§ Lesson 46 Do it yourself 自己動手
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●plead v. 找(借口),辯解
●ignorance n. 無知,不懂
●publication n. 出版物
●newlyweds n. 新婚夫婦
●gaily adv. 愉快地,高興地
●leisure n. 空閑
●keen adj. 熱心的,渴望的
●advisory adj. 咨詢的
●novice n. 新手
●consumer n. 消費者,顧客
●assemble v. 裝配,組裝
●outlet n. 出路
●creative adj. 創造性的
●handyman n. 手巧的人,能工巧匠
●resourceful adj. 足智多謀的
●fuse v. 由于燒斷保險絲而短路
●rickety adj. 要散架的,晃動的
●clog v. 堵塞
●delusion n. 錯覺
●lawn mower 割草機
●adjustment n. 調整
●screw n. 螺絲釘
●dismantle v. 拆卸
●chunk n. (厚)塊
●snap v. 繃斷
●insurmountable adj. 不能克服的,難以對付的
●jigsaw n. 線鋸
●nag v. 嘮叨不休
●rust v. 生銹
◆plead v. 找(借口),辯解
plead ignorance: 一無所知
Eg: The authorities plead ignorance.
I pleaded that I was ill so I couldn’t go to the party.
plead that...
pleadable 可辯護的
Eg: This is a pleadable case.
pleading n. 辯護,懇求
pleader n. 辯護人
beg vt. 肯求 (可憐地一再要求)
beg sb. not to do
ask 請求,要求(期待肯定的答復)
entreat: 請求(通過反反復復的請求,來說服、軟化對方)
implore 要求(迫切地、痛苦地要求)
Eg: The poor man implored me for help.
◆ignorance n. 無知,不懂
◆publication n. 出版物
◆newlyweds n. 新婚夫婦
◆gaily adv. 愉快地,高興地
◆◆◆leisure n. 空閑
spare time
leisure hours
at leisure 悠閑自得的,空閑的
L46-01 end 9’23”
L46-02 begin 13’05”
Eg: I’m quite at leisure if you want to me to help you.
at one’s leisure 在某人空閑的時候,在某人高興的時候
Eg: Look me up, at your leisure.
drop in me, at your leisure.
At your leisure, please call me.
wait sb.’s leisure 等某人有空閑的時候
◆◆◆keen adj. 熱心的,渴望的
eager, anxious
be keen about 迷上,喜歡上
The boy is keen about footfall.
be keen on sth. 迷上,喜歡上(口)
anxious (焦急的心情,因焦慮而渴望)
eager (因特別想得到或擁有某物而渴求)
Eg: What are you eager for?
keen (因為極大的興趣和欲念而熱衷于)
◆advisory adj. 咨詢的
◆novice n. 新手
◆consumer n. 消費者,顧客
◆assemble v. 裝配,組裝
assemble vi. 眾多人的集會
==fit, put the parts / pieces together
Eg: It took me three hours to assemble thy bicycle.
amass, accumulate, collect, gather, assemble, store up, hold up