第十三节（原教材也为第十二节）
Company
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 同伴
I don’t feel at home in Alice’s company. (觉得不自在。)
n. 陪伴
George keeps his own company. (独来独往)
n. 公司
This company laid off 100 hands. (人)公司名通常简写为: Co.例：史密斯公司--- Smith Co.
衍生词语
companion (伙伴);
companionship (友谊，伴侣关系);
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
出版社 --- a publishing company
陪伴 --- for company
和某人一道 --- keep sb. company
和…交往，与…为友--- keep company with
和…一起 --- be in company with
断绝来往 --- part company
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
company man --- (白领阶层的)受雇者
Two is company, three is crowd. --- 两人为伴,三人添乱.
生活用语 Street Talks
A: Jack doesn’ t enjoy the company of the opposite sex!（不喜欢与异性作伴）
B: What a queer bird! (多奇怪的人啊！)
C: No, I don’t think so. I think he’s glad of Joanna’s company!
A: See, they’re over there!!!
A: What does your son do for a living?
B: He works for a shipping company.
A: John and Kate are keeping company. (谈恋爱）
B: Well I don’t think they are serious. Parents usually remind their kids to avoid the company of strangers. (避免与陌生人交往)
电影对白 Transcripts
句型 Anyway, like I was saying, I had a lot of company. 《阿甘正传》
He graduated from Yale at 19 and took his mother and company for a ride on the fiber-optic highway, and turned a one hundred million dollar family business into some serious money. 《情归巴黎》
I’m too busy with this company. 《情归巴黎》
It’s like what happens when I watch those phone company ads.《西雅图夜未眠》
谚语 Proverbs
Better go it alone than to be in bad company.宁可一人独往，莫与坏人为伴。
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