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Unit 12
Words and Expressions
Section A
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adj.出乎意料的;始料不及的
unexpected /ˌʌnɪk'spektɪd/
expected adj.预期的
unexpectedly adv.出乎意料地
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在......以前
by the time...
例:By the time I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
(by the time引导的时间状语从句若为一般过去时,主句常用过去完成时)
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backpack /'bækpæk/
n.背包;旅行包
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v.睡过头;睡得太久
oversleep /ˌəʊvə(r)'sliːp/
→overslept /ˌəʊvə(r)'slept/→overslept
例:I overslept and missed the bus.
over-前缀表示“过度”:
过度劳累
过度使用
超重的
超龄的
overweight
overage
overuse
overwork
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give...a lift
捎......一程
例:Could you give me a lift to the next village?
= give...a ride
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block /blɒk/, /blɑːk/
n.街区 v.堵塞
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in line with
与...成一排
例:You have to wait in line with other customers.
stand in line 站队
cut in line 插队
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worker /'wɜː(r)kə(r)/
n.工作者;工人
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stare /steə/, /ster/
n./v.盯着看;凝视
例:Don't stare at me. It's impolite!
stare at... 盯着看;凝视...
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disbelief /ˌdɪsbɪ'liːf/
n.不信;怀疑
例:He stared at me in disbelief.
in disbelief 怀疑地
→belief n.相信;信仰
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prep.在...上面 adv.在上面
above /ə'bʌv /
例:He is flying above the clouds.
→below prep.&adv.在下面
辨析on, over与above, :
1. The book is the table.
2. There is a bridge the river.
3. The birds are flying high the trees.
on 在...上面(接触表面)
over 在...正上方(不接触表面)
above 在...上面(不接触;不一定在正上方)
on
over
above
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burn /bɜː(r)n/→burnt /bɜː(r)nt/, burnt;
→burned /bɜː(r)nd/, burned
v.着火;燃烧
例:I burnt all his old letters.
Paper and wood burn easily in dry summer.
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burning /'bɜː(r)nɪŋ/
adj.着火的;燃烧的
例:She managed to get out of the burning car.
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alive /ə'laɪv/
adj.活着;有生气的
例:I don't know whether the fish is alive or dead.
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airport /'eəpɔː(r)t/
n.机场
例:I will pick you up at the airport.
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prep&conj.到;直到
till /tɪl/
例:We're open till 6 o'clock.
I didn’t get off the bus till it stopped.
prep.
conj.
(till与until用法基本相同;但正式文体或句首一般只用until)
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west /west/
adv.向西;朝西 adj.向西的;西部的 n.西;西方
例:A west wind comes from the west.
He had no choice but to head west again.
adj.
n.
adv.
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cream /kriːm/
n.奶油;乳脂
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workday /'wɜː(r)kdeɪ/
n.工作日
例:I spend most of my workday sitting at a desk.
=working day
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show up
赶到;露面
例:He didn't show up until seven o'clock.
=turn up
=appear
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bean /biːn/
n.[C]豆;豆荚
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market /'mɑː(r)kɪt/
n.市场;集市
例:Let's go to the market and buy some beans.
首字母填空
1. Bert o this morning and was late for school.
2. East or w , home is the best.
3. The dog rushed into the b house to save its owner.
4. The pilot landed the plane safely at the a .
5. We feel lucky to be a after the earthquake.
6. Go straight for two b and you can see the bank on your left.
7. The news is so u that we are all surprised!
8. “Are you kidding?” she asked in d .
est
verslept
irport
urning
live
locks
nexpected
isbelief
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