新概念2词汇 39-41

Lesson 39
New words and expressions:
1. operation
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful.
He asked if Mr. Gilbert’s operation had been successful.
The doctor is performing an operation on the patient.
He had an operation for lung cancer.
2. successful
He asked if Mr. Gilbert’s operation had been successful.
Tom has been very successful in his business.
J. K. Rowling, who writes Harry¹ Porter series, is a very successful writer.
3. following
The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
The following are some important points.
He was totally restored the following year.
4. patient
‘No,’ the patient answered, ‘I’m Mr. John Gilbert.’
The patient asked for mercy killing².
Many patients died of heart attacks.
5. alone
When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.
She wants to be alone.
After his wife’s death, he was alone in the world.
6. exchange
The exchange put him through to his friend.
The exchange is quite busy at the moment.
7. inquire
Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert.
He went to the information desk to inquire about the meeting.
She inquired of him the reason for not coming to the party.
8. certain
A certain Mr. White visited you this afternoon when you were out.
A certain Mr. Jack³ asked you to phone back.
9. caller
Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
I don’t know the caller.
He told the caller to hold on.
10. relative
His relatives looked down upon him.
His only immediate⁴ relative died yesterday and left him alone in the world.

Lesson 40
New words and expressions:
1. hostess
The hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
The hostess is very hospitable⁵.
He expressed his thanks to the hostess before he left.
2. unsmiling
Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
The boss is an unsmiling man.
He has remained unsmiling throughout the interview.
3. tight
This pair of shoes is too tight for me.
The coat is too tight and it needs altering.
4. fix
Her eyes were fixed⁶ on her plate.
Her eyes fixed dead at the picture.
He fixed his gaze at the new comer.
5. globe
A new play is coming to the Globe soon.
People from every corner of the Globe went to South Korea and Japan to watch the football game.
It is too crowded on the Globe.
6. despair
In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
The news threw him into utter despair.
He is in despair.

Lesson 41
New words and expressions:
1. rude
You needn’t be so rude about it.
I don’t like his rude manners.
It was rude of you not to invite him.
2. mirror
‘You needn’t be so rude about it,’ my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.
His driving mirror is dim.
She admired her image in the mirror.
3. hole
I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited.
He dug a hole in the garden.
His socks are in holes.
4. remark
‘We mustn’t buy things we don’t need,’ I remarked suddenly.
It is impolite to remark upon the way others dress.
I remarked that we would finish the work the next day.
5. remind
I needn’t remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.
He reminded me to post the letter.
I reminded him that he had an appointment with the dentist this afternoon.
6. lighthouse
My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!
The lighthouse is invisible in the heavy fog.
The light on the lighthouse suddenly went out.
 

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 hospitable   

adj.好客的；宽容的；有利的，适宜的

参考例句：

• The man is very hospitable.He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.那人十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事，他都盛情接待。
• The locals are hospitable and welcoming.当地人热情好客。

6 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。