新概念2词汇 28-31

Lesson 28

New words and expressions

1. rare

Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.

Many rare animals are at the edge of extinction 1.

This is a rare genetic 2 disease.

2. ancient

Many ancient buildings have been preserved in the city of Beijing.

3. myth

Many myths originated in ancient Greece and spread to other countries.

He confused the names of the gods in the Greek myths with those in the Roman myths.

4. trouble

Ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.

He is a trouble-maker.

He got into a big trouble.

He got into big trouble.

5. effect

Jasper has put up ‘No Parking’ signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.

---therapy has many side effects on patients.

The medicine has a good effect.

6. Medusa

I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon 3.

7. Gorgon

I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon.

Lesson 29

News words and expressions

1. taxi

Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.

I hailed the taxi.

He is a taxi driver.

2. Pilatus Porter

The taxi is a small Swiss aeroplane called a ‘Pilatus Porter’.

3. land

It can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.

The plane safely landed at the international airport.

Owing to heavy fog, it was very difficult for the plane to land.

4. plough

She ploughed as a man.

They sowed the crop in the newly ploughed field.

5. lonely

The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean.

He found that the life in the lonely village was very ---.

In order to concentrate on his new novel, he lived in a lonely house in the mountain.

6. Welsh

Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.

Welsh houses are very beautiful.

Welsh fans are very enthusiastic.

7. roof

Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats.

A cat was on the roof.

He planted some flowers on the roof.

8. block

She lived in the first block of flats.

Many blocks are under construction.

9. flat

The new block of flats faces the river.

This flat is comfortable.

10. desert

On another occasion he landed in a deserted 4 car park.

The street is deserted.

He deserted his wife and children.

Lesson 30

New words and expressions:

1. polo

Football or polo?

There is to be a polo game next week.

To their great surprise, Tom’s team was defeated in the polo game.

2. Wayle

The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.

3. cut

The path cuts the meadow.

The trail that cut across the woods was often trodden.

4. row

There were some people rowing on the river.

They rowed a boat on the river to view the beautiful landscape on both sides.

Rowing powerful strokes, he caught up with the swimmer who led the race.

5. kick

Suddenly, one of the children kicked the ball very hard.

Don’t kick a man when he is down.

After a --- rouse, he kicked the man to death.

6. towards

It went towards a passing boat.

He headed towards the school.

He came towards me with a friendly smile.

7. nearly

The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water.

He was nearly killed in the car accident.

Nearly a year later, they met again at a party given by their mutual 5 friend.

8. sight

I turned to look at the children, but there weren’t any in sight: they had all run away!

He vanished out of sight.

When the magnificent architecture came into sight, the tourists all held their breath.

Lesson 31

New words and expressions

1. retire

Before he retired 6, Frank was the head of a very large business company.

After teaching at school for thirty years, my father retired.

Tom will take over the business when his father retires.

2. company

He is now working in a multinational 7 company.

Many students want to work in a blue-chip company after their graduation.

3. bicycle

It was his job to repair bicycles.

She wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle!

The bicycle is a very cheap and convenient means of transport.

4. save

He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.

She has saved one thousand dollars ($1,000) since she took up a job.

He saved three thousand yuan every month to buy a house in instalment.

5. workshop

In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.

Before he was promoted to manager he had worked in a workshop for five years.

Few work-related accidents took place in this workshop last year.

6. helper

At that time he had two helpers.

To finish the work in time, he employed fifteen additional helpers.

He is a good helper to his father.

7. employ

In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.

He was employed in a bank.

He quit his job and became self-employed.

8. grandson

She wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle!

Their grandson was spoiled by them.

The grandfather and his grandson led a miserable 8 life.