Language focus 语言焦点

客人：Bring over a housewarming gift  带一件礼物
           housewarming  /'haʊs,wɔrmɪŋ/乔迁聚会
主人：Mi casa es su casa. （西班牙语）
           My house is your house.
客人：What a lovely house!
           lovely /'lʌvlɪ/ 美丽的
           I love the decor.  我喜欢你家的装修。
          decor  /de'kɔr/  装饰风格
主人：Make yourself at home. 别拘束。
送客：Drive carefully. /Take care.慢走
·远水救不了近火
·Distant water can’t put out a nearby fire 

Language focus 语言焦点


1.My hands are full.
2.I’m in the middle of something right now.
·middle /'mɪdl/  中间
3.My plate is full.
·plate/pleɪt/盘子
4.My life is hectic.
·hectic /'hɛktɪk/紧张忙碌的
5.I’m really tied up.
·tied up /taɪd/ 正忙着的
6.I am working around the clock 
7.I’m working my ass off 

Language focus 语言焦点

·大手大脚花钱（只有spend money like water?）
每个月收到银行的statement (花费清单)，心里是拔凉拔凉的！
1.lavish money
lavish /'lævɪʃ/ 挥霍
2.burn a hole in pocket  （在衣兜里烧个洞）
burn /bɜːn/ 燃烧
hole /həʊl/ 洞
pocket /'pɒkɪt/ 衣兜
3.Our expenses are through the roof. 
expense /ɪk'spɛns/ 花费
roof /ruːf/ 屋顶
4.I could barely make ends meet.
barely /'beəlɪ/ 几乎不
make ends meet勉强维持生计
5. live from hand to moth 勉强糊口
·节俭是个美德。
Thriftiness is a virtue. 
thriftiness /θriftinis/ 节俭
thrifty /'θrɪfti/ 节俭的
eg：thrifty shopper  花钱精打细算的购物者
virtue /'vɝtʃʊ/ 美德

24节气——小暑中你不知道的六件小事

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Minor Heat, the 11th solar term of the year, begins on July 7 this year and ends on July 22. Minor Heat signifies the hottest period is coming but the extreme hot point has yet to arrive.

中国传统的历法将一年分为24节气。小暑是一年中的第11个节气，7月7日开始，7月22日结束。小暑预示着特别热的天气将要来临但是最热还没到。

dog days三伏天（夏天最热的时期）

24 solar terms二十四节气

A season of storms, thunder and hail多暴风雨，多雷，多冰雹的季节

thunder /'θʌndə/雷声

hail/heɪl/冰雹

A season for the lotus flower荷花盛开的季

lotus /'ləʊtəs/荷花

Firefly season萤火虫盛行的季

firefly /'faɪəflaɪ/  萤火虫

the glow of fireflies萤火虫的光

Eating melons

吃瓜季

cantaloupe/'kæntəluːp/香瓜small melons

watermelon /'wɔːtəmelən/西瓜big melons

peach/piːtʃ/桃

grape/greɪp/葡萄

dragon fruit火龙果

mango /'mæŋgəʊ/芒果

apricot /'eɪprɪkɒt/  杏

Eating dumplings

Sunning clothes晒衣季

《超凡蜘蛛侠2》小蜘蛛女友毕业典礼上倾情演讲：愿你终有一日成为他人的希望

"What makes life valuable is that it doesn't last forever. What makes it precious is that it ends." Our time is limited; however, we can accomplish more than we could ever imagine if we fight for our dreams and hold on to our hope. And one day, we may become someone else's hope without even noticing it. 
 “让生命更有意义的东西不会持续很久；我们所珍视的东西总是有期限的。”我们的时间有限，但如果我们为了梦想而奋斗，紧抓着希望，我们就可以达到我们所想象不到的目标。终有一天，我们会成为别人的希望，连我们自己都意识不到。

Language focus 语言焦点

1.valuable ['væljʊəb(ə)l] 有价值的；贵重的
2.last forever 永远持续
eg：May our friendship last forever.
愿我们友谊长存。
3.Precious 珍贵的
·A precious gift 一份珍贵的礼物
·A precious memory 一个珍贵的回忆
4.Achieve /attain/ 达成
·Accomplish 达成。。成就
eg：A man of accomplishment 
一个有成就的人
5.Fight for 
·Fight for honor 为荣誉而战
·Fight for equality 为平等而战
6.Hold on to 坚持住
eg：Hold on to our dreams.
坚守我们的梦想。

Hair 不只是“洗剪吹”，还可以吓人！

·I had a bad hair day today, so don’t get into my hair. 

我今天过得很不好，别惹我生气。

·Stay out of my hair 别惹我生气。

·My hair stood on end at the sight of a woman in white dress with long black hair that covered her face.

看见那个穿一身白衣服头发挡着脸的女人，我吓得头发都站立了。

头发竖立，表示非常害怕

·I had a bad hair day today, so don’t get into my hair. 

我今天过得很不好，别惹我生气。

·Stay out of my hair 别惹我生气。

·My hair stood on end at the sight of a woman in white dress with long black hair that covered her face.

看见那个穿一身白衣服头发挡着脸的女人，我吓得头发都站立了。

头发竖立，表示非常害怕

Language focus 语言焦点

1.wig  [wɪɡ]假发

2.hairdo ['hɛrdu]发型

3.shampoo  [ʃæm'pu]洗发水

4.hair conditioner  [kən'dɪʃənɚ] 护发素

5.hair wax [waks]发蜡

6.hair gel [dʒel]啫喱

7.hair spray [spreɪ]定型喷雾

愿你发现平淡生活中的小确幸

·The Orange 橘子                   
·Wendy Cope 温迪可普
·At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—  
午饭时，我买了一个特大号橘子
·The size of it made us all laugh.
大到令我们都发笑
·I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
我剥了皮，跟罗伯特和戴维分着吃
·They got quarters and I had a half.
他们吃了四分之一，我吃了一半
·And that orange, it made me so happy,
那个橘子真是让人心情愉悦
·As ordinary things often do
就像最近，我时常开心与那些平凡的事情
·Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
购物，在公园散步
·This is peace and contentment. It’s new.
这便是平静和满足，很新鲜
·The rest of the day was quite easy.
剩下的时间也很惬意
·I did all the jobs on my list
我做完了所有计划的事
·And enjoyed them and had some time over.
享受这一切并打发时间
·I love you. I’m glad I exist.
我爱你  我很开心我活着

Language focus 语言焦点

1.peel /piːl/ 剥皮，削皮
eg：peel bananas 剥香蕉皮
eg：peel potatoes 削土豆
2.quarter /'kwɔːtə/ 四分之一
eg：Quarter final 四分之一决赛
3.ordinary /'ɔrdnɛri/ 普通的，平常的
eg：ordinary people   普通人
eg：out of the ordinary 不寻常的
4.contentment /kən'tɛntmənt/ 满足
·content /kən'tent/ 满意的，满足的
5.be content with 对……满意
eg：My parents are content with my grades.
我父母对我的成绩很满意。
6.exist /ɪɡ'zɪst/ 存在，活着
eg：We cannot exist without air, food and water.
我们没有空气、食物和水就不能生存。

1.line up /wait in line/ queue up 排队
·queue /kjuː/ 队，行列
2.cut in line / jump the queue 插队
·queue jumper 插队的人
·First come, first served. 先到先得。
3.jaywalking /'dʒe'wɔkɪŋ/ 横穿马路
4.jaywalker /'dʒei,wɔ:kə/ 横穿马路的人

How to describe different symptoms？ 
如何描述不同症状?
1.Symptom 症状
2.Ache 疼痛
3.Headache 头痛/ toothache牙痛/ stomachache 肚子痛
·中暑 heatstroke ['hiːtstrəʊk]
·待在阴凉处stay in the shade 
·头晕 dizzy ['dɪzi] 
 4.鼻塞：stuffed nose 
·流鼻涕 runny nose ['rʌni]
Hand me a tissue, I need to blow my nose, as it keeps running 
·咳嗽 cough [kɒf]
I coughed terribly last night 
·嗓子疼sore throat [sɔː] [θrəʊt] 
早日康复：
Wish you a speedy recovery 
Bounce back soon!

Language focus 语言焦点

1.ugly /ʌglɪ/ 丑陋的，难看的

eg：ugly duckling 丑小鸭

2.count /kaʊnt/ 有价值; 有重要意义

eg：count me in 算我一个

eg：It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.

问题不在于你读了多少书，而在于你读了哪些有价值的书。

3.pretend /prɪ'tɛnd/ 假装 

eg：I pretend that things are really okay when they're not. 

我在情况不好的时候假装一切真地没事。

4.mark /mɑːk/ 记号

eg：He makes marks with a pencil. 

他用铅笔作了记号。

5.wrinkle /'rɪŋkl/ 皱纹

eg：Our face wrinkles with age.

我们的脸因年老而起了皱纹。

6.surgery /'sɜːdʒ(ə)rɪ/ 手术

·plastic surgery 整形手术

eg：His father has just recovered from heart surgery. 

他父亲刚从心脏手术中恢复过来。