新概念2词汇 25-27

Lesson 25

New words and expressions:

1. railway

The railway station was big, black and dark.

A man killed himself on the railway.

2. porter

I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked the porter.

The porter, however, could not understand me.

The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.

She called a porter to help her with the heavy luggage.

He cannot support his family working as a porter.

3. several

I repeated my questions several times and at last he understood.

To explain the word, I gave students several examples.

The bus was delayed several hours by the heavy fog.

4. foreigner

Many foreigners have got used to chopsticks.

My identity as a foreigner caused me a lot of trouble living in the small town.

5. wonder

I wondered.

I wondered how she could manage to finish a thick novel within a week.

Many people wondered how such an incompetent 1 person could be elected a mayor.

Lesson 26

New words and expressions:

1. art

I am an art student.

Beijing Opera is a traditional Chinese art.

She has a keen interest in art.

2. critic

The best art critics

Critics gave some favorable comments on his new works.

She is a famous and dramatic critic.

3. paint

I paint a lot of pictures.

He is skillful at painting landscapes.

She decorated her room by painting abstract designs on the wall.

4. pretend

Many people pretend that they understand modern art.

Don’t pretend to know what you don’t know.

Tom pretended not to have seen her when he passed by.

5. pattern

They are just pretty patterns.

She likes collecting tablecloths 2 with pretty patterns.

No one can interpret 3 the abstract pattern on the wall.

6. curtain

We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain materials.

I opened the curtain to let in the sunlight.

He was carrying out the plan behind the curtain.

7. material

The raw materials are in short supply.

The prices of building materials have been up recently.

8. appreciate

I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.

Guests appreciate the delicate designs of the tea set while sipping 4 tea.

It took her five years to know how to appreciate cubic paintings.

9. notice

They notice more.

I’ve noticed that there are more butterflies this year.

I noticed that he came early.

10. whether

My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.

We are not sure whether he will show up or not.

Whether we will camp depends on the weather.

11. hang

I’m hanging this picture on the wall.

I hung the wet clothes on the rope.

He hung a framed oil painting on the wall above his desk.

12. critically

She looked at it critically for a moment.

We should critically absorb foreign experience.

She critically stared at me up and down through her glasses.

13. upside down

It’s all right, but isn’t it upside down?

The radicals 5 wanted to turn the society upside down.

She later found out that she had hung the picture upside down.

Lesson 27

New words and expressions

1. tent

The tent was full of water.

When the Whites go on holiday, they usually sleep in a tent.

They put up a tent in a clearing of the woods.

2. field

Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent(s) in the middle of a field.

She worked like a mare 6 in the fields.

The fields turn green in the spring.

3. smell

They were all hungry and the food smelled good.

The soup smelled delicious.

The room smells bad.

4. wonderful

After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.

They had a wonderful time during the holidays.

It really is a wonderful sight.

5. campfire

A big crowd circled the campfire.

They sang and danced to their heart’s content by the campfire.

6. creep

The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.

He crept into the room without interrupting her.

The snake crept along the path.

7. sleeping bag

Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable.

The sleeping bag is too thin to protect her against the deadly cold.

She is not used to sleeping bags.

8. comfortable

The old woman led a comfortable life with her two daughters.

She feels quite comfortable reading by the fireplace 7.

9. soundly

They all slept soundly.

The workers slept soundly after a hard day’s work.

The child slept soundly in spite 8 of the loud noise next door.

10. leap

They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside.

Having heard the good news, they leapt for joy.

He leapt over a ditch for a shortcut 9.

11. heavily

It was raining heavily.

After losing his job, he drank heavily.

He exhausted 10 his welcome among his friends because he always borrowed heavily from them.

12. stream

They found that a stream had formed in the field.

The stream is melting in spring.

Wild flowers are dotted on the banks of the stream.

13. form

A person’s character forms when he is very young.

Ice formed on the window.

14. wind

The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent.

The Great Wall winds several thousand kilometers.

The car wound up the mountain.

15. right

Right at that moment, he came back.

The Chinese restaurant is right at the corner of Queen Street.