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新概念第一册lesson 72 讲义
An Embarrassing1 Show
The day of the school science fair had finally arrived, and Lisa was both nervous and excited. She couldn't wait to show off her volcano2 model at the fair. She might even win the first prize!
As Lisa was setting3 up her volcano, she noticed her friend Alex's project on the table next to hers. Weeks ago, Alex had asked her for help in creating a model of the solar system, and Lisa was glad to help. He never told her he is going to enter it in the Science Fair! His model was painted beautifully in different colours. Finally Alex got the first place and Lisa felt very embarrassed4.
fair 展览会
nervous 神经紧张的，不安的
excited 兴奋的
show off 炫耀
volcano 火山
project 设计，计划
create 创作，创造
solar system 太阳系
embarrassed 觉得难堪的
一次令人难堪的展览
学校的科学展览日终于到来了，丽莎既紧张又兴奋。她等不及要在展览会上炫耀她的火山模型。她甚至有可能赢得第一名！
正当丽莎组装她的火山时，她注意到旁边桌子上她朋友亚历克斯的设计。几星期前，亚历克斯曾请她帮助他创作一个太阳系的模型，丽莎很乐意地帮助了他。可他从没告诉过她他打算拿它参加科学展览！他的模型色彩鲜艳。最终亚历克斯获得了第一名，丽莎觉得很难堪！
1 embarrassing
adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)
参考例句：
His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话，都没人笑一下，真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 volcano
n.火山
参考例句：
The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning.火山一早突然爆发了。
It is most risky to go and examine an active volcano.去探察活火山是非常危险的。
3 setting
n.背景
参考例句：
The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。
4 embarrassed
adj.尴尬的，不好意思的
参考例句：
He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.他听见别人这样夸他,感到很难为情。
He is somewhat embarrassed.他稍微有点窘迫。
Humour — Things Your Mother Wouldn’t Say
"Be good and I'll buy you a motorcycle for your birthday!
"How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back "
"Don's bother wearing a jacket — it's quite warm out.
"Let me smell that shirt — yeah, it's good for another week.
"I think a cluttered1 bedroom is a sign of creativity.
"Yeah, I used to skip school, too.
"Just leave all the lights on...it makes the house more cheery.
"Could you turn the music up louder so I can enjoy it, too
humour 幽默
motorcycle 摩托车
on earth 究竟 smell 闻
cluttered 混乱的
sign 预兆，表现
creativity 创造力
skip 跳
cheery 愉快的
幽默——母亲不会说的话
“你表现好，我就给你买辆摩托车作为生日礼物！”
“你怎么能够坐得这么远看电视呢？”
“不用麻烦再穿夹克衫了——外面很暖和。”
“让我闻闻这件衬衫——好，还可以再穿一个星期。”
“我觉得乱七八糟的卧室也是创造力的表现。”
“好，我以前也逃过课。”
“就让所有的灯都开着吧……这样的房间更令人愉快。”
“你可以把音乐开得再响一点吗？这样我也可以欣赏它。”
1 cluttered
v.杂物，零乱的东西零乱vt.( clutter的过去式和过去分词 )；乱糟糟地堆满，把…弄得很乱；（以…） 塞满…
参考例句：
The room is cluttered up with all kinds of things. 零七八碎的东西放满了一屋子。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
The desk is cluttered with books and papers. 桌上乱糟糟地堆满了书报。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
Dogs
People often say that a dog is man's best friend. Over thousands of years, man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogs are famous for their ability to control a flock1 of hundreds of sheep.
Dogs have been used to aid disabled people for centuries. A guide dog can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches2, open refrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled owners. For the majority of people, however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both young and old members of the family.
guard 看守，看护
sheepdog 牧羊犬
flock 群
aid 帮助
disabled 残疾人
century 世纪
guide dog 导盲犬
dial 拨
majority 大多数
狗
人们总是说狗是人类最好的朋友。几千年来，除了看家外，人类还教会了狗去做许多其他的事，例如，牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的羊群而出名。
狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了。导盲犬可以为盲主人引路。现在，人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话。然而，对于大多数人来说，狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友
1 flock
n.羊群，一群，大量；vi.群集，聚集，成群
参考例句：
A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open.一群顾客在等候着商店开门。
A few sheep have been lost from the flock.羊群里少了几只羊。
2 switches
n.转轨器，道岔；开关( switch的名词复数 )；改变；（铁路的）转辙器；（电路的）闸v.转变，改变( switch的第三人称单数 )；转换；挥动（棍棒、鞭子等）；迅速转动
参考例句：
This button switches the current on. 这个电钮接通电流。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The switches close the contacts and complete the circuit. 这些开关可使接触器接通电流形成回路。 来自辞典例句
Perfect Match
A rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique1 vase2 that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, but none comes close enough to satisfy3 the woman.
Eventually, a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"asks the son, "there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly4 "
"Son,” the father replies, "I painted the vase."
proud of 自豪
valuable 值钱的
antique vase 古董花瓶
paint 用油漆漆
satisfy 满意
eventually 最终
confident 有信心的
retire 退休
match 和……相配
绝配
一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲，因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶，她决定把她的卧室漆成和花瓶一样的颜色。好几个油漆匠试图调出正确的颜色，但是没有一个人调出的颜色能让妇人满意。
最后，来了一个油漆匠。他很有信心可以调出合适的颜色。果然妇人对最终的效果感到满意，漆匠也因此成名。
几年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交给了儿子。“爸爸，”儿子问，“有件事我想知道。你是如何调配出和花瓶一样的颜色的？” “儿子，”父亲回答，“我把花瓶也一起漆了。”
1 antique
adj.古时的，古代的；n.古物，古器，古玩
参考例句：
The Sunday antique market is a happy hunting ground for collectors.周日的古董市场是收藏家的淘物乐园。
I saw the vase in the window of an antique shop.我在一家古玩店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。
2 vase
n.花瓶，瓶
参考例句：
She knocked the vase off by accident.她不小心把花瓶打掉了。
I saw the vase in the window of a shop.我在一家商店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。
3 satisfy
v.满意；满足
参考例句：
Her father tried his best to satisfy her demands.她的父亲想尽一切办法来满足她的要求。
She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.她太穷了，无法满足家人的物质需要。
4 perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
A Barbecue1
When I was a child, I once went camping2 with my family in the summer. We decided3 to make a barbecue in the valley4. So we collected some tree sticks to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a match, but produced only smoke. Then my father said, "That's not the right way. I'll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood because they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them."My father helped me make a big fire.
barbecue 烧烤
valley 山谷
stick 枝条
make a fire 生火
烧烤
当我还是小孩子的时候，一年夏天我们全家去野营。我们决定在山谷中烧烤，所以我们
捡来了一些树枝生火。父亲问我愿不愿意尝试着生火，我很高兴地承担了这项任务。我试
着用火柴把木头点燃，但结果都是烟。父亲说：“这样做不对。我来教你如何生火。先用
小片的木头，因为它们容易点燃，然后把大些的放在它们上面。”父亲帮我点起了旺旺的
火
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1 barbecue
n.（户外的）烤肉，尤指户外；vt.烤肉，烧烤
参考例句：
The barbecue starts at around six.烧烤晚会大约六点钟开始。
Can you make the best barbecue sauce in America 你作出最好的烧烤酱油在美国？
2 camping
n.野营，露营，帐幕生活
参考例句：
When are you going camping again 你什么时候再去露营？
My class went camping last summer.去年夏天我们班去露营了。
3 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 valley
adj.流域，山谷，峡谷；n.山谷，溪谷
参考例句：
I watched the climbers come down into the valley.我注视着爬山者下到山谷里去了。
The house lies in a little valley behind the trees.那所房子坐落在树林后的一个山谷里。
A Joke— “I stand corrected”
I have this friend who always seemed to lean1 slightly to the left all the time. It used to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery2 later, he was cured, and both legs are exactly the same length now, and he no longer leans3. “So,”I said, "You didn't believe me when I told you a doctor could fix your leg. He just looked at me and said, "I stand corrected.
lean 倾斜
slightly 轻微地
check out 检查
refuse 拒绝
quarter 四分之一
surgery 手术
cure 治愈
fix 治愈
stand corrected 认错
笑话——“我诚恳认错”
我有一个朋友，他似乎总是微微向左倾斜。这个问题曾经非常困扰我，所以我建议他去看医生，检查一下他的腿。几年来，他总是不听我的建议，还说我不正常，但是上星期，他终于去看了医生。果真，医生发现他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。一个很快的小手术后，他康复了，现在他的两条腿完全一样长了，他也不再倾斜了。“你看，”我说，“那时我告诉你医生可以治好你的腿时你还不相信我呢。”他看着我说：“我认错了。”
1 lean
n.瘦肉，倾斜，弯曲；adj.瘦的，贫乏的，歉收的；v.倚靠，倾斜，依赖
参考例句：
The seats have no back against which to lean.这些座位都没有靠背可倚。
Please don't lean your chair back,you'll break it.请不要坐在椅子上往后仰，你会把椅子弄坏的。
2 surgery
n.外科，外科手术；手术室
参考例句：
What time does surgery finish 门诊什么时间结束？
Your condition is serious and requires surgery.你的情况很严重，需要动外科手术。
3 leans
v.（使）倾斜，屈身( lean的第三人称单数 )；倚；依赖；使斜靠
参考例句：
The tower of Pisa leans at an angle . 比萨斜塔塔身倾斜。
He leans over backwards to make up for what he has lost. 他尽力弥补他的损失。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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