1、Lesson 6 Percy Button1. beggar: n. (1) 乞丐, 叫化子; 窮人 (2) 募捐者 (3) 俚家伙(對人的愛稱，戲稱) The beggar is dressed in rags. 這個乞丐衣衫襤褸。 The beggar shivered in his scanty clothes. 乞丐穿著單薄，凍得發抖。 He is a good beggar. 他善于募捐。 You lucky beggar! 你這個幸運兒! What a fine little beggar your boy is! 你的兒子是個多么可愛的小家伙呵!習慣用法： lazy beggar

2、/dog 口懶鬼, 懶漢 Let beggars match with beggars. 諺龍配龍, 鳳配鳳。 little beggar 小家伙(指小孩, 小動物) lucky beggar 幸運兒, 走運的家伙 poor beggar 可憐的人兒, 可憐的家伙2. food: (1) 食物; 糧食; 養料 (2) 精神食糧; 材料; 資料 food and drink. 飲食 mental intellectual, spiritual food 精神食糧 heavy food 油膩而難消化的食物 food chain 食物鏈 convenient food 方便食品3. pocket:

3、n. 口袋 adj. 袖珍的, 小型的 pocket money 零花錢 pocket dictionary 袖珍詞典 pocket knife 便攜式小刀 My keys are in my pocket. 經典用法： pay out of ones own pocket 自己掏錢支付 pick a pocket 扒竊 put ones pride in ones pocket 忍辱4. call: (1) 叫喊Can you hear someone calling in the neighbourhood? 你能聽見附近有人在喊叫嗎?Someone is calling for help

4、. 有人在大聲呼救。She stood at the door calling my name several times. 她站在門口叫了幾聲我的名字。(2) 打電話He seems to call me this morning but I was out. 早上他好像給我打過電話,但我出去了。Call me (up) this evening, if its convenient to you. 如果方便的話,今天晚上打個電話給我。Ill call you back soon. 我會很快給你回電話的。to make a long-distance call 打長途電話Theres a c

5、all for you, Mr. Kevin. 凱文先生，有你的電話。(3) （常與at, in, on連用）拜訪，作短暫訪問（或停留）Do you think we should call at Franks when we go to New York? 我們去紐約的時候, 你看要不要去看看弗蘭克?This long-distance coach calls at every stop along its journey. 這趟長途汽車沿線每站都要停靠。An old friend called on me the day before yesterday. 前天一位老朋友來找過我。The

6、retired director called on at your office yesterday. 已經退休了的董事昨天到你辦公室來看過你。(4) 邀請；召集，召喚You dont have to call a doctor. 你不必去叫醫生來。(5) 取名，起名They called the baby Helen after their beloved teacher. 他們以他們敬愛的老師的名字海倫為他們的嬰孩命名。(6) 叫醒；喚醒Call him (up) if the manager doesnt wake up in time. 你們經理到時醒不來,就叫醒他。(7) 想；以為

7、；視為Nothing can be called unknowable. 沒有什么事物可以認為是不可知的。經典用法：call for 需要；要求；值得：The occasion calls for a cool head. 這種場合需要冷靜的頭腦。call forth 喚起；引起；振作起call off 取消The meeting has been called off. 會議取消了。call on 拜訪；號召；呼吁；邀請Ill call on him tomorrow. 明天我去拜訪他。call up 召集；動員；使人想起 (= call upon)5. Yesterday a beggar

8、 knocked at my door.knock: (1) 敲，擊Knock on the door before you enter. 進屋之前要先敲門。(2) 敲打；碰撞I knocked over the glass and spit the water. 我打翻了杯子，水灑了。 Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. 有時我覺得這房子會被過往的飛機撞塌。As the man came near, the prisoner knocked him to the ground with a

9、 sharp blow.當這個人走近時, 戰俘猛地一拳將他打翻在地。經典用法：knock back (1) 暴飲；大口喝掉 (2) 使花費That car knocked her back $5000. 那輛車她花了5000美元。 (3) 使吃驚，使驚奇The news knocked him back. 這消息使他大吃一驚knock off: P346. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.ask: (1) 問，詢問They asked me the time. 他們向我打聽時間。 (2) 請求ask her a favor 請他幫個忙ask

10、 her for the money 向他要錢(3) 要求；索（價）He asked 5 for the book. 這本書他索價5英鎊。聯想：（1）ask, inquire這兩個同義詞的差別在于：ask是通用詞，可以表示一般的詢問，而inquire表示“打聽”。此外ask沒有inquire那么正式。He asked if Mr Gilberts operation had been successful. 他問吉爾伯特先生的手術是否成功。（2）ask, request這兩個詞都能表示“要求”，ask含有期望給以回答或作出反應的意思。當你覺得所要求的東西會得到時，或者不可能被拒絕時，最好用as

11、k。而request則比ask正式得多，當你覺得所要求的東西不會得到時，或者有可能被拒絕時，最好用request， 因此這個詞可以表示謙遜或者客氣。此外，request可以用作名詞，也可以用作動詞The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. 第二天，那位病人要求安裝一個床頭電話。Last week at a dinner-party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rumbold. 上星期在一次宴會上，女主人要我坐在蘭姆伯爾德夫人的旁邊。Though she hesi

12、tated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the windows. 雖然他遲疑了一會兒，但是他終于走了進去，并且要求看一看擺在櫥窗里的一件衣裙。If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it. 如果你接到一種象這樣的請求，你不可能不服從。Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. 福賽特機長才拒絕了一位商人的奇

13、怪的請求。7. In return for this, the beggar stood on his heaed and sang songs. 1) return: v. n. 1）回來；回去 Spring will return. 春天會再來的。 On my return from work, I saw the door was open. 我下班回家時，看見門開著。2) 歸還 Return the book to the library. 把書歸還給圖書館。 We return bottles to the store. 我們將瓶子送還商店。 3) 回答 Ask the sales

14、manager to return my call when he comes back, please. 銷售部經理回來后,請叫他給我回個電話。 4) 獲利，回報，報答 These shares return a good rate of interest. 這些股票利率很高。 She returned his praise. 她回報了他的夸獎。 5) n. 往返票 I would like a return ticket. 我想要張往返票。 經典用法: in return for 作為回報 I sent him a present in return for his help. 我送給他一份禮物以回報他的幫助。 I bought him a drink in return for his help. 我請他喝酒以酬謝他的幫助。(2) stand: 1) 站立 2) 坐落；屹立 The house stands at the top of the hill. 這座房子坐落在小山頂上。 The airport stands far apart from the city. 機場離城很遠。 3) 為.付帳 stand sb. a dinner (=stand a dinner for sb.) 請某人吃飯n. 立場；主