Lesson 2-Waiting for the Police I. Wordstudy cf. chill/chilling/ chilled/chilly a Examples: a chill/chilling wind 冷飕飕的风 The evenings are getting chilly.夜晚冷得难受。 a very chill/ chilly response 不友好/冷淡的反应 a chilling ghost story 令人毛骨悚然的鬼故事 a bottle of chilled champagne 瓶冰镇香槟酒 WBTLE BAC
Lesson 2—Waiting for the Police W B T L E I. Word Study cf. chill/chilling/chilled/chilly a. Examples: a chill/chilling wind The evenings are getting chilly. a very chill/chilly response a chilling ghost story a bottle of chilled champagne 冷飕飕的风 夜晚冷得难受。 不友好/冷淡的反应 令人毛骨悚然的鬼故事 一瓶冰镇香槟酒
Lesson 2-Waiting for the Police Word study Synonyms 5 eccentric odd a.a. departing from a recognized, conventional, outlandish or established norm or pattern b deviating from a circular form or path, as in peculiar an elliptical orbit queer quaint Examples: strange a The old lady has some eccentric habits. a Mars, Venus and the other planets move in eccentric orbits 火星、金星及其他行星沿不正圆的轨道运行 W B L To be continued BAC
Lesson 2—Waiting for the Police W B T L E I. Word Study 5. eccentric a. a. departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern b. deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit Examples: The old lady has some eccentric habits. Mars, Venus and the other planets move in eccentric orbits. 火星、金星及其他行星沿不正圆的轨道运行。 Synonyms odd outlandish peculiar queer quaint strange To be continued on the next page
Lesson 2-Waiting for the Police Word study Synonyms strange: unfamiliar, distant, not comfortable, constrained, not known odd When he woke up, he was in a strange place. outlandish peculiar: distinct from all others, unusual, unique peculiar This fish has a peculiar taste; do you think it's all queer right? quaint Language is peculiar to mankind strange odd: deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected It's odd that he hasn't telephoned me an odd glove单只手套 odd job临时工作 W B T L To be continued on the next pag BAC
Lesson 2—Waiting for the Police W B T L E I. Word Study Synonyms odd outlandish peculiar queer quaint strange strange: unfamiliar, distant, not comfortable, constrained, not known • When he woke up, he was in a strange place. peculiar: distinct from all others, unusual, unique • This fish has a peculiar taste; do you think it’s all right? • Language is peculiar to mankind. odd: deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected • It’s odd that he hasn’t telephoned me. • an odd glove 单只手套 • odd job 临时工作 To be continued on the next page
Lesson 2-Waiting for the Police I. Wordstudy Synonyms queer: markedly from the norm odd outlandish .Now, my suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than peculiar we can suppose queer N现在,我的怀疑是宇宙不但比我们所假想的要奇异,而且比我们 quaint 能假想的还要奇异。”JBS·(霍尔丹) strange quaint: pleasing or old-fashioned peculiarity the quaint streets of New Orleans outlandish: alien or bizarre strangeness They were dressed in a quaint, outlandish fashion W B L BAC
Lesson 2—Waiting for the Police W B T L E I. Word Study Synonyms odd outlandish peculiar queer quaint strange queer: markedly from the norm • “Now, my suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose .” “现在，我的怀疑是宇宙不但比我们所假想的要奇异，而且比我们 能假想的还要奇异。” J·B·S·(霍尔丹） quaint: pleasing or old-fashioned peculiarity • the quaint streets of New Orleans outlandish: alien or bizarre strangeness • They were dressed in a quaint, outlandish fashion
Lesson 2-Waiting for the Police I. Wordstudy 6. inquire Word formations n, Inquiry V to seek information by asking a question to make an inquiry or investigation inquisition Examples: a Inquiring a I'll inquire about the flights. inquisitive a She inquired after my mother's health. a The director inquired of me about/concerning our work a We inquired into his story, and found it was true。 a He inquired for the book in a bookshop. WBTLE To be continued BAC
Lesson 2—Waiting for the Police W B T L E I. Word Study 6. inquire v. to seek information by asking a question to make an inquiry or investigation Examples: I’ll inquire about the flights. She inquired after my mother’s health. The director inquired of me about/concerning our work. We inquired into his story, and found it was true. He inquired for the book in a bookshop. Word formations n. inquiry inquisition a. inquiring inquisitive To be continued on the next page