【英语学习】【Level 07】U07 Stories of my Life L4 Not my best moment

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### 文章目录 ###

*  Word Preparation
 *   *  give a speech: 做演讲
     *  can't stand sth: 受不了某事；无法忍受某事
     *  terrified: 吓坏的，恐惧的
     *  cannot imagine sth: 无法想象某事；难以想象某事
     *  have confidence in oneself: 对自己有信心
     *  memorize: 熟记，背诵，记录
 *  Grammar
 *   *  forget && remember

# Word Preparation #

## give a speech: 做演讲 ##

to speak to a group of people about a particular topic

The president will give a speech next week.  
总统先生下周要做一次演讲。

To be honest, I am afraid of giving speeches to a big audience.  
说实话，我很害怕当众做演讲。

## can’t stand sth: 受不了某事；无法忍受某事 ##

to dislike something

Sylvia couldn’t stand the sight of blood.  
Sylvia见不了血。

Jessie can’t stand waiting in line for more than ten minutes.  
Jessie受不了排队超过10分钟。

## terrified: 吓坏的，恐惧的 ##

very frightened

I am terrified of spiders and other bugs.  
我特别害怕蜘蛛和别的虫子。

Caleb is terrified of jumping out of a plane, so he’s not going skydiving with us.  
Caleb不跟我们一起去高空跳伞了，因为他害怕从飞机跳出。

## cannot imagine sth: 无法想象某事；难以想象某事 ##

an expression used to express disbelief in something

I can’t imagine how she could do something like this.  
我想象不出来她怎么会做出这种事。

We can’t imagine how he was able to ear so much money in just one day.  
我们无法想象他是如何在一天之内挣到这么多钱的。

## have confidence in oneself: 对自己有信心 ##

to believe in oneself and one’s abilities

I don’t think I’m going to compete because I don’t have confidence in myself.  
我对自己没啥信心，所以我不打算跟别人竞争了。

I’m sure you can do it. You just need to have confidence in yourself.  
我敢肯定你能做得到。你得相信自己才行。

## memorize: 熟记，背诵，记录 ##

to learn something so that you will remember it exactly

My teacher said we need to memorize two poems and recite them to the class.  
老师说我们要背诵两首诗歌，然后在全班同学面前朗诵。

Jim was not able to memorize the poem because his memory is so bad.  
Jim记忆力不好，这首诗他背不下来。

# Grammar #

## forget && remember ##

forget 与 remember 是一对反义词（antonym），后面都可以接 to do sth 和 doing sth，但是表示的意义却截然不同。

forget to do sth. 表示 “忘记做某事” （要做的事情未做，但是已忘记要去做）  
forget doing sth. 表示 “忘记做过了某事” (事情做过了，但是忘记做过了)

remember to do sth. 表示 “记得要去做某事” （事情未做，但是有次打算）  
remember doing sth. 表示 “记得曾经做过某事” （事情已做，且还记得）

*  I forgot **to ask** her for her address.
 *  I forgot **meeting him** at the banquet last year.
 *  Remember **to bring** Anna a gift for her party.
 *  I remember **lending you** my study notes, right?