1368个单词就够了
1 四个skill
挑个大的 捡实心的 捏软乎的 自产自用
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为什么只需要1368个单词
只统计了词汇的单一形式：多义、派生、词形、 没歌词都有多个词意和用法
3 如何解决表达问题
3.1 挑个大的
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上义词（大词） 下义词（小词）
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Her youngest son inherited all her property. Her youngest son got all her property. She gave all the property to her youngest son. All her property goes to her youngest son. She gave her youngest son all she had.
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Get
I get a lot of E-mails every day. The policeman finally got him. I’ll get the doctor. Let’s get some fresh air. She gets $19 an hour. He didn’t get the joke.
We need to get the four-twenty bus if we are going to be there by six. Can you get the phone, please? I’m making dinner. I’m going to get you for that, you little brat! That stupid dog tried to get me. I’ll get dinner if you get the movie. What time will we get there?
Receive – Catch – Call –
Breathe – Earn – Understand - Ride -
Answer - Punish - Attack - Treat - Arrive -
Persuade, convince, induce, influence, sway, entice, coax, incite, impel, wheedle, manage, fix, succeed, arrange, contrive, wangle, annoy, upset, anger, bother, disturb, trouble, bug, irritate, aggravate, gall, madden, exasperate, nettle, vex, irk, rile, pique, buy, obtain, gain, acquire, win, land, score, achieve, net, secure, attain, reap, glean, procure, collect, realize, gross, reap, fetch, bring, collect, prepare, cook, follow, notice, appreciate, perceive, grasp, comprehend, fathom, develop, contract, experience, sustain, undergo, grab, capture, trap, seize, mail, collar, nab, apprehend, contract, reach, puzzle, confuse, baffle, bewilder, confound, perplex, mystify, stump, beat, flummox, nonplus, touch, affect, excite, stir, stimulate, arouse.
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Think
Doubt Suspect Consider Suppose Guess Believe Anticipate Judge Ponder Contemplate
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Feeling 有感觉的都是feeling
I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. I still have feelings for her. You have no feelings for others
I got the feeling that he didn’t like me much. I don’t have any strong feelings about it. Who care about my feeling?
Emotion - Love - Sympathy - Impression - Opinion - Attitude -
Understanding - She has a wonderful feeling for colors. Sensation - Sense -
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I had a strange feeling in my neck. I’ve lost all feeling in my legs.
Bad
I thought it was a very bad article. Smoking gives you bad breath. You’re a bad liar. He had a bad accident.
Inferior - Unpleasant - Poor - Serious -
Inappropriate - Evil -
It is a bad time to call him. I don’t think I am a bad person. You are a bad boy.
Too much work is bad for your health. I’ve got a bad back.
She felt bad about leaving him. I’m afraid I’m feeling pretty bad.
Naughty - Harmful - Painful - Guilty - Ill -
Rotten – 腐烂 Rancid – 酸败 Sour – 不新鲜了
The apple is rotten. The butter is rancid. The milk is sour.
不可以混搭，但是都可以用bad这个词
3.2 捡实心的
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具体的概念词（实心词） 抽象的概念词（空心词）
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It is an important decision. It is a big decision.
If it means that much to you, I’ll go find something else. For him, family comes before everything.
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Size 实心词，表达“严重性”、“艰巨性”、“那么多”三个空心词
Nobody realized the size of the problem. She knows the size of the task.
We were shocked at the size of his debts.
3.3 捏软乎的
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迅速转换表达的角度，而不是随便找个词凑合
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我喜欢吃瘦肉
错误 – I like to eat thin meat. 正确 – I like to eat lean meat. 正确 – I don’t like fat meat.
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这个土豆是生的
Lean 瘦肉
正确 – This potato is not cooked.
正确 – This potato is raw.
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三招：1- 正着不会反着说；
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Keep：
零钱不用找了。You can keep the change.You can keep it. 这事儿不能对别人说。Keep it to yourself.
他对妻子隐瞒了什么。He keeps something from his wife. 宝宝闹腾的我们一夜没睡。The baby keeps us up all night. ?
Off
All the shirts are 20% off. 比用“discount”简洁些。
首先，最好的方法是用单词OFF，不用DISCOUNT，比如：三折：70% off ，八折：20% off，九折：ten per cent off，打几折，就是100减掉几十的百分数，然后off。这是最正规的说法。 然后，DISCOUNT这个单词有名词，动词等用法。
这打几折?How much discount will you give me for it? (名词用法)
八五折：at 15% discount (名词用法)(AT) 可用可不用。(AT换成WITH也可以) 九七折：discount three percent (动词用法) 七折：discount of 30% (名词用法)
六折：make an allowance(reduction) of 40%(其他单词)
你希望头发留多长啊？ How much do you want your hair off? （你想剪掉多少头发？） 他罚球没有罚中。 His free throw shooting was off.
他骑车的时候不扶车把。 He rides bicycle with his hands off the handle.
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三招：2- 我不会说你来说；
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主动、被动的两个对象可以调换。
Her youngest son got all her property. She gave all the property to her youngest son.
银行批了我30万元按揭贷款。 Mortgage （按揭）。I borrowed 300,000 yuan from the bank. 你把感冒传染给了我。 You infected me the cold. I got the cold from you. You gave me the cold.
你们这儿可以刷卡吗？ Can I use bank card?
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三招：3- 人不会说东西说；
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事物代替人做主语。中文习惯从人的角度来表达，以人作为主语。英文经常以事物做主语进
行表达，简化英语。
Her youngest son got all her property.
She gave all the property to her youngest son. All her property goes to her youngest son. ?
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获奖的是XXX。The award goes to XXX.
我的头疼老是好不了。 My headache just doesn’t go.
我不知道钱都花到哪儿去了！ I don’t know where all my money goes! 这些盘子要放到哪儿呀？ Where do these plates go? ?
Come, bring, say, speak, wait, stay, stop
这条裙子有三种颜色。 This dress comes in three colors. 今天什么风把你给吹来了？ What brings you here today? 这些数字说明了什么？ What do these figures say? 她的成功说明了一切。Her success speaks for itself.
案头工作可以明天再做。The paperwork can stay till tomorrow. 我的帽子老戴不住。My hat wont stay.
你该干的事情还没有干完呢！ Your responsibility doesn’t stop here.
3.4 自产自用
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不知道没有记住的单词，用已知的单词解释这个词。
兽医 – vet – a doctor for the animals 意大利面 – pasta – Italian noodle
同事 – colleague – He is someone in my company. He is someone from work.
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日本地震发生的频率是多少？
Frequency – What is the frequency of earthquake in Japan? How often does earthquake happen in Japan? ?
优先权 – Priority
结婚是头等大事 – Getting married is the first priority.
Getting married is more important than other things and should be done first. Apologize – You should say sorry to me.
Greet somebody (欢迎某人) – say hello to somebody. Accept – say yes to something.
Propose – I asked her to marry me last night. I asked her to marry me last night and she said yes.