book8unit1vocabulary

TodayIwilltellyouastoryofaboynamedTom,whohasbeenlivingwithhisauntforverylongandhemisseshisparentsverymuch.Hemeanstogohometomorrowbytrain,andmissingthetrainmeanswaitingforanotherweek,whichmeanshehastogetupveryearlytocatchthetrain.However,hedoesmissthetrain,sohehastoaskhisauntforhelp,whoisverymeanwithhermoney.Whenhesayshewantstoborrowsomemoneyfromhertotaketheplane,becausethequickestmeansoftravelisbyplane,shepretendsthatshedoesn’tunderstandandevenasks,”Whatdoyoumeanbysayingso?”Heknowsit’smeanofhernottolendhimthemoney,buthehastoleavebyanymeans,inotherwords,byallmeans.Bynomeanswillhestaywithhisaunt.Hesuddenlyremembershehasaclassmateinthesamecity,thereforehetelephonesher,“Couldyoupleasedomeafavor?”“Byallmeans”,sheanswers.Eventuallyhesucceedsingettinghomebymeansofthehelpfromhisclassmate.Actuallyit’sanimaginarystory,andI’mnotsurewhetherit’smeaningfulormeaningless.Thefactisthateverypossiblemeanshasbeentried,(orallpossiblemeanshavebeentried,)butinvain.Nowhestillstayswithhisaunt.1.Meantodosth;2.meandoingsth.3.Whatdoyoumeanbydoingsth.?4.Bemeanwith;5.It’smeanofsb.todosth.6.Byanymeans;7.byallmeans8.Bynomeans;9.bymeansof10.Everypossiblemeanshasbeentried.11.Allpossiblemeanshavebeentried.1.LeiFengisdead,buthisspiritliveson.2.TheIrishusedtoliveonadietofPotatoes.3.Weliveonourwages.4.Sheepliveongrass/livebyeatinggrass.5.Helivethroughtwoworldwars.6.Idon’tenjoythesituation,butIcanlivewithit.7.Didthefilmliveuptoyourexpectations?8.Live/leada---life.Majorityn.Majoradj./n./vi1.Thecarneedsmajorrepairs.2.Shipbuildingusedtobeoneofourmajorindustries.3.Hermajorishistory.Sheismajoringinhistory.4.Themajorityofdoctorsagreethatsmokingisextremelyharmfultohealth.5.Atthemeeting,youngpeoplewereinthemajority.Minoradj./n./vi.Minorityn.1.Boysareverymuchintheminorityatthedancingclass.2.TheChinesenationincludesmorethan50nationalminoritiesbesidestheHans.3.Theminorityareas.4.aminoroperation.5.aminorpartinaplay.6.Minorinphysics.7.ItisaruleintheParty’sconstitution(章程）that少数服从多数Boomv.隆隆作响，激增，兴隆，发地沉声/n.隆隆声，繁荣，景气1.Thegunsboomed2.Businessisbooming3.There’sbeenaboominexportthisyear.4.Thepost—warbabyboom.5.Thebigtaxcutsfuelledaconsumerboom.6.Theclockbegantoboomouttwelve.1.Manyaccidentsoccurinthehome.2.Theideaoccurredtohiminadream.3.Itdidn’toccurtohertoaskhowhe’dfoundher.4.ItsuddenlyoccurredtoherthatJoewasafraidofbeingalone.5.Thissortofincidentisaneverydayoccurrence.6.Therestlessnessofanimalsindicatesapossibleoccurrence.1.Occurtosb.想法浮现于脑中，被想起2.Itoccurstosb.todosth.某人想到作某事3.Itoccurstosb.that---某人想到---4.Sthhappenstosb.5.Ithappensthat---/sbhappenstodo---6.Takeplace7.comeabout8.BecomeofIdon’tknowwhatwillbecomeofusif---Howdiditcomeaboutthat---Electsb.n./as/tobe---Electtodosth.1.Americanselectapresidenteveryfouryears.2.他们选举他为总统。3.Obama被选为美国第44届总统。4.Heelectedtobeadoctor.5.Theelectorsdesiretoknowtheelectionresults,whichwillbebroadcasttonight,becauseintheUS,theofficeofPresidentisanelectiveone,whilethepositionofQueenofEnglandisnot/handeddownbythefamily.1.Mostpeoplearesobusymakingalivingthattheyforgettomakealife.2.Wemakealivingbywhatweget;wemakealifebywhatwegive.--SirWinstonChurchill3.Cometolife苏醒过来，开始变的活跃4.bring---tolife使---苏醒过来5.Forlife终身，一身6.truetolife真实的7.amatteroflifeanddeath生死攸关的事8.Fulloflife充满生气Customsn.海关（常大写）customn.风俗习惯，习俗habitn.个人的日常习惯1.Iaminthehabitofsmoking;IwishIcouldbreakthehabit.InadditionIhavefallenintothehabitofstayinguplate;IwishIcouldformthehabitofgoingtobedearlyandgettingupearly.2.Shehasanannoying_____ofbitingherfingernails.3.It’sa____forustorespecttheold.4.Youhavetopay____()onthegoodsyouhaveboughtabroad.拓展：Customern.顾客Accustomvt.使习惯Accustomoneselftosth./doingsth.使自己习惯于---Beaccustomedtosth./doingsth.习惯于---Takein:收留，改小（衣服）包括，包含，欺骗，吸收，理解。1.Hewashomeless,sowetookhimin.2.Thedressneedstobetakeninabitattheneck.3.Thestudyofphysicstakesinmanydifferentsubjects.4.Don’ttrustthatfellow;hewilltakeyouinifhegetsthechance.5.Ittookmealongtimetotakeinwhatyousaid.拓展:1.Takeafter长相或举止像某个长辈。2.Takeapart拆开，拆散。3.Takedown记下，拿下，拆掉（房屋等）。4.__________别紧张。5.Takeoff________6.Takeon呈现，承担，开始雇用。7.Takeaway拿走，夺走。8.Takeup拿起，开始从事，占去，占据时间。9.____接手，接管。10.___不着急，慢慢来。11.Takesth.forgranted认为某事当然填空：1.Itwasatthispointthatheractingcareerreally__________2.Maryreally________hermother;shehasthesameeyes,nose,andhair.3.Whodoyouthinkwill_______nowthatthegovernorhasbeendismissed?4.Thoseboxesofyoursare_______toomuchspace.5.他没地方可睡，我们于是就提出让他留宿。6.不要被他的许诺所蒙骗！Answers:1.tookoff2.Takesafter3.Takeover4.Takingup5.Hehadnowheretosleep,soweofferedtotakehimin.6.Don’tbetakeninbyhispromises.Agood/greatmany许多(可数名词）1.A(large)numberofbooks2.AgreatmanybooksAgreatmanyof(the/our)books3.AnumberofbooksareThenumberofbooksis4.(quite)afew/few;dozensof;scoresof5.Manybooksare/manyabookis许多（不可数名词）Agreat/gooddealofAlargesumofAlargeamountofMuch/quitealittleAlittle/little许多（可数或不可数名词）Alotof/lotsofPlentyofMassesofAlargequantityofbooksareAlargequantityofwaterisLargequantitiesofbooksareLargequantitiesofwaterareNowhereadv.什么地方都不，远远地在后面n.无处，不知道的地方1.Thebookwasnowheretobefound.2.这个可怜的老人无处可住。3.上个星期天他什么地方都没去。4.Nowhereunderthesun___（他能找到）aplaceto