Chapter 5 Surprises at the studio

   i surprised everyone by wearing a terrible mask.我帶了一副可怕的面具, 使大家受驚了。be amazed at (by) 對...大為驚奇                   be amazed to see 看到[聽到, 發現]...感到吃驚be amazed to hear 看到[聽到, 發現]...感到吃驚      be amazed to find 看到[聽到, 發現]...感到吃驚e.g. they were amazed at the soaring drive of our oil workers.他們對我國石油工人的沖天干勁感到驚奇。4. recording  n.(音像的)錄制; 錄音; 唱片; 錄了音的磁帶   e.g. do you remember how to operate this recording machine? 你記得怎樣使用這個錄音機嗎？  record  vt. & vi. 記錄; 錄音, 拍攝  n.記錄, 記載e.g. his voice does not record well. 他的聲音錄下來不好聽。      he broke a record in running. 他打破了一項賽跑的紀錄。   擴充用法recordbreaker  n.打破記錄的人                      record-breaking  adj.打破記錄的record-holder  n.保持最高記錄者; 記錄保持者          record-player  n.(電)唱機習慣用語：break the [a] record 打破記錄   hold record 保持記錄   set (up) a new record 創新紀錄5. nervous  adj. 神經緊張的; 神經過敏的   e.g. she felt very nervous with so many people looking at her. 這么多人瞧著她, 她感到非常緊張。   習慣用語：feel nervous about 不寒而栗, 擔心, 害怕參考詞匯：nervous , excited 這兩個詞并非同義詞，nervous指精神緊張，如不善于在眾人面前講話的人所表現的精神緊張。而excited是指感情方面激動或精神興奮e.g. he was obviously very nervous. 顯然他很緊張。don't be nervous, old chap!別神經質啦，老伙計！he became very excited when he heard that he came out first in the competition.當聽到自己在競賽中得了第一名時，他非常激動。6. faint  vi.暈倒, 昏倒   n.昏倒e.g. the young soldier fainted in the hot sun. 那個年輕的士兵在炎炎烈日下暈了過去。he recovered from a faint. 他從昏厥中蘇醒過來。   習慣用語：fall into a dead faint 昏倒, 不省人事=fall in a dead faint 昏倒, 不省人事      6. raise  vt.提起; 舉起; 豎起; 撫養; 飼養; 增加; 提升e.g. when he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation. 他看到校長時舉手敬禮。   the old man likes raising rabbits, chickens, dogs and horses.這個老人喜歡養兔子、雞、狗和馬。   they raised their output by more than half in less than three years.