第二册词汇


Lesson 3

friendly 是 -ly 结尾,但它是一个形容词。

类似的形容词还有:

  • brotherly

  • fatherly

  • manly

  • lovely

  • motherly

Lesson 5 No wrong numbers

service 作为不可数名词的时候用于表示旅馆、参观以及商店对顾客的接待或者服务。 作为可数名词的时候表示为帮助他人所采取的服务或者所做的工作。

The service in that hotel is quite good.
You have done me a great service.

课文中的 service 意思是 ”业务“、”公共事业“等等。这类的用法一般有:

The mail service 邮政业务
The telephone service 电话业务
A travel service 旅行社
A news service 通讯社

service 既可以指公共事业的业务,也可以指办理这些业务的机构。

spare 抽出时间、让给、饶恕、赦免、多余的

I cannot spare the time. 我花不起时间
I have no time to spare. 我没有时间。
I cannot buy spare parts for this car. 我买不起这辆车的备件。(用做形容词)
There is a spare room in the house. 用做形容词
The robbers spared his life. 饶恕,宽恕。

Lesson 7 Too late

keep guard 守望、警戒,与 stand guard(站岗、放哨)意思相近

to their surperise 令他们吃惊的是。

their 可以换成 my/his 等等所有格。但一般不会换成 your

Lesson 8 The best and the worst

every构成的合成词本身被看做单数形式。

不定代词

Lesson 9 The best and the worst

strike 的基本含义是“打”、“击”。用于钟、乐器的时候也有“敲”、“弹”之意。

She struck the man in the face.

When I entered the room, the clock struck five.

Lesson 10 Not for jazz

与被动形式的 made 连用的几个介词。

made in 表示产地或者生产时间。

This bike was made in China.

The clavichord was made in 1681.

made by 表示制作人,由谁来制造。

This skirt was made by Mary.

made of 表示用某种材料制成,通常指制成之后不改变材料原来的性质或者形状

This chair is made of wood.

made from 表示用数种材料制成,通常指制成之后改变了材料原来的性质或者形状

Paper can be made from wood.

Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another

salary 和 wage

salary 可以译为薪资,薪水,通常指职员或者脑力劳动者按月支付的比较固定的收入。

My salary is paid on the 28th of the month.

wage 可以译为工资,工钱,通常指技工或者体力劳动者按周或者按天支付的报酬。wage 一般使用复数形式 wages。

When I worked as a waiter, the wages were low and the tips were good.

borrow 和 lend

borrow 的意思是借入,经常与 from 连用

He borrowed my pen yesterday.

Can I borrow $20 form you please?

lend 的意思是“把……借给”,“借出”,经常与 to 连用

He refused to lend any money to Tom.

Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck

be + 副词构成表语,be 与副词连用表达的意思与副词本身不同。

be back = 返回 return

be on = 播放,演出,表演 perform

be in = 在,出席 present

be away = 离开 absent

be out = 出去

be over = 结束

set + 副词构成短语动词。

set out 出发动身

Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock.

set off 出发,启程

I will set off for home the day after tomorrow.

set up 创立,创建(记录)

Has Tim set up a new world record?

Mr. Jackson has set up a school in the village.

Lesson 14 Do you speak English?

in

表示一个大范围中的某个地方使用 in

After I had left a small village in the south of France, ...

表示使用某种语言作为交际手段的时候使用 in

That book is written in German.

表示讲某种语言的时候可以不使用介词 in

Speak English/French

lift 搭便车,免费搭车

I stopped and he asked me for a lift.

Lesson 15 Good News

Nervous 和 Irritable

Nervous 表示紧张不安

Examinations makes me nervous.

Irritable 表示易怒。

He is such an Irritable person.

Office Study Desk

There are six people in our office. 办公室

The living room is next to the study. 书房

My desk covered with books. 书桌

Afford

Will you bu this car? I can't afford 7000.

You can afford this model.

I can't afford the time. 没时间

Lesson 16 A polite request

Police 指代警察群体,为复数形式。单数形式可以使用 policeman 或者 policewoman

The police are looking for him.

There are police everywhere.

Tom's sister is a policewoman.

Pay attention to/Care/Take care of/Look after

Please pay attention to the blackboard. 注意,集中注意力

I don't care if he breaks his neck! 在意,在乎

I'll take care of/look after it while you are on holiday. 担心,担忧

Remind/Remember

I reminded him to post my letter. 提醒

I remembered to post your letter. 记起

Remember me to your mother. 代为问候

One/You 在英语中代指每个人/任何人

One must be careful these days. You must be careful therse days.

One must never tell lies. You must never tell lies.

fail

Why did the plan fail? 失败,不及物动词

I hope I haven't failed in the French test. 不及格,不及物动词

The teacher said he woruld faile me if I don't work hard. 使……不及格,及物动词

He failed to finish his work in time. 未能……,不能…… (后接不定式)

Don't fail to post the letter for me.

Lesson 17 Always young

“数字+years old”做表语

My father is fifty-seven years old now.

“数字+-year-old”做定语

Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was in-vited to a children's party.

in spite of

尽管,不管

as 的不同用法

I cannot come as i am busy. 作为连词,表示原因

As I was leaving the houst, the postman brought a letter. 作为连词,正当……时候

Do as you are told. 作为连词,以……方式

He works as an engineer. 作为介词,以……身份

Dress/Suit/Costume

My sisiter brought a new dress yesterday. 连衣裙

My brother never wears ready-made suits. 套装

All the actors wore fifteenth-century costumes. 服装

Lesson 18 He often does this!

beside 和 besides

beside 在旁边,在附近

Come and sit beside us.

There is a chiair beside the door.

beides 并且,此外,除了还有(except)

She has so much else todo besides.

There were a lot of people at the party besides us.

give 的固定搭配

give back 归还

give away 赠送

give in 上交

give in 屈服,让步

give up 放弃,抛弃

give up 交出,让出

Lesson 19 Sold out

sell out

固定短语,售完

what a pity!

表示可惜的感叹句

may as well

还不如,无审查表现,和 might as well 可以互换使用

Shall we walk or take a bus?
We may/might as well walk.

exclaim

由于痛苦、愤怒、惊奇、惊喜而叫喊、惊叫
When she saw the gift, she exclaimed in delight.

表示抗议的大声喊叫
She exclaimed against the rudeness of the young man.