1. dress up
2. celebrate & congratulate
3. would & used to
4. as well as & as well
5. as much as
6. each time & time-clause
7. Earth Day
8. Day Off & Day On
9. the living and the dead
10. rather & fairly, quite, pretty, very 表示程度
11. April Fool's Day
12. play tricks on sb
13. take in
14. decorate
15. jealous & envy
16. grave & tomb
17. lunar calendar & solar calendar
Word Study
1. theme
⑴ a subject of a talk or piece of writing 題目；主題；話題
Stamp collecting was the theme of his talk.
⑵ an idea that is developed or repeated in the work of a writer or artist
主題,中心思想
2. dress up (Point 1)
⑴ put on one's best or special clothes穿上盛裝
All the family members dressed up for the party.
⑵ make sth or sb more attractive, as with clothing裝飾;使變得更具魅力
⑶ put on a costume for fun or clothes for a part in a play 化裝
Mary was dressed up to play Cinderella in her school play.
3. parade: an occasion when a group of people stand or walk in a
procession so that people can look at them 游行 ;行進(jìn)
there used to be a military parade in Red square on I May.
4. Ramadan: the ninth month of the year in the Moslem calendar 齋月
5. Arabic: of or relating to Arabia, the Arabs, their language, or their culture.
阿拉伯人的(尤指其語(yǔ)言或其文學(xué))
㈠ Arab: a member of an Arabic-speaking people; a member of a people
who lived originally in Arabia and who now live in many part of the
Middle East and North Africa 阿拉伯人
㈡ Arabia: a peninsula of southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the
Persian Gulf. Politically, it includes Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the
United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Arabia has an
estimated one third of the world's oil reserves.阿拉伯半島
亞洲西南部的一個(gè)半島，位于紅海與波斯灣之間。政治上它包
括沙特阿拉伯、也門(mén)、阿曼、阿聯(lián)酋、卡塔爾、巴林及科威特。據(jù)估計(jì)，
阿拉伯半島擁有世界儲(chǔ)油量的三分之一
㈢ Arabian: of Arabia, esp the peninsula consisting Saudi Arabia and
several other countries 阿拉伯的, 阿拉伯人的
Arabian bird 鳳凰 Arabian jasmine 白茉莉
Arabian camel (阿拉伯產(chǎn)的)單峰駝
Arabian Nights《一千零一夜》(《天方夜譚》)
㈣ Arabic : the Semitic language or writing of the Arabs which is the main
language of North Arabia, the Middle East and Arabia 阿拉伯語(yǔ)
6. holy
⑴connected with God or with religion and therefore very special or sacred
神圣的；上帝的
the Holy Bible 圣經(jīng)
⑵ (used about a person) serving God; living according to a strict or
highly moral religious or spiritual system; pure; saintly 圣潔的
7. Easter: the Sunday in March or April when Christians celebrate Christ's
return to life 復(fù)活節(jié)
8. symbol
㈠ symbol
⑴ something that represents or suggests something else such as an idea
or quality 象征
The lion is often used as a symbol of courage.
The colour white is a symbol of purity.
In the picture the tree is the symbol of life and the snake the symbol of
evil.
⑵(for) a letter, sign or figure which expresses a sound, operation,
number, chemical substance, etc. 符號(hào)，記號(hào), 標(biāo)記
H2O is the chemical symbol for water.
In maths, x is the symbol for an unknown quantity.
The marks +、－、× and ÷ are symbols for add, subtract, multiply,
and divide.
㈡sign
⑴a standard mark, something which is seen and represents a
generally-known meaning; symbol 符號(hào)，記號(hào)
The signs for add, subtract, multiply and divide are +、－、×、÷.
A red flag was placed there as a sign of danger.
⑵a movement of the body intended to express a particular meaning or
command; signal 手勢(shì)，姿勢(shì)，信號(hào)
He nodded as sign of agreement.
She put her finger to her tips as a sign to be quiet.
He made a sign for me to follow him.
⑶ a notice giving information, warning, direction, etc. 標(biāo)志,標(biāo)記,告示
The sign by the road said ‘No Parking'.
⑷ (of) something that shows or points to the presence or likely future
existence of a particular condition, fact or quality 跡象;痕跡, 征兆
There are no signs of life about the house. 這房子沒(méi)有有人住的跡象。
She saw no sign that he would change his mind.
㈢signal: something intended to warn, command, or give a message,
such as a special sound of action; a indicator, such as a gesture or
colored light, that serves as a means of communication. 信號(hào),暗號(hào)
The railway signal showed that the train could pass.
Traffic signals tell drivers when to stop and go.
9. fighting: the occasion when people fight 戰(zhàn)斗, 打仗
10. conflict
⑴ a fight or argument 打斗; 爭(zhēng)執(zhí)
a hand -to-hand conflict 短兵相接 a bloody conflict 血戰(zhàn)
⑵ a difference between two or more ideas, wishes 沖突; 矛盾
conflict between the two countries 兩國(guó)間的沖突
conflict between religion and science 宗教與科學(xué)之間的沖突
11. argument
⑴ a disagreement esp one that is noisy; quarrel 爭(zhēng)論, 爭(zhēng)辯, 爭(zhēng)吵
The argument among the two parties was blown up by the press.夸大了
They were having an argument about whose turn it was to do the
cooking.
They got into an argument about politics.
⑵ (for, against) a reason given to support or disprove something
論據(jù); 理由; 理由
There are many arguments against smoking.
This argument, however, does not hold water.
The risk of heart disease is a powerful argument against smoking.
⑶ the use of reason to decide something or persuade someone
按理; 說(shuō)理; 辯論; 說(shuō)服
We must settle this by argument not by fighting.
⑷ a short account of the story or subject of a book, poem, etc; summary
(文學(xué)作品的)梗概; 概要; 指要; 主題
⑸ (idm) put forward an argument 提出論點(diǎn)
⑹ (idm) drive an argument / a point home: make one's point clear
把論點(diǎn)講透徹, 闡明觀點(diǎn)
He drove home his point by citing specific examples.
⑺ (idm) fall into an argument with 與...發(fā)生爭(zhēng)論
12. destruction
㈠ destruction: destroying or being destroyed摧毀；毀滅；毀壞
The fire caused the destruction of my books.
㈡ construction: building or being built 建設(shè)，建造
construction industry 建筑業(yè)
The new airport is still under construction
13. opinion
⑴ what a person thinks about sth. based on personal judgment rather
than actual facts 意見(jiàn)，看法， 主張
⑵ what people in general think about something 輿論
Public opinion is against him.
⑶ professional judgment or advice [專業(yè)性的] 鑒定，勸告，意見(jiàn)
You should get a second opinion from another doctor.
⑷ (idm) in one's opinion: as sb thinks; as information, experience lead
him to believe照某人的意見(jiàn)
In my opinion, he is not right.
14. major
⑴ great in size, importance, seriousness重大的; 主要的
the major part 主要部分 major subjects 主修(專業(yè))課程
major party (有競(jìng)選力量的)主要政黨
a major surgical operation 外科大手術(shù)
⑵ an officer of middle rank in the army 陸軍少校
15. probably
㈠ probably: almost (but not quite) certainly; according to what is likely;
most likely; presumably 很可能地；大概
㈡ possibly: perhaps; according what is possible 或許；也許
16. honour
⑴n something that gives pride or pleasure 光榮
It was a great honour to be asked to speak at the conference.
⑵ the respect from other people that a person, country gets because of
high standards of behaviour and moral character 崇敬
⑶ v to; show great respect for sb or sth or to give sb pride or pleasure
向...表示敬意
I am very honoured by the confidence you have shown in me.
⑷ to keep a promise to do sth履行諾言
17. ancestor
㈠ ancestor: a person in your family who lived a long time before you,
from whom you are descended; forebear 祖先
Mary's ancestor settled in our country a hundred years ago.
㈡ offspring: a child or children; the young of an animal后代
㈢ descendant: a person, an animal, or a plant whose descent can be
traced to a particular individual or group 子孫
18. principle
⑴ a basic general rule or truth about sth原則；主義
We believe in the principle of equal opportunity for everyone.
⑵a rule for good behaviour, based on what each person believes is right
行為準(zhǔn)則
a person of high moral principles
⑶ a law of science 原理/ 定律
The system works on the principle that heat rises.
19. unity: the situation in which people are untied or in agreement
聯(lián)合,團(tuán)結(jié), 統(tǒng)一
the unity of opposites 對(duì)立的統(tǒng)一
the unity of motive and effective 動(dòng)機(jī)和效果的統(tǒng)一
Unity is strength, unity is victory. 團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量, 團(tuán)結(jié)就是勝利。
20. community
⑴the group of people who live in a particular place, area or country
社會(huì), 社區(qū)
community welfare department 社會(huì)福利部
Recent increases in crime have disturbed the whole community.
⑵ a group of people who have sth in common 團(tuán)體，社團(tuán)，界
the Chinese community (紐約的)華僑（界）
the community of scholars 學(xué)術(shù)界
community antenna television (縮寫(xiě)為CATV)共用天線電視
⑶ society as a whole; the public 大眾
He did it for the interests of the community. 為了公眾的利益才這么做
21. nation
⑴ a people who share common customs, origins, history, and frequently
language; a nationality 民族,
the Chinese nation 中華民族
⑵ a relatively large group of people organized under a single, usually
independent government; a country 國(guó)家
a most favoured nation 最惠國(guó) the United Nations 聯(lián)合國(guó)
22. purpose: an aim or a goal; an intention or plan; a person's reason for
an action
⑴ the reason for doing or meaning sth 目的；意圖
The main purpose of this meeting is to decide what we should do about the problem of noise.
⑵ having an aim or plan and acting according to it 有目標(biāo)
a good leader inspires people with a sense of purpose.
⑶ (idm) on purpose: not by accident; with a particular intention
故意；蓄意
I came a it early on purpose to see if I could help you.
23. creativity: the ability to make or produce new things, especially using
skill or imagination 創(chuàng)造力; 藝術(shù)創(chuàng)新
We want teaching that encourages children's creativity.
24. faith
⑴ firm belief; trust; complete confidence 信心；信念；信任
Children usually have faith in their parents.
I have faith in his ability.
We have faith in ourselves.
We should have faith in our Party and our government.
He has faith in my ability.
I have faith in you; I am sure you will do well.
He still has great talent, but he has lost faith in himself.
⑵ (loyalty to one's) word of; honour; promise (對(duì)承諾，諾言等的)信守
You must keep faith with him.
You cannot expect your friends to trust you if you do not keep faith with
them.
Don't break faith with him.
I kept faith with them.
I told her in all good faith that I would be there, but I wasn't able to go.
⑶ (in) belief and trust in God 對(duì)上帝的信仰
Had it not been for her great faith in God, she would have given up.
⑷ a system of religious belief; religion 宗教信仰
Faith can remove mountains.
The Christian faith
He is a member of the Catholic faith Islamic faith.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Christian and
Jewish faiths.
25. commercial
⑴ connected with buying and selling goods 商業(yè)的；商務(wù)的
commercial traveller 旅行推銷員
A commercial college teaches things that would be useful in business.
⑵ making a profit 獲得利潤(rùn)的；可獲利的
Oil has been found in commercial quantities. 發(fā)現(xiàn)大量有商業(yè)價(jià)值的石油
26. joy
⑴ a feeling of great happiness 歡樂(lè), 喜悅, 快樂(lè)，樂(lè)事, 樂(lè)趣
We'd like to wish you joy and success in your life together.
⑵ a person or thing that gives ;you great pleasure 使人高興的人或事
That class is a joy to teach.
27. light
⑴ v make sth start to burn or shine（常與up連用）點(diǎn)火，點(diǎn)燃
Will you light the fire for me?
⑵ give light to sth so that you can see it dearly照亮；使光明
We lit the candle and the candle lit the room.
⑶to become bright with pleasure or excitement
（常與up連用）使容光煥發(fā),喜形于色
Her face lit up with joy when she saw her mother coming.
⑷ n the natural force that takes away darkness so that objects can be seen
光，光亮
The sun gives us light during the day.
He worked by the light of a candle / the moon.
⑸sth that produces light and allows other things to be seen , such as a
lamp or torch發(fā)光物；光源; 燈
⑹adj of little weight, not heavy 輕的，不重的
The basket is very light; I can easily pick it up.
28. similar
⑴ like or alike; of the same kind; almost but not exactly the same in
nature or appearance 近似的； 類似的；相似的
⑵ exactly the same in shape but not size 相似的
similar triangles have equal angles
29. generation: the children or the parents or the grandparents
⑴ a period of time in which a human being can grow up and have a family,
about 25 or 30 years 代，一代（約25 - 30年）
Members of my family have lived in this house for generations.
⑵ all the members of a family of about the same age(一家庭中的)一代人
We belong to the same generation.
This family photo shows three generations: myself, my parents, and my
grandparents.
⑶ all people of about the same age 世代; 一代人, 同齡人
Most people of my father's generation have experienced war.
⑷ all the members of a developing class of things at a certain stage
同一時(shí)代的產(chǎn)物
second generation computers
⑸ the act of process of generating 產(chǎn)生， 生產(chǎn)
the generation of electricity by water-power
⑹ (idm) generation gap: the difference in ideas, feelings and interests
between older and younger people, esp. considered as causing lack of
understanding; a broad difference in values and attitudes between one
generation and another, especially between young people and their
parents 代溝，兩代人之間的隔閡
How can teachers help to bridge the generation gap between parents and their teenage children?
30. play a trick on sb: deceive sb for fun or profit開(kāi)某人的玩笑；欺騙某人
Tom got very angry when the other boys played a trick on him and hid
his show when he was swimming.
Don't play tricks on me I want to know the truth.
31. salute
⑴a sign that a soldier, etc makes to show respect, by raising he hand to
the forehead軍禮（行舉手禮、鳴禮炮、降旗禮）
The soldier saluted his officer.
⑵ an action that shows respect for sb 致敬表示
The next programme is a salute to one of the world's greatest film stars.
⑶ v to show respect with a salute（常與to連用）向… 致意，向…致敬
The soldiers saluted as they marched past the general.
This is the day on which we salute those who died in the war.
32. kiss touch someone with your lips to show your love or to say hello or
goodbye; to touch or caress with the lips as an expression of
affection, greeting, respect, or amorousness 接吻
kiss her goodbye 和其他用語(yǔ)
⑴ to say goodbye to sb ⑵ to wave goodbye to sb
⑶ to nod goodbye to sb ⑷ to kiss sb goodbye
⑸ Goodbye till tomorrow! ⑹ Goodbye for today.
33. cheek: one of the two parts of your face that are on each side of your
nose and mouth and below your eyes; the fleshy part of either side of
the face below the eye and between the nose and ear臉頰；面頰
Her cheeks became red after she ran up the stairs to the six floor.
34. nod
⑴ to lower and raise the head quickly, as in agreement or
acknowledgment (he act of admitting or owning to something
承認(rèn)) 點(diǎn)頭, 表示同意或致意
⑵ to let the head fall forward when sleepy 打盹；短時(shí)的小睡
He nodded off on the train. 在火車上打瞌睡
35. celebration: the act or occasion of doing sth enjoyable because sth
good has happened or because it is a special day 慶祝, 慶典
36. reminder: sb or sth that makes you remember sth.提醒的人, 暗示
We received a reminder that we hadn't paid the electricity bill.
37. respect
⑴ v to admire or have a high opinion of sb or sth
(與of, for連用) 尊敬; 尊重
I respect his courage.敬佩他的勇氣
I'll respect your wishes. 尊重你的愿望
⑵ to show care for or pay attention to sb or sth; to show careful
consideration for 關(guān)心；注意；重視
We should respect other people's cultures and values.
I promise to respect your wishes.
⑶ n (for) the feeling that one admires someone or something very much
and that they or it should be treated well and honourably 尊敬; 尊重
They stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect for the dead.
The young should show respect to those who are older
The students have great respect for their teachers.
⑷ (for) consideration or care 關(guān)心；考慮；顧慮； 重視
The secret police show little respect for human rights.
Electricity is dangerous and should be treated with respect.
⑸ a detail; particular point 細(xì)節(jié)；方面
In many respects the new version is less good than the old one.
38. Mexico: a country of south-central North America 墨西哥
39. skeleton: the structure formed by all the bones in a human or animal
body（人或動(dòng)物的）骨骼
a dinosaur skeleton in the Natural History Museum
40. gift
⑴ something which is given willingly; present 禮品；贈(zèng)品
Christmas gifts
⑵ (for) a natural ability to do something; talent 天賦，天資；才能
He has a gift for poetry.
a man of many gifts 多才多藝的人
gift of the gab 口才
⑶ v to present with a gift 贈(zèng)送禮物
41. cycle
⑴ v to ride a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle 騎車騎自行車等
He usually cycles to school.
Go cycling is a common way of talking about cycling for pleasure.
⑵ n a series of events, etc that happen repeatedly in the same order
循環(huán)；周而復(fù)始
the cycle of the season
the seemingly endless cycle of violence in this troubled part of the world
⑶ the period of time needed for this to be completed 周時(shí), 周年
the life cycle of insects
⑷ a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.
自行車，摩托車自行車，摩托車，或者類似的交通工具
42. fool
⑴ n a person who is lacking in judgment or good sense 蠢人, 傻瓜; 白癡
I'm a fool, I left my coat on the train.
⑵ v to deceive; trick 愚弄；欺騙
He fooled me into giving him money.
You can't fool her; she's much too clever for that.
43. take in (Point 13)
⑴ to receive into one's home; provide lodgings for a person接待;留宿
He had nowhere to sleep so we offered to take him in.
⑵ to include 包含；包括
This is the total cost of the holiday, taking everything in.
When I go to New Year for meetings, I usually take in a movie.
⑶ to understand fully; grasp充分理解；掌握
It took me a long time to take in what you said.
⑷ to deceive 欺騙
Don't be taken in by his promise.
44. invitation: inviting or being invited 請(qǐng)?zhí)谎?qǐng)
We had three invitations to parties.
45. occasion
⑴ a particular time when sth happens特殊場(chǎng)合； 特殊時(shí)刻
a great occasion 盛大的場(chǎng)面
⑵ the suitable or right time for sth良機(jī)；機(jī)會(huì)
I shall tell her what I think if the occasion arises.
⑶ usage:
① You used occasion when you mean the time is right or suitable for sth.
I saw them at the funeral, but it was not a suitable occasion for discussing holiday plans.
② You use opportunityor chance when you mean that it is possible to
do something.
I was only in Paris for one day and I didn't get the opportunity /
chance to visit the Louvre. (巴黎的)盧佛爾宮
⑷ a special event, ceremony; a happening; an incident重大的事件；事故
II Language Points
1. dress up (Word 1)
⑴ put on one's best or special clothes穿上盛裝
All the family members dressed up for the party.
⑵ make sth or sb more attractive, as with clothing裝飾;使變得更具魅力
⑶ put on a costume for fun or clothes for a part in a play 化裝
Mary was dressed up to play Cinderella in her school play.
You don't need to dress up for this dinner.
I don't want to go to their wedding because I hate dressing up.
⑷ Notes:
① dress up 后接in表示"穿...服裝打扮"
I just love the fun of dressing up in ancient clothing.
② dress up 后接as表示"打扮成..."
The little girl dressed herself up as a angle. (天使)
③ be dress in "穿著..."
She is always dressed in white.
2. celebrate & congratulate
㈠celebrate: do sth special and enjoyable on an important day or because
of an important event 慶祝, 祝賀, 慶賀
The people celebrated the victory.
We celebrated Christmas with a tree and presents.
we had a party to celebrate Mother's silver wedding.
㈡congratulate: to express one's pleasure, praise, or admiration for sb
because of a happy event or sth. successfully done
恭喜；祝賀，向...祝賀
I congratulated my friend on her birthday.
Let me congratulate you on the birth of your daughter.
We all came up to congratulate on the winner.
I'm writing to congratulate you on your being awarded the first prize in
the contest.
I congratulate you on your great success.
3. would & used to
㈠would
⑴ used as the past form of 'will' when you report what sb says or thinks
They said that they would help us.
⑵ used with 'like' or 'love' as a way of asking or saying what sb wants
Would you like to come with us?
⑶ used for talking about things that often happened in the past 過(guò)去常常
When he was young he would often walk in these woods.
㈡used to
⑴ used to: habits or states that existed in the past but no longer exist
He used to be a teacher in our school.
His father used to play football very well when he was young.
⑵ be (get) used to: in the habit of sth or doing sth習(xí)慣于
She is used to the weather here.
He has got used to getting up early.
⑶ be used to do: passive voice
Coal is used to cook our food.
Steel is used to make a lot of things.
4. as well as & as well
㈠ as well as
⑴ equally excellent; no less than同樣好
You can't do it as well as I can.
⑵ in addition to; and also; besides和；及； 除...之外
He was my friend as well ;as my doctor.
The book tells about the author's life as well as about his writings.
㈡ as well (as sb or sth): too; also; in conjunction with sb or sth specified;
in addition to sth 還；也；此外還
She knows English and French as well.
When we asked them to stay for the weekend we didn't realise they
would be bringing a couple of dogs as well.
5. as much as
⑴ to the extent, degree, or quantity as 盡多，一樣多
Take as much as you like.
⑵ (or so much as) just the same as; almost; practically; really
等于；幾乎；實(shí)際上；真正地
By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money.
⑶ (or much as) even though; although 雖然；盡管
As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and study tonight.
⑷ as much as, as well as, no more than, no less than, rather than, but,
with , along with, together with, like, besides, except, in addition
to和 "of +名詞"等,連接兩個(gè)并列主語(yǔ)時(shí),動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)和第一個(gè)主
語(yǔ)保持一致.
Mary as well as her classmates has learned to drive a tractor.
My classmates as much as I are glad to hear that.
The teacher together with his students is going to visit the Great Wall
I rather than he am to blame.
No one except Xiao Wang and Xiao Li has been to Beijing.
He, like you and me, likes to play football.
The number of the students of our class is 50.
He, no less than you, is worthy of being praised.
His brother, no more than Jim, are to be answered for it.
6. each time & time-clause
⑴each time (every time) 每次
Each time I meet an Englishman, he starts off the conversation with
some comments on the weather.
Every time I travelled by boat, I got seasick.
⑵ by the time 到...時(shí)候
He had studied English for three years by the time he came to our
school.
The truck will have arrived by the time you have all the things packed
up.
⑶ the last time 在最后一次
The last time she saw Mr Brown, she was sitting on a sofa.
⑷ the first time 在第一次
The first time he spoke in public, he felt shy.
⑸ the second time 在第二次
The second time (that) we met, he replied to a lot of questions.
⑹ all the time 一直；始終
There were twelve of us, who never took a European meal all the time
we were in China.
⑺ at the time 在...時(shí)候
I told you at the time that I thought you were stupid.
⑻ from the time 自從...時(shí)候起
From the time the Red Army first came into being, its relationship with
people, in the words of Mao Zedong, was the relationship of fish and
water.
⑼ next time 在下一次...
Next time you come, you will see him.
⑽ the day 在那天
I saw them the day I left for Europe.
⑾ the week (that) 在...那周
We were there the week that it snowed so heavily.
7. Earth Day
Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 to show international concern
for the environment. It is not, however, an official government holiday
in many countries.
8. Day Off & Day On: 休息日和奮斗日
To have "a day off" means to stay home from work for a day, usually
to relax. A "day on" means that although an American doesn't work that
day, they should do something serious to honour the man for whom the
holiday is given.
9. the living and the dead
某些形容詞前加 the 表示一類人，其意義為復(fù)數(shù)。 如： the poor,
the rich, the old, the young, the sick, the dead, the brave, the deaf and
dumb, the oppressed, the injured, the wounded, the unemployed 等。
The old are taken good care of.
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer in many countries.
10. rather & fairly, quite, pretty, very 表示程度
fairly good = 60 points very good = 100 points
rather (pretty, quite) good = 80 points or so
㈢ Note:
⑴ 只有rather能接比較級(jí)和too, 其余三個(gè)不能
rather warmer, rather too sure
I can't make a decision now, I need rather more time to think it over.
稍多
⑵quite 和 rather 可用在冠詞前，也可和動(dòng)詞連用，其余兩個(gè)不能
quite a good film, rather a good idea,
Rather the impression I wanted to give you.
I quite like her.
I rather enjoy doing nothing.
⑶ quite, fairly 和 rather也可放在a(n)之后，只有名詞前有形容詞時(shí)，才這
樣用
a quite good film, a fairly interesting lecture, a rather good idea
⑷ quite可與絕對(duì)形容詞連用，其他三個(gè)不能
quite right, quite completely, quite perfect, quite absolutely, quite
mistaken, quite round
11. April Fool's Day: April Fool's Day is traditionally a day to play practical
jokes on others, send people on fool's errands, and fool the
unsuspecting. No one knows how this holiday began , it was thought to
have originated in France.
12. play tricks on sb(Word 30)
deceive sb for fun or profit開(kāi)某人的玩笑；欺騙某人
Tom got very angry when the other boys played a trick on him and hid
his show when he was swimming.
Don't play tricks on me I want to know the truth.
13. take in (Word 43)
⑴ to deceive; cheat; fool 欺騙;愚弄
Don't be taken in by his promise.
Many a person has been taken in by that trick.
⑵ to understand fully; grasp充分理解；掌握
He needs some time to take the situation in.
It took me a long time to take in what you said.
⑶ to receive into one's home; provide lodgings for a person接待;留宿
Now that his parents are dead, who will take athe boy in?
He had nowhere to sleep so we offered to take him in.
⑷to include 包含；包括
This is the total cost of the holiday, taking everything in.
When I go to New Year for meetings, I usually take in a movie.
14. decorate
⑴to add sth in order to make a thing more attractive to look at裝飾；點(diǎn)綴
We usually decorate the main streets with flags on holidays.
Decorate the cake with cherries and nuts.
⑵ to put paint and wallpaper onto walls, ceilings and doors in a room or
building 油漆；粉刷
I think it's about time we decorated the living-room.
15. jealous & envy
㈠ jealous
⑴ feeling upset because you think that sb loves another person more than
you 吃醋
Tom seems to be jealous whenever Mary speaks to another boy!
⑵ feeling angry or sad because you want to be like sb else or because
you want what sb else has 嫉妒
He is jealous of their success.
⑶ wanting to keep what one has; envious （常與of連用）妒羨的；羨慕的
She is jealous of our success.
I was jealous of Sarah when she got her new bicycle.
I was very jealous of Sarah's new bicycle.
㈡ envy
⑴ n. (at, of, towards) the feeling you have towards sb. when you wish that
you had their qualities or possession 羨慕; 妒嫉
They are full of green of envy when they saw my new car.
Their beautiful garden is the envy of all the neighbours.
He was filled with envy at my success.
His success is the envy of us all.
⑵ v. feel envy towards sb. because of sth. 羨慕; ；妒嫉
I envy your ability to work so fast.
I don't envy you your journey in this bad weather.
I envy you your health.
I envy him his experience.
They envy him his success.
The award made him envy you and he is no longer your friend.
16. grave & tomb
㈠grave
⑴ the place in the ground where a dead person is buried 墳?zāi)�，墓�?/p>
He put some flowers on the grave.
⑵ death 死亡
Is there life beyond grave?
㈡ tomb
⑴a place where a body is buried, often one with a large decorated stone
above 墳?zāi)?/p>
the Ming Tombs reservoir
⑵a monument commemorating the dead 墓碑
17. lunar calendar & solar calendar
㈠ calendar
⑴ a list that shows the days, weeks and months of a particular year
日歷, 月歷, 年歷
tree ring calendar 年輪歷
A calendar is often hung on a wall and may have a separate page for
each month, sometimes with a picture or photograph.
⑵ a system for dividing time into fixed periods and for marking the
beginning and end of a year 歷法
the Muslim calendar
From January 1st to February 1st is one calendar month.
⑶ a list of dates and events in a year that are important in a particular
area of activity 全年大事表;一覽表；記錄表
school calendar, academic calendar 校歷
㈡ lunar: of, for, or to the moon; be connected with the moon；
involving, caused by, or affecting the moon 月球的
㈢solar: of or from the sun; relating to, or proceeding from the sun
太陽(yáng)的