Lesson 50 New Year resolutions
formidable ['fɔ:mɪdəbl]
adj. 令人望而生畏的
formidable / awesome adj. 令人望而生畏的 a / an ~ task / challenge
forbidding adj. 不友好的，冷冰冰的 a forbidding appearance / place
recur [rɪ'kɜ:(r)]
v. 彩虹颜色的顺序再次发生；反复发生
We must make sure that the problem does not recur.
a recurring illness / nightmare
occur v. 发生
When exactly did the incident occur?
Something unexpected occurred.
concur v. 同意；同时发生
We strongly concur with the recommendations of this report.
Everything concurred to produce the desired effect.
incur v. 招致，引起，带来（不好的结果）
She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his connt.
inveterate [ɪn'vetərət]
adj. 根深蒂固的，积习难改的
an inveterate smoker / drinker / gambler / liar
If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only becau we have so often experienced the frustration
that results from failure.
inveterate hatred / prejudice / distrust
Hatred is inveterate anger.
— M. T. Cicero
deep-ated / deep-rooted
a ~ bad habit / faith in god
die hard
Old habits die hard.
assiduously [ə'sɪdjʊəslɪ]
adv. 刻苦地 assiduous
an assiduous student / rearcher
“sid” / “d” = sit
dulous insidious
However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban 老年人失眠怎么办areas
and invades our daily 日啖荔枝三百颗不辞长作岭南人lives, and that is noi.
preside president presidency
reside resident residence
consider considerate consideration
date dative diment
subside subsidy subsidiary
Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of rvants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and
polished.
I wanna hold you till I die, till we both break down and cry. I wanna hold you till the fear in
me subsides.
betray [bɪ'treɪ]
v. 背叛；无意中暴露
betray v. 1. 背叛 Judas betrayed Jesus.
betray one’s beliefs / principles
betray邵东人 v. 2. 无意中暴露
Her voice betrayed her nervousness.
betrayal
Forgetting history means betrayal.
cheat on sb.
He cheated on his wife.
dert
As he hated army life, he decided to dert his 短暂近义词regiment.
be loyal / disloyal to …
betrayer / traitor / Judas
You Judas!
good-humoredly
['gʊd'hju:mədli]
adv. 心情好地
good-humored ill-humored
humor = mood
He is in a good / a bad / an ill humor.
blood / choler / phlegm / melancholy
New Year('s) resolutions
"Have you made any New Year's resolutions?" "Yes, I'm going to eat more干豆腐的做法大全 healthily and 高校人才培养give up
smoking."
UN resolution
It’s time for sth.
It’s time for school / dinner / bed.
It’s time to do sth.
It’s time to get up.
It’s (high / about) time (that) ... (虚拟)
It’s (high / about) time (that) we went home.
It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time ___?
(A) we are going home
(B) we go home
(C) we went home
(D) we can go home
If I were in movie, then it would be about time that I ________ my head in my hands for台臣 a cry.
(A) bury (B) am burying
(C) buried (D) would bury
mentally: at heart
compile a list: make a list
dos and don’ts
likes and dislikes
ups and downs
highs and lows
ins and outs
same old ...
It’s the same old story.
It’s the same old excu.
It’s the same old faces at the meeting.
“How are you doing?” “Same old.”
year in year out = year after year
day in day out = day after day
week in week out = week after week
