19、book:名詞,書本;當(dāng)動(dòng)詞用,是指預(yù)訂飛機(jī)座位、機(jī)票、旅館房間等。此外還指警方將……登記如冊(cè)以為指控之用(to press charge against someone, generally by the police)。例如:
Mr. Chen has booked(或made)a reservation at a hotel.
陳先生已經(jīng)預(yù)訂了旅館房間。
Yesterday he booked a flight to Taiwan.
昨天他訂購(gòu)了到臺(tái)灣的機(jī)票。
The police booked him for drunken driving.
他被指控酒后駕車。
20、house:名詞,房屋;當(dāng)動(dòng)詞用,是指供給住所(to provide shelter)。例如:
The farmer has housed the horse in the barn.
農(nóng)夫把他的馬圈在馬廄里。
I would be glad to house you for the weekend.
我很高興這個(gè)周末你能夠住在我這里。
21、radio:名詞,收音機(jī);當(dāng)動(dòng)詞用,是指用無(wú)線電發(fā)送訊息,廣播,發(fā)報(bào)(to send a message)。例如:
At airport the lady radioed for a missing child.
機(jī)場(chǎng)中,有一位女士正在廣播尋找一個(gè)走失的孩子。
All U.S. ships will have to radio the Coast Guard when they are in trouble.
美國(guó)船只如果遇到困難,可以用無(wú)線電同海岸巡邏隊(duì)取得聯(lián)系。
22、dog:名詞,狗;當(dāng)動(dòng)詞用,是指尾隨某人,困擾某人或某事(to bother someone or something)。例如:
He was dogged wherever he went.
他不管到哪里,總被人尾隨。
Her career was dogged by misfortune.
她一生屢遭不幸。
23、fare:名詞,票價(jià);當(dāng)動(dòng)詞用,是指過(guò)活,進(jìn)展(to get along or to turn out)。例如:
How do you fare? = How are you doing?
I fare very well. = I am doing/feeling well.
How did you fare in your exam?
考得怎樣?
I fared very well in my exam.
我考得很好。
If he gets caught for shoplifting, he may fare a punishment.
如果他因?yàn)楸I竊被捕,將會(huì)受到懲罰。
24、father:名詞,父親;當(dāng)動(dòng)詞用,是指為人父(to beget a child)。例如:
He has fathered two children before his remarriage.
他再婚前已經(jīng)是兩個(gè)孩子的爸爸了。
Hopefully, Mr. Chen is going to father a child soon.
希望陳先生很快能夠當(dāng)上爸爸。
注意:如果以母方來(lái)說(shuō),就是:
She bore him two children.
她為他生了兩個(gè)孩子。
或She bore a son. 也就是 He begot a son.
所以“to father a child”,也就是“to beget a child”。
(來(lái)源:牛津英語(yǔ))
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