Words and expressions
carol n. song; Christmas hymn (圣誕)頌歌
Charles Dickens [`tFB:lz `dikinz] 查爾斯·狄更斯
Santa Claus n. 圣誕老人
care for like; be pleased or attracted by 喜愛(ài)；對(duì)……感興趣
She doesn't care for skating. 她不喜歡滑冰。
look after; attend to 照顧；照料
The sick must be cared for. 病人應(yīng)得到照料。
employee n. the person who is employed 雇員；受雇者
The factory has two hundred employees. 工廠(chǎng)有兩百個(gè)職工。
hygiene n.[u] 衛(wèi)生
public hygiene 公共衛(wèi)生
n.[u] 衛(wèi)生學(xué)(=hygienics)
mental hygiene 心理衛(wèi)生學(xué)
fake adj. having a false or misleading appearance假的；偽造的
n. one that is not authentic or genuine冒牌貨；贗品
The painting looked old but was a recent fake.
這幅畫(huà)看上去年代久遠(yuǎn)，實(shí)際是最近的一幅贗品。
bacteria n.[c] a very small living thing 細(xì)菌（bacterium 的復(fù)數(shù)）
The smallest living things that can be seen under a microscope are bacteria.
在顯微鏡下可以見(jiàn)到的最小的有生命的東西是細(xì)菌。
powder n. very small pieces of something together 粉；粉末
Flour is a powder made from wheat. 面粉是小麥做的粉。
standard n. anything taken as a basis of comparison; a model 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；水準(zhǔn)；規(guī)格
We must raise the living standard of the people. 我們必須提高人民的生活水平。
conscience n. the moral sense of right and wrong 良心；是非感
He is a man of conscience. 他是個(gè)有良心的人。
shilling n.[c] 先令 (英國(guó)貨幣單位，1971年為止，1/20 英鎊,十二舊便士; 略作 s.)
frost n.[u] thin, white cover of ice on the ground, plants, etc. in very cold weather 霜
There was white frost on the ground yesterday. 昨天地上有白霜。
n. extreme cold, freezing weather 嚴(yán)寒
The frost cracked my skin. 嚴(yán)寒使我的皮膚裂了。
handwriting n. writing done by hand; a person's manner of writing by hand 筆跡；書(shū)法
Colin has clear handwriting. 柯林字跡清楚。
humbug n. something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud 花招；謊話(huà)；欺騙
nonsense; rubbish 廢話(huà)；胡扯
Humbug! 胡扯!
overcoat n. long coat that you wear over other clothes in cold weather 大衣；外套
Put on your overcoat; it's cold outside. 穿上大衣，外邊冷。
wage n. money that you receive for work 工資；工錢(qián)
Most British workers get their wages by the week. 多數(shù)英國(guó)工人的工資是每周領(lǐng)取的。
anyway adv. anyhow 無(wú)論如何；不管怎樣
Anyway it's worth trying. 無(wú)論如何值得一試。
god n. the great being who made the world and controls all things 上帝；造物主
We've seen the last of him, thank God! 我們不用再看到他了，真是謝天謝地！
n. any being that people think has power over them and nature 神
Mars was the Roman god of war. 瑪爾斯是羅馬戰(zhàn)神。
leave alone to refrain from disturbing or interfering 不管；不理會(huì)；隨……去
Left alone, he was quite productive. 別打攪他，他相當(dāng)有創(chuàng)作才能。
foolish adj. not clever, silly, stupid 愚蠢的
Don't be so foolish. 別這么傻啦。
clap v. hit your hands together to show you are pleased, etc. 鼓掌；拍手
The audience clapped for five minutes. 聽(tīng)眾鼓掌達(dá)五分鐘。
n.[c] sound made by hands hitting together 拍手聲；鼓掌聲
partner n. one that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest伙伴；搭檔 a member of a business partnership企業(yè)合作人
dancing partner 舞伴 a business partner 合伙生意人
festive adj. for special happy times節(jié)日的；歡慶的
We all wore festive costumes to the ball. 我們都穿著節(jié)日服裝來(lái)到舞會(huì)。
abundant adj. plentiful豐富的；富裕的
There is abundant time. 時(shí)間多的是。
in want of needing something 需要
This broken fence is in want of repair. 這個(gè)破籬笆需要修理。
warmth n.[u] heat溫暖；暖和
The warmth of the room made me sleepy. 房間里挺暖和的，（使）我想睡覺(jué)了。
n.[u] friendliness; kindness 熱情；熱心
He was pleased by the warmth of the welcome. 他受到熱烈歡迎，很高興。
idle adj. not working 閑著的
The machines in the factory were idle when the men were on holiday.
工人們休假時(shí)工廠(chǎng)里的機(jī)器都閑著沒(méi)用。
adj. not willing to do things, lazy 懶惰的
He is not an idle boy. 他不是個(gè)懶惰的孩子。
taxpayer n. one that pays taxes or is subject to taxation 納稅人
badly off poor 窮困
Were you badly off at that time? 你那時(shí)窮困嗎？
occupy vt. to keep somebody busy 使忙碌
His work occupies him for the whole day. 他的工作使他整天沒(méi)空。
vt. fill time (space, mind, etc.) 占（時(shí)間；占空間；占據(jù)思想等）
These activities occupied most of her time. 這些活動(dòng)占去了她的大部分時(shí)間。
constant adj. happening all the time 經(jīng)常的；不斷的
Matter is in constant motion and constant change. 物質(zhì)總是在不斷運(yùn)動(dòng)，不斷變化的。
close up shut up (使)停止或暫停營(yíng)業(yè)；關(guān)閉
Business declined to such an extent that Smith Brothers had to close up.
生意清淡到這般地步，史密斯兄弟商店只得關(guān)門(mén)大吉。
come or bring closer together in a line or lines 使靠近
The officer told the men to close up their ranks. 軍官要士兵們把隊(duì)伍靠攏些。
welfare n.[u] the state of being well or doing well; health, happiness and well being 福利；幸福
economic welfare 經(jīng)濟(jì)福利
It concerns his welfare. 這關(guān)系到他的幸福。
striking adj. very unusual and interesting 吸引人 的；起眼的
She wore a striking dress. 她穿了一件惹眼的連衣裙。
clerk n. someone who works in an office, keeping records writing letters, etc. 職員；
書(shū)記員；辦事員；店員
Our clerk types all our business letters. 我們的文書(shū)替我們打所有業(yè)務(wù)信件。
have an eye for v. 有眼力；很能鑒賞
composer n. someone who makes up songs and music 作曲者；作曲家
Mozart was a famous composer. 莫扎特是個(gè)的作曲家。
novelist n. someone who writes novels 小說(shuō)家
Charles Dickens was a famous novelist. 查爾斯o狄更斯是一位的小說(shuō)家。
firm n. a business owned by a group of person 商行；公司
He is representative of a big firm. 他是某大公司的代理人。
as follows as will be stated next 如下
The results are as follows... 結(jié)果如下…
shadow n. area of shade where the sunlight cannot fall because someone or something is standing in the way 影子
Shadows get longer as the sun sets. 太陽(yáng)落山時(shí)，影子越來(lái)越長(zhǎng)。
n. darkness 陰影
The north side of the mountain was in shadow. 山北處在背陰之中。
idol n. an image used as an object of worship 偶像
The football player is the idol of many young people.
這位足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員是許多年輕人崇拜的偶像。
ambition an eager or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power; the object or goal desired雄心；野心；抱負(fù)；志向
Until all is over ambition never dies. 不到黃河心不死。
He had a high ambition to be a headmaster. 他的抱負(fù),想成為一個(gè)校長(zhǎng)。
noble adj. fine and good 高尚的；祟高的
He is a man of noble nature. 他是一個(gè)品德高尚的人。
aspiration n. a strong desire for high achievement; an object of such desire; an ambition 熱望；抱負(fù)
I have no aspiration for [after] fame. 我對(duì)名聲沒(méi)有什么渴望 [我不好名] 。
bond n. a written and sealed obligation, especially one requiring payment of a stipulated amount of money on or before a given day; a certificate of debt契約；債券
enter into a bond 訂契約
of late recently 最近；近來(lái)
We have had much rain of late. 近來(lái)雨水很多。
indeed adv. very; truly 的確；真正地
It's very cold indeed. 今天真是冷。
goose n.鵝；鵝肉
pudding n. a sweet, soft kind of food usually served at the end of a meal布丁（西餐中的一種松軟的甜點(diǎn)心）
selfish adj. thinking too much about oneself and what one wants; not thinking about other people 自私的；不顧別人的
That selfish boy won't let other children play with his toys.
那個(gè)孩子自私，玩具不讓別的孩子玩。
bishop n.[c] [常 B~]主教
the Bishop of London 倫敦主教
choir n．(教堂的)合唱隊(duì)
karaoke [.kArE`Euki] n. 卡拉OK
Jacob Marley `mB:li 雅各布·馬利
Ebenezer Scrooge eb`ni:zE ` 埃比尼澤·斯克魯奇
Bob Cratchit [`bRb `krAtFit] 鮑勃·克拉特基特
carol n. song; Christmas hymn (圣誕)頌歌
Charles Dickens [`tFB:lz `dikinz] 查爾斯·狄更斯
Santa Claus n. 圣誕老人
care for like; be pleased or attracted by 喜愛(ài)；對(duì)……感興趣
She doesn't care for skating. 她不喜歡滑冰。
look after; attend to 照顧；照料
The sick must be cared for. 病人應(yīng)得到照料。
employee n. the person who is employed 雇員；受雇者
The factory has two hundred employees. 工廠(chǎng)有兩百個(gè)職工。
hygiene n.[u] 衛(wèi)生
public hygiene 公共衛(wèi)生
n.[u] 衛(wèi)生學(xué)(=hygienics)
mental hygiene 心理衛(wèi)生學(xué)
fake adj. having a false or misleading appearance假的；偽造的
n. one that is not authentic or genuine冒牌貨；贗品
The painting looked old but was a recent fake.
這幅畫(huà)看上去年代久遠(yuǎn)，實(shí)際是最近的一幅贗品。
bacteria n.[c] a very small living thing 細(xì)菌（bacterium 的復(fù)數(shù)）
The smallest living things that can be seen under a microscope are bacteria.
在顯微鏡下可以見(jiàn)到的最小的有生命的東西是細(xì)菌。
powder n. very small pieces of something together 粉；粉末
Flour is a powder made from wheat. 面粉是小麥做的粉。
standard n. anything taken as a basis of comparison; a model 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；水準(zhǔn)；規(guī)格
We must raise the living standard of the people. 我們必須提高人民的生活水平。
conscience n. the moral sense of right and wrong 良心；是非感
He is a man of conscience. 他是個(gè)有良心的人。
shilling n.[c] 先令 (英國(guó)貨幣單位，1971年為止，1/20 英鎊,十二舊便士; 略作 s.)
frost n.[u] thin, white cover of ice on the ground, plants, etc. in very cold weather 霜
There was white frost on the ground yesterday. 昨天地上有白霜。
n. extreme cold, freezing weather 嚴(yán)寒
The frost cracked my skin. 嚴(yán)寒使我的皮膚裂了。
handwriting n. writing done by hand; a person's manner of writing by hand 筆跡；書(shū)法
Colin has clear handwriting. 柯林字跡清楚。
humbug n. something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud 花招；謊話(huà)；欺騙
nonsense; rubbish 廢話(huà)；胡扯
Humbug! 胡扯!
overcoat n. long coat that you wear over other clothes in cold weather 大衣；外套
Put on your overcoat; it's cold outside. 穿上大衣，外邊冷。
wage n. money that you receive for work 工資；工錢(qián)
Most British workers get their wages by the week. 多數(shù)英國(guó)工人的工資是每周領(lǐng)取的。
anyway adv. anyhow 無(wú)論如何；不管怎樣
Anyway it's worth trying. 無(wú)論如何值得一試。
god n. the great being who made the world and controls all things 上帝；造物主
We've seen the last of him, thank God! 我們不用再看到他了，真是謝天謝地！
n. any being that people think has power over them and nature 神
Mars was the Roman god of war. 瑪爾斯是羅馬戰(zhàn)神。
leave alone to refrain from disturbing or interfering 不管；不理會(huì)；隨……去
Left alone, he was quite productive. 別打攪他，他相當(dāng)有創(chuàng)作才能。
foolish adj. not clever, silly, stupid 愚蠢的
Don't be so foolish. 別這么傻啦。
clap v. hit your hands together to show you are pleased, etc. 鼓掌；拍手
The audience clapped for five minutes. 聽(tīng)眾鼓掌達(dá)五分鐘。
n.[c] sound made by hands hitting together 拍手聲；鼓掌聲
partner n. one that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest伙伴；搭檔 a member of a business partnership企業(yè)合作人
dancing partner 舞伴 a business partner 合伙生意人
festive adj. for special happy times節(jié)日的；歡慶的
We all wore festive costumes to the ball. 我們都穿著節(jié)日服裝來(lái)到舞會(huì)。
abundant adj. plentiful豐富的；富裕的
There is abundant time. 時(shí)間多的是。
in want of needing something 需要
This broken fence is in want of repair. 這個(gè)破籬笆需要修理。
warmth n.[u] heat溫暖；暖和
The warmth of the room made me sleepy. 房間里挺暖和的，（使）我想睡覺(jué)了。
n.[u] friendliness; kindness 熱情；熱心
He was pleased by the warmth of the welcome. 他受到熱烈歡迎，很高興。
idle adj. not working 閑著的
The machines in the factory were idle when the men were on holiday.
工人們休假時(shí)工廠(chǎng)里的機(jī)器都閑著沒(méi)用。
adj. not willing to do things, lazy 懶惰的
He is not an idle boy. 他不是個(gè)懶惰的孩子。
taxpayer n. one that pays taxes or is subject to taxation 納稅人
badly off poor 窮困
Were you badly off at that time? 你那時(shí)窮困嗎？
occupy vt. to keep somebody busy 使忙碌
His work occupies him for the whole day. 他的工作使他整天沒(méi)空。
vt. fill time (space, mind, etc.) 占（時(shí)間；占空間；占據(jù)思想等）
These activities occupied most of her time. 這些活動(dòng)占去了她的大部分時(shí)間。
constant adj. happening all the time 經(jīng)常的；不斷的
Matter is in constant motion and constant change. 物質(zhì)總是在不斷運(yùn)動(dòng)，不斷變化的。
close up shut up (使)停止或暫停營(yíng)業(yè)；關(guān)閉
Business declined to such an extent that Smith Brothers had to close up.
生意清淡到這般地步，史密斯兄弟商店只得關(guān)門(mén)大吉。
come or bring closer together in a line or lines 使靠近
The officer told the men to close up their ranks. 軍官要士兵們把隊(duì)伍靠攏些。
welfare n.[u] the state of being well or doing well; health, happiness and well being 福利；幸福
economic welfare 經(jīng)濟(jì)福利
It concerns his welfare. 這關(guān)系到他的幸福。
striking adj. very unusual and interesting 吸引人 的；起眼的
She wore a striking dress. 她穿了一件惹眼的連衣裙。
clerk n. someone who works in an office, keeping records writing letters, etc. 職員；
書(shū)記員；辦事員；店員
Our clerk types all our business letters. 我們的文書(shū)替我們打所有業(yè)務(wù)信件。
have an eye for v. 有眼力；很能鑒賞
composer n. someone who makes up songs and music 作曲者；作曲家
Mozart was a famous composer. 莫扎特是個(gè)的作曲家。
novelist n. someone who writes novels 小說(shuō)家
Charles Dickens was a famous novelist. 查爾斯o狄更斯是一位的小說(shuō)家。
firm n. a business owned by a group of person 商行；公司
He is representative of a big firm. 他是某大公司的代理人。
as follows as will be stated next 如下
The results are as follows... 結(jié)果如下…
shadow n. area of shade where the sunlight cannot fall because someone or something is standing in the way 影子
Shadows get longer as the sun sets. 太陽(yáng)落山時(shí)，影子越來(lái)越長(zhǎng)。
n. darkness 陰影
The north side of the mountain was in shadow. 山北處在背陰之中。
idol n. an image used as an object of worship 偶像
The football player is the idol of many young people.
這位足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員是許多年輕人崇拜的偶像。
ambition an eager or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power; the object or goal desired雄心；野心；抱負(fù)；志向
Until all is over ambition never dies. 不到黃河心不死。
He had a high ambition to be a headmaster. 他的抱負(fù),想成為一個(gè)校長(zhǎng)。
noble adj. fine and good 高尚的；祟高的
He is a man of noble nature. 他是一個(gè)品德高尚的人。
aspiration n. a strong desire for high achievement; an object of such desire; an ambition 熱望；抱負(fù)
I have no aspiration for [after] fame. 我對(duì)名聲沒(méi)有什么渴望 [我不好名] 。
bond n. a written and sealed obligation, especially one requiring payment of a stipulated amount of money on or before a given day; a certificate of debt契約；債券
enter into a bond 訂契約
of late recently 最近；近來(lái)
We have had much rain of late. 近來(lái)雨水很多。
indeed adv. very; truly 的確；真正地
It's very cold indeed. 今天真是冷。
goose n.鵝；鵝肉
pudding n. a sweet, soft kind of food usually served at the end of a meal布丁（西餐中的一種松軟的甜點(diǎn)心）
selfish adj. thinking too much about oneself and what one wants; not thinking about other people 自私的；不顧別人的
That selfish boy won't let other children play with his toys.
那個(gè)孩子自私，玩具不讓別的孩子玩。
bishop n.[c] [常 B~]主教
the Bishop of London 倫敦主教
choir n．(教堂的)合唱隊(duì)
karaoke [.kArE`Euki] n. 卡拉OK
Jacob Marley `mB:li 雅各布·馬利
Ebenezer Scrooge eb`ni:zE ` 埃比尼澤·斯克魯奇
Bob Cratchit [`bRb `krAtFit] 鮑勃·克拉特基特