Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one

Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one

词汇

equal v. 与…相等, 等于

He equaled the world record. 他平了世界纪录.

Nobody equals him in strength (n. 力量). 没有人可以在力量上与他对等.

≈ Nobody matches him in strength. 没有人可以在力量上与他匹敌.

In English she has no equal in her class. 在英语方面, 她班上没有可以与她匹敌的人.

-In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us. 在计算机编程方面, Susan比我们强得多.

= Susan is much better than we are in computer programming.

Women demand equal (adj. 相同的) pay for equal work. 妇女要求同工同酬.

A is equal to B  A与B相等.

equality n. 平等.

racial equality 种族平等.

sexual equality 性别平等.

raise v. 募集, 筹措, 把…位置升高, 举起来, 饲养, 养活 n. 涨工资

raise one’s hand 举起某人的手.

raise one’s voice 提高某人的声音.

raise one’s hat to sb (举帽子)向某人打招呼致意.

raise one’s glass to sb (举起酒杯)向某人祝酒.

raise the roof (把房顶举起来)大发脾气.

raise pigs 养猪.

He has a big family to raise. 他有一大家子人等着养活.

We are raising a fund for orphans. 我们正在为孤儿们募集一笔基金.

rise v. 升起.

arise v. (问题、困难等不愉快的事) 出现.   arose   arisen

Problems arose. 问题出现了.

Difficulties arose. 困难出现了.

arouse v. 激起某种情绪.

arouse one’s pity / anger … 激起某人的同情 / 愤怒.

-I heard that you recently changed jobs, and you got a good raise, right? Congratulations! 我听说你最近换了份工作, 并且大幅涨工资了, 是这样吗, 恭喜恭喜!

-Thanks! I think the new job will be much more satisfying (adj. 令人满意的). 谢谢! 我想这份新工作会较之前令人满意得多.

课文

Our vicar is always raising money (老是在筹款) for one cause (n. 做某事的理由 / 借口) or another (为各种各样的理由 / 借口), but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.

be always doing sth (不耐烦的语气)老是做某事.

He is always being late. 他老是迟到.

(NCE4-5) People are always talking about the problems of youth. 人们老是谈论年轻人的问题.

(CET-4) W: Mary is always complaining about her job. Mary老是抱怨她的工作(真烦真讨厌).

M: Maybe if you try typing letters every day, you would see what it is like. 也许如果你也试试每天都打字的话, 你就会看到这是怎样的一种工作了.

Q: What does the man mean?

Answer: The woman would understand if she did (虚拟语气) Mary’s job. 如果这个女人做了Mary的工作, 她就会理解了.

be forever doing sth 老是做某事(真烦真讨厌).

(NCE3-41) He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and gentle pace of living. 他总是在谈论那些友好的人、干净的空气、与自然的亲近和悠闲的生活步调(真烦真讨厌).

be constantly / continually doing sth 老是做某事(真烦真讨厌).

The boys are constantly / continually arguing. 这些男孩子总是吵架.

M: Your behavior reflects on me (对我有不利的 / 负面影响), and I can’t do my job if you are constantly humiliating me (你老是羞辱我