第十一节

　　Chance

　　Basic need

　　音形义

　　Everyday Expressions

　　n. [C] 孩子

　　Tom’s first child died two days after he got divorced.

　　n. 无经验的人,行动像小孩子的人

　　My wife is a child in financial matters. (我的妻子不善于理财。)

　　n. 产儿，产物

　　His books were the children of his brain.

　　衍生词语

　　childish (幼稚的,孩子气的);

　　childlike (天真的,特指大人的言行);

　　childhood (童年);

　　childless (无子女的);

　　常见搭配 Useful Phrases

　　临产胎儿 --- child about-to-be-born

　　淘气的孩子 --- naughty child

　　任性的孩子 --- wilful child

　　彬彬有礼的孩子 --- a well-behaved child

　　有天赋的孩子 --- a gifted child

　　独生子 --- the only child

　　抚养孩子 --- raise a child

　　习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs

　　wild child --- 舞会狂 (party animal)

　　child's play --- 极易做的事，小菜一碟；不重要的行为

　　生活用语 Street Talks

　　A: Daddy, uncle Willie is too fat.

　　B: Huh! He’ll be angry when he hears that.

　　C: Let it be, honey. He’s only a child. Children and fools speak the truth.

　　A: That’s not fair!

　　B: Stop acting like such a child! (别这么幼稚。)

　　A: Was the test difficult?

　　B: Child’s play. (小儿科。)

　　I’m a real wild child. I like to drink, chase women, and smoke weed. (大麻)

　　电影对白 Transcripts

　　句型  The doctors had begged me to take drugs, but I kept saying Iwouldn’t do anything to hurt my child. 《情归巴黎》

　　All children are hideous at the age of eight. 《西雅图夜未眠》

　　对话  Sabrina: What was he like as a child? Mr. Fairchild: Shorter. 《情归巴黎》

　　Forrest: I liked that guitar. It sounded good. I started moving around to the music, swingin’ my hips. This night, me and mama was out shoppin’ and we walked right by Pitsey’s Furnature and Appliance store, Guess what... (Elvis was on TV dancing the way that Forrest taught him)

　　Mrs.Gump: This is not for children’s eyes. 《阿甘正传》

　　谚语 Proverbs

　　Children and fools cannot lie.孩子和傻子，不会说谎。

　　The child is father of the man 童年的经历可决定成年以后的性格（三岁看大）。

　　第十二节

　　Chance

　　Basic need

　　音形义

　　Everyday Expressions

　　n. [C] (时)钟

　　I set my alarm clock for 6.30. (我把闹钟拨到6点半响。)

　　v. 计时；记录

　　This old car has clocked up another 50,000 kilometers. (这部老爷车已经行驶了5万公里）

　　v. 达到（速度）

　　He clocked 9.6 seconds for the 100 meters. (他用9.6秒跑完100米)

　　复合词语

　　clockwise (顺时针);

　　clock tower (钟楼);

　　clock watcher (总看钟点等着下班的人)

　　常见搭配 Useful Phrases

　　把钟拨准 --- put the clock right

　　把钟拨慢 --- turn back the clock

　　把钟拨快 --- set a clock ahead

　　争分夺秒 --- race work against the clock

　　给钟上发条 --- wind a clock

　　抢时间 --- fight the clock

　　连轴转 --- work around the clock

　　习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs

　　clock in/ clock out ---（上班/ 下班）签到；打卡

　　stay the clock --- 不介意时间 (forget about time)

　　around the clock --- 夜以继日

　　生活用语 Street Talks

　　A: Damn George, he’s trying to kill the clock. (为保持分数而拿着球拖延比赛时间）

　　B: We’ve got to stop him. Come on!

　　If you don’t shut up, buster, I’m gonna clean your clock! (狠揍你一顿)

　　A: All staff in the company are required to clock in. (记录上班时间)

　　B: Clock in? You mean punch in? (同样表示记录上班时间)

　　A: Yes!

　　B: Do we have staff who usually clock in late?

　　A: Sometimes, yes.

　　B: Well I used to set my alarm clock for exactly 7 o’clock a.m. I’m sure I won’t be late for work.

　　Let’s stay the clock babygirl, and enjoy ourselves. (忘记时间)