辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语初级版 Lesson 122 Turn Down

 

Lesson 122 Turn Down

1.Turn down the TV.

2.Many boys courted¹ Mary but she turned them all down.

3.Can you turn down the air-conditioner?

4.Turn down the gas².

5.He turned down the lamp.

6.Please turn down the radio.

7.Turn down the water.

8.The theater³ lights were turned down.

1 courted   

试图取悦(court的过去式)；追求（关注或声望）

参考例句：

• Wherever Tom and Huck appeared they were courted, admired, stared at. 汤姆和哈克两人无论走到哪里，人们都巴结他俩，有的表示羡慕，有的睁大眼睛观看。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• If Chao Hsin-mei courted her, which approach should she take? 假如赵辛楣求爱，自己二者之间，何去何从呢？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城

2 gas   

n.煤气，气体，汽油；vt.毒(死)，加油

参考例句：

• I seem to smell gas.我好像闻到煤气味儿。
• There are several kinds of gas in the air.空气中有几种气体。

3 theater   

n.戏院，电影院，剧场

参考例句：

• Excuse me,where is the entrance to the theater?请问剧院的入口在哪里？
• Her mother never went to the theater.她母亲从不去戏院看戏。