lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza

lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza

1. bare 赤裸的 ：boxers fought with bare fists
2. crude
   • 天然的：crude sugar, crude oil
   • 粗俗的：A crude manner
3. figure: someone who is important or famous in someway
4. draw up 起草
   • draw up a contract/will/list/plan
5. 表示喜欢的词语
   • like/be interested in
   • be fond of
   • be into
   • ** adore: love sth very much**
   • be crazy about
   • be addicted to
   • have a passion for
6. rise to fame 成名
7. eminent 杰出的，卓越的（一般形容人）
8. turn against sb 与某人反目成仇
   • She turned against her old friend.
   • After the divorce, he tried to turn the children against their mother.
9. bet money on sth 赌... bet on horses
10. ring 原意指圈，比如相扑比赛场地的那个圈
11. It is/was 的强调句
    • I didn't go to bed until my mother came back.
    • => It was not until my mother came back that I went to bed.
    • He didn't finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England until his third match in 1790.
    • => It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.
12. be in debt 负债
13. defeat/beat 都有打败的意思，但是beat一般只用在比赛中
    • I defeated/beat him at chess.
    • The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.