每课一词：新概念英语第1册第81课
接下来我们继续来看第81课的“每课一词”：
Lesson 81 Roast beef and potatoes
Hi, Carol! Where's Tom?
He's upstairs. He's having a bath.
Tom!
Yes?
Sam's here.
I'm nearly ready.
Hello, Sam. Have a cigarette.
No, thanks, Tom.
Have a glass of whisky then.
OK. Thanks.
Is dinner ready, Carol?
It's nearly ready. We can have dinner at seven o'clock.
Sam and I had lunch together today. We went to a restaurant.
What did you have?
We had roast beef and potatoes.
Oh!
What's the matter, Carol?
Well, you're going to have roast beef and potatoes again tonight!
——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
ready
【源】
源自古英语ræde，意为“准备好的”。
【音】
['redi]
【义】
ready是形容词，主要表示“准备好的；乐意的”，其用法为be ready for sth.或be ready to do。如：
The letter is ready for the post.信已准备好，可以寄出了。He is always ready to help others.他总是乐于助人。
三、更多拓展
nearly
nearly是副词，主要表示“几乎；差不多”。如：
That fever nearly finished him off.那场热病几乎送了他的命。He plays golf nearly every weekend.他差不多每个周末都打高尔夫球。
