课堂笔记
单词：
1)truant n.逃学者
Persistent truants will be expelled from school（学生经常逃学，会被开除）
play truant from school逃学
As a boy, Tom used to play truant from school.
汤姆小时候常逃学
Should the students be punished for playing truant?
学生逃课应该受到惩罚吗？
逃学’的另一个说法，是to play hooky/hookey。俚语hook有‘赶快离去’的意思，例如：They hooked it before the police arrived（警察到达之
前，他们就逃走了）。Hooky或hookey，无非是把hook it合成一字。One day, you will regret playing hooky(from school)即‘有一天，你会后悔逃学的。
truancy逃学，逃课
2）unimaginative毫无想象力 adj.
imaginative富于想象力的，爱想象的
He is an imaginative painter.
他是位富有想象力的画家。
imaginary假想的，虚构的，幻想的
Monk Sun is an imaginary character of Journey to the West written by the imaginative writer Wu Cheng’en
imagination想象力
imaginable可想象的，想象得到的
It is imaginable that breaking the engagement will damage his image.可以想象,违反婚约将损害他的形象。
3）over and over again一再地，反复许多次地
As my grandmother can\'t hear very well, I have to say it over and over again.
由于我奶奶听力不大好，我不得不反复说好几遍。
4）as far as 到.......程度就.......而言
As far as I know, his operation is succeful.
就我所知，他的手术是成功的。
5)put...to shame 使......蒙羞，使......见不得人
What he has done put his parents to shame.
他的所做所为使他父母感到羞耻。
Your beautiful handwriting puts my untidy scrawl to shame.
你漂亮的字体把我的潦草字迹比得见不得人了。
Shame on you!真可耻！
shame sb.into/out of doing sth.使某人感到惭愧而做（不做）某事 What a shame! 真糟糕! 真可惜! 真不象话!
What a shame you didn\'t win.你没赢, 真遗憾.
6)hitchhike免费搭乘他人之车
Jim hitchhiked through France to Spain.Jim沿途搭乘便车经法国前往西班
牙。
hitch
搭便车
hitch a ride to London on a lorry免费搭乘卡车去伦敦。
Can I hitch a lift with you as far as the station？我可以搭乘你的便车到车站吗？
hitch up sth急速拉起
She hitched up her skirt so as not to get it wet.她急忙拉起裙子，以免弄湿。
7）in the meantime（meanwhile）在此期间，与此同时
I feel tired and would like to take a nap.In the meantime,you may do some reading.
我觉得累了，想打个盹儿。在此期间，你可以看看书。
In the meantime I am the only person that can take care of my mother.
8) notice
n.布告，公告 put up a notice 张贴公告
notice of births, notice of deaths,notice of marriages喜报，告，结婚启事 通知，预告
receive two months\' notice to leave a house收到两个月后搬家的通知。
You must give notice of changes in the arrangement.你要改变计划必须事先通知大家。
The bar is closed until futher notice.酒吧现已停业，开业时另行通知。 辞职书，辞职报告
One month\'s notice is required if you want to quit your job in this company.
bring sth to sb\'s notice将某事知会某人，使某人注意某事物
It was Susan who brought this problem to our notice.是苏珊提醒我们注意这个问题的。
take no notice/not take any notice (of sb/sth)不注意（某人/某物），不理会 Take no notice/Don\'t take any notice (of what he says)别理会（他的话）！ v.注意，留心
Did you notice that he has dyed his hair?你注意到他染头发了吗？
I noticed that he left early我注意到他走得很早。
notify v.notify sb (of sth) notify sth (to sb)通知某人某事，把某事告知某人 notify the police of a lo/notify a lo to the police向警方报失窃案
9）creep vi.
爬行，匍匐，（象爬行似地）慢慢前进
A snake crept into the garden while she was writing a letter.
她写信时，一条蛇爬进了花园。
The old car crept along the country road.
那辆旧车沿着乡间小路慢慢行使。悄悄地/蹑手蹑脚地；渐渐产生/出现 We crept upstairs so as not to wake Grandpa.
为了不吵醒爷爷，我们蹑手蹑脚地上了楼
He noticed that age had crept on him
他发觉自己慢慢变老了。
n.拍马屁的人
I don\'t like him.He gives me the creep.使某人厌恶或反感。
10）border n.边界
v.与...接壤
How many countries border Switzerland?有多少国家与瑞士接壤？
border sth.(with sth.) 在某物上镶边
a handkerchief bordered with lace镶了花边的手帕
border on sth.接近某物，比邻某物
This building borders on a expre way.
这个建筑物紧接着告诉公路
11）pick up 文章中是逮捕，拘捕的意思
After the accident, he was picked up by the police.事故之后，他被警方拘捕了。 He was picked up and taken for questioning他被拘捕并接受审讯。
接人pick sb up
I\'ll pick you up at 7 0\'clock tomorrow morning.我明天早上7点来接你
pick oneself up 站起来（指跌倒以后）
拿起 pick sb/sth up
She picked up the telephone and dialled his number她拿起电话就拨了他的号码。 重新开始，继续
We\'ll pick up where we finished yesterday.我们从昨天停止的地方继续进行。 取或收集某物
We can pick up the tickets an hour before the play begins.我们可以在话剧开演之前一小时去取票。
12）authority当局
权力，权威
The leader must be a person of authority.领袖必须是有权威的人
Who is in authority now? 现在谁掌权？
authority to do sth.权职，权限做某事
Only the CEO has authority to sign cheques只有总裁才有权利签支票
具有专门知识的人，权威
She is an authority on phonetics.她是语音学权威。
13）dream of 梦想
dream of/about doing sth.
He dreams of becoming a famous violinist one day他梦想有一天成为著名的小提琴家。
14）evade回避，逃避（尤指不当地）
He always tries to evade paying taxes.
他总是试图逃税
逃脱，躲开
evade an attack躲避袭击
She evaded a blow from the man and then called out for help.她躲开了那人的一拳，然后便大声呼救。
evade capture by the police躲避警方的追捕。
她躲开了那人的一拳，然后便大声呼救
