award

n.

奖品;判决;奖学金

He won the Oscar Award for the best actor.
他获得奥斯卡最佳男演员奖。

Have you heard the good news about my award?
你听到我获奖的好消息了吗？

近义词

gift n. 礼物;

He sent me a wonderful doll as my birthday gift.
他送给我一个很棒的洋娃娃当作生日礼物。

medal n. 奖牌;纪念章

She won a golden medal in swimming contest
她得到游泳金牌。

prize v. 奖品;奖金

He got the Nobel Prize for literature!
他获得诺贝尔文学奖！

reward v. 奖品;报酬

Happiness is not a reward it is a consequence.
幸福不是报偿，而是结果。

词性变化

awardee n. 获奖人；

All the awardee will recieve a ten-thousand-dollar.
每个获奖人都会得到一万元。

反义词

fine n. 罚款；罚金

He paid a five hundred dollar fine for speeding.
他因为超速被罚款500元。

penalty n. 处罚

If you knock the ball with your hand in football, you will suffer a penalty.
如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球, 你将受到处罚.

punishment n. 处罚;惩罚

By reason of his youth the boy escape punishment.
由于年轻，这孩子得免处罚。

学习测试

This makes a clear distinction between ______and penalty?

1. reward; 2. fine; 3. award; 4. prize

I'll figure it out later.
我等下会把它想通。

figure out指想通一个问题。
老美说想通一个问题或是解决一个问题很喜欢用 figure out 这个片语。 例如你要问人家一个问题, 你就可以说, How do you figure this out? (你是怎么想出来的呀?) 或是 work it out 也很常用, 也是解决问题的意思。 例如你跟你的同学一起作功课, 你就可以说, OK, Let's work it out together。

The Games was held on 25th of August and was closed on 11th of September, attracting a record 5,348 athletes from 83 countries. It was the first Summer Games covered by television. CBS bought the rights for $394,000.

该届奥运会于8月25日开幕，9月11日闭幕，吸引了来自83个国家的5348名运动员参赛，这一数目史无前例。这是第一次进行了电视转播的夏季奥运会。美国哥伦比亚广播公司斥资39.4万美元购买了比赛电视转播权。

Renowned tracker Klaas Kruiper hunts game in South Africa. "He was completely in tune with his surroundings," says Chris Johns, who befriended Kruiper and photographed him over a period of five years.

在南非，声名卓著的猎手Klaas Kruiper正在追捕猎物。"他和他的周围环境简直融为一体，"Chris Johns如是说，Chris与Kruiper为友，并拍摄了他长达五年时间。

One or Two?

Customer: Waiter, I've only got one piece of meat in my dish.

Waiter:Just a moment, sir and I'll cut it in two.

一还是二

顾客：服务员，我盘子里怎么只有一块肉？

服务员：先生，请稍候，我去把它切成两块。