Unit 8 Making a difference 词汇讲义2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

八年级下册 Unit 8 Making a difference 有所作为

make a difference 有(重要)作用

make a difference to ...对...有作用

His work shows us that anyone can make a difference.

他的作品告诉我们，任何人都可以有所作为。

visitor /ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/ n. 参观者；来访者

visit v. 参观；拜访

guide visitors 引导游客

elderly /ˈeldəli/ adj. 年纪较大的；上了年纪的

elder adj. (尤指家庭中两个成员)年龄较长的

the elderly 老人；上了年纪的人

visit the elderly 看望老年人

It’s important to care for the elderly.

照顾老人很重要。

organization(=organisation) /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn/ n. 组织；团体；机构

organize v. 组织；筹备

a football organization 足球组织

How long have you been a volunteer with this football organization?

【注】have been （保持某种状态，直到现在）

你在这个足球组织当志愿者多久了？

I’ve made a lot of friends since I joined the organization.

我自从加入这个组织以来，交了很多朋友。

stadium /ˈsteɪdiəm/ n. 体育馆；运动场

复数stadia

provide /prəˈvaɪd/ v. 提供；给予

provide information 提供信息

provide sb. with sth.向某人提供某物

provide sth. for sb. 把某物提供给某人

I guide visitors through the museum and provide information about the paintings.

我带领游客参观博物馆，并提供有关画作的信息。

owner /ˈəʊnə(r)/ n. 主人；物主

own v. 拥有 adj. 自己的

find owners of lost pets 找到丢失宠物的主人

cage /keɪdʒ/ n. 笼子

clean cages 清洗笼子

donation /dəʊˈneɪʃn/ n. 捐赠物；捐赠

donate v. 捐赠

collect donations 募捐

interviewer /ˈɪntəvjuːə(r)/ n. 面试官；采访者

interview v. 面试；面谈

interviewee n. 被面试的人；被采访的人

Why do you think the interviewer wants to know if Robert has taken care of an animal before?

你觉得面试官为什么会想知道罗伯特以前有没有照顾过动物呢？

shelter /ˈʃeltə(r)/ n. 庇护所；居所

an animal shelter 动物收容所

Robert’s friend Rose tells him about her volunteer work at an animal shelter.

罗伯特的朋友罗丝向他讲述了自己在一家动物收容所做志愿者的经历。

youth /juːθ/ n. 青年；青年时期

a youth group 一个青年团体

a youth volunteer 一位青年志愿者

I think I’ll do some volunteer work at a nursing home with my youth group.

【注】at a nursing home 在疗养院

我想我会和我的青年团体一起去养老院做些志愿工作。

active /ˈæktɪv/ adj. 活跃的；积极的

actively adv. 活跃地；积极地

activity n. 活动

stay active 保持活力

I exercise with the elderly to help them stay active.

我和老年人一起锻炼，帮助他们保持活力。

come along 赶快；跟着来

army /ˈɑːmi/ n. 军队

serve in the army 在军队服役

join the army 参军

Linda likes serving in the army.

琳达喜欢在军队服役。

primary /ˈpraɪməri/ adj. 小学教育的；首要的

prime adj. 主要的；首要的；基本的

a primary school 小学

Mr. Wu has taught in a primary school as a volunteer for two years now.

【注】for two years = since two years ago

for +一段时间，用how long 提问

吴老师已经在小学做志愿者教师两年了。

【对划线部分提问】Mr. Wu has taught in a primary school as a volunteer for two years.

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help out 分担工作；帮忙做

Since I started, I have helped out at over ten different sports events.

【注】Since I started 是时间状语从句

since + 时间名词/从句

用how long或since when 提问

自从我开始做志愿工作以来，我已经参与了十多场不同的体育赛事。

【对划线部分提问】Since I started, I have helped out at over ten different sports events.

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Eleven-year-old Harry wanted to help out his community.

十一岁的哈利想为社区出一份力。

charity /ˈtʃærəti/ n. 慈善机构（或组织）；慈善事业

a charity match 慈善比赛

They were at a stadium for a charity match.

他们在体育场参加一场慈善比赛。

warmly /ˈwɔːmli/ adv. 热情地；温暖地

warm adj. 温暖的

warmth n. 热情；温暖

I gave them directions and they smiled and thanked me warmly.

【注】give sb. directions 给某人指路

我给他们指了路，他们笑着热情地向我道谢。

lady /ˈleɪdi/ n. 女士；淑女

gentleman /ˈdʒentlmən/ n. (pl. gentlemen /ˈdʒentlmən/)先生；君子

ladies and gentlemen 女士们，先生们

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for inviting me to speak to you about Blue Sky Rescue today.

女士们、先生们，感谢大家今天邀请我来为大家介绍“蓝天救援”。

bark /bɑːk/ v. & n. (狗)吠叫；狗叫声

After some time, we heard dogs barking and the voices of the Blue Sky Rescue team.

过了一会儿，我们听到狗叫声，还有蓝天救援队的声音。

sign up 报名

sign up with +机构 / 个人 / 团体 报名（成为成员）

He and his mum signed up with a local charity organization two years ago.

他和妈妈两年前在当地一家慈善组织报名参加了志愿工作。

ever since 自从；自……以后（现在完成时）

I signed up with Blue Sky Rescue in 2009, and I’ve been a volunteer ever since.

我于2009年加入了蓝天救援队，从那以后一直担任志愿者。

adult /ˈædʌlt/ (或 /əˈdʌlt/) n. & adj. 成年人；成年的；成熟的

We’ve been to school and other communities to teach children and adults how to stay safe and prepare for the worst.

【注】

         have been to...到过……

have been there到过那里

have been here到过这里

have been home回过家

have been abroad出过国

【比较】have gone to… 去了…(还没回)

        prepare for the worst 做最坏的打算

我们去过学校和其他社区，教儿童和成人如何保障安全并做好应对最坏情况的准备。

【填】

① — Where’s Lucy?

— She ______ the library. She’ll be back soon.

② My parents ______ Paris twice. They really enjoyed the city.

③— Is Tom here today?

— No, he ______ the hospital to visit his grandma.

④ I ______ many interesting places in China since last year, and I want to visit more.

missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adj. 失踪的；丢失的

miss v. 错过；思念；想念

missing people 失踪人员

We’ve provided medical aid and searched for missing people after natural disasters, like the 2013 earthquake in Ya’an and the typhoon in the Philippines in the same year.

【注】search for ...搜寻

我们在自然灾害发生后提供医疗援助，并搜寻失踪人员，比如2013年雅安地震以及同年菲律宾的台风灾害。

practical /ˈpræktɪkl/ adj. 实用的；实际的