Unit 1 School life单词：1. experience1) n.①[U] 经验have experience in sth./ in doing sth. 在某事上/ 做某事有经验②[C] 经历an unforgettable experience 一次难忘的经历an unpleasant experience 一次不愉快的经历Can you tell us something about your experiences in Africa?你能告诉我们一些有关你在非洲的经历吗？2) vt. 体验, 经历Experiencing pain is as valuable as experiencing pleasure.体验痛苦跟体验快乐同样珍贵。
experience this different way of life 体验这种不同的生活方式2. experienced adj. 有经验的be experienced in sth 在某方面有经验be experienced in doing sth. 做某事有经验He is experienced in teaching. 他教书有经验。
an experienced doctor 一位有经验的医生3. attend vt.attend assembly 参加集会attend a wedding 参加婚礼attend a lecture 参加演讲attend a music class 上一节音乐课attend a meeting 出席会议attend school (=go to school) 上学校attend to sth. 注意，专心于某事You must attend to what you are doing. 你必需专心于你正在做的事。
4. earn vt. 挣得，博得earn respect from sb. 赢得某人的尊敬earn money赚钱earn one’s living 谋生The old man earned his living as a fisherman. 这老人当渔民谋生。
He earns his living by selling vegetables. 他靠卖菜谋生。
5. respect1) n.①尊敬, 尊重，重视(不可数名词)show/ have respect for sb. 对某人尊敬show/ have respect for sth. 尊重/ 顾虑某事②（事情的某一）点，方面(可数名词)She is right in every respect/in many respects. 她各方面都对。
③respects 意为“致意，问好，请安”。
（相当于regards）Give your father my respects. 代我向令尊致意。
2) vt. 尊敬, 尊重, 重视respect sb. 尊重某人respect oneself 自重，自尊respect sth. 尊重某事respect sb. for sth. 因为某事而尊重某人I respect you for your honesty. 由于你为人正直，我对你十分敬重。
6. achieve vt. 完成, 达到(强调了由于极大的努力，克服困难后达到既定目标) achieve success 获得成功achieve a goal实现目标achieve high grades 获得高分achievement n. 成就, 功绩make great achievements in sth. 在某方面取得很大成就7. average1) adj. 平均的；平常的the average size for British schoolsWhat’s the average age of the girls in your class?你班上的女孩平均年龄是多少？2) n. 平均数,一般水平(通常不用复数形式)。
on (an/the) average 平均说来On (an/the) average, there are twenty boys present every day.平均说来，每天有二十个男孩出席。
above average 高于平均水平below average 低于平均水平3) vt. 平均达到The rainfall averages 36 inches a year. 降雨量平均达到一年36英寸。
8. challenge1) vt. 挑战challenge sb. to sth. 向某人挑战某事The school challenged us to a game of football. 那学校向我们挑战足球赛。
challenge sb. to do sth. 向某人挑战做某事He challenged me to play another tennis game.他向我挑战要我跟他再打一场网球2) n. 挑战The present world is full of challenges as well as opportunities.当今社会充满了机遇与挑战。
9. challenging adj. 有挑战性的, 有吸引力的a challenging problem 发人深思的问题10. improve1) vi. 改善, 提高My English improved a lot. 我的英语有了很大提高。
His French is improving. 他的法语水平正在提高。
2) vt. 改善, 提高She went to the club to improve her tennis.她去俱乐部以提高网球技艺。
improvement n.改进, 进步11. free adj. 免费的；空闲的; 自由的a free dinner 免费的午餐do sth. for free 免费做某事free time= spare time 空闲时间12. fun1) n. [U] 愉快；开心Her baby is great fun. 她的婴儿很好玩。
for fun 寻找乐趣；当作玩笑do sth. for fun 为娱乐而做某事have fun (in) doing sth. 在做某事上得到乐趣make fun of sb. 捉弄某人2) adj. 有趣的，奇妙的a fun person 一个有趣的人funny adj. 好笑的，滑稽的13. prepare v.准备, 预备prepare to do sth. 准备做某事prepare sth. 准备某事prepare for sth. 为某事做准备prepare…for… 为---准备---prepare some food for the dinner 为宴会准备一些食物preparation n. 准备, 预备make preparations for--- 为-----做准备14. indoor adj. 室内的outdoor adj. 室外的indoor sports 室内运动outdoor sports 室外运动indoors adv. 在室内outdoors 在室外We stayed indoors. 我们呆在室内。
It’s cold outdoors.室外很冷。
15. regret n.& vt. 遗憾，懊悔regret to do sth. 遗憾地去做某事I regret to tell you that you fail in the exam. 我很遗憾得告诉你你考试失败。
regret doing/ having done 做了某事而后悔I regret having said that. 我后悔那么说。
16. approve vt., vi.1) 赞成, 同意（常与of连用）approve of sth. 赞成某事approve of sb. 赞成某人approve of (sb./ one’s) doing sth. 赞成(某人)做某事I don't approve of wasting time. 我不赞成浪费时间。
My parents don't approve of me / my smoking cigarettes.我的父母不同意我吸烟。
2) 批准，认可，通过The mayoress approved the new building plans. 女市长批准了新建筑计划。
17. whether 不管…还是；无论…还是I shall go, whether you come with me or stay at home. 不论你来还是留在家中，我都要去。
Whether we help him or not, he will fail. 不论我们帮助他与否, 他都将失败。
词组讲解:1. not a bit 一点也不(相当于not at all)He is not a bit surprised. = He is not surprised at all. 他一点不吃惊。
2. not a little 非常He was not a little surprised. = He was very surprised. 他非常吃惊。
3. more than 不仅仅, 不只是He is more than our teacher. He is a friend. 他不只是我们的老师，他还是我们的朋友。
Our club is much more than just music. 我们的俱乐部不只播放音乐。
4. be available for 用于Science labs are available for different experiments.科学实验室用于不同的实验。
5. upon doing sth. 一做某事Upon finishing his studies, David started travelling in China.David一完成学业，就开始在中国旅游。
短语：be based on sth. 以某事为依据be run by sb. 由某人经营/管理be challenging for sb. 对某人有挑战性be lucky to do sth. 很幸运做某事be responsible for sth. 对某事负责be responsible for doing sth. 负责做某事be happy with= be pleased with=be satisfied with 对……满意mean doing sth 意味着做某事mean to do sth 打算做某事join in sth. 参加某活动join in doing sth. 参加做某事join sb. in sth. 加入某人一起参与某事join sb. in doing sth. 加入某人一起做某事used to do sth. 过去常常做某事be/get used to sth. 习惯于/开始习惯于某事be/get used to doing sth. 习惯于/开始习惯于做某事get up an hour later than usual 比往常迟起一小时sit next to sb. 坐在某人旁边live next door to sb. 住在某人隔壁live far away from home 住在离家很远的地方encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事test your ability 测试你的能力surf the Internet 上网drop sth., give up sth. 放弃某事inform sb. of/ about sth. 通知某人某事continue to do sth. = continue doing sth. 继续做某事please sb. 使某人满意order a copy 订购一册report sth. to sb. 将某事报告某人miss sth. a lot 很思念某物introduce myself to you 向你介绍我自己think of sb. 想起某人travel to China 去中国旅游like sth. best/ most 最喜欢某物like sth. least 最不喜欢某物make a speech about/on sth. 做一个有关---的演讲donate sth. to sb. 将某物捐献给某人play music 播放音乐start a club 创办一个俱乐部read sth. out loud 大声朗读某物come up with your own idea 想出你自己的主意present sth. to sb. 将某物呈现给某人看pay attention to (doing) sth. 注意（做）某事display sth. 展览某物miss doing sth. 想念做某事develop an interest in (doing) sth. 养成（做）某事的兴趣require sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事sound like 听起来像（后接名词或从句）first of all 首先at the weekend, on weekdays 在周末at lunchtime 在午饭时at the school entrance 在学校入口处at the beginning of 在---开始时at the end of 在---结束时on the back cover 在封底上during break time 在课间an Internet café一个网吧an appointment with sb. 和某人的一个约会my class teacher 我的班主任all year round 常年the other day 几天前for long 很久本文由52求学网论坛微光整理。