Second, the bank called and told me I would have to keep up with my car payments or I might lose the car.
其次銀行通知我得繼續支付小汽車的貸款,否則我將會失去小汽車。
瘋狂英語精華演講卡 大喊長句難句(二)

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second ['s?k?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: 跟隨
n. 秒;瞬間;次貨;第二份食物; adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的; adv. 第二;其次;以第二位; vt. 支持;臨時調派;附議;贊成提案;
?? sec跟隨+ond=one第一→跟隨第一個之后→第二;秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她當木工學徒已是第二年了。
近義:back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse 反義:oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
bank [b??k] 詞頻1
n. 銀行;(條形的)堆;(河的)岸;庫存; vt.& vi. 堆積;筑(堤);將(錢)存入銀行; vi. (轉彎時)傾斜飛行;(在某銀行)開賬戶,存款; vt. (用煤等)封爐火;
?? bank=bench長椅→由柜臺轉化而來 → 銀行
"I don't have a bank account."
我沒有銀行賬戶。
近義:deposit, hill, earth, tip, slope, lender 反義:retire, withdraw
keep [kip] 詞頻1
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止; vi. (食品)保持新;保持健康; n. 保持,保養;供養,撫養;生活,生計;飼料;牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工組織保留有在家里可能遭受傷害的孩子名單。
近義:hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save 反義:transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate
lose [lu:z] 詞頻1 詞根: 分解
vt. 失去;錯過;遺失;耽擱; vi. 損失;輸掉;走慢;降低價值;
?? 10(lo)個司儀(se) 遺失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近義:mislay, misplace, miss, waste 反義:prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
told [tel] 詞頻1
v. 表明( tell的過去式和過去分詞 );講;知道;講述;
"In a weak moment, I told him the truth."
我一時心軟, 告訴了他真相.

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