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Unit6: Key Words and phrases
Ⅰ. Words.
1. peaceful adj. 平静的
It’s peaceful at home when the children are at school. 孩子们上学时,家里就安静了。
It’s so peaceful in the woods. 树林里是那样的宁静。
【知识拓展】
(1) peacefully adv.和平地
Finally they solved these problems peacefully. 最后他们和平地解决了问题。
(2) peace n.和平
It's a danger to world peace. 这对世界和平是一个威胁。
2. convenient adj. 方便的
When would it be convenient for you to go? 你什么时候方便去?
It’s convenient to travel in the city. 在城市里出行是便捷的。
He found a simple and convenient Way to solve the problem. 他找到了解决那个问题的简便方法。
【知识拓展】convenience方便
Thank you for giving us much convenience. 感谢你们给了我们许多的方便。
3. neighbourhood n. 街区;城区
【友情提示】在美语中,neighbour可以拼写为neighbor,所以neighbourhood也可以拼写为neighborhood。
不少以-our结尾的英语单词在美语中都可以写作-or,因此它们的派生词也发生相应的变化,如:favourite(英式英语)→ favorite(美式英语)等。
There are shops in the neighbourhood of my house. 我家附近有些商店。
There are not enough doctors in this neighbourhood. 这一带没有足够的医生。
【知识拓展】neighbour n. 邻居;邻国
Jack is our neighbour; he lives next to us. 杰克是我们的邻居,他住在我们隔壁。
Holland is one of Germany's neighbours. 荷兰是德国的邻国之一。
4. bottom n. 底部
There are tea leaves in the bottom of my cup. 我的杯底有茶叶。
She is at the bottom of her class. 她是班上最后一名。
5. step n. 台阶
The child was sitting on the top step. 那孩子坐在最上一级的台阶上。
There are two steps up onto the bus. 上公共汽车有两级踏板。
【友情提示】steps可以用来表示“(室外的)石头阶梯”或“四脚梯,折梯”等。
6. noisy adj. 吵闹的;嘈杂的
Shanghai is sometimes a really noisy city. 上海有时候真的是一个嘈杂的城市。
【知识拓展】noise n. 噪音
Don’t make so much noise. 别那么吵闹。
7. exciting adj. 令人激动的;令人兴奋的
We are watching an exciting football match. 我们正在看一场激动人心的足球比赛。
【知识拓展】excite v. 使激动,使兴奋 excited adj. 激动的;兴奋的
Don't excite yourself. 不要激动。
The children were very excited by the news.孩子们听到这个消息非常兴奋。
8. pleasant adj. 令人愉快的
We spent a pleasant day in the country. 我们在乡下度过了愉快的一天。
【知识拓展】please v. 使高兴 pleased adj. 高兴的,愉快的
It’s difficult to please everybody. 很难做到人人满意。
They were all very pleased with the news. 他们听到那消息都很高兴。
9. relaxing