第十三节(原教材也为第十二节)

　　Company

　　Basic need

　　音形义

　　Everyday Expressions

　　n. 同伴

　　I don’t feel at home in Alice’s company. (觉得不自在。)

　　n. 陪伴

　　George keeps his own company. (独来独往)

　　n. 公司

　　This company laid off 100 hands. (人)公司名通常简写为: Co.例：史密斯公司--- Smith Co.

　　衍生词语

　　companion (伙伴);

　　companionship (友谊，伴侣关系);

　　常见搭配 Useful Phrases

　　出版社 --- a publishing company

　　陪伴 --- for company

　　和某人一道 --- keep sb. company

　　和…交往，与…为友--- keep company with

　　和…一起 --- be in company with

　　断绝来往 --- part company

　　习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs

　　company man --- (白领阶层的)受雇者

　　Two is company, three is crowd. --- 两人为伴,三人添乱.

　　生活用语 Street Talks

　　A: Jack doesn’ t enjoy the company of the opposite sex!(不喜欢与异性作伴)

　　B: What a queer bird! (多奇怪的人啊!)

　　C: No, I don’t think so. I think he’s glad of Joanna’s company!

　　A: See, they’re over there!!!

　　A: What does your son do for a living?

　　B: He works for a shipping company.

　　A: John and Kate are keeping company. (谈恋爱)

　　B: Well I don’t think they are serious. Parents usually remind their kids to avoid the company of strangers. (避免与陌生人交往)

　　电影对白 Transcripts

　　句型 Anyway, like I was saying, I had a lot of company. 《阿甘正传》

　　He graduated from Yale at 19 and took his mother and company for a ride on the fiber-optic highway, and turned a one hundred million dollar family business into some serious money. 《情归巴黎》

　　I’m too busy with this company. 《情归巴黎》

　　It’s like what happens when I watch those phone company ads.《西雅图夜未眠》

　　谚语 Proverbs

　　Better go it alone than to be in bad company.宁可一人独往，莫与坏人为伴。

　　You may know a man by the company he keeps.只见其友则知其人。

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