New Words explanation
list
n. [C] a set of words, names, numbers, etc.
清单；名单
He has a list of things to deal with.
他有一系列事情需要处理。
Such things as beer, butter and carrot are all on a list.
啤酒、黄油和胡萝卜这些东西都在单子上。
vt. put into a list
把……列成表
The company listed all the new products it is going to market this year.
这家公司把今年准备推向市场的新产品列了一份清单。
role
n. 1. [C] the duty of a person or group in a certain task
职责；作用
Parents play an important role in their children's education.
父母在教育子女方面起着重要的作用。
2. [C] a part of an actor in a play, film, etc.
戏剧、电影等的)角色
He has played the role of Hamlet.
他演过哈姆雷特这一角色。
model
n. 1. [C] a person or thing that is an example to be followed
模范，典范
Her written work is a model of care.
她做的书面作业是认真的典范。
Make your brother a model of yours.
把你哥哥作为你的榜样。
2. [C] a copy of sth. that is usually smaller than the real thing
模型
I can build ship models.
我会做船模。
He made a model of a car.
他做了一个汽车模型。
3. [C] a certain kind of car, machine, etc. that a company makes
型号
The factory has produced some new models of machine this year.
这家工厂今年生产出了一些新型机器。
4. [C] a person who wears new clothes at special shows so that people will see these clothes and want to buy them
时装模特
She looked like a model.
她看上去像个模特。
a. of or like a model
模型的
Children like model cars very much.
儿童非常喜欢模型汽车。
vt. try to be like sb. or sth.
仿效，模仿
The house is modeled on a country house.
这房屋是仿照乡村房屋的样式建造的。
The boy modeled himself after his father.
这男孩以他的父亲为榜样。
leader
n. 1. [C] the head of a group
领袖；领导
Their great leader in this fight was George Washington.
在这场斗争中他们的伟大领袖是乔治•华盛顿。
A leader is also a manager.
领导者同时也是管理者。
2. [C] a person or thing that is ahead of others
引导者；领先的人(物)
The leader is far in front of the other runners.
跑在最前面的比其余的领先很多。
friendly
a. acting as a friend
友好的，友善的，亲切的
The people there are friendly to us.
那里的人对我们很友好。
The old man spoke in a friendly way.
这位老人说话的态度很亲切。
share
vt. 1. give part of sth. to sb.
分享，共用
Share these sweets (糖果) with your friends.
把这些糖分给你的朋友吃。
There's only one room so we'll have to share it.
只有一间房，我们得合用。
2. tell sth. to sb.
告诉
We asked him to share the story with us.
我们请他给我们讲这个故事。
Sometimes it helps to share your problems.
有时把自己的问题告诉别人有助于解决问题。
n. [C] a part of sth.
一份
I did my share of the work.
我做完了我的那份工作。
classmate
n. [C] a student of the same class
同班同学
We were classmates ten years ago.
十年前我们是同班同学。
offer
v. 1. be willing to do sth.
表示愿意做某事
She offered to drive me to the station(车站).
她表示愿意开车送我去车站。
He offered to help me.
他表示要帮助我。
2. give sth. to sb.
提供，给予
He offered his seat on the bus to an old lady.
在公共汽车上他把座位让给一位老太太。
n. [C] a statement or an act of offering to do sth. or to give sth.
自愿的帮助；给予
She accepted (接受) my offer of help.
她同意让我帮她的忙。
ripe
a. 1. (of fruit, grain, etc.) ready to be picked
成熟的
A green banana is not ripe enough to eat.
青香蕉没熟，不能吃。
2. ready or in a suitable state for sth.
时机成熟的
The country was ripe for a change of leader.
国家更换领导人的时机成熟了。
pear
n. [C] 梨
She likes to eat pears.
她喜欢吃梨。
Pears are in season now.
现在是梨上市的季节。
delight
vt. give great pleasure to
使快乐
His interesting story delighted the children.
他有趣的故事使孩子们很高兴。
n. [U] great pleasure
喜悦，愉快
She laughed with delight as she opened the present.
她打开那份礼物时笑得很开心。
Listening to music gives delight to many people.
听音乐给许多人以快乐的享受。
chat
n. [C; U] friendly talk
聊天，闲谈
I had a long chat with her.
我和她聊了很久。
v. talk in a friendly way
聊天，闲谈
The two old ladies chatted about the old days.
两位老太太聊起往事来了。
Stop chatting and finish your homework.
别聊天了，把功课做完。
express
vt. make known；show by words, looks, actions, etc.
表示，表达
A smile expressed her joy at the good news.
微笑表达了她听到这好消息后的欣喜。
fun
n. [U] sth. one enjoys; pleasure
乐趣，快乐
We had a lot of fun at the party last night.
我们在昨晚的聚会上玩得很开心。
They all laughed, but I didn't see the fun of doing that.
他们都笑起来，可是我并不觉得那样做有什么好玩的。
convenient
a. 1. giving no trouble or difficulty
方便的，省力的
Let's meet on Friday. What's the most convenient time for you?
咱们星期五见面吧，几点钟对你最方便？
2. easy to get to
容易到达的
The supermarket (超市) is very convenient for the people in this area.
这个超市对这一地区的居民来说很方便。
practical
a. 1)useful
实用的
The idea sounds good, but it's not practical.
这主意听起来不错，但不实用。
2)related to real situations
现实的，实际的
Do you have any practical experience in teaching?
你有实际教学经验吗？
cow
n. [C] 乳牛
He traded his cow for ten pigs.
他用那头母牛换了十头猪。
All I have is a milk cow.
我所有的只是一头奶牛。
The farmer is milking the cows.
那个农夫正在挤牛奶。
imagine
v. 1. form a picture in one's mind
想像
You can imagine my surprise when they told me the news.
你可以想像他们把那个消息告诉我时我是多么惊奇。
I closed my eyes and imagined I was lying on the bed.
我闭上眼睛，想像自己躺在床上的情景。
2. think that sth. will happen or that sth. is true
设想，猜想
I imagine her as a pretty girl.
我猜想她是个漂亮的姑娘。
He imagines that people don't like him, but they do.
他以为人们不喜欢他，但他们是喜欢他的。
noble
a. 1. good; honest
高尚的，崇高的
It was a noble act when he saved the child from drowning.
他把那个孩子从水中救起是高尚的行为。
2. of a rich and important family
出身高贵的；贵族的
He is a young man of noble birth.
他是个出身高贵的青年。
In this house lives a noble family.
这所房子里住着一家贵族。
suffer
v. be in pain or trouble
经历或遭受（不愉快之事）
We suffered huge losses in the financial crisis(危机).
我们在金融危机中损失惨重。
She was suffering from a headache.
她头痛。
suffering
n. [U] pain or difficulty
痛苦，困难
There is so much suffering in the world.
这个世界多灾多难。
apologize (英apologise)
vi. say sorry
道歉
I must apologize for not being able to meet you.
我为不能去接你而向你道歉。
He apologized to the teacher for being late.
他为迟到的事向老师表示了歉意。
forgive
vt. stop being angry with sb.
原谅，宽恕
Please forgive me for returning the book so late.
请原谅我这么晚才还书。
It's best to forgive and forget.
心胸宽广，不念旧恶最好。
refuse
v. say or show that one will not do or have sth.
拒绝
She refused my gift.
她拒绝了我的礼物。
He refused to listen to what I was saying.
他不听我说的。
simply
ad. 1. just; only
仅，只
Don't get angry ? I'm simply asking you to help.
别生气,我只不过是请你帮个忙而已。
I bought the house simply because it was large.
我买这所房子只是因为它比较大。
2. in an easy way
简单地，简明地
Please explain it more simply.
请解释得再简单些。
greet
vt. 1. say sth. to meet sb.
问候，迎接
He greeted me with a friendly wave(挥手).
他向我亲切地挥手致意。
He greeted us by saying "Good morning".
他向我们打招呼，说"早上好"。
2. receive in a certain way
接受
The news was greeted with loud cheers(欢呼).
这个消息得到了一片欢呼声。
notice
vt. see
注意到，看到
Did you notice Jim leave the room?
你看到吉姆离开房间了吗？
n. [C; U] a piece of writing that tells people sth.
布告，公告，通知
The notice on the wall says "NO SMOKING".
墙上的告示写着"禁止吸烟"。
Our teacher gave us two weeks' notice of the English exam.
老师通知我们两个星期后考英语。
pride
n. 1. [U] feeling of satisfaction which one gets from doing sth. well
自豪，得意
With great pride she showed us her photo.
她十分得意地给我们看了她的照片。
2. [U] the most precious thing or person
引以为豪的人或物
The garden is her pride.
这个花园是她的骄傲。
v. (on) feel pleased about sth. that one can do well
以……为豪；对……感到得意
The farmer prided himself on his method of agriculture.
这位农民对自己的耕作方式感到自豪。
worth
prep. 1. good or useful enough to do or have
值得……的
The book is really worth reading if you have time.
有时间的话，那本书的确值得一读。
It is well worth spending some time every day doing some exercises.
每天花一些时间锻炼很值得。
2. with a value of
有某种价值
The picture might be worth a lot of money.
这幅画可能值很多钱。
How much is your car worth?
你的车值多少钱？
n. [U] value or importance
价值
She bought twenty dollars' worth of sugar.
她买了20美元的糖。
He wanted to prove his worth.
他想要证明自身的价值。
nothing like
1. nothing better than
没有什么比得上；以……为最
There is nothing like swimming to keep you strong.
游泳是保持强壮的最好方式。
2. not the same as sb. or sth. in any way
完全不像某人或某物
He's nothing like his brother.
他一点儿也不像他哥哥。
role model
a person whose actions are followed by others, especially by younger persons
榜样，偶像
The actor tried to be a role model for children.
这名演员试着成为孩子们的偶像。
at the top of
in the highest place
在……顶端
Fruit is now listed at the top of daily spending in some big cities.
如今在某些大城市水果位于日常消费的首位。
be known as
be seen as
公认为；以……知名
She is known as a great singer.
她被认为是个出色的歌手。
on this/the earth
1. in this world; as we know it
世界上，人世间
He loves his daughter more than anyone or anything on this earth.
世界上他最爱他的女儿。
在地球上
It seems that man eats everything on the earth.
人类似乎吃地球上的任何东西。
share sth. with sb.
have sth. together with others
分享；分担
I'd like to share the success of discovery with all of you.
我想与你们分享这一成功的发现。
We are good friends and we share our joys and sorrows with each other.
我们是好朋友，我们分享喜悦，也分担忧愁。
so … that …
to such a degree that
如此……以至于
The method was so convenient that all my classmates used it.
由于这个方法非常方便，我的同学们都用了。
full of
filled with
充满
His heart was full of delight when he won the top prize.
当他赢得头奖时，他的心里充满了喜悦。
He brought us a message full of surprise.
他带来了一条使我们非常惊讶的消息。
in addition
besides; as well
另外，此外
In addition, we are going to visit some friends in town.
此外，我们还要去拜访几位城里的朋友。
at times
sometimes
有时候；时常
At times I wish we'd never had children.
有时我真希望我们没有孩子。
say hello
greet sb.
问好
I want to say hello to your parents.
我想向你们的父母问好。
Well, I just called to say hello.
我打电话来只是问好。
smile at sb.
朝某人微笑
She and I smiled at each other.
她和我彼此笑了笑。
have pride in
feel proud of
为……骄傲
She said she often had pride in her students.
她说她经常为她的学生感到骄傲。
as well
also; too
也；而且
He likes different drinks: for instance, beer, tea and coffee. He likes cola, as well.
他喜欢各种不同的饮料，比如啤酒、茶、咖啡。他也喜欢可乐。
The company apologized to the customer, and offered help as well.
这家公司向顾客赔礼道歉，并且表示愿意给予帮助。
Mother Teresa
特里萨修女（1910-1997，在加尔各答设立许多服务所，救济贫民、残疾人和重病患者，1979年获诺贝尔和平奖）
Alabama
阿拉巴马州
