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R·八年级上册
Section A Language Points
UNIT 8 Let’s communicate!
sign
n. 手势;迹象;标志
a traffic sign 交通标志
The sign reads “No Fishing”.
标牌上写着 “禁止垂钓”。
She nodded as a sign for us to sit down. 她点头示意我们坐下。Headaches may be a sign of stress. 头痛可能是压力的迹象。
v. 签(名); 签字
Sign your name here, please. 请在这里签名。
You forgot to sign the letter. 你忘记在这封信上署名了。
speaker
n. ①说话者;发言者
The speaker gave a wonderful speech.
那个演讲者作了一场精彩的演讲。
②扬声器
We use the speaker on the computer tolisten to music.
我们用电脑的扬声器听音乐。
argue v. 争吵;争论
argue with sb 与某人争论
argue about/over sth 就某事争论
argue with sb about/over sth为某事与某人争论
Don't argue about this matter any more.
不要再为这件事争论了。
The boy argued with his mother about his homework.
那个男孩为家庭作业(的问题)与他妈妈争吵起来。
argument n.争论
prefer v. 更喜欢 相当于 like ... better。
(过去式:preferred v-ing:preferring)
prefer sth 更喜欢某物
I prefer apples. 我更喜欢苹果。
prefer doing/to do sth 更喜欢做某事
She preferred living/to live with her mother. 她更喜欢与她的妈妈住在一起。
prefer A to B 喜欢A胜过B (to为介词)
He prefers riding a bike to driving. 与开车相比, 他更喜欢骑自行车。
prefer to do sth rather than do sth
宁愿做某事也不愿做某事
I prefer to read magazines rather than watch TV. 我宁愿看杂志也不愿看电视。
what if 如果………将会怎样; 要是……怎么样
(后跟陈述语序的句子)
①用于提出假设,常用来询问一种假设情况发生后可能出现的结果。
What if it rains tomorrow? 如果明天下雨将会怎样?
What if we get lost in the forest? 如果我们在森林里迷了路会怎样?
② 用于提出一种建议或想法,看对方是否认同。
What if we go to the park this weekend?
这个周末我们去公园怎么样?
What if you talk to your teacher about your problem?
要是你跟你的老师谈谈你的问题怎么样?
calm
adj.镇静的;沉着的
stay/keep/remain calm 保持镇静,保持冷静
It is important to keep calm in an emergency.
情况紧急的时候,保持镇静是重要的。
Her voice was surprisingly calm.
她的声音出人意料地平静。
v.使平静;使镇静
calm down(使)平静下来;(使)镇定下来
calm oneself 使自己平静下来
After a while, he calmed down.
过了一会儿,他平静了下来。
local
adj.当地的;地方的 (常位于名词前作定语)
local people/ businesses 当地人/企业
Our children go to the local school.
我们的孩子们在当地学校就读。
n.当地人;本地人 常用复数形式 locals。
The locals are very friendly.
当地人非常友好。
show sb around = take sb around
带领某人四处参观
show up = turn up 出现
show off 炫耀
speech n .演说;讲话;发言
give/make a speech 作演讲
They invited him to give a speech.
他们邀请他作演讲。
communication n. (不可数) 表达;交流
be in communication with sb与某人保持联络
We are in regular communication by email.
我们定期通过电子邮件联系。
communicate v. 交流; 沟通
communicate with 与……沟通
He can communicate very well with others.
他能与其他人沟通得非常好。
communications n.通信
communications technology 通信技术
worry about 为……担心 = be worried about 担心
Parents are always worried about their children.
=Parents always worry about their children.
父母总是为孩子们担心。
worry v. 使担心
worry n. (不可数) 忧虑;担心
n.(可数)令人担忧的事情 复数(worries)
worried adj.担忧的
expression
n. ①表达方式;表达
I sent them flowers as an expression of thanks.
我给他们送去了鲜花以表示感谢。
②表情,神色
a sad expression on his face
他脸上流露出的难过的神色
express vt. 表示;表达 express sth to sb 对某人表达….
express oneself 表达自己(的意思、思想、感情等)
He expressed his thanks to her.
他对她表示了他的谢意。
He is still unable to express himself in English.
他还不能用英语表达自己的意思。
difficulty
n.(可数) 困难;难题
He met with many difficulties when traveling.
他在旅行中遇到了许多困难。
n. (不可数)困难;表示抽象意义上的“困难”。
have difriculty (in) doing sth 做某事有困难
with difficulty 费劲地
be in difficulty 处于困境中
I had great difficulty ( in ) finishing the task.
完成这项任务我觉得很困难。
line n.
①字行;便条;歌词;诗行
Look at line 5 of the text. 看正文第5行。
I can only remember the first two lines of that song.
我只记得那首歌的头两句歌词。
②行;排;列;队 表示人或物的行列。
stand in line 站成一行,排队
be in line with... 与……成一排
a long line of trees 一长排树
You should stand in line with others.
你应该和其他人站成一排。
③线,线条
Draw a black line across the page.
在此页上横画一条黑线。
④一段绳(或线、索等)
a clothes line 晾衣绳
a fishing line 钓鱼线
difficulty
n.(可数) 困难;难题
He met with many difficulties when traveling.
他在旅行中遇到了许多困难。
n. (不可数)困难;表示抽象意义上的“困难”。
have difriculty (in) doing sth 做某事有困难
with difficulty 费劲地
be in difficulty 处于困境中
I had great difficulty ( in ) finishing the task.
完成这项任务我觉得很困难。
reunion
n. 团聚;重逢;聚会
We had a family reunion last weekend.
上周末我们举行了一次家庭聚会。
The class reunion was a great chance to see old firiends again.
这次同学聚会是再次见到老朋友的绝佳机会
reunite v.使团聚
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