IELTS007 英语学习笔记 | 小谷的编程随笔空间

口语

All that said 从否定语气过渡到肯定语气的实用表达方式。
- All that said, the price was good for the area and we were only a 10-15 minute walk from the beach.
All in all 在评价末尾开始进行总结的好方式
- All in all, the value of the hostel is great, but if you’re looking for the usual hotel comforts then this place is not for you.

描述城市

cosmopolitan /ˌkɑːzməˈpɑːlɪtən/ 世界性的、国际化的、受各国文化影响的

「cos-mo-POL-i-tan」的重音在第三个音节上。
I love the cosmopolitan feel of big cities. 我喜欢大城市的国际化感觉。

There are many lively areas in the old town. 老城区有许多热闹的地方。

When you visit historic places like churches, you’re expected to wear appropriate clothes.

picturesque /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/ 优美的、风景如画的（-ue 不发音）
Peru is famous for its picturesque views. 秘鲁以优美的风景而闻名。

polluted

描述地方

It’s traditional to… (…是传统)
You’re expected to… (你应该…)
The city has a … feel. (这个城市有一种…的感觉。)
The region is famous for… (这个地区以…而闻名)

We saw such picturesque places on our trip, it felt like a dream.（旅途中我们看到了风景如此优美的地方，感觉像做梦一样。）

比较不同的地方

比较级可由两种不同方式构成。

单音节形容词 +「-er」词尾 + 「than」
「more/less」+ 双音节或更多音节的形容词 + 「than」

noisier than

采用比较级形式时，以「-y」结尾的形容词要将词尾变为「-ier」，happy - happier

如果形容词的词尾是元音字母 + 辅音字母，则要先双写辅音字母，然后再添加「-er」，big - bigger

不规则：

good - better - best
bad - worse - worst

「more/fewer」+ 名词 + 「than」进行比较。

事物在某个方面是相当的，我们要说某事物「s + 形容词 +as」另一事物。

新概念 2 L7 Too late 为时太晚

词汇

detective n. 侦探
private detective 私人侦探
detective novel 侦探小说

airport
port 港口
porter n. 行李搬运工
passport n. 护照
import
airfield (较小的无建筑的)飞机场

expect /ɪkˈspekt/ v.期待
except /ɪk’sɛpt/ 介词除了

expect to do sth.
- I expect to be back within a week.
- I expect to call at your home.
expect sb to do sth.
- I didn’t expect him to stay so long.
- The beggar expect me to give him a meal and a glass of beer.（这个乞丐期待着我给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒）
- I expect you to take a message for me.（我期待着你给我带个口信）

辨析：expect vt. / wait vi.

expect: 心里的期待
wait: 身体上的等待
- I have waited for him for 2 hours.

valuable adj. 贵重的

invaluable 无价的
valueless 无价值的；不值钱的；

parcel n. 包裹
The postman has brought a parcel for you.

bring-brought-brought
buy-bought-bought

package n. 小包裹
a software package

diamond n.钻石

steal vt. 偷 stole - stolen
My wallet was stolen.（不能说我被偷了，只能说东西）
steal sth from sb.

main a. 主要的
main course 主菜
main road
main building
main bedroom

precious a. 珍贵的
price
可以表达抽象的，而 valuable 不行

a precious photo

sand 不可数
guard 保安
bodyguard 保镖
safeguard n. 防护措施

原文

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived , some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

参考译文：

飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼内，另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！

过去进行时 was / were + doing