必修1 A Social Survey— My neighborhood
Module 4
一:单元核心词汇详解
1.survey n.调查 vt.调查
【经典例句】
1) A Social Survey— My Neighborhood 一份社会调查——我的街坊
2) A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favor of the plan. 最近的民意调查表明,有75%的调查对象支持这项计划。
3) We surveyed 500 smokers and found that over three quarters would like to give it up.我们对500名吸烟者进行了调查,发现超过四分之三的人愿意戒烟。
4) He leaned back in his chair and surveyed her critically for a moment. 他靠在椅子上,挑剔的审视了她一番。
2.Neighborhood n.四邻,街坊
【经典例句】
1) A Social Survey— My Neighborhood 一份社会调查——我的街坊
3.Local adj. 地方的,局部的
【经典例句】
1) Our children go to the local school. 我们的小孩在本地学校就读。
2) It is difficult to understand this local dialect. 这种方言很难懂。
4.Suburb n.城郊,郊区
【经典例句】
1) They live in the suburbs. 他们住在郊外。
2) A London suburb 伦敦郊区
5.Hometown n. 家乡
【经典例句】
1) And this is the first time I `ve visited your hometown. 而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡。
2) Shenyang is my hometown. 沈阳是我的故乡。
6pare v.对比,对照
【经典例句】
1) Now work in pairs and compare your homes. 分组工作比较一下你们的家。
2) Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。
【词汇辨析】
Compare A with B 与compare A to B
Compare A with B: 把A和B相比较
Comparing this book with that one, you’ll find this one is more interesting.
把这本书和那本书比较,你会发现这本书更有意思。
compare A to B: 把A比作B
We often compare children to flowers.
我们常把儿童比喻花朵。
注:compared 在句中作状语,后搭配介词with或to,意义是一样的。
Compared with/ to our small apartment, our uncle’s house seemed like a palace.
【高考试题链接】
Michael `s new house is like a huge palace,_____ with his old one. (2009 重庆)
A.comparing B. compares C. to compare D. compared
7.attractive adj.有吸引力的,吸引人的
【经典例句】
1) You know, I’ve seen quite a lot of China and I’ve visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I’ve been to. 你知道我去过中国的很多的地方,也游览了一些美丽的城市,但这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一。
2) Pandas are attractive to the people.大熊猫对人们来说很有吸引力。
【词汇辨析】
☞ v. attract 吸引;引起
n. attraction 吸引,吸引力
adv. Attractively 吸引人地
【高考试题链接】
The company is starting a new advertising campaign to____ new customers to its stores.(2005 上海)
A. join B. attract C.Stick D.transfer
8. fortunate adj.幸运的,交好运的
【经典例句】
1) I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the sea.生活在这里我感觉很荣幸。我喜欢在海边生活。
2) She is fortunate (in) having a kind husband.
她运气好,有一个好丈夫。
【词汇辨析】
☞ n. fortune 运气,命运
Adv. Fortunately 幸运地
Unfortunately 不幸地
9.pretty adv.相当,很
【经典例句】
1) Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter. 夏天非常热而且潮湿,但冬天可能会很冷。
2) One dog looks pretty much like another to me.在我看来,狗长得都差不多。
10.sound v.听起来
【经典例句】
1) Sounds OK to me. 对我不成问题。
2) It sounds to me as if somebody is calling you.在我听起来像是有人在叫你。
【高考试题链接】
——Shall we go out for dinner tonight? (2008 浙江)
——_______.
A. You are right. B. It must be funny. C. That sounds great.access例句 D. Have a nice time.
——How about seeing the new movie at the theater tonight? (2006 重庆)
——______,but I ` ve got to go over my notes for tomorrow `s exam.
A.All right B. Sounds great C. I can `t D. No, I am terribly sorry.
11.Tourist n.旅游者,观光客
【经典例句】
1) There are a lot of tourists around. 这里到处都是游客。
2) A popular tourist attraction 为游客所喜欢的旅游景点
12.bother vt 打扰,烦扰 n.麻烦
【经典例句】
1) There are a lot of tourists around. Don `t they bother you? 这里到处都是游客。他们没有打扰你把?
2) It really bothered me that he `d forgotten my birthday.他把我的生日都忘了,真让我觉得恼火。
3) We had a lot of bother on the journey because the trains were late.我们旅途中碰到不少麻烦,因为火车误点了。
4) I don’t want to put you to any bother.我不想给你任何麻烦。
【试题链接】
I `m sorry to have ____ you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A. interrupted B. tired C. impressed D. bothered
13.Nuisance n.令人讨厌的人或事
【经典例句】
1) Yes, they can be nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them. 是的,游客太多了,夏天有时候会有点讨厌。
2) I hope you `re not making a nuisance of yourself. 我喜欢你没有讨人嫌。
14.Rent n.租金 v.租
【经典例句】
1) Yes, they `ve just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high. 是啊,他们刚刚完工。租一套那儿的公寓要不少钱呢!
2) I don`t earn enough to pay the rent, let alone buy a car. 我的收入不够交房租,更不用说是买汽车了。
3) She agreed to rent the room to me. 她同意把这个房间租给我。
4) If you can `t sell your house, why don`t you think about renting it? 如果你不能出售你的房子,为何不考虑将它出租?
15.approach v.靠近,接近 n.方法,步骤;靠近,接近
【经典例句】
1) Now we `re leaving the business district and approaching the harbour. 我们要离开商业区去港口。
2) Our vacation is approaching but we still haven `t decided where to go.我们的假期快到了,但我们还没有决定去哪里度假。
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