Module7 English for you and meUnit1 Have you ever been to an English corner? 1. make progress in (doing) sth. 在(做)某事方面取得进步 I have made great progress in maths this year. 这一学期我在数学方面取得了很大进步。 make rapid /great/much/some progress 2. achieve v. 成功;实现(主语是人) achievement n. 成就achieve success /victory/one’s dream 取得成功/胜利/实现某人的梦想come true 主语是梦想、蓝图、计划等。 Your dream will come true one day. 你的梦想有一天会实现的。 3. anyway adv. 无论如何;不管怎样 4. spoken English 英语口语 written English 英语书面语 English-speaking 说英语的 5. keep doing sth. = go on doing sth. 继续做某事 6. have fun 玩得开心 have fun (in) doing sth. 做某事有趣 7. continue to do sth./continue doing sth./continue with sth. 继续做某事 8. you mean 你意思是说,你指,用在口语中,用于核实某人所说的话。You mean I must finish it before I go home? 你意思是我必须在回家之前完成它。 9. thought 原以为(但实际并非如此或现在不认为)I thought he was honest, but I’m wrong. 我原以为他很诚实,但是我错了。 10. including prep. 包括,后接名词/代词/动名词。 include v. 包括 11. don’t need to do sth. = needn’t do sth. 不需要做某事;不必做某事 12. speak to sb. 和某人说话/通话 at the same time 同时 13. help sb. with sth. = help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事 with one’s help = with the help of sb. 在某人的帮助下 Unit2 We all own English. 1. own v. 拥有 owner n. 主人;物主 own adj. 自己的 one’s own 某人自己的 on one’s own = by oneself = alone 独自地 of one’s own 某人自己的 2. be used as 被用作 3. everyday adj. 日常的 every day 每天 4. grow up 长大(成人) grow vi. 生长;vt. 种植 ;系动词. 变得 5. 分数表示法:分子用基数词,分母用序数词,当分子大于一时,分母要用复数。a quarter 一刻钟;四分之一 three quarters 四分之三 five sixths 六分之五 分数作主语时,谓语动词的单复数要与其后的名词的数保持一致。One fifth of the water is dirty. 五分之一的水是脏的。 Three fifths of the students in our class are girls. 我们班五分之三的学生是女孩。 6. There is a good chance that = It is possible that = It is likely that 很有可能…… 7. the reason why…is that… …...的原因是...… The reason why he doesn’t come here today is that he is ill.他今天没来这里的原因是生病了。 8. a common language 通用语言 common adj. 共同的;普遍的 9. borrow from 从…借用/引用/借入 10. the importance of ……的重要性 We all know the importance of learning English. 我们都知道学习英语的重要性。 11. as 随着,表示两个动作同时发生,引导时间状语从句。As time went on, he grew cleverer and cleverer. 随着时间的推移,他变得越来越聪明。 12. together with 和……一起;加上,相当于with。当主语部分含有with, together with, along with等介词或介词短语时,谓语动词与介词前面的主语部分一致。 13. rich adj. 富有的;丰富的 be rich in 富有 The small country is rich in oil. 这个国家富有石油。 14. even though = even if 尽管,引导让步状语从句。 15. different types of = different kinds of = all kinds of 不同种类的;各种各样的 a type /kind of 一种 this type /kind of 这种 type n. 类型;各类 type v. 打字 16. so that 以便;为的是;结果,引导目的状语从句/结果状语从句。相当于in order that.so + 形/副词that… 如此…以致于… He spoke so fast that no one could follow him. 他说话如此快以致于没有人能跟上。such+a/an+形容词+单数可数名词+that从句 He is such a nice boy that we all love him. 他是如此好的一个男孩以致于我们都爱他。such +形容词+复数名词 + that 从句 They are such interesting books that we all enjoy reading them. 它们是如此有趣的书以致于我们都喜欢读。such + 形容词+不可数名词 + that 从句 Today is such bad weather that we have to stay at home. 今天是如此的坏天气以致于我们必须待在家里。 17. take every chance to do sth. 抓住一切机会做某事 have /get a chance to do sth. = have /get a chance of doing sth. 有机会做某事 18. reach a very high level of English 达到一个很高的英语水平 19. bright = clever adj. 聪明的 bright adj. 明亮的;光线充足的 brightly adv. 明亮地 20. hard-working adj. 工作努力的;勤奋的,作表语或定语 work hard 努力工作/学习 work hard on /at 努力学习;努力干;致力于He works hard at English and he is a hard-working student.他努力学习英语,他是一个勤奋的学生。 21. be proud of 以……为自豪 take pride in 对……感到自豪 22. learn…from… 从某处获得知识 learn from sb. 向某人学习 learn…by heart 熟记……,背诵 learn one’s lesson from 从……中吸取教训 learn…by oneself 自学 23. disappear 消失 vi.不及物动词,不能用于被动语态. appear v. 出现 appearance n. 出现;露面;外表 He disappeared into the dark. 他消失在黑暗中。 24. have/has been + 动词的ing形式,是现在完成进行时结构,表示过去某一时刻之前开始的动作或状态一直延续到现在。 I have been writing the novel for two months. 这本小说我已经写了两个月了。 25. be based on 以……为依据 This novel is based on historical facts. 这部小说是以历史事实为根据的。