喜剧叹息海报广告，演员约翰·托德亨特，1894年

名画欣赏解读：  

Poster : ['pəustə] n. 海报,招贴,脚夫v. 贴海报于
例句与用法:
1. The poster had been ripped to pieces.
　 那张广告画已被撕得粉碎。
2. The lettering on the poster is very eye-catching.
　 海报上的字体非常醒目.
3. The poster only stayed up a few hours, before it was stolen.
　 那张海报贴上去没几个小时就让人给偷走了。
4. The poster wouldn't stick even though I drenched it with glue.
　 我涂了大量胶水，可那张海报就是贴不住。

Advertising : ['ædvətaiziŋ] n. 广告业,广告adj. 广告的
例句与用法:
1. He put up a poster advertising the circus.
　 他贴了一张宣传马戏团的海报。
2. The advertising campaign didn't have much effect on sales.
　 这些广告攻势对销售额并没有起到多大作用。
3. This radio station does not carry any advertising.
　 这家广播电台不播送任何广告。
4. They use television advertising as a device for stimulating demand.
　 他们利用电视广告作为刺激需求的方法。

Comedy : ['kɔmidi] n. 喜剧
例句与用法:
1. No one can touch him (ie He is the best) as a comedian/in comedy.
　 他这个喜剧演员[演喜剧] 没人能比得上.
2. The film is a rich brew of adventure, sex and comedy.
　 这部电影是惊险、性爱及幽默的大杂烩.
3. This comedy has had them rolling in the aisles for two weeks.
　 这出喜剧让观众们连续两个星期乐得前仰后合。
4. The young actress made her debut in the new comedy.
　 这位年轻的女演员在新上演的喜剧里首次登台演出。
词形变化:名词复数:comedies

Sigh : [sai] n. 叹息v. 叹息之声,渴望
例句与用法:
1. He could not but look up to the sky and sigh deeply when his lifetime of frustrations passed through his mind.
　 想起自己坎坷的一生，他不由仰天长叹。
2. With a hopeless sigh, he turned away.
　 他发出一声绝望的叹息，转身走开了。
3. I wish I didn't have so much to do,' she sighed.
　 ｀我但愿能没有这麽多事情做,＇她叹著气说.
4. We all heaved a sigh of relief when we heard that they were safe.
　 当我们听说他们平安无事时，都松了一口气。
词形变化:名词:sigher 动词过去式:sighed 过去分词:sighed 现在分词:sighing 第三人称单数:sighs

Play : [plei] n. 游戏,游玩,剧本,比赛v. 玩,进行比赛,演奏,播放
例句与用法:
1. I think we should play Bill on the wing in the next match.
　 我认为下一场应当让比尔任边锋。
2. I could hear music playing on the radio.
　 我听到收音机里演奏著音乐。
3. We've been to several plays this month.
　 这个月我们看了好几场戏。
4. They played a joke on me.
　 他们开我的玩笑。
词形变化:动词过去式:played 过去分词:played 现在分词:playing 第三人称单数:plays 形容词:playable 名词:playability

John : [dʒɔn] n. 约翰
例句与用法:
1. Poor John was the butt of all their jokes.
　 可怜的约翰是他们嘲笑的对象。
2. It is expected that John will be back by ten.
　 约翰在十点以前回来是预料中的事。
3. They misprinted John as Jhon.
　 他们把John印成Jhon了.
4. This is no other than my old friend, John.
　 这位不是别人，正是我的老朋友约翰。

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