網絡課堂之英語口語詞彙(2)(Nord主講)錄音及筆記
課程筆記：
2. animal ['æniməl]（B）； ['ænəməl]（A）
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n.. [C] 動物
(野獸 wild animal；家畜 Farm / domestic animal)
We should protect animals.
n. 獸性的人，衣冠禽獸
Drinking alcohol releases the animal in man. (喝酒使人獸行大發。)
alcoholic 酗酒的人
workaholic 工作狂
release 釋放；推出；release a new product
衍生詞語
animalism (獸性; 活力充沛); -lism 抽象
animate (v. 賦予…以生命，使活潑);
常見搭配 Useful Phrase
獸性 --- animal instincts
動物界 --- the animal kingdom
畜牧---animal husbandry
誘捕動物 --- trap animals
Entrapment《偷天陷阱》
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
animal desire --- 肉慾
生活用語 Street Talks
A: Rebecca, I got a D in maths this term. What do I do?
B: Sorry about that, Freddie. Cheer up! You can make it next term. But frankly speaking, if you weren’t such a party animal, you’d have More time for studying. （喜歡參加聚會的人）
She parties too much..I am not the party type.
A: Joanna usually talks to animals and toys.
B: Poor Jo. If only she had a healthy family!
Youth is/are full of animal spirits. （精力十分旺盛）
That fighter is really an animal when he steps in the (boxing) ring. （當這個拳擊手開始比賽的時候，他立刻變成了一個真正的野獸。）
電影對白 Transcripts
Newsman: Sir, why are you running?
Newswoman: Are you doing this for world peace?
Newsman: Are you doing this for the homeless?
Newsman: Are you running for woman’s rights?
Newsman: Or for the environment? Or for animals?
Forrest: They just couldn’t believe that someone would do all that running for no particular reason.
名言 Quotations
Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.
做一個好的動物，真實的面對你的動物的本能。
3. Baby ['beibi]
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n.. [C] 嬰兒
She is expecting a baby. (她懷孕了。)
expect 現在進行時用在女生懷孕
pregnant 懷孕的， having a baby, She is with a child, be in family way,
she is expecting 她懷孕了
e.g.: Microsoft is expecting a kind of software. “孕育”而不是“期待”
注：baby 的性別不明時，通常用 it 來指代。 it’s so cute.
n.. 孩子氣的人
Don't be such a baby! (不要這樣孩子氣！) = act your age!
n.. 寶貝（親愛的）
口語體爲babe, sweety, honey, darling, sweetheart
Hey babe, you'd like another drink?
衍生詞語
babyhood (嬰兒時代);
babyish (幼稚的); childish
複合詞語
baby-sitter/baby-minder (保姆);
babysit 照看小孩: I will babysit my nephew.
babyfaced (娃娃臉的); babyboy babygirl
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
小兒語 --- baby talk
乳齒 --- baby tooth
嫩蘿蔔--- baby carrots
生育高峯 --- baby boom
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
baby kisser --- [美俚] 爲拉選票而到處拉攏人心的人
babes and sucklings --- 乳臭未乾的孩子
sleep like a baby --- 睡得香
生活用語 Street Talks
A: Rosemary, will you go to the movies with me tonight?
B: I wish I could, Jo. But my baby's taking me out to dinner tonight. (情人）
A: Tom, I need your help. It's out of control here.
B: Come on, dear. You can make it. Come on! Give the talk. The whole plan is your baby. (由你負責)
A: That wasn't hard at all.
B: No, like stealing candy from a baby. (輕而易舉，就像從小孩那裏偷塊糖一樣簡單)
電影對白 Transcripts 《阿甘正傳》
句型
Now when I was a baby, Mama named me after the great Civil War hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
阿甘描述他的名字的由來。
對話
Lenora: Who's your friend?
Gump: My name's Forrest. Forrest Gump.
Dan: This is cunning Carla and Long-Limbs Lenora.
Lenora: Where have you been Baby cakes? Huh? I haven’t seen you around lately. You know you should have been here for Christmas because Tommy bought a round on the house and gave everybody a turkey sandwich.
Baby cakes 是需要很close，lover那種關係纔可以用，甜心寶貝，表示暱稱，親暱
諺語 Proverbs
The rich get richer and the poor get babies.
富人發財，窮人得子。
4. Beauty ['bju:ti]
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n.. [c] 美麗的人或事物 （美人）
She was a famous beauty in her youth.
n.. [u] 美 (抽象的美)
We shall never forget the beauty of the old Beijing.
n. 優點,極具魅力的特色
The beauty of this machine is its simplicity. (這機器的優點在於簡單。)
That’s the beauty of it, it goes with everything. (朋友買了一條項鍊，稱讚其可以和很多服飾搭配)
衍生詞語
beautify (美化); -fy …化；
beautiful (美麗的);
複合詞語
beauty contest (選美比賽);
beauty queen 選美王后；
super dancing queen 舞后
beauty salon (美容院); salon 沙龍
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
美容師 --- beauty aid
風景點 --- beauty spot;
scenic spot; place of interest; scenery 風景
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
beauty sleep --- 美容覺（午夜前的睡眠）
the beauty of sth. --- 有優勢的方面
生活用語 Street Talks
A: Mom it hurts.
B: This black eye you got in the fight is a real beauty, huh?!
A: Please! Mom! Saving petrol, you know, that’s the beauty of buying a small car.
The beauty of his new job is that he works his own hours. (flexible hours)
諺語 Proverbs
Beauty is but skin-deep. 紅顏易變。
Beauty without virtue is a flower without perfume. 貌美而無德，猶如花之無香。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. / Beauty lies in lover's eyes. 情人眼裏出西施。
名言 Quotations
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,”
美即真，真即美。
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But … it is better to be good than to be ugly.
