Module 4

　　Explanations for new words

　　1.

　　survey

　　n.

　　investigate the opinions or experience of (a group of people) by asking them questions 调查The reporter is doing a survey of public attitudes.

　　那位记者正在进行民意调查We are doing a survey on smoker ' habit.

　　我们在作一个吸烟者习惯的调查。

　　a person living next door to or very near to the speaker邻居，邻近的人/物，邻国。

　　Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable. 她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客Our two countries have always been good neighbours. 我们两国历来是友好邻邦。eighbourhood

　　n.

　　四邻Mother hated to move from such a nice neighbourhood .?母亲不愿搬家离开这么好的邻居。

　　belonging or relating to a particular area or neighbourhood 当地的，地方的局部的the local post office 当地邮局local history 地方史local news?本地资讯a local infection 局部感染

　　The pain was local. 疼痛是局部的Do you understand the local dialect? 你懂本地方言吗?an outlying district of a city

　　郊区（尤指近郊住宅区）uburban

　　adj. 城郊的在郊区的a suburban village?郊外的村落suburban agriculture?郊区农业The factory is located in the suburb.? 那家工厂坐落于郊区。They live in suburban Washington.

　　他们住在华盛顿的郊外。urban

　　adj.

　　城市的the urban population. 城市人口urban schools/streets/ecology/map?城市学校(of a thing) pleasing or appealing to the senses 有吸引力的；动人诱人的attractive story?动听的故事An attractive young person有魅力的年轻人She is an attractive girl.

　　她是个妩媚动人的女孩。Bright colors are attractive to children.

　　鲜艳的颜色对儿童有吸引力。What attractive scenery! 多么迷人的景色啊!租金; 房租，地租pay rent交付租金reduce rent?减租for rent?出租的供租用How much is the rent? 租金多少？ What's the rent? 租金多少？The rent is too high for me.?对我来说，房租太贵了。

　　vt.

　　租用; 出租(房屋等)sth. = rent sth. to sb.

　　I have rented a house and paid the rent. 我已租了房子, 并交了租金。She rented me a room. 她租给我一个房间。The farm has been rented to Mr. Jackson. 这个农场租给杰克逊先生了。beautiful; very attractive 美丽的非常漂亮的华美的非常吸引人的；绚丽的辉煌的gorgeous colors迷人的色彩 a gorgeous living room豪华客厅 gorgeous morning clouds?绚烂的朝霞I never saw such a gorgeous mink coat.

　　从没见过这样华丽的貂皮大衣。You look gorgeous today. 你今天看起来棒极了。What a gorgeous day! 多美好的一天啊! The sunset is gorgeous. 落日辉煌。simple

　　8.

　　park

　　vt.

　　泊车, 停车将…放置在某处A car parked in front of the building.楼房前停着一辆车。 I parked the car in the front yard.把车停在前院。He couldn't find anywhere to park. 他找不到地方停车。 Can I park here? 我可以在这里停车吗？She parked her bag at the club. 她将她的包留在俱乐部。Come in, and park your bag by the door. 进来，把你的包放在门边。without a paid job but available to work (人失业的;被解雇的= joblessThere are now over four million unemployed workers in this country. 这个国家现有四百万失业人员。A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed. 本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。I was unemployed for three months. 我曾经三个月没工作。雇用利用使用he firm employs 150 people.

　　公司雇用了150人employment?

　　n.

　　雇用就业职业工作Employment opportunities 就业机会He is seeking for employment

　　他在找工作。employer? n. 雇主employee? n. 雇工, 雇员a job or profession 工作；职业What's your occupation?? 你的职业是什么？您是做什么工作的?He carried on several occupations at a time. 他同时从事几种职业。职业的,专业的 内行的, 有经验的n. 专业人士内行, 专家professional history/killer/morality 职业经历Professional Staff?/training 专业人员She is a professional actress. 她是职业演员。The music is professional. 音乐极为专业She is a real professional on stage. 她在舞台上是个十足的内行。她真内行。

　　用手的, 手工的n. 手册 = handbook, 指南manual occupation/operation 体力工作手工操作a manual typewriter手动打字机。a computer manual计算机操作指南a training manual培训手册The school offers manual training to the pupils.

　　该校为学生开设手工课He bought a manual of car repairs.

　　他买了一本汽车维修手册。

　　vt. 交换,互换交流n. 交换,互换兑换, 汇率Exchange gifts; exchange ideas. 交换礼物；交换意见exchanged addresses 互换地址You two boys exchange places. 你们两个孩子交换一下位置 Can you exchange it?? 能不能换一换？They exchanged experience at the meeting. 他们在会上交流经验。A fair exchange公平交易What's today's exchange rate? 今天的汇率是多少?

　　. 极有趣的极吸引人的，迷人的，引人入胜的The changing vivid colors of the sunset are really fascinating. 日落时多变的色彩确实使人心醉神迷。Your ideas are fascinating to me. 你的这些主意对我来说是有吸引力的It was a very fascinating city.? 一个非常迷人的城市。. 买得起, 担负支付得起抽得出某物，尤指钱、时间She cannot afford a new dress. 她没钱买新衣裳She cannot afford the expense. 她花不起这笔钱。e can't afford to send his children to college.负担不起送孩子上大学Can you afford the time? 你得空吗?I cannot afford to waste my time making money. 我浪费不起时间去赚钱。.（尤指为交换信息而与…接触联系交往n. 联系, 联络, 交往接触loose contact; poor contact; bad contact?接触不良Contact me by telephone

　　用电话跟我联络We agreed to contact again as soon as possible. 我们同意尽快再次联系He had lost contact with his friends. 他和朋友们失去了联系They kept in daily contact with each other. 保持日常联系Please leave a contact address请留下联系地址

　　Module 4

　　Explanations for new words

　　1.

　　survey

　　n.

　　investigate the opinions or experience of (a group of people) by asking them questions 调查The reporter is doing a survey of public attitudes.

　　那位记者正在进行民意调查We are doing a survey on smoker ' habit.

　　我们在作一个吸烟者习惯的调查。

　　a person living next door to or very near to the speaker邻居，邻近的人/物，邻国。

　　Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable. 她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客Our two countries have always been good neighbours. 我们两国历来是友好邻邦。eighbourhood

　　n.

　　四邻Mother hated to move from such a nice neighbourhood .?母亲不愿搬家离开这么好的邻居。

　　belonging or relating to a particular area or neighbourhood 当地的，地方的局部的the local post office 当地邮局local history 地方史local news?本地资讯a local infection 局部感染

　　The pain was local. 疼痛是局部的Do you understand the local dialect? 你懂本地方言吗?an outlying district of a city

　　郊区（尤指近郊住宅区）uburban

　　adj. 城郊的在郊区的a suburban village?郊外的村落suburban agriculture?郊区农业The factory is located in the suburb.? 那家工厂坐落于郊区。They live in suburban Washington.

　　他们住在华盛顿的郊外。urban

　　adj.

　　城市的the urban population. 城市人口urban schools/streets/ecology/map?城市学校(of a thing) pleasing or appealing to the senses 有吸引力的；动人诱人的attractive story?动听的故事An attractive young person有魅力的年轻人She is an attractive girl.

　　她是个妩媚动人的女孩。Bright colors are attractive to children.

　　鲜艳的颜色对儿童有吸引力。What attractive scenery! 多么迷人的景色啊!租金; 房租，地租pay rent交付租金reduce rent?减租for rent?出租的供租用How much is the rent? 租金多少？ What's the rent? 租金多少？The rent is too high for me.?对我来说，房租太贵了。

　　vt.

　　租用; 出租(房屋等)sth. = rent sth. to sb.

　　I have rented a house and paid the rent. 我已租了房子, 并交了租金。She rented me a room. 她租给我一个房间。The farm has been rented to Mr. Jackson. 这个农场租给杰克逊先生了。beautiful; very attractive 美丽的非常漂亮的华美的非常吸引人的；绚丽的辉煌的gorgeous colors迷人的色彩 a gorgeous living room豪华客厅 gorgeous morning clouds?绚烂的朝霞I never saw such a gorgeous mink coat.

　　从没见过这样华丽的貂皮大衣。You look gorgeous today. 你今天看起来棒极了。What a gorgeous day! 多美好的一天啊! The sunset is gorgeous. 落日辉煌。simple

　　8.

　　park

　　vt.

　　泊车, 停车将…放置在某处A car parked in front of the building.楼房前停着一辆车。 I parked the car in the front yard.把车停在前院。He couldn't find anywhere to park. 他找不到地方停车。 Can I park here? 我可以在这里停车吗？She parked her bag at the club. 她将她的包留在俱乐部。Come in, and park your bag by the door. 进来，把你的包放在门边。without a paid job but available to work (人失业的;被解雇的= joblessThere are now over four million unemployed workers in this country. 这个国家现有四百万失业人员。A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed. 本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。I was unemployed for three months. 我曾经三个月没工作。雇用利用使用he firm employs 150 people.

　　公司雇用了150人employment?

　　n.

　　雇用就业职业工作Employment opportunities 就业机会He is seeking for employment

　　他在找工作。employer? n. 雇主employee? n. 雇工, 雇员a job or profession 工作；职业What's your occupation?? 你的职业是什么？您是做什么工作的?He carried on several occupations at a time. 他同时从事几种职业。职业的,专业的 内行的, 有经验的n. 专业人士内行, 专家professional history/killer/morality 职业经历Professional Staff?/training 专业人员She is a professional actress. 她是职业演员。The music is professional. 音乐极为专业She is a real professional on stage. 她在舞台上是个十足的内行。她真内行。

　　用手的, 手工的n. 手册 = handbook, 指南manual occupation/operation 体力工作手工操作a manual typewriter手动打字机。a computer manual计算机操作指南a training manual培训手册The school offers manual training to the pupils.

　　该校为学生开设手工课He bought a manual of car repairs.

　　他买了一本汽车维修手册。

　　vt. 交换,互换交流n. 交换,互换兑换, 汇率Exchange gifts; exchange ideas. 交换礼物；交换意见exchanged addresses 互换地址You two boys exchange places. 你们两个孩子交换一下位置 Can you exchange it?? 能不能换一换？They exchanged experience at the meeting. 他们在会上交流经验。A fair exchange公平交易What's today's exchange rate? 今天的汇率是多少?

　　. 极有趣的极吸引人的，迷人的，引人入胜的The changing vivid colors of the sunset are really fascinating. 日落时多变的色彩确实使人心醉神迷。Your ideas are fascinating to me. 你的这些主意对我来说是有吸引力的It was a very fascinating city.? 一个非常迷人的城市。. 买得起, 担负支付得起抽得出某物，尤指钱、时间She cannot afford a new dress. 她没钱买新衣裳She cannot afford the expense. 她花不起这笔钱。e can't afford to send his children to college.负担不起送孩子上大学Can you afford the time? 你得空吗?I cannot afford to waste my time making money. 我浪费不起时间去赚钱。.（尤指为交换信息而与…接触联系交往n. 联系, 联络, 交往接触loose contact; poor contact; bad contact?接触不良Contact me by telephone

　　用电话跟我联络We agreed to contact again as soon as possible. 我们同意尽快再次联系He had lost contact with his friends. 他和朋友们失去了联系They kept in daily contact with each other. 保持日常联系Please leave a contact address请留下联系地址