Canada TheTrueNorth Unit5 VocabularyExplanation quiz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 VocabularyExplanation 3 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 VocabularyExplanation prefertodo 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 VocabularyExplanation 4 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 VocabularyExplanation 6 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 VocabularyExplanation 7 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 VocabularyExplanation 3 n 措施 计量制takemeasurestodo采取措施Weshouldtakemeasurestoimproveourteaching Themeasureisgivenincentimeters VocabularyExplanation 8 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 VocabularyExplanation 9 settledown 定居 平静下来 专心于Iwanttogetmarriedandsettledown ThefamilysoonsettleddowninChina Pleasesettledowntothinkcarefully Theteachertoldthestudentstosettledowntostudies Haveyousettleddowninyournewjobyet 适应 VocabularyExplanation settleonsth 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 VocabularyExplanation 10 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 VocabularyExplanation 11 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 VocabularyExplanation 12 haveagiftfor doing sth 对 有天赋Shehasagiftformusic gifted adj 有天赋的Begiftedin atMysisterisgiftedatdrawing VocabularyExplanation 13 within 在 之内 时间 距离 在 里面 不超出within5dayswithinitspower VocabularyExplanation 14 border n v边界 与 接壤Thesoldiersareguardingtheborder OurgardenisborderedbyastreamTheUnitedStatesbordersCanadaontheearth borderer n边境居民 VocabularyExplanation 15 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 VocabularyExplanation 16 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 VocabularyExplanation 17 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 VocabularyExplanation 19 nearby adv 在附近Thegirlyouwanttoseelivesnearby adj 附近的 邻近的Fortunatelytherewasahospitalnearby Shedroppedintoanearbychair 反义词 faraway adj 遥远的 VocabularyExplanation 20 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