網絡課堂之英語口語詞彙(8)(Nord主講)錄音及筆記
課程筆記：
20. Future ['fju:tʃə]
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 未來
What will be the future of China?
n. 前途
Andy has a bright future.
promising future 光明的前景
衍生詞語
futuristic (新潮的，非傳統的);
futures (期貨);
futurism (未來派)
複合詞語
future tense (將來時)
past tense
present tense
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
政治前程 politicAl future
前途光明 a promising future
前途黯淡 a dark future
從今以後 in the future
不久將來 in the near future
供以後參考 for future reference
放眼未來 to look to the future
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
have a great/bright future 前途遠大
have no future/ to have a dull future 沒有前途
生活用語 Street Talks
A: I'm sorry I was late.
B: Be on time in the future.
A: Angela, I heard you gave up your job?
B: Yeah, because there's no future in it. (前途)
A: Alice is for sure a good student.
B: Yeah! I see a bright future before her.
A: We're trying to plan our future.
B: If you knew what the future was going to be like, life would be boring.
諺語 Proverbs
When all else is lost the future still remains. 一切全失，未來仍存。
The future becomes the present if we fight for it. 只要肯奮鬥，遠景變現實。
21. Girl
You are my girl. 《Forrest Gump》
Basic need 音形義 Everyday Expressions
n. 女孩
There are more girls than boys in our class.
n. 女兒
My little girl is ill.
n. 女朋友
John and his girl came to lunch.
衍生詞語
girlish (少女般的);
girlhood (少女時代)
複合詞語
the Girl Scouts (女童軍);
Spice Girls
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
女職員 an office girl
女話務員 a hello girl (or telephone operator)
(雜誌等)封面女郎 a cover girl
墮落的女子 a fallen girl (or a fallen angel)
和女友約會 to date a girl
泡妞 to chase girls（go after , run after, pursue）
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
girl Friday 得力的女助手
bar girl 吧女
bus girl 餐館裏的女雜工
call girl 妓女
party girl 熱衷於社交聚會的女子
get a girl into trouble 使女子懷孕
生活用語 Street Talks
A: Jean and Joan are unbelievably different girls. And you'll never believe they are cousins.
B: You said it! Jean's so excellent that her boss praised her as his girl Friday; Joan, on the other hand is a party girl and spends little time on study.
A: Did you meet Wallace's girlfriend? She's gorgeous!
B: I only heard recently that Wally got her into trouble!
名言 Quotations
Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.
Louisa May Alcott (1832-8), U.S. author. Laurie, in Little Women, pt. 2, ch. 12 (1869).
22. Glass [ɡlɑ:s, ɡlæs]
Basic need 音形義 Everyday Expressions
n. 玻璃
A mirror is made of glass.
n. 玻璃杯
I drink a glass of milk every day!
飲料杯 a beverage glass
啤酒杯 a beer glass (or a jar mug)
雪利酒杯 a sherry glass
威士忌酒杯 a whisky glass
白蘭地酒杯 a Brandy glass (or snifter) ['sniftə] （n. 狹口的酒杯）
紅葡萄酒酒杯 a wine glass
n. 眼鏡 (pl) (也爲 spectacles) ['spektəkl]
墨鏡 sun glasses
花鏡 reading glasses
度數深的眼鏡 strong glasses
隱形眼鏡 contact lenses
近視鏡 glasses for near-sighted persons
衍生詞語
glassful (一杯的容量);
glassy (像玻璃那樣的);
glaze (v. 給…鑲嵌玻璃/給某物覆蓋上薄而亮的表面) [ɡleiz] （琉璃瓦 glazed tile）
複合詞語
glass house (溫室);
glassware (總稱：玻璃器皿); hardware 五金；houseware 家庭用具；ware 器皿
glassworks (玻璃製造廠);
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
梳妝小鏡(婦女手提包中)
斟滿一杯 to fill up a glass
碰杯（祝酒） to touch glasses
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
A: Could I have a glass of water please?
B: Sure, make yourself at home.
(Sure 比 of course 更口語)
(2)
A: I'd like to raise my glass to our host! (乾杯)
B: Cheers.
(3)
A: Take another glass, everybody. (再喝一杯; or take another drink)
B: Let's drain the glass to the bottom. (讓我們一飲而盡。Or Bottoms up!)
(4)
A: Please pour this milk into that glass.
B: OK. My pleasure.
諺語 Proverbs ['prɔvə:bz]
Women and glass are always in danger. 女人和玻璃，總在危險中。
