Lesson 4 An Exciting Trip激动人心的旅行Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is fending this trip very exciting.参考译文我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，他正在澳大利亚。

他在那儿已经住了6个月了。

蒂姆是个工程师，正在一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。

他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。

他不久还将到达达尔文去，从那里，他再飞往珀斯。

我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。

1.exciting adj. 令人兴奋的excited adj. （感到）兴奋的excite v. 令……兴奋（人作主语）eg. The news excited us. （过去式）这个消息令我们兴奋。

eg. I have never been to Australia. 我从未去过澳大利亚。

It must be an exciting trip. 那一定是一次令人兴奋的旅行。

eg. He is finding this trip very exciting. ( very exciting 宾补)他发现旅途非常令人兴奋eg. We are excited at the news. 我们对这个消息感到兴奋。

eg. The excited girl is looking forward to her exciting first date with her “Mr. Right”.这个兴奋的女孩渴望着与她“白马王子”令人兴奋的第一次约会。

eg. The excited children were expecting Christmas presents.那些兴奋的孩子正期待着圣诞礼物。

类似的词：surprising 令人惊奇的surprised 感到惊奇的interesting 令人感兴趣的interested 感到感兴趣的shocking 令人震惊的shocked 感到震惊的satisfying 令人满意的satisfied 感到满意的disappointing 令人失望的disappointed 感到失望的moving 令人感动的moved 感到感动的touching 令人感动的touched 感到感动的embarrassing 令人尴尬的embarrassed 感到尴尬的2. receive v. 收到receive sth from sb 收到某人某物receive a letter 收到一封信receive a present 收到一件礼物receive a phone call 接到一个电话receive good education 受到良好的教育eg. You will receive a warm welcome, whenever you come to my home.无论你何时来我家，都会受到热烈欢迎。

eg. He has just received his fortnight’s pay. 他刚刚收到两星期的工资。

receive 收到accept 接受take 拿走bring 带来eg. I received an invitation to the party, but I didn’t accept it.我收到他的晚会邀请，但我没有接受。

eg. I received an apology from him, but I didn’t accept it.他向我道歉，但是我不接受。

eg. I have just received a letter from my brother. 我刚刚收到我弟弟的信。

receive a letter from 收到……的信=hear from sbeg. Someone has taken my pen. 有人拿走了我的钢笔。

eg. The waiter brought me a glass of beer. 服务员为我拿来一杯啤酒。

receiver 收到…的人；电话听筒eg. He put down the receiver angrily. 他生气地挂断电话。

He rang off angrily. 他生气地挂断电话。

3. firm1) n. （尤作口语）公司eg. He is working for a big firm. 他在一家大公司工作。

The firm of Johnson & Johnson 强生公司company （更口语化）公司corporation 公司，法人。

团体enterprise 事业单位，企业，单位，公司，商行group 集团公司2) adj. 牢固的，稳固的，坚实的eg. The leg of that chair is not very firm. 那把椅子腿不牢固。

eg. Prices are still firm. 物价仍旧很稳定。

as firm as rock 坚如磐石a firm foundation 坚实的基础3) adj. 坚定的，坚决的eg. His reply to the request was a firm “No!” 他坚决地拒绝这个要求。

4. different adj. 不同的（反义词：same）(Br) A is different from B. A与B不同(Br) A is different to B. A与B不同eg. The word “ receive” is different from “accept”.“receive”这个词与”accept”是不同的。

eg. Everyone is different from others. 每个人都与别人不一样。

(Am) A is different from B.(Am) A is different than B.eg. You look different than before. 你看起来跟以前不一样。

difference n. 区别，差别tell the difference between A and B 辨认A与B的区别eg. We can easily tell the difference between the twins.我们能很容易地辨认这对双胞胎的差别。

important importancepatient patiencedistant distance5. centre (U.S. -ter)shopping center 购物中心shopping mall 大型购物商城training center 培训中心service centre 服务中心eg. That girl likes to be the center of attention.那个女孩喜欢成为大家瞩目的中心。

eg. Beijing is the center of politics, economics and culture of China.北京是中国政治，经济和文化的中心。

left, right and center. → here and there. 前后左右，处处eg. I’ve been looking for you left, right and center, where have you been? 我到处找你，你上哪里去了？6. abroad adv. 在国外(in or to another country overseas)be abroad 在国外go abroad 出国live abroad 在国外居住travel abroad 出国旅行eg. A great number of outstanding young Chinese want to study abroad. 许多杰出的年轻中国人想出国留学。

eg. He will go abroad next month. 他下个月出国。

Have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.just 搭配现在完成时receive a letter from sb 相当于hear from sb 收到……来信write to sb 给…..写信He is in Australia. He has been there for six months.Australia n.澳大利亚Australian adj. 澳大利亚的Italy n. 意大利Italian n. 意大利语for six monthsHe went there six months ago. 半年前他去那儿了。

He has been there since six months ago. 自从半年前他就去哪儿了。

He has been there for six months. 他已经在哪儿半年了。

for + 一段时间since + 时间的一点Tim is an engineer.engineer n. 工程师，建筑师，机械师，火车司机engine n. 发动机；引擎，机车，火车头a steam engine 蒸汽机车engine-driver (Br) 火车司机engineer (U.S) 火车司机He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.a numb er of + n.( pl.) + are……许多的，大量的eg. A large number of books are stolen. 大量的书籍被盗。