时间:2019-03-06 作者:英语课 分类:英语趣味课堂


英语课

 famine


 
That was so important for Europe, during the famine in Europe.
A 'famine' is when there is little or no food for a population. A famine can happen when there is a problem growing or producing food or when a group of people can't receive available food for some reason.
Notice the following:
 
This famine has caused quite a crisis 1
The famine caused many people to lose their lives. 
mature
 
You have to mature the cheese.
When you 'mature' something like wine or cheese you let it sit for a period of time so that it tastes better. We can use this also to talk about fruit that becomes ready to eat. A person is mature when they act in a way that is typical of someone older.
Notice the following:
 
She is very sensible and mature for her age.
These strawberries are not mature enough to pick yet. 
No kidding
 
No kidding! Wow!
'No kidding' is a phrase used to show that you are surprised or you can't believe what you have just found out. 
Notice the following:
 
No kidding! I have won the lottery 2!
You just bought a new car? No kidding!
embarrass
 
No, no! That's embarrassing.
We feel 'embarrassed' when we do something foolish or make a mistake. Sometimes when you are embarrassed your face becomes red and hot. Something that makes us feel embarrassed is 'embarrassing.' 
Notice the following:
 
I can't believe I dropped my plate. I am so embarrassed. 
It is embarrassing that I forgot his birthday two years in a row. 
upscale
 
In Quito you have maybe two or three different Japanese restaurants. All of them very upscale at least.
An 'upscale' restaurant is of a higher class and usually quite expensive. 
Notice the following:
 
The hotel is very upscale. 
The whole city has been upgraded 3 and is upscale now. It looks great!

n.危机,危急关头,决定性时刻,关键阶段
  • He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明,在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
  • The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
  • He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
  • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
升级的,提升的
  • They upgraded the land by improving it with new buildings. 他们建造新楼房来提高土地的等级。
  • Our legation was upgraded to an embassy. 我们的公使馆升级为大使馆。
学英语单词
abstruseness
accomodation bulkhead
aged egg
amph-
andre malrauxes
anteromedian seta
assch-
audio oscillator
audit capability
bailbond
bass-bar
bilge area
Borel covering theorem
building area quota
CF II
chest leads
circumscribed cylinder
closure system
cobbard
crewel-works
criduchat syndrome
cuckoo-flower
deckboard
depot and warehouse
disease spread
domineering
effect a change
elasto-plastic theory
electro arc depositing
electrochemical corrosion test
electronic energy migration
family Castoridae
feature
flat plate shaped grain
formulate criteria
grit reservoir
Hokurabin
homocholane
inactivated vaccine
income tax accounting
incremental loading
input parameter
ironside
kerwin
krugs
Mansuur
manual-reset relay
mechanical paper tape reader
mesophils
mountain belt
nidls
ning-hsia
oak chestnut
one-nature
one-phase relay
oriental beetles
orium
output low current
overwhelming winner
Palos Heights
peaces out
person-related activities
philistia
pillemers
pinault
polish ... up
portable ph meter
pre-menarcheal
premixings
punniness
radar compartment
residual percentage crimp
ristic
robespierres
scud-cs
seleniscope
simple stack
spot indicator
STAG (steam and gas turbine)
stellite stainless steel
stercus
sterile filling
symbolize
take the offer
those've
to wipe up the ground with someone
toll dialing trunk
total image
typical day
under-training
underlying cause of death
undrinks
union link
unoften
unpaid draft
upen
upward stabilization
USUHS
webvertising
xanthochilus
YERSINIOSES
yttrium aeschynite