新東方4+1口語(yǔ)語(yǔ)匯4+1聽(tīng)力口語(yǔ)MP3-05

Unit Four

pleasure
　　
　　義 Everyday Expressions
Reading gives me great pleasure.
she has few pleasures left in life.
“Are you here on business?”“No, for pleasure—this is my holiday.”
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
A: Bill, have you met Joan before?
B: No. Don’t think I’ve had the pleasure. (不曾有此幸運(yùn)）
A: Thank you for your help.
B: My pleasure. (不客氣）
A: Hi, Bill, nice to see you again.
B: My pleasure. (我也很高興見(jiàn)到你）
A: Thank you so much for the wonderful party.
B: With pleasure. (不客氣；不用謝）
A: Bill, would you please pass me the tomato sauce?
B: With pleasure. (可以）
A: Will you come with us?
B: With pleasure. (我很樂(lè)意）
Goodbye, Bill. A pleasure meeting you.
How do you do, Mr. Smith? It’s a pleasure to meet you.
諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
Pleasure has a sting in its tail.
樂(lè)極生悲。
No pleasure without pain.
樂(lè)中必有苦。
Pleasure is a source of pain; pain is the source of pleasure.
苦中有樂(lè)，樂(lè)中有苦。
price
　　義 Everyday Expressions
Prices are rising.
Loneliness was the price of Victoria’s success.
The clothes in this shop are priced high.
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
What’s the price of that electric iron?
How much is this rug? Do you know the price?
A: You pay a heavy price if you drink too much.
B: Why is that?
A: You may lose your wallet or something.
A: Name your price! (你說(shuō)個(gè)價(jià)吧！)
B: Ok, I’ll give you my best price. Let’s see, 600 dollars.
A: No. I can’t accept it. The market price is 620 dollars. Let’s make it 580. (價(jià)格隨質(zhì)量而異)
B: Oh no! Sir! The price varies according to the quality. Look at my stuff! I don’t understand how come you can’t accept such a popular price?!
A: 580 dollars! That’s it.
B: No. 590 dollars! The floor price. I can assure you that you’re getting a good bargain. Ok? Low prices and fine wares! (物美價(jià)廉)
A: Ok.
　　諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
Virtue is beyond price.
美德乃無(wú)價(jià)之寶。
Everyone has his price.
人皆有價(jià)值（都能以某種方式加以購(gòu)買）。
problem
　　
　　義 Everyday Expressions
We must discuss the problem of how to protect the environment.
What they did produced new problems with us.
It took me an hour and a half to work out this problem in mathematics.
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
According to Mr. Green, this is a complicated problem.
What’s the problem? Do you know?
Johnny is a real problem child.
A: What should I do?
B: You figure it out yourself. It’s not my problem.
A: What’s her problem?
B: Don’t mind her, she just lost her parents.
road
義 Everyday Expressions
Where does this road lead?
There is no royal road to learning.
Andy is on the road to Shanghai.
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
　 The thing I don’t like about driving is all the traffic on the
road.
There are dangerous drivers like that one on the road.
　 He lives on Fairview Road.
　 Smoking too much is a dead end road. (bad result)
A: Hi Victor, you’ll fly to New York next Tuesday?
B: Yeah, but I really hate this life of being on the road all
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　the time.
A: Well, it’s time to go.
　　　　　　　　　　　 B: OK. But Let’s have one for the first. (以此杯送行)
　　　　　　　　　　　 A: It’s getting late.
　　　　　　　　　　　 B: Yeah I suppose it’s time to hit the road.
　
　　諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
All roads lead to Rome.
條條大道通羅馬。
There is a road from heart to heart.
心心相印。
The nearer the inn, the longer the road.
店越近，路越遠(yuǎn)。
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
只有良好的動(dòng)機(jī)而不付諸實(shí)踐，徒遭埋怨或懲罰。
shoe

　　義 Everyday Expressions
I put on / took off my shoes.
I wouldn’t be in your shoes for a thousand pounds.
The horse has cast a shoe.
生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
What size of shoes do you wear?
If you could just put yourself in my shoes for a minute, you’d understand. (站在我的角度)
A: Olive, there’s a shoe store over there. Let’s get in and take a look.
B: I’d rather not. You know I got ripped off last time I shopped there. (被宰了: to rip somebody off)
A: Sam, keep your shoes on. I can’t stand the odor.
　　B: But you’re the one asking me to take them off.
　　諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
Every shoe fits not every foot.
一鞋難合百人足。
The fairest looking shoe may pinch the foot.
　　樣子好看的鞋有可能會(huì)夾腳，外表好看的東西未必實(shí)用。
No one knows better where the shoe pinches than he who wears it.
各人甘苦各自知。
story
　　義 Everyday Expressions
I really cannot swallow such a curious story.
Would you write the story of your life?
I read the whole story in her face.
Don’t tell stories, Tom!
That’ll make a good story. (新聞報(bào)道的好題材)
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
Don’t tell the same old story.（不要老生常談。）
They say the new film is an adventure story.
Every night he tells a story to his children.
A: How did you get to know her?
B: It’s a long story.
A: I love long story. /I have time./Try me.
I could tell in his face that he was just telling a story.
That’s a touching love story. (感人的愛(ài)情故事)
He beats her all the time. It’s a never-ending story.
success
　　義 Everyday Expressions
The race ended in success for the Chinese athlete.
Steven tried several lines of business with no great success.
David is a success as a teacher.
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
The conference was a success.
Failure is the mother of success.
She wants to marry a successful businessman.
If you want to be a success, you have to work hard.
The new movie is a success.
　　諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
Nothing succeeds like success.
一順百順。
Success is the child of audacity.
成功是冒險(xiǎn)的產(chǎn)物。
To know how to wait is the great secret of success.
懂得怎樣等待是成功的最大秘訣。
sugar
　　
　　義 Everyday Expressions
Please put some sugar into my coffee.
Have you sugared my tea?
He tried to sugar the bad news.
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
Would you please pass the sugar?
I’m making a cake, and I need some sugar.
Welcome home, sugar!(to your lover/spouse)
This new drink is sugar-free. (無(wú)糖的)

　　諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
When it’s bitter in the heart no sugar in the mouth helps.
口中之糖無(wú)補(bǔ)于心中之痛。
Even the hornet is attracted to the sugar-pot.
糖罐連黃蜂也能招來(lái)。
time
　　義 Everyday Expressions
I can’t afford time to visit all those places.
I don’t have much time for rest.
Would you please wait here for a time?
Science makes progress with the times.
I met that foreign guy at least 4 times.
This is five times as long as that.
生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
Excuse me. Can you tell me what time is it?
（幾點(diǎn)了？＝ Do you have the time?）
The judges, as you can imagine, had a very difficult time choosing a winner.
The teacher kept talking all the time.
Do one thing at a time. Haste makes waste.
At one time they were in love.
Don’t worry, you may be in time for the bus.
I waited for you for a long time.
For the first time, I tried to give some serials thoughts about my life.
This money will do for the time being.
Victor buys me flowers from time to time.
My watch keeps good time.
A: Victoria is a good teacher.
B: I agree. But should she improve her timing, she would be a better one.
　　諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
Time waits for no man.
歲月不待人。
Other times,other names.
此一時(shí)也，彼一時(shí)也。
Time is money.
時(shí)間就是金錢。
Time will show.
時(shí)間將說(shuō)明一切。
There is no time like the present .
現(xiàn)在就是做事的最佳時(shí)機(jī)。
way
義 Everyday Expressions
Excuse me, will you tell me the way to the station?
Tian’an Men Square is a little/short way to the Museum.
This way, please.
Do it (in) this way. (這樣做)
It’s just his way. Don’t mind his teasing.
the American way of living
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
It’s a long way from here.
We walked all the way to the station. (一路上)
BTW/By the way, where are you going? (對(duì)了；隨便 incidentally)
We went to America by way of Hawaii. (經(jīng)由 via)
My Grandparents always let me have my own way. (隨心所欲)
In a way you are right. (在某一方面上）
Don’t stand in my way. (擋我的路)
Get out of my way! (讓開(kāi)；讓路)
I met my old flame on my way to school. (老情人；途中)
You are way out of line. (你太出格了。）
Don’t go anywhere, I’m on my way. (別走，我在路上。等等我。)
My son finally found his way back home.
One way or round trip? (單程還是雙程？)
A: Where is my order-in?
B: On the way. (已經(jīng)上路了。)
　　諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
Old friends and old ways ought not to be disdained.
老朋友和老方法都不應(yīng)該被拋棄。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事競(jìng)成。
word
　　義 Everyday Expressions
Don’t use difficult words.
Oliver gave me a word of advice.
David is a man of his word.
No word has come from David. (大衛(wèi)一點(diǎn)消息也沒(méi)有。)
　　生活用語(yǔ)Street Talks
A: Jerry I want to have a word with you. (說(shuō)幾句話)
B: Shoot! (go ahead)
A: I’ve something to tell you guys. You know, I’m going to quit smoking, drinking, gambling and womanishing, and starting from tomorrow! (追女人)
B: Famous last words! (鬼才信！)
A: Please! I’m pretty serious about that. I’ll not eat my words this time.
　　B: We don’t believe a word of that.
Your look is a wordless question, you know that? So please don’t look at me in that way!
Victoria asked us to recite articles everyday until we are
letterperfect. (背得滾瓜爛熟的)
Alice is very…what is the word in English…imaginative.
I don’t understand this word.
John didn’t say a word about it.
In a word, I don’t trust Jack.
In other words, Jack betrayed us.
I don’t remember his exact words, but you got the point.
I’ll take your word for it. (我接受你的許諾。)
　　諺語(yǔ)Proverbs
A word to the wise is sufficient.
智者不必細(xì)說(shuō)。
Words are the wings of the actions.
語(yǔ)言是行動(dòng)的翅膀。
Enough words, little wisdom.
話多智慧少。