Words:

1. difference n. 1.差異，差別 2.差額 3.不和，分歧

cultural differences 文化差異

make a difference 起作用發(fā)生影響

1. Flowers make no difference to this room.

這房間有沒(méi)有花沒(méi)什么區別。

2. It won't make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow.

different adj. 不同的

differ v. The brothers differ widely in their tastes. 他們弟兄的愛(ài)好大相徑庭

2. accumulate

及物動(dòng)詞 vt. (長(cháng)期地) 積聚,累積,堆積; 積蓄

accumulate funds for

為...累積資金

accumulate a large amount of river mud for fertilizer

累積大量河泥當作肥料

He accumulated a fortune by hard work.

他靠努力工作積蓄了一筆財富。

不及物動(dòng)詞 vi. 積聚,累積,堆積; 儲蓄,攢錢(qián)

Snow accumulated to a depth of 10 feet.

雪已積到十尺深。

Dust soon accumulates if we don't sweep our rooms.

如果我們不打掃房間,灰塵很快就會(huì )堆積起來(lái)。

accumulation n. 積聚, 堆積物

The accumulation of knowledge takes along time.知識的積累需要很長(cháng)時(shí)間。

3. unbelievable adj. 難以置信的

eg. her unbelievable beauty

她那令人難以置信的美

It is unbelievable that he did it for himself.

他獨力做了那件事,真是令人難以置信。

4. tradition n. 傳統, 慣例

eg. In Britain it is a tradition to give children chocolate eggs at Easter.

在英國復活節給孩子們吃巧克力蛋是一個(gè)傳統。

The stories of Robin Hood are based mainly on traditions.

羅賓漢的故事主要是根據傳說(shuō)寫(xiě)成的。

eg. Social vary from country to country.

A. habits B. traditions C. customs D. manners

答案：C

（國與國之間社會(huì )習俗各不相同。custom指群體的習慣和行為模式，表示一個(gè)國家、民族在社會(huì )發(fā)展中長(cháng)期沿襲下來(lái)的習俗. customs 表示海關(guān)，必須加s ；habit多指個(gè)人的行為習慣；tradition多指歷史上沿襲下來(lái)的習慣，具有歷史意義和繼承價(jià)值的習俗、傳統習慣；manners表示禮貌，指人所表現出的行為舉止或風(fēng)度，常用復數形式。）

注意：tradition 1.傳統觀(guān)念、看法等的總稱(chēng)，(不可數).

eg. What one thinks and feels is mainly due to tradition, habit and education.

2. 代代相傳, 傳說(shuō) (不可數)

These songs have been preserved by tradition. 3一種傳統習俗做法(可數) eg. It is a tradition that women get married in long white dresses.

traditional adj. 傳統的

traditionally adv. 傳統地

eg. It's traditional in England to eat turkey on Christmas Day.

圣誕節時(shí)吃火雞是英格蘭的傳統.

5. celebration n. 慶祝, 慶典

eg. The day deserves a celebration. 這個(gè)日子值得慶賀。

a celebration in honour of ... 為…舉行的慶祝會(huì )

in celebration of 慶�！�…

eg. He's painting the town red in celebration of his good luck at the track.

他為慶祝自己在田徑場(chǎng)上運氣好而狂歡痛飲。

celebrate v.慶祝，

have/hold a celebration

We always celebrate our wedding anniversary by going out to dinner.

我們總是出去吃飯來(lái)慶祝結婚周年紀念日.congratulate表“祝賀”其賓語(yǔ)是受到祝賀的人，

可組成短語(yǔ)congratulate sb. on sth./doing…名詞 congratulation可構成短語(yǔ)congratulations to sb. on sth./doing…

6. settler n. 移民者, 殖民者

settle v 及物動(dòng)詞 vt. 安置；安放

eg. He settled himself in the armchair. 他安坐在扶手椅上。

vt. 決定；解決

eg. We've settled that we'll stay here three days. 我們已經(jīng)決定在這里住三天。

The question will be settled tonight. 這個(gè)問(wèn)題將在今晚解決。

不及物動(dòng)詞 vi. 定居

eg. settle in London 定居于倫敦

I can't make up my mind where to settle. 我不能決定定居何處。

7. embarrassing adj. 令人為難的

eg. I don't like making speeches in public; it's so embarrassing.

我不喜歡在公開(kāi)場(chǎng)合演說(shuō)，太難為情了。

embarrassed 尷尬的,局促不安的

eg. She gets a perverse satisfaction from making other people embarrassed.

她有一種不正常的心態(tài)，以使別人難堪來(lái)取樂(lè )。

embarrass vt. 使困窘, 使局促不安, 阻礙, 麻煩

eg. Meeting strangers embarrasses Tom. 會(huì )見(jiàn)陌生人使湯姆局促不安。

They embarrassed the speaker with their misleading questions.

他們提出種種模棱兩可 [易于誤解] 的問(wèn)題使演說(shuō)者困窘。

8. clarify v. 講清楚,澄清, 闡明

eg. He clarified the difficult problem by giving a full explanation.

他以一個(gè)完滿(mǎn)的解說(shuō)闡明了那個(gè)困難的問(wèn)題。

The teacher's explanation clarify the puzzling problem.

老師的說(shuō)明澄清了困擾的問(wèn)題。

9. participate vi. 參與, 參加, 分享, 分擔

eg. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the discussion.

希望全班同學(xué)參加討論。

I don't want to participate in the English party. 我不想參加英語(yǔ)晚會(huì )。

participation n. 參加

eg. Union leaders called for the active participation of all members in the day of protest.

工會(huì )領(lǐng)袖號召抗議那天全體會(huì )員積極參加。

10. adjust v. 調整、調節（以適應）

eg. I found it was time to adjust my watch. 我發(fā)現我該校準我的表了。

adjust (oneself) to 意思為適應。相當于adapt (oneself) to, 后接名詞或動(dòng)名詞。

He adjusted/ adapted (himself) very quickly to the heat of the country. 他和快就適應了這個(gè)國家的高溫。

adjustable adj 可調動(dòng)的, 可調節的

eg. The height of the steering wheel is adjustable. 方向盤(pán)的高度是可以調整的.

adjustment n 調整, 調節, 適應

eg. She made a few minor adjustments to the focus of her camera.

她把照相機的焦距進(jìn)行了很小的調整。

11. analyse vt.分析, 分解

eg. By analysing the parts of the sentence we learn more about English grammar. 分析句子成分就能多了解一些英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法.

anlysis n.分析

eg. The book gives an analysis many famous paintings. 這本書(shū)分析了許多名畫(huà)。

12. log

13. misunderstand 誤解誤會(huì )

eg. His intention were misunderstood.他的餓意圖被誤解了。

misunderstanding n.誤解，誤會(huì )

eg. There has been misunderstanding between the couple. 這對夫婦之間有問(wèn)題。

Phrases :

1, come to 1.在文中的意思是”談到，涉及”。

eg. When it comes to German, I know nothing about it. 當談到德文， 我對此一竅不通。

2. 共計，蘇醒過(guò)來(lái)，達成

eg. I never expected those few items to come to so much.

我絕想不到就那么幾項合計起來(lái)竟要這么多錢(qián).

They have come to an agreement at last after a heated discussion.經(jīng)過(guò)激烈的討論他們最終達成協(xié)議。

It suddenly came to her that she had been wrong all along.

她突然想到她一開(kāi)始就錯了.

2. get excited （變得）興奮起來(lái)

get+ p.p. 使自己處于某種狀態(tài)和情況；或表被動(dòng)意義。如：

get dressed 穿上 get married 結婚

get burnt 燒傷，曬黑了 get paid 得以付錢(qián)

get drunk 喝醉酒 get started 開(kāi)始

get + adj. 表示達到某種狀態(tài)或情況

get well/bored/hungry/worried/fat/fit/cold, etc.

3. take off 1. 脫去（衣服等）

eg. He took off his clothes and got into the bath.

2. （飛機等）起飛

eg. The plane took off at 8.30 a.m. 3. 成功

eg. Her singing career had just begun to take off.

她的唱歌事業(yè)剛剛開(kāi)始騰飛。

take短語(yǔ)歸納:

take away 除掉, 帶走 take back 收回

take down 取下, 拆除, 記下take in 吸取, 理解, 欺騙

take on 呈現, 接納 take over 接管, 管理

take up 舉起, 拿起 占據, 從事 take out 取出

Sentence:

eg. If I had known more about the first aid, I could have helped them.如果我早對急救知識了解的話(huà)，我就能幫助他們了。