Words & Expressions
* suburb /sʌbɜːrb/ an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city
--a suburb of London
--Don't you get bored living out here in the suburbs?
*Outskirts /aʊtskɜːrts/ the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre
--They live on the outskirts of Paris.
--People prefer to live on the outskirts of the city nowadays.
*rural /rʊrəl/ like the countryside or reminding you of the countryside
--rural area
*flight attendant
--Steward/stewardess /stuːərdəs /
--air host/hostess
* thoroughly /θʌroʊli,θʌrəli/
--thoroughly remold oneself 脱胎换骨
--Russian athletes who haven't been thoroughly screened will end up in Rio.
*plant/plænt/ to hide something illegal or stolen that in someone's clothes or possessions to make them seem guilty of a crime
--She claims that the police planted the drugs on her.
Sentences
*Used to +动词原形:(表过去的习惯),常译为“过去常常”或“过去总是”。
He used to go shopping by car.
疑问句:Did he use to go...
否定句:He used not to go.../
He didn't use to go.../
He never used to go...
I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.
倒装句起强调作用:Only+介词短语+助动词be/do/have/can/must等+主语+句子其他部分
--Only by doing so can you succeed.
Pronunciation
Occasion /əkeɪʒən/
thoroughly /θʌroʊli,θʌrəli/
airport/world/important/board /r/的发音
感谢小咪的点评:
*单词ever/never,er组合的发音偏英音,r音部分不到位/evər/,此外还有search,同样的问题/sɜːrtʃ/;以及board/bɔːrd/
*able/ˈeibəl/双元音ei发音不准,听起来像梅花音
*fortunately/ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/结尾的短音i发的太重了,听起来像双元音ei