新概念英语第二册词汇随身听第18-24课

新概念英语第二册词汇随身听第18-24课Newwordsandexpressions:

1.pub

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformybag.

Helikestokillhistimeinthepub.

TheEnglishpubisthemen’sfavoriteplace.

2.landlord

AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.

Thelandlordisaverykindperson.

Thelandlordprovidestheguestswithdeliciousbreakfast.

3.bill

Ican’tpaythebill.

Ashehasbeenoutofemploymentforamonth,heisunabletopayhisbills.

Iwillfootthebill.

Lesson19

Newwordsandexpressions:

1.hurry

Ihurriedtotheticketoffice.

Justthenamanhurriedtotheticketoffice.

You’dbetterhurryifyoudon’twanttomissthetrain.

Hehurriedtotheairporttoseehisfriendoff.

2.ticketoffice

Iwentbacktotheticketofficeatonce.

Thereisalongqueueattheticketoffice.

Onlytwoticketswereavailableattheticketoffice.

3.pity

“Whatapity!”Susanexclaimed.

It’sapitythatyoucan’tattendthemeeting.

It’sathousandpitiesthathecancelledhislecture.

4.exclaim

Heexclaimedthathehadnoappetite.

“Whatonearthareyoudoinghere?”exclaimedhissister.

5.return

“CanIreturnthesetwotickets?”heasked.

Youmustreturnthebookbeforeitisdue.

Shereturnedtheradiobecauseitssoundqualitywasverypoor.

6.sadly

“Imightaswellhavethem,”Isaidsadly.

Helookedathisexaminationpapersadly.

Thenaughtyboywalkedsadlytotheheadmaster’soffice.

Lesson20

Newwordsandexpressions:

1.catch

Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.

Inevercatchanything—notevenoldboots.

Thethiefwascaughtonthespot.

Hecaughtthethiefbythearm.

2.fisherman

Somefishermenareunlucky.

Fishermenwerenotallowedtocastthenethere.

Manyfishermenwenttothecitytotrytheirluck.

3.boot

Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.

Iboughtapairofboots.

Heusuallywearsapairofhighbootsinwinter.

4.waste

It’sawasteoftime.

Newtechniqueshavebeenintroducedtoreducewaste.

Secretarialworkisawasteofhertalent.

5.realize

Buttheydon’trealizeoneimportantthing.

Weallrealizehowvitalitistodevelopeducation.

Herealizedthathehadmadeabigmistake.

Lesson21

Newwordsandexpressions:

1.mad

Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.

Uponhearingthenewsofherson’sdeath,shewentmad.

Hiswife’snon-stopcomplaintsnearlydrovehimmad.

2.reason

Theairportwasbuiltyearsago,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.

Thereasonforhisabsencewasthathewasill.

Hequitforreasonsofhealth.

3.sum

Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway.

Shespendsalargesumofmoneyonherclotheseverymonth.

Hepaidanenormoussumforthemansion.

4.determined

Iamdeterminedtostayhere.

Myfatherisdeterminedongivingupsmoking.

Heisadeterminedperson.

Lesson22

Newwordsandexpressions:

1.dream

Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.

Hedreamedofbeingaworld-famousfootballplayer.

Thesailoroftendreamedabouthome.

2.age

Theyareofthesameage.

Youshouldnotbehavechildishlyatyourage.

3.channel

Lastyearweweretravelingacrossthechannel.

Theycrossedthechannelbyboat.

Ittookhertwohourstoswimacrossthechannel.

4.throw

Shethrewthebottleintothesea.

Itiscrueltothrowstonesatanimals.

Thebabypickeduphistoyandthenthrewitdown.

Lesson23

Newwordsandexpressions:

1.complete

Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.

Thestadiumwascompletedlastyear.

Theycompletedthere-buildingoftheancientcastlein1970.

2.modern

Itisaverymodernhouse.

Thefactoryusedmodernmethodsandtechniques.

Thehatisofthemostmodernstyle.

3.strange

Itlooksstrangetosomepeople.

Itisstrangethatyou(should)haven’theardthenews.

Shesmiledastrangesmile.

4.district

Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.

Thisisthebusinessdistrict.

ThisdistrictinLondonismainlyresidential.

Lesson24

Newwordsandexpressions:

1.manager

Ienteredthehotelmanager’sofficeandsatdown.

Hewasrecentlyappointedmanagerofthesalesdepartment.

Hehasbeenworkingasahotelmanagerfortwentyyears.

2.upset

Ihadjustlost50dollarsandIfeltveryupset.

Mymotherwasupsetwithmeaboutmyabsencefromschool.

Thepublicgotupsetaboutthewastefulhabitsofthegovernment.

3.sympathetic

Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.

Hehasasympatheticheart.

Shefeelssympathetictowardsthepoor.

4.complain

Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworld,butwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.

Thecustomerscomplainedaboutthepooraftersalesservice.

Theycomplainedofnotbeinginvitedtotheparty.

5.wicked

Heslipped