和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Nose and Ear Expressions

2014-05-18来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. breathe v. 呼吸
例句:They came out of the tunnel and thankfully breathed the fresh air.
他们走出地道, 贪婪地吸着新鲜空气。

2. smell v. 嗅; 闻
例句:The milk smells sour.
牛奶闻起来酸了。

3. helpful adj. 给予帮助的, 有益的
例句:Our teacher gave us a lot of helpful books in maths.
我们老师给了我们许多数学上有帮助的书。

4. interfere vi. 干预; 调停
例句:As he is always interfering, I told him to mind his own business.
因为他常来指手画脚, 所以我让他少管闲事。

5. opposite n. 对立面, 对立物, 相反的人
例句:The chief of the group has gone over to the opposite.
那个组织的头头归降了对方。

6. nosey adj. 好管闲事的;爱追问的
例句:That old lady is very nosey, so nobody likes to talk to her.
那个老妇人是个包打听,因此没有人喜欢跟她说话。

7. concern vt. 有关于, 关系到
例句:These problems concern all of us.
这些问题与我们所有的人都有关系。

8. spite vt. 恶意对待;刁难;使恼怒
例句:They are being provocative and controversial just to spite us.
他们这样挑衅和争论就是要故意刁难我们。

9. worthless adj. 无价值的, 没有用处的
例句:He was worthless as a painter.
他作为画家一事无成。

10. obey v. 服从; 听从
例句:All I had to do now was to obey him in silence.
这时, 我要做的只是默默地服从他。

11. tune n. 曲调, 曲子
例句:Tony wrote the words of the song and Kris wrote the tune.
托尼写歌词,克丽丝谱曲。