Unit1 They sometimes work harder.

1. nearly = almost 几乎;差不多

2. know …about 了解关于…的情况

3. There is less fear of 很少害怕

4. get ill 生病

5. take /do exercise=play sports 做锻炼

6. used to do sth.过去常常做某事

There used to be 曾经有

7. suppose that 从句 猜想;认为

suppose sb. to be 认为某人是

be supposed to dosth. =should do sth.

应该做某事

You arenot supposed to play basketball here.

8. That’s because…那是因为…

That’s why …那就是…的原因

9. the number of +可数名词复数

…的数量(数目、人数),其作主语时，谓语动词用单数。

a number of +可数名词复数 许多的，其作主语时，谓语动词用复数。

10. in one’s free time = in one’s spare time

= when sb. befree 在某人的业余时间

11. speak up 大点声说

12. the deaf 失聪的人 the blind 盲人

Unit 2-Unit3 I think life is better today.

1. all one’s life 终生，一辈子

all day (long) 整天 all the year round 整年

2. in the winter cold or in the summer heat

无论是寒冷的冬天还是火热的夏天

3. a loving mother 一位慈祥的妈妈

4. go out to work 出去工作

5. a full-timejob 一份全职工作

a part-time job 一份兼职工作

6. afford to do sth. 有足够的钱做某事

afford to buy sth. 买得起某物

7. what’s more 而且;更重要的是

8. play a role/part in(doing) sth.

在(干)某事上起作用

9. have a good education 接受良好的教育

10. be/get married to sb. 与某人结婚

11. be happy/glad to do sth. 高兴/乐意做某事

12. be busy doing sth. = be busy with sb. 忙于(做)某事

13. though 可是，不过;然而(位于句末)

14. Generally speaking = ingeneral 一般而言

15. satisfying adj. 令人满意的

be satisfied with … 对…满意 satisfy v.使……满意

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