新概念英语第三册38-04

L41-03 begin 19’28”

compliment v. & n. 恭维

Do you often compliment ...?

exalt 赞扬，歌颂，吹捧

You disgust me. why do you extol such a stupid person.

laud 赞美

I want to do nothing but laud you.

What do you want to laud me?

I want to laud your beauty, ability and your wealth.

extol / praise / compliment / exalt / laud

◆superior adj. 优越的

better than the average

无比较级和最高级

be superior to 比…优越

In my opinion, town life is superior to country life.

interior

be interior to 比…低，不如…

Country life is superior to city life

superior / interior

senior

senior high school

junior

The word is basic

junior high school

senior /junior

posterior / prior 后于/ 先于

This work is prior to that one.

of no confidence / importance / significance

It should be inferior to that one.

superior / inferior / senior / junior / posterior / prior

be prior to

◆cockcrow n. 鸡叫

◆twitter v. （鸟）吱吱叫，喊喊喳喳叫

◆glint v. 闪烁

shine / flash / glitter

flash 表示忽明忽暗的闪光，也可以指反光镜反出来的光线

Eg: A lighthouse is flashing in the distance.

glim 表示透过某种媒介而透出来的光线，比如透过茫茫大雾的光芒

Eg: Through the fog, we saw a lighthouse glimming.

glint 表示迅速闪烁的微弱的光，比如阳光下闪烁的露水光

Eg: The sun glinted through the leaves.

glisten 潮湿的物体上所反射的光泽，或是柔弱的光辉

Eg: The white snow glistened in all the colors of rainbow.

flicker 表示蜡烛或油灯在即将熄灭时的所发出的摇曳的光

Eg: On the cold night, I sat in front of the only one candle which was flickering.

flash / glim / glint / glisten / flicher

◆pasture n. 牧场

◆idyllic adj. 田园诗的

He is leading an idyllic life

◆virtually adv. 几乎；差不多

◆dubious adj. 可疑的，怀疑的

doubtful / uncertain / questionable / suspicious / sceptical

dubious

be dubious about/of 对…怀疑,对…不肯定，主要表示不肯定的，不确定的

doubt / suspect

Eg: I suspect that he stole the car last night. 语气较肯定的猜疑

I doubt whether he stole the car. 语气不太肯定