英语词汇详解：afternoon -j9九游会网站

1.afternoon
形 名词复数: -s[-z]
义 everyday expressions
◆ n. 午后, 下午
it’s a cold afternoon. 这是一个寒冷的下午。
it’s my habit to play tennis in the afternoon.
我习惯在下午打网球。
this afternoon --- 今天下午
yesterday afternoon --- 昨天下午
tomorrow afternoon --- 明天下午
on wednesday afternoon --- 在星期三下午
on the afternoon of may 25th. --- 在5月25日的下午
◆ n. 后半期
in the afternoon of life --- 后半生
in the afternoon of the 19th century ---19世纪后期
衍生词语
◆ afternooner ---(美)下午出版的报纸，午后报
◆ afternoons --- adv. 每天下午
linguistic skill
常见搭配 useful phrases
◆ 午后不久 --- in the early afternoon
◆ 黄昏之时 --- in the late afternoon
communicating clearly
生活用语 street talks
◆ a: hi joan, how are you doing?
b: well, i’m fine, but a little bit tired. you know i had to work
at home every afternoon.
a: poor you, you obviously can’t go get afternoon tea with
me.
b: oh, i guess so.
◆ a: where were you yesterday afternoon?
b: at the library!
a: will you be there this afternoon?
b: yeah!
cultural focus
电影对白 transcripts
句型：
◆ uh, i’ve been, uh, i’ve been wandering around manhattan all afternoon, um, it’s something to do with maybe never seeing you again.《情归巴黎》
对话：
◆ linus: yeah. i was wondering if you could meet me here this afternoon.
sabrina: i don’t know. there’s something i ought to do.
《情归巴黎》
◆ sabrina: do you remember the rainy afternoon we spent together?
linus: it was a rainy afternoon, huh?
sabrina: and you stayed with me all afternoon, till my father came home. 《情归巴黎》