A fairy tale means a fairy story, a folk tale , a romance, traditional story. Word Study1.breathe: (v) breath (n) (1) to take air into your lungs and send it out again 呼吸eg. I feel it is hard to breathe. 我感觉呼吸困难。(2) to blow air or smoke out of your mouth 呼气；喷出烟雾 breathed on his hands and rubbed them together vigorously. 罗伊在双手上哈了一口气,然后用力互相摩擦. out of breath breathless breathe noisily气喘吁吁呼吸新鲜空气take a breath of fresh airhold ones breath屏住呼吸Word StudyWord Study2.Insect (n)a small creature such as a fly or ant,that has six legs and sometimes wringseg. Insects are flying around the lamp. 昆虫围着灯光飞舞An ant is a small insect living on the ground. 蚂蚁是一种生活在地上的小昆虫昆虫Word Study3. alive (a) (常作表语，作定语时放在修饰的名词后面，不放在名词前面)still living and not dead 活着的，在世的eg. That injured animal is still alive.那头受伤的动物还活着。The old man is still alive.那老人依然在世。 He is the happiest man alive.他是世界上最幸福的人。Word Study4. ghost (n) the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: 鬼；幽灵 eg. He looked as if he had seen a ghost.他看上去象见了鬼似的。 Do you believe the ghost is in existance?你相信有鬼魂存在吗？ We used to scare each other by telling ghost stories. 我们过去经常讲鬼故事来彼此吓唬。Word Study5.receive (v) to be officially given something 收到；正式得到eg. We will be pleased to receive your order. 我方将很高兴收到贵方的订单。我昨天收到了你的来信。I received your letter yesterday.I got a letter from you yesterday.I received a letter from you yesterday.I heard from you yesterday.Word Study6. in the blink of one eyevery soon 很快；眨眼的功夫 eg. Ill be ready in the blink of an eye.我马上就准备好。 The mouse disappeared in the blink of an eye.那只老鼠一眨眼就不见了。Word Study7.extremely (ad) very; to a very great degree 极其；非常eg. She is extremely pretty. 她非常漂亮。 This method is extremely good.这个办法好极了。Word Study8. fortunate (a) lucky幸运的fortunately=luckily unfortunate=unluckybe fortunate to do sth 有幸做某事 eg. Youll be extremely fortunate to see her,because shes the most beautiful creature alive. 你会非常有幸见到她，因为她是世界上最漂亮的活体生物。It is fortunate you didnt forget. 幸好你没忘。It is very fortunate of me to have you around.=Im very fortunate to have you around. 有你们在身边，我真是幸运。Word Study9.satisfied (adj) content; pleased 满意的满意的对某人某事感到满意be satisfied with sb/sthbe pleased with sb/sth be content with sb/stheg. The result is satisfied.结果是令人满意的。 We were quite satisfied with the quality of the goods. 我们对商品的质量很满意。Word Study10. pleasure (n) happiness, gladness; delight 高兴；快乐；愉快 please (v) please sb= make sb happy. pleased (a) =happy, delighted, satisfied pleasant (a)=nice , fine ,lovely, delightfultake pleasure in doing sth 乐意做某事 eg. Many children take pleasure in playing computer games.许多孩子乐意玩电脑游戏。Word Studymore examples:1.Talking with you is a pleasure.和你谈话很愉快.2.Its a pleasure for me to help you.我很高兴能帮助你。more expressions: Its my pleasure/My pleasure.不用谢。With my pleasure.非常愿意/非常乐意 have the pleasure of do something.很荣幸做某事 at your pleasure随你的便；悉听尊便Word Study11. whisper (v) & (n)to speak or say something very quietly; a very quiet voice 悄声说；低语；耳语 eg. 1. He didnt know how to whisper. 我不知道如何小声说话。 2. I whisper the news into his ear. 我对他悄悄说了这个消息。 3. “They are coming,” he said in a excited whisper.他们就要来了，他压低声音激动地说。Word Study12. Include (v) 包括opposite: exclude 不包括compare: conclue结束eg. 1. The price includes postage charges. 此就价格包括邮费。 2. Does this include everything? 什么都包括在内吗？Word Study13.make ones living earn ones living谋生eg. He had to gather firewood to make a living. 他不得不靠打柴为生。 She worked hard all her life to make a living. 她终生为生活劳碌。Word Study14.depart (v) leave; godeparture (n) leaving ;goingdepart for spl = leave for spl =start out for spl 动身/出发去某地 eg. He departed from France.=He left France. 他离开法国了。 They departed for London.= They left for London. 他们已出发去伦敦。离开；离去Word Study15.apology (n) regret; excuse; explanation apologize (v) say sorry; express regret; make an apology; beg pardon 抱歉 eg. 1. We received a letter of apology. 我们收到了一封道歉信 2. I must apologize. 我必须道歉。Word Study apologize to sb for (doing)sth = say sorry to sb for (doinsth =make an apology to sb for (doing ) sth 因某事向某人道歉 eg. Peter apologized to the teacher for being late for school yesterday. Peter said sorry to the teacher for being late for school yesterday. Peter made an apology to the teacher for being late for school yesterday.彼得昨天因上学迟到向老师道了歉。