Book 1-Unit 4-Vocabulary Preparation(Answer).doc

Unit 4 In-depth Reading – The Gift of Giving Vocabulary Preparation 1. glow v. 色彩强烈，绚丽夺目；发红，发热 glow with sth. 色彩强烈，绚丽夺目；发红，发热（因运动后或情绪激动） * 郊野焕发出斑斓的秋色。 The countryside glowed with autumn colors. * She gazed at him, glowing with pride and joy. Chinese meaning: 她看着他，感到骄傲而又快乐。 2. special adj. 特殊的,特别的;重要的 * 没人受到特殊待遇。 Nobody received special treatment. * His second daughter has a special place in his heart. Chinese meaning: 他的二女儿在他心目中的很重要。 specially adv. 特别地；专门地 specialty n. 专业,专长；特产；特性 specialize v. 专门从事，使专门化 3. survive v. 经历（某事物）幸存 * 这次飞机失事只有两名乘客幸免于难。 Only two passengers survived the air-crash. v. 继续存在 * Many strange customs have survived from earlier times. Chinese meaning: 许多古老的习俗源远流长。 v. 比…活得长 * She survived her husband by 10 years. Chinese meaning: 她比她丈夫多活了10年。 survival n.幸存；遗老，旧风俗 survivor n. 幸存者，生还者 4. afford v. 买得起，负担得起 （can/ could/be able to）afford sth./ afford to do sth. 有时间、空间或钱等去做 * 他们走着去的，因为坐不起出租车。 They walked because they couldn’t afford (to take) a taxi. * I mustn’t annoy my boss because I can’t afford to lose my job. Chinese meaning: 我可不敢得罪老板因为我丢不起这份工作。 v. 给予，提供 afford (sb.) an opportunity/ chance (to do) （给某人）提供机会 affordable adj. 负担得起的 affordable housing rent n. 租金 high/low/reasonable etc rent高/低/价格合理的租金 * 我每月初交房租。 I pay the rent at the beginning of every month. v. 租借，租用；出租 rent sth. from sb. 向某人租… rent sth. (out) to sb.把…租给… rent at/ for sth. 以一定租金出租 * She rents two rooms (out) to students. Chinese meaning: 她把两个房间出租给学生了。 * 这儿的房子月租至少3000元。 Houses here rent for at least RMB 3000 a month. 6. expense n. 花费，支出，代价 at the expense of ab./sth.在有损…的情况下 at sb.’s expense 由…付费 * Julies parents had spared no expense for her wedding. Chinese meaning: 朱利的父母为了她的婚礼不惜一切费用。 * 他创建的企业很成功，但这一切却损害了他的健康。 He built up a successful business but it was all done at the expense of his health. * 编辑出钱款待了我们。 We were entertained at the editor’s expense. 7. barely adv. 几乎不；仅仅，勉强 * 我们几乎来不及赶火车。 We barely had time to