1.背口诀记单词
坐上了train(火车)
来到了Spain(西班牙)
见一片plain(平原)
下起了rain(雨)
淋坏了grain(粮食)
心里很pain(疼痛)
没办法gain(获得)
辛苦成vain(徒劳)
重新种again(再次)
2.识音标,记单词
train n.火车,列车,行列,顺序,长队,长袍(裙),导火线;vt.训练,培养,瞄准, (园艺)整枝;vi.锻炼。
Spain n.西班牙(欧洲南部国家)。
plain n.平原the Great Plains of the US (美国的大平原),草原;adj.明白的,平常的,清晰的in plain view.(清楚的视野),普通的,朴素的;adv.清楚地;[习语]plain water.(纯净水),plain cheating (彻头彻尾的欺骗),plain sailing(一帆风顺)。
rain n.雨,雨天;vi.下雨;vt.使大量落下,大量地给rain gifts(礼品大赠送);[习语],a rain of tears(泪如雨下), rain cats and dogs(倾盆大雨),as right as rain(非常健康)。
grain n.谷物,谷粒,颗粒,粮食,鱼叉上的一齿; vt.使成细粒,模仿木,使皮革表面粗糙;vi.成细粒;[习语]against the grain(逆纹理), in grain(本性的)。
pain n.痛苦,疼,劳苦spare no pains(不辞劳苦),努力;vt使痛苦;[习语]be at pains to do sth.(苦心经营), save your pains.(不必费心), a pain in the neck(讨厌的家伙/任务)。
gain n.财物的增加,利润,收获;vt.得到,增进gain time(跑得太快),赚到;vi.获利,增加;[习语] gaining in health.(健康情况好转)gain one's living(谋生)。
vain adj.徒然的a vain attempt.(没有结果的尝试),无益的vain talk(.没有价值的谈语),虚荣的,空虚的,自负的,愚蠢的;[习语] vain promises(空头许诺), for vain(徒劳地)。
again adv.又,再次,此外,再一次。
3.邻里邻外
train---在train后加er变为:trainer n.训练人
plain---在plain后加t变为:plaintn.怨诉,诉苦,抗议
rain---在rain后加bow变为:rainbow n.彩虹
pain---在pain的后加ter变为:painter n.,绘画者
gain---在gain后加say变为:gainsay v.否认
vain---在vain后加glory变为:vainglory n.自负,极度的虚荣心
again---在again后加st变为:against prep.相反,反对,逆着
4.佳句背诵
Plain sense but rarely leads us astray.
明了的意识很少让我们迷路。
The drowning man is not troubled by rain.
溺水者不怕雨。
If every day was a sunny day, who would not wish for rain?
每天都是晴朗天,谁不希望下点雨?
In every joke there's a grain of truth.
每一个笑话都有一个真理的种子。
A blind pigeon may sometimes find a grain of wheat.
既是瞎眼睛的鸽子有时也能发现谷物。
A friend is someone who can see the truth and pain in you even when you are fooling everyone else.
朋友就是在你愚弄他人的时候也能理解你的哀与乐的人。
Pain is forgotten /where/ gain comes.
收获时才能忘记努力的辛苦。
Sometimes gain is to lose.
有时得即是失。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可受损失,休取不义财。
Lightly gain, quickly lost.
来得容易去得快;不义之财,理无久享。
All is not gain that is put in the purse.
装进钱包里的不一定都是正当的收入。
Let no man deceive you with vain words
不要让别人用愚蠢的言辞来欺骗你。
Don't let yourself indulge1 in vain wishes.
不要沉溺于空虚的希望。
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain.
宠爱是欺诈的,美丽是空虚的。