口语语汇单词篇（5）

第四单元

第一部分 核心语汇

第一节

Pleasure

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 乐趣，快乐（不可数）

Reading gives me great pleasure.

n. 乐事，快事（可数）

She has few pleasures left in life.

n. 娱乐

“Are you here on business?”

“No, for pleasure—this is my holiday.”

衍生词语

pleasurable (令人快乐的)；

pleasant (使人愉快的，合意的)；

pleasure-seeking (寻欢作乐的)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

随意/听便 --- be at one’s pleasure

享受的乐趣 --- to enjoy the pleasure of...

以为乐 --- to take great pleasure in

寻欢作乐 --- to seek/look for pleasure

习语与俗语 Idioms &Slangs

pleasure seeker --- 寻找快乐的人（someone who always looks for fun）

For business or for pleasure? --- 是来办公还是来旅游？

生活用语 Street Talks

A: Bill, have you met Joan before?

B: No. Don’t think I’ve had the pleasure.(不曾有此幸运)

A: Thank you for your help.

B: My pleasure. (不客气)

A: Hi, Bill, nice to see you again.

B: My pleasure. (我也很高兴见到你)

A: Bill, would you please pass me the tomato sauce?

B: With pleasure. (可以)

How do you do, Mr. Smith?  It’s a pleasure to meet you.

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 Well, it’s all about pleasure. 《情归巴黎》

对话 Mrs. Larrabee: I’m Maude.

Elizabeth: Pleasure. 《情归巴黎》

谚语 Proverbs

Pleasure has a sting in its tail.乐极生悲。

Pleasure is a source of pain; pain is the source of pleasure.苦中有乐，乐中有苦。

名言 Quotations

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 12Oct. 1786.

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist. Emma, in Emma,ch. 9 (1816).

第二节

price

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 价格

Prices are rising.

n. 代价

Loneliness was the price of Victoria’s success.

零售价 --- retail price

批发价 --- wholesale price

全/半价 --- full/ half price

最高价 --- ceiling price

最低价 --- floor price/rock bottom price

最优价格 --- best price

低于成本的价格 --- below-cost price

成本价—at cost price

拍卖价格 --- auction price

黑市价格 --- black-market price

衍生词语

priceless (无价的);

pricey (昂贵的) car

复合词语

Quotation 报价单

pricetag (价码牌);

price-list (价目表)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

价格战 --- price war

明码售货 --- sell at marked prices

报价 --- quote price

为所得付出代价 --- pay the price for

习语与俗语 Idioms &Slangs

be at any price --- 不惜任何代价

cheap at the price --- 物有所值

beyond/above price --- 极其珍贵的，无价的

生活用语 Street Talks

How much is this rug? Do you know the price?

Give me rough price. (大概的价格)

A: You pay a heavy price if you drink too much.

B: Why is that? A: You may lose your wallet or something.

A: Name your price! (你说个价吧！)

B: Ok, I’ll give you my best price. Let’s see, 600 dollars.

A: No. I can’t accept it. The market price is 620 dollars. Let’s make it 580. (价格随质量而异)

B: Oh no! Sir!The price varies according to the quality. Look at my stuff! I don’t understand how come you can’t accept such a popular price?!

A: 580 dollars! That’s it.

B: No. 590 dollars! The floor price. I can assure you that you’re getting a good bargain. Ok?Low prices and fine wares!(物美价廉)

A: Ok.

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 And we’re the price club only instead of a 10 gallon vat of olive oil for 3 .99, that won’t even fit under your Kitchen cabinet. 《网上对话》

Kathleen: Fox Books makes no apologies. I have met JoeFox and I’ve heard him compare his store to a price club and the books in it to cans of olive oil.

Joe: DOOH. Ow.(drop dead) 《网上情缘》

谚语 Proverbs

Virtue is beyond price.美德乃无价之宝。

Everyone has his price.人皆有价值（都能以某种方式加以购买）。

第二节

problem

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 问题

We must discuss the problem of how to protect the environment.

n. 难题

What they did produced new problems with us.

n. 习题

It took me an hour and a half to work out this problem in mathematics.

衍生词语

problematic (有问题的)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

社会问题 --- social problems

家庭问题 --- household problems

日常问题 --- day-by-day problems

问题儿童 --- a problem child (a child who causes trouble)

澄清问题 --- to clear upproblems

提出问题 --- to present aproblem

惹麻烦 --- to cause problems

解决问题 --- to solve the problem

生活用语 Street Talks

According to Mr. Green, this is a complicated problem.

What’s the problem? Do you know?

Johnny is a real problem child.

A: What should I do?

B: You figure it out yourself. It’s not my problem.

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 What’s your problem? 《阿甘正传》

No problem. 《阿甘正传》

If there is any problem, here’s the number of the pediatrician. 《西雅图夜未眠》

对话 Dr.Marsha: You don’t like the one he has now?

Jonah: He doesn’t have one now. That’s the problem. 《西雅图夜未眠》

第三节

road

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. [C] 道路

Where does this road lead?

n. [C] 手段；方法

There is no royal road to learning.

n. [C] 途中

Andy is on the road to Shanghai.

road --- 车辆通过的大马路

street --- 两侧有建筑物、商店的市内道路

sidewalk --- 和车辆相对的人行道

path --- 仅供人走的小路 (公园)

way --- 抽象意义的路

alley—胡同小巷

highway --- 高速公路

复合词语

railroad (铁路);

road-block (路障);

road tax (公路税)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

交通路标 --- a road sign

死胡同 --- a dead-end road

阳关大道 --- a straight and easy road

乡间道路 --- a country road

平坦的道路 --- a level road

崎岖的道路 --- a rough road

迂回的路 --- a round-about road

交通规则 --- rule of the road

习语与俗语 Idioms &Slangs

hit the road ---上路 (get going)

on the road --- 在路上奔波（由于职业的原因，如演员、运动员、销售员等。）

生活用语 Street Talks

The thing I don’t like about driving is all the traffic on the road.

There are dangerous drivers like that one on the road.

Smoking too much is a dead end road. (bad result)

A: Hi Victor, you’ll fly to New York next Tuesday?

B: Yeah,but I really hate this life of being on the road all he time.

A: Well, it’s time to go.

B: OK. But Let’s have one for the first. (以此杯送行)

A: It’s getting late.

B: Yeah I suppose it’s time to hit the road.

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 I decided to go for a little run so I ran to the end of the road. 《阿甘正传》

对话 Ben: Where is Elaine?

Mrs. Robinson: I’ll be with you in a moment, Benjamin. Doyou have a patrol car in the vicinity of twelve hundred Glenview Road? Good. We have a burglar here. Just a second. I’ll ask him. Are you armed? No—I don’t believe he is. Thank you. Ben: What have you done to her? 《毕业生》

谚语 Proverbs

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马。

There is a road from heart to heart. 心心相印。

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 徒有良好的愿望而不去努力实现, 后悔莫及.

第四节

shoe

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 鞋

I put on / took off my shoes.

n. 马蹄铁

The horse has cast a shoe.

皮鞋 --- leather shoes

正式皮鞋 --- dress shoes

雨鞋 --- rain shoes

帆布鞋 --- canvas shoes

高跟鞋 --- high-heeledshoes

厚底鞋 --- platform shoes

轻便鞋 --- walking shoes

运动鞋 --- gym shoes(sneaker)

复合词语

shoemaker (鞋匠)；

shoestring/shoelace (鞋带)；

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

穿鞋 ---to put on/wearone’s shoes

脱鞋 --- to take offone’s shoes

补鞋 --- to repairshoes

刷鞋 --- to brush upone’s shoes

擦鞋 --- to polishshoes (or shoe shine)

习语与俗语 Idioms &Slangs

put oneself in somebody’s shoes --- 站在别人的角度/立场上

have a shoe in sth --- 先占上一席之地（在某行业中）

fill sb’s shoes --- 出色地接替某人的工作、职务

step into sb’s shoes --- 接替某人

生活用语 Street Talks

If you could just put yourself in my shoes for a minute,you’d understand. (站在我的角度)

A: Olive, there’s a shoe store over there. Let’s get in and take a look.

B: I’d rather not. You know I gotripped off last time I shopped there. (被宰了: to rip somebody off)

A: Sam, keep your shoes on. I can’t stand the odor.

B: But you’re the one asking me to take them off.

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 Look, the heels onthese shoes are grotesque. 《西雅图夜未眠》

Put your shoes on. 《毕业生》

Those must be comfortable shoes.

I bet you could walk all day in shoes like that and notfeel a thing. 《阿甘正传》

I wish I had shoes like that. 《阿甘正传》

谚语 Proverbs

Every shoe fits not every foot.一鞋难合百人足。

The fairest looking shoe may pinch the foot.样子好看的鞋有可能会夹脚，外表好看的东西未必

No one knows better where the shoe pinches than he whowears it.各人甘苦各自知。(fair lady 窈窕淑女)

第五节

story

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 故事

I really cannot swallow such a curious story.

n. 经历

Would you write the story of your life?

n. 假话（口语）

Don’t tell stories, Tom!

n. 新闻报道，文章

That’ll make a good story. (新闻报道的好题材)

复合词语

story-book (故事书)；

story-teller (讲故事的人/说谎的人)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

冒险故事 --- an adventurestory

可靠的说法 --- an authenticstory

黄色故事 --- a blue story

迷人的故事 --- a charmingstory

连载小说 --- a day-to-daystory

故事情节 --- story line

写故事的人 --- story writer

习语与俗语 Idioms &Slangs

The story does not lose in the telling. --- 这故事讲起来照样有趣。

the story goes that --- 据说

make/cut long story short --- 长话短说

never-ending story --- 麻烦的事情

the same old story --- 老生常谈的事

a tall story --- 难以置信的

生活用语 Street Talks

Don’t tell the same old story.（不要老生常谈。）

They say the new film is an adventure story.

Every night he tells a story to his children.

A: How did you get to know her?

B: It’s a long story.

A: I love long story. /I have time./Try me.

I could tell in his face that he was just telling astory.

He beats her all the time. It’s a never-endingstory.

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 Well, I thought itwas a very lovely story and you tell it so well, with such enthusiasm. 《阿甘正传》

Why retell the story? 《阿甘正传》

It’s a long story. 《情归巴黎》

I thought I would look into doing a story on those radioshows. 《西雅图夜未眠》

第六节

success

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 成功

The race ended in success for the Chinese athlete.

n. 成就

Steven tried several lines of business with no greatsuccess.

衍生词语

successful (成功的);

successfully (成功地);

successor (继任者)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

接近胜利 --- to approachsuccess

获得成功 --- to get/obtainsuccess

赢得成功 --- to win success

成功 --- to meet withsuccess

习语俗语 Idioms &slangs

a roaring success --- 巨大的成功

生活用语 Street Talks

The conference was a success.

Failure is the mother of success.

If you want to be a success, you have to work hard.

The new movie is a success.

电影对白 Transcripts

Del: You know, the finest line a man will walk is betweensuccess at work and success at home. I got a motto. Like your work. Love yourwife.

Neil: Well, I’ll remember that. What’s the flight situation? 《旅行冒险记》

谚语 Proverbs

Nothing succeeds like success.一顺百顺。反义说法：It never rains but it pours.

Success is the child of audacity.成功是冒险的产物。

To know how to wait is the great secret of success. 懂得怎样等待是成功的最大秘诀。

名言 Quotations

God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires thatyou try.

Mother Teresa (1910-97), Roman Catholic missionary inIndia. Quoted by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in: Rolling Stone (New York, Dec.1992).

第七节

sugar

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 糖

Please put some sugar into my coffee.

蔗糖 --- cane sugar

冰糖 --- crystal sugar

乳糖 --- milk sugar

葡萄糖 --- grape sugar

棉花糖 --- spun sugar (or cotton candy)

方糖 --- cube/ block/cut sugar

vt. 使好受些

He tried to sugar the bad news.

衍生词语

sugarless (无糖的)

复合词语

sugarless food (无糖的食物);

sugarless gum (无糖的口香糖);

sugar-coated (巧为粉饰的)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

从甘蔗中提取糖 --- extract sugar from canes

糖衣 --- sugar coat

习语与俗语 Idioms &Slangs

Sugar or cream? --- 要糖还是奶油？ (点咖啡时的问语)

sugar daddy --- 老色鬼；老荒唐（a wealthy older man who gives expensive giftsto a young person in return for sexual favors or companionship）

sugar --- 甜心（nickname, youmight call your lover）

sugar the pill --- 降低某事物令人厌恶的程度

生活用语 Street Talks

Would you please pass the sugar?

Welcome home, sugar!(to your lover/spouse)

This new drink is sugar-free. (无糖的)

电影对白 Transcripts

对话 Post-man: Forhiccups..

Jonah: Yeah, for hiccups.

Post-man: Take a spoonful of sugar and hold it in yourmouth for a minute. 《西雅图夜未眠》

谚语 Proverbs

When it’s bitter in the heart no sugar in the mouthhelps.口中之糖无补于心中之痛。

第八节

time

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 时间；时

I can’t afford time to visit all those places.

n. 作某种工作的时间

I don’t have much time for rest.

n. 期限（加 a ）

Would you please wait here for a time?

n. 时代；时势

Science makes progress with the times.

n. 次数

I met that foreign guy at least 4 times.

n. 倍

This is five times as long as that.

衍生词语

timely (适时发生的);

timer (定时器);

timeless (永远的)

复合词语

timetable (时间表；时刻表);

time-honored (历史悠久的);

time-consuming (耗费时间的)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

时空--- time &space

首次 --- for the first time

最后一次 --- for the lasttime

暂时 --- for the timebeing

有时 --- from time totime

长时间 --- for a longtime

一次又一次 --- time and timeagain

从前 --- once upon atime/long time ago

过得很快乐 --- to have a goodtime

钟表走得准时/不准时 --- to keep good/bad time

Make good time 加快车，弥补时间

My taxi driver make good time and I arrived at airport justin time.

一直 --- all the time

依次、逐一 --- be at a time

曾经、一度 --- at one time

来得及 --- be in timefor...

准时 --- be on time

提前 --- ahead of times

具有超前意识 --- ahead of one’s time

随时 --- at all time

多次，常常—many a time

与此同时 --- at the sametime

习语与俗语

Idioms & Slangs time flies --- 光阴似箭

the time is ripe --- 时机成熟

time on one’s hands --- 闲暇

time limit --- 时限

good timing --- 正是时候

nine times out of ten --- 十之八九，几乎总是

take one’s time --- 不着急

have a rough/hard time --- 吃苦

have time to kill --- 没事可做

it’s high time to do --- 该做什么

it’s only a matter of time --- 迟早会发生

behind the times --- 过时，落后的

long time no see---好久不见

生活用语 Street Talks

Excuse me. Can you tell me what time is it?

（几点了？＝ Do you have thetime?）

The judges, as you can imagine, had a very difficult timechoosing a winner.

The teacher kept talking all the time.

Do one thing at a time. Haste makes waste.

At one time they were in love.

Don’t worry, you may be in time for the bus.

I waited for you for a long time.

For the first time, I tried to give some serials thoughtsabout my life.

This money will do for the time being.

Victor buys me flowers from time to time.

My watch keeps good time.

A: Victoria is a good teacher.

B: I agree. But should she improve her timing, she wouldbe a better one.

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 Night time in thearmy is a lonely time. 《阿甘正传》

You can’t keep trying to rescue me all the time. 《阿甘正传》

It’s time for your bath lieutenant. 《阿甘正传》

The time in Paris will be so good for you. 《情归巴黎》

When was the last time I came here? 《情归巴黎》

谚语 Proverbs

Time waits for no man.岁月不待人。

Other times, other names.此一时也，彼一时也。

Time is money.时间就是金钱。

There is no time like the present .现在就是做事的最佳时机。

第九节

way

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 道；道路

Excuse me, will you tell me the way to the station?

n. 距离；路程

Tian’an Men Square is a little/short way to theMuseum.

n. 方向

This way, please.

n. 方式；方法

Do it (in) this way. (这样做)

n. 习惯

It’s just his way. Don’t mind histeasing.

n. 风俗

the American way of living

复合词语

wayword (任性的)

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

前进 --- make one’s way

迷路 --- lose one’s way

用手摸索前进 --- feel one’s way/grope one’s way

勉强前进 --- force one’s way/push one’s way

用肩推着前进 --- shoulder one’s way

有利也有弊 --- cut both ways

断裂，倒塌 --- give way

让步，妥协 --- give way tosb/sth

习语与俗语 Idioms &Slangs

No way! --- 没门!

no way out --- 没出去的路

way back home --- 回家的路上

work one’s way up --- 向上爬

by the way --- 顺便说一句

be born /made that way --- 天生就是这种人

be set in one’s way --- 固执，不变通

go/get one’s own way --- 为所欲为

be in the family way --- 怀孕

in a way --- 在某种程度上

in the way --- 阻碍，挡路

under way --- 正在进行

生活用语 Street Talks

It’s a long way from here.

We walked all the way to the station. (一路上)

BTW/By the way, where are you going? (对了；随便 incidentally)

We went to America by way of Hawaii. (经由 via)

My Grandparents always let me have my own way. (随心所欲)

In a way you are right. (在某一方面上)

Don’t stand in my way. (挡我的路)

Get out of my way! (让开；让路)

You are way out of line. (你太出格了。)

Don’t go anywhere, I’m on my way. (别走，我在路上。等等我。)

My son finally found his way back home. One way or roundtrip? (单程还是双程？)

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 How she discoveredways to expand her mind and learn how to live in harmony, which must be outwest somewhere ‘cause she made it all the way to California. 《阿甘正传》

I thought I was going back to Vietnam but instead theydecided the best way for me to fight the communists was to play ping pong. 《阿甘正传》

Mama always had a way of explaining things so that Icould understand them. 《阿甘正传》

Down that way? 《阿甘正传》

But someone is in the way. 《情归巴黎》

I’ll always feel that way about Paris. 《情归巴黎》

No way! He’d kill me! 《西雅图夜未眠》

Did anybody read that book all the way through? 《西雅图夜未眠》

No-we’re just on our way downstairs! 《毕业生》

谚语 Proverbs

Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竞成。

Old friends and old ways ought not to be disdained.老朋友和老方法都不应该被抛弃。

第十节

word

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 字；单字

Don’t use difficult words.

n. 简短的话

Oliver gave me a word of advice.

n. 诺言

David is a man of his word.

n. 通知（不加冠词）

No word has come from David. (大卫一点消息也没有。)

衍生词语

wording (措词);

wordless (沉默的);

wordy (唠叨的)

复合词语

wordplay (俏皮话);

wordperfect (一字不差地熟记的；or letter perfectin AmE);

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

脏话 --- dirty word

简言之 --- in a word

换句话说 --- in other words

习语与俗语 Idioms &Slangs

stick to one’s word --- 信守诺言(do what you saidyou would)

give one’s word --- 许诺 (promise)

eat one’s word --- 说出的话又不承认

生活用语 Street Talks

A: Jerry I want to have a word with you. (说几句话)

B: Shoot! (go ahead)

A: I’ve something to tell you guys. You know, I’m going to quit smoking, drinking, gambling and womanishing, and startingfrom tomorrow! (追女人)

B: Famous last words! (鬼才信！)

A: Please! I’m pretty serious about that. I’ll not eat my words this time.

B: We don’t believe a word of that.

John didn’t say a word about it.

In a word, I don’t trust Jack.

In other words, Jack betrayed us.

I don’t remember his exact words, but you got thepoint.

I’ll take your word for it. (我接受你的许诺。)

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 I am a man of myword. 《阿甘正传》

I believe those were her words. 《情归巴黎》

谚语 Proverbs

Words are the wings of the actions.语言是行动的翅膀。

Enough words, little wisdom.话多智慧少。