网络课堂之英语口语词汇(15)(Nord主讲)录音及笔记
课程笔记：
38. Pleasur ['pleʒə, 'plei-]
Basic need 音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 乐趣，快乐（不可数）
Reading gives me great pleasure.
n. 乐事，快事（可数）
She has few pleasures left in life.
n. 娱乐
“Are you here on business?”
“No, for pleasure—this is my holiday.”
衍生词语
pleasurable (令人快乐的)；['pleʒərəbl, 'plei-]
pleasant (使人愉快的，合意的)；
pleasure-seeking (寻欢作乐的)(seek pleasure)
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
随意/听便 --- be at one’s pleasure
愉快地接受，同意 --- with pleasure
享受的乐趣 --- to enjoy the pleasure of...
以为乐 --- to take great pleasure in
寻欢作乐 --- to seek/look for pleasure
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
pleasure seeker --- 寻找快乐的人（someone who always looks for fun）
For business or for pleasure? --- 是来办公还是来旅游？
生活用语 Street Talks
(1)
A: Bill, have you met Joan before?
B: No. Don’t think I’ve had the pleasure. (不曾有此幸运)
(2)
A: Thank you for your help.
B: My pleasure. (不客气)
(3)
A: Hi, Bill, nice to see you again.
B: My pleasure. (我也很高兴见到你)
(4)
A: Bill, would you please pass me the tomato sauce?
B: With pleasure. (可以)
(5)
How do you do, Mr. Smith? It’s a pleasure to meet you.
谚语 Proverbs
Pleasure has a sting in its tail.乐极生悲。
Pleasure is a source of pain; pain is the source of pleasure.苦中有乐，乐中有苦。
名言 Quotations
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
美丽的伪装下，总有阴谋在等待。
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 12 Oct. 1786.
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
维多利亚时期，著名小说家。《Pride and Prejudice》，《Emma》。
Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist. Emma, in Emma, ch. 9 (1816).
39. price [prais]
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 价格
Prices are rising.
n. 代价
Loneliness was the price of Victoria’s success.
零售价 --- retail price
批发价 --- wholesale price
全/半价 --- full/ half price
最高价 --- ceiling price
最低价 --- floor price (rock bottom price)
最优价格 --- best price
低于成本的价格 --- below-cost price
拍卖价格 --- auction price
黑市价格 --- black-market price
衍生词语
priceless (无价的);
pricey (昂贵的)
复合词语
pricetag (价码牌);
price-list (价目表)
quotation 报价单
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
价格战 --- price war
明码售货 --- sell at marked prices
报价 --- quote price
为所得付出代价 --- pay the price for
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
be at any price --- 不惜任何代价
cheap at the price --- 物有所值
beyond/above price --- 极其珍贵的，无价的
生活用语 Street Talks
(1)
How much is this rug? Do you know the price?
(2)
A: You pay a heavy price if you drink too much.
B: Why is that?
A: You may lose your wallet or something.
(3)
A: Name your price! (你说个价吧！)
B: OK, I’ll give you my best price. Let’s see, 600 dollars.
A: No. I can’t accept it. The market price is 620 dollars. Let’s make it 580.
B: Oh no! Sir! The price varies according to the quality. Look at my stuff! I don’t understand how come you can’t accept such a popular price?! (价格随质量而异)
A: 580 dollars! That’s it. （就是它了，最终的价格）
B: No. 590 dollars! The floor price. I can assure you that you’regetting a good bargain. Ok? Low prices and fine wares! (物美价廉)
A: OK.
谚语 Proverbs
Virtue is beyond price.美德乃无价之宝。
Everyone has his price.人皆有价值（都能以某种方式加以购买）。
40. problem
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 问题
We must discuss the problem of how to protect the environment.
n. 难题
What they did produced new problems with us.
n. 习题
It took me an hour and a half to work out this problem in mathematics.
衍生词语
problematic (有问题的)
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
社会问题 --- social problems
日常问题 --- day-by-day problems
问题儿童 --- a problem child (a child who causes trouble)
澄清问题 --- to clear up problems
提出问题 --- to present a problem
惹麻烦 --- to cause problems
解决问题 --- to solve the problem
生活用语 Street Talks
(1)
According to Mr. Green, this is a complicated problem.
(2)
What’s the problem? Do you know?
(3)
Johnny is a real problem child.
(4)
A: What should I do?
B: You figure it out yourself. It’s not my problem.
电影对白 Transcripts
What’s your problem? 《阿甘正传》
No problem. 《阿甘正传》
If there is any problem, here’s the number of the pediatrician. 《西雅图夜未眠》
对话
ha: You don’t like the one he has now?
Jonah: He doesn’t have one now. That’s the problem. 《西雅图夜未眠》
