10个单词
able, about, above, baby, back, backache, cabbage, café, cake, daily
1. able adj. 能够;有能力的,能干的
【示例1】明天他能来。He will be able to come tomorrow.
【示例2】约翰•史密斯的确是位能干的工程师。John Smith is really an able engineer.
【示例3】由于他病了,他不能来了。He is not able // unable to come since he is ill.
【比较】be able to和can:can只有现在时和过去时(could)两种形式,没有完成时和将来时,在shall, will, have等后面要用be able to;can不能和be able to连用;can表示客观上具有的能力,但不一定去做,而be able to表示人通过努力或各种手段可以达到的能力;在过去时中,could表示具有能力,但不一定做了,而was/were able to则表示成功地做了。
【示例4】我们将能够按时到达那里。We shall be able to get there on time.
【示例5】我没能找到丢失的钢笔。I haven’t been able to find my missing pen.
【示例6】他能够从火里逃脱出来,但是他没能逃出来。He could escape from the fire, but he wasn’t able to.
【示例7】He was ill, but he was still able to get a high mark in the test.他虽然病了,但还是能在考试中得高分。
2. about prep. 关于; 在…附近,在…周围;adv. 大约; 在四处,在周围
【示例1】告诉我一些关于你英语学习的情况。Tell me something about your English study.
【示例2】老人住在这附近某个地方。The old man lives somewhere about here.
【示例3】我们要在房子四周种树。We will plant trees about the house.
【示例4】继续搜查这个地方,他一定就在附近。Keep on searching this place. He must be somewhere about.
【示例5】最后我们发现需要大约200本书。At last we find that we need about 200 books.
【示例6】让我们四处走走,好吗?Let’s walk about, shall we?
【词组与短语】be about to即将;How about…? What about…?…怎么样?
【示例7】我们正要走,突然天下起雨来了。We were about to go when it suddenly rained.
【示例8】陪我出去散散步怎么样?How/What about going out for a walk with me?
【示例9】我吃过午饭了,你呢?I’ve had my lunch. How/What about you?
3. above adj. 上面的;prep. 在…上面;超出
【示例1】他就住在楼上的房间里。He just lives in the room above.
【示例2】这只鸟能飞得比云彩还高。This bird can fly above the cloud.
【示例3】天气预报说,今天得气温在零度以上。The weather report said the temperature was above 0℃ today.
【词组与短语】above all最重要的
【示例】最重要的是工作必须在九点以前由我们自己独立完成。Above all, the work must be finished before nine by ourselves.
4. baby n. 婴儿,小宝宝(C)
【示例】别弄出任何声音来。小宝宝在摇篮里睡着了。Don’t make any noise. The baby is sleeping in the cradle.
5. back adj. 后面的,在后面的;adv. 向后;n. 背部,后背,后面(C)
【示例1】房子里面有后门吗?Is there a back door in the house?
【示例2】我们现在该回到学校了。We have to go back to our school now.
【示例3】汤姆坐在教室的后面。Tom sits at the back of the classroom.
6. backache n. 背痛(U)
【示例】我后背疼得厉害。I have a bad backache.
7. cabbage n. 卷心菜,洋白菜(C&U)
【示例】西红柿,卷心菜,豌豆,你最喜欢什么?Which do you like (the) best, tomatoes, cabbages, or peas?
【注意事项】tomato的复数加es,此外还有hero,potato;cabbage一般情况下是可数名词,但在作菜肴讲时,是不可数名词,切记!例如:请吃点洋白菜。Please have some cabbage.
8. café n. 咖啡馆,小餐馆(快捷餐馆)(C)
【示例】我们午饭通常是在附近的一家小餐馆里吃。We usually have our lunch at a nearby café.
9. cake n. 蛋糕(C&U)
【示例】我饿了,请给我带点蛋糕来。I’m hungry. Please bring me some cakes.
【注意事项】同样道理:cake平时是可数名词,但具体指吃的时候就视作不可数名词了。例如:我买了三个蛋糕。I bought three cakes.再例如:请再多吃点蛋糕。Please have some more cake.
10. daily adj. 每天的,日常的;adv. 每天,日常地;n. 日报(C)
【示例1】在我们的日常生活中我们经常需要用英语。We often need to use English in our daily life.
【示例2】她每天两次去那里。She goes there twice daily.
【示例3】这条新闻刊登在所有的日报上。This news is in all the dailies.