【英语趣味课堂】反义形容词-Adjectives - Opposites

Todd: OK, Matt, we're going to talk about adjectives¹. What is strong?

 

Matt: Austrian² coffee.

 

Todd: Yeah, Austrian coffee is strong. Can you get Austrian coffee in Japan?

 

Matt: Well, I'm not sure. They serve Viennese coffee. Which is supposed to be from Vienna, but when you go to Vienna, the coffee there is just small strong coffees. Viennese coffee in Japan has like cream on top and things like that, so it's like a new take on Austrian coffee.

 

Todd: Wow, that's bizarre³. OK, what is weak?

 

Matt: What is weak? English coffee, I suppose. The English aren't really very good at making coffee compared to other people, other countries in Europe, so yeah, English coffee is generally weak.

 

Todd: OK, well it's the same in America, so. Alright, what is heavy?

 

Matt: Metal.

 

Todd: Metal!

 

Matt: Yeah, as in the music.

 

Todd: Oh, OK. Do you listen to heavy metal music?

 

Matt: I used to. I used to be in a rock band when I was at college, and it was kind of punk, heavy metal, but I used to listen to a lot, not so much anymore.

 

Todd: Did you play?

 

Matt: I was the singer.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

strong

 

Austrian coffee is strong.

 

Something that has a lot of flavor⁴ is 'strong.'  Notice the following:

 

Some people don't like espresso because it has a very strong taste.

How much rum did you put in this drink?  It's really strong.

new take

 

It's like a new take on Austrian coffee.

 

A 'new take' on something is a new or modern version⁵ of something old or traditional.  Notice the following:

 

They are trying to increase sales by creating a new take of their most popular items⁶.

This is the designer's new take on 1960s style.

weak

 

English coffee is generally weak.

 

'Weak' coffee does not have a lot of flavor and you can generally see through it.  Like brown water.  Notice the following:

 

Can I have another tea bag?  This tea is really weak.

Do you like weak coffee?

suppose

 

What is weak? English coffee, I suppose.

 

We can use the phrase⁷ 'I suppose' when we mostly agree with something, but maybe we have some doubts about it.  Notice the following:

 

We can always order pizza for the party, I suppose.

I suppose the new action movie is good.

play

 

Did you play in the rock band?

 

In this case 'play' refers to making music with an instrument.  Notice the following:

 

Do you play the piano?

He played the saxophone in the school band.

 

1 adjectives   

n.形容词( adjective的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We can form nouns from adjectives. 我们可以用形容词来构成名词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Attributive adjectives precede the noun. 定语形容词位于名词前。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 Austrian   

n.奥地利人

参考例句：

• Napoleon divorced his French wife in order to marry an Austrian princess. 为了娶一位奥地利公主，拿破仑和他的法国妻子离了婚。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• Lanny recollected the beautiful Austrian country through which he had passed. 兰尼回想起他经过的美丽的奥地利国家。 来自辞典例句

3 bizarre   

adj.奇形怪状的，怪诞的

参考例句：

• They saw a bizarre animal in the lake.他们在湖中看见一个奇怪的动物。
• The building was of bizarre construction.这建筑构造奇异。

4 flavor   

n.味，滋味，味道；风味；vt.调味，加味于

参考例句：

• I like the flavor of chocolate.我喜欢巧克力的味道。
• Each flavor was totally unique.每一种味道都是独一无二的。

5 version   

n.版本；型号；叙述，说法

参考例句：

• His version of the events is pure supposition.他对这件事的说法纯属猜测。
• What is your version of this matter?你对这件事情的看法 怎么样？

6 items   

n.物料项目 （任何一种自制或采购的零部件或组装件，如最终产品、部件、子部件、零件或原材料）；条( item的名词复数 )；一项；一则；一件商品（或物品）

参考例句：

• Bulky items will be collected separately. 大件物品将分开收集。
• Customers with ten items or less can use the express lane. 购买十件商品以内的顾客可使用快速购物通道。

7 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。