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本課主要單詞
1. tough adj. 強壯的;粗暴的;老的;艱苦的
1) The tough mountaineer succeeded in getting to the top of the mountain.
(那位強壯的登山運動員成功地登上了山頂。)
2)Camels are tough and hardy creatures. (駱駝是能吃苦耐勞的動物。)
3)Those tough law-breaking youngsters should be dealt with seriously. (應該嚴肅對待那些無法無天的青少年。)
4)She complained about the tough steak.(她抱怨牛排太老。)
5)They had a tough time during the war. (戰(zhàn)爭期間她們苦熬度日。)
6)He'll be tough on you if you bother him. (如果你麻煩他,他會對你不客氣。)
7)It was tough to get a satisfactory job.(找一份令人滿意的工作很不容易。)
2. crime n. 罪;罪行
criminal n. 罪犯 adj. 犯罪的;刑事的
1)He committed a crime against the security of the state. (他犯了危害國家安全罪。)
2)It is a crime to waste so much food. (浪費那么多食物是一種罪過。)
3)The president is determined to bring down the crime rate. (總統(tǒng)下決心使犯罪率下降。)
4)The wanted criminal had no place to hide. (被通緝的罪犯無處可藏。)
5)The man was found to have a criminal record.(那人被發(fā)現有犯罪記錄。)
6)The criminal police are working on a major case. (刑警隊在著手一起大案。)
3. drunk adj. 醉的
1)He was so drunk that he could not walk. (他醉得路都走不起來了。)
2)He was charged with drunk driving. (他被指控酒后駕車。)
3)The young man was drunk with success. (那個年青人因為成功而喝醉了。)
4. custom n. 習慣;風俗
customs n. 海關
customary adj. 習慣上的
1)It is her custom to go for a walk every morning. (她慣常每天早上去散步。)
2)They didn't know much about the customs of the country they were going to visit.
(對他們將要訪問的那個國家的風俗習慣他們了解得不多。)
3)It won't take you long to pass the customs. (通過海關檢查不會花你們太多時間。)
4)It is customary to exchange gifts at Christmas. (圣誕節(jié)時人們互贈禮物是一種習俗。)
5. admit v. 承認;準許進入
admission n. 承認;準許進入
1)He admitted his guilt to the police. (他向警方承認犯罪。)
2)The boy admitted to his teacher that he was wrong. (那男孩向老師承認自己錯了。)
3)There were no windows to admit air. (沒有窗子可使空氣流入。)
4)David was admitted into the school basketball team. (大衛(wèi)被納為籃球隊的隊員。)
5)None of them admitted to cheating on exams.(他們都不承認考試作弊。)
6)She admitted to having a strong like for light beer. (她承認自己很喜歡淡啤酒。)
7)His admission that he had committed the theft proved John's innocence.
(他承認偷竊,從而證明了約翰的清白。)
8)He was refused admission into the club. (他未獲準加入俱樂部。)
9)Admission to the park is free. (公園免費進入。)
請注意下面幾組詞,找出其構詞的規(guī)律:
admit / admission emit / emission
transmit / transmission submit / submission
6. tape n. 磁帶 v. 用帶子捆扎;用膠布封??;把…錄于
1)The teacher asked us to listen to English tapes when we had time. (老師讓我們有空時聽英語磁帶。)
2)She spent a whole morning taping the presents.(她花了一個上午的時間捆扎禮物。)
3)As there was nobody at home, he taped a note to the door.(因為家中無人,他便用膠布把一張字條粘貼在門上。)
4)The robber taped the watchman's mouth. (搶劫犯用膠布封住守門人的嘴。)
5)He taped the conversation secretly. (他偷偷把談話用磁帶錄了下來。)
7. jail n. 監(jiān)獄
1)He was put into jail for armed robbery. (他因武裝搶劫被送進了監(jiān)獄。)
2)The young man escaped from jail. (那個年輕人逃出了監(jiān)獄。)
3)He was sentenced to two weeks in jail. (他被判監(jiān)禁兩周。)
8. fatal adj. 致命的;重大的
fatality n. 死亡者;死亡事故
1)He received a fatal wound in the battle. (他在戰(zhàn)斗中受了致命傷。)
2)The fatal eruption of the volcano caused unimaginable losses. (火山毀滅性的噴發(fā)造成了難以想像的損失。)
3)Mutual trust is fatal to friendship. (相互信任對于友誼來說不可或缺。)
4)The accident caused several fatalities. (事故造成數人死亡。)
5)They are trying to reduce the fatality of heart disease. (他們正努力降低心臟病的致命性。)
9. threaten v. 威脅
在前一單元中,我們學習了名詞threat,-en是個動詞后綴,加在名詞或形容詞的后面可以構成動詞,如:
1)加在名詞后面:heighten, lengthen, hasten
2)加在形容詞后面:shorten, brighten, quicken
10. tolerate v. 忍受;寬恕
tolerant adj. 容忍的
tolerance n. 忍受;寬容;忍耐力
1)I cannot tolerate his dishonesty. (我不能容忍他的不誠實。)
2)We will not tolerate their distorting the fact. (我們不會容忍他們歪曲事實。)
3)He is tolerant of different opinions. (他能容忍不同意見。)
4)These plants are tolerant of extreme heat. (這些植物能耐酷熱。)
5)My tolerance of your impoliteness is limited. (我對你的無禮的忍耐是有限的。)
11. limit n. 限制 v. 限制
limited adj. 有限的
1)She had reached the limit of her patience. (她已到了忍無可忍的地步。)
2)He was fined for exceeding the speed limit. (他因超過車速限制而被罰款。)
3)Try to limit your talk to 5 minutes. (請盡量把話在五分鐘內說完。)
4)He limited himself to 10 cigarettes a day. (他限定自己一天抽10支煙。)
5)We must make good use of the limited resources. (我們必須好好利用有限的資源。)
6)Time is limited, we have to step here today. (時間有限,我們今天只能講到這兒。)
off limits 禁止進入
within limits 適度的;在一定范圍內
without limit 無限制地
12. celebrate v. 慶祝
celebration n. 慶祝
1)We'll go to celebrate grandma’s 70th birthday this weekend. (這個周末我們去慶祝祖母70歲生日。)
2)They are singing and dancing to celebrate their victory. (他們唱歌、跳舞慶祝勝利。)
3)The birthday celebration will be held at home. (生日慶典將在家舉行。)
4)The celebration of Chinese New Year used to include a display of fireworks. (過去中國新年慶典包括放焰火。)
13. anonymous adj. 匿名的
an是一個前綴,用在元音字母或輔音h前,表示“非”,“沒有”,“缺乏”,
如:anarchy(無政府),anonym(匿名者)。
onym是個詞根,意思是name(名字),如antonym(反義詞),synonym(同義詞)
-ous是一個形容詞后綴,如dangerous, famous
1)He was greatly disturbed by the anonymous letter. (匿名信令他極度不安。)
2)The author wishes to remain anonymous. (作者不希望披露姓名。)
14. cheat v. 欺騙;作弊 n. 騙子
1)The old lady told the policeman that she had been cheated of all her savings.(那位老太太告訴警察她被人騙取了她所有的積蓄。)
2)He was cheated into believing that he was an adopted son. (他被騙得相信自己是個養(yǎng)子。)
3)He said that many high school students cheated on exams. (他說許多中學生考試作弊。)
4)The singer was said to have cheated on income taxes. (據說那位歌手在所得稅上弄虛作假。)
5)These drinks I've bought are a cheat, they taste so strange. (我買的這些飲料間冒牌貨,味道很怪。)
6)How could you be friends with these cheats? (你怎么能與騙子為友呢?)
15. abstract a. 抽象的 n. 摘要 v. 提??;摘錄…的要點
1)He couldn't understand this abstract idea. (他不能理解這個抽象概念。)
2)An abstract of this paper is needed. (需要有這篇論文的摘要。)
3)He is abstracting a story for a book review. (他正在為一篇書評撰寫故事梗概。)
4)They are trying to abstract iron from ore. (他們正試圖從礦石中提取鐵。)
本課主要單詞
1. tough adj. 強壯的;粗暴的;老的;艱苦的
1) The tough mountaineer succeeded in getting to the top of the mountain.
(那位強壯的登山運動員成功地登上了山頂。)
2)Camels are tough and hardy creatures. (駱駝是能吃苦耐勞的動物。)
3)Those tough law-breaking youngsters should be dealt with seriously. (應該嚴肅對待那些無法無天的青少年。)
4)She complained about the tough steak.(她抱怨牛排太老。)
5)They had a tough time during the war. (戰(zhàn)爭期間她們苦熬度日。)
6)He'll be tough on you if you bother him. (如果你麻煩他,他會對你不客氣。)
7)It was tough to get a satisfactory job.(找一份令人滿意的工作很不容易。)
2. crime n. 罪;罪行
criminal n. 罪犯 adj. 犯罪的;刑事的
1)He committed a crime against the security of the state. (他犯了危害國家安全罪。)
2)It is a crime to waste so much food. (浪費那么多食物是一種罪過。)
3)The president is determined to bring down the crime rate. (總統(tǒng)下決心使犯罪率下降。)
4)The wanted criminal had no place to hide. (被通緝的罪犯無處可藏。)
5)The man was found to have a criminal record.(那人被發(fā)現有犯罪記錄。)
6)The criminal police are working on a major case. (刑警隊在著手一起大案。)
3. drunk adj. 醉的
1)He was so drunk that he could not walk. (他醉得路都走不起來了。)
2)He was charged with drunk driving. (他被指控酒后駕車。)
3)The young man was drunk with success. (那個年青人因為成功而喝醉了。)
4. custom n. 習慣;風俗
customs n. 海關
customary adj. 習慣上的
1)It is her custom to go for a walk every morning. (她慣常每天早上去散步。)
2)They didn't know much about the customs of the country they were going to visit.
(對他們將要訪問的那個國家的風俗習慣他們了解得不多。)
3)It won't take you long to pass the customs. (通過海關檢查不會花你們太多時間。)
4)It is customary to exchange gifts at Christmas. (圣誕節(jié)時人們互贈禮物是一種習俗。)
5. admit v. 承認;準許進入
admission n. 承認;準許進入
1)He admitted his guilt to the police. (他向警方承認犯罪。)
2)The boy admitted to his teacher that he was wrong. (那男孩向老師承認自己錯了。)
3)There were no windows to admit air. (沒有窗子可使空氣流入。)
4)David was admitted into the school basketball team. (大衛(wèi)被納為籃球隊的隊員。)
5)None of them admitted to cheating on exams.(他們都不承認考試作弊。)
6)She admitted to having a strong like for light beer. (她承認自己很喜歡淡啤酒。)
7)His admission that he had committed the theft proved John's innocence.
(他承認偷竊,從而證明了約翰的清白。)
8)He was refused admission into the club. (他未獲準加入俱樂部。)
9)Admission to the park is free. (公園免費進入。)
請注意下面幾組詞,找出其構詞的規(guī)律:
admit / admission emit / emission
transmit / transmission submit / submission
6. tape n. 磁帶 v. 用帶子捆扎;用膠布封??;把…錄于
1)The teacher asked us to listen to English tapes when we had time. (老師讓我們有空時聽英語磁帶。)
2)She spent a whole morning taping the presents.(她花了一個上午的時間捆扎禮物。)
3)As there was nobody at home, he taped a note to the door.(因為家中無人,他便用膠布把一張字條粘貼在門上。)
4)The robber taped the watchman's mouth. (搶劫犯用膠布封住守門人的嘴。)
5)He taped the conversation secretly. (他偷偷把談話用磁帶錄了下來。)
7. jail n. 監(jiān)獄
1)He was put into jail for armed robbery. (他因武裝搶劫被送進了監(jiān)獄。)
2)The young man escaped from jail. (那個年輕人逃出了監(jiān)獄。)
3)He was sentenced to two weeks in jail. (他被判監(jiān)禁兩周。)
8. fatal adj. 致命的;重大的
fatality n. 死亡者;死亡事故
1)He received a fatal wound in the battle. (他在戰(zhàn)斗中受了致命傷。)
2)The fatal eruption of the volcano caused unimaginable losses. (火山毀滅性的噴發(fā)造成了難以想像的損失。)
3)Mutual trust is fatal to friendship. (相互信任對于友誼來說不可或缺。)
4)The accident caused several fatalities. (事故造成數人死亡。)
5)They are trying to reduce the fatality of heart disease. (他們正努力降低心臟病的致命性。)
9. threaten v. 威脅
在前一單元中,我們學習了名詞threat,-en是個動詞后綴,加在名詞或形容詞的后面可以構成動詞,如:
1)加在名詞后面:heighten, lengthen, hasten
2)加在形容詞后面:shorten, brighten, quicken
10. tolerate v. 忍受;寬恕
tolerant adj. 容忍的
tolerance n. 忍受;寬容;忍耐力
1)I cannot tolerate his dishonesty. (我不能容忍他的不誠實。)
2)We will not tolerate their distorting the fact. (我們不會容忍他們歪曲事實。)
3)He is tolerant of different opinions. (他能容忍不同意見。)
4)These plants are tolerant of extreme heat. (這些植物能耐酷熱。)
5)My tolerance of your impoliteness is limited. (我對你的無禮的忍耐是有限的。)
11. limit n. 限制 v. 限制
limited adj. 有限的
1)She had reached the limit of her patience. (她已到了忍無可忍的地步。)
2)He was fined for exceeding the speed limit. (他因超過車速限制而被罰款。)
3)Try to limit your talk to 5 minutes. (請盡量把話在五分鐘內說完。)
4)He limited himself to 10 cigarettes a day. (他限定自己一天抽10支煙。)
5)We must make good use of the limited resources. (我們必須好好利用有限的資源。)
6)Time is limited, we have to step here today. (時間有限,我們今天只能講到這兒。)
off limits 禁止進入
within limits 適度的;在一定范圍內
without limit 無限制地
12. celebrate v. 慶祝
celebration n. 慶祝
1)We'll go to celebrate grandma’s 70th birthday this weekend. (這個周末我們去慶祝祖母70歲生日。)
2)They are singing and dancing to celebrate their victory. (他們唱歌、跳舞慶祝勝利。)
3)The birthday celebration will be held at home. (生日慶典將在家舉行。)
4)The celebration of Chinese New Year used to include a display of fireworks. (過去中國新年慶典包括放焰火。)
13. anonymous adj. 匿名的
an是一個前綴,用在元音字母或輔音h前,表示“非”,“沒有”,“缺乏”,
如:anarchy(無政府),anonym(匿名者)。
onym是個詞根,意思是name(名字),如antonym(反義詞),synonym(同義詞)
-ous是一個形容詞后綴,如dangerous, famous
1)He was greatly disturbed by the anonymous letter. (匿名信令他極度不安。)
2)The author wishes to remain anonymous. (作者不希望披露姓名。)
14. cheat v. 欺騙;作弊 n. 騙子
1)The old lady told the policeman that she had been cheated of all her savings.(那位老太太告訴警察她被人騙取了她所有的積蓄。)
2)He was cheated into believing that he was an adopted son. (他被騙得相信自己是個養(yǎng)子。)
3)He said that many high school students cheated on exams. (他說許多中學生考試作弊。)
4)The singer was said to have cheated on income taxes. (據說那位歌手在所得稅上弄虛作假。)
5)These drinks I've bought are a cheat, they taste so strange. (我買的這些飲料間冒牌貨,味道很怪。)
6)How could you be friends with these cheats? (你怎么能與騙子為友呢?)
15. abstract a. 抽象的 n. 摘要 v. 提??;摘錄…的要點
1)He couldn't understand this abstract idea. (他不能理解這個抽象概念。)
2)An abstract of this paper is needed. (需要有這篇論文的摘要。)
3)He is abstracting a story for a book review. (他正在為一篇書評撰寫故事梗概。)
4)They are trying to abstract iron from ore. (他們正試圖從礦石中提取鐵。)

