Question

新概念第一册 57课 课文

Answer 1

east 东方的、eagerness 热心、eagle 鹰、ear 耳朵，听力、early 早等。

词汇解析

一、east　英 [iːst] 　  美 [iːst] 　 　

adj. 东方的

adv. 向东方

n. 东方；东部

1、east的基本意思是“东，东方”，指与西方相对的一个特定的方向，即日出的方向。

2、east可与介词at， in， on， to等搭配，表示“位于…的东方”。

3、east用作主语时一般用作专有名词，首字母常大写。

4、east用作形容词时的意思是“东方的，向东方的”，指某人或某事处于在东部或趋向于东方的状态。

5、east在句中只能用作定语,无比较级和最高级形式。

二、eagle

英 ['iːg(ə)l]  美 ['igl] 

n. 鹰；鹰状标饰

例：She looked down at her Viennese fan of eagle feathers. 

她的头低着，眼睛看着手中的威尼斯鹰羽扇。

三、eagerness

英 ['iːgənəs]  

n. 渴望；热心

例：Her eagerness moved all the people. 

她的热心感动了所有的人。

四、ear

英 [ɪə]  美 [ɪr] 

n. 耳朵；穗；听觉；倾听

vi. （美俚）听见；抽穗

例：He whispered something in her ear.

他在她耳边低声说了些什么。

五、early

英 ['ɜːlɪ]  美 ['ɝli] 

adj. 早期的；早熟的

adv. 提早；在初期

例：I decided that I was going to take early retirement.

我决定了我将提早退休。

Answer 2

Lesson 57
An unusual day
很不平常的一天
Listen to the tape then answer this question. What is Mr. Sawyer doing tonight?
听录音，然后回答问题。索耶先生今晚正在做什么？
It is eight o'clock. The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
It is ten o'clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
It is four o'clock. In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this after, she is drinking tea in the garden.
It is six o'clock. In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
It is nine o'clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.