Hey, guys
I am Carla.
形近动词第三发来也：
dispel:强调“消除或驱散某种信念或看法”，如dispel doubts消除疑虑。
expel:指权威人士“开除，驱逐”违反纪律，法规等的人，如expel foreign diplomats 驱逐外交官
repel：“击退；排斥”，一般接“人或实体的物”做宾语，如： a lotion that repels mosquitoes驱蚊液
Englishpod 第四十期（👈听力音频）
A: Um, sorry to bother you, um... my name is Rachel. I’m
new here. Can I ask you a favor?
B: Hi Rachel, welcome on board. I’m afraid I can’t help
you right now. I’m getting ready for a very important
meeting.
A: Excuse me, but can I bother you for a sec?
C: You know what, I’d love to help you, but I’m about to
meet an important client. Do you wanna try Sean instead?
He sits right over there.
A: Sorry to interrupt you Sean, could you do me a quick
favor?
D: Actually, I’m working on a document that is due in a
couple minutes. I really can’t talk to you right now. Sorry
about that.
A: Geeze! I just want to know where the bathroom is!
What’s wrong with you people!
Next part is 重点单词，句型讲解
1.ask you a favor = do me a favor 帮忙
A: Ralph, do me a favor, will you?
a：拉尔夫，帮我一个忙，好吗？
2.welcome on board 欢迎加入我们
I 'd like to propose a toast to our new, Mary. Welcome on board!
我想请大家为我们的新秘书敬一杯酒。玛丽，欢迎加入我们！
3.due in 期限
The next train is due in five minutes.
下一班火车预计在五分钟后抵达。
4.a couple minutes 几分钟
He sits, maybe cries for a couple minutes and then simply forgets.
他坐下来，也许还会哭几分钟，然后就把这事儿忘了。
今天的内容就到这里啦，thanks for your reading.
