新概念英语日常用语,新概念英语第二册习惯用语大全：Lesson16

Lesson 16

1.fail v. 无视，忘记
without fail 无误；必定；一向如此(surely, definitely, without exception)
例句：Since Federal Express started business in 1971, it has flown millions of air kilometers without fail.
联邦捷运公司自从1971年开业以来，已经准确无误地飞行了数百万公里。

2.lucky adj．幸运的，吉祥的
a lucky dog 幸运儿（对照underdog“落水狗，失败者”记忆）
例句：He scored high in TOEFL without much preparation. He is really a lucky dog.
他没怎么准备托福就考了高分，他可真是个幸运儿。

3.place n. 地方，区域
place a/the call 打电话(make a telephone call; to ring sb.up)
例句：Please find out the time difference for me so that I'll know when to place the call.
请替我查一下时差，这样我就能知道何时打电话。

4.sign n. 指示牌，标记 v. 签字，签名
sign a lease 签租约(sign a contract on renting sth.)
例句：You have to sign a one-year lease with us and pay the security deposit and cleaning fee.
你得和我们签一个一年的租约，并且要付押金和清洁费。
sign up for 选（课）；登记报名，参加（elect subjects; to register to take part in sth.)
例句：Those who signed up for this program must be prepared to write a full-length research report at the end of the semester.
凡是报名参加这个项目的人一定要准备好在期末写一篇足够篇幅的研究报告。
as a sign of...为了表示...(to indicate one's...)
例句：Sam had worked 30 years for the same company and now he had to retire. As a sign of gratitude, the company held a dinner in his honor．
萨姆为同一家公司干了30年，现在他要退休了。为了表示对他的感谢，公司为他举办了一次宴会。

5.ticket n. 交通违规罚款单
ticket agent 票务代理
例句：I asked the ticket agant to let me know what time my plane would arrive in Chicago.
我让票务代理告诉我我的飞机什么时候可以到芝加哥。
ticket counter 卖票的柜台（对照ticket window“卖票的窗口”一起记忆）
A:Excuse me, did anybody find a black umbrella after the last show? I left it under my chair.
A:劳驾，上次演出之后，有没有人捡到一把黑色的雨伞？我把它忘在椅子下面了。
B:As a matter of fact, we did. Check it at the ticket countor. That's where we turn it the lost-and-found items.
B:我们确实捡到了。你去实票的柜台看一看。失物招领处在那里。
parking ticket 乱停车罚款单
例句：I hear you got a big parking ticket．
我听说你因为乱停车被狠罚了一下。

6.traffic n. 1．交通 2．交通（客运）量
traffic jam 交通阻塞；堵车 (with many cars stuck on the street)
例句：Some people feel tired of waiting in traffic jams .
有些人厌倦了在堵车时等待。

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