Words and expressions

　　interrupt v. speak while someone else is speaking or doing something 打斷

　　His speech was constantly interrupted by applause. 他的講話不時被掌聲打斷。

　　v. stop something for a time 中斷；阻礙

　　Traffic was interrupted by a snow storm. 交通被暴風雪阻斷。

　　apologise vi. to say one is sorry 道歉[=apologize]

　　He apologised for taking my hat. 他因為拿錯了我的帽子而道歉。

　　fault n. responsibility for being wrong 過失；過錯

　　Whose fault is it that we are late? 我們遲到是誰的過失？

　　n. something which is wrong,a mistake 缺點；錯誤

　　In spite of all his faults, he is still a good comrade. 盡管他有種種缺點，他還是位好同志。

　　introduce vt. bring people together for the first time and tell each of them the name of the other 介紹

　　Permit me to introduce myself. Im from the Chinese Embassy.

　　請允許我介紹一下自己。我是從中國大使館來的。

　　vt. to start;to bring in 引進；傳入

　　Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 A. D. 佛教是在公元六十七年傳入中國的。

　　apology n. something one says to apologise 道歉

　　He made an apology to the guests for the oversight. 他因招待不周向客人道歉。

　　forgive v. not to punish someone who has done something wrong 原諒；寬恕 (forgave; forgiven)

　　Forgive me for coming so late. 原諒我來得這么晚。

　　oops int. 哎喲

　　culture n. development of the arts and sciences in society 文化；文明

　　Universities are centres of culture. 大學是文化中心。

　　manner n.[u] way something happens; way you do something 方式，方法

　　He may do it in this manner. 他可以照這個樣子做。

　　manners n. general way you behave when other people are there 禮貌；規矩

　　Good manners are admired everywhere. 有禮貌到處都會得到贊賞。

　　impression n.[c] thoughts or feelings that you have about something 印象；感想

　　I had a very good impression of him. 我對他的印象極好。

　　toast n. piece or pieces of bread that you have grilled so that they are brown and crisp 烤面包

　　two slices of toast 兩片烤面包

　　n. to drink a toast 干杯；祝酒

　　give a toast to the bride and bridegroom 為新娘和新郎舉杯祝酒

　　v. make brown by heat烤；烘

　　Please toast the bread. 請把面包烤一烤。

　　v. hold up a glass of wine and wish someone happiness, etc. 舉杯祝愿

　　 The wedding guests toasted the bride and bridegroom. 參加婚禮的客人舉杯向新娘新郎祝賀。

　　behave v. 表現；舉止

　　The child behaved well [badly] at school. 這孩子在校行為良好[不佳]。

　　The soldiers behaved themselves well in battle. 士兵們在戰斗中表現得很英勇。

　　napkin n. piece of cloth used at meals for protecting clothing, for wiping the lips, etc. 餐巾；餐巾紙

　　I put a napkin by my plate. 我把一條餐巾放在碟子旁邊。

　　roll n.[c] a small cake or biscuit 面包卷；卷餅

　　We had sweet rolls and milk for breakfast. 我們早餐吃了甜面包卷和牛奶。

　　n.[c] something that you have folded over and over 卷狀物

　　Give me that roll of string for my kite. 把我的那卷風箏線遞給我。

　　vt. to move by turning over and over 滾動

　　The boys rolled a huge snow ball. 孩子們滾了個大雪球。

　　dessert n. fruit, sweet pudding, etc, that you eat at the end of a meal 甜點心

　　We had ice cream for dessert. 我們飯后吃了冰淇淋。

　　unfold vt. 展開 折疊的東西等

　　unfold a map [fan] 展開地圖 [打開扇子]

　　The story gradually unfolded itself. 故事 (的情節) 漸漸地展開。

　　lap n. top part of your legs when you are sitting （坐著時）大腿前面部分；膝蓋

　　The mother held her baby on her lap. 母親把嬰兒抱在膝上。

　　damp adj. not thoroughly dry; rather wet潮濕的

　　The Indian began tearing up damp grass. 印第安人動手拔了一些濕草。

　　cloth n.[u] material made from cotton, nylon, wool, etc布；織物

　　This cloth wears well. 這布耐穿。

　　custom n. a thing we usually do 習慣；風俗

　　It is a British custom to have a tree in the house at Christmas.

　　圣誕節時在屋子里放上一棵樹是英國的一種風俗習慣。

　　starter n. 第一道菜；開端

　　pray v. to ask somebody very seriously祈禱

　　I prayed for some way to save my future in the diamond department.

　　我祈禱著有什么辦法保住我在鉆石營業部的飯碗。

　　course n.[c] part of a meal 一道菜

　　The first course was soup. 第一道上的是湯。

　　n.[c] moving forwards 過程

　　Things go on in the course of nature. 事物按自然規律發展。

　　n.[c] planned programme of study 課程

　　I am taking an English course. 我在學英語課程。

　　breast n.[c] the top front part of the human body 胸部

　　The wheat was as high as the breast. 麥子高與胸齊。

　　tender adj. that you can bite or chew easily 嫩的

　　The leaves in spring are tender green. 春天的葉子是嫩綠的。

　　adj. kind; gentle溫柔的

　　She is the tender of the two girls. 她是這兩個女孩子中更溫柔的一個。

　　flesh n.[u] soft part of a persons or animals body, under the skin 肉

　　Tigers are flesh eating animals. 虎是食肉動物。

　　bone n.[c] one of the hard, white things in the body of a person or animal 骨頭

　　These buttons are made of bones. 這些鈕扣是骨頭做的。

　　He was all skin and bone. 他骨瘦如柴。

　　raise vt. put up, lift something or someone up 舉起

　　They raise glasses to the friendship between the two peoples.他們舉杯為兩國人民的友誼干杯。

　　vt. make prices, wages, etc. higher 提高

　　Salaries have now been raised. 現在薪水已增加了。

　　vt. keep animals, to make young animals 飼養

　　They increased their income by raising silkworms and so on. 他們靠養蠶等增加了收入。

　　sip vt. drink in small quantities 啜飲；抿一小口

　　He sipped his brandy. 他啜飲白蘭地酒。

　　advice n.[u] what one says to help people; suggestion; opinion忠告；建議

　　I took my fathers advice and went to the station early. 我聽從父親的勸告，很早就去車站了。

　　fashion n. way of dressing or doing something that people think best at a certain time 流行；時尚

　　These shoes are the latest fashion. 這些鞋子是最新的流行樣式。

　　formal adj. according to rules or customs 正式的

　　My mother wore a long dress because it was a formal meal.

　　那是一次正式宴請，因此母親穿起了長禮服。

　　spirit n. (pl.) strong, alcoholic drink 烈性酒

　　Whisky and brandy are spirits. 威士忌和白蘭地是烈性酒。

　　n. one the part of one that does not die with one s body 精神

　　They were playing the game in a friendly spirit. 他們本著友好的精神比賽。

　　n. (pl.) how one feels 情緒

　　His high spirits made all of us happy. 他情緒很高，（使）我們大家都很高興。

　　impolite adj. not polite; talking or acting in a way makes other people sad, angry, etc. 無禮的；粗魯的

　　You were impolite in not answering the question. 你不回答問題是不禮貌的。

　　mix vt. put different things together, bring different people together 混合；混淆

　　Dont mix business with pleasure. 不要把工作和娛樂攙和在一起。

　　wing n. the part of a bird or an aeroplane with which it flies 翅膀；機翼

　　A bird has wings instead of arms. 鳥有翅膀，沒有手臂。

　　extra adj. more than usual 額外的

　　I had an extra serving of dessert. 我多吃了一份甜食。

　　comma n. punctuation mark (,) that makes a short stop in a sentence逗號（，）

　　leave out not put someone or something in 不算在內；省略；遺漏

　　We left Bob out of the team because he is ill. 我們沒有把鮑勃算作隊員，因為他病了。

　　Youve made a mistake--youve left out the letter t. 你出了一個錯，漏掉了字母ｔ。

　　childhood n. the time or state of being a child 童年時代

　　Childhood is blessed state. 童年時代是得天獨厚的。

　　stare v. look at someone or something for a long time凝視；盯著看

　　She was staring out of the window. 她凝視著窗外。

　　stare at 盯著

　　make jokes about sb 以某人為笑柄

　　disabled adj. incapacitated by or as if by illness, injury, or wounds 殘廢的

　　Employers are being encouraged to hire disabled workers. 雇主受鼓勵雇用殘廢的工人。

　　Words and expressions

　　interrupt v. speak while someone else is speaking or doing something 打斷

　　His speech was constantly interrupted by applause. 他的講話不時被掌聲打斷。

　　v. stop something for a time 中斷；阻礙

　　Traffic was interrupted by a snow storm. 交通被暴風雪阻斷。

　　apologise vi. to say one is sorry 道歉[=apologize]

　　He apologised for taking my hat. 他因為拿錯了我的帽子而道歉。

　　fault n. responsibility for being wrong 過失；過錯

　　Whose fault is it that we are late? 我們遲到是誰的過失？

　　n. something which is wrong,a mistake 缺點；錯誤

　　In spite of all his faults, he is still a good comrade. 盡管他有種種缺點，他還是位好同志。

　　introduce vt. bring people together for the first time and tell each of them the name of the other 介紹

　　Permit me to introduce myself. Im from the Chinese Embassy.

　　請允許我介紹一下自己。我是從中國大使館來的。

　　vt. to start;to bring in 引進；傳入

　　Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 A. D. 佛教是在公元六十七年傳入中國的。

　　apology n. something one says to apologise 道歉

　　He made an apology to the guests for the oversight. 他因招待不周向客人道歉。

　　forgive v. not to punish someone who has done something wrong 原諒；寬恕 (forgave; forgiven)

　　Forgive me for coming so late. 原諒我來得這么晚。

　　oops int. 哎喲

　　culture n. development of the arts and sciences in society 文化；文明

　　Universities are centres of culture. 大學是文化中心。

　　manner n.[u] way something happens; way you do something 方式，方法

　　He may do it in this manner. 他可以照這個樣子做。

　　manners n. general way you behave when other people are there 禮貌；規矩

　　Good manners are admired everywhere. 有禮貌到處都會得到贊賞。

　　impression n.[c] thoughts or feelings that you have about something 印象；感想

　　I had a very good impression of him. 我對他的印象極好。

　　toast n. piece or pieces of bread that you have grilled so that they are brown and crisp 烤面包

　　two slices of toast 兩片烤面包

　　n. to drink a toast 干杯；祝酒

　　give a toast to the bride and bridegroom 為新娘和新郎舉杯祝酒

　　v. make brown by heat烤；烘

　　Please toast the bread. 請把面包烤一烤。

　　v. hold up a glass of wine and wish someone happiness, etc. 舉杯祝愿

　　 The wedding guests toasted the bride and bridegroom. 參加婚禮的客人舉杯向新娘新郎祝賀。

　　behave v. 表現；舉止

　　The child behaved well [badly] at school. 這孩子在校行為良好[不佳]。

　　The soldiers behaved themselves well in battle. 士兵們在戰斗中表現得很英勇。

　　napkin n. piece of cloth used at meals for protecting clothing, for wiping the lips, etc. 餐巾；餐巾紙

　　I put a napkin by my plate. 我把一條餐巾放在碟子旁邊。

　　roll n.[c] a small cake or biscuit 面包卷；卷餅

　　We had sweet rolls and milk for breakfast. 我們早餐吃了甜面包卷和牛奶。

　　n.[c] something that you have folded over and over 卷狀物

　　Give me that roll of string for my kite. 把我的那卷風箏線遞給我。

　　vt. to move by turning over and over 滾動

　　The boys rolled a huge snow ball. 孩子們滾了個大雪球。

　　dessert n. fruit, sweet pudding, etc, that you eat at the end of a meal 甜點心

　　We had ice cream for dessert. 我們飯后吃了冰淇淋。

　　unfold vt. 展開 折疊的東西等

　　unfold a map [fan] 展開地圖 [打開扇子]

　　The story gradually unfolded itself. 故事 (的情節) 漸漸地展開。

　　lap n. top part of your legs when you are sitting （坐著時）大腿前面部分；膝蓋

　　The mother held her baby on her lap. 母親把嬰兒抱在膝上。

　　damp adj. not thoroughly dry; rather wet潮濕的

　　The Indian began tearing up damp grass. 印第安人動手拔了一些濕草。

　　cloth n.[u] material made from cotton, nylon, wool, etc布；織物

　　This cloth wears well. 這布耐穿。

　　custom n. a thing we usually do 習慣；風俗

　　It is a British custom to have a tree in the house at Christmas.

　　圣誕節時在屋子里放上一棵樹是英國的一種風俗習慣。

　　starter n. 第一道菜；開端

　　pray v. to ask somebody very seriously祈禱

　　I prayed for some way to save my future in the diamond department.

　　我祈禱著有什么辦法保住我在鉆石營業部的飯碗。

　　course n.[c] part of a meal 一道菜

　　The first course was soup. 第一道上的是湯。

　　n.[c] moving forwards 過程

　　Things go on in the course of nature. 事物按自然規律發展。

　　n.[c] planned programme of study 課程

　　I am taking an English course. 我在學英語課程。

　　breast n.[c] the top front part of the human body 胸部

　　The wheat was as high as the breast. 麥子高與胸齊。

　　tender adj. that you can bite or chew easily 嫩的

　　The leaves in spring are tender green. 春天的葉子是嫩綠的。

　　adj. kind; gentle溫柔的

　　She is the tender of the two girls. 她是這兩個女孩子中更溫柔的一個。

　　flesh n.[u] soft part of a persons or animals body, under the skin 肉

　　Tigers are flesh eating animals. 虎是食肉動物。

　　bone n.[c] one of the hard, white things in the body of a person or animal 骨頭

　　These buttons are made of bones. 這些鈕扣是骨頭做的。

　　He was all skin and bone. 他骨瘦如柴。

　　raise vt. put up, lift something or someone up 舉起

　　They raise glasses to the friendship between the two peoples.他們舉杯為兩國人民的友誼干杯。

　　vt. make prices, wages, etc. higher 提高

　　Salaries have now been raised. 現在薪水已增加了。

　　vt. keep animals, to make young animals 飼養

　　They increased their income by raising silkworms and so on. 他們靠養蠶等增加了收入。

　　sip vt. drink in small quantities 啜飲；抿一小口

　　He sipped his brandy. 他啜飲白蘭地酒。

　　advice n.[u] what one says to help people; suggestion; opinion忠告；建議

　　I took my fathers advice and went to the station early. 我聽從父親的勸告，很早就去車站了。

　　fashion n. way of dressing or doing something that people think best at a certain time 流行；時尚

　　These shoes are the latest fashion. 這些鞋子是最新的流行樣式。

　　formal adj. according to rules or customs 正式的

　　My mother wore a long dress because it was a formal meal.

　　那是一次正式宴請，因此母親穿起了長禮服。

　　spirit n. (pl.) strong, alcoholic drink 烈性酒

　　Whisky and brandy are spirits. 威士忌和白蘭地是烈性酒。

　　n. one the part of one that does not die with one s body 精神

　　They were playing the game in a friendly spirit. 他們本著友好的精神比賽。

　　n. (pl.) how one feels 情緒

　　His high spirits made all of us happy. 他情緒很高，（使）我們大家都很高興。

　　impolite adj. not polite; talking or acting in a way makes other people sad, angry, etc. 無禮的；粗魯的

　　You were impolite in not answering the question. 你不回答問題是不禮貌的。

　　mix vt. put different things together, bring different people together 混合；混淆

　　Dont mix business with pleasure. 不要把工作和娛樂攙和在一起。

　　wing n. the part of a bird or an aeroplane with which it flies 翅膀；機翼

　　A bird has wings instead of arms. 鳥有翅膀，沒有手臂。

　　extra adj. more than usual 額外的

　　I had an extra serving of dessert. 我多吃了一份甜食。

　　comma n. punctuation mark (,) that makes a short stop in a sentence逗號（，）

　　leave out not put someone or something in 不算在內；省略；遺漏

　　We left Bob out of the team because he is ill. 我們沒有把鮑勃算作隊員，因為他病了。

　　Youve made a mistake--youve left out the letter t. 你出了一個錯，漏掉了字母ｔ。

　　childhood n. the time or state of being a child 童年時代

　　Childhood is blessed state. 童年時代是得天獨厚的。

　　stare v. look at someone or something for a long time凝視；盯著看

　　She was staring out of the window. 她凝視著窗外。

　　stare at 盯著

　　make jokes about sb 以某人為笑柄

　　disabled adj. incapacitated by or as if by illness, injury, or wounds 殘廢的

　　Employers are being encouraged to hire disabled workers. 雇主受鼓勵雇用殘廢的工人。