033　Neighborhood　邻里关系

Key Words　核心词汇1

neighbor[ˈnebɚ]n.邻居　adj.邻近的

neighborhood[ˈneibəhud]n.附近；街坊；接近

drop[drɔp]v.滴；使降低

drop in　顺便走访

breeze[briːz]n.微风；轻而易举的事　v.吹微风；逃走

shoot[ʃu:t]v.射击，射中；拍摄；发芽　n.射击；摄影

shoot the breeze　唠家常；闲扯；吹牛

easy-going[ˌiːziːˈgəʊɪŋ]adj.随和的，容易相处的

noisy[ˈnɔizi]adj.嘈杂的；喧闹的；聒噪的　n.嘈杂声

poor[puə]adj.贫穷的；可怜的；贫乏的；卑鄙的

rich[ritʃ]adj.富有的；肥沃的；昂贵的

honest[ˈɔnist]adj.诚实的，实在的；可靠的；坦率的

generous[ˈdʒenərəs]adj.慷慨的；大方的；宽宏大量的

liberal[ˈlɪbərəl]n.自由主义者　adj.自由主义的；慷慨的；不拘泥的；宽大的

handsome[ˈhænsəm]adj.（男子）英俊的；可观的；大方的，慷慨的；健美而端庄的

warm-hearted[wɔːm ˈhɑːtɪd]adj.热心肠的

nice[nais]adj.和蔼的；精密的；美好的；细微的

lend[lend]v.把……借给；增添，提供

borrow[ˈbɔrəu]v.借；借用；借入

sympathy[ˈsɪmpəθi]n.同情；慰问；赞同　adj.同情的；出于（或表示）同情的

sympathy for　对……的同情；同情

express sympathy　表示同情；表示哀悼

favor[ˈfeivə]n.喜爱；欢心；好感　v.赞成；喜欢

do sb. a favor　帮某人忙；帮某人一个忙

visit[ˈvizit]n.访问；参观；逗留　v.访问；参观；视察

chat[tʃæt]n.聊天；闲谈　v.聊天；闲谈

chatier[ˈtʃætə]n.唠叨；饶舌；喋喋不休　v.唠叨；喋喋不休

rabbit[ˈræbit]n.兔子，野兔　v.（兔子似的）聚拢在一起；唠叨，喋喋不休

rabbit on　唠叨，喋喋不休

harp[hɑːp]n.竖琴　v.弹奏竖琴；喋喋不休；不停地说

harp on　唠唠叨叨，反复讲

2　Daily Dialogue　日常会话

New Neighborhood

Kelly:Hey, have you ever dropped in the new neighbor who came from L. A.?

Dora:No, not really. So is she a nice person?

Kelly:Yes, she's quite warm-hearted and generous. But she's really a poor woman.They say she has been divorced for a while.

Dora:Oh, terrible. Do you know the reason?

Kelly:Not sure. Somebody says she has been under domestic abuse.

Dora:That's too horrible.

Kelly:En, I feel sympathy for her.

Dora:Me too. But we'd bether not to express too much sympathy.

Kelly:Yes, of course.

Dora:Let's visit her and have chat with her some other day.

Kelly:That's good. It's time to cook.See you later.

Dora:OK, bye.