【情景对话】You should come!
A: Do you still play the guitar?
B: Yeah, I play a lot. It makes me feel better.
A: Because of the break-up?
B: Yeah, playing guitar soothes me.
A: You had a gig at a bar, right?
B: Yeah, I play every Friday night. You should come.
A: Maybe I will. That sounds fun!
B: Yeah, I can get you free drinks.
A: I'm definitely coming now!
一、弹奏乐器
表示演奏乐器时，一般要在乐器的名称前加 the
play the guitar = 弹吉他
play the violin = 拉小提琴
play the piano = 弹钢琴
play the saxphone = 吹萨克斯
play the clarinet = 吹黑管
play the flute = 吹长笛
play the drums = 打架子鼓
二、合成词
合成词：由两个或两个以上的英文单词构成的词
1. 合成名词
名词＋名词: toothbrush 牙刷
airport 机场 classroom 教室
schoolbag 书包 homework 家庭作业
website 网页 alarmclock 闹钟
cherry blossom 樱花
名词＋动词: daybreak 黎明
sunshine 阳光 sunset 日落
snowfall 下雪
动词+名词: playground 操场
pickpocket 扒手 rush hour (上下班)高峰期
名词＋动词-ing: handwriting 书法
horse-riding 骑马 sightseeing 观光，游览
housewarming 乔迁庆宴
window shopping 橱窗购物
morning call 唤醒服务，唤醒电话
动词-ing＋名词: living room 客厅
reading room 阅览室
writing paper 信纸
washing powder 洗衣粉
waiting-room 候车室
freezing point 冰点
形容词＋名词: greenhouse 温室
gentleman 绅士 blackboard 黑板
red envelope 红包 high-speed高速
介词＋名词: income 收入
outcome 结果 midnight 午夜
afternoon下午 by-product 副产品
动词 + 介词: take-off 起飞
clean-up 清扫，清楚
go-between 中间人
break-up 分手
过去分词+介词: grown-up 成年人
名词＋介词＋名词: daughter-in-law 儿媳
comrade-in-arms 战友
2.合成动词
名词＋动词: water-cool 用水冷却
形容词＋动词: quick-charge 快速充电
副词＋动词: outact 行动上胜过
3.合成形容词
名词＋形容词: world-famous 世界文明的
名词＋动词-ing: peace-loving 热爱和平的
名词＋过去分词: heart-broken 伤心的
动词＋副词: take-away 外带的
形容词＋名词: long-distance 长途的
形容词＋形容词: dark-blue 深蓝色的
形容词＋过去分词: new-born 新出生的
副词＋形容词: color-blind 色盲的
副词＋动词-ing: hard-working 勤劳的
副词＋过去分词: well-known 著名的
数词＋名词: first-class 头等的
数词＋名词＋形容词: ten-year-old 十岁大的
数词＋名词＋ed: three-cornered 三角的
介词＋名词: indoor 室内的
