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8A U2 Vocabulary
number:
eg. We use numbers to count things in daily life.
a number of +pl.
the number of +pl.
eg. Large/Small number of students attended the meeting last week.
The number of the students in Grade 8 is about 600.
cn. 数字
“很多...”,
作主语谓语用复数
作主语谓语用单数
“…的数量”,
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instruction:
(1) pl. 用法说明;操作指南
eg. Always read the instructions before you start.
使用前务请阅读操作说明。
(2) n. 指示;命令
eg. He has trouble following simple instructions.
简单的指示他都难以照办。
instruct:
instruct sb to do sth
instructor:
v. 指示;命令
n. 指示者
命令某人做某事
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check:
eg. Check your work before handing it in.
交作业以前先检查一遍。
(2) v. “核实”
eg. --Is Mary in the office?
--Just a moment. I’ll go and check.
稍等,我去看看。
check in (at ...)
check out (of…)
=examine
(1) v. “检查”
=make sure
(在旅馆、机场等)登记
结账离开(旅馆等)
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one kilogram
--How heavy is the fish?
--I think it is 1500 grams.
--鱼有多重?
--我想应该有1500克重。
=1000 grams
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son:
daughter
grandson
eg. They have a son and two daughters.
他们有一个儿子和两个女儿。
n. 儿子
女儿
孙子;外孙
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chess:
play chess
eg. They are playing chess.
他们正在下棋。
n. 国际象棋
下棋
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India:
Indian:
n. 印度人
eg. The girl comes from India.
She is an Indian girl.
Many Indians travels in China every year.
n. 印度
adj. 印度的, 印度人的
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A long time ago, there was a king in India.
很久以前,在印度有位国王。
a long time ago
eg. We met each other a long time ago.
很早以前我们就见过。
This happened a long time ago.
这个是很早以前发生的事情了。
很早以前
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wise:
bright, intelligent
opp.
wisely:
wisdom:
eg. She had made a very decision.
This book is full of .
wise
wisdom
adj. 充满智慧的
=clever, smart,
adv. 聪明地
n.智慧
unwise, stupid, silly, foolish
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challenge:
challenge sb to sth
eg. Mike challenged me to a game of chess.
He challenged us to a fight after school.
challenge sb to do
eg. He challenged anyone to beat him.
他向任何要打败他的人挑战。
(1) vt. 向(人)挑战
向某人挑战
挑战某人做某事
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(2) n. 挑战;挑战书
eg. This trip will be a big challenge to us.
这次旅途对我们将是一大挑战。
You have no choice but to face/accept/take up
the challenge.
meet the challenge
challenging:
eg. The job is very challenging to her.
challenging work/questions/problems
具有挑战性的工作 / 提问 / 问题
challenger:
迎接挑战
adj. 挑战性的;考验能力的
n. 挑战者
promise:
promise sb sth
eg. He promised me a new notebook.
promise(sb)to do…
eg. He promised to help us.
They promised me to do better in the future.
promise + that 从句
eg. I promise you that I will come back soon.
(1) v.许诺
许诺某人某物
= promise sth to sb
许诺(某人)做某事
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(2) n. 诺言
make/keep/break a promise
许下 / 信守 / 违背诺言
eg. If you make a promise, you should keep it.
如果做出承诺你就该去遵守。
I will keep my promise.
我会遵守我的诺言.
Tom never breaks his promise.
汤姆从不食言。
prize:
the thing you can get if you win
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double:
adj. 两倍的,双的
un. “双倍”
eg. I think we can double our profits in one month.
我认为我们可以在一个月内把利润翻一番。
He doubles our wages on Sundays.
星期天他给我们加倍的工资。
I need double amount of pocket money.
我需要双倍的零用钱。
twice as many/much as
v. (使)加倍
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amount:
an amount of +pl.
eg. an amount of time/money/information
一段时间;一笔钱;一些信息
a large/small amount of
eg. There’s only a small amount of money left.
剩下的钱不多了。
=quantity
n. “数量”
许多的...
大量的/少量的…
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rest:
the rest of …
eg. She will spend the rest of her life there.
The rest of the books are in the reading room.
You need a rest after the tiring work.
have/take a rest
eg. Let’s have a rest.
让我们休息一下。
n. 剩下部分;
剩余部分;残留;其余
休息一下
休息
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gold:
golden:
1. The crown is made of .
2. My parents promised to buy me
a crown.
我父母答应给我买一顶金色的皇冠。
golden
gold
n. 金子;黄金
adj. 金色的
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instead:
句首常用逗号隔开
eg. Leo was ill so I went to the meeting instead.
He didn't reply. Instead, he stood up and left the room.
instead of
eg. I went swimming instead of shopping.
我去游泳了而不是去购物。
We’ll have rice instead of noodles for dinner today.
常放在句尾, 如放在
adv. “代替;反而”,
= in place of “代替”,
of是介词
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order sb to do sth
ask/tell sb to do sth
eg. So the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice.
The doctor ordered her to rest for a week.
医生让她休息一周。
“命令某人做某事”
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realize:
eg. The king quickly realized the problem.
Do you realize (that) you are an hour late?
(2) v. “实现”
realize one’s dream
= make … come true
eg. He hopes to realize his dream one day.
= He hopes to make his dream come true one day.
他希望有一天能实现他的梦想。
= know = be aware of
(1) v. “意识到”
=achieve
=achieve one’s dream
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enough:
enough+n.
adj/adv+enough
eg. ... he would till not have enough rice to put on all the squares!
There is enough food for us two.
有足够我们俩吃的食物。
This room is large enough.
这个房间足够大。
adj.“足够的”,
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“I can see nothing but an empty field,” the
young man said.
那个年轻人说道:“除了一块空地外,我
什么也看不见。”
but:
prep.“除了……外”
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copy:
n. 复制品
copy down
write down
eg. He copied down this sentence.
他昨天抄下了这个句子。
v. 复制、抄袭
抄下来
写下来
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correctly:
eg. Have you spelled it correctly?
你把它拼写对了吗?
correct:
v. 改正
eg. This is the correct answer.
这是正确答案。
=properly=without mistakes
adv. 正确地
adj. 正确的
=right
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traffic:
heavy traffic
繁忙的交通
traffic accident
(交通)事故
traffic jam
交通堵塞
n. 交通
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C1 The words in italics are from the story on page 19. Match the two halves of these sentences to make them meaningful.
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1 When you ask a wise person for help, a you tell him/her that you will
give him/her the present for sure.
2 If you promise somebody a
present, b you know something is
wrong.
3 If you get a prize in a game, c you get the number 4.
4 When you double the number 2 d you want him/her to give you
good advice.
5 When you realize the problem, e you win something for doing
very well.
ask sb for help
请求某人帮忙
for sure无疑;肯定
C2 Complete the article below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.
double prize promise realize wise
A young man once talked to a (1)____ old man. “I won a (2)_____ and have a little gold now, but I want much more,” he said. “Can you help me?”
The old man looked at him. “I can teach you how to make more money if you (3)_______ to follow my advice,” he said.
The young man agreed. Then the old man took the young man to a window. “Look outside,” he said. “I can see nothing but an empty field,” the young man said.
wise
prize
promise
“Use your money to buy this field,” said the old man, “and grow some cotton. In a year, you can sell the cotton and (4)______ your money.”
The young man (5)_______ what the old man meant. From then on he was not lazy any more. He worked hard all year round.
double
realized
翻译下列短语。
1 很久以前 ____________
2 国王最喜欢的游戏 ________________
3 下棋 ____________
4 一位智慧的老人_____________
5 一个极大的挑战 ______________
6 承诺做某事_____________
7 信守承诺 ____________
8. 失言 __________
9. 赢得比赛_______________
10. 百分之三的水_______________
a long time ago
the king’s favorite game
play chess
a wise old man
a great/big challenge
promise to do sth
keep a promise
break a promise
win a race / competition
3 % of the water
11 一大笔钱 ____________
12 他的余生________________
13 剩余的食物 ____________
14 命令某人做某事 _____________
15 足够的大米 ______________
16 实现他的梦想_____________
17 90.32____________
18. 2008年10月3日 __________
19. 9:25分_______________
20. 0.56_______________
21. 等等… 22 事故,意外
23 交通 24指示,指令
a large amount of money
the rest of his life
the rest of the food
order sb to do sth
enough rice
realize his dream
ninety point three two
October 3rd, 2008
nine twenty-five
(zero) point five six
and so on
accident
traffic
instruction
根据括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. She is always the________(one) to get to school
2. Today it is her ________(twelve) birthday.
3. Yellow River is the _____(two) longest river in china.
4. Six plus five __________(be) eleventh.
5 I live on the___________ (nine) floor and my best friend on the _____________ (thirty) floor.
6 Three _________ (multiply乘) by four is twelve.
7 Nine __________ (divide除) by three is three.
8 Math is as ________(difficult) as Physics.
first
twelfth
second
is
ninth
thirtieth
multiplied
divided
difficult
9. He was one of the greatest __________ (India) poets in history.
10. Two _________(three) of the students have
finished the work.
11. He promised _______ (lend) me some money.
12 Would you like ________ (take) a walk now?
13 The boss ordered him _________ (do) the work again.
14 Finally he ____________(realize) his ambition of becoming a pop star.
If I ______(be) free tomorrow, I will visit you.
16 Do you have enough money __________(buy) all the books you want?
thirds
to lend
Indian
to take
to do
realized
am
to buy
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