1、Unit 1 Welcome to the unit word study1.humour un. 幽默感，幽默，詼諧 情緒，心情in a good / bad humor 心情好/不好out of humor 情緒不好have a (good)/ no sense of humor 有/沒有幽默感humorous adj.2. make fun of 取笑，拿.開玩笑They made fun of her because she wore such strange clothes.It is wrong to make fun of a cripple.make jokes aboutpl

2、ay a joke on3.routine n.慣例，通常的做法，（可數(shù),不可數(shù)），日常照例要做的事（不可數(shù)）Getting up at dawn is part of his routine.according to routine 按照慣例行事daily routine 日常工作/事務follow ones routine 按照慣例行事，墨守成規(guī)break the routine 打破常規(guī)4.silent 沉默的，不出聲的，寂靜的silent reading 默讀 silent film 無聲電影It was a silent ,moonless night.silence n keep

3、silence silently adv. in silence = silently5.somehow adv. 不知何故，設法，總算 （= somehow or other ）Somehow or other I was able to solve the problem myself.Somehow I came to like him.Somehow he was afraid of her.6.worthwhile adj. 值得的a worthwhile task 值得做的工作So few movies are worthwhile nowadays.The visit to Pa

4、ris was worthwhile.worthy adj. 有價值的，有意義的，只得，配得上1）+ n.a worthy winner2) + to do / to be doneHe is worthy to take his place.She is not worthy to talk to a man like you.His deed is worthy to be praised.3) + of sth./ doing sth.His behavior is worthy of great praise.a winner worthy of being called a cham

5、pion 配稱冠軍的勝利者worth 有（的）價值，值.This old book is worth 300 dollars.How much is it worth ?be worth doing 值得做His suggestion is worth considering .Is the exhibition worth visiting ?7. master n. 主人，名人，名家，權威，能自由支配的人No man can serve two masters. 一仆不能侍奉二主。Like master , like man .有其主，必有其仆The sculpture is the wo

6、rk of a master.She studied painting under masters. 她在名師的指導下學畫be master of fate/ oneself/ ones time 掌握自己的命運/ 控制自己的感情/ 支配自己的時間Master 碩士 Master of Arts 文學碩士 a masters degree 碩士學位master v. 控制，掌握，精通She learned to master her anger.You must learn to master your temper.master English Russian is a difficult

7、language to master.8amuse vt.使快樂，逗笑，給.提供娛樂amuse sb (with sth/by doing )The girls amused themselves with dolls.The sailor amused the boy by telling him a story.Her job is to amuse the children.amused adj.be amused at/ by /with 以為樂The audience was amused by the magicians tricks.The children were amuse

8、d at the jokes.He had an amused look on his face.be amused to do sth. 做取樂I was very much amused to see the seal perform its tricks.amusing adj. 有趣的，可樂的I have an amusing piece of news.Indeed I found nothing amusing in the street.amusement n. un. 娛樂，消遣。cn.快樂的事，娛樂amusement park 兒童樂園，游樂場9. take on 雇用，承擔

9、（工作，責任），呈現(xiàn)，顯現(xiàn)take on a new secretarytake on more workIs she willing to take on the responsibility ?My dream began to take on the quality of reality. 我的夢已開始由成真的跡象。Chameleons take on the color of their surroundings.變色蜥蜴會顯現(xiàn)出與自己周圍事物詳盡的顏色熟記短語：take over take up take down take off take in take.for. 10.skil

10、l n. un. 本領，本事，cn.（特殊的）技術，技能She showed great skill in winning the hearts of the children.Skiing requires skill and strength.Reading skills will be more important than oral skills.skilled adj. 有技能的，熟練的，需要技術的skilled jobsskilled worker She was skilled enough in French to translate a novel.skillful adj.

11、 熟練的，精湛的，靈巧的be skillful in/ at doing Tony is skillful in/ at fixing electrical appliances.Soon they became skillful in answering such questions. The bricklayer did a skillful job in building the wall.Only the most skillful pilots are employed by the airlines.11.tear n. 眼淚 （常用復數(shù)）move sb. to tears 使.感

12、動得流下了眼淚dry/ wipe away ones tears 擦干眼淚in tears 含淚，流著眼淚burst into tears 突然哭起來keep back ones tears 忍住眼淚tear v. ( tore , torn ) 撕裂，扯破This paper tears easily.He tore the letter to pieces.The boy tore the parcel open.tear a picture in halftear sth. from / off / out of tear down 扯下， 拆毀（建筑物）tear to pieces 撕

13、成碎片tear in half / two 撕成兩半tear off 扯掉tear oneself away from 忍痛離開.，忍痛與.分離，依依不舍地離開12.burst 爆破，爆發(fā)，突然.起來，使.突然起來 (burst , burst )The pipe burst and water spouted out .When he took the floor ,the gathering burst into thunderous applause .He burst into angry speech.The door burst open. 門突然打開They burst the door open.He burst into / out of the room . 他突然闖進/沖出房間。She burst into tears/ laughter . 她突然大哭/大笑起來。burst out laughing 突然大笑burst in 突然沖入burst into . 突然沖入.burst n. a burst of laughter 一陣大笑13. hold out 拿出，伸出（手等）,（食品, 油 ，水等）持續(xù)，維持The lady held out her hand to him.The clerk held out a