新概念英语日常用语|新概念英语第二册习惯用语大全：Lesson2

Lesson 2

1. ring n. 1．圆圈，戒指2．铃声3. 电话 v. 1．电话铃（等）响 2．敲铃
ring a bell 听起来耳熟，使人仿佛忆起某事，使人有兴趣(to cause an indefinite memory to come into one's mind, remind sb. of sth., raise sb.'s interest)
1. A:Do you know what the term "inflation" actually means?
A:你知道“inflation”这个术语的真正含义吗？
B:Oh, it rings a bell .
B:哦，听起来挺耳熟的。
2. A:Do you remember George Davis?
A:你还记得乔治·戴维斯吗？
B:Well,the name rings a bell.
B:嗯，这个名字听起来挺耳熟的。
例句：That name just doesn't ring a bell with me．
那名字我听起来并不耳熟。
ring up 打电话(call sb. on the telephone)
例句：I'll ring you up sometime during the week．
我会在本周某时给你打电话的。

2. telephone n. 电话机 v．打电话
tolophone book电话簿(同phone book, telephone directory)
tolephone dirctory 电话薄(同phone book, telephone book,另掌握相关说法：yellow pages)
例句：The print in this telephone directory is so small I can't even read the number I want.
这本电话簿里的字体太小，我都看不清我想要的号码。
telephone pole 电线杆
例句：You know my car hasn't been the same since I had bumped into that telephone pole.
你知道自从我的车撞上了电线杆它就和以前不一样了。

3.until prep. 直到(till)
unit further notice 另行通知
例句：The meeting has been postponed until further notice.
会议推迟，具体时间另行通知。

4. up adv．向上；上升；终结；完工；起床；能够做
turn up出现，露面；把声音开大；将温度调高(appear on a certain occasion；elevate；the sound, temperature, etc.)
例句：l. He turned up only a few minutes late, having bicycled all the way in order not to disappoint us．
他出现时只晚了几分钟，骑了一路自行车就为了不让我们失望o
2. I'm sorry I didn't turn up at the match.but it wasn't really my fault.
很抱歉我在比赛时没出现，但这并不是我的过错。

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