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UNIT 4 SHARING
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking
(见学生用书P60)
教材助读7
<1>parcel/ˈpɑːsl/n.[C]包裹 vt.裹好;打包
<2>jam/dʒæm/n.[U,C]果酱;堵塞
traffic jams交通堵塞
<3>be dying to do sth渴望做某事
<4>mail/meIl/n.[U]邮件;信件;邮政 vt.邮寄;发电邮给
<5>secondary/ˈsekəndri/adj.中学的;次要的
<6>clay/kleI/n.[U]黏土;陶土
<7>dusty[ˈdʌsti]adj.布满灰尘的
a dusty track尘土飞扬的小路
<8>weed/wiːd/n.[C]杂草;野草 vt.& vi.除杂草
<9>chorus/ˈkɔːrəs/n.[C]合唱曲;合唱团 vt.合唱;齐声说
a chorus of齐声;异口同声
a chorus of praise一片赞扬声
<10>cotton uniform棉质校服
<11>up to多达;高达
<12>not to mention更不用说;且不说
<13>tablet/ˈtæblət/n.[C]平板电脑;便笺本;药片
<14>rubber/ˈrʌbə(r)/n.[C]橡皮;黑板擦;橡胶
<15>adapt to适应
<16>have no concept of…没有……的概念
concept n.[C]观念;概念
<17>washroom/ˈwɒʃruːm/n.[C]洗手间;厕所
[同义]toilet;restroom
<18>basin/ˈbeIsn/n.[C]盆
<19>rigid/ˈrIdʒId/adj.死板的;固执的
[同义]stubborn/ˈstʌbən/adj.固执的
[反义]flexible/ˈfleksəbl/adj.灵活的
<20>the other day几天前;不久前的一天(谓语动词用一般过去时)
<21>bubble/ˈbʌbl/vi.起泡;沸腾
<22>tube/tjuːb/n.[C]管子;管状物
test tube试管
<23>spill/spIl/vt.& vi.溢出;泼出;(使)洒出;散落
<24>circus/ˈsɜːkəs/n.[C]马戏团
<25>come across偶然遇见;碰上
<26>relevant adj.有意义的;有价值的
<27>chemist/ˈkemIst/n.[C]化学家;药剂师;药房
chemistry n.[U]化学
<28>to be honest(=honestly speaking)说实话
<29>make a difference to对……起作用
<30>make one's visit to…拜访……
<31>fantastic views极美的景色
VOLUNTEERING IN THE BUSH
8 March
I just got a parcel<1> from home! It took about two weeks to arrive, and it was a bit damaged, but it was so nice to get some sweets and jam<2> from home;①I've been dying to<3> have some of my favourite sweets, and it's always nice to get mail<4>!
①此处是并列句。第一个分句中谓语动词是现在完成进行时(have been doing sth);后一个分句中it为形式主语,动词不定式短语作真正的主语。
So I've been here in the jungle for about a month now.My secondary<5>school is a bush school.The classrooms are made of bamboo, with clay<6> floors and roofs of grass.②It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a dusty<7> track covered in weeds<8>.When I reach the school grounds, I'm greeted by a chorus of<9> “good morning” from the boys.Unlike students in our country, these boys do not wear cotton uniforms<10>, and many of