每课一词:新概念第1册第37课
【往期回顾】
接下来我们继续来看第37课的“每课一词”:
一、课文原文
Lesson 37 Making a bookcase
You're working hard, George.
What are you doing?
I'm making a bookcase.
Give me that hammer please, Dan.
Which hammer?
This one?
No, not that one.
The big one.
Here you are.
Thanks, Dan.
What are you going to do now, George?
I'm going to paint it.
What colour are you going to paint it?
I'm going to paint it pink.
Pink!
This bookcase isn't for me.
It's for my daughter, Susan.
Pink's her favorite colour.
——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
paint
【源】
13世纪初期进入英语,直接源自古法语的peinter,意为“画”。
【音】
[peɪnt]
【义】
paint既可以用作动词,也可以用作名词。
用作动词,表示“刷漆;绘画”,如:
I personally think we should paint the wall yellow.我个人认为墙壁应该粉刷成黄色。I suggest you paint on wood instead of paper.我建议你在木头上画而不是在纸上画。
用作名词,表示“油漆;涂料”,如:
The wall requires a new coat of paint.这墙需要再涂一层新油漆。
【用】
paint常见的短语用法有:
paint a house刷房子
paint from nature写生
paint in water-colours画水彩画
paint in oils画油画
a box of paints 一盒颜料
a coat of paint 一层油漆
三、相关拓展
paint和draw
这两个词都表示“画画”。其区别是:
draw多指用铅笔画素描类画
paint常指用色彩画水彩画或油画