时间:2019-01-25 作者:英语课 分类:英语趣味课堂


英语课
Rebecca: So, Gareth, is England a safe place to live?
Gareth: Um, to be honest, no. I don't think so, but I haven't lived in England for quite a few years now, so I don't know what it's like now. But when I left, no. I can remember like walking back at home, having bottles thrown at me from the ops - walking along the road, the opposite road. So, yeah, and being hassled. So there's one time, I was walking back from uni and I was going to my apartment. This guy was yelling 1 at me, and I had my headphones on, and I didn't really hear him. But he came close and he was still yelling at me, so I turned around, and he said, - Oh, I thought you're my mate 2. And I said, - No, no, no. I mean, you misunderstand. And he said, - Oh, okay, and he said, - Oh, I'll walk with you, I'll walk with you.
 
Well, so the road that led to my apartment was so secluded 3, and I was a little bit wary 4, kind of made me feel a little bit worried. So he said, - No, I'll walk with you. So we started walking and he said, - So, do you have a cellphone? I said, - Yeah, I have a cellphone. He said, - Oh, can I use it? Can I make a phone call on it? And I said, - No. I'm like, - That's all right. I don't want - yeah, I'm just going to go home. And he started getting to this whole conversation about why he needed to use my cellphone, so I said, - Okay, here's my cellphone, and he took my cellphone.
 
Then, he said, - Oh, so then, he asked me about my money, like he said, - How much money do you have on you? And I was like, - Oh, no, so I started to run. I had my big backpack on with like I had a camera in my backpack, and I was worried about him like stealing all of my stuff 5, so I started to run. He chased 6 after me, and he pulled me down to the ground. And at that moment, this lady started walking down this secluded road - and yeah, if it hadn't been -
 
Rebecca: Oh, the timing 7!
 
Gareth: Yeah, if it hadn't been for her, like he would have stolen all of my stuff. And it was quite scary at the time. I was kind of shaken a little bit.
 
Rebecca: Yeah.
 
Gareth: But as soon as she came, he just dropped everything and walked in the other direction. So, after that, I went to the police. There was a police station very close to the apartment, and they were just sipping 8 coffee, and not really like paperwork, not really minding the streets at all. So, I went there and I reported this. There wasn't much they could do because it was an attempt to mug me, but he didn't actually steal anything. So, they're like, - So what's the point? basically 9. And I tried to tell them that it was maybe preventative, like if we acted now, we can prevent him from doing it again to some other poor boys -
 
Rebecca: Actually mugging someone, yeah.
 
Gareth: And yeah. So they didn't do much. And so, I don't really have much of a good impression of the police in England, and also, just crime in England.
 
重点词汇:

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
hassled
 
I remember getting hassled.
 
When we are hassled, that means someone bothers or annoys us; sometimes dangerously. Notice the following:
 
When I was a kid, I always got hassled by my older brother.
Hey, stop hassling me!
misunderstand
 
I said, "No, you misunderstand."
 
When we misunderstand, that means we are confused or don't understand. Notice the following:
 
He misunderstood what I said.
I could see a look of misunderstanding on her face.
secluded
 
The road to my apartment was secluded.
 
Something that is secluded is away from roads, buildings or other people. Notice the following:
 
We relaxed on a secluded beach.
They camped next to a secluded lake in the forest.
shaken
 
I was kind of shaken.
 
When we are shaken, that means we are scared or very upset. Notice the following:
 
She was a little shaken by the news.
They were shaken but not injured.
minding
 
The police were not minding the streets.
 
Here, the word 'minding' means to take care of something. Notice the following:
 
Can you mind the kids while I'm out?
I'll be minding the shop for my dad this weekend.

 

v.叫喊,号叫,叫着说( yell的现在分词 )
  • The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外,大声指挥运动员。
  • He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫,借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.伙伴,同事;配偶;大副;v.(使)交配
  • Where is the mate to this glove?这副手套的另一只在哪儿?
  • She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。
adj.与世隔绝的;隐退的;偏僻的v.使隔开,使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)
  • Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时,喜欢把衣服脱光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑,有茅草房顶和宁静的花园,漂亮极了,简直和画上一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的
  • He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
  • Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头,突然警惕起来。
n.原料,材料,东西;vt.填满;吃饱
  • We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
  • He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
vt.追捕(chase的过去式与过去分词形式)
  • The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The enemy chased the decoys down to the place of ambush. 敌人将诱骗者一直追到伏兵所在地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.时间安排,时间选择
  • The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
  • The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的现在分词 )
  • She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
  • She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。
adv.基本上,从根本上说
  • His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
  • Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。
学英语单词
A.M.A.
anti-syncretism
antiacid bronze
anticonceptives
archioporus
arena ballet
argyropelecus affinis
armed uprising
artemisia indica
be locked in sth
bearing loads and stress
BEVA
binding force of the precedent
boiling frog
caoutchouc pelvis
cased hollow ware
Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Tang
claribels
coaming chock
complementary degenerate series
compounded plate spring
computer-aid manufacturing
con-sensual
control valve fast closure
copelandia cyanescens
daily premium
davinas
delete arrow
demoscene
department of water administration
DMADV
doffin
downrivers
estimable function
eye and eye turnbuckle
fearons
formation of slag
gear sth to sth
genus callimorphas
giannoni
give him a talking to
globe head rivet
ground handling
hair seating fabric
harbour floating crane
heavy-duty rectifier
HOM-C
Hosteland
in-circle
inflammatory
inner ringless roller bearing
instinctualize
International Navigation Simulator Lecturers Conference
Irish hurricane
jumping disease
Kings Canyon
kitasamycin
krolle
KVO
Landouzy type
laser encoding technology
leukotactic
Liquipake
LViewPro
maladichte
man-powered
median sector
medium-speeds
metallic return transfer breaker
methylolacetone
modal rhythm
nanomia bijuga
nonoperculate
nonstipulated
nu factor
number group connector
oberman
obstruction beacon
odys.
paracalanidae styliremis
plant demineralized water hose station
Pleurotus phosphoreus
point to point protocol
prospective survey
quickbooks
radiant drying
renin
repair cycle
ride sth out
salotto
scotoma
sifts
simcoe
sleeve shaft
slipper chair
Straus's reaction
Tegueste
termination slip
Tulotis
USCB
wallow in the mire
watatsumiite