新概念英语_第二册_Lesson4定稿.ppt

■exciting adj.令人兴奋的, 令人激动的，振奋人心的 这是一本令人兴奋的书。 This is exciting news. 这是多么令人兴奋的消息！ What exciting news this is! exciting a.令人兴奋的, 使人激动的（主语是物） This news is very exciting . excited a.（自己）感到兴奋的（主语是人） We are very excited about this news. ■receive v.接受，收到（客观的收到） 1.接受，收到，接受 她收到了一份礼物。 She received a present. receive a letter from sb. =hear from sb. 收到~~的来信 I received a letter from my brother. Have you received any letters today? receive an invitation from sb 2.接待，接见 You need a large room if you are going to receive so many guests. 如果你要接待这么多客人，你就需要一个大房间。 We usually receive guests on Saturdays. 我们通常星期六招待宾客。 ■ firm n.商行，公司 1.n. 公司，商号 law firm 他在一家工程公司工作。 He works for an engineer firm. 2.adj. 结实的，稳固的 firm voice 这部小汽车非常坚固。 The car is very firm. 【补充学习】有关“公司”的表达：firm 中小型公司；company正规公司；business商行； ■different adj.不同的—— same相同的 （1）不同的，相异的（经常与from连用）： be different from...与…不同 Desks are different from tables. My plan/idea is different from yours. They are different from each other in appearance. （2）各种各样的，不同的： He has visited many different places in China. 他去过中国的不少地方。 This department store sells a large number of different things. 这家百货商店出售许多各种各样的东西。 adv. differently, n. difference ■ centre n.中心，中央 （美式center） the center of town 市中心　 town centre= downtown 市中心，市区 经典用法： in the center of: 在中间, 在中央 ＝ in the middle of in the centre (of sp), adj. central中央的，中心的 ■abroad adv. 在国外，到处，海外，广泛 go abroad 去国外 live abroad 到国外定居 study abroad 到国外学习 She is hungry for news of her husband working abroad. 她渴望得到国外工作的丈夫的消息。 他在国外生活了许多年。 He has lived abroad for many years. 你出国度假吗？ Are you going abroad for your holidays? 他有生以来从未到过国外。 He’s never been abroad in his life. ■a (great) number of: “许多”，修饰可数名词的复数, number前一般可用large, great, small等形容词强调数量大小。 比较：a number of / the number of A number of the workers are unskilled. 许多工人技术不熟练。 The number of skilled workers is small. 熟练工人数较少。 1. I have just received a letter from my brother,