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Unit 3
Same or Different?
v. 比较;对比
compare
When you buy something, you’d better compare the price.
当你买东西时,你最好对比一下价格。
v. 比较;对比
compare
If we compare British schools with
Chinese schools, we will find many differences. 如果把英国学校和中国学校做对比,我们会发现很多不同之处。
compare …with/to…
把……与……相比
compare … to
把……比作……
Students often compare their teachers to their parents. 学生经常把他们的老师比作父母。
adj. 害羞的
shy
While the shy girl prefers reading alone in the library, her outgoing friend enjoys organizing class parties. 这个害羞的女孩更喜欢独自在图书馆看书,而她外向的好朋友则热衷于组织班级聚会。
outgoing
adj. 外向的
shyness n. 害羞;羞怯
比较级_______
_____________
shyer
more outgoing
lazy
He is lazy during summer holidays but hard-working when practicing piano for competitions.
他暑假懒散但为钢琴比赛练琴时很勤奋。
adj. 懒惰的;
懒洋洋的
hard-working
adj. 勤奋的
lazily adv. 懒惰地;懒洋洋地
比较级__________________
___________________
lazier
more hard-working
adv. 响亮地 adj. 大声的
loud
adv. 常与speak, talk, laugh等连用
adj. 可作表语,也可作定语
She told us to speak a little louder. 她告诉我们说话声音大一点。
The teacher’s voice is very loud. We can all hear it. 老师的声音很大,我们都听得见。
perform
The students will perform an opera next Friday.
这些学生下星期五将表演歌剧。
v. 表演;执行
performance n. 表演;表现
performer n. 表演者;执行者
A computer can perform
many tasks at once. 电脑能同时执行多项任务。
Our music teacher told us that each performer needs to practice more to perform better in the performance next month.
alone
adv. by yourself 在句中作状语
adv. & adj.
独自;单独
adj. 只能用作表语,不能用作前置定语。表示客观上只有一个人,没有人做伴。
强调客观上的“独自一人;单独一人”,不表示内心的感受。
My grandpa lives
alone in the country.
我的爷爷独自住在农村。
Alice is alone in the room. Alice独自一人在房间里。
solve
v. 解决;解答
solution n. 解答,解决办法
solve a problem 解决问题
solve a puzzle 解开谜团
There is no simple solution to this problem.
这个问题没有简单的解决办法。
flute
Chinese flute is a traditional musical instrument.
中国长笛是一种传统乐器。
n. 长笛
congratulation
n. 祝贺;恭喜
Congratulations on your winning the race. 恭喜你比赛获胜。
Congratulations to you on passing the exam.
祝贺你通过了考试。
Congratulations (on ...) !(对……表示)祝贺!
congratulations to sb (on...)
(因……)向……表示祝贺
复数型名词,这类名词在特定意义上只以复数形式出现。不管向多个人还是向一个人表示祝贺,都应当使用congratulations
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n. 奖;奖励
win a prize 获奖
(win) first prize (获得)一等奖
prize
Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize at 84 years old.
屠呦呦在84岁时获得诺贝尔奖。
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v. 参加;出席
attend a meeting 参加会议
attend school 上学
attend a party 参加聚会
attend
I will attend the meeting tomorrow.
我明天将参加会议。
侧重指参加会议、婚礼、典礼,去上课、上学、听报告等
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像……一样……
I work as hard as her! 我和她一样努力工作!
as … as …
否定结构为:
not as/so...as... 不如……那样
两个as中间用形容词或副词的原级
Lucy isn’t as/so outgoing as Mary.
Lucy不如Mary外向。
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prep. 除……之
外(还)
adv. 而且
besides
Besides English, he also studies French. 除了英语,他还学法语。
表示包含在内的 “除了”
用于补充说明,常放在句首或句中
I like reading. Besides, it can improve my knowledge. 我喜欢阅读。而且,它能增长我的知识。
also, in addition, as well等也有补充的意思
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adj. 空闲的(同义词free);备用的
v . 抽出;拨出
You can stay here. We have a spare bed. 你可以待在这里,我们有一张备用床。
spare
I like to talk with my parents in my spare/ free time. 我喜欢在空闲时间和父母交谈。
spare time 空闲时间
in one’s spare time
在某人闲暇的时候
Can you spare me a few minutes?
你能抽出几分钟给我吗?
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n. 乐事(可数);愉快;荣幸(不可数)
with pleasure 愉快地;乐意地
It's a pleasure to do sth.
做某事是一件乐事
pleasure
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
很高兴见到你!
It gives me much pleasure to be with you.
和你们在一起我感到十分高兴。
It's a pleasure.不用谢。
My pleasure. 别客气。
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有共同之处
have nothing in common
没有共同之处
have a lot / something in common
有很多/一些共同之处
have sth in common
What do Emma and Ella have in common?
Emma和Ella有什么共同之处?
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n. 外表;露面
We shouldn't judge a person by his appearance.
我们不应该以貌取人。
appearance
She made a sudden appearance at the party.
她突然出现在聚会上。
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n. 性格;品质
a good personality 好性格
a strong personality 个性很强
personality
She has a very friendly personality.
她性格非常友好。
His strong personality makes him stand out.
他个性很强,这使他很出众。
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adj. 严肃的;
严重的
serious
He is as serious as me.
他和我一样严肃。
There’s nothing serious with my leg.
我的腿没什么严重的事。
He is serious about his study.
他对学习很认真。
表示人态度严肃,或用来形容病情或危害等
be serious about 对……认真
seriously adv. 严肃地,认真地,严重地
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n. 优势;力量
strengths and weaknesses
优缺点
strength
English is not my strength.
英语不是我的优势。
I haven't the strength to lift this box.
我没有力气提起这个箱子。
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slim
adj. 苗条的;
薄的
The young woman is tall and slim.
那个年轻的女子身材苗条修长。
形容人身材苗条或物体薄。
a slim book
一本薄薄的书
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n. 事实(可数);
现实(不可数)
in fact = as a matter of fact
事实上
fact
As a matter of fact, he was lying.
事实上他当时在说谎。
It's a well-known fact that dogs have good sense of smell.
众所周知,狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。
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n. 人口
have a population of ... /
the population of ...
某地有多少人口
population
在句中作主语时谓语动词用单数形式
China has a population of over 1. 4 billion. =
The population of China is over 1.4 billion.
中国有超过十四亿多人口。
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n. 人口
population
表示人口多少用large和small修饰。
对人口的数量进行提问时:
What’s the population of ...?
India has a large population.
印度人口众多。
What’s the population of your hometown?
你家乡的人口是多少?
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千米;公里
Guangzhou has an area of 7,436 square km. Guangzhou is about 140 kilometers away from Shenzhen. 广州面积7434平方公里。广州离深圳大约140千米。
km
= kilometre
kilometer
square kilometre 平方公里
数词 + km 表示距离
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adj. 平均的;
平常的
I am an average student in the class.
我是班里一个普通的学生。
average
The average temperature of the year in Guangzhou is 23°C. 广州全年平均气温23摄氏度。
表示平均的数量、比率等,或指普通的、平常的事物。
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n. 降雨量
rainfall
Rainfall is about average for the time of year.
对一年中的这个时候来说, 降雨量还算普通。
prep. 每
per
Average rainfall per year
年平均降雨量
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= millimetre
mm
Average rainfall per year in Guangzhou is 1,923 mm.
广州年平均降雨量为1923毫米。
毫米
millimeter
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adj. 宜人的;
友好的
pleasant
Kunming has a pleasant temperature all year.
昆明全年气温宜人。
pleasant weather 宜人的天气
a pleasant person 友好的人
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mirror
n. 镜子
alike
adj. 相像的
adv. 相似地
difference
n. 差异
Though they had many differences, they were alike in heart, each acting as a mirror to the other.
novel
n. 小说
interest
n. 业余爱好;兴趣
v. 使感兴趣
sense
n. 理解力;感觉
His sense of humour and interest in the novel made sense once I started reading it.
humo(u)r
n. 幽默;幽默感
Thanks to your opinion, we found a better way.
opinion
n. 看法;意见
thanks to
归功于;
由于;因为
Don't worry, making a mistake will make our friendship less than nothing.
less
adj. 较少的;更少的
adv. 较少地;更少地
pron. 较少;更少
make a mistake
犯错误
friendship
n. 友谊;友情
straightforward
adj. 坦率的;简单的
I am less straightforward than he is, but I am glad to have an honest friend.
honest
adj. 坦诚地;诚实的
direct
adj. 率直的;
直接的
He gave me direct instructions to finish the task by noon.
What can similarities bring to a friendship?
similarity
n. 相似之处
character
n. 人物;个性
pauper
n. 贫民;乞丐
prince
n. 王子
The prince, Edward, and the poor boy, Tom, are the two characters in Mark Twain’s famous novel, The Prince and the Pauper.
accident
n. 意外;(交通)事故
by accident
偶然;意外地
metre (= meter)
n. 米
I found it was three meters longer than we thought by accident.
I expect to exchange my old books for new ones at the store.
expect
v. 预料;期待
exchange
v. & n. 交换
silver
adj. 银色的 n. 银
She helps me see the silver lining in difficult situations.
lining
n. 内衬
silver lining 一线光明
situation
n. 情况;状况
reach
v. 伸手;到达
reach for 伸手碰触
touch
v. 触动;触碰
care about
关心;担心
lend (sb) a hand 帮助(某人)
She cares about me, so she reached out to touch my hand and lend me a hand in this situation.
Thank you!
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