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- lesson ['lεsən]
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n
a unit, or single period of instruction in a subject; class
- an hour-long music lesson
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2.
n
the content of such a unit
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3.
n
material assigned for individual study
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4.
n
something from which useful knowledge or principles can be learned; example
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5.
n
the principles, knowledge, etc, gained
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6.
n
a reprimand or punishment intended to correct
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7.
n
a portion of Scripture appointed to be read at divine service
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8.
vt.
[tr]
[rare]
to censure or punish
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9.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French leçon, from Latin l
e ctio , from legere to read
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1.
n
a unit, or single period of instruction in a subject; class
Examples
- music lesson
- 音乐教程；音乐课程 → lesson
- The teacher assigned a new lesson.
- 老师指定了新功课。 → assign
- Carl sat down and had breakfast although it was late for the lesson.
- 尽管上课要迟到了，卡尔还是坐下来吃了早餐。
- Good afternoon! Let's start the lesson.
- 下午好！开始上课。 → afternoon
- We'll stop here today. (lesson)
- 今天我们的课就上到这儿。 → stop
- It's too sad that he learned the lesson until the accident.
- 直到事故发生之后他才得到了教训，真是太遗憾了。 → lesson
- The lesson we are in is on page 13.
- 我们现在讲的是第十三页。 → page
- to teach sb a lesson
- [fig] 给某人一个教训 → lesson
- how long is the lesson?
- 这节课多长时间？ → long
- the lesson was difficult to follow → follow
nciku Note
Management Theory : Lesson 4
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Management Theory : Lesson 4 一只火鸡跟一只公牛聊天，“我好想飞到那棵树上，”火鸡叹了口气，“可是我没有力气呀。”“喔，要不你吃点我的便便试试？”公牛说，“营养丰富哦。于是火鸡就啄了一口，确实有了些力气，能飞到树最低的那根树枝上了。第二天，吃了更多便便后，火鸡已经能飞到第二根树枝了。到了第四天晚上，火鸡终于成功飞上树梢。但一个农民立即就看到了他，用枪把他射了下来。 A turkey was chatting with a bull, "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy." "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull, "They're packed with nutrients." ”The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the very top limb. He was promptly spotted by a farmer who shot him out of the tree. Moral of the story: Bull manure (B.S) might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there. |
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