Lesson 9 A cold welcome

1. welcome: n. /v. 欢迎

gave the stranger an unfriendly welcome 对那位陌生人的接待很不友好

give visitors a warm welcome 给来访者以热烈的欢迎

receive a cold welcome 受到冷冰冰的接待

welcome a foreign friend 欢迎外国朋友

We welcome your kind help. 我们欢迎你的热心帮助。

adj. (1) 受欢迎的; 可喜的 (2) [用作表语]可随便享用的; 可任意使用的 (3) 不必感谢的, 不必客气的

a welcome visitor 一位受欢迎的宾客

welcome news 可喜的消息

You are welcome to any book in my library. 我书房里所有的书你尽管用。

You are welcome. (对方表示感谢时, 常用的答语)不用客气, 不用谢。

W-to China! 欢迎你到中国来!

You are welcome to join us. 我们非常乐意邀请你加入我们。

You are always welcome to our house. 欢迎你随时到我们家。

2. crowd: n. (1) 人群, 一群人; 观众

draw a large crowd 吸引大批观众

A crowd gathered at the scene of the fire. 许多人聚集在火灾现场。

(2) [the crowd]一般群众, 大众; 一伙人

You can do what you want to do, but never follow the crowd. 你想做什么就做什么, 可别随大流。

He writes all his books for the crowd rather than for specialists. 他的全部作品都是为一般大众所写, 而不是为了专家们。

(3) (cn.)大量, 许多, 大批, 密集

a crowd of lookers –on 一群围观的人

The desk is covered with a crowd of books and papers. 堆满了一大堆书和文件的桌子。 I saw a crowd of magazines and papers on her desk. 我看见她桌上放着一堆杂志和报纸。 vi. 涌向(某处), 聚集, 拥挤; 被挤满

The children crowded around the TV. 孩子们聚集在电视机周围。

They crowded into my room. 他们挤进了我的房间。

People crowded into the cinema. 人们挤进电影院。

vt. 推挤，挤，塞

Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. 警察强行把观众推回观众席。 crowded the clothes into the closet 把衣服塞进衣柜中

Books crowded the shelves. 书架上堆满了书。

Swimmers crowded the beaches. 游泳者挤满了海滩。

Passengers crowded the platform. 站台挤满了乘客。

He crowded more books onto the shelf. 他向书架上又塞了一些书。

The room was crowded with guests. 房间里挤满了客人。

区别用法：crowd指“无秩序地聚集在一起的一大群人”, 如:

A crowd of people were waiting in front of the gate. 一大群人在门前等着。

throng指“蜂拥行进的人群”, 它不及crowd 口语化, 如:

throngs of celebrators at Times Square 在时代广场举行庆祝活动的人群。

swarm 指“一大群杂乱无章移动的人”, 如:

a swarm of sightseers 一大群观光者。

经典用法：a crowd of 一群, 一堆

be crowded with 满是...

follow (go with) the crowd 随大流, 从众

3. gather: v. (1) 聚集[拢] (2) 采集[摘]; 收集[获, 拾] (3) 逐渐获得[加快]; 渐增[强], 恢复 (4) 推断[测]; 揣想; 了解; 结论; 得出想法

gather crops 收庄稼

gather flowers 采花

gather information [experience] 逐渐获得消息[积累经验]

gather strength 恢复体力

gather taxes 收税

gather one's brows 皱眉

The train gathered speed as it left the station. 火车离站时, 速度逐渐加快。

A crowd gathered to see what had happened. 一群人聚拢起来看发生了什么事。

People gathered round, curious to know what was happening. 人们围聚拢来, 很想知道发生了什么事情。

What did you gather from his statement? 你推想他的声明是什么意思?

I gather she's ill, and that's why she hasn't come. 我想她是病了，所以没有来。

4. shout: v. /n. 呼喊，呼叫

shout (out) orders 大声发布命令

shout oneself hoarse 叫得声嘶力竭

shout sb. up from the bed 大声把某人喊醒起床

They shouted their disapproval. 他们喊叫表示反对。

He shouted with pain. 他痛得大叫。

The children on the sand were shouting with excitement. 沙滩上的孩子们兴奋得大喊大叫。 经典用法：shout for help 呼救

5. refuse:（常与to连用）拒绝；不接受

She refused to help me. 她不肯帮助我。

Joan's mother refused to consent to let her go abroad. 琼的母亲不答应让她出国。 He asked me to marry him but I refused. 他向我求婚，但我拒绝了。

I refuse to answer that question. 我不愿回答那个问题。

We were refused permission to enter. 我们被拒之门外。

6. laugh: v. /n. 笑，讥笑，洋洋得意

Don't laugh at him. 不要嘲笑他。

laughed to herself at the memory 想起这些，她暗自发笑。

They are talking and laughing. 他们边说边笑。

Green pines laugh in the breeze. 青松迎风欢笑。

laugh a hearty laugh 由衷地笑

laugh a reply 以笑作答

He laughed his dissent. 他笑着表示不同意。

You won't be laughing when the truth comes out. 一旦真相被揭露，你就不会洋洋得意了。 n. belly laugh [美口]纵声大笑; 逗人发笑的事物

horse laugh 捧腹[哈哈]大笑; 嘲弄的笑声

He told me the news with a laugh. 他笑着告诉我这个消息

经典用法：laugh at: To treat lightly; scoff at 不以为意；对…一笑置之

laugh up (one's) sleeve 或laugh in (one's) sleeve : To rejoice or exult in secret, as at another's error or defeat 幸灾乐祸/ She knew the truth all along and was laughing up her sleeve at us. 她早就知道真相，却一直在暗中笑话我们。

burst out laughing 放声大笑

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