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Unit 4: Sharing
Words and expressions
1. parcel ['pɑːsl]n.包裹 vt. 裹好;打包 package: n. 包裹(US)
get\receive a parcel 收到包裹 send\deliver\collect a parcel 邮\投递取包裹
She parcelled up the books to send. 她把要寄走的书包了起来。
2. jam [dʒæm]n. 果酱;堵塞 v. 用力挤,挤满
a traffic jam / traffic jams交通堵塞; 堵车
Six of us ____________ into one small car.
3. mail [meɪl]n. 邮件;信件;邮政 vt. 邮寄;发电邮给 post: n./v. (UK)
by mail 邮寄a mail service/train/van 邮政服务╱列车╱汽车
Don't forget to mail your mother that letter. 别忘了把那封信给你妈寄去
4. secondary ['sekəndri]adj.中学的;次要的 secondary school中学
secondary teacher/education 中学教师/中等教育primary [ˈpraɪməri]school: 小学 be secondary to...第二的; 次要的
All other considerations are secondary ___his safety.
5. clay [kleɪ]n. 黏土;陶土clayey adj. 黏土的;粘土状的
were jammed
to
6. dust [dʌst] n. 沙土;灰尘 vi. & vt. 擦灰 dust a room 打扫房间
leave sb in the dust 让某人望尘莫及as dry as dust 枯燥无味的;
The books were all covered with dust. 书上积满了灰尘。
7. dusty adj. 布满灰尘的 a dusty road 尘土飞扬的路
piles of dusty books 一摞一摞布满灰尘的书
8. weed [wiːd] n. 杂草;野草vt. & vi. 除杂草grass: n.草; 青草(U.)
The yard was overgrown with weeds. 这座庭院杂草丛生。
I have been ________ the garden all day long.一上午都在除草
9. chorus ['kɔːrəs]n. 合唱曲;合唱团vt. 合唱;齐声说choir[ˈkwaɪə(r)]: n.合唱团 virtual choir: 虚拟合唱团symphony[ˈsɪmfəni]: n.交响曲/乐concert: 音乐会
10. a chorus of: 齐声;异口同声 in chorus 一齐;一致;共同
11. cotton ['kɒtn]n. 棉布;棉花 wear cotton uniforms 穿棉质校服
12. uniform ['juːnɪfɔːm]n.校服;制服 adj. —致的;统一的
in uniform 穿着制服
weeding
13. not to mention: 更不用说 mention vt. 说到,提到; n. 提及,说起
as is mentioned above 正如上文说到的 let alone更不用说
14. tablet ['tæblət]n.平板电脑;便笺本;药片table[ˈteɪbl]: 桌子pill: n. 药丸
15. rubber['rʌbə(r)] n. 橡皮;黑板擦;橡胶 eraser[ɪˈreɪzə]: n. 橡皮擦 (US)
16. washroom['wɒʃruːm] n.洗手间;厕所
17. rigid ['rɪdʒɪd]adj. 死板的;固执的rigidity n. rigidly adv.
rigid attitudes 固执的态度 I was bored rigid. 我觉得无聊极了
the rigidity of the law on this issue 法律在这个问题上的僵化处理 stubborn[ˈstʌbən]: adj.固执的顽固的
18. bubble ['bʌ