unit-5-Canada-the-true-north-单词-words--and-express

Unit5VocabularyExplanationquiz指时间较短，随时进行的口头或书面的非正式测验。test多指有具体目的的临时性考试或小考。exam系examination的缩略形式，口语用词，通俗。examination通常指为检查学生知识或能力而举行的正式考试，有时也指临时考试。VocabularyExplanation3.ratherthan与其；不愿；而不是该结构引导的两部分必须是平行结构IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkratherthancoffee.Theshipsankquicklyratherthanslowly.Weshouldhelphimratherthanheshouldhelpus.VocabularyExplanationprefertodo...ratherthando...宁愿做...而不做...woulddo...ratherthando...宁可做...不愿做wouldratherdo...thando...宁愿做...而不做他宁死也不屈服Hepreferstodieratherthangivein.Hewoulddieratherthangivein.Hewouldratherdiethangivein.VocabularyExplanation4.chat:v/nchatto/withsb同某人聊天chataboutsth.聊某事haveachatwithsb.与某人聊天5.scenery:风景的总称scene:一眼可以看到的风景，情景中多包含人的因素（场面/场景)view:从某处看到的景色，scenery一部分。sight:风景，景象，强调眼睛看到的VocabularyExplanation6.surround:围绕，环绕；使包围，围住besurroundedby/with…周围都是/被……围住eg:Thelakeissurroundedbytrees.surroundoneselfwith和..在一起，与.为伍eg:Theteacherlovestosurroundhimselfwithhisstudents.拓展：surroundings:n环境VocabularyExplanation7.measure:v/n1)估计；估量；测量；判定It’shardtomeasurehisabilitywhenwehaven’tseenhisworks.2）（尺寸，长度，数量等）sth.measuresnum.某物长（宽、高）为……Theroommeasures5metersacross.VocabularyExplanation3)n.措施；计量制takemeasurestodo采取措施Weshouldtakemeasurestoimproveourteaching.Themeasureisgivenincentimeters.VocabularyExplanation8.aboard:adv&prep在船上、飞机上、火车上等board:v&n木板，上船、飞机等abroad:adv.在国外，到国外broad:adj宽阔的，广阔的goaboard上（船、飞机、火车=boardgoabroad去/到国外VocabularyExplanation9.settledown:定居；平静下来；专心于Iwanttogetmarriedandsettledown.ThefamilysoonsettleddowninChina.Pleasesettledowntothinkcarefully.Theteachertoldthestudentstosettledowntostudies.Haveyousettleddowninyournewjobyet?适应VocabularyExplanationsettleonsth.决定做某事Ihavesettledonsellingthehouse.settleup结账，还债settleforsth.勉强认可某事Hehadnochoicebuttosettleforit.setsth.onsb.将……转让给某人Hashesettledhiswealthonhisson?VocabularyExplanation10.managetodo设法做成某事（强调结果）trytodosth尽力做某事，不一定成功（强调动作）Itriedtopersuadehimtogiveupsmoking,butfailed.Mybrothermanagedtogetthereontime.VocabularyExplanation11.catchsightof看见，瞥见(强调看的结果）atfirstsight咋看;初见fallinloveatfirstsight(一见钟情)atthesightof在看到..时in/withinsight在视线之内losesightof看不见，忽略，忘记outofsight看不见get/catchaglimpseof瞥见VocabularyExplanation12.haveagiftfor(doing)sth.…对…有天赋Shehasagiftformusic.gifted:adj.有天赋的Begiftedin/atMysisterisgiftedatdrawing.VocabularyExplanation13.within:在…之内（时间、距离），在...里面；不超出within5dayswithinitspowerVocabularyExplanation14.border:n/v边界；与……接壤Thesoldiersareguardingtheborder.OurgardenisborderedbyastreamTheUnitedStatesbordersCanadaontheearth.borderer:n边境居民VocabularyExplanation15.mix:v混合；调配mixture:nmixAwith/andB把A和B混合Idon’twanttomixbusinesswithpleasure.(我不想把工作和娱乐混在一起。)VocabularyExplanation16.confirm:证实，确认，使确信，认可confirm+nWhatyousaidconfirmsmyopinion.confirm+that从句I’mcallingtoconfirmthatyoureceivedmyresume.我打电话过来想确认一下你是否收到了我的简历。Ithasbeenconfirmedthat…已确定confirmsb.insth.使某人确信某事confirmation:n证实；批准VocabularyExplanation17.distance:除表距离之外，还可以指时间的久远inthedistance在远处（只表示空间）eg:Weheardgunfireinthedistance.atadistance有相当距离(时间/空间)eg:shehadlovedhimatadistanceforyears.keepsb.atadistance对某人疏远，冷淡对待distant:adj远的VocabularyExplanation19.nearby:adv.在附近Thegirlyouwanttoseelivesnearby.adj.附近的；邻近的Fortunatelytherewasahospitalnearby.Shedroppedintoanearbychair.反义词：faraway:adj.遥远的VocabularyExplanation20.impress:v.使印象深刻；使铭记The2010ShanghaiWorldExpohasimpressedthepeopledeeply.impresssb.withsth.给某人留下深刻映象eg:heimpressedmewithhishonesty.impresssth.on/uponsb.使某人意识到；使铭记eg:Herwordsimpressedthemselvesonmymemory.impression:n印象leave/makeanimpressiononsb.impressive:adj给人深刻印象的,感人的