每课一词:新概念英语第1册第79课
接下来我们继续来看第79课的“每课一词”:
Lesson 79 Carol's shopping list
What are you doing, Carol?
I'm making a shopping list, Tom.
What do we need?
We need a lot of things this week.
I must go to the grocer's. We haven't got much tea or coffee, and we haven't got any sugar or jam.
What about vegetables?
I must go to the greengrocer's. We haven't got many tomatoes, but we've got a lot of potatoes.
I must go to the butcher's, too. We need some meat. We haven't got any meat at all.
Have we got any beer and wine?
No, we haven't. And I'm not going to get any!
I hope that you've got some money.
I haven't got much.
Well, I haven't got much either!
——选自《新概念英语》第一册,外语教学与研究出版社,1997年10月第1版
二、每课一词
list
【源】
直接源自法语的liste;最初源自古意大利语的lista,意为“名单,名册,表”。
【音】
[lɪst]
【义】
list大多用作名词,表示“目录;名单”。如:
We should get the samples on the list to check.我们应该索取目录上的样品来检验一下。Does the club have a list of its all members?俱乐部里有全体成员的名单吗?
list也可以用作动词,表示“列出”。如:
Mother listed the items she wanted to buy.妈妈把她要买的东西列了张表。
三、更多拓展
jam
jam用作名词时,主要表示“果酱;拥挤”。如:
He spread some apple jam on the bread.他在面包上涂上苹果酱。Traffic jams in the town happen everyday.城里的交通天天堵塞。
jam用作动词时,主要表示“堵塞;挤”。如:
The holiday traffic is jamming the roads.假日的车辆堵塞了交通。Children jammed the entrance to the fun fair.孩子们把游乐场的入口处挤得水泄不通。