极客专属课堂7.15笔记+录音

极客专属课堂7.15笔记+录音

2015-07-17    17'19''

主播: 英语极客

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A labour of love |a labor of love甘愿做的事;不计报酬的劳动 labour n. 劳动力,人工;分娩 She went into labor this morning. 她今天早上难产了。 She had a difficult labor. 她曾经难产过 Quick Quiz: Karen's book is a labour of love, so she doesn't really care about a. How good it is b. making money from it c. anything except books 正确答案:B set off v. 出发;引起;动身;使爆炸;抵销;分开 set (someone) off 使某人大喊大叫 I wonder what set her off. 我好奇什么让她大喊大叫 set off an explosion 引爆 Quick Quiz: If your plane leaves at 9 o'clock, you'll need to set off (动身;出发)for the airport about a. 3 hours earlier b. 3 hours after c. 3 hours later 正确答案:A Pooped adj. 精疲力竭的 I'm going to bed early tonight. I'm pooped. 我今晚准备早点休息,太累了。 Quick Quiz: If someone is pooped, they'll probably want to a. have a shower b. go out dancing c. have a rest 正确答案:C A good name is better than riches 美名金不换。 ; 好名誉胜过有财富。 Quick Quiz: Someone who believes that "a good name is better than riches" would prefer to have a. no money and a bad name b. a lot of money and a bad reputation c. a good reputation and no money C