【New words and expressions】(5)
secretary n. 秘书
nervous adj. 精神紧张的
afford v. 负担得起
weak adj. 弱的
interrupt v. 插话,打断
★secretary[si5kri:tEri][si5kri:tri] n. 秘书
两种发音,同样还有history也是两种发音
secret[5si:krit] n. 秘密(注意发音与secretary的不同)
★nervous adj. 精神紧张的
① adj. 神经质的,神经紧张的
She is a nervous woman. Do you see that nervous smile on her face?
② 紧张的,担心的,情绪不安的
He had never spoken in public, so he was very nervous.
nervous adj. 精神紧张的(事情发生时)
worried adj. 担心的(为以后的事情)
upset adj. 不安的 (对以前的事情)
irritable adj. 易怒的,急躁的
Our teacher is an irritable old lady. She gets angry easily.
★afford v. 负担得起
① vt. 买得起(常与can/can’t连用)
afford sth.
I can afford the coat.
② vt. 担负得起(损失、后果等),花得起(时间)(常与can/can’t连用)
afford money/time
I can afford the hoilday. (有时间去)
I can afford five yuan.
I can only afford one week for the trip.
afford to do sth.
I can’t afford to be ill again. 我不能再病了。
I can afford to buy the book.
③ vt. 提供,给予
Joe afforded us a room for the night.
★interrupt v. 插话, 打断
interrupt v. 打断某人的话
disturb v. 打扰某人
Sorry to disturb you.
interruption n. 中断,打断
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