李阳标准美语50a

第50 单元

技巧

/ts/像中文的次，/dz /像中文的子（ 收小腹）

本单元超级名言：A positive attitude will have positive results because attitudes are contagious¹.

facts 事实

我只想知道事实。

I just want to know the facts.

真相如何我还不清楚。

I'm not sure about the facts yet.

accounts³ 账目

我最近在检查公司的账目。

I've been going over the company's accounts.

我在银行有两个帐户，一个是贮蓄帐户，一个是结算帐户。

I have two accounts at my bank. I have one savings⁴ account², and one checking account.

attracts 吸引

她的美吸引的众多的注意。

Her beauty attracts a lot of attention.

他有什么吸引你的，他很烦人。

What attracts you to him? He is so boring.

classmates 同班同学

我和我的中学同学一起创建了我的生意。

I started my business with my high school classmates.

pizza比萨饼。

现代的比萨饼是在纽约被发明的。发明者是意大利的移民。发明的时间是1905年。

The modern pizza was invented in New York by an Italian imegrates in 1905.

afterwards 然后，后来

我会告诉你后来发生的事的。

I'll tell you what happened afterwards.

我在宴会上遇到她，后来不久又再见到她。

I met her at the party, and saw her again soon afterwards.

hands 手

现在我们缺人手。

We are short of hands right now.

我现在很忙。

I've got my hands full right now.

人多力量大， 人多好干活。

Many hands make light work.

words 单词

我不知道怎样感谢你才好。

I don't have the words to thank you properly.

有几个词拼错了。

Several words are spelt wrong.

我无法用语言来表达我的感谢之情。

I have no words to express my gratitude⁵.

你必须用行动支持，而不只是动动嘴。

You must show your support by deeds, not words.

besides 除此之外

除了篮球你还喜欢什么运动？

Besides basketball, what other sports do you like?

除了约翰外，还有我们5 个人要吃饭。

There will be five of us for dinner besides John.

除了你和你父亲之外，还有10个人要来。

There will be ten people coming, besides you and your father.

odds⁶ 可能性

虽然可能性不大，我们还是赢了。

We won against the odds.

你成功的机会很小。

The odds are against you.

她可能会嬴。

Odds are she will win.＝ Chances are she will win

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facts

accounts

attracts

classmates

pizza

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afterwards

hands

words

besids

odds

今天有什么特色菜？

What's today's special?

What would you like,sir?

What's today's special?

我有很多朋友。

I have lots of friends.

我上大学时，读文科。

I was a liberal⁷ arts major in college.

外面下着倾盆大雨。

It's raining cats and dogs outsides.

你裤子里有蚂蚁吗？你不能坐着不动吗？

Are there ants in your pants? Can't you sit still?
 

1 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

2 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

3 accounts   

n.往来帐目

参考例句：

• Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination. 当时的报道证实了他的勇气和决心。
• They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened. 他们对发生的事所作的陈述自相矛盾，使我迷惑不解。

4 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

5 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

6 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

7 liberal   

adj.心胸宽阔的；自由(主义)的；慷慨的

参考例句：

• He has a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage.他对离婚和再婚看得很开。
• This country adopts a liberal foreign policy.该国采用的是开放的外交政策。