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I.Words.

1. content adj.表示或感到满意或满足的; 心满意足的:_______________

vt. 1) We should never content ourselves with book knowledge oniy.

Adj. 1) He is content to stay in his present job.

2) Don't be content with such a small success.

n. 1) The drawer had been emptied of its contents.

2) The content of your essay is excellent, but it's not very well expressed.

3) We can swim in the river to our heart's content.

2. inspire adj. 有创作力的,受灵感启示的:__________ 有创作力的诗人______________

vt. 1) Our first sight of the dingy little hotel did not inspire us with much confidence.

2) This inspired in us a love for learning.

3) The teacher inspired us to work harder.

4) The teacher inspired us to great efforts.

3. entertain adj使人愉快的; 有趣的.________n. 宴客; 招待; 款待; 娱乐____________

n.(娱乐节目的)表演者; (尤指)艺人_____________________

vt.1) He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

2) I usually entertain friends to dinner on Sundays.

拓展：entertaining adj. 使人愉快的，有趣：his entertaining silent movies他那逗乐的无声电影，an entertaining story/guess一个有趣的故事/客人。

4. direct n. 方向，指导____________主管，导演______________说明书_______________

vt. 1) Can you direct me to the station?

2) The owners directed that the factory be closed.

3) The officer directed them to advance.

【辨析】direct/directly

direct. adv 1) 中途不停地; 径直地; 笔直地2) 亲自地; 直接地

directly. adv 1) 径直地; 直接地; 坦率地; 直爽地 2) 立即; 马上Come in directly

3) conj as soon as 一俟; 一...就...:

He took a direct flight to New York. 他直飞纽约。

We flew direct from London to New York. 我们直接从伦敦飞到纽约

5. sense n. 官能，感觉，理性vt. 感觉到，理解

n. 1) He is far from any sense of responsibility.

2) There is no sense in getting upset about it .

3) It doesn't make sense to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good. 4) Can you make sense of this poem?

5) She came to senses in hospital.

6)Your brother has a good sense of humor. 你兄弟很有幽默感。

7)The dog sensed that I was afraid. 这只狗感觉到我害怕了。

6. astonish vt 使惊讶(= surprise sb. greatly)

The earthquake astonished the whole country. 这次地震震惊了全国。

辨析：astonishing adj.令人震惊的;astonished adj.感到惊呀的

7. particular 非一般的，特别的，特殊的

He left for no particular reason. 他无缘无故就走了。

To Jane, her diary is a particular friend. 对简来说，日记是她的特殊朋友。

搭配：in particular =especially特别是

8. throughout prep. 遍及, 贯穿adv. 到处, 始终, 全部

It rained throughout the night. 雨下了一整夜。

I watched the film and cried throughout. 我看那个电影时从头哭到尾。

9. failure n.失败(不可数);失败的经历，失败的人或事(可数)

Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。

I became successful after many failures. 在多次失败后，我终于成功了。

She was a failure as a manager. 她是一个不称职的经理。

10. overcome v. 克服，战胜(defeat);找到解决......的办法)

He has overcome the bad habit of smoking. 他改掉了吸烟的坏习惯。

After hours of hard working, they overcame the difficulty. 经过几个小时的努力，他们终于把这难题解决了。

搭配：be overcome with /by因......不能自持

He was overcome by the heat. 他热得受不了。

11. fortunate adj. 幸运的，交好运的(=lucky)

He is a fortunate man (=a lucky dog). 他是个幸运的人。

I was fortunate to have a good teacher. 我很幸运，有位好老师。

派生：fortunately adv.幸好(=luckily常置于句首);unfortunate adj. 不幸的(=unlucky) ;unfortunately adv. 不幸的是(=unluckily);fortune n. 运气，财富，巨款

12. mouthful n. 一口, 满口

I'm so full I couldn't eat another mouthful. 我吃得太饱了，一口也不能多吃了。

He took a mouthful of fresh air. 他吸一口新鲜空气。

注：不要因以ful结尾而误以为是形容词，这类名词还有handful(一把)等。

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13. outstanding adj. 突出的, 杰出的，显著的

She is an outstanding actress. 她是一个杰出的演员。

He has many outstanding gifts. 他多才多艺。

14. sense n. 官能，感觉，理性vt. 感觉到，理解

She has no sense of time. 她没有时间观念。

He has a good sense of smell. 他的嗅觉很灵敏。

Your brother has a good sense of humor. 你兄弟很有幽默感。

The dog sensed that I was afraid. 这只狗感觉到我害怕了。

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