Module 4

　　Explanations for new words

　　1.

　　survey

　　n.

　　investigate the opinions or experience of (a group of people) by asking them questions 調查The reporter is doing a survey of public attitudes.

　　那位記者正在進行民意調查We are doing a survey on smoker ' habit.

　　我們在作一個吸煙者習慣的調查。

　　a person living next door to or very near to the speaker鄰居，鄰近的人/物，鄰國。

　　Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable. 她的鄰居都說她和藹可親、熱情好客Our two countries have always been good neighbours. 我們兩國歷來是友好鄰邦。eighbourhood

　　n.

　　四鄰Mother hated to move from such a nice neighbourhood .?母親不愿搬家離開這么好的鄰居。

　　belonging or relating to a particular area or neighbourhood 當地的，地方的局部的the local post office 當地郵局local history 地方史local news?本地資訊a local infection 局部感染

　　The pain was local. 疼痛是局部的Do you understand the local dialect? 你懂本地方言嗎?an outlying district of a city

　　郊區（尤指近郊住宅區）uburban

　　adj. 城郊的在郊區的a suburban village?郊外的村落suburban agriculture?郊區農業The factory is located in the suburb.? 那家工廠坐落于郊區。They live in suburban Washington.

　　他們住在華盛頓的郊外。urban

　　adj.

　　城市的the urban population. 城市人口urban schools/streets/ecology/map?城市學校(of a thing) pleasing or appealing to the senses 有吸引力的；動人誘人的attractive story?動聽的故事An attractive young person有魅力的年輕人She is an attractive girl.

　　她是個嫵媚動人的女孩。Bright colors are attractive to children.

　　鮮艷的顏色對兒童有吸引力。What attractive scenery! 多么迷人的景色啊!租金; 房租，地租pay rent交付租金reduce rent?減租for rent?出租的供租用How much is the rent? 租金多少？ What's the rent? 租金多少？The rent is too high for me.?對我來說，房租太貴了。

　　vt.

　　租用; 出租(房屋等)sth. = rent sth. to sb.

　　I have rented a house and paid the rent. 我已租了房子, 并交了租金。She rented me a room. 她租給我一個房間。The farm has been rented to Mr. Jackson. 這個農場租給杰克遜先生了。beautiful; very attractive 美麗的非常漂亮的華美的非常吸引人的；絢麗的輝煌的gorgeous colors迷人的色彩 a gorgeous living room豪華客廳 gorgeous morning clouds?絢爛的朝霞I never saw such a gorgeous mink coat.

　　從沒見過這樣華麗的貂皮大衣。You look gorgeous today. 你今天看起來棒極了。What a gorgeous day! 多美好的一天啊! The sunset is gorgeous. 落日輝煌。simple

　　8.

　　park

　　vt.

　　泊車, 停車將…放置在某處A car parked in front of the building.樓房前停著一輛車。 I parked the car in the front yard.把車停在前院。He couldn't find anywhere to park. 他找不到地方停車。 Can I park here? 我可以在這里停車嗎？She parked her bag at the club. 她將她的包留在俱樂部。Come in, and park your bag by the door. 進來，把你的包放在門邊。without a paid job but available to work (人失業的;被解雇的= joblessThere are now over four million unemployed workers in this country. 這個國家現有四百萬失業人員。A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed. 本地勞動力中有四分之一失業。I was unemployed for three months. 我曾經三個月沒工作。雇用利用使用he firm employs 150 people.

　　公司雇用了150人employment?

　　n.

　　雇用就業職業工作Employment opportunities 就業機會He is seeking for employment

　　他在找工作。employer? n. 雇主employee? n. 雇工, 雇員a job or profession 工作；職業What's your occupation?? 你的職業是什么？您是做什么工作的?He carried on several occupations at a time. 他同時從事幾種職業。職業的,專業的 內行的, 有經驗的n. 專業人士內行, 專家professional history/killer/morality 職業經歷Professional Staff?/training 專業人員She is a professional actress. 她是職業演員。The music is professional. 音樂極為專業She is a real professional on stage. 她在舞臺上是個十足的內行。她真內行。

　　用手的, 手工的n. 手冊 = handbook, 指南manual occupation/operation 體力工作手工操作a manual typewriter手動打字機。a computer manual計算機操作指南a training manual培訓手冊The school offers manual training to the pupils.

　　該校為學生開設手工課He bought a manual of car repairs.

　　他買了一本汽車維修手冊。

　　vt. 交換,互換交流n. 交換,互換兌換, 匯率Exchange gifts; exchange ideas. 交換禮物；交換意見exchanged addresses 互換地址You two boys exchange places. 你們兩個孩子交換一下位置 Can you exchange it?? 能不能換一換？They exchanged experience at the meeting. 他們在會上交流經驗。A fair exchange公平交易What's today's exchange rate? 今天的匯率是多少?

　　. 極有趣的極吸引人的，迷人的，引人入勝的The changing vivid colors of the sunset are really fascinating. 日落時多變的色彩確實使人心醉神迷。Your ideas are fascinating to me. 你的這些主意對我來說是有吸引力的It was a very fascinating city.? 一個非常迷人的城市。. 買得起, 擔負支付得起抽得出某物，尤指錢、時間She cannot afford a new dress. 她沒錢買新衣裳She cannot afford the expense. 她花不起這筆錢。e can't afford to send his children to college.負擔不起送孩子上大學Can you afford the time? 你得空嗎?I cannot afford to waste my time making money. 我浪費不起時間去賺錢。.（尤指為交換信息而與…接觸聯系交往n. 聯系, 聯絡, 交往接觸loose contact; poor contact; bad contact?接觸不良Contact me by telephone

　　用電話跟我聯絡We agreed to contact again as soon as possible. 我們同意盡快再次聯系He had lost contact with his friends. 他和朋友們失去了聯系They kept in daily contact with each other. 保持日常聯系Please leave a contact address請留下聯系地址

　　Module 4

　　Explanations for new words

　　1.

　　survey

　　n.

　　investigate the opinions or experience of (a group of people) by asking them questions 調查The reporter is doing a survey of public attitudes.

　　那位記者正在進行民意調查We are doing a survey on smoker ' habit.

　　我們在作一個吸煙者習慣的調查。

　　a person living next door to or very near to the speaker鄰居，鄰近的人/物，鄰國。

　　Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable. 她的鄰居都說她和藹可親、熱情好客Our two countries have always been good neighbours. 我們兩國歷來是友好鄰邦。eighbourhood

　　n.

　　四鄰Mother hated to move from such a nice neighbourhood .?母親不愿搬家離開這么好的鄰居。

　　belonging or relating to a particular area or neighbourhood 當地的，地方的局部的the local post office 當地郵局local history 地方史local news?本地資訊a local infection 局部感染

　　The pain was local. 疼痛是局部的Do you understand the local dialect? 你懂本地方言嗎?an outlying district of a city

　　郊區（尤指近郊住宅區）uburban

　　adj. 城郊的在郊區的a suburban village?郊外的村落suburban agriculture?郊區農業The factory is located in the suburb.? 那家工廠坐落于郊區。They live in suburban Washington.

　　他們住在華盛頓的郊外。urban

　　adj.

　　城市的the urban population. 城市人口urban schools/streets/ecology/map?城市學校(of a thing) pleasing or appealing to the senses 有吸引力的；動人誘人的attractive story?動聽的故事An attractive young person有魅力的年輕人She is an attractive girl.

　　她是個嫵媚動人的女孩。Bright colors are attractive to children.

　　鮮艷的顏色對兒童有吸引力。What attractive scenery! 多么迷人的景色啊!租金; 房租，地租pay rent交付租金reduce rent?減租for rent?出租的供租用How much is the rent? 租金多少？ What's the rent? 租金多少？The rent is too high for me.?對我來說，房租太貴了。

　　vt.

　　租用; 出租(房屋等)sth. = rent sth. to sb.

　　I have rented a house and paid the rent. 我已租了房子, 并交了租金。She rented me a room. 她租給我一個房間。The farm has been rented to Mr. Jackson. 這個農場租給杰克遜先生了。beautiful; very attractive 美麗的非常漂亮的華美的非常吸引人的；絢麗的輝煌的gorgeous colors迷人的色彩 a gorgeous living room豪華客廳 gorgeous morning clouds?絢爛的朝霞I never saw such a gorgeous mink coat.

　　從沒見過這樣華麗的貂皮大衣。You look gorgeous today. 你今天看起來棒極了。What a gorgeous day! 多美好的一天啊! The sunset is gorgeous. 落日輝煌。simple

　　8.

　　park

　　vt.

　　泊車, 停車將…放置在某處A car parked in front of the building.樓房前停著一輛車。 I parked the car in the front yard.把車停在前院。He couldn't find anywhere to park. 他找不到地方停車。 Can I park here? 我可以在這里停車嗎？She parked her bag at the club. 她將她的包留在俱樂部。Come in, and park your bag by the door. 進來，把你的包放在門邊。without a paid job but available to work (人失業的;被解雇的= joblessThere are now over four million unemployed workers in this country. 這個國家現有四百萬失業人員。A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed. 本地勞動力中有四分之一失業。I was unemployed for three months. 我曾經三個月沒工作。雇用利用使用he firm employs 150 people.

　　公司雇用了150人employment?

　　n.

　　雇用就業職業工作Employment opportunities 就業機會He is seeking for employment

　　他在找工作。employer? n. 雇主employee? n. 雇工, 雇員a job or profession 工作；職業What's your occupation?? 你的職業是什么？您是做什么工作的?He carried on several occupations at a time. 他同時從事幾種職業。職業的,專業的 內行的, 有經驗的n. 專業人士內行, 專家professional history/killer/morality 職業經歷Professional Staff?/training 專業人員She is a professional actress. 她是職業演員。The music is professional. 音樂極為專業She is a real professional on stage. 她在舞臺上是個十足的內行。她真內行。

　　用手的, 手工的n. 手冊 = handbook, 指南manual occupation/operation 體力工作手工操作a manual typewriter手動打字機。a computer manual計算機操作指南a training manual培訓手冊The school offers manual training to the pupils.

　　該校為學生開設手工課He bought a manual of car repairs.

　　他買了一本汽車維修手冊。

　　vt. 交換,互換交流n. 交換,互換兌換, 匯率Exchange gifts; exchange ideas. 交換禮物；交換意見exchanged addresses 互換地址You two boys exchange places. 你們兩個孩子交換一下位置 Can you exchange it?? 能不能換一換？They exchanged experience at the meeting. 他們在會上交流經驗。A fair exchange公平交易What's today's exchange rate? 今天的匯率是多少?

　　. 極有趣的極吸引人的，迷人的，引人入勝的The changing vivid colors of the sunset are really fascinating. 日落時多變的色彩確實使人心醉神迷。Your ideas are fascinating to me. 你的這些主意對我來說是有吸引力的It was a very fascinating city.? 一個非常迷人的城市。. 買得起, 擔負支付得起抽得出某物，尤指錢、時間She cannot afford a new dress. 她沒錢買新衣裳She cannot afford the expense. 她花不起這筆錢。e can't afford to send his children to college.負擔不起送孩子上大學Can you afford the time? 你得空嗎?I cannot afford to waste my time making money. 我浪費不起時間去賺錢。.（尤指為交換信息而與…接觸聯系交往n. 聯系, 聯絡, 交往接觸loose contact; poor contact; bad contact?接觸不良Contact me by telephone

　　用電話跟我聯絡We agreed to contact again as soon as possible. 我們同意盡快再次聯系He had lost contact with his friends. 他和朋友們失去了聯系They kept in daily contact with each other. 保持日常聯系Please leave a contact address請留下聯系地址