Words and expressions

　　fur n. animal skin with the fur on it, which you wear 毛皮，皮子

　　I wear a fur coat when it gets cold. 天冷了我就穿皮大衣。

　　antelope n.羚羊

　　in danger 在危險中

　　The bridge is in danger of collapse. 橋要塌了。

　　endanger vt. to expose to harm or danger 危及

　　The fire spread endangering several nearby homes. 火勢蔓延危及附近的幾棟房屋。

　　die out become extinct滅絕； 逐漸消逝

　　This kind of bird is dying out in the world. 這種鳥在世界上逐漸絕種了。

　　The custom died out. 這習慣逐漸消逝了。

　　as a result of 由于；作為的結果

　　As a result of this, there is often trouble in American families.

　　由于這樣, 美國家庭中常常會出現麻煩事。

　　lead v. be the person who gives orders to others 領導；率領

　　The captain leads his team. 隊長領導他的球隊。

　　v. be a way to somewhere 通向

　　The road leads to the railway station. 這條路通向火車站。

　　lead to to cause導致；導向

　　Labor leads to happiness. 勞動使人幸福

　　jungle n. thick forest in hot countries 熱帶叢林

　　the Panama jungle 巴拿馬叢林

　　wolf n.[c] wild animal like a big dog, which hunts and kills other animals 狼

　　a pack of wolves 一群狼

　　hippo n. 河馬

　　kangaroo n. Australian wild animal that jumps along on its big, back legs袋鼠

　　A kangaroo is an interesting animal. 袋鼠是有趣的動物

　　giraffe n. big, wild animal with a very long neck and legs長頸鹿

　　environmental adj. 環境的

　　environmental destruction [pollution] 環境的破壞 [污染]

　　tour n.[c] journey to see many places旅行；周游

　　He made a tour of the United States. 他去美國旅行了一次。

　　n.[c] short visit to see a certain building 參觀；觀光

　　We are going on a tour of the city this afternoon. 我們今天下午要到城里去觀光。

　　v. to travel around to see a city. country, etc.游歷；游覽

　　We were having a good time when we toured Beijing. 我們在北京旅游期間玩得很高興。

　　species n. a group of animals or plants which have certain distinguishing characteristics (動植物)種類

　　This is a rare species of rose. 這是一種罕見的玫瑰。

　　act vt. be in a play, film, etc 扮演；表演

　　She acted the part of Liu Hulan very well. 她扮演劉胡蘭這個角色很出色。

　　endangerment ment n. 危及；危害

　　measure n.[u] a size, weight, amount, etc. determined by measuring（由一標準測定的）大小；重量；數量

　　The tailor took my measure for a new suit. 服裝師給我量尺寸做一套新衣服。

　　n.[C] arrangement, plan, means措施；辦法

　　We must take the right measures or we shall fail. 我們一定要采取正確的措施，不然就會失敗。

　　v. find the size, amount etc. of something or someone 測量

　　We measured the room and found it was twenty feet long and fifteen feet wide.

　　我們測量房間得知它長20英尺，寬15英尺。

　　take measures 采取措施

　　habitat n. 生活環境；棲息地

　　adapt vt. make to fit in a new place; make fit for使適應；改編

　　We must adapt our thinking to the new situation 我們必須使我們的思想適應新形勢。

　　The movie was adapted from a novel. 這部電影是由小說改編的。

　　adapt to 適應（新的環境）

　　This is a species that has adapted well to winter climes. 這是很適應冬天氣候的物種。

　　original adj. first, earliest最初的；原始的

　　They were the original inhabitants of the country. 他們是這個國家最早的居民。

　　make a difference bring a change 有關系；有影響

　　One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，謬以千里。

　　battery n. 電池

　　devote vt. give a lot of time, money, etc. to something致力于；獻身于

　　He has devoted his life to the revolution. 他把他的一生獻給了革命事業。

　　devoteto 致力于；獻身于

　　at present at the present time; right now 現在；目前

　　We are badly in need of teachers at present. 當前我們急需教員。

　　common adj. belong to, or done by, everyone in a group共同的；共有的

　　Peter and I have a common interest in football彼得和我對足球有共同的興趣。

　　adj. happening often; that you often see, hear, etc. 普通的；常見的

　　Grass is a very common plant. 草是很普通的植物。

　　set free let a person or animal go out of a prison, etc.釋放；使自由

　　The prisoners have been set free. 犯人們己被釋放了。

　　in the wild 在自然環境下

　　ecosystem n. 生態系統

　　valuable adj. worth much money值錢的，貴重的

　　This is a very valuable painting. 這是一幅很珍貴的圖畫。

　　adj. useful or important有價值的；重要的

　　The book will be valuable to me in my work. 這書對我的工作很有價值。

　　throw away to get rid of as useless 扔掉

　　He threw away yesterdays newspaper. 他扔掉了昨天的報紙

　　reduce v. make something less or smaller 減少；縮小

　　He reduced speed to forty kilometres an hour. 他把速度減到每小時四十公里。

　　respond vi. to make a reply; answer 回答

　　The wireless calls were soon responded to. 對無線電的呼叫不久有了回答。

　　vi. to react positively or favorably 作出反應，響應

　　The patient has responded rapidly to the treatment. 病人在治療后立刻有起色。

　　amount n. a quantity; all things added together數量；總數

　　He owed me ￡50, but could only pay half that amount.

　　他欠我五十鎊，但只能還總數的一半。

　　package a wrapped or boxed object; a parcel 包裹

　　Large packages are sometimes left beside the door. 大的包裹有時就放在大門旁邊。

　　vt. to place into a package or make a package of 包裝

　　He packaged up the presents he had got for his birthday and put them in the cupboard.

　　他把收到的生日禮物包成一包放在櫥里。

　　harmful adj. doing harm (to)有害的

　　Smoking is harmful to health. 吸煙對健康有害。

　　flat adj. smooth, not going up and down 平的；平坦的

　　Holland is flat, there are no mountains. 荷蘭地勢平坦，沒有山。

　　n. group of rooms in a building, where you can live單元住房；套間

　　I live in a flat of two rooms in the suburbs. 我住在郊區的一套有兩間房間公寓房間里。

　　soda n. 蘇打；汽水

　　material n. what you are working with原料；材料

　　Wood and stone are building materials. 木材和石頭是建筑材料。

　　poster n. a big piece of paper that you put where people can see it, to tell them about something 招貼；海報

　　There is a poster about the pop festival. 有一張關于流行音樂節的海報。

　　attractive

　　adj. pleasing to see, hear, etc. 迷人的；有吸引力的

　　Bright colors are attractive to children. 鮮艷的顏色對小孩有引誘力。

　　topic n. a subject of discussion or conversation; the subject of a speech, an essay, a thesis, or a discourse話題；主題

　　a good topic for a composition 一個好的作文題目

　　organize v. to arrange something so that it works properly; become organized

　　組織；組織起來 We can overcome the difficulties as long as we are organized.

　　只要我們組織起來，我們就能克服困難。

　　graph n.[c] 曲線圖; 圖表; 圖解

　　 a bar [circle, line] graph 條線圖 [圓形圖,折線圖]

　　brief adj. using few words; speaking shortly簡短的

　　 His words are brief. 他的話很簡潔。

　　Tibetan adj.西藏的 n.藏人；藏語

　　Words and expressions

　　fur n. animal skin with the fur on it, which you wear 毛皮，皮子

　　I wear a fur coat when it gets cold. 天冷了我就穿皮大衣。

　　antelope n.羚羊

　　in danger 在危險中

　　The bridge is in danger of collapse. 橋要塌了。

　　endanger vt. to expose to harm or danger 危及

　　The fire spread endangering several nearby homes. 火勢蔓延危及附近的幾棟房屋。

　　die out become extinct滅絕； 逐漸消逝

　　This kind of bird is dying out in the world. 這種鳥在世界上逐漸絕種了。

　　The custom died out. 這習慣逐漸消逝了。

　　as a result of 由于；作為的結果

　　As a result of this, there is often trouble in American families.

　　由于這樣, 美國家庭中常常會出現麻煩事。

　　lead v. be the person who gives orders to others 領導；率領

　　The captain leads his team. 隊長領導他的球隊。

　　v. be a way to somewhere 通向

　　The road leads to the railway station. 這條路通向火車站。

　　lead to to cause導致；導向

　　Labor leads to happiness. 勞動使人幸福

　　jungle n. thick forest in hot countries 熱帶叢林

　　the Panama jungle 巴拿馬叢林

　　wolf n.[c] wild animal like a big dog, which hunts and kills other animals 狼

　　a pack of wolves 一群狼

　　hippo n. 河馬

　　kangaroo n. Australian wild animal that jumps along on its big, back legs袋鼠

　　A kangaroo is an interesting animal. 袋鼠是有趣的動物

　　giraffe n. big, wild animal with a very long neck and legs長頸鹿

　　environmental adj. 環境的

　　environmental destruction [pollution] 環境的破壞 [污染]

　　tour n.[c] journey to see many places旅行；周游

　　He made a tour of the United States. 他去美國旅行了一次。

　　n.[c] short visit to see a certain building 參觀；觀光

　　We are going on a tour of the city this afternoon. 我們今天下午要到城里去觀光。

　　v. to travel around to see a city. country, etc.游歷；游覽

　　We were having a good time when we toured Beijing. 我們在北京旅游期間玩得很高興。

　　species n. a group of animals or plants which have certain distinguishing characteristics (動植物)種類

　　This is a rare species of rose. 這是一種罕見的玫瑰。

　　act vt. be in a play, film, etc 扮演；表演

　　She acted the part of Liu Hulan very well. 她扮演劉胡蘭這個角色很出色。

　　endangerment ment n. 危及；危害

　　measure n.[u] a size, weight, amount, etc. determined by measuring（由一標準測定的）大小；重量；數量

　　The tailor took my measure for a new suit. 服裝師給我量尺寸做一套新衣服。

　　n.[C] arrangement, plan, means措施；辦法

　　We must take the right measures or we shall fail. 我們一定要采取正確的措施，不然就會失敗。

　　v. find the size, amount etc. of something or someone 測量

　　We measured the room and found it was twenty feet long and fifteen feet wide.

　　我們測量房間得知它長20英尺，寬15英尺。

　　take measures 采取措施

　　habitat n. 生活環境；棲息地

　　adapt vt. make to fit in a new place; make fit for使適應；改編

　　We must adapt our thinking to the new situation 我們必須使我們的思想適應新形勢。

　　The movie was adapted from a novel. 這部電影是由小說改編的。

　　adapt to 適應（新的環境）

　　This is a species that has adapted well to winter climes. 這是很適應冬天氣候的物種。

　　original adj. first, earliest最初的；原始的

　　They were the original inhabitants of the country. 他們是這個國家最早的居民。

　　make a difference bring a change 有關系；有影響

　　One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，謬以千里。

　　battery n. 電池

　　devote vt. give a lot of time, money, etc. to something致力于；獻身于

　　He has devoted his life to the revolution. 他把他的一生獻給了革命事業。

　　devoteto 致力于；獻身于

　　at present at the present time; right now 現在；目前

　　We are badly in need of teachers at present. 當前我們急需教員。

　　common adj. belong to, or done by, everyone in a group共同的；共有的

　　Peter and I have a common interest in football彼得和我對足球有共同的興趣。

　　adj. happening often; that you often see, hear, etc. 普通的；常見的

　　Grass is a very common plant. 草是很普通的植物。

　　set free let a person or animal go out of a prison, etc.釋放；使自由

　　The prisoners have been set free. 犯人們己被釋放了。

　　in the wild 在自然環境下

　　ecosystem n. 生態系統

　　valuable adj. worth much money值錢的，貴重的

　　This is a very valuable painting. 這是一幅很珍貴的圖畫。

　　adj. useful or important有價值的；重要的

　　The book will be valuable to me in my work. 這書對我的工作很有價值。

　　throw away to get rid of as useless 扔掉

　　He threw away yesterdays newspaper. 他扔掉了昨天的報紙

　　reduce v. make something less or smaller 減少；縮小

　　He reduced speed to forty kilometres an hour. 他把速度減到每小時四十公里。

　　respond vi. to make a reply; answer 回答

　　The wireless calls were soon responded to. 對無線電的呼叫不久有了回答。

　　vi. to react positively or favorably 作出反應，響應

　　The patient has responded rapidly to the treatment. 病人在治療后立刻有起色。

　　amount n. a quantity; all things added together數量；總數

　　He owed me ￡50, but could only pay half that amount.

　　他欠我五十鎊，但只能還總數的一半。

　　package a wrapped or boxed object; a parcel 包裹

　　Large packages are sometimes left beside the door. 大的包裹有時就放在大門旁邊。

　　vt. to place into a package or make a package of 包裝

　　He packaged up the presents he had got for his birthday and put them in the cupboard.

　　他把收到的生日禮物包成一包放在櫥里。

　　harmful adj. doing harm (to)有害的

　　Smoking is harmful to health. 吸煙對健康有害。

　　flat adj. smooth, not going up and down 平的；平坦的

　　Holland is flat, there are no mountains. 荷蘭地勢平坦，沒有山。

　　n. group of rooms in a building, where you can live單元住房；套間

　　I live in a flat of two rooms in the suburbs. 我住在郊區的一套有兩間房間公寓房間里。

　　soda n. 蘇打；汽水

　　material n. what you are working with原料；材料

　　Wood and stone are building materials. 木材和石頭是建筑材料。

　　poster n. a big piece of paper that you put where people can see it, to tell them about something 招貼；海報

　　There is a poster about the pop festival. 有一張關于流行音樂節的海報。

　　attractive

　　adj. pleasing to see, hear, etc. 迷人的；有吸引力的

　　Bright colors are attractive to children. 鮮艷的顏色對小孩有引誘力。

　　topic n. a subject of discussion or conversation; the subject of a speech, an essay, a thesis, or a discourse話題；主題

　　a good topic for a composition 一個好的作文題目

　　organize v. to arrange something so that it works properly; become organized

　　組織；組織起來 We can overcome the difficulties as long as we are organized.

　　只要我們組織起來，我們就能克服困難。

　　graph n.[c] 曲線圖; 圖表; 圖解

　　 a bar [circle, line] graph 條線圖 [圓形圖,折線圖]

　　brief adj. using few words; speaking shortly簡短的

　　 His words are brief. 他的話很簡潔。

　　Tibetan adj.西藏的 n.藏人；藏語