第一、精讲词汇
1. memorial
双语释义:monument, plaque, ceremony, etc that reminds people of an event or a person
[C.N.] 纪念碑;纪念章;纪念仪式
语法用法:~ (to sb/sth)
典型例句:The church service was a memorial to the disaster victims.
该礼拜仪式是悼念这场灾难中的受害者。
This statue is a memorial to a great statesman.
这尊雕像是纪念一位伟大的政治家的。
2. funeral
双语释义:ceremony of burying or burning dead people
[C.N.] 葬礼,丧礼
典型例句:We must obey the decencies and attend the funeral.
我们要遵照礼仪参加葬礼。
Flags were at half mast everywhere on the day of the president's funeral.
总统葬礼那天,全国到处降半旗致哀。
4. alarm
双语释义:to make sb anxious or afraid
[Vt.] 使惊恐
典型例句:The government is alarmed by the dramatic increase in violent crime.
政府对暴力犯罪案件的急剧增加感到担心。
I don't want to alarm you, but there's a strange man in your garden.
我并不想吓着你, 不过你的花园里可有个生人。
Alarmed by the noise, the birds flew away.
那声音把鸟吓飞了。
第二、泛讲词汇
1. profession c.n. (自由)职业
2. mark vt. 纪念(死者)
3. dispiriting adj. 沮丧的
4. cemetery c.n. 墓地,坟地
第三、精讲短语
1. prefer...to... 选择某事物(而不选择他事物); 更喜欢某事物
例句:He prefers coffee to tea.
喝茶相比起来,他更喜欢咖啡。
I prefer walking to cycling.
我愿意步行, 不愿意骑自行车.
3. put up
讲解:柯林斯词典中解释到:If people put up a wall, building, tent, or other structure, they construct it so that it is upright. 翻译为:建造,搭建。
例句:Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections.
抗议者们在许多主要的十字路口设置了路障。
He was putting up a new fence at his home.
他正在为自己家搭建新的篱笆墙。
5. be surprised at:对......感到惊讶,因......感到惊讶
例句:This lady was genuinely surprised at what happened to her pet.
这位女士对发生在自己宠物身上的事感到非常惊讶。
He was apparently much surprised at the news.
他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
第三、重点短语回顾
1. in fact:其实,实际上,事实上
2. tell somebody something about somebody:告诉某人关于某个人的情况
3. make an inquiry:打听,调查
4. give sb. a memorial:给某人举办悼念仪式
第四、泛讲短语
1. special field:专长
2. hold a funeral:举行葬礼