第六节
break
Basic need
音形义
Everyday Expressions
vt. 破坏，损坏
She fell off a ladder and broke her arm.
vt. 打破（记录）
Who broke his record?
vt. 违背
I’ve never broken my word.
vt. 中断；停止
Doctors keep trying to break David of smoking.
vi. 破晓
Day was breaking.
n. 工作或课间的休息
Let’s have 10 minutes’ break.
复合词语
outbreak (疾病的发作);
daybreak (破晓);
heartbreaking (令人心碎的);
broken (破碎的);
breakdown (机械故障/破裂);
breakaway (脱离，退出);
breakthrough (突破/重大发现);
breakup (决裂)
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
出故障 --- break down
闯入 --- break into ...
绝交 --- break with sb ..
分手, 解放 --- break up
发生 (战争地震等) --- break out
突然爆发 --- break out
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
break the news to sb --- 告诉 … 消息 (give bad news)
break the ice --- 打破沉默
break the law --- 违法
have a break --- 交好运
a big /lucky break --- 难得的机会，幸运
give sb a break --- 给某人一次机会
生活用语 Street Talks
A: You know David broke the news of his girlfriend’s death to Robert.
B: It’ll be hard on Robert.
A: Mike has promised to go to the theater with me tonight.
B: He always breaks his promise. (违背，食言)
My car broke down on the way back home.
Two burglurs broke into grandpa’s house.
They broke off talking when Ann came in.
A fire broke out last night.
Give me a break! (Don’t be so tough on me)
Could you break it down over there?! (调低音量: turn down the music)
A: Could you lend me 100 bucks?
B: Sorry, I’m broke.
A: say ‘hi’ to your boyfriend for me.
B: We broke up last week.
A: Oh, I’m sorry.
电影对白 Transcripts
句型 We had a pretty tough time there at first, but we’re dealing with it and Jonah and I will get a long just fine again, as soon as I break his radio. 《西雅图夜未眠》
I don’t want him trying to break off the engagement. 《情归巴黎》
对话 Dennis: I got married because Betsy said we had to break up or get married, so we married.
Annie: But when you first met her, did you believe that she was the only person for you, that in some mystical, cosmic way, it was fated? 《西雅图夜未眠》
谚语 Proverbs
Never give a sucker an ever break.不要给傻瓜自新的机会。
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