情景会话
A:What do you think of that situation comedies showed every weekend?
你觉得每周末的情景喜剧怎么样？
B:To tell you the truth,I don't think much of them.
老实说我觉得不怎么样。
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重点词汇
creature
英音：/'kriːtʃə/ 美音：/'kritʃɚ/
n. 生物；人
拓展
vt. create 创造，创作；造成
n. creation 创造，创作；创作物，产物
adj. creative 创造性的
◆The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.
睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。
He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.
他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
◆He always goes to bed at ten—he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day).
他总在十点钟上床睡觉，是个严守生活习惯的人。
require
英音：/rɪ'kwaɪə/ 美音：/rɪ'kwaɪr/
vt. 需要；要求；命令
拓展
[过去式] required [过去分词] required [现在分词] requiring
n. requirement 要求；必要条件；必需品
This does require some time and patience.
这确实需要一些时间和耐心。
◆True marriage requires us to show trust and loyalty.
真正的婚姻有赖于我们表现出信任与忠诚。
absence
英音：/'æbs(ə)ns/美音：/'æbsns/
n. 缺席；缺乏
adj. absent 缺席的；缺少的；心不在焉的；茫然的
拓展
in one’s absence 某人缺席时
in the absence of sth 缺乏某物
be absent from… 缺席某事
absence from work / school 缺勤/缺课
◆The decision was made in my absence (= while I was not there).
这个决定是我不在的时候作出的。
◆The case was dismissed in the absence of any definite proof.
此案因缺乏确凿证据而不予受理。
survive
英音：/sə'vaɪv/美音：/sɚ'vaɪv/
vi. 生存，存活
vt. 艰难度过，从......中幸存
vt. 比……活得久
拓展
Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.
有些奇怪的风俗是从早年留存下来的。
~ on sth
◆I can't survive on £40 a week (= it is not enough for my basic needs).
一星期 40 英镑，我无法维持生活。
~ as sth
◆He survived as party leader until his second election defeat.
直至第二次参选失败他才不再担任党的领导人。
◆The company managed to survive the crisis.
公司设法渡过了危机。
◆Few buildings survived the war intact.
战争之后没几座完好的建筑了。
◆She survived her husband by ten years.
丈夫死后她又活了十年。
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名人名言
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。
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