New Words 新词汇 第十七课

胡老师

New Words 新词汇
【美国之音】
Note: You can listen to the definitions of these words in the Speaking Practice Video.
注：在口语练习视频中，可以听单词的解释。

always - adv. at all times; on every occasion; in a way that does not change
always - 副词，总是
board games - a game (such as chess) that is played by moving pieces on a special board
board games - 棋盘游戏，图版游戏
important - adj. having serious meaning or worth
important - 形容词，重要的
jog - v. to run slowly especially for exercise
jog - 动词，慢跑
movie - n. a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television
movie - 名词，电影
night - n. the time of darkness between one day and the next
night - 名词，夜晚
play - v. to do activities for fun or enjoyment
play - 动词，玩
Scrabble - trademark. a board game in which players use lettered tiles to create words in a crossword fashion.
Scrabble - 品牌，一种拼字游戏
sing - v. to use your voice to make musical sounds in the form of a song or tune
sing - 动词，唱
sometimes - adv. at certain times; occasionally
sometimes - 副词，有时
Star Wars - n. an epic film series chronicling the rise, fall, and redemption of Anakin Skywalker
Star Wars - 名词，星球大战
start - v. to do the first part of something : to begin doing something
start - 动词，开始
tap dance - n. a kind of dance in which you wear special shoes with metal plates on the heels and toes and make tapping sounds with your feet
tap dance - 名词，踢踏舞
teaching - v. to cause or help (someone) to learn about a subject by giving lessons
teaching - 动词，教
ukulele - n. a musical instrument that is like a small guitar with four strings
ukulele - 名词，尤克里里琴
week - n. a period of seven days - in the U.S., a week is usually considered to start on Sunday and end on Saturday, while in the U.K. a week is usually considered to start on Monday and end on Sunday.
week - 名词，星期
will - modal verb. used to say that something is expected to happen in the future
will - 情态动词，将

Days of the Week: 一周七天
In the U.S., the week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday.
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
在美国，星期天是一周的开始，星期六是一周的结束。