重点词汇讲解
1. worth / worthy
be worth + money ( the price) 值……钱
be (well / better) worth doing sth. (很)值得做某事 (worth前的修饰副词只能用well，不可以用very, much等) be worthy of sth. / of being done / to be done
1) The trip was expensive but it was worth every penny. 这次旅行花费很大，但是花的每一分钱都不冤枉。
2) The book is worth reading. = it is worth reading this book. 这本书值得一读。
2. fun u./n. 乐趣；有趣的人/ 物 funny adj. 滑稽的有趣的
1) It’s great fun talking with you. 和你交谈很愉快。 2) What fun it is to meet so many new friends! 与到这么多新朋友是多么愉快的事啊！
3) He is good fun; we all enjoy being with him. 他是个有趣的人，我们都喜欢跟他在一起。 3. say=read ……上说/写着
1) I found a sign which read/said ‘NO PARKING’. 我发现一块告示，上面写着: “不准停车”。
2) When I returned home, I found a note pinned on my door saying that I should go to attend a meeting that afternoon.
当我回到家时，我发现门上钉着一张便条，通知我下午去开会。 4. pretend vt./vi. 假装 pretend sth./to do/ that从句
1) When I went in, he pretended to be reading a book. 我进门时，他假装正在看一本书。 5. sense vt. 感觉到
1) He sensed he was being followed. 他感觉到被人跟踪。
2) The horse sensed danger and stopped. 这匹马意识到有危险，停了下来。 n. (1) 感官；感觉
3) The dog is said to have a keen sense of smell. 据说狗有敏锐的嗅觉。 4) Do you believe in the existence of the sixth sense? 你相信有第六感吗？ （2）意义
in a sense 在某种意义上 in a broad sense 在广义上
5) The sense of the sentence was hard to understand. 这个句子的意思很难懂。 (3) 理解力；判断力
6) He has a good business sense. 他很有商业眼光。
7) Jack doesn’t have any dress sense. 杰克对服装无鉴赏力。
[相关词语]
make sense 有意义；讲得通 make sense of 理解 talk sense 讲得有理 common sense 常识
6. admit vt. / vi. 承认（事实，过失）；准许进入（场所）；准许……的入场 / 入学 /入会；可容纳
admit ( doing ) sth. 承认做了某事 admit + that clause 承认做了…… admit to sth. 承认某事
admit sb. to / into 准许某人进入……，准许某人入会/场 1) He admitted his guilt.
=He admitted that he was guilty. 他承认他有罪。
2) Will you admit having broken the window?
=Will you admit that you have broken the window? 你承不承认你打破了窗户?
3) This hall can admit 1,000 people. 这个礼堂可容纳1000人。
7. keep one’s word = keep one’s promise 遵守诺言 [相关词语]
break one’s word 违背诺言 have a word with 与…谈一谈 have words with 争吵 in a word 简言之 word for word 逐字
in other words 换句话说
8. trouble v./ n. 麻烦，苦恼，忧虑
in trouble =get into trouble 处于困境中/ 困难中 trouble sb. with sth. 麻烦某人某事 trouble sb. to do sth. 麻烦某人做某事 trouble to do sth. 麻烦做某事
1) He is in trouble , so he is in great need of your hand. 他陷入麻烦之中，所以他急需你的帮助。
2) Those students always trouble their teachers with some difficult problems. 那些学生总是问一些让他们老师头疼的难题。 3) Could I trouble you to pass the book to me? 我可以麻烦你把那本书递给我吗？
4) Don’t trouble to carry the heavy box for me. 别劳驾来帮助我搬这个很重的箱子。
ask for trouble 自找麻烦
make trouble for 制造麻烦，捣乱
take the trouble to do sth. 费神地/ 不辞辛劳地做 trouble sb. with / about sth. 使某人因某事烦恼
9. match n. 比赛；敌手/旗鼓相当的人；相称的人/物 a match for sb. sb’s match
1) I was no match for him at football.’ 踢足球我根本不是他的对手。
2) Your sweater and trousers are a good match. 你的毛衣和你的裤子很相配。
10. keep pace with 与……并驾齐驱
1) He finds it hard to keep pace with the rapid development of the society. 他发现自己很难赶上社会快速的发展。 as a result of 由于 /因为…结果
2) He failed in Math test as a result of his carelessness. 由于他的粗心,数学考试没有及格。
3) His laziness resulted in his failure in career. 他的懒惰导致他事业的失败。
4) Rose jumped with joy at the result of examination. 听到考试的结果罗丝高兴地跳起来了。 11. bitter adj. 苦味的；难以接受的 bitterly adv. 苦地
1) She was bitter about that matter. 她觉得这件事难以接受。 2) He has a bitter memory. 他有痛苦的回忆。 3) It is bitterly cold today. 今天非常的冷。 12. embarrass v. 使为难；使不好意思；使局促不安 embarrass sb. with sth. 以某事使某人不好意思 embarrass sb. by doing sth. 做某事使某人难堪 embarrassing adj. embarrassment n.
1) Don’t embarrass him in public with those boob questions. 不要用那些愚笨的问题使他当众难堪。
2) It is wrong of you to embarrass her before so many people. 你当着这么多人的面使她难看是不对的。
13. describe v. 描述某人；叙述某事物； 移动
1) Words can not describe the beauty of the scene. 那景色之美难以表达。
2) Bullet describes a curved path in the air. 子弹在空中作曲线运动。
description n. 叙述；描述；形容 beyond description 难以形容
descriptive adj. 描述的； 形容的
a very descriptive account of a journey 对旅程十分生动的描述 descriptively adv. 14. stay up 熬夜，通宵不睡
sit up 熬夜，迟睡；坐起来；坐正
1) He stayed up all night preparing for the report.
他通宵没有睡在准备那份报告。
2) Three nurses sat up all night with the dying patient. 三个护士一夜没睡守在那个临终的病人。 15. humorous adj. 幽默的；滑稽的 humour n. 幽默；滑稽
1) He saw the humorous side of a situation. 他看到事情中滑稽的一面。
a story full of humour 非常幽默的故事。 2) He has a good sense of humour. 他很有幽默感。
out of humour 心情不好
a humourless person 缺乏幽默感的人 good-humoured adj. 好情绪的 ill-humoured adj. 情绪坏的
16. persuade vt. （成功地） 劝说，说服 persuasion n. 劝说， 说服，信服 相关的短语和结构有：
persuade sb. 说服某人
persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某物
persuade sb. (not) to do sth. 劝说某人（不）做某事 persuade sb. into doing sth. 劝说某人做某事 persuade sb. out of doing sth. 劝说某人不做某事 1) He is easily persuaded. 他这人好说话。
2) How can I persuade you that I am sincere? 怎样才能使你相信我是诚实的呢？
3) Gentle persuasion is more effective than force. 温和的说服胜于压服。
17. discourage vt. 阻止；使泄气 discouragement n. 挫折；泄气 discouraged adj. 泄气的 discouraging adj. 令人泄气的 encourage v. 鼓励 courage n. 勇气
discourage sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 18. get through （电话）接通；通过（考试）； 做完（工作） 1) The line was busy and I couldn’t get through to you. 线路很忙，我接不同你的电话。
19. hesitate v. 犹豫, 踌躇 hesitation n. 踌躇；犹豫 without hesitation 毫不犹豫地 hesitate to do sth. 犹豫做某事
hesitate about / at / over sth. / doing sth.
关于某事犹豫不决; 做某事犹豫不决 respond v. 反应；回答 response n. 反应；回答 respondent n. 反映者
respond to sb. / sth. 对某人或某事作出反应 20. regardless of 不顾一切；无论如何
1) I protested strongly, but she carried on regardless. 我极力反对,但她置之不理仍一意孤行。 21. end up 结束
1) If you continue to steal, you will end up in prison. 如果你继续行窃，总有一天你要坐牢。
词汇练习：
一、词汇拼写
1. A good friend must be honest, kind and have a sense of h___________. 2. Those who b______ their countries will be hated by all the people.
3. Maybe I should tell them , so they won’t b_________ me for keeping a secret.
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4. After getting to the 8 floor, he p______ for a while and then continued climbing. 5. He achieved w___________ fame after he won the gold medal in the Olympic Games. 6. The plans that we have made should be put into p_____________.
7. When we are young ,we should go to the c_________ to see the clowns and the performing animals.
8. My English teacher should ask us to answer an a______________ problem that we would race to work out in our heads.
9. All her worries and a______________ made her look pale.
10. Some of the young have the wrong a__________ towards the disabled people. 11. You should do it without h____________. 12. I protested but she carried on r___________. 13. Be c________ about the possible dangers.
14. People have different a__________ towards the issue. 15. She r_________ to my letter with a phone call.
16. Generally speaking, a successful scientist should be both academic and __________(思维开放的).
17. I am looking for friends who are ___________ (诚实的) and ________ (乐意助人的).
18. His speech is really long and _________(枯燥的).
19. We had a long conversation because my friend is a very __________(爱说话的) person. 20. I noticed that the old man was sometimes very _________(固执的) at the beginning, but later on I found him very ______________(热心肠的). 二、完成句子
牛津译林版高中英语必修五Unit1Gettingalongwithothers重点词汇讲解
