Unit One School life
Words:
1. attend vt. 出席, 參加
1) 出席，參加 ，vt. 后跟的賓語(yǔ)一般是meeting, conference, lecture，school, ceremony, church (school, church前一般不加冠詞)
如：Did you attend the meeting?
He will attend school till he is sixteen.
辨析：attend , join, join sb (in doing) sth. , join in, take part in
attend表示出席，參加（會(huì)議，講座，婚禮，聽(tīng)報(bào)告等），去上學(xué)，法院等）
join表示成為某個(gè)團(tuán)體的一員（如參軍、入黨等）
join sb. (in doing sth.)表示和某人一起做某事。
You are too young to join the army
I’ll join you in a few minutes
join in 表示參加某種活動(dòng)
take part in 多指參加（討論、辯論或群眾性活動(dòng)）
May I join in the game?
John takes part in many school activities.
2) 照料 （某人）愛(ài)護(hù) （某人） vt&vi.
She has two nurses attending (on) her.
2. earn vt.賺, 掙得, 獲得
earn + 名詞
earned money by teaching
earn respect from school
She earned a reputation as a hard worker.
勤勞的工作使她享有聲譽(yù)
He has earned a lot of money by working in the evenings.
他利用晚上工作，已經(jīng)掙了好多錢(qián)。
earn+ 名詞（人）+名詞（物）
His achievements earned him great respect.
earn one’s living / make a (one’s) living 謀生
3. respect
n.尊敬, 敬重, 注意, 考慮, 尊重, 關(guān)系, 有關(guān) (un)
have /show respect for …
to pay (have) respect to留心于…， 考慮…
Child should show respect for their teachers
We must have respect for/ pay respect to the needs of the general needs.我們必須考慮到一般讀者的需要。
敬意，問(wèn)候 (pl.)
pay one's respects.表示敬意
Give my respects to your wife.= Give my regards to your wife請(qǐng)代我向你太太問(wèn)好。
in all respects無(wú)論從哪方面來(lái)看
in respect of關(guān)于；就…來(lái)說(shuō)
vt. 尊敬；尊重
I respect his courage.我敬佩他的勇氣。
I'll respect your wishes.我尊重你的愿望。
Usually people don't respect those who are too compliant.
"一般來(lái)說(shuō)人們看不起那種唯命是從,唯唯諾諾的人。"
4. achieve vt.
完成；實(shí)現(xiàn)
The university has achieved all its goals this year.
這個(gè)大學(xué)今年已經(jīng)實(shí)現(xiàn)了所有的奮斗目標(biāo)。
達(dá)到；獲得
He hopes to achieve all his aims soon.他希望盡快達(dá)到所有目標(biāo)。
achievement n.成就；成績(jī)；成功
5. average
n.平均, 平均水平, 平均數(shù)
The average of 4, 8, and 60 is 24.
adj.一般的, 通常的, 平均的
What is the average rainfall for August in your country? 你們國(guó)家八月份的平均降雨量是多少?
The average age of the students is 16.
His study is average in our class.
on (the/ an) average 通常；按平均
We fail one student per year on average.我們平均每年有一個(gè)學(xué)生不及格。
6. for free--- without payment adv.免費(fèi)地（=free of charge）
He got the ticket for free.他獲得免費(fèi)票
They put on the play free of charge.他們舉行義演。
free adj.自由的, 大方的, 免費(fèi)的, 免稅的, 豐富的, 空閑的
freedom un.自由
give slaves their freedom= set slaves free
7. prepare vt&vi
prepare sth.
prepare a meal 準(zhǔn)備飯菜 have everything prepared beforehand事先把一切都準(zhǔn)備好。
prepare for sth.
I have prepared for trouble.
prepare sb. for sth. 使某人為某事做好準(zhǔn)備
prepare yourself for a possible failure.
be prepared for sth.為某事做好準(zhǔn)備 be prepared to do sth.能夠并愿意做某事
I knew there were problems, but I was not prepared for this!
I am prepared to lend you the money if you promise to pay it back.
preparation n.準(zhǔn)備, 預(yù)備
8. miss vt
想念；思念：
Do you miss your family? 你想念家人嗎?
錯(cuò)過(guò)；失去：
miss a chance. 錯(cuò)過(guò)一次機(jī)會(huì)
I was late because I missed the bus.
我遲到了，因?yàn)槲艺`了公共汽車。
miss doing sth.
narrowly missed crashing into the tree. 差一點(diǎn)就撞到了樹(shù)
9.experience
n.經(jīng)驗(yàn) (un)
Experience is their preparation for giving advice. 經(jīng)驗(yàn)為她們進(jìn)行咨詢作了準(zhǔn)備。
He is a teacher with much/great/little experience.
經(jīng)歷，閱歷 (cn)
Please tell us your experiences in America.請(qǐng)你告訴我們你在美洲的經(jīng)歷。
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.
"昨天下午,弗蘭克.霍金斯給我講述他年輕時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。"
vt. 體驗(yàn)；感受
to experience fear經(jīng)歷恐懼
He experienced all sorts of difficulties and hardships.他經(jīng)歷過(guò)一切艱難困苦。
experienced adj. 有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的
He is an experienced teacher.= He is a teacher with much experience.
He is much experienced in teaching.他有豐富的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
10. introduce vt.介紹, 傳入, 引進(jìn), 提出
introduce sb. to sb.
He introduced his friend to me. 他把朋友介紹給我。
introduction un.
This book gives a brief introduction to American culture.
11. immediately.
adv.立即, 馬上, 直接地
She came immediately.她立刻就來(lái)了
conj.（連接詞）As soon as; directly:馬上；直接地：
They phoned immediately they reached home.= … as soon as they reached home.他們到家后馬上打了電話
12.develop
vi. 發(fā)展, 生長(zhǎng), 發(fā)育, 逐步顯示出來(lái)
The child is developing well. 這孩子發(fā)育良好。
Our country is developing quickly since liberation. 自解放以來(lái)我們的國(guó)家一直在快速發(fā)展。
vt.
培養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)成；發(fā)展, 逐步展開(kāi)(情節(jié),音樂(lè)主題,方程式等)；洗印
develop a habit 養(yǎng)成一個(gè)習(xí)慣 develop one’s interest in sth… 培養(yǎng)對(duì)某事的興趣
develop the film 沖洗膠卷
13. donate vt
The businessman donated a lot of money to the hospital. 這個(gè)商人捐給醫(yī)院很多錢(qián)。
donation n.捐贈(zèng)；捐款
a donation of money to the hospital捐給醫(yī)院的錢(qián)
14. display
vt. (displayed, displaying) 展示；給看；表現(xiàn)
The children's work was displayed on the wall. 孩子們的作品在墻上展出來(lái)了。
Mr Brown seemed to display no feelings when they told him the news."他們把消息告訴布朗先生時(shí),他好象無(wú)動(dòng)于衷。"
The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers when it noticed any gay colours.
孔雀看到鮮艷的顏色就開(kāi)屏。
n. 展示；陳列；表現(xiàn)
On New Year's Eve the display of fireworks offers many attractions. 除夕之夜的焰火很吸引人。
展覽品；陳列品
All the parents were looking at the display of children's work.所有的父母都在看孩子們的作品展覽。
on display= on show正在展覽中
15. pay attention to 注意;關(guān)注
to 為介詞，后接名詞或動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ)
Please pay attention to what the teacher says in class!
Did you pay attention to speaking clearly in yesterday’s interview?
16. please vt. 使喜歡, 中...的意, 使?jié)M足, 取悅
please sb. 取悅某人
It is difficult to please everybody. 很難做到人人滿意
He is a very difficult man to please.
sb. be pleased with sth/sb. 某人對(duì)…感到滿意
He is pleased with his new position.
17. regret
n. 憾, 悔恨, 抱歉, 歉意
express/feel regret at/about a missed opportunity 對(duì)錯(cuò)過(guò)良機(jī)表示、感到懊悔
I heard his death with great/deep regret.我聽(tīng)到他去世的消息感到萬(wàn)分悲痛
vt.為...感到遺憾, 后悔, 惋惜, 哀悼, 懊悔
I regret spending so much money on a car.我后悔在一輛小汽車上花這么多錢(qián)。
I regret to say I cannot come.很抱歉，我不能來(lái)了。
I regret that I cannot help. 很抱歉，此事愛(ài)莫能助。
18. inform
v. ( of/about/that)告訴, 獲悉, 告知
The sales manager asked his men to inform him of everything concerning the sales in time.
銷售部經(jīng)理讓他手下的人把關(guān)于銷售量的情況及時(shí)報(bào)告他。
We were informed by mail of the change in plans. 我們被信告計(jì)劃的改變。
The nurse informed me that visiting hours were over. 護(hù)士告訴我們探視時(shí)間已經(jīng)結(jié)束
19. approve
vt.& vi.批準(zhǔn), 通過(guò),贊成
The mayor（市長(zhǎng)）approved the new building plans.市長(zhǎng)批準(zhǔn)了新建筑計(jì)劃。
I don't approve of wasting time.我不贊成浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。
20. require
require sth.
Most plants require sunlight.大部分植物需要陽(yáng)光
require sb. to do sth.
Students are required to attend classes.學(xué)生必須按規(guī)定上課.
require doing= require to be done 需要被…
The floor requires washing.= The floor requires to be washed. 地板需要清洗。
require that…(賓語(yǔ)從句用虛擬語(yǔ)氣should)
The situation requires that I should be there.情況需要我在那里。
requirement n需求, 要求