Words and expressions

　　theme n. subject; something to talk or write about, etc.主題；題目

　　What is the theme of the opera? 這個(gè)歌劇的主題是什么？

　　dress up wear ones best clothes 盛裝；打扮

　　Lets dress up and go out to the theatre. 我們穿戴整齊到戲院看戲吧。

　　They dressed their children up for the New Years Day. 他們給孩子們穿上好衣服過新年。

　　parade n. a procession; a march for display 游行

　　The parade will begin at 10. 游行十點(diǎn)開始。

　　Arabic adj. 阿拉伯人的

　　holy adj. 神圣的

　　Easter n.[u] 復(fù)活節(jié)

　　symbol n. mark, sign or picture that shows something象征；符號(hào)；記號(hào)

　　The letter V is a symbol of victory. 字母V是勝利的象征。

　　bunny n. 兔子(兒語)

　　fighting n.[u] 戰(zhàn)斗；打仗

　　Fighting broke out between the North and the South. 南北兩方發(fā)生了戰(zhàn)爭。

　　conflict n. a fight; a struggle爭斗；戰(zhàn)爭

　　He was wounded in the conflict. 他在戰(zhàn)斗中負(fù)傷。

　　n. a clash between ideas, feelings, etc.; a disagreement沖突

　　It is in conflict with the provisions of the existing treaty. 這與本條約的有關(guān)規(guī)定相抵觸。

　　argument n. quarrel; fight; tk between people with different ideas辯論；爭論

　　After a long argument, we decided where to go for our holiday.

　　經(jīng)過長久的爭論，我們把休假的地方?jīng)Q定下來了。

　　destruction n.[u] breaking something totally毀滅；破壞

　　The strong earthquake left death and destruction behind it.

　　強(qiáng)烈的地震留下了死亡和破壞

　　opinion n.[c] what you think about something or somebody 意見；看法

　　My opinion is different from yours. 我的看法與你的不同。

　　in ones opinion 按照某人的看法

　　major adj. bigger; most important; very great主要的；重大的

　　Be careful, there is a major road ahead! 當(dāng)心，前面有一條主要公路！

　　probably adv. most likely很可能

　　Do you think you can do it? Well, probably I can.

　　你認(rèn)為你能干這個(gè)嗎？哦，我很可能干得了。

　　honour vt. 尊敬；給以榮譽(yù)

　　Would you honor us by sharing our dinner tonight? 今晚你是否肯賞光與我們一道用餐?

　　ancestor n.[c] forefather祖先；祖宗

　　John is descended from noble ancestors. 約翰為名門后裔。

　　principle n. rule for living原則；原理

　　We should follow the principle of seeking truth. 我們要遵循實(shí)事求是的原則。

　　unity n. the state of being a united whole團(tuán)結(jié)；統(tǒng)一

　　Unity is strength. 團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量。

　　community n. group of people who live in one place, have the same interests, etc.團(tuán)體；社區(qū)

　　New quay is a fishing community. 紐基是一個(gè)漁業(yè)社區(qū)。

　　nation n. a country with one government國家

　　All nations, big or small, should be equal. 國家不分大小，應(yīng)一律平等。

　　n. a large group of people with the same race and culture 民族

　　The Chinese nation is brave and hardworking. 中華民族是勤勞勇敢的。

　　self-determination Xself n. determination of ones own fate 自主；自我決定

　　purpose n. plan; intention; what you are going to do目的；意圖

　　 What was the purpose of your journey to London?你去倫敦的目的是什么？

　　creativity n. 創(chuàng)造力；創(chuàng)造性

　　faith n.[u] feeling sure that you can trust someone or something信任；信仰

　　Have you any faith in what he says? 你相信他所說的話嗎？

　　commercial adj. having to do with trade or business商業(yè)的

　　joy n.[u] great pleasure happiness; gladness快樂；高興

　　It brings joy twofold you. 這真是雙喜臨門。

　　light v. give light to something so that you can see it clearly照亮；照明

　　(lighted, lit; lighted, lit)

　　This room is lighted by electricity. 這個(gè)房間用電照明。

　　v. make something start to burn or shine 點(diǎn)燃

　　He struck a match and lit the lamp. 他擦著一根火柴把燈點(diǎn)著。

　　similar adj. alike; almost the same相似的；類似的

　　Rats and mice are similar animals. 大老鼠和小老鼠是類似的動(dòng)物。

　　generation n. all the people who were born at about the same time一代人

　　The older generation doesnt like pop music. 老一輩的人不喜歡流行音樂。

　　play a trick on unkind game to make someone look silly 捉弄

　　The boys hid Jones bike to play a trick on him. 孩子們把喬恩的自行車藏起來捉弄他。

　　salute vi. 敬禮

　　The young soldier saluted awkwardly. 那名年輕士兵笨拙地敬禮。

　　kiss v. touch someone with your lips to show your love or to say hello or goodbye吻

　　Rosalind kissed her mother good night. 羅莎琳德吻了一下母親祝她晚安。

　　n. touch with the lips吻

　　She gave her mother a kiss. 她吻了她母親一下。

　　cheek n.[c] part of the face below the eye and to the side of the nose面頰；臉蛋

　　Tears streamed (=ran) down her cheeks. 眼淚從她的兩頰流下。

　　nod v. make a short, sharp downward movement with a head, as a sign of greeting, consent, approval, or the like點(diǎn)頭（表招呼，贊同等）

　　He nodded to his friends. 他向他的朋友點(diǎn)頭。

　　n. an act of nodding the head點(diǎn)頭

　　He gave me a nod as we passed each other in the street.

　　我們?cè)诮稚蠈?duì)面走過時(shí)，他向我點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。

　　celebration n. an act or occasion of celebrating慶祝；慶祝會(huì)

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

　　reminder n. 提醒物；暗示

　　respect vt. to show honour towards; admire尊敬；尊重

　　Our teacher is highly respected by all. 我們的老師極受大家的尊敬。

　　skeleton n.[c] bone frame in the body of an animal or person骨骼；骨架

　　She is reduced almost to a skeleton by long illness. 她因長期生病骨瘦如柴。

　　gift n. present; something that you give to someone禮物

　　It is a gift for my brother. 這是給我兄弟的禮物。

　　n. a natural power天賦

　　He has a gift for foreign languages. 他有外語天才。

　　cycle n. a period of time in which a series of events happens as if in a circle周期；循環(huán)

　　A cycle of the sun takes a year. 太陽循環(huán)周期需要一年。

　　vi. ride a bicycle 騎自行車

　　Do you like cycling? 你喜歡騎自行車嗎？

　　fool n.[c] someone who is stupid or does something silly蠢人；傻子

　　What a fool you were! 你真是個(gè)大傻瓜！

　　v. trick someone and make him believe something that is not true愚弄；欺騙

　　You cant fool me! I dont believe you. 你騙不了我！我不相信你。

　　take in trick someone 欺騙 receive as a guest or an employee 吸收

　　I am not to be taken in by your lies. 你的謊言騙不了我。

　　invitation n. the act of inviting 邀請(qǐng)

　　I received an invitation to her birthday party. 我收到了她生日宴會(huì)的請(qǐng)?zhí)?

　　occasion n.[c] special time（重大的）時(shí)刻；場合

　　A wedding is a big family occasion. 婚禮是家庭中的一件大事。

　　n.[c] a certain time, time when something happens機(jī)會(huì)；時(shí)機(jī)

　　Ill speak to him on the first occasion. 一有機(jī)會(huì)，我就告訴他。

　　Mardi Gras [XmA:di XgrA:] an occasion of great festivity and merrymaking

　　美國和巴西的一個(gè)狂歡節(jié)日，直譯為油膩的禮拜二

　　Ramadan [ZrBmRXdBn] n. the ninth month of the year in the Moslem calendar 齋月

　　Kwanzaa [XkwA:nzR] n. 款禮節(jié)

　　Swahili [swA:XhIli] n. 斯瓦西里語/人

　　Mexico

　　Words and expressions

　　theme n. subject; something to talk or write about, etc.主題；題目

　　What is the theme of the opera? 這個(gè)歌劇的主題是什么？

　　dress up wear ones best clothes 盛裝；打扮

　　Lets dress up and go out to the theatre. 我們穿戴整齊到戲院看戲吧。

　　They dressed their children up for the New Years Day. 他們給孩子們穿上好衣服過新年。

　　parade n. a procession; a march for display 游行

　　The parade will begin at 10. 游行十點(diǎn)開始。

　　Arabic adj. 阿拉伯人的

　　holy adj. 神圣的

　　Easter n.[u] 復(fù)活節(jié)

　　symbol n. mark, sign or picture that shows something象征；符號(hào)；記號(hào)

　　The letter V is a symbol of victory. 字母V是勝利的象征。

　　bunny n. 兔子(兒語)

　　fighting n.[u] 戰(zhàn)斗；打仗

　　Fighting broke out between the North and the South. 南北兩方發(fā)生了戰(zhàn)爭。

　　conflict n. a fight; a struggle爭斗；戰(zhàn)爭

　　He was wounded in the conflict. 他在戰(zhàn)斗中負(fù)傷。

　　n. a clash between ideas, feelings, etc.; a disagreement沖突

　　It is in conflict with the provisions of the existing treaty. 這與本條約的有關(guān)規(guī)定相抵觸。

　　argument n. quarrel; fight; tk between people with different ideas辯論；爭論

　　After a long argument, we decided where to go for our holiday.

　　經(jīng)過長久的爭論，我們把休假的地方?jīng)Q定下來了。

　　destruction n.[u] breaking something totally毀滅；破壞

　　The strong earthquake left death and destruction behind it.

　　強(qiáng)烈的地震留下了死亡和破壞

　　opinion n.[c] what you think about something or somebody 意見；看法

　　My opinion is different from yours. 我的看法與你的不同。

　　in ones opinion 按照某人的看法

　　major adj. bigger; most important; very great主要的；重大的

　　Be careful, there is a major road ahead! 當(dāng)心，前面有一條主要公路！

　　probably adv. most likely很可能

　　Do you think you can do it? Well, probably I can.

　　你認(rèn)為你能干這個(gè)嗎？哦，我很可能干得了。

　　honour vt. 尊敬；給以榮譽(yù)

　　Would you honor us by sharing our dinner tonight? 今晚你是否肯賞光與我們一道用餐?

　　ancestor n.[c] forefather祖先；祖宗

　　John is descended from noble ancestors. 約翰為名門后裔。

　　principle n. rule for living原則；原理

　　We should follow the principle of seeking truth. 我們要遵循實(shí)事求是的原則。

　　unity n. the state of being a united whole團(tuán)結(jié)；統(tǒng)一

　　Unity is strength. 團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量。

　　community n. group of people who live in one place, have the same interests, etc.團(tuán)體；社區(qū)

　　New quay is a fishing community. 紐基是一個(gè)漁業(yè)社區(qū)。

　　nation n. a country with one government國家

　　All nations, big or small, should be equal. 國家不分大小，應(yīng)一律平等。

　　n. a large group of people with the same race and culture 民族

　　The Chinese nation is brave and hardworking. 中華民族是勤勞勇敢的。

　　self-determination Xself n. determination of ones own fate 自主；自我決定

　　purpose n. plan; intention; what you are going to do目的；意圖

　　 What was the purpose of your journey to London?你去倫敦的目的是什么？

　　creativity n. 創(chuàng)造力；創(chuàng)造性

　　faith n.[u] feeling sure that you can trust someone or something信任；信仰

　　Have you any faith in what he says? 你相信他所說的話嗎？

　　commercial adj. having to do with trade or business商業(yè)的

　　joy n.[u] great pleasure happiness; gladness快樂；高興

　　It brings joy twofold you. 這真是雙喜臨門。

　　light v. give light to something so that you can see it clearly照亮；照明

　　(lighted, lit; lighted, lit)

　　This room is lighted by electricity. 這個(gè)房間用電照明。

　　v. make something start to burn or shine 點(diǎn)燃

　　He struck a match and lit the lamp. 他擦著一根火柴把燈點(diǎn)著。

　　similar adj. alike; almost the same相似的；類似的

　　Rats and mice are similar animals. 大老鼠和小老鼠是類似的動(dòng)物。

　　generation n. all the people who were born at about the same time一代人

　　The older generation doesnt like pop music. 老一輩的人不喜歡流行音樂。

　　play a trick on unkind game to make someone look silly 捉弄

　　The boys hid Jones bike to play a trick on him. 孩子們把喬恩的自行車藏起來捉弄他。

　　salute vi. 敬禮

　　The young soldier saluted awkwardly. 那名年輕士兵笨拙地敬禮。

　　kiss v. touch someone with your lips to show your love or to say hello or goodbye吻

　　Rosalind kissed her mother good night. 羅莎琳德吻了一下母親祝她晚安。

　　n. touch with the lips吻

　　She gave her mother a kiss. 她吻了她母親一下。

　　cheek n.[c] part of the face below the eye and to the side of the nose面頰；臉蛋

　　Tears streamed (=ran) down her cheeks. 眼淚從她的兩頰流下。

　　nod v. make a short, sharp downward movement with a head, as a sign of greeting, consent, approval, or the like點(diǎn)頭（表招呼，贊同等）

　　He nodded to his friends. 他向他的朋友點(diǎn)頭。

　　n. an act of nodding the head點(diǎn)頭

　　He gave me a nod as we passed each other in the street.

　　我們?cè)诮稚蠈?duì)面走過時(shí)，他向我點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。

　　celebration n. an act or occasion of celebrating慶祝；慶祝會(huì)

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

　　reminder n. 提醒物；暗示

　　respect vt. to show honour towards; admire尊敬；尊重

　　Our teacher is highly respected by all. 我們的老師極受大家的尊敬。

　　skeleton n.[c] bone frame in the body of an animal or person骨骼；骨架

　　She is reduced almost to a skeleton by long illness. 她因長期生病骨瘦如柴。

　　gift n. present; something that you give to someone禮物

　　It is a gift for my brother. 這是給我兄弟的禮物。

　　n. a natural power天賦

　　He has a gift for foreign languages. 他有外語天才。

　　cycle n. a period of time in which a series of events happens as if in a circle周期；循環(huán)

　　A cycle of the sun takes a year. 太陽循環(huán)周期需要一年。

　　vi. ride a bicycle 騎自行車

　　Do you like cycling? 你喜歡騎自行車嗎？

　　fool n.[c] someone who is stupid or does something silly蠢人；傻子

　　What a fool you were! 你真是個(gè)大傻瓜！

　　v. trick someone and make him believe something that is not true愚弄；欺騙

　　You cant fool me! I dont believe you. 你騙不了我！我不相信你。

　　take in trick someone 欺騙 receive as a guest or an employee 吸收

　　I am not to be taken in by your lies. 你的謊言騙不了我。

　　invitation n. the act of inviting 邀請(qǐng)

　　I received an invitation to her birthday party. 我收到了她生日宴會(huì)的請(qǐng)?zhí)?

　　occasion n.[c] special time（重大的）時(shí)刻；場合

　　A wedding is a big family occasion. 婚禮是家庭中的一件大事。

　　n.[c] a certain time, time when something happens機(jī)會(huì)；時(shí)機(jī)

　　Ill speak to him on the first occasion. 一有機(jī)會(huì)，我就告訴他。

　　Mardi Gras [XmA:di XgrA:] an occasion of great festivity and merrymaking

　　美國和巴西的一個(gè)狂歡節(jié)日，直譯為油膩的禮拜二

　　Ramadan [ZrBmRXdBn] n. the ninth month of the year in the Moslem calendar 齋月

　　Kwanzaa [XkwA:nzR] n. 款禮節(jié)

　　Swahili [swA:XhIli] n. 斯瓦西里語/人

　　Mexico