潘 J 老师 预初英语 新王牌 www.xwp.cn 400-000-97551Unit 5. Words.1. possible adj.可能的e. g. -Please come here as soon as possible.请尽快赶到这儿来。-Ill be there in five minutes.我 5 分钟后就到。Its possible for him to lift the weight.对于他来说，举起这点重量是可能的。【知识拓展】possibly adv.大概，也许，或许e. g. He can possibly lend you the money.他有可能借钱给你。-Will you be free on Sunday?星期天你有空吗？-Possibly.也许。You may possibly get a new job.你也许能得到一份新工作。2. future n.未来e. g. -What do you think cars will be like in the future? 你觉得未来的汽车会是什么样子？-Maybe they will be driven by computers. 也许会靠电脑驾驶。【指点迷津】in the future，in future 的区别(1)in the future 的意思是“在将来，在未来”，通常与一般将来时连用。e. g. Who knows what will happen in the future? 谁知道将来会发生什么事情？The little boy will grow into a thoughtful man in the future. 这个小男孩将来会长成一位有思想的人。(2)in future 的意思是“从今往后”。e. g. In future, make sure the door is never left unlocked.从今往后，千万别忘记锁好门。Please be more careful in future.今后请多加小心。3. magic adj.魔术的，魔法的；不可思议的e. g. The way she sings is really magic.她的歌唱技巧真是妙不可言。【记忆链接】magic words 魔咒 magic carpet（天方夜潭中的）魔毯magic beauty 令人着魔的美丽 a magic weapon 法宝 magic cube 魔方（玩具） magic eye 电眼，魔眼（用于监督产品质潘 J 老师 预初英语 新王牌 www.xwp.cn 400-000-97552量） magic lantern 幻灯【知识拓展】magician n.魔术师4. button n.纽扣；按钮e. g. My sister bought a coat with brass buttons yesterday.我姐姐昨天买了件有铜扣的上衣。 Which button turns the volume down? 哪个旋钮可以用来把音量调小？5. press v.按；压e. g. Just press this button, and youll start the engine.只要按一下这个按钮便可启动这台发动机了。【知识拓展】近义：push v.按，压下；推 反义：pull v.拔，拉6. back n.背后，背部；（物体的）背面e. g. We lay on our backs under the tree.我们在树下仰面躺着。She put the saddle on the horses back.她把马鞍放在马背上。 This chair has a high back.这张椅子椅背很高。Theres something written on the back of this book.这本书的背面写有字。7. weigh v.称重量，测出重量e. g. He weighed himself on the bathroom scales.他在浴室的磅秤上称体重。The clothing must be weighed before it is put in the washing-machine.要洗的衣物须称过重量再放入洗衣机中。This piece of meat weighs four pounds. 这块肉重四磅。8. good-looking adj.美貌的；漂亮的【指点迷津】beautiful, pretty, handsome与good-looking的区别这四个单词都有“漂亮的”、 “好看的”意思。但是beautiful和pretty常常用于形容女性，但beautiful的语义比较强。handsome通常用来形容男性。而good-looking往往男性女性都可形容。潘 J 老师 预初英语 新王牌 www.xwp.cn 400-000-975539. reporter n.记者，新闻记者e. g. Julia has got a job as a reporter on the local paper.朱丽叶在本地的一家报社当记者。【知识拓展】report v.报道10. baker n.面包师e. g. His father is a baker.他的父亲是一个面包师。【知识拓展】bakery n.面包房；面包店 bake v.烘，烤e. g. -Mums baking a cake.妈妈正在烤蛋糕。-It smells good.真好闻。【用法小贴士】以元音字母e结尾的动词，且e之前又是辅音字母的，其现存分词的构成是去e后加ing , 如bake的现在分词是baking。11. singer n.歌手，歌唱家e. g. -Is she a good singer? 她是个好歌手吗？-Oh, yes. She sings very well.哦，是的，她唱得很好。【记忆链接】pop singer流行歌手12. agree v.同意agree on sth对意见一致e. g. They all agree on this case. 他们对此案件意见一致。agree to do sth 同意做e. g. Andrew has agreed to lend me his bicycle for the weekend.安德鲁答应这个周末把自行车借给我。agree to sth.赞同；允许e. g. She agreed to my idea.她同意我的想法。agree with sth.赞同e. g. I dont agree with experiments on animals.我不赞成用动物做试验。13. grow v. (过去式grew，过去分词grown)潘 J 老师 预初英语 新王牌 www.xwp.cn 400-000-97554(1)成长，生长e. g. -Plants grow fast in warm and rainy places.植物在温暖多雨的地方生长得很快。-They grow slowly in cold and dry places.在寒冷干燥的地方就长得慢了。(2)栽种，种植 e. g. -Farmers grow grains and vegetables on the farm.农民在农场种粮食和蔬菜。-Some of them also grow flowers and fruit.有些农民也种花卉和水果。14. report n.报告；报道e. g. The famous professor gave us a wonderful report yesterday. 这位著名的教授昨天给我们做了一次精彩的报告。【知识拓展】report v.报告；汇报e. g. He reported on progress made in the hall.他在大厅里报告了所取得的进展。15. poor adj.贫穷的，贫困的；拙劣的，不擅长的e. g. The doctor often helps poor people.这位医生经常帮助穷人。William was born in a poor family.威廉出生于一个贫穷的家庭。His handwriting is really poor.他的书写真的是太差了。【知识拓展】be poor at 不擅长16. spacecraft n.航天器；宇宙飞船e. g. spacecraft orbiting the earth绕地球运行的航天器. Daily expressions. 日常表达日常表达1. in front of在（某人某物）前面e. g. The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake.我前面那辆小汽车突然停住，我只好刹车。The bus stops right in front of our house.公共汽车正停在我们房前。【指点迷津】in front of，in the front of的区别in front of与in the front of都意为“在之前”，但有所区别：(1)in front of意为“在前面”，指在某场所外的前面，即不同的两种事物的比较。潘 J 老师 预初英语 新王牌 www.xwp.cn 400-000-97555e. g. There are some trees in front of the house.房前有一些树。(2)in the front of意为“在前面”，指在某范围内的前部，即一个整体和部分的比较。e. g. He sat in the front of the cinema. 他坐在电影院的前面。A man is sitting in the front of the car.一个人正坐在车子前面。【例】We couldnt read the notice on the board because several people were standing right it.A. in the front of B. the front of C. in front of D. in the back of2. look for寻找【指点迷津】look for，discover，find out，search的区别(1) look for表示“寻找”这一意思时，强调“找”的动作或过程。e. g. I looked for the boy everywhere.我到处找那个男孩。(2) discover指有意或无意地发现已经存在但尚不为人知的事物，可以是物体等有形物或真理等无形物，后面接动词不定式。e. g. We never discovered how to o