【英语学习】【Level 07】U08 Old Stories L2 A good read

以你之姓@ 2023-05-29 13:11 23阅读 0赞

### 文章目录 ###

*  Word Preparation
 *   *  moving: 感人的；动人的
     *  chamber: 会议室，会议厅
     *  a book lover: 爱书之人
     *  write off: 删掉；删减
     *  well-written: 写得很好；写作上乘
     *  worth reading: 值得一读
 *  Grammar
 *   *  sound like

# Word Preparation #

## moving: 感人的；动人的 ##

causing strong feeling of sadness or sympathy

The speech the president gave was very moving.  
总统的讲话非常感人。

I couldn’t stop crying because the movie was so moving.  
这部电影把我感动得泪流满面。

## chamber: 会议室，会议厅 ##

a room used for a special or official purpose

The meeting will be held in the president’s chamber.  
会议将在主席会议厅召开。

No newspaper reporter will be allowed in the chamber during the meeting.  
会议期间，任何报社记者不得进入会议厅。

## a book lover: 爱书之人 ##

a person who is very interested in books

There is a book club you can go to if you are a book lover.  
如果你是个爱书之人，有个书友会你可以去参加一下。

I’m not really a book lover, but I do read books every now and then.  
我算不上爱书之人，但偶尔也会看点书。

## write off: 删掉；删减 ##

to remove something from a written work

My editor wrote some stuff off my paper to make it better.  
为了提升质量，编辑将我的文章进行了一点删减。

I think that if the writer had written the ending off, the story would have been better. （subjunctive mood）  
我认为作者当时要是把故事的结尾删掉了，可能效果会比现在好。

## well-written: 写得很好；写作上乘 ##

written in an effective or interesting way

The article she wrote was well-written and easy to understand.  
她写的文章文笔流畅，通俗易懂。

My teacher said I needed to rewrite my paper because it wasn’t well-written.  
老师说我的文章写得不够好，需要重写。

## worth reading: 值得一读 ##

enjoyable to read

*Harry Potter* is a long book, but it is worth reading.  
《哈利波特》这本书内容很长，但是值得一读。

Do you have any books you can recommend that are worth reading?  
你有什么值得读的书可以推荐一下吗？

# Grammar #

## sound like ##

sound like …，意思是 “听上去像 …；让人听着好像 …”，例如，  
I want to know more about the story. I sounds like it’s worth reading.

*  You sounded just like your father when you said that.
 *  This may sound like a dream, but the computer revolution is set to turn it into a reality.
 *  Nick sounds like a nice guy.
 *  It sounds like you had a good time on your trip.