Unit 20 Words
1. humor n.
have a (no) sense of humor 有幽默感 a man without humor
adj. humorous a humorous story
2. bitter ① 有苦味的 This kind of food tastes a little bitter.
② 辛酸的, 痛苦的, 厉害的, 剧烈的 bitter fighting 苦战,奋战
bitter experience 惨痛的经验
③ 怀恨的,抱怨的确 bitter words 怨言 bitter enemies 死敌
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
n. bitterness Bear the bitterness in mind. 牢记苦难。
3. chalk [u] n. 粉笔 There is only one piece of chalk left.
v. 用粉笔写或画, 直接加宾语
She chalked out a design on the blackboard. 她在黑板上画了一幅图案。
4. couple 复数couple(s)
a couple of players 一对选手 five couple(s) of rabbits
a newly wedded couple
[口] 几个, 三两个 in a couple of days 在两三天内
in couples 成双搭对地 The couple is / are spending their honeymoon.
5. comedian comedy tragedy
6. German n. Germany n.
He is from Germany , that is to say, his nationality is German.
I can’t speak German , what about you
Do you know two Germans / Frenchmen / Englishmen / Japanese / Americans will come to China
the German 德国人 the English 英国人
7. intend 指“心里已有做某事的目标或计划”,系正式用语, 含有“行动坚决”之意
① intend +名词或代词 “有……意思”He intends no harm. 他没有恶意。
What do you intend by that remark 你说这话是什么意思?
② intend to do sth 打算做某事
Do you intend to make a long stay there 你打算在那里呆很久吗?
Today, I intend to finish reading the book
…had intended to 本打算
I had intended to go over all the lessons that afternoon, but I slept too much.
…intend sb to do sth
We intended him to set out at once. 我们打算要他立即出发。
③ intend for 打算给(某人)或作(某种用途)
The dictionary is intended for beginners.
They intended that for you.
This kind of education is intended for the whites only.
④ n. intention 意图, 意向
What’s your intention He did it by intention. 故意
8. stage ① 舞台the stage 戏剧 She left the stage at 60. 她60 岁停止演戏了。
Shakespeare compares life to a stage. political stage 政治舞台
② 阶段,时期 all stages of revolution a critical stage 危险期
③ 层, 级 a three-stage rocket 三级火箭
phrases : go on the stage 上舞台,做演员 by stages 分阶段地
stage by stage 逐步地
9. nationality n.
-----What’s your nationality ------My nationality is Chinese.
dual nationality 双国籍 the Han nationality 汉族
the Chinese people of all nationalities 中国各族人民
the minority nationalities 各少数民族
10. Certain ① 确凿的,无疑的 The evidence is certain.证据确凿
② 可靠的
③ [只做表语] 一定的, 必然的, 确信的, 有把握的
We are certain to win. We are certain of victory.
I’m certain (that ) …. 我确信….. I’m not certain whether 我不能确定是否….
④ [只做定语]某, 某一,某种 a certain unit 某单位
for a certain reason a certain Smith on certain conditions 在某种情况下
phrases: for certain 肯定地 I cannot say for certain 我说不准。
make certain (把…)弄清楚, 弄确实
Make certain when the train leaves
make certain of the date of the meeting
adv. certainly
11. make fun of It is rude to make fun of others .
Nobody enjoys ______(make ) fun of.
for fun 闹着玩地 I did it just for fun.
12. amuse v.
amuse oneself by 以……自娱 The joke amused us .
adj. amusing 引起乐趣的,逗人笑的 amused 感到(觉得)有趣
feel amused at
n. amusement 娱乐,消遣,娱乐活动 an amusement park 公共娱乐场
13.laughter n.
burst into laughter = burst out laughing
14. accent
Judging from her accent, she is from Shandong.
15. actually =in fact = in actual fact
16. typical
a typical character 典型人物 It is typical of him to take hard jobs (特点)
17. date back to =date from
His interest in stamp collecting dates back to his childhood.
The collection contained 54,952 coins dating back to the years 260- 275 AD.
那一堆硬币共有枚, 制币时间是。
18. make use of
Newspapers and magazines should be made use of to collect information.
19. appreciate v.
We greatly appreciate your timely help.
We shall appreciate hearing from you again. 我们恭候佳音。
Do you appreciate good wine 你会欣赏酒吗?
n. appreciation She showed an appreciation of my help.
20. fluent adj.
speak fluent English adv. fluently n. fluency speak with fluency
21. exist ① 存在 How long has man existed on the earth Salt exists in many things.
Contradictions exist everywhere. 矛盾无所不在。
② 生存, 生活 exist on vegetable food . One cannot exist without air.
n. existence come into existence 开始存在
22. suffer ① 受痛苦, 受磨难 You don’t know how we suffered in the old days.
I won’t stand by and see them suffer like that.
我不能无动于衷, 眼看着他们这样受苦。
② 受…..痛苦(常和from连用)
He suffered most from lack of rest .他最吃亏的是休息太少了。
I often suffer from toothache.
③ 患….病(常和from连用)
It is said that he is suffering from cancer. I suffer from high blood pressure.
④ 受到,遭受
He would suffer death rather than tell the secret. 他宁死也不泄露秘密。
Fortunately he suffered no pain. 幸好他不感到疼痛。
⑤ 受损失He was afraid that his honor would suffer because of that.
⑥ 容忍, 允许 I should not suffer it for a moment.
23. operate ① operate on a person The patient ______(operate) on now is his brother.
② operate a machine / a car 开车
③ operate factories and mines 经营厂矿
n. operation
24. direction ① 方向,He is driving in the direction of Tianjin.
in every direction / all directions 向四面八方
② 趋向,倾向 a new direction in English learning
③ [复数]指示,说明 directions for use
25. fortunate adj.
fortune n. 财产,运气 fortunately= luckily adv.
26. silence in silence =silently
27. look on…as…
They were looked on as honored guests.
treat / take / have / think of / regard / remember / recognize / refer to / consider sb as
28. rude adj.
It’s rude of you to treat him like that .
Don’t be rude to these elders.
n. rudeness
29. confuse ① 使混乱;混淆 confuse black and white
A is not to be confused with B. 不要把甲误作乙。
② 把…弄糊涂, 使慌乱confuse the enemy 迷惑敌人
adj. confused n. confusion in confusion 在混乱中
30. brake n.
step on the brake