Group 4
第四组
adieu
n. 告别
On commencement day we shall bid adieu to our alma mater.
毕业典礼那天，我们得跟母校道告别。
au revoir
n. 再见
Since I hope to see you again, I'Il say au revoir rather than adieu.
我希望能再见到你，所以我会说后会有期而不是告别。
billet-doux
n. 情书
A timely billet-doux can patch up a lovers' quarrel.
一封适时的情书可以停止情侣间的争吵。
bon mot
n. 珠玑妙语
He often set the table a-roaring with a well-placed hon mot.
他经常以恰到好处的珠玑妙语使满桌的人哄堂大笑。
brochure
n. 小册子
This helpful brochure explains social security benefits.
这本有用的小册子解释社会安全制度的好处。
canard
n. 谣言；妄传
It took a public appearance by the monarch to silence the canard that he had been assassinated.
元首出现于公众之前，以抑止他已被暗杀的谣传。
cliche
n. 陈腔烂调
Two cliches that we can easily do without are: "first and fore-most" and "last but not least."
两种我们可以轻易不用的陈腔烂调是：“最先也是最重要的”及“最后但非最不重要的”。
entre nous
adv. 不跟别人说；秘密地
The juniors expect to win, but, entre nous, their chances are not too good.
三年级的学生想赢得比赛，但是你不要跟别人说喔，他们赢的机会并不大。
mot juste
n. 适当的词限
To improve your writing, try to find the mot juste for each idea and avoid cliches.
为了改进你的写作，试着去找适当的字眼表达每一个意念，避免陈腔烂调。
precis
n. 大纲；摘要
Include only the essential points when you write a precis.
写大纲的时候，只要把重点包括进去就可以。
repartee
n. 机敏的应答
James Boswell admired Samuel Johnson's power of repartee,
詹姆斯·包斯威尔钦羡山姆尔·强森机敏的应答能力。
resume
n. 摘要
The instructor asked for a resume of the last lesson.
讲师要求写最后一课的摘要。
riposte
n. 1. 机敏的反驳或应答 2．剑术上的挡后回刺
Surprised to see him eating the apple core, I asked, "Won't it affect you?" "Pleasurably, " was his riposte.
我看到他在吃苹果核感到很惊讶，就问他：“这不会伤害你吗？"，他很机敏地回我说：“愉快的很”。
tete-a-tete
n. 密谈
Before answering, the witness had a tete-a-tete with his attorney.
在回答问题以前，证人先与他的律师密谈一番。