课堂笔记(一)单词:1) bulletin 公告,公报 a news bulletin 新闻简报 2) announcer 播音员 announce 宣布,宣告 Have they announced when the football games will begin?通报(某人/某事物)的出席或者到来 Would you please announce the guests when they come in?客人来到时请通报一声好吗?n. announcement 宣布,宣告,通告 3) we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. ......我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。(1)go over(to...) 表示“往......走过去”,暗示中间原有一段距离:I went over to the blind man to help him across the road.我走到那个盲人身边,帮他过公路。go over sth. 检查,查看某物 Go over your work carefully before you hand it in.交作业前要认真检查一下。go over 温习,演习、She went over the text last night.昨天晚上她温习了一下课文。(2)field 指“(一块)田”、“块”,为可数名词,常用复数:Many people are busy harvesting in the rice fields.稻田里许多人正忙着收割。(3)macaroni 指“通心粉”,是加工过的面粉。它不可能像 wheat, rice 一样长在田里,不该与 fields 连用,但由于是愚弄人的玩笑,所以这篇文章通篇都是以通心粉长在地里为前提进行的描述。由于 macaroni 是意大利语,很可能有人会以为是某种没听说过的新的粮食品种。 4)leading 最重要的,最主要的 play a leading role in sth.在某事中起主要作用。 5) expect 期待,希望 expect sth.(from sb.)(从某人/某处)得到某事物 I am expecting a present from you。我正希望着能收到你的礼物。估计 I expect (that) I will be back on Sunday.我估计星期天回来。指望 Don't expect any sympathy fro me!不要指望能得到我的同情。expect too much (of sb.)对(某人)期望过高 You expect too much of me! I can't finish this job by Friday.你对我期望过高了,我星期五以前干不完这项工作。expectation/expectancynot come up to(sb.'s) expectations/fall short of sb's expectations 未达到理想状态 The restaurant he recommended fell far short of our expectations.他推举的餐厅与我们心目中的相去甚远。 6)splendid...