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课件网) Enjoy your stay here Arenas Page 2 Lesson 14 A noble gangster ● New words and expressions ● gangster (n) 强盗 ▲ bandit / highwayman / robber / hooligan ▲ 单词记忆的邪门歪道 ▲ pest / beast / ambulance / sanguine / courage / narcissus / narcissistic / Narcissism / narcissist ▲ Arenas ：记忆单词最好的方法还是在语境中记忆 Page 3 ▲ He writes a lot about childhood (and child labour) but rather little about sex (which helps while away those dark winter evenings). ● promptly (adv) 准时的 ▲ prompt （vt） 导致 ▲ bring about / give rise to / lead to / trigger ▲ prompt （n）提示 Page 4 ● remarkable （adj）不寻常的 ( unusual or striking ) （unremarkable ） ▲ Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. ▲ Indeed, it is a remarkable fact that for a people who have lived so long in the world as a great nation, the Chinese people should to this day be so primitive in many of their ways. Page 5 ▲ great / elegant / excellent / brilliant / fantastic / amazing / glorious / splendid / magnificent / shining / outstanding / prominent / gorgeous Page 6 ● funeral （n）葬礼 ▲ To this day, I cannot distinguish a funeral and a wedding procession until I see a coffin or a wedding-chair. ▲ be remarkable for ▲ She is remarkable for stupidity. Page 7 ● dedicate （vt）奉献 ▲ 表示“致力，沉迷于做某事”的表达 ▲ dedicate oneself to ▲ devote oneself to ▲ immerse oneself in ▲ indulge oneself in ▲ give oneself up to Page 8 ▲ It was the fashion for scholars of the Wei and Chin Dynasties to give themselves up to drinking,"light conversation", and dreaming about Taoist fairies and discovering the pill of immortality. ● memory （n）记忆 ▲ memorable / unforgettable / indelible ▲ Her walking away left one indelible shadow in my heart. Page 9 ● valiant （adj）英勇的 ▲ brave / daring / courageous / fearless / dauntless ● Notes on the text ● There was a time when …… 曾经…… ▲ There was a time when I had a crush on you. Page 10 ▲ 曾经有一段真挚的感情摆在我的面前，我没有珍惜。 ▲ There was a time when I had my best love, yet I failed to cherish it. ▲ 好歌推荐：quiet heart ▲ There was a time when I was lost in myself U took my hand and became my guide Page 11 ● in return for …… 作为对……的回报 ▲ In return for my help, he stood on head and sang songs. ● would rather do than do ▲ She declared that she would rather cry in a BMW than smile on the back of a boyfriend’s bicycle. Page 12 宁叫我负天下人 不叫天下人负我 Page 13 ▲ I would rather wrong the world than have it wrong me. ▲ prefer （doing ）A to （doing ）B （宁缺毋滥） ▲ prefer to do rather than do （doing） ● be dedicated to the memory of 以纪念 ▲ The film is dedicated to the memory of the heroes in the earthquake. Page 14 ▲ commemorate （vt）纪念 Thank you and have a good day ... ...
