新概念英语第三册课文和笔记第34课:A happy discovery

■forbidding adj. 望而生畏的，望而却步的
having a unfriendly or danger look
He has got a forbidding appearance.
We’d better not visit the forbidding coast.
forbid
forbid sb to do sth 禁止做某事
Eg: The father forbid his children to touch the clavichord.
forbid doing sth 禁止做……事
Smoking is forbidden here.
the Forbidden City
Forbidden fruit
Forbidden zone
forbid, prohibit, interdict
forbid: 政府或私人下令以禁止
Swimming is forbidden here.
prohibit 法律条文或官方明令禁止
The law prohibits young people under 18 from going to bar.
interdict 法律或教会所不允许

■muster v. 鼓起
collect, summon
muster up / collect up / summon up ==gather / pluck up / keep up
He mustered up his courage and walked up to the girl.

■pretentious adj. 自命不凡的，矫饰的
We won’t like to visit the pretentious shop.
pretend
pretension n. 要求，虚荣，虚荣心

■labyrinth n. 迷宫
■musty adj. 陈腐的，发霉的
■rarity n. 稀世珍品
■assorted adj. 各式各样的
various 无效s mixed together

assorted/ different / various / diverse
different 强调此事物与彼事物完全不同
Eg: The word glare is different from that word slare.
various = all kinds of 强调种类数目不同
Eg: We have got various books.
in every part / all parts / various parts of the world
diverse 强调性质不同
We have got diverse opinion.
assorted : various 无效s mixed together. 各种各样的
assorted chocolates
He bought a bag of assorted fruits.

■junk n. 破料货，废品
表示“垃圾”的词汇： rubbish / garbage / trash / junk

■litter v. 杂乱地布满
■dedicated adj. 专心致志的
■bargain hunter 到处找便宜货买的人
■dealer v. 商人
businessman / trader / merchant / tradesman
dealer "商人"侧重于零售，相当于tradesman.
peddler 小贩
■cherish v. 期望，渴望
entertain or keep hope, love etc. in mind deeply
Eg: She cherishes the hope that her son will return.
Don't cherish such illusion
don't cherish such illusion that…… 别抱有……的幻想
Eg: Don't cherish the illusion that your father will always pay your debts.