Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
本頓在把存款送往郵局的途中把錢包丟了。
新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 45 A clear conscience

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local ['lokl] 詞頻1 詞根: loc
adj. 地方的;當地的,本地的;局部的;褊狹的; n. 慢車;本地居民(律師、教士、醫生);住處附近的當地酒店;本地新聞;
?? loc地方+al形容詞后綴 → 地方的,局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我們在當地報紙上登了一則廣告。
近義:neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial 反義:overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
post [post] 詞頻1 詞根: post
n. 郵件;郵政;柱,樁,桿;崗位; vt. 張貼;宣布;設崗;郵寄; vi. 快速行進; adj. 有關賽跑(或賽馬,賽狗)起點標志的; adv. 〈外〉在后;用急件[驛馬];趕緊地,火速地;
?? pos, posit pos, posit=put, 表示”放”
"The bus stop is few yards below the post office."
公共汽車站在郵局向南幾碼的地方.
近義:mail, update, acquaint, placard, bill, wager 反義:layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness
office ['?f?s] 詞頻1 詞根: of
n. 辦公室;辦公樓;問詢處;重要官職;
?? fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義:organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
butcher ['b?t??] 詞頻2
n. 屠夫,屠戶;屠殺者,劊子手;殘酷的人;肉鋪; vt. 屠宰;屠殺;弄砸,弄糟;把…處死刑;
?? 不切(諧音): 屠夫賣肉,不切用砍刀砍 屠夫不殺生,但是(but)一車(che)肉(r)怎么來
"He owns the butcher's in the main street."
他在大街上開了一家肉鋪。
近義:homicide, hoodlum, killer, assassin, murderer, ruffian
lost [l?st] 詞頻1
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的; v. 遺失,失去( lose的過去式和過去分詞);(使)失去(所需要的東西,尤指錢);(因事故、年老、死亡等)損失;浪費;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我沒有站穩,仰面摔倒。
近義:mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift 反義:discovered, safe

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