The Thirty-ninth Of Word-Day

一：文章

二：单词

三：句子

一：文章

Jack: We’ve been here for three hours, and we haven't finished a thing yet.

Mike: Look. I wrote the story, so I know what to do.

Jack: But you’re not telling people their roles.

Mike: I’m resting now. I’ll direct everybody in a minute.

Jack: You’re the laziest person I’ve ever met. We have to practice or else we won’t win like the last three years in a row.

Mike: Whatever. I’m going for a drink.

Jack: Damn it, Mike! We have to get this done! We don’t have much time left. You ruined the whole project.

Mike: Whatever you may say.

二：单词

direct ：英 [dɪˈrekt ; daɪ-]
adj. 直接的；直系的；亲身的；恰好的
ore farms are selling direct to consumers.
更多的农场在直接向消费者销售产品。

vt. 管理；指挥；导演；指向
vi. 指导；指挥
I reached the cockpit and directed the extinguisher at the fire without effect.
我进入驾驶舱，把灭火器对准火焰喷射，但没有效果。

adv. 直接地；正好；按直系关系
You can fly direct from Seattle to Europe.
你可以从西雅图直飞欧洲。

direct the job: 分配工作

row：英 [rəʊ]
n. 行，排；划船；街道；吵闹
in a row 连续的

...a row of pretty little cottages.
…一排漂亮的小村舍。

vt. 划船；使……成排
vi. 划船；争吵
Can you row me up/across the river?
你能划船将我送到河的上游/对岸吗?。

Successive：英 [sək'sesɪv]
adj. 连续的；继承的；依次的；接替的
Jackson was the winner for a second successive year.
杰克逊是连续第二年的获胜者。

ruined：英 ['rʊɪnd]
v. 毁灭（ruin 的过去式及过去分词）
And then finished, like she ruined your life.
然后结束如同她毁了你的生活。

adj. 毁灭的；荒废的
...a ruined church.
…一座荒废的教堂。

project n. 工程，计划；v. ①计划，设计 ②表达 ③伸出，突出
例：
The project became so expensive that we had to pull out.
项目耗资太大，我们只好退出。
He planted some flowers on the balcony that projects over the street.
他在探出的阳台上种了些花。
搭配：project oneself 展现，表现，确立（好形象）：
She projects an air of calm self-confidence. 她表现出镇定自若的神态。
拓展：projection n. 推测，设想；
projector n. 放映机，投影仪

三：句子

1.I’m resting now. I’ll direct everybody in a minute.
我现在在休息，我很快就可以搞定一切！
direct everybody: 分配所有人 —— 搞定一切

2.We have to practice or else we won’t win like the last three years in a row.
我们必须得练习，不然就不可能像过去三年那样一直夺冠了
or：一个句子中表示递进的关系

3.We have to get this done
关键：被动语态的方式
我们必须弄好这些

4.We don’t have much time left.
left: leave 的过去分词形式。表示 "剩下，留下"
我们没时间了

5.You ruined the whole project
你搞砸了整个计划