網絡課堂之英語口語詞彙(15)(Nord主講)錄音及筆記
課程筆記：
38. Pleasur ['pleʒə, 'plei-]
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 樂趣，快樂（不可數）
Reading gives me great pleasure.
n. 樂事，快事（可數）
She has few pleasures left in life.
n. 娛樂
“Are you here on business?”
“No, for pleasure—this is my holiday.”
衍生詞語
pleasurable (令人快樂的)；['pleʒərəbl, 'plei-]
pleasant (使人愉快的，合意的)；
pleasure-seeking (尋歡作樂的)(seek pleasure)
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
隨意/聽便 --- be at one’s pleasure
愉快地接受，同意 --- with pleasure
享受的樂趣 --- to enjoy the pleasure of...
以爲樂 --- to take great pleasure in
尋歡作樂 --- to seek/look for pleasure
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
pleasure seeker --- 尋找快樂的人（someone who always looks for fun）
For business or for pleasure? --- 是來辦公還是來旅遊？
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
A: Bill, have you met Joan before?
B: No. Don’t think I’ve had the pleasure. (不曾有此幸運)
(2)
A: Thank you for your help.
B: My pleasure. (不客氣)
(3)
A: Hi, Bill, nice to see you again.
B: My pleasure. (我也很高興見到你)
(4)
A: Bill, would you please pass me the tomato sauce?
B: With pleasure. (可以)
(5)
How do you do, Mr. Smith? It’s a pleasure to meet you.
諺語 Proverbs
Pleasure has a sting in its tail.樂極生悲。
Pleasure is a source of pain; pain is the source of pleasure.苦中有樂，樂中有苦。
名言 Quotations
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
美麗的僞裝下，總有陰謀在等待。
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 12 Oct. 1786.
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
維多利亞時期，著名小說家。《Pride and Prejudice》，《Emma》。
Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist. Emma, in Emma, ch. 9 (1816).
39. price [prais]
Basic need
音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 價格
Prices are rising.
n. 代價
Loneliness was the price of Victoria’s success.
零售價 --- retail price
批發價 --- wholesale price
全/半價 --- full/ half price
最高價 --- ceiling price
最低價 --- floor price (rock bottom price)
最優價格 --- best price
低於成本的價格 --- below-cost price
拍賣價格 --- auction price
黑市價格 --- black-market price
衍生詞語
priceless (無價的);
pricey (昂貴的)
複合詞語
pricetag (價碼牌);
price-list (價目表)
quotation 報價單
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
價格戰 --- price war
明碼售貨 --- sell at marked prices
報價 --- quote price
爲所得付出代價 --- pay the price for
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
be at any price --- 不惜任何代價
cheap at the price --- 物有所值
beyond/above price --- 極其珍貴的，無價的
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
How much is this rug? Do you know the price?
(2)
A: You pay a heavy price if you drink too much.
B: Why is that?
A: You may lose your wallet or something.
(3)
A: Name your price! (你說個價吧！)
B: OK, I’ll give you my best price. Let’s see, 600 dollars.
A: No. I can’t accept it. The market price is 620 dollars. Let’s make it 580.
B: Oh no! Sir! The price varies according to the quality. Look at my stuff! I don’t understand how come you can’t accept such a popular price?! (價格隨質量而異)
A: 580 dollars! That’s it. （就是它了，最終的價格）
B: No. 590 dollars! The floor price. I can assure you that you’regetting a good bargain. Ok? Low prices and fine wares! (物美價廉)
A: OK.
諺語 Proverbs
Virtue is beyond price.美德乃無價之寶。
Everyone has his price.人皆有價值（都能以某種方式加以購買）。
40. problem
Basic need
音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 問題
We must discuss the problem of how to protect the environment.
n. 難題
What they did produced new problems with us.
n. 習題
It took me an hour and a half to work out this problem in mathematics.
衍生詞語
problematic (有問題的)
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
社會問題 --- social problems
日常問題 --- day-by-day problems
問題兒童 --- a problem child (a child who causes trouble)
澄清問題 --- to clear up problems
提出問題 --- to present a problem
惹麻煩 --- to cause problems
解決問題 --- to solve the problem
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
According to Mr. Green, this is a complicated problem.
(2)
What’s the problem? Do you know?
(3)
Johnny is a real problem child.
(4)
A: What should I do?
B: You figure it out yourself. It’s not my problem.
電影對白 Transcripts
句型
What’s your problem? 《阿甘正傳》
No problem. 《阿甘正傳》
If there is any problem, here’s the number of the pediatrician. 《西雅圖夜未眠》
對話
ha: You don’t like the one he has now?
Jonah: He doesn’t have one now. That’s the problem. 《西雅圖夜未眠》
