1、A Sailors Christmas GiftWilliam J.Lederer sailor admiral navyn.水手n.海军将官；海军上将admire v.钦佩 ;欣赏1. When I first met her I admired her.2. We took time to stop and admire the view.n. 海军；海军部队a. 深蓝色naval adj.海军的 nevertheless shoddy oily listlessly miserable scoldad.尽管如此；然而a.做工粗糙的；劣质的Shoddily ad.a.含油的；油污的ad.没
2、有活力的；无精打采的a.痛苦的；难受的misery n.痛苦，悲惨1.The news plunged him into misery.v. 训斥；责骂1.Later she scolded her daughter for having talked to her father like that. minor interrupt leana.较小的；次要的；轻微的We have made some minor changes to the program.minority n.少数，少数民族 minoritiesminimal a.最少，最低或最小The cost to taxpayers
3、 would be minimal.v. 插嘴；打扰It is not polite to interrupt when someone is talking. v.（身体）倾斜；靠 上 ancient straighten permissiona.古代的；古老的；年老的He leaned over and kissed the ancient cheek.v.使变直，变正ask/request/apply for permission 请求许可give/grant permission 准许get/obtain/receive permission 获得许可have permission (
4、to do something) 许可refuse/deny (somebody) permission 不许with/without (somebodys) permission 经过许可 /未经许可n.批准；许可May I have permission to present these flowers to your wife? motion merry bomb feast magic rhythmn.动作In one quick motion, he gave my wife the corsage.a.愉快的；高兴的n.炸弹n.盛宴，盛会a.有魔力的 n. 魔法，魔术magical
5、 a.魔法般的，神奇的n.节奏；韵律The piano player hit the keys with magic hands, nodding his head in rhythm. embrace lap hug champagne release smotherv.抱，拥抱多用于动词， embrace sb.n.大腿v.拥抱多用于名词， give sb. a hugn.香槟酒v.发泄；释放；放走v.抑制go wrong 出问题；遇困难；出乱子1.When things go wrong, all of us naturally feel disappointed and frustra
6、ted 出问题时，我们大家自然都感到失望和沮丧。2.He is steady and reliable, so nothing will go wrong. 他是一个萝卜一个坑的人，不会有什么闪失。break down: 1. stop working 2. (of friendship, agreement, or process) cease to continue; collapse 3. change or remove something that prevents people from working together and having a successful relati
7、onship with each other 4. Be unable to stop ones emotions when in a state of distress, especially in public 5.separate something into smaller parts so that it is easer to be dealt with or understoodDirections: Match the above definitions with the sentences below.a)He showed us the whole dance, then
8、broke it down so that we could learn it more easily.b)The car broke down just north of Paris.c)It takes a long time to break down prejudices.d)Negotiations broke down after only two days.e)He broke down and cried.Answer:1-b; 2-d; 3-c; 4-e; 5-a.Break away (from) 逃脱，逃离 Break through 突破，有新的发现Break in 闯入 Break up 结束，断绝关系Break off 突然结束，中断Break out 突然发生，爆发
