Lesson 40 There weren’t any traffic problems.

Ⅰ. Words Study 单词学习

continue         series             past               present           interview               lifelong

resident          downtown      church           office             building                 pollution

noise              graffiti            tourist            café               cassette                 personal

telephone        pocket calculator                  camera

1. continue

持续性地做某事：

It's said that as the boat went down the band continued to play.

If she continues drinking like that, I'll have to carry her home.

Do you intend to continue (with) your studies?

Sally Palmer will be continuing as chairperson this autumn.

停顿一下后继续做某事：

After stopping for a quick drink, they continued on their way.

He paused for a moment to listen and then continued eating.

2. series

She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers.

There was a series of explosions and the van burst into flames .

3. present

That's all for the present.

The play is set in the present.

at present  At present she's working abroad.

4. interview

I had an interview for a job with a publishing firm.

an exclusive interview with Paul Simon

In a television interview last night she denied she had any intention of resigning.

  5. lifelong

She was a lifelong member of the Labour party.

a lifelong habit

  6. resident

The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.

7. downtown

a downtown address

I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs.

  8. church

go into/enter the church 成为基督教信徒

He was in his thirties when he decided to enter the church.

9. noise

I heard a loud noise and ran to the window.

make a noise about sth 过多地谈论或者抱怨某事

She's making a lot of noise about moving to a new house.

  10. personal

My personal opinion/view is that the students should be doing more work outside the classroom.