新概念英语第二册Lesson47知识点详解讲义.docxVIP

LESSON 47 如何讲述奇闻轶事：酒屋还是鬼屋 Part 1. 词汇脱口秀 thirsty When you are thirsty, you feel a need to drink something. 在英文中，thirsty 这个词的重要引申义就是 have a strong desire for something， 而这课标题中的 A Thirsty ghost 怎么理解呢？ 黄金用法： be thirsty for ... 造句： We are thirsty for peace. The young man is thirsty for victory. Those kids are thirsty for knowledge. 同样 hungry 也有类似的用法： The kids are hungry for knowledge. 或：They are hungry to learn. Stay hungry, stay foolish! 意思：Stay hungry to learn new things, and stay humble as if you were foolish. 这句话的原作者是谁呢？ 美国著名的科技作家 Kevin Kelly，他曾是乔布斯最喜欢的杂志《Whole Earth Catalog》（全球目录）的主编，畅销书《Out of control》的作者； Kevin Kelly： "It' s the idea that you always want to be a learner, you always want to have a fresh mind. You don't want to have full mind with no room for anything new." ghost ghost story “妖魔鬼怪”你都会表达吗？ demon Devil：比如：Satan Ghost：A ghost is the spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see or feel. Monster：比如：电影《怪物史莱克》中的 Shrek ghostly adj. 幽灵似的，像鬼似的 slightly frightening and seeming to be related to ghosts or spirits a ghostly voice a ghostly figure in a white dress I heard a ghostly voice before seeing a ghostly figure in a white dress. What a spooky night! spooky adj. 令人毛骨悚然的 A place that is spooky has a frightening atmosphere, and makes you feel that there are ghosts around. On a spooky night, we stayed in a spooky old house and told spooky stories. haunt v. 闹鬼的，If the soul of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often. The castle is haunted by a female ghost. The house is haunted by the ghost of the former landlord. a haunted house/castle 不愉快的事，萦绕心头 If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. 比如：The thief was haunted by the fear that the police would find him. 什么叫“a haunted expression”？ The mom looked so haunted , as her son had not been found. 3）当然，haunt 这个词也不都是用作贬义 a haunting melody Each one of these Chinese ancient towns is hauntingly beautiful. furniture n. 家具 a piece of f