《悦读联播》词组整理 Module 1
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Module 1
Society
Unit 1
When are you an
adult?
1.
Many countries have ceremonies to celebrate
很多国家举行仪式来庆祝年轻人长
their young people
becoming
adults.
大成年。
2.
think of themselves as adults
认为他们自己是成年人
3.
That’s what a grown-up does!
那是成年人该做的事。
4.
That’s when you can vote.
那是你能参与选举的时间。
5.
run the state and the whole country
管理一个州以及整个国家
6.
change 21 to 18
把21岁改成18岁
7.
It’s hard to say.
正很难说。
8.
prove you are that age and not a kid
证明你已经到了那个岁数不再是个孩子了。
9.
something crazy
疯狂的事
10.
You would think that 18 is
grown-up,
你会觉得既然16岁不算成年,
even if 16 isn’t.
那么18岁肯定算成年了。
11.
stop me from buying a can of beer
阻止我买啤酒
12.
bungee jumping
蹦极跳
13.
adult ceremony
成人仪式
14.
driver’s license
驾驶执照
Unit 2
A mystery
postcard
1.
I was coming downstairs to get breakfast
我正要下楼吃早饭,邮件来了。
when the post came.
2.
pick the letters up
把信件挑出来
3.
look through
查阅;检视
4.
I wasn’t surprised to see that there were
some bills.
看到账单我并不吃惊。
5.
an invitation to a party
派对的邀请函
6.
turn the postcard over
把明信片翻过来
7.
make the writing unclear
让字迹变得模糊
8.
have a lovely time
过得愉快
9.
I couldn’t read anything else.
其他我什么都看不出来。
10.
The phone rang.
电话铃响了。
11.
I’m calling to
see if you got my postcard.
我打电话来看看你是否收到我的明信片。
12.
change our minds
改变想法
13.
Both mysteries
were solved!
两个疑团都解开了。
Unit 3
Do Scottish men wear
kilts?
1.
be considered “traditional”
被认为“传统的”
2.
shortbread biscuit
苏格兰脆饼
3.
Tourists buy them as presents for friends
back at home.
游客买脆饼做礼物送给家乡的朋友。
4.
The bagpipes sound like a cat in pain!
风笛听起来像是猫在痛苦地呻吟。
5.
be taken there by magic
被魔力带到那里
6.
Let’s just take one of these Scottish
traditions:
那我们就来看看苏格兰传统之一:
men wearing kilts.
男人穿短裙。
7.
bagpipe marching band
风笛行进乐队
8.
on a recent trip to Scotland
在最近一次去苏格兰的旅行中
9.
play the bagpipes
演奏风笛
10.
They were clearly dressed up for
the tourists.
他们显然是为了游客才穿着打扮的。
11.
Do you think a kilt would be
convenient for this job?
你认为穿裙子做这项工作方便吗?
12.
part of our tradition
传统中的一部分
13.
I wear a kilt to work.
我穿短裙上班。
14.
It took my wife ages to stop
laughing
我妻子第一次见我穿短裙时笑了很
after she first saw me in my
kilt!
长时间。