1、Lesson 73The record-holderNew words and expressions record-holder 纪录保持者 truant n.逃学的孩子 unimaginative adj.缺乏想像力的 shame n.惭愧，羞耻 hitchhike v.搭便车旅行 meantime n.其间 lorry n.卡车 border n.边界 evade v.逃避，逃离record-holder 纪录保持者n.+v.+er 构词法hold a record 保持一个记录break/beat a record 打破一个记录创造记录:set up a record/build up
2、 a record/make a record/create a recordrecord-holder record-breakertruant n.逃学的孩子，逃学者play truant 逃学（英）cut class.I seldom cut a class except when I am ill.He is a boy who often plays truant.truancy n.逃学，旷课的（事）truns unimaginative adj.缺乏想像力的相关词：1)imaginative imdintiv adj.有想象力的2)imagine v.想象imagine doin
3、g sth.想象做某事想象某事：imagine sth.；imagine that Dont you imagine that I can lend you money every time you need it?3)imaginationi,mdinein n.想象力，想象的事物 shame1)n.(u)惭愧，羞耻搭配：put sb./sth.to shame 使蒙羞耻，使惭愧，相形见绌bring shame on sb.使。蒙羞Cinderellas beauty put her sister to shame.,sindrel 灰姑娘He felt no shame at losing
4、 in the game.2)n.(c)遗憾的事，可惜What a shame!/What a pity!多遗憾呀！what a shame that it rained today.What a shame that you have to leave so soon!3)n.(c)耻辱，可耻之事He was called a shame to their school.Shame!可耻to ones shame 令某人感到羞耻的是To my shame,I made a mistake again.相关词：shameful adj.可耻的，丢脸的a shameful conduct 可耻的
5、行为hitchhike v.搭便车旅行(hitch)1)hitch v.搭便车Can I hitch a lift to Paris?我能搭个便车去巴黎吗？ask for a lift/get a free ride 搭便车give sb.a lift 让某人搭车2)hike n./v.远足，徒步旅行3)hitchhiker n.搭车者take a liftThey hitchhiked around Europe.meantime1)n.其间in the meantime 在此期间，与此同时In the meantime,we studied 72 lessons.In the meanti
6、me,the lorry traveled 1600 miles.2)adv.(meanwhile)期间，同时I continued watching TV.Meanwhile,I knitted my new sweater out of wool.我继续看电视，同时我在织一件新毛衣。border1)n.边界，国界the French-Spanish border 法国和西班牙的边界border land 边疆border line 国境线borderline case 两可情形Its borderline case whether I can pass the exam or not.搭配
7、：on the border of 在。的边界上，接近于on the borders 在边界上，接近交界处out of borders 在国境外over the border 越过国境近义词：(1)boundarybaundri n.界限，分界线(2)limit 界限，极限(3)edge 边缘 lorry 卡车(lorries pl.)truck 载货卡车(美)evade v.逃避，逃离（avoid），巧妙地躲避evade school/play truant 逃学evade a question/avoid answering a question 回避一个问题evade taxes 逃税t
8、ksiz TEXT Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.A quiet days fishing,or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again,is usually as far as they get.They have all been put to shame by a boy who,while playing truant,travelled 1,600 miles.He hitchhiked to Dover and,t
9、owards evening,went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.When he woke up next morning,he discovered that the boat had,in the meantime,travelled to Calais.No one noticed the boy as he crept off.From there,he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.The driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of coffee and l
10、eft him just outside the city.The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would,but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities.He has surely set up a record for the thousa
11、nds of children who dream of evading school.Children who play truant from school are unimaginativeA quiet days fishing,or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again,is usually as far as they get.动词ing前面如果出现定语，若是名词，则采用名词所有格或名词短语本身。非谓语动词做主语，一律作单数看。二十个小时的工作很累人20 hours working is t
12、iringover and over again=again and again.as far as I know/I can see/I can rememberas far as it goes 在有限的程度上（通常指不满意）.They have all been put to shame by a boy who,while playing truant,travelled 1,600 miles.put sb.to shame 让某人感到惭愧You put me to shame 自愧不如，相形见绌.He save the child at risk of his own life a
13、nd put all those who looked on to shame他冒着生命危险救了那个孩子，这让所有围观群众都感到羞愧。He hitchhiked to Dover and,towards evening,went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.towards prep.接近.towards the end of April This is a first step towards political unionWhen he woke up next morning,he discovered that the boat had,
14、in the meantime,travelled to Calais.No one noticed the boy as he crept off.creep kri:p crept krept vi.爬行，匍匐，（像爬行似地）慢慢前进.The old car crept along the country road.A snake crept into the garden while she was writing a letter.vi.悄悄地/蹑手蹑脚地走；渐渐产生/出现.We crept upstairs so as not to wake Grandpa.He noticed t
15、hat age had crept on him.From there,he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.The driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of coffee and left him just outside the city.The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would,but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.ta
16、ke into 带到 notbut 不是而是 .Ask not what your country can do for you,but what you can do for your countryas sb.hoped 正如某人所希望的There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authoritiespick sb.up1.(开车)接某人.Ill pick you up at five.2.让人乘车；搭载The bus picks up passengers outside the
17、 airport3.逮捕；抓捕He was picked up by police and taken to the station for questioningpick up 1.改善；好转；增强.Sales have picked up 14%this year2.重新开始；继续.Lets pick up where we left off yesterday3.(为某人)收拾整理All I seem to do is cook,wash and pick up after the kids.He has surely set up a record for the thousands
18、of children who dream of evading school.evade v.逃避，逃离 vt.（巧妙地）逃脱，躲开She evaded a blow from the man and then called out for help.vt.回避，逃避（尤指不当地）evade doing sth.逃避做He always tries to evade paying taxes.Many children dream of evading school.avoid v.逃避，逃离，避免avoid 指通过一种合理的，正当的手段来避免做某事；evade 指通过欺骗的手段来避免做某事。Thank you!
