Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A
1.unexpected/ nIk spektId/adj.出乎意料的;始料不及的
2.backpack/ b kp k/n.背包;旅行包
【助记】拆分记忆法:back(n.背)+pack(n.包,包裹)
3.oversleep/ v (r) sli p/v.睡过头;睡得太久
4.block/bl k/,/blɑ k/n.街区
【助记】归类记忆法:block n.街区;street n.大街;街道;square n.广场
5.worker/ w (r)k (r)/n.工作者;工人
6.stare/ste /,/ster/v.盯着看;凝视
7.disbelief / dIsbI li f/ n.不信;怀疑
8.above/ b v/ prep.在……上面adv.在上面
9.burn/b (r)n/v.着火;燃烧→burning/ b (r)nI /adj.着火的,燃烧的
10.alive/ laIv/adj.活着;有生气的
11.airport/ e p (r)t/n.机场
12.till/tIl/prep.&conj.到;直到
13.west/west/adv.向西;朝西 adj.向西的;西部的n.西;西方→western adj.西方的
【助记】拆分单词记忆法:NEWS(北—North东—East西—West 南—South)
14.cream/kri m/n.奶油;乳脂
15.workday/ w (r)kdeI/n.工作日
16.bean/bi n/n.豆;豆荚
17.market/ mɑ (r)kIt/n.市场;集市
1.充满…… be full of...
(1)full作形容词,意为“满的”,反义词为empty。
(2)full还可以表示“饱的”,反义词为hungry。
(3)full与fill 的用法辨析:
单词 含义 常用搭配
full adj. 满的;饱的 be full of... 充满……,强调状态
fill v.填满;倒满 fill...with... 用……把……填满(主动) be filled with... 充满……(被动),强调动作
【助记】
*The glass is full. Please don’t add water in it.这个玻璃杯满了,请不要往里面加水了。
2.在……以前 by the time...
by the time意为“在……以前”,相当于before,用来表述当某事发生时,另外一件事早已经发生了。by the time引导的时间状语从句常用一般过去时,主句用过去完成时。
*By the time we got there, the meeting had already started.
在我们到那里以前,会议已经开始了。
3.叫醒;唤醒;醒来 wake up
4.捎……一程 give...a lift
5.至少 at least
6.与……成一排 in line with
7.盯着看 stare at
8.不信任地 in disbelief
9.起飞;脱掉 take off
10.赶到;露面 show up
11.发出响声 go off
1.当我到达学校的时候,我意识到我把背包落在家里了。
When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.
2.我正要上去到办公室,这时候我决定先喝杯咖啡。
I was about to go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first.
3.当我正和其他办公室员工排队等候时,我听到一声巨响。
As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
4.我一直睡觉,当我醒来时已是早上八点!
I kept sleeping, and when I woke up it was already 8 00 a.m.!
5.其他航班都已经满员,我不得不等到第二天。
The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.
6.我的坏运气意想不到地变成了一件好事。
My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
Section B
1.fool/fu l/n.蠢人;傻瓜v.愚弄
2.costume / k stju m/,/ kɑ stu m/n.(特定场合穿的)服装;装束
3.embarrassed /Im b r st/ adj.窘迫的;害羞的
4.announce / na ns/v. 宣布;宣告
5.discovery/dI sk v ri/n.发现;发觉→discover v.发现
discovery是名词,意为“发现;发觉”,既可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。常用结构有:the discovery of...意为“……的发现”。其动词形式为discover。
*The discovery of the truth surprised everyone.
真相的发现令大家很惊讶。
6.lady/ leIdi/n.女士;女子
【助记】搭配记忆法:She is a lazy lady.
她是一个懒惰的女士。
7.cancel/ k nsl/v.取消;终止
8.officer/ fIs /,/ ɑ fIs r/n.军官;官员
9.believable/bI li v bl/adj.可相信的;可信任的→believe v.相信,信任
(1)构词法:believ(e)+able=believable。
(2)believe的用法及词形变化
*You can believe in Mr Brown. He is believable.
你可以信任布朗先生。他是可信的。
*It’s unbelievable that Tom won the first place.
汤姆获得第一,真是令人难以置信。
10.disappear/ dIs pI /v.消失;不见→appear v.出现
1.穿好衣服 get dressed
2.熬夜 stay up
3.发生;举行 take place
4.和某人开玩笑 play a joke on sb.
5.上交 hand in
6.以做某事结束 end up doing sth.
7.结婚 get married
8.通向 lead to
9.卖光 sell out
1.他们说这种水可以帮人们减肥。
They said this water would help people lose weight.
2.许多愚人节的玩笑结局也许没有那么有趣。
Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
3.到警方宣布那个故事只是一个恶作剧的时候,已经有数千人离开了他们的家园。
By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax,thousands of people had left their homes.
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