M5U1
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，但是花的每一分前都不冤枉。 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
【素材】Unit1Gettingalongwithothers--PeriodFiveProject词汇讲解(牛津译林版必修5)
