Words and expressions

　　unforgettable adj. memorable難忘的

　　an unforgettable experience 一次難忘的經歷

　　seismograph A: n. 地動儀

　　king n. a man who rules a country 國王

　　They made him king. 他們擁戴他為國王。

　　host n. the man invited the guests at a party 主人

　　Mr. Johnson is the host ----the party is at his house.

　　約翰遜先生是主人--聚會在他的家里舉行。

　　vt. to serve as host to or at: 主辦；主持

　　The academic conference was hosted by that committee.

　　該委員會充當這次學術會議的東道主。

　　take place to happen; occur發生；產生

　　Great changes have taken place since 1976. 一九七六年以來發生了巨大的變化。

　　on fire burning 著火

　　Could you stand idle when the house was on fire? 房子著了火，你能袖手旁觀嗎？

　　scare v. frighten (someone); make (someone) afraid 驚嚇；（使）害怕

　　You scared me! 你把我嚇壞啦！

　　disaster n. very bad happening 災難；禍患

　　Fires, floods and earthquakes are disasters. 火災、水災和地震都是災難。

　　finally adv. at last 最后；終于

　　Finally I shall say a few words on the subject of politics. 最后我要就政治問題講幾句話。

　　rescue v. save from danger or harm 營救；援救

　　They rescued the boy from danger. 他們營救那個孩子脫險。

　　n. the act of saving or setting free from harm or danger 解救；援助

　　The old man ran to her rescue. 老人跑去援救她。

　　roar n. a loud deep sound or noise 吼叫；轟鳴

　　The lions roar could be heard throughout the jungle. 獅子的吼叫聲響徹整個叢林。

　　v. to make a loud deep sound 咆哮

　　The tiger was roaring. 虎在咆哮。

　　advance v. to move forward; to come forward 前進；進展

　　Our troops have advanced 2 miles. 我們的軍隊前進了兩英里。

　　n. a forward movement; progress 前進；進展

　　The army has made an advance. 部隊已取得進展。

　　upon prep. on在之上

　　In the old society, the workers had little to live upon. 在舊社會工人靠微薄的收入生活。

　　seize vt. take something roughly and quickly 抓住

　　The policeman seized the thief by the arm. 警察抓住了小偷的胳臂。

　　vt. take possession of by force 奪取；攻占

　　The soldiers seized the fortress. 士兵們攻占了要塞。

　　swallow vt. take (food or drink) into the stomach through the throat 吞；咽

　　She swallowed some milk. 她咽下幾口牛奶。

　　n. the act of swallowing 吞；咽

　　Take the medicine at one swallow. 一口把藥吞下。

　　n. a small swift flying bird with a deeply forked tail 燕子

　　One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

　　drag pull something slowly along vt. 拖；拉

　　They had to drag heavy loads. 他們得拖很重的東西。

　　pull sb up 把往上曳

　　struggle vi. try very hard to do something that is not easy 努力；奮斗

　　They were poor and had to struggle for a living. 他們很窮，必須為生活而掙扎。

　　n. a strong effort; a hard attempt 奮斗；努力

　　In 1862 the American slaves won their struggle for freedom.

　　1862年美國黑奴贏得了為自由而進行的斗爭的勝利。

　　get on ones feet 站立起來

　　fight v. use hands, guns, weapons, etc against another person 打仗；斗爭

　　（fought; fought）

　　Great Britain fought against Germany in two wars. 英國曾在兩次大戰中與德國交戰。

　　She is very ill and the doctors are fighting for her life.

　　她得了重病，醫生們正盡力搶救她的生命。

　　flow v. move like water （河水等）流動

　　That river is flowing very fast. 那條河流得很快。

　　n. the act of flowing 流動

　　My friend has a great flow of words. 我朋友的話滔滔不絕。

　　fright n. fear驚嚇；恐怖

　　What was the cause of his fright? 他為什么害怕？

　　shake vi. sway; vibrate; tremble 震動；顫動 （shook; shaken）

　　The bumping and shaking make extra work for your eyeball muscles.

　　（車輛的）顛簸和搖動給眼球的肌肉帶來額外的工作。

　　vt. make something or someone tremble or move quickly from side to side, up and down, etc. 使搖；使發抖

　　An earthquake shook the city. 地震使這個城市搖動了。

　　stair n.[c] one of a series of steps that go from one floor to the next 樓梯； 階梯的一級

　　She ran up the stairs to the bathroom. 她跑上樓梯到了浴室。

　　At the end of the passage there are three stairs. 過道頭上有三級樓梯。

　　boom v. to make a deep, resonant sound 作隆隆 [轟轟] 聲

　　Our teacher boomed out his answer. 我們的老師用低沉的聲音作出回答。

　　n. a deep resonant sound, as of an explosion 隆隆聲

　　This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country.

　　而成人教育熱反過來又促進了整個國家文化水平的提高。

　　strike v. hit someone or something 擊打 (struck ; struck/ stricken)

　　He struck me with a stick. 他用一根棍子打我。

　　v. to affect or overcome with strong emotion打動

　　How does the idea strike you? 你感覺那主意怎么樣？

　　crack vi. （(of a rifle or whip) make a sudden, sharp noise 指槍或鞭子）噼啪地響

　　The whip cracked. 鞭子劈啪地響。

　　go through pass through 通過；穿過

　　It took us a whole week to go through one of the great forests.

　　我們化了整整一星期才穿過一大森林。

　　look inside something carefully 仔細檢查

　　The policeman went through the thiefs pockets. 警察搜查了小偷的衣袋。

　　destroy vt. to break something completely 破壞；摧毀

　　Fire destroyed the forest. 大火燒毀了森林。

　　tower n.[c] tall, narrow building; tall part of a building 塔；城堡

　　The Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889. 埃菲爾鐵塔建于1889年。

　　national adj. of a nation; common to the whole nation 國家的；民族的

　　There will be a garden party on National Day. 國慶節將有游園會。

　　deadline n.[c] 截止日期；最后期限

　　meet a deadline 趕上截限時間

　　fear n. the feeling of being afraid 害怕

　　He is a man without fear. 他是一個無畏的人。

　　v. to be afraid of 害怕

　　The soldiers did not fear their enemies. 士兵不怕敵人。

　　opportunity n. chance; time for you to do something 機會；時機

　　I am glad to have this opportunity of speaking to you alone.我很高興有機會和你單獨談一下。

　　on holiday 在度假

　　article n. a written account on one subject 論文；文章

　　Your article is well written except for a few spelling mistakes.

　　你的文章寫得很好，只是有幾處拼寫錯誤。

　　couch n.[c] a long piece of furniture with a back and arms 長沙發

　　Mary was not well so she was lying on the couch in living room.

　　瑪麗不舒服，所以她躺在起居室沙發上。

　　workaholic n. 工作狂

　　Buddha n. 佛；佛像

　　agent n. a person who acts for another 代理(商)；經紀人

　　He is the European agent for many Japanese companies. 他是許多日本公司的歐洲代理。

　　travel agent 旅行社代理人

　　temple n. building where people pray and worship 寺廟；神殿

　　It is an ancient temple. 這是一座古廟。

　　touch v. put a finger or another part of the body on or against something 觸摸

　　Dont touch the paint until its dry. 油漆未干，且勿觸摸。

　　v. contact or meet something 接觸；碰到

　　He is so tall that his head nearly touches the ceiling.

　　他是如此之高，他的頭幾乎要碰到天花板。

　　n.[c] contact; when two things come together 接觸；碰

　　I felt a touch on my shoulder. 我感到肩膀上被碰了一下。

　　n. communication 聯系；接觸

　　He keeps in touch with his family. 他與家人保持聯系。

　　naughty adj. behaving badly; making trouble 淘氣的；頑皮的

　　All children can be naughty sometimes. 孩子都有淘氣的時候。

　　peanut n. 花生

　　The peanut develops below the ground. 花生在地下結果。

　　note n. few words that you write down to help you remember something 筆記

　　Please take notes of the lecture. 請做聽課筆記。

　　n. a short remark or piece of information added about a word or passage in a book 注釋

　　notes on Shakespeare 莎士比亞全集的注釋

　　n. a bank note, a piece of paper money （=bill［美］）紙幣

　　Can you change a $5 note? 你能找得開一張五元票子嗎？

　　Words and expressions

　　unforgettable adj. memorable難忘的

　　an unforgettable experience 一次難忘的經歷

　　seismograph A: n. 地動儀

　　king n. a man who rules a country 國王

　　They made him king. 他們擁戴他為國王。

　　host n. the man invited the guests at a party 主人

　　Mr. Johnson is the host ----the party is at his house.

　　約翰遜先生是主人--聚會在他的家里舉行。

　　vt. to serve as host to or at: 主辦；主持

　　The academic conference was hosted by that committee.

　　該委員會充當這次學術會議的東道主。

　　take place to happen; occur發生；產生

　　Great changes have taken place since 1976. 一九七六年以來發生了巨大的變化。

　　on fire burning 著火

　　Could you stand idle when the house was on fire? 房子著了火，你能袖手旁觀嗎？

　　scare v. frighten (someone); make (someone) afraid 驚嚇；（使）害怕

　　You scared me! 你把我嚇壞啦！

　　disaster n. very bad happening 災難；禍患

　　Fires, floods and earthquakes are disasters. 火災、水災和地震都是災難。

　　finally adv. at last 最后；終于

　　Finally I shall say a few words on the subject of politics. 最后我要就政治問題講幾句話。

　　rescue v. save from danger or harm 營救；援救

　　They rescued the boy from danger. 他們營救那個孩子脫險。

　　n. the act of saving or setting free from harm or danger 解救；援助

　　The old man ran to her rescue. 老人跑去援救她。

　　roar n. a loud deep sound or noise 吼叫；轟鳴

　　The lions roar could be heard throughout the jungle. 獅子的吼叫聲響徹整個叢林。

　　v. to make a loud deep sound 咆哮

　　The tiger was roaring. 虎在咆哮。

　　advance v. to move forward; to come forward 前進；進展

　　Our troops have advanced 2 miles. 我們的軍隊前進了兩英里。

　　n. a forward movement; progress 前進；進展

　　The army has made an advance. 部隊已取得進展。

　　upon prep. on在之上

　　In the old society, the workers had little to live upon. 在舊社會工人靠微薄的收入生活。

　　seize vt. take something roughly and quickly 抓住

　　The policeman seized the thief by the arm. 警察抓住了小偷的胳臂。

　　vt. take possession of by force 奪取；攻占

　　The soldiers seized the fortress. 士兵們攻占了要塞。

　　swallow vt. take (food or drink) into the stomach through the throat 吞；咽

　　She swallowed some milk. 她咽下幾口牛奶。

　　n. the act of swallowing 吞；咽

　　Take the medicine at one swallow. 一口把藥吞下。

　　n. a small swift flying bird with a deeply forked tail 燕子

　　One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

　　drag pull something slowly along vt. 拖；拉

　　They had to drag heavy loads. 他們得拖很重的東西。

　　pull sb up 把往上曳

　　struggle vi. try very hard to do something that is not easy 努力；奮斗

　　They were poor and had to struggle for a living. 他們很窮，必須為生活而掙扎。

　　n. a strong effort; a hard attempt 奮斗；努力

　　In 1862 the American slaves won their struggle for freedom.

　　1862年美國黑奴贏得了為自由而進行的斗爭的勝利。

　　get on ones feet 站立起來

　　fight v. use hands, guns, weapons, etc against another person 打仗；斗爭

　　（fought; fought）

　　Great Britain fought against Germany in two wars. 英國曾在兩次大戰中與德國交戰。

　　She is very ill and the doctors are fighting for her life.

　　她得了重病，醫生們正盡力搶救她的生命。

　　flow v. move like water （河水等）流動

　　That river is flowing very fast. 那條河流得很快。

　　n. the act of flowing 流動

　　My friend has a great flow of words. 我朋友的話滔滔不絕。

　　fright n. fear驚嚇；恐怖

　　What was the cause of his fright? 他為什么害怕？

　　shake vi. sway; vibrate; tremble 震動；顫動 （shook; shaken）

　　The bumping and shaking make extra work for your eyeball muscles.

　　（車輛的）顛簸和搖動給眼球的肌肉帶來額外的工作。

　　vt. make something or someone tremble or move quickly from side to side, up and down, etc. 使搖；使發抖

　　An earthquake shook the city. 地震使這個城市搖動了。

　　stair n.[c] one of a series of steps that go from one floor to the next 樓梯； 階梯的一級

　　She ran up the stairs to the bathroom. 她跑上樓梯到了浴室。

　　At the end of the passage there are three stairs. 過道頭上有三級樓梯。

　　boom v. to make a deep, resonant sound 作隆隆 [轟轟] 聲

　　Our teacher boomed out his answer. 我們的老師用低沉的聲音作出回答。

　　n. a deep resonant sound, as of an explosion 隆隆聲

　　This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country.

　　而成人教育熱反過來又促進了整個國家文化水平的提高。

　　strike v. hit someone or something 擊打 (struck ; struck/ stricken)

　　He struck me with a stick. 他用一根棍子打我。

　　v. to affect or overcome with strong emotion打動

　　How does the idea strike you? 你感覺那主意怎么樣？

　　crack vi. （(of a rifle or whip) make a sudden, sharp noise 指槍或鞭子）噼啪地響

　　The whip cracked. 鞭子劈啪地響。

　　go through pass through 通過；穿過

　　It took us a whole week to go through one of the great forests.

　　我們化了整整一星期才穿過一大森林。

　　look inside something carefully 仔細檢查

　　The policeman went through the thiefs pockets. 警察搜查了小偷的衣袋。

　　destroy vt. to break something completely 破壞；摧毀

　　Fire destroyed the forest. 大火燒毀了森林。

　　tower n.[c] tall, narrow building; tall part of a building 塔；城堡

　　The Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889. 埃菲爾鐵塔建于1889年。

　　national adj. of a nation; common to the whole nation 國家的；民族的

　　There will be a garden party on National Day. 國慶節將有游園會。

　　deadline n.[c] 截止日期；最后期限

　　meet a deadline 趕上截限時間

　　fear n. the feeling of being afraid 害怕

　　He is a man without fear. 他是一個無畏的人。

　　v. to be afraid of 害怕

　　The soldiers did not fear their enemies. 士兵不怕敵人。

　　opportunity n. chance; time for you to do something 機會；時機

　　I am glad to have this opportunity of speaking to you alone.我很高興有機會和你單獨談一下。

　　on holiday 在度假

　　article n. a written account on one subject 論文；文章

　　Your article is well written except for a few spelling mistakes.

　　你的文章寫得很好，只是有幾處拼寫錯誤。

　　couch n.[c] a long piece of furniture with a back and arms 長沙發

　　Mary was not well so she was lying on the couch in living room.

　　瑪麗不舒服，所以她躺在起居室沙發上。

　　workaholic n. 工作狂

　　Buddha n. 佛；佛像

　　agent n. a person who acts for another 代理(商)；經紀人

　　He is the European agent for many Japanese companies. 他是許多日本公司的歐洲代理。

　　travel agent 旅行社代理人

　　temple n. building where people pray and worship 寺廟；神殿

　　It is an ancient temple. 這是一座古廟。

　　touch v. put a finger or another part of the body on or against something 觸摸

　　Dont touch the paint until its dry. 油漆未干，且勿觸摸。

　　v. contact or meet something 接觸；碰到

　　He is so tall that his head nearly touches the ceiling.

　　他是如此之高，他的頭幾乎要碰到天花板。

　　n.[c] contact; when two things come together 接觸；碰

　　I felt a touch on my shoulder. 我感到肩膀上被碰了一下。

　　n. communication 聯系；接觸

　　He keeps in touch with his family. 他與家人保持聯系。

　　naughty adj. behaving badly; making trouble 淘氣的；頑皮的

　　All children can be naughty sometimes. 孩子都有淘氣的時候。

　　peanut n. 花生

　　The peanut develops below the ground. 花生在地下結果。

　　note n. few words that you write down to help you remember something 筆記

　　Please take notes of the lecture. 請做聽課筆記。

　　n. a short remark or piece of information added about a word or passage in a book 注釋

　　notes on Shakespeare 莎士比亞全集的注釋

　　n. a bank note, a piece of paper money （=bill［美］）紙幣

　　Can you change a $5 note? 你能找得開一張五元票子嗎？