1 ． recognize

(1) to know and remember sb. or sth. one has seen

before “ 见了某人或某物而认出”， As soon as I saw him ， I recognized him ． I have known him for five years ．

(2) to accept 承认 认可 They recognized the new government.

(3) be ready/ prepared to admit 表示“意识到

自认”，后面接 that 从句 .

After the accident, he recognized that

he was not fit for the work.

T/F: I recognized him ten years ago.

我在电话里听出他的声音来了。

got to know

I recognized his voice over the phone.

2 surely : certainly

Eg. He will surely fail.

我过去一定在什麽地方见过你

-Can I borrow your car?

- Surely.

Surely I met you before somewhere.

当然，可以

slowly but surely进展缓慢但平稳

3 explain vt. explanation n.

A dictionary explains the meaning of words.

explain + n.

Could you explain why you left?

explain + clause

Note: explain 不能接双宾语

T/F:

Explain us this point.

I suggested her a way out.

this point to us

to her.

4 ． continue

1)continue 意为“继续、持续”，用于不中断的继续和中断后的继续。例如： The rain continued till the next morning ． I will continue my writing for another year ．2)continue 后接不定式或动词 -ing 形式，意为“继续做某事”。例如： He continued reading ／ to read when I entere

d the room ．

3) The road continues in straight line for 5

miles.

4) Did she continue after saying that?

向前延伸

继续说5) The story is continued in the next issue

of the magazine.

continued. Adj. 继续不停的

continuity n. 继续， 连续

再开始， 再继续

5. jewellery ( jewelry ) 是个集合名词， 本身没有单复数之分。 它是指所有珠宝首饰的总称， 不作某一具体品种使用。

Eg. Jewellery includes many items, such as

ring, necklace, ear-ring, and so on.

Eg. a jewel = a piece of jewewllery

My most favorable jewel is a fashion

diamond ring.

Jewellery (nu.) 珠宝总称

Jewel (cn.) 珠宝或具体物件，如钻戒等。

6.call on / upon 是“访问、看望、拜访”的意思，常用于正式的社交或业务往来或进行短时访问（ pay a short visit ），后面接表示人的名词或人称代词的宾格 .

Eg. Let‘s go and call on the pop star ．

They called on their teachers on Teachers’ Day ．

The salesman calls on our company twice a month.

咱们去看望那位歌星吧。

教师节那天他们去看望老师了

Drop in 也表访问，常指“偶然来访”或“顺便看望”

Please drop in on your brother during your stay in ShangHai.

Please drop in at our shop and have a look.

interview 多指记者的“采访，访谈”

Premier Wen jiabao gave an interview to the reporters.

Notice ：如果说“访问某地”时，则要用“ call a

t” 。Eg. 明天上午我去府上看望你，你有空吗？

He always called at our office before he got

married ．

7.lovely. 美丽的， 动人的， 可爱的 She is a lovely woman. It’ a lovely day today.

I‘ll call at your house tomorrow morning ． Are you free then?

令人愉快的， 有趣的

We had a lovely holiday.

What a lovely joke!

It’s lovely and warm here.

She is as lively as a cat.

They had a lively time.

有趣

气候宜人

快活

刺激的

@.What a ___windy day it was! A. love B. loving C. loved D. lovelyD

8.bring back 拿回来，使恢复

Eg. Mps voted against bringing back the death penalty. 下议院

He brought me back in his car.

The old photograph brought back many

memories.

A week by the sea brought her back to

health.

送回某人

回想起

使恢复

bring 相关短语 :

bring about

bring back

bring down

bring forward

bring in

bring on

bring out

bring up

带来， 造成

带回， 使恢复使下降； 打倒； 击落提出；提前

收获；引进引起；导致出版

教育，培养

9.day and night= night and day/all day and all night

I think of you day and night.

Phrases:

in the day (daytime) 在白天 at night / in the evening 晚上 of one’s day 某人的时代 to this day 直到今天 Eg.

To this day, I still don’t know why he did it.

9. pay off 全部偿还； 还清 pay off one’s debts 还清债务 pay back money (to sb.) (for sth.)偿还 Eg. I’ll pay you back next week.

Have you paid (me) back the money

you owe me?

你欠我的钱还我了吗 I have paid 20 yuan for the tapes. Once we have paid off the store, we shall owe money to no one.

10 at most

at (the) most at (the) least.

Eg: I can pay only fifteen dollars at the most.

She is at most 25 years old.

The repairs will cost at least 30 dollars.

This is worth 3000 yuan at the least.

10. attend. / take part in./ join

1)He will _______an important meeting tomorrow.

2)My wish is to _____the army after graduating.

3)We often ____________social activities during summer holidays.

4)Why didn’t you _______the talk last night?

5)They didn’t _______the wedding.

6)Come and _____us , Xiaowang.

7)Our teacher will ____us ____the discussion.

attend

join

take part in

join in

attend

join

join in

6. act out 表演 (对话 ,故事等 )

act as…

act on (upon)

act for

act up

in the act of (doing sth.)

put on an act (口 )

Ex.

1) Does the drug take long to ___________ the pai

n?

充当…… ,担任……

对……起作用

正要干某事

装模作样 ,装出来的

act on

代理

出毛病

2) He injured his foot ______________saving the child.

3 ） I don’t understand their language; you’ll have to _________ interpreter.

4)She _________ the role of the lovable girl

to make them happy.

5) The car is __________ again.

Notice: take action 采取行动

in the act of

act as

acted out

acting up

9.besides 除 ----以外（包含）

except 除 -----以外，还有。（ 不包含）

Eg.1).Everyone liked English except him.

2).Besides English, he can speak French and German as well.

except for 除了 ,要不是 , 若非 .( 常常用来引导一个相反的 事实 ,强调从整体中或总的数量中排除一部分 )

Eg: I would be bored except for your

presence.

Your composition is quite perfect except for some small spelling mistakes.Except that 除 ---以外 ,只是 ----Eg. They left except that I stayed. I know nothing about him except that he lives next door. The car is very good except that it is a little dear.

debt

plot

author

mystery

bat

precious

quality

jewellery

dormitory

positive

mosquito

diamond

attend

continue

outline

lecture

explain

surely

earn

scary

债务、欠债

情节、结构

作者、作家

谜、神秘

蝙蝠、球拍

宝贵的

品质、质量

珠宝、首饰

宿舍

正面的

蚊子

钻石

出席、参加

继续

轮廓、要点

演讲、讲座

解释、说明

确实、一定

挣得、赚得

吓人的

debt

plot

author

mystery

bat

precious

quality

jewellery

dormitory

positive

mosquito

diamond

attend

continue

outline

lecture

explain

surely

earn

scary

1. ________ ( to go on )

2. ________ ( a large formal party at which people dance )

3. _________ (to know who someone is because you have seen him or her before )

4. ________ ( a very hard, precious stone )

5. ________ ( beautiful things that are usually made of valuable materials )

continue

ball

recognize

diamond

jewellery

Shakespeare

Cao Yu

Maupassant

character

costume

comedydirectortheatre

scene plot

tragedystage setting

rehearse

play

•Invite you to be detectives

Listening

footprintsRed hair A banana peel

Listening

Aha,it’s me!

Who stole her necklace and cellphone ?

The Black Tower

a dark night

no windows

The Mysterious Box

Strange noises

dormitory

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School

a sunny morning

something unusual

What story will follow up?

• Work together in groups

• Choose one situation and discuss

• Create a short story to follow the given beginning

• Write down your story and read to others

The Black Tower

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School

The Mysterious Box