Words & Expressions:
*illogical /??lɑ?d??k?l/, not sensible or reasonable.?OPP: logical
--illogical and unreasonable fear
it is illogical to do something
--It is illogical to assume you can do the work of three people.
*turn your stomach, to make you feel sick or upset.
--I don't know anything about art, but I know what turns my stomach.
*stomach:verb.to be able to accept something, especially something unpleasant=endure; to eat something without becoming ill
--hard/difficult to stomach: I found his attitude hard to stomach.
--I’ve never been able to stomach seafood.
*bring someby/something up, SYN=raise, to mention a subject or start to talk about it; or to look after and influence?a child until he or she is grown up.
--Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?
--He was brought up by his grandparents.
bring somebody up to do something
--In my day, children were brought up to respect the law.
be brought up (as) a Catholic/Muslim etc
--I was brought up a Catholic.
*repulsive /r??p?ls?v/: extremely unpleasant, in a way?that almost makes you feel sick.?SYN: revolting,disgusting, gross, ew
--Many people find slugs repulsive.
--The food was revolting!
--Smoking is a really disgusting habit.
*receive more praise and abuse
--No invention has received more praise and abuse than internet.
*despise/d??spa?z/, to dislike and have a low opinion of someone or something.?
--I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him.
despicable /d??sp?k?b?l, ?desp?-/, extremely bad, immoral, or cruel
--Abusing a child is a despicable act.
*upbring/??p?br????/, the way your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up.
--Mike had had a strict upbringing.
have a good/religious/tough/privileged etc upbringing
--He had a rather unsettled upbringing, moving with his father from town to town.
Sentences:
You stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat-the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
Acting on a sudden impulse...沖動(dòng)行事
Impulse is a devil.沖動(dòng)是魔鬼
Pronunciation:
*Mediterranean/?med?t??re?ni?n/ 重音在'ranean' r部分
*southern/?s?e?rn/
*northern/?n??re?rn/
