例句:For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
我们活着是为了什么?不就是给邻居当笑柄,再反过来笑他们。
change
vt.改变,变更; 交换,替换; 兑换; 换衣服(床单)
vi.改变,转变; 交换,互换; 换衣,更衣;
n.变化,改变; 交换,交替; 零钱,找头; 代替物
例句:These large institutions make — and change—the rules to suit themselves.
这些大机构总是随意制定规定,而且说变就变。
channel
n.频道,波道; 渠道; 途径; 海峡
vt.引导,开导; 形成河道;
例句:The series goes out at 10.30pm, Fridays, on Channel 4.
这部连续剧每周五晚上10点30分在第4频道播出。
turn up
释义:开大; 翻起; 出现; (尤指失去后偶然)被发现
例句:Bill would turn up the TV in the other room.
比尔会把另一个房间里的电视声音开大。
zebra
n.斑马;
adj.有斑纹的;
例句:a zebra's black and white stripes
斑马的黑白条纹
off
prep.从…落下; 离开; 从…去掉; 下班
adv.离开; 距,离; 被取消; 下班
adj.不新鲜的; 不能接受; 不礼貌;
n.起跑;
v.杀死;
变形
过去式: offed 过去分词: offed 现在分词: offing 第三人称单数: offs
例句:
Their first car rolls off the production line on December 16.
他们的第一辆车于12月16日下线。
turn off
(把…)关掉; 完成; 解雇; 转向
例句:
I have to get up and turn off the radio.
我必须起床关上收音机。
computer
n.(电子)计算机,电脑;]
例句:He programmed his computer to compare all the possible combinations.
他给他的计算机编制了一套程序,以比较所有可能的组合。
listen
vi.倾听; 留心听; 听信; (让对方注意)听着
n.听,倾听;
例句:When I asked him to stop, he would not listen.
我叫他停下,可他不听。
song
n.歌曲; 歌唱(艺术); 诗歌,韵文; 鸟叫声,鸟语
变形
复数: songs
例句:
That song has stuck in my head for years.
那首歌多年来一直铭记在我心中。
turn down
减少,关小; 拒绝; 驳回; 顶回去
例句:
Would you turn down $7,000,000 to appear nude in a magazine?
给你700万美元要你裸体登上杂志,你会拒绝吗?
please
int.请;
vt.& vi.使高兴; 使满意; 讨人喜欢; 讨好
例句:"Please understand this," she began, a tremble in her voice.
“请理解这一点,”她开始说道,声音有些发颤。
along
adv.一起; 向前; 进展; 到某处
prep.沿着; 顺着; 靠着…边;
例句:A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He's got to keep on delivering as he goes along.--Carl Hubbell, Baseball Player
靠过去完成的无法让人保有成功,必须在路上持续交出成绩。
sing along
一起唱,跟唱
例句:Liu says that besides the classic songs that her fans can sing along to, she will also perform new songs such as We Are Not Together and I Don't Miss You.
奶茶说在演唱会上除了那些歌迷们熟知的老歌外,她还会演唱一些新歌,如我们没有在一起和我不想念。
late
adj.晚的,迟到的; 时间不早的; 已故的; 原来的,之前的 临近终了的;
adv.晚,迟; 后期地; 最近地;
例句:He defected from the party in the late 1970s.
他在20世纪70年代后期叛出了该党。
afternoon
n.下午; 后期,后部;
例句:They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 school-children for an afternoon.
他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童。
why
adv.(用于问句)为什么; 为何; (反问,表示不必)何必; (说明理由)为什么
int.呵唷,哎呀,嗨;
n.理由; 原因; 说明; 难解的问题
例句:You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?
你真自以为是。我们为什么要费那么大的力气?
scary
adj.使人惊慌的; 胆小的,容易受惊的; 可怕的,吓人的;
例句:I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.
The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.
这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。
play
n.比赛; 游戏; 戏剧; 赌博
vt.& vi.玩; 演奏; 演出; 参加比赛
vt.扮演; 担任,充当…的角色; 演出; 装扮
vi.玩耍,游戏; [游戏] 参加游戏; 赌博; 闹着玩
变形
过去式: played 过去分词: played 现在分词: playing 第三人称单数: plays
例句:
Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play's moral centre.
因为没有与其竞争者,马伏里奥自然成了该剧的道德核心。
little
adj.小的; 琐碎的; 娇小的; 幼小的
adv.不多,略微; 少许,一点; 短时间地;
n.(表示否定)微少; 没有多少; 短时间;
det.(数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的; (a little)少量的,一些;
例句:He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。
perform
vt.& vi.执行; 履行; 表演; 扮演
vt.工作; 做; 进行; 完成
vi.运行,表现; (驯兽)玩把戏;
例句:He can perform an astonishing variety of acts, including mime and juggling.
他能表演好几种令人惊叹的把戏,包括哑剧和玩杂耍。
long long ago
很久很久以前;
例句:He must have started writing his book a long time ago.
他一定很久以前就开始写这本书了。
each
adj.每; 各自的;
pron.每个; 各自;
例句:His voice was harsh as he enunciated each word carefully.
他一字一顿,听上去很生硬。
build
vt.建造,构筑; 建立; 开发; 为…建立基础
vi.建造,营造; 扩大,扩展; 发展,达到;
n.体格,构造; 〈俚〉优美的体型,肉体美;
例句:If you build more plastics into cars, the car lasts longer.
如果汽车采用更多塑料元件,寿命会更长一些。
own
n.自己的事物; 自己人;
vt.拥有; 承认;
vi.承认;
adj.自己的; 特有的;
例句:Generosity is its own form of power.
别低估了慷慨的力量。
finish
vt.& vi.完成; 结束; 吃光; 使筋疲力尽
n.结尾; 结束; 最后阶段; 抛光
例句:Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。
stick
vt.& vi.粘贴; 张贴; 插入; 刺入
vt.容忍; 产生作用; (尤指迅速或随手)放置; 阻延或推迟
n.棍棒,棍枝; 枝条; 操纵杆; 球棍
例句:But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.
但法律专家们不能肯定这一指控是否成立。
stone
n.石头; 宝石; 矿石; (膀胱或肾脏中的)结石
vt.向扔石块; 用石头铺; 以石掷向; 除(水果的)硬核
adj.石制的; 石头似的; [S-]石器时代的; 粗陶制的
adv.石一般的;
例句:He lost two stone in weight during his time there.
他在那儿的时候体重下降了2英石。
take
vt.拿,取; 采取; 接受(礼物等); 耗费(时间等)
vi.拿; 获得;
n.镜头; 看法; 收入额; 场景
例句:These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space.
这些文档已经进行了压缩,以节省磁盘空间。
bad
adj.坏的,不好的; 严重的; 不舒服的; 低劣的,有害的
n.坏人,坏事;
adv.不好地,非常地;
例句:If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.--Jean Paul Sartre
如果你独处时感到寂寞,说明没有把自己陪好。
wolf
n.狼; 贪婪的人; 有害的幼虫;
vt.狼吞虎咽;
例句:Her dancing brought loud cheers, wolf whistles and applause.
她的舞蹈赢来震耳的欢呼声、口哨声和掌声。
blow
n.殴打,打击; 吹风,一阵风; 意外的灾害; 吹奏(声)
vt.& vi.(风)吹; (轮胎等)爆炸;
vt.吹,吹气; 使爆炸; 奏出,演奏; 使气喘
vi.吹刮,吹动; 随风飘动; 鸣叫; 喘气
例句:His resignation was a body blow to the team.
他的辞职是对该队的沉重打击。
lock
n.锁; 水闸,船闸; (机器部件等的)锁定; 一把,一撮
vt.锁上; 锁好,关好; 使固定; 隐藏
vi.卡住,不动; 纠结; 僵硬不动;
例句:She shrugged a stray lock of hair out of her eyes.
她把一缕散发从眼前甩开。
push
vt.& vi.推,推动;
vt.推动,增加; 对…施加压力,逼迫; 按; 说服
n.推,决心; 大规模攻势; 矢志的追求;
vi.推进; 增加; 努力争取;
例句:I saw her push the boulder down on you.
我看见她将巨石推下砸向你。
give up
放弃; 投降; 把…让给; 戒除
例句:
When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
当生活很艰难,你想要放弃的时候,请记住,生活充满了起起落落,如果没有低谷,那站在高处也失去了意义。
sadly
adv.悲哀地; 忧愁地; 令人遗憾地; 不幸地
例句:Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot.
遗憾的是,过于简单的情节使得这部电影差强人意。
save
vt.节省; 保存; 储蓄; 解救
vi.节省; 挽救; 救球;
prep.&conj.除…之外;
n.救援,救援;
例句:Drain the beans thoroughly and save the stock for soup.