George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with large box of chocolates.
不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,因为糖果店老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后,赏给他一大盒巧克力。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
upset
[ʌp'sɛt]
词频2
词根: set
vi. 打翻,弄翻;打乱,打搅;
vt. 打乱,搅乱;推翻,弄翻;使心烦意乱;使翻倒;
n. 翻倒,颠覆;心烦意乱;混乱;
adj. 难过的;失望的;沮丧的;(肠胃)不舒服的;
💡 up向上+set安置好→把底向上放→打翻
"It was apparent from her face that she was really upset."
从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。
近义:inconvenience, irk, molest, nag, offend, pester
反义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
n. 经验,体验;经历,阅历;
vt. 亲身参与,亲身经历;感受;发现;
💡 ex出+per尝试+ience名词后缀→尝试出来的东西→经验
"Salary will be commensurate with experience."
薪金将会与资历相称。
近义:career, tradition, undergo, savvy, skill, expertise
反义:inexpertness, rawness, unskillfulness, callowness
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. (指成年女子,有些人尤其是长者认为这样说比较礼貌)女士;(不尊重的非正式称呼)女人;(在英国对女贵族或贵族成员的妻子女儿或爵士妻子的称呼)夫人;举止文雅且有教养的女子;
💡 lad+y(表示人的名词后缀)→女士;淑女
"She was auditioning for the role of Lady Macbeth."
她试演了麦克佩斯夫人的角色。
近义:ma'am, madam, mrs., ms., woman, ms
反义:gentleman
n. 乔治(男子名);自动操纵装置;英国最高勋爵勋章上的圣乔治诛龙图
近义:jorge