網絡課堂之英語口語詞彙(11)(Nord主講)錄音及筆記
課程筆記：
27. life
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 生
It's a matter of life and death. 這是一個生死攸關的事兒。
n. 生命
Many lives were lost in the accident.
n. 生物
Is there life on Mars? (火星上有生物嗎？)
n. 人生；生活
“Enjoy life” is my view of life.
n. 過日子
We lead a happy life.
n. 活力；生氣
The young people were full of life.
衍生詞語
lifeless (無生命的)
複合詞語
life expectancy (預期壽命);
life jacket (救生衣);
lifetime (一生);
lifelong (終生的);
lifesaver (救星);
lifeboat (救生艇);
lifeguard (救生員);
lifestyle (生活方式);
life-span (壽命，生命的期限);
life-and-death (生死攸關的，關係重大的);
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
人壽保險 life insurance
生命週期 life cycle
特別高興時刻 the time of one’s life
一輩子 all one’s life
恢復生氣 to come to life
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
life and death 生死攸關
the life of the party 中心人物
life for life 以命償命
bet one's life on sth. 拿生命打賭
take one's life in one's hand 冒生命危險
frighten the life out of sb. 驚嚇某人
make one's hair stand on
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
Victoria's my life saver. Without her I don't know what to do with my visa.
This is a poem about frontier life in the United States. (邊境生活)
(2)
Get a life Jane! You've been studying all the time.
(3)
Don't be so serious. Go out or have fun or drink a beer! Just get a life!
(4)
A: I was short-changed ten dollars. Do you think I should go back to the store and ask for it?
B: Not on your life. You'll pay more than that for the taxi. (千萬不要)
(5)
A: I've been working hard, but they don't give me a promotion.
B: That's life. Anyway you work for yourself. (生活就是這樣)
(6)
A: I feel very happy when I'm with you.
B: Me too. Where have you been all my life? (怎麼沒能早認識你)
諺語 Proverbs
Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生非盡樂事。
Life is subject to ups and downs. 人生沉浮。
Life is a comedy to him who thinks and a tragedy to him who feels. 對於善思者，人生是喜劇；對於善感者，人生是悲劇。
名言 Quotations
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
close-up 電影中的特寫鏡頭
long-shot 電影中的長鏡頭
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker. Quoted in his obituary: Guardian (London, 28 Dec. 1977).
28. man(men)
Basic need
音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 男人
Man is stronger than woman.
n. 人類
Man is mortal.
n. 人（包括男女）
Growing old is something a man has to accept.
n. (口語) 夥計
Hey man, how's it going?
interjection 天啊！
Oh man, it's unbelievable.
Oh boy!
衍生詞語
manly (有男子氣概的);
manhood (成年);
manmade (人造的)
homemake
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
文學家 man of letters
實業家 man of business
行動主義者 man of action
喜怒無常的人 man of moods
沉默寡言的人 man of few words
足智多謀的人 man of ideas
有審美力的人 man of taste
知名人士 man of mark (distinction)
牧師，聖徒 man of God
法律界人士 man of law
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
a man (woman) in a thousand 千里挑一的男人（女人）
the man in the street 普通老百姓
man of the hour (who everyone's talking about) 熱門人物
sth. make a man out of sb sth.使某人長大或成人
be man enough to do sth 有足夠勇氣
be one's own man 能獨立自主
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
A: What are you doing here? Who's manning the machine? (保護)
B: Charelie is.
(2)
is a man of his word. (信守諾言的人)
(3)
OK, OK, you're Mr. Know it all. You're the man! (你牛！)
諺語 Proverbs
Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。
