A merican cloth做台布用的彩色防水布
American plan美国式收费制（一套旅馆经营制度，按天向客人收取固定的膳宿费用）
British warm英国军官穿的双排钮扣的短大衣
Dutch comfort退一步着想而得到的安慰
Dutch courage酒后之勇，一时的虚勇
Dutch door上下两部分可各自分别开关的门
Dutch treat各人自己付钱的聚餐或娱乐
Dutch uncle动辄训人的人，唠里唠叨训人的人
Dutch wife热带人用来减轻暑热的用竹或藤等编的长筒抱枕
French leave不辞而别
French dressing一种由橄榄油，醋、盐，香料等制成的生菜调味品
French grey浅灰色
French window落地长窗
German measles风疹
German shepherd德国牧羊犬，阿尔萨斯狼犬
Indian meal玉米粉
Indian summer小阳春（深秋季节里一段风和日丽的时期）；愉快宁静的晚年Indian weed烟草
Italian hand暗中干预
Italian iron圆筒形熨斗
Russian blue蓝灰色，浅蓝色
Russian boot长统靴
Russian dressing加辣酱油的蛋黄酱（一种色拉佐料）Spanish athlete吹牛的人
Turkish delight土耳其软糖
China aster翠菊
China grass芒麻
China ink墨
China plate好友
China rose月季
China stone做瓷器的矿物
Chinese calendar农历
Chinese copy与原物一模一样的复制品
Chinese lantern灯笼
Chinese puzzle难答之事，难解之谜
Chinese red朱红色
Chinese watermelon冬瓜
英语复合词通常是由两个或两个以上的单词合写在一起构成。复合词的组成部分有时连在一起写，有时用连字符号“-”连起来，有时则分开写，其规律还很难概括。但是只要了解其构词的内在联系，掌握其构成方法，大多数复合词的意思就可以从其组成部分的词义及其相互关系中推想出来，即使是字典里查不到的词也可以比较有把握地判断其涵义。现将常见复合词按其构成方式及其组成部分的相互关系归纳如下： 一、复合名词：复合名词在英语中占有很大的数量，通常在句中作主语、宾语；偶尔也可用作定语，但表示的不是该名词的特点，而是该名词的用途。常见的有以下几种类型： A．“名词＋名词”。例如： 1）football足球2）classroom教室 3）housework家务活4）doorbell门铃 5）pencil-box铅笔盒 B．“名词＋动词-ing”。例如： 1）handwriting书法 2）sun-bathing日光浴3）bookkeeping笔记 4）letter-writing书信5）watchmaking钟表制造业 C．“动词-ing＋名词”。动词-ing形式在这类复合词中起定语的作用，它与后面名词的关系有两种情况： a．在逻辑上有主谓关系，并用来表示所修饰的名词的特征。这时动词-ing是现在分词。例如： 1）working people劳动人民2）running water流水3）flying fish飞鱼 b．在逻辑上没有主谓关系，这时动词-ing是动名词。例如： 1）sitting-room 起居室2）reading-room 阅览室 3）sleeping-pills 安眠药4）building material 建筑材料 5）dining car 餐车 D．“动词＋名词”。例如： 1）pickpocket 扒手2）breakwater 防浪堤 3）playground 操场4）workplace 车间 5）driftwood 浮木
2013新外研版七年级下英语全册课文 Module 1 Lost and found Unit2 Are they yours? The Lost and Found Office in New York City Welcome to the New York City Lost and Found Office. People often lose things when they’re travelling or when they’re in a hurry. They leave things o n planes, on trains, on buses and in taxis. That’s why there are lost and found offices at airports and stations. 欢迎来到纽约市失物招领处人们在旅行时或者是匆忙之间经常会丢弃东西。他们把东西落在飞机上、火车上、汽车上或出租车上。那就是为什么机场和车站会设有失物招领处。 The New York City Lost and Found Office is very big. Hundreds of people come here every day. They are looking for their phones, cameras, watches, computers and many other things. We usually have about two thousand mobile phones and one thousand cameras. 纽约市失物招领处非常大。每天会有上百人来到这里他们来找他们的电话机、照相机、手表、计算机和许多其他东西。我们通常大约有两千部手机和一千部照相机。 At the moment, there are also some strange things at the New York City Lost and Found Office. There are about a hundred bikes and a large boat. There are also a lot of animals. This week, there are three dogs, two ducks and a pig! Whose are they? Are they yours? We don’t know! Are you looking for fifteen kilos of sausages? They’re here too! 此时此刻，在纽约市失物招领处还有一些不同寻常的东西。那里大约有三百辆自行车和一艘大船，还有许多动物，本周有三只狗，两只鸭子和一头猪！它们是谁的？它们是你的吗？我们不知道，你正在寻找十五公斤重的香肠吗？它们在这里！ Module 2 What can you do? Unit2 I can run really fast. It’s the start of the new term and we’re choosing our new monitors. 现在是新学期的开始，我们正在选新一届的班委。 I’d like to be the class monitor. I get on well with everyone, classmates and teachers. I work very hard, and I do well at school .I’m kind and I’m always ready t o help others. I can even help teachers too. Choose me as your class monitor and I promise to help YOU! 我想当班长。我和每个人，无论同学还是老师都相处得很融洽。我学习刻苦，成绩优秀。我很善良，总乐于助人，针织还能帮老师的忙。选我做你们的班长吧，我保证会帮助你们的！ I want to be the PE monitor .I enjoy sport, and I can run really fast. I’m really fit and healthy. Just watch me in the playground between lessons! I play most ball games well. But I’m really good at football, and I play basketball in the school team. I usually get the best score in every match. Choose me for the PE monitor and you can get the best score too! 我想当体育委员。我喜欢运动，跑的很快，非常强健。就看看课件我在操场上的样子吧！大部分的球类运动我都很擅长，但是我最擅长的是足球，而且我还是学校篮球队的队员。通常，我在每场比赛都得最高分。选我做体育委员吧，你们也能取得最好的成绩. I’d like to be the cleaning monitor. I often help my mother do cleaning at home and I like a clean and tid y house. I’m sure everybody would like a clean classroom, just like home. Choose me and we can make our classroom beautiful. 我希望成为卫生委员。我在家经常帮妈妈打扫房间，我喜欢又干净又整洁的房子，我相信每个人都想要一个干干净净的教室，就像家一样。选我吧，我们可以把教室装扮的更漂亮。Module 3 Making plans Unit 2 We are going to cheer the players
经典中英文对照笑话大全 导读：我根据大家的需要整理了一份关于《经典中英文对照笑话大全》的内容，具体内容：幽默笑话一向为人所欣赏,是广大群众所喜欢的精神食粮。下面是我带来的经典中英文对照笑话，欢迎阅读!经典中英文对照笑话篇一?After being with her a... 幽默笑话一向为人所欣赏,是广大群众所喜欢的精神食粮。下面是我带来的经典中英文对照笑话，欢迎阅读! 经典中英文对照笑话篇一 ?After being with her all evening, the man couldnt take another minute with his blind date. Earlier, he had secretly arranged to have a friend call him to the phone so he would have an excuse to leave. When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes, put on a grim expression and said, "I have some bad news. My grandfather just died. ""Thank heavens," his date replied. "If yours hadnt, mine would have had to!" 和相亲对象呆了一晚上后，男人再也受不了了。 他事先安排了个朋友给他打电话，这样他就能借故先离开了。 当他回到桌边，他垂下眼睛，装出一副阴沉的表情，说："有个不幸的消息，我的祖父刚刚去世了。"
英语单词的构成：独立单词+合成词（复合词+派生词） 合成词：一般加上连字符“-”，在不引起歧义的情况下，将其省略。 复合词：两个或两个以上独立的词在一起出现，构成一个复合词。 派生词：派生词，是英语主要的构词法。这方法是借前缀或后缀之助，制造出派生词，主要有名词、形容词和动词三种。 复合词 一、复合名词：复合名词在英语中占有很大的数量，通常在句中作主语、宾语；偶尔也可用作定语，但表示的不是该名词的特点，而是该名词的用途。常见的有以下几种类型： A．“名词＋名词”。例如： 1）football足球2）classroom教室3）housework家务活4）doorbell门铃 5）pencil-box铅笔盒 B．“名词＋动词-ing”。例如： 1）handwriting书法2）sun-bathing日光浴3）bookkeeping笔记4）letter-writing 书信5）watchmaking钟表制造业 C．“动词-ing＋名词”。动词-ing形式在这类复合词中起定语的作用，它与后面名词的关系有两种情况： a．在逻辑上有主谓关系，并用来表示所修饰的名词的特征。这时动词-ing是现在分词。例如： 1）working people劳动人民2）running water流水3）flying fish飞鱼 b．在逻辑上没有主谓关系，这时动词-ing是动名词。例如： 1）sitting-room 起居室2）reading-room 阅览室3）sleeping-pills 安眠药4）building material 建筑材料5）dining car 餐车 D．“动词＋名词”。例如： 1）pickpocket 扒手2）breakwater 防浪堤3）playground 操场4）workplace 车间5）driftwood 浮木 E．“形容词＋名词”。例如： 1）shorthand 速记2）double-dealer 两面派3）blackboard 黑板4）white-face 丑角5）high-speed 高速 F．“动词＋副词”。例如： 1）get-together 聚会2）break-through 突破3）take-away 熟食4）workout（工作）能力测验5）die-hard 死硬派 G．“副词＋动词”。例如： 1）downfall 垮台2）outbreak 爆发3）output 产量4）newly-wed 新婚夫妇H．其他方式构成的复合名词。例如： 1）go-between 中间人2）well-being 福利3）comrade-in-arms 战友 4）touch-me-not 含羞草5）good-for-nothing 无用之人 二、复合形容词：复合形容词通常在句中作定语用，少数也可以作表语。常见的有以下几种类型： A、“形容词＋形容词” 例如： 1)dark-blue深蓝色的2)red-hot炽热的3)light-yellow浅黄色的4)bittersweet又苦
外研版初一英语（下）词组 Module One 1. take photos 拍照 2. wait for 等候 3. have a good time过得愉快,玩得很开心 4. a lot 非常 5. put on 穿上 6. at home 在家 7.at the moment 现在,此时 8. look at 看… 9. see you later 再见 10. good night 晚安 11. get dressed 穿衣 12. in the sun在阳光下 13. on a trip在旅行中 14. afternoon tea下午茶 Module Two 1. get ready for 为…准备好 2. write down 写下 3. cook the meal 做饭 4. make lanterns 做灯笼 5. sweep away 扫去 6. have a haircut 理发 7. go shopping 去买东西 8. at work 在工作 9. in front of 在。。。前面 10. a few 一些 11. all the year round 一年到头 12. a kind of 一种 13. lots of 许多 14. dragon dance舞龙 15. Spring Festival春节 16. paper cut剪纸 17. be interested in对。。。感兴趣 Module Three 1 .at the weekend 在周末 2.have a piano lesson 上钢琴课
3.buy some clothes 买衣服 4.listen to the music 听音乐 5.stay in bed 呆在床上 6.revise for my test 复习考试 7.get up early 早起床 8.check the email 查邮件 9.do one’s homework做家庭作业 10.have a picnic 吃野餐 11.go to a party 去参加晚会 12. look forward to doing 期待 13. take the plane/by plane 乘飞机 14.do some sightseeing/ go sightseeing 旅游,去观光 15. walk up 沿……走, 登上 16. make friends 交朋友 17. enjoy the sun and the sea 享受阳光和大海 18. lie on the beach 躺在沙滩上 19. travel around the world 周游世界 20. get (from…)to(从……)到达…… Module Four 1. in the future 未来 2. get warm 变暖 3. heavy rain 大雨 4. send ..to…by email通过邮件发送 5. strong winds 大风 6. use …to do用……做某事 7. do heavy work 做重活 8. three days a week 一周三天 9. care for/look after/take care of 照顾 Module Five 1. answer the question 回答问题 2. What’s the population of…?。。。。的人口是多少？ 3. in the east/west/south/north of…在东/西/南/北边 4. the capital of…。的首都或省会 5. on the River Thames 在泰晤士河畔 6. be famous for 因。。。而闻名 Module Six 1. be good at…擅长 2. more than 多于
高三英语阅读理解专项训练及答案含解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Average humans can consume 15 or more drinks in plastic bottles a month. If you were born after 1978, and live until 80 years old, you will leave behind a minimum of 14,400 plastic bottles on this planet. These bottles take hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces of plastic, never to completely disappear. Most of the waste is consumed by fish and birds, which has shortened their lifetime greatly. The Plastic Bottle Village is just a great idea that might finally save us from being buried in plastic. It's a community in Panama that is going to be made of used bottles. The design process begins with building steel frames, which are then filled with these bottles. Once this step is complete, and electrical and plumbing (管道装置) lines are put inside, the plastic walls are covered by concrete—both inside and outside. So no one will actually be able to tell that the walls are made of plastic. Besides, the material will keep the house 17°C cooler than the outside, which is the biggest benefit to people living inside. The village is the brainchild (主意) of Robert Bezeau with the intention of setting up several environmental projects. Having started a recycling program four years ago, during which a number of plastic bottles were collected, he started to think of how they could be put to use. Soon enough, he decided to use them to build houses, and came up with a basic idea for the construction process. The project hopes to make people conscious of the waste that these bottles create so that they can do more to protect the environment. The village will also create an education center that will teach individuals from the world how to reuse plastic bottles as construction materials for shelter. Recycled bottles could neutralize the negative effect of your passage on this planet, and move closer to leaving only your “footprints”. （1）What does Paragraph 1 intend to tell us? A. The reason for buying fewer drinks. B. The difficult situation of wildlife. C. The amount of plastic waste. D. The seriousness of plastic pollution. （2）What is the biggest benefit to people living in the Plastic Bottle Village? A. The house will be much cooler than normal ones. B. The material of construction will be reduced a lot. C. The newly-made house can save a lot of electricity. D. The waste of the house can be consumed by fish and birds. （3）Which of the following words can best describe Robert? A. Creative. B. Courageous. C. Enthusiastic. D. Sensitive.（4）The main purpose of Robert's projects is to A. provide shelter for locals B. reuse all deserted plastic bottles C. popularize the use of plastic bottles D. raise people's environmental awareness 【答案】（1）D （2）A
英语幽默笑话带翻译 1:A man was hit by a cab in the street. He was brought to the hospital. His wife who was standing up by his bed, said to the doctor: "I think that he is very ill." "I am afraid that he is dead." said the doctor, Hearing this, the man moved his head and said: "I'm not dead. I'm still alive." "Be quiet, "said the wife. "the doctor knows better than you!" 医生懂得多 一个男人在街上被出租车撞倒送进了医院.他的妻子站在他的床前对医生说:"我想他伤得很厉害."医生说:"我怕他已经死了."听到医生的话,这个男人转动着头说:"我没死,我还活着."妻子说:"安静,医生比你懂得多." 2:You can't go without me The bus is very crowded. A man tries to get on, but no one gives way to him. "Hey, let me get on the bus." the man shouts. "It's too crowded. You'd better take the next bus." a passenger says to him. "But you can't go without me. I'm the driver." the man says.
A: 连字符主要有两大功能：第一，用于移行，把不在同一行的某个单词，由它连接起来；第二，它能把两个或两个以上的单词连接起来，构成新的形容词性合成词。本文就连字符的第二功能，作一简略介绍。 1．由形容词+（名词+ed）构成的合成形容词，如： a kind-hearted woman 一个心地善良的人 a simple-minded young man 一个头脑简单的年轻人 a left-handed person 一个左撇子 a narrow-minded man 一个心胸狭窄的人 an old-fashioned machine 一台老式机器 有时，数词或名词+（名词+ed），也能构成合成形容词，如： a two-faced fellow 一个两面派的家伙 a three-cornered hat 一顶三角帽 2．由形容词或副词+分词构成的合成形容词，如： a good-looking boy 一个帅小伙 a new-born baby 一个新生婴儿 a badly-lighted room 一间光线昏暗的房间 a well-meaning proposal 一条善意的建议 有时，名词+分词也能构成合成形容词，如： peace-loving people 热爱和平的人民 a man-eating society 一个吃人的社会 state-owned factories 国营工厂 learner-centered approach 以学员为中心的教学法 3．由名词、形容词或副词+形容词构成的合成形容词，如：
a snow-white wall 一堵雪白的墙 color-blind children 色盲的儿童 dark-blue ink 深蓝色墨水 ever-green bushes 常青灌木林 4．由形容词、数词+名词构成的合成形容词，如： a long-distance telephone call 一次长途电话 a high-pressure reactor 一个高压反应堆 an eight－cylinder engine 一台八汽缸发动机 a first－rate teacher 一位一流的教师 5．由不同短语构成的合成形容词，如： a life-and-death struggle 一场生死搏斗 a down-to-earth spirit 求实精神 an out-and-out lie 彻头彻尾的谎言 an out-of-the-way mountain village 一个偏僻的山村 a face-to-face talk 一次面对面的谈话 up-to-standard products 符合标准的产品 6．有时候，作者在表达一个意思时不拘形式，比较随便。他可以把句子中的一个短语，甚至是一个句子，其间用连字符一一连接起来，构成多词性合成形容词。现举例如下： For six years，Mary has kept that take-it-or-leave-it attitude．六年来，玛丽对取舍持无所谓的态度。 This is a difficult-to-operate machine． 这是一台难以操作的机器。
Module 1 Lost and found Unit 1 Whose bag is this? Ms Li: Welcome back to school everyone! First of all, come and look in the lost and found box! There are a lot of things in it. Whose bag is this? Lingling: Oh sorry! It ’mines. Are my crayons there too? Ms Li: Are these crayons yours? Lingling: Yes, they are and this eraser too. Thank you. Ms Li: Whose tapes are these? Daming: They ’ re mine. Ms Li: Here’ s a purple wallet! Tony: It ’ s mine. Look! Here ’ s my name― Tony‖ ! Thank you. Ms Li: You’ rewelcome! Look at this nice watch. Is it yours too, Daming? Daming: No, it isn ’ t. I think it ’ s Betty’ s. Lingling: Yes, it ’ s hers. Ms Li: Everyone, please be careful with your things from now on. Daming: Here are some nice gloves. Whose gloves are they? Ms Li: Let me see... Oh, they ’ re mine! Thank you! Unit2 Are they yours? The Lost and Found Office in New York City Welcome to the New York City Lost and Found Office. People often lose things when they ’ re travelling or when they ’ re in a hurry. They leave things on planes, on trains, on buses and in taxis. That ’ s why there are lost and found offices at airports and stations. The New York City Lost and Found Office is very big. Hundreds of people come here every day. They are looking for their phones, cameras, watches, computers and many other things. We usually have about two thousand mobile phones and one thousand cameras. At the moment, there are also some strange things at the New York City Lost and Found Office. There are about a hundred bikes and a large boat. There are also a lot of animals. This week, there are three dogs, two ducks and a pig! Whose are they? Are they yours? We don’ t know! Are you looking for fifteen kilos of sausages? They ’here too!
【英语】高考英语阅读理解专题训练答案 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Google's new camera, called Clips, is a smart device. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子), but it's not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands and captures moments entirely on its own! What sets this roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness apart is that it is specially intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone. The Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. "Once it learns that there's a face you see frequently, it'll try to get nice photos of those faces," said Juston Payne, the device's product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved "training it to know what happiness looks like". The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot—like when a child's hand is over the lens, or if it is tossed in a dark purse. The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing. Concerned it could seem strange? Yes, Payne admitted, but he said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that it is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet. "This product is only possible because of the way that silicon(硅) has advanced," Payne said that now they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we're likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.（1）What is the most outstanding feature of Clips? A.It enables easy Internet access. B.It is equipped with tough glass. C.It can be worn on your clothing. D.It allows of hands-free photography. （2）What does the underlined word "candid" in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Awkward. B.Brief. C.Touching. D.Unforgettable. （3）What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne? A.The advance in technology. B.The popularity of the Internet. C.The screen for viewing and editing. D.The rise of the smartphone industry. （4）What does the text mainly talk about? A.New gadgets in the age of apps.
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高考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案及解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the world. Westerners' understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture, cupping and massage(针灸，拔罐和按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on U. S. swimmer Michael Phelps，back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016. As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in getting rid of diseases and keeping the body in good condition in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. It is therefore disheartening to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owing partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs. Herbs are made into pills, powder and soup, and the kind of herbs used, their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients (原材料) jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable. Fortunately, standardization has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patented TCM drugs. Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription drugs is the lack of creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicines according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyou's winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria (疟疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China's TCM industry. However, the current state of affairs cannot be changed within a short time. （1）Why does the author mention the example of Michael Phelps? A. Because he was injured in his swimming. B. Because cupping is a kind of important TCM treatment. C. Because westerners know a little about TCM. D. Because westerners attach great importance to TCM. （2）Why don't some member countries of WHO recognize Chinese herbal medicine? A. Because Chinese herbs can get rid of diseases. B. Because they only approve the practice of acupuncture. C. Because Western medicine is more effective. D. Because medicine made out of Chinese herbs develops slowly. （3）Compared with Western medicine, what is the weak point of TCM in Paragraph 4? A. The methods of planting herbs. B. The effectiveness of prescription. C. Lacking in standardization. D. Its stable functions.