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1. title n. /v.
(1) the title of the book
(2) Her official title is editor.
(3) She has three titles
(4) Their first album was titled ‘Ocean Drive’
2. have trouble doing
[原文再现]Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English?
have problems with / have trouble/difficulty with sth./in doing sth.
3. ham n.
[原文再现]I hadn’t, until one day my five-year-old son asked me whether there was ham in hamburger.
a slice of ham
4. *eggplant n.
[原文再现]This made me realize that there’s no egg in eggplant either.
5. *pine n.
[原文再现]Neither pine nor apple is in pineapple.
a pine cone
6. *pineapple n.
7. get ... doing
[原文再现]This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language to learn.
8. in one’s free time
[原文再现]For example, in our free time we can sculpt a sculpture and paint a painting, but we take a photo.
9. sculpt v.
10. sculpture n.
sculpt a sculpture
A sculptor is someone who creates sculptures.
11. *seasick adj.
[原文再现]While we are doing all this travelling, we can get seasick at sea, airsick in the air, and carsick in a car, but we don’t get homesick when we get back home.
12. *airsick adj.
13. *carsick adj.
14. *homesick adj.
15. speaking of
[原文再现]And speaking of home, why aren’t homework and housework the same thing?
Speaking of/about travelling, are you going anywhere exciting this year?
16. opposing adj. —oppose v.
[原文再现]If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not an opposing pair?
(1) The public oppose the government’s plan.
(2) I will oppose changing the law.
(3) Her parents are totally opposed to the marriage.
(4) an opposing idea
17. behavior n. —behave v.
[原文再现]If harmless actions are the opposite of harmful actions, why are shameless and shameful behaviors the same?
(1) behave oneself
(2) rude behavior
(3) He behaved as if nothing had happened.
18. confusing adj.—confuse v.—confused adj.—confusion n.
[原文再现]Even the smallest things can be so confusing.
The confusing question made me confused, so I just looked at him in confusion
19. *capitalized adj.
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When you see the capitalized “WHO” in a medical report, do you read it as the “who” in “Who’s that?”
20. wonder at
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You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off.
(1) I wonder who he is.
(2) I was wondering if I could borrow your car.
(3) She wondered at her own stupidity.
(4) (It’s) no wonder that she was sad.
(5) I looked at the building in wonder.
(6) It is a wonder (that) he survived.
21. unique adj.—uniqueness n.
The issues being discussed are not unique to China.
22. burn up/down/burnt-burnt/burned-burned
(1) The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth's atmosphere.
(2) The fire burned up the building.
(3) You are burning up—Have you seen a doctor.
(4) The house(was) burned down in 1995.
(5) If a fire burns down, it becomes weaker.
(6) If I don’t stop working hard, I’ll burn myself out.
(7) The building was completely burnt out.
(8) Finally the fire burnt out.
23. fill in/out
(1) fill in/a form.
(2) fill a bottle with water
(3) Smoke filled the room.
(4) We were filled with admiration for her achievements.
24. alarm n./v.
(1) alarm call
(2) Tom cried in alarm when he felt strange.
(3) The captain didn’t want to alarm the passengers.
(4) an alarming increase in crime
25. reflect v.—reflection n.
[原文再现]English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human race.
(1) She could see her face reflected in the mirror.
(2) Our newspaper aims to reflect the views of the local community.
(3) He had no time to reflect on his successes and failures.
(4) On reflection, I don’t think I really need a car after all.
(5) Everything you do is reflective of your personality.
26. creativity n.—creature n.—create v.—creation n.—creator n.—creative adj.
(1) all living creatures
(2) creative writing/process
(3) The government plans to create more jobs for young people.
(4) The news only succeeded in creating confusion.
(5) the creation of a company
27. human race
28. visible adj.—invisible adj.
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That is why when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
(1) The house is clearly visible from the beach.
(2) Some stars are invisible to the naked eye.
(3) Visibility on the roads is down to 20 meters.
29. wind up v.—wound—wound
[原文再现]And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends.
(1) He forgot to wind his watch.
(2) Let’s wind up the discussion.
(3) The path wound down to the beach.
补充
+1 shameless
a shameless display of greed
(1) He was ashamed of the shameful behaviour
(2) He bent his head in shame.
+2 look out of the window
look back at/on
look for
look like
look after
look down on
look forward to
look up to
look ahead
look around
look into
look through her notes
look on sb. as
look up the word in the dictionary
30. type n. typical adj.—typically adv.
[原文再现]Match the words in bold to the types of word formation.
(1) I like these types of books.
(2) How fast can you type?
(3) This advertisement is a typical example of their marketing strategy.
(4) It is typical of him to be so critical.
(5) Mothers typically worry about their children.
31. come across
[原文再现]When you open a dictionary, you often come across a lot of unfamiliar words.
- come about
How did the accident come about?
- come across
His meaning didn’t really come across.
I came across some old photos in the drawer.
He came across as a serious man.
- come along
I am glad that you came along.
Your French has come along a lot.
- come round/around
Come around and see us some time.
My birthday seems to come around quicker every year.
The patient hasn’t come around.
- come by
She came by the house.
- come down
The ceiling came down with a terrible crash.
The price of gas is coming down.
Don’t come down too hard on her.
- come from
The poems come from his new book.
- come off
The mark won’t come off.
They wanted it to be a surprise but the plan didn’t come off.
- come on
Come on! We don’t have much time. Oh, come on; that isn’t true.
- come out
The rain stopped and the sun came out. The flowers came out early this year.
When is his new novel coming out? Will the colour come out?
It came out that he had been lying. Why don’t you come over to England?
- come over
- come through
He was lucky to come through the operation.
- come to
The idea came to me in the bath. It came to me that I had been wrong.
The bill came to 30 dollars.
- come up
Something urgent has come up. The question came up at the meeting.
She came up to me and asked for a light.
- come up to
His performance didn’t come up to his usual standard.
- come up with
come up with a good idea. Something urgent has come up.
The question came up at the meeting.
She came up to me and asked for a light.
come up to
His performance didn’t come up to his usual standard.
come up with
come up with a good idea.
to come
in years to come
when it comes to
how come
32. unfamiliar adj.—familiar adj.
[原文再现]When you open a dictionary, you often come across a lot of unfamiliar words.
(1) She speaks no Japanese and is unfamiliar with Japanese culture.
(2) Are you familiar with the computer software they use?
(3) The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery.
(4) a sense of familiarity
33. contact v. n.
[原文再现]a friend you contact by writing, traditionally using a pen.
(1) make contact with I finally made contact with her in China.
(2) lose contact with
(3) keep in contact with sb.
(4) eye contact
(5) Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any problems.
34. organization n.—organizational adj.—organize v.—organized adj.—organizer n.
[原文再现]World Trade Organization can be referred to as WTO.
(1) organizational skills
(2) organize a meeting
(3) The meeting was well organized.
(4) He is an organized person.
(5) set up an organization
35. likely adj.—unlikely adj.
(1) Drug users are more likely to get into trouble at school.
(2) It is likely that you can get the job.
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+1. the other way round
I didn’t hurt you. It was the other way round.(you hurt me)
+2. fix
[原文再现]Some phrases have fixed meanings.
fixed adj.—fix v.
(1) fix a shelf to the wall
(2) fix a date
(3) fix one’s eyes/attention/mind on sth.
(4) I’ll fix a meeting.
(5) The car won’t start—can you fix it?
(6) I’ve fixed the problem.
36. subway n.
37. *highway n.
a six-lane highway
38. *motorway n.
39. gas n.
40. petrol n.
41. apartment n.
42. flat n. adj.
(1) a two-bedroom flat
(2) a flat tyre
(3) flat shoes
(4) a boring and flat performance
43. *elevator n.
44. context n.
[原文再现]It’s not as confusing as it seems; usually people from the two countries can understand each other from the context.
45. addition n.—add v.
[原文再现]Each year, many additions are made to English dictionaries.
(1) The baby is an addition to the family.
(2) Add your name to the list.
(3) The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather added to the helplessness of the crew at sea.
(4) Add up all the money I owe you.
(5) The numbers add up to exactly 100.
(6) The company provides cheap Internet access. In addition, it makes shareware freely available.
(7) In addition to his movie work, Redford is known as a champion of environmental causes.
(8) additional information
46. *forum n.
[原文再现]Online English-learning forum can be a very useful learning resource.
47. resource n.
(1) natural resources
(2) A man of great resource
(3) a resourceful man
48. misadventure n.—adventure n.—adventurer n.—adventurous adj.
(1) A misadventure is an unfortunate incident.
(2) Life is a big adventure.
(3) adventurous tourists
49. remind v.—reminder n.
[原文再现]Here are some of our favorites, to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world.
(1) That smell reminds me of France.
(2) Remind me to phone Tom before I go out.
(3) Passengers are reminded that no smoking is allowed on this train.
(4) The incident serves as a reminder of how dangerous mountaineering can be.
50. rather adv.
(1) It is a rather difficult question.
(2) The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty gray.
(3) I want a cold drink rather than coffee.
(4) It is Mr Lin, rather than you, that is to blame.
(5) She would rather die than give a speech.
(6) She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.
(7) Do you mind if I smoke? I’d rather you didn’t.
51. comment n./v.
(1) She refused to make a comment on the incident.
(2) He declined to comment on the incident.
补充短语
+1 what’s up
“What’s up?” I said to him.—“Just tired,” he answered.
+2 ring a bell
Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember her face.
+3 small potatoes
If you say something is small potatoes, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else.
+4 toilet water
Using toilet water can help you to avoid mosquitoes or flies.
+5 at sixes and sevens
His room is at sixes and sevens.
+6 green fingers
She has unbelievably green fingers and she can grow anything.
+7 pull up one’s socks
(1) If you want promotion, you have to pull your socks up.
(2) The train pulled out on time. Pull in
(3) He pulled up at the traffic lights.
(4) We should pull down these old buildings.
(5) The doctors think she will pull through.
(6) The bus pulled off/over.
52. play safe
[原文再现]People say that the British always play safe with what they eat.
53. frog n.
[原文再现]He told us that Maggie couldn’t teach us that day COZ she had a frog in her throat.
54. throat n.
搭配:a sore throat
55. downtown adj.
[原文再现]When I first visited New York, I went to a downtown shopping center to buy some winter boots.
短语拓展:
a downtown store
go downtown
56. boot n.
57. entrance n.
动词变形:enter v.
[原文再现]At the information desk at the entrance, I asked a lady where the shoe section was.
例句:
(1) Someone entered the room before me.
(2) 100 children entered(for)the competition.
(3) enter data into a computer
58. section n.
59. exit n./v.
[原文再现]
When I was looking for the exit, I saw that shoes were actually sold downstairs on the ground floor, not the first floor.
例句:
(1) exit the stage
(2) I was looking for the exit.
(3) Shoppers made a rush for the exits.
60. actually adv. —actual adj.
例句:
(1) The actual cost was much higher than we had expected.
(2) We are not American, actually. We are Canadian.
61. downstairs adv.
62. wicked adj.
[原文再现]He told me that his grandfather was “really wicked”.
63. odd adj.
[原文再现]I found it very odd.
例句:
(1) The odd thing was that he didn’t recognize me.
64. negative adj.
[原文再现]Why did my friend use a negative word about such a nice man?
例句:
The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
65. spend time doing / spend +money +on sth.
[原文再现]I spent days preparing and writing my first English paper.
例句:She spent £ 100 on a new dress.
66. look forward to doing
[原文再现]I knew I had done a good job and was looking forward to getting a positive comment.
67. error n.
[原文再现]But there weren’t any errors in my paper.
例句:
(1) I think you have made an error in calculating the total.
(2) Children learn to use computer programs by trial and error.
68. intend v.—intention n. —intentional adj.
副词:intentionally
[原文再现]morally wrong and intending to hurt people
例句:
(1) I intend to spend/spending the night there.
(2) I intend that I will spend the night there.
(3) I didn’t intend her to see the painting until it was finished.
(4) The book is intended/meant for children aged 5-7.
(5) I had intended to arrive at the destination at 9 o’clock, but we didn’t.
(6) John left Daqing with the intention of working in Africa.
(7) I am sorry I left you off the list—it wasn’t intentional.
69. informal adj.—formal adj.
搭配:a formal occasion
70. recognise v.—recognition n.
[原文再现]recognize differences between American and British English
例句:
(1) I recognized her as soon as she came in.
(2) He is recognized to be/as the best leader.
(3) They recognized the need to take the problem seriously.
(4) The town has changed beyond recognition.
71. base v.—basis n.
[原文再现]write a story based on a given picture
例句:
(1) The new organization will be based in Dallas.
(2) The theory is based on practice.
(3) Based on practice, the theory proves to be right.
(4) a military base
(5) They were laying the base for the new economy recovery.
(6) discrimination on the basis of sex
(7) I am saving money on a regular basis.
72. aware adj.—awareness n.—unaware adj.
[原文再现]be aware of cultural differences
拓展例句:
He was completely aware/conscious of the whole affairs.
raise/awake people’s awareness of doing sth.
raise the audience’s awareness of preserving traditional crafts
词组汇总
1. have trouble doing
2. get ... doing
3. in one’s free time
4. speaking of
5. wonder at
6. burn up
7. burn down
8. fill in a form
9. human race
10. wind up
11. come across
12. play safe
13. have a frog in one’s throat
14. spend time doing
15. look forward to doing
16. be aware of
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