courtyard n.庭院,院子
cradle n.摇篮;发源(策)地 vt.轻轻地抱
credentials n.证件,证明书,资格证书
criterion n.标准,准则
cruise
v.巡航,游弋;旅行
cue n.暗示,提示,信号
on cue 恰好在这时候
throw cues to sb给某人暗示
take one's cue
from学…样,听…的劝告
cultivate vt.耕作,养殖;培养,教养
curb n.马勒,控制,约束
v.勒住(马);控制,约束,抑制
cyberspace n.网络(网上)空间
damn int该死的
ad极,非常
课文
Many centries ago,Scotland was ruled
by a king named Robert Bruce.He was a wise king and a brave
soldier.When the English army invaded Scotland,Bruce took up
arms and led his people in the defence of their country.
Battle after battle
was fought.Six times Bruce led his brave little army against enemy,
and six times his men were beaten.His army was scattered, and
he was forced to go into hiding-in the
woods or in lonely places in the mountains.
One rainy day,Bruce lay on
the ground in a hut,listening to the sound of the rain on the
roof.He was tired and sad,and ready to give up all hope.It seemed
to him that it was no use trying to do anything any
more.
As he l
Will my love come back to me
should I set my love free
I've been waiting for a long time
Should I go,
Should I stay on for a while
only heaven knows where you are
when you are here with me
only heaven knows where you are right now
Won't you come back into my arms
Won't you come back into my heart
I can wait no more
how won't you wait for me
Will my love be back again
can you tell me the way
I'v been searching for a long time
How can I find
Don't know why you've been away
only heaven knows where you are
when you'll be with me
only heaven knows where you are right now
Won't you come back into my arms
Won't you come back into my heart
I can wait no more
how won't you wait for me
only heaven knows where you are
when you'll be with me
only heaven knows where you are right now
Won't you come back into my arms
Won't you co
A.Glad you're back.(I'm glad you are
back口语I'm可省)We missed you during the vacation.How
have you been?(一段时间不见经常说的话,即你好么?天天见面How are you?)
B.Fine,thanks.I had a wonderful time at home.I did
quite a bit of
(相当多修饰可数名词)reading.Did you have a good time at school?
A.We certainly did.We saw quite a
few(相当多修饰不可数名词) excellent
films.During the Spring Festival we visited the Evergreen People's
Commune and had a get-together(非正式聚会或联欢) with the
peasants.
B.So we all had a fine vacation.And now we must
A:It's nearly time to go to bed.What are you going out
for ,comrade?
B:I'm going to
fetch some boiled water.
fetch自身含有“去”和“拿”的双重意思。口语中多说to
get.
A:Why,there is still plenty in this thermos bottle(热水瓶)
here.
B:Is there?Thanks.I was a bit thirsty just now.
A:By the way,is the steam on? I feel rather cold.
B:Oh,it's my fault.I forgot to turn it on when I came
in.
A:No
wonder the room is like an ice-box.(He goes and
turns it on.)
译“怪不得”,“难怪”,“无怪乎”。
B:How much time is there before the bell?Is there enough
time to wash a few things?
A:The bell will ring in a minute.Oh,there it goes. Time
for b
一张纸条 a slip of paper
一块肥皂 a cake of soap
一块面包 a piece of bread
一杯茶 a cup of tea
一瓶墨水 a bottle of ink
一杯牛奶 a glass of milk
一盒糖果 a box of sweets
一碗饭 a bowl of rice
一双筷子 a pair of chopsticks
金色的阳光 golden sunshine
浓艳的色彩 rich colours
可爱的孩子 lovely children
芬芳的花朵 sweet flowers
精彩的影片 a wonderful film
华丽的房屋 a splendid house
宽阔的河流 a wide river
雄伟的建筑 a magnificent building
坚强的战士 a staunch fighter
一、begin开始
1)vi:At what time will the meeting begin?
The holidays began on
January 24.
Shall we begin
now?
2)vt:Let's begin our work at once.
3)beginning n:at the beginning of the
term,story,etc.
二、change变化,改变,更换
1)vi:The town has changed a great deal since
liberation.
The weather changed
suddenly.Many of them caught
cold(感冒).
2)vt:We have to change buses at the Zoo.
She has changed her
mind.
3)n:Great changes have taken place here since
1958.
Are you going to make any
changes in the plan?
三、turn转动,回转,转变
1)vt:He turned his cha
一、plan计划
1)vt:We must plan everything well.
What do
you plan to do during the holidays?
They
are planning to set up an evening school.
2)n: They are making a plan for
this term's work.
二、write写
1)vt:Write your questions on a slip of
paper.
Write
down these words in your notebooks.
He
wrote an excellent essay on the subject.
2)vi:You must write to us when you
get there.
What
are you going to write about?
三、expect vt.等待,期望,料到
1)跟
Long,long ago there
lived(可换once upon a time) in Greece a king
whose name was Midas(定语从句).He was a
greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the
world.
One day he asked the gods to
give him still more gold.The gods decided to punish him and
said'Very well;in the morning everything that you touch will become
gold.'
Midas was overjoyed when he heard this.'I shall be the
richest man in the world,'He said to himself.
He got up early next morning.When he
touched his bed,it turned
to gold.He began to dress,and his clothes
became gold.Midas was
delighted
The classroom was very
quiet.Outside,the
leafless trees were white with the first snowfall.But
not one pair of eyes strayed from the history books
which twenty-five little girls were studying earnestly.
This was the year 1877
and the school was in Warsaw,Poland.A large part of Poland had
been conquered by Russia.The Russian Tsar would not allow
Polish children to study the history of their own
country or even their own language.But here the teacher
and her pupils were doing just
that,although had spies everywhere in Warsaw.
Among the children was Manya
Sklodovska.She was very bright pupil.She