新概念英語(yǔ)第一冊(cè)Lesson 111 The most expensive model

字號(hào):

詞匯](6)
    model n. 型號(hào),式樣
    afford v. 付得起
    deposit n. 預(yù)付定金
    instalment n. 分期付款
    price n. 價(jià)格
    millionaire n. 百萬(wàn)富翁
    ★afford v. 付得起(錢(qián));騰出時(shí)間
    ① v. 買(mǎi)得起;付得起(錢(qián))
    I like this model, but I can’t afford it.
    We are not rich enough to afford a car.
    ② v. 擔(dān)負(fù)得起(時(shí)間等)
    I feel I can’t afford any more time on this project.
    We can’t afford such enormous fees. 我們無(wú)法負(fù)擔(dān)如此巨額的費(fèi)用。
    Can you afford two days for me? 你能夠?yàn)槲因v兩天時(shí)間嗎?
    ★deposit n. 預(yù)付定金
    ① n. 預(yù)付定金;押金;保證金
    He put down a deposit on the house yesterday. 昨天他付了房子的定金。
    pay a deposite of 付……錢(qián)定金
    You must pay deposit of 100 and then 20 a month for three years.
    You’ll have to pay a deposit of $60 to reserve the room.
    要預(yù)定這個(gè)房間,你需交付60美金的押金。
    ② v. 存放;存儲(chǔ)
    We were advised to deposit our valuables in the bank safe.
    別人建議我們將自己的貴重物品存放在銀行的保險(xiǎn)箱里。
    ③ v. 付(保證金);預(yù)付(定金)
    I deposited $1500 on a new car.
    ★instalment n. 分期付款
    buy sth. on instalments 分期付款買(mǎi)……
    I want to buy a house on instalments this year.
    ★price n. 價(jià)格
    price 物體或人內(nèi)在的價(jià)值
    a good price 物美價(jià)廉
    standard market price 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的市場(chǎng)價(jià)
    priceless adj. 無(wú)價(jià)的,極貴重的
    value 根據(jù)用途來(lái)判斷的價(jià)值
    worth 物質(zhì)的真正價(jià)值
    語(yǔ)法]
    形容詞的平級(jí)比較級(jí):
    形容詞的比較形式有三種:較高比較級(jí)(more expensive,the most expensive);較低比較級(jí)(less expensive,the least expensive);平級(jí)比較級(jí)(as expensive as)。
    as…as 像……一樣
     The green apple is as sweet as the red one.
    not as…as(not so…as)不像……一樣,可以用來(lái)進(jìn)行比較,意思是放在前面的人或物在程度上低于后面的人或物。
    I don’t know as many people as you do.
    It’s not as good as the expensive one 它不如那種價(jià)格高的好
    [課文]
    MR. FRITH: I like television very much.
     How much does it cost?
    ASSISTANT: It's the most expensive model in the shop.
     It costs five hundred pounds.
    MR. FRITH: That's too expensive for us.
     We can't afford all that money.
    ASSISTANT: This model's less expensive than that one.
     It's only three hundred pounds.
     But, of course, it's not as good as the expensive one.
    MR. FRITH: I don't like the model.
     The other model's more expensive, but it's worth the money.
    MR. FRITH: Can we buy it on instalments?
    ASSISTANT: Of course.
     You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years.
    MR. FRITH: Do you like it, dear?
    MRS. FRITH: I certainly do, but I don't like the price.
     You always want the best, but we can't afford it.
     Sometimes you think you're a millionaire!
    MR. FRITH: Millionaires don't buy things on instalments!