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lesson 41 Getting a Tan

 

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    Both my brother and I are outgoing people. He as well as I likes being in the sun. It goes without saying, therefore, that we spend a lot of our free time at the beach. We go there to relax as well as to keep fit. To be frank, though, he no less than I enjoys looking at the beautiful "scenery" around the beach.

    However, if you are anything(强调) like us, we have a piece of advice for you. Don't forget to rub a good amount of sunscreen lotion all over your body. Not only does it protect you from getting skin cancer, but it also helps to keep you nicely tanned(过分做a.). Both my brother and I forgot to do that and now we look like Afro-Americans rather than Chinese.

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 【New Words】

tan: n.日晒后的颜色，adj.棕褐色的  v.晒太阳，晒黑

outgoing n. 外出，流出。 adj.喜欢外出的，坐不住的。

easy-going 随和的

scenery n.风景，景色

rub  n.摩擦  v.摩擦，擦。磋

sunscreen n.(防晒中的）遮光剂

lotion n. 洗液

protect v.防卫，保护

cancer n.癌，恶性肿瘤

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【Key Points】 

 

1.tan  tanned/ tanned     mongolian 人种　　

I like to tan at the beach in summer.  

The girl lay in the sun to tan her body.

那女孩躺在阳光下将她的身体晒成古铜色．

I like to have a tan in summer.　

 

2.as well as 也，既...又， 以及

She takes private pupils as well as teaching in school.

她除在学校任教外，也私自教学生。

I'm learning French as well as English.

我学英语之外还学法语。

He grows flowers as well as vegetables.

他既种菜也种花。

 

3.It goes without sying, 不用说

 

4.no less than 正如，不少于，多达

I received no less than ten thousand yen for my work.

我的工资多达一万元。

That hotel probably costs no less than 20 dollars a night.

那间旅馆的住宿费大约20元一晚呢。

No less than ten students flunked the exam.

整整有十位学生在这次考试中不及格。

 

5.scenery. 不可数名词  view = scene 可数名词 a beautiful scene

 

6.If you are anything like us,..

 anything 表示强调，用于if从句。

 

7.rub  rubbed, rubbed, rubbing  ＝ apply

I rubbed the window with a cloth.

我用一块布擦窗子。

He rubbed his hands to keep them warm.

他揉搓着双手来取暖。

In his job he's rubbing shoulders with film stars all the time.

他在工作中一直与电影明星来往。