每课一词：新概念英语第1册第71课
接下来我们继续来看第71课的“每课一词”：
Lesson 71 He's awful
What's Ron Marston like, Pauline?
He's awful! He telephoned me four times yesterday, and three times the day before yesterday.
He telephoned the office yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon. My boss answered the telephone.
What did your boss say to him?
He said,“Pauline is typing letters. She can't speak to you now!”
Then I arrived home at six o'clock yesterday evening. He telephoned again. But I didn't answer the phone!
Did he telephone again last night?
Yes, he did. He telephoned at nine o'clock.
What did you say to him?
I said,“This is Pauline's mother. Please don't telephone my daughter again!”
Did he telephone again?
No, he didn't!
——选自《新概念英语》第一册，外语教学与研究出版社，1997年10月第1
二、每课一词
awful
【源】
1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古英语的egefull，意为“令人害怕的”。
【音】
['ɔːfl]
【形】
awe（敬畏；恐惧）+ful
【义】
awful一般用作形容词，表示“可怕的；糟糕的”。如：
The appearance of the giant was truly awful.那巨人的外貌确实很可怕。The weather is awful today.今天天气坏透了。
awful也可以用作副词，表示“极其”。如：
She's awful cute.她非常可爱。Clint is awful smart.克林特机灵极了。
三、更多拓展
time
time表“时间”时是不可数名词，如：
Only time will tell if you are right.只有时间才能证明你是否正确。
time表“次数；倍数”时是可数名词，如：
She has been to Paris four times.她已经去过四次巴黎了。The room is three times larger than that one.这个房间比那个大三倍。