Languagepoints

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1 … a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.

enjoyable adj.有乐趣的，令人愉快的

e.g. The whole holiday was really enjoyable from start to finish.

整个假期自始至终都很好,玩得很愉快。

experience

1) [U]经验

你对这工作有经验吗？

Have you had any experience in work of this sort?

经验来源于实践。

Experience comes from practice.

她是一位有20年教学经验的老师。

She is a teacher with more than 20 years' experience in teaching.

2) [C] 经历

The car accident was a terrible experience to him.

可怕的经历

从正在飞翔的飞机上跳下来是一个难以忘记的经历。

Jumping from the flying plane is an unforgettable experience.

3) 体验

他第一次体验他人生中的最大困苦。

He experienced the greatest hardship for the first time in his life.

Experiencing pain is as valuable as experiencing pleasure.

4) experienced有经验的

an experienced doctor

5) Be experienced in (doing ) sth.

He is experienced in drawing.

【即学即用】

1. Jumping out of _______ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ________ exciting experience.

A. /; the

B. /; an

C. an ;an

D. the ;the

2. Some of the passengers told the reporters about their _____ in the burning train.

A. details

B. trips

C. events

D. experiences Key: C; D

2. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain.

1）be happy with= be pleased with对……满意

I'm pleased with his new house.

They are happy about / over / with the result of the exam.

2）be happy to do sth. 乐于做某事

I shall be happy to accept your invitation.

3. This means I could get up an hour later than usual…

1) mean (meant meant)

Mean doing sth. 意味着做某事

Mean to do sth. 打算做某事

如果你错过了这班火车，

那就意味着你还要等30分钟。

If you miss this train, that will mean waiting for another 30 minutes.

他是存心惹麻烦。

He meant to cause trouble.

2) usual

This is his usual seat.

than usual 比往常

as usual跟往常一样

他到得比平时晚。

He arrived later than usual.

和平时一样，他起床之后忘了叠被了。

As usual he forgot to make his bed after he got up.

4. He also told us that the best way to earn respect was to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades.

1) earn

earn v.挣得，博得

earnings: n.所得收入

earn one’s living 自行谋生

因为工人要交医疗保险,所以他们赚得的钱就少了。

The workers earned less money because they had to pay medical insurance.

这老人以捕鱼为生。

The old man earned his living as a fisherman.

正如我们所知，正是他的诚实得到了

朋友们的赞扬。

As we know, it’s his honesty that earned the admiration of his friends.

一个人的收入与其智商及能力直接有关。

It’s said that a person's intelligence and abilities have a direct effect on his or her earnings.

注意比较：earn , gain , win

earn 指为钱（或任何其他报酬）而工作，含有报酬是应得的含义。

win 指在竞争、战争、比赛中获胜，可能由此得到奖赏。

gain指获得有用和需要的东西，常用于与钱没关系的场合。

【即学即用】

1. He has________ a lot of money by working part-time job.

他通过做兼职，已经挣了好多钱。

2. He wants to ＿＿＿a trip to Europe in that competition, but he will be happy if he gets a new bicycle.

他想在那场比赛中得到一个去欧洲的旅游奖,但是如果他能得到一辆新自行车,他会非常高兴。

3. She ______ enough experience while working for the newspaper.

她在为那家报社工作期间取得了足够的经验。

Key: earned; win；gained

2) respect

n. (与of, for 连用)尊敬, 敬重；方面in some/all/few/respects在一些/所有/