Basic Needs
形 名词复数：-s[-z]
义 Everyday Expressions
◆ n. 动物，野生动物 wild animal 家畜 farm / domestic animal
We should protect animals.
◆ n. 兽性的人，衣冠禽兽
Drinking alcohol releases the animal in man.
喝酒使人兽性大发。
衍生词语
◆ animalism n. 兽性;动物特性;
◆ animate v. 赋予……以生命，使活泼
◆ animally adv. 肉体上地
Linguistic Skill
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
◆ 兽性 --- animal instincts
◆ 畜牧 --- animal husbandry
◆ 耕禽 --- a draught animal
◆ 家禽 --- a domestic animal
◆ 把动物关入笼中 --- to cage animals
◆ 诱捕动物 --- to trap animals
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slang
◆ (in) animal spirits --- 生气，生趣
◆ animal/sexual desire --- 肉欲
Communicating Clealy
生活用语 Street Talks
◆ A: Rebecca, I got a D in math this term. What do I do?
B: Sorry about that, Freddie. Cheer up! You can make it next term. But frankly speaking, if you weren’t such a party animal, you’d have more time for studying.
◆ A: Joanna usually talks to animals and toys.
B: Poor Jo. If only she had a healthy family!
◆ The youth are full of animal spirits.
◆ That fighter is really an animal when he steps in the boxingring.
Cultural Focus
电影对白 Transcripts
◆ Newsman: Sir, why are you running?
Newswoman: Are you doing this for world peace?
Newsman: Are you doing this for the homeless?
Newsman: Are you running for woman’s rights?
Newsman: Or for the environment? Or for animals?
Forrest: They just couldn’t believe that someone would do all that running for no particular reason. 《阿甘正传》
名言 Quotations
◆ Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.
D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930), British author. The woodkeeper Annable’s motto, in The White Peacock, pt. 2, ch. 2 (1911).
