|    8A Unit 1单词知识点讲解
1.thirsty adj. 口渴的；thirty num.三十
They were hungry and thirsty. 他们又饥又渴。
Give me a glass of water because I'm thirsty. 给我一杯水，我渴了。
weigh的过去式2.honest adj.诚实的，正直的；    an honest boy 一个诚实的男孩
（反）dishonest adj.不诚实的，不正直的
An honest man does not tell lies.诚实的人不说谎。
We must be hon est.我们必须诚实。
3.secret
[c]n. 秘密    keep a secret / keep secrets 保守秘密； an open secret公开的秘密
He can keep secrets for others and n ever says a bad word about anyone.
他能替人保守秘密而且从不说人坏话。
※^ adj.秘密的 a secret room隐秘的房间
I hid the letter in a secret place.我把信藏在一个秘密的地方了。
4.joy [u] n.欢乐，高兴，乐趣；share one ' s分享某人的快乐
to one's joy使某人高兴的是；    feel the joy of life感到人生的快乐
Susa n is full of joy because she has a new baby sister.
苏珊十分高兴，因为她有一个刚出生的小妹妹。
5.care v.关心，关注，在意；    [U] n.注意，照管 take care of照顾
adj. careful , careless 仔细的，粗心的
adv. carefully, carelessly 仔细地，粗心地
She didn ' t care what happene她才不管会发生什么事呢
People don ' t care about you if you only care about yourself.
你如果只关心自己，那你就很难得到人们的关注。
6.on eself某人自己    （反身代词）
myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
7.magaz ine n. 杂志 read a magaz ine 读杂志；    in Teen agers magaz ine 在青少年杂志上
Write to Teen agers magaz ine about your best friend!
He made some money from writi ng short stories for magaz in es.
他为杂志写了一些短篇故事攒些钱。
8.good-look ing adj.好看的，漂亮的 =beautiful    a good-look ing girl 一个好看的女孩
9.humour / humor [u] n. 幽默 have a sense of humour 有幽默感 ;
adj. humorous
That boy has a sense of humour. = That boy is humorous. 那个男孩幽默。
10.polite adj.有礼貌的， be polite to sb. 对某人有礼貌
（反）impolite没有礼貌的，粗鲁的=rude
He is always polite to everyo ne.他对每个人都彬彬有礼。
11.tidy adj.爱整洁的，整洁的；a tidy boy爱整齐的男孩；a tidy room整洁的房间
The reading room is clean and tidy. 阅览 室干净 整洁。
12.make
探linking v.成为；适合
My father wants to make me a doctor.我爸爸要使我成为一名医生。
※比做，建造
I made a chair from the wood.我用木料做了一把椅子。
探vt.引起，产生
Do n't make a n oise in the library.图书馆内不准大声喧哗。
探vt.迫使；强迫
I made them give me the money back. 我迫使他们把钱还给我。
13.trust vt.信任 =believe in
I shall le nd him mo ney because I trust him. 我将借给他钱，因为我相信他。
14.lie
探n.谎言；？
One should never tell a lie. 一个人永远不应当说谎。
探v.说谎（过去式：lied）
You are lying and lies can not cover up facts. 你在说谎，但谎言掩盖不了事实。
Don't believe her because she always lies.别信她，因为她总是说谎。
探v.（平）躺；卧（过去式：lay）
Go and lie on the bed and have a rest. 去躺在床上歇一会儿。
探v.位于（过去式：lay）
Shanghai lies in the east of China.上海位于中国的东部
15.joke n. 玩笑; play a joke on sb. = play a trick on sb. 同某人开玩笑； 捉弄某人
tell funny jokes 讲有趣的笑话
16.true adj.确实的；的确；真的，忠实的；    come true实现；a true story 一个真实的故事
adv. truly真正地
n. truth n.[U] 真实；真相 tell the truth 说出真相
A true frie nd will always help you. 忠诚的朋友会永远帮助你的。
Are you truly happy with your work?    你真的对你的工作满意吗
Are you telli ng me the truth? 你讲的是真话吗
17.generous adj.慷慨的，大方的； be generous to sb.对某人慷慨
Aunt Mary is gen erous to us and gives us a lot of prese nts.
玛丽阿姨很大方，给我们许多礼物。
18.willi ng adj.乐意的，愿意的=ready, glad
be willi ng to do sth. = be ready to do sth. = be glad to do sth. 乐意做某事
I am willi ng to help you.    我愿意帮助你。
19.any time = any time    adv.在任何时候
I can come here anytime. 我可以随时到这里来。
20.探voice n.嗓音。一般指人的声音，说话、唱歌、谈笑都可用    voice。
The girl has a beautiful voice.那女孩嗓音很美。
They are talk ing in low voices. 他们正小声交谈。
探sou nd作声音” 响声”讲时，可以指人或动物发出的声音，或物体碰撞的声言。这个 词的使用范围很大，可以说，大自然的任何    声音"都可以用sou nd。例如：
At mid ni ght he heard a stra nge sou nd.半夜里他听到一种奇怪的声音。
Light travels much faster than sound. 速度比声音快得多。
21.sin ger n. 歌手；sing v.唱歌；song n.歌曲； music n. 音乐
want to be a sin ger 想当一名歌手；    one of the best singers 最好的歌手之一
22.almost adv.几乎，差不多
It takes me almost an hour to get there.
到达那里花费我几乎一个小时。
可以与？none, nobody, nothing, never 等词连用
女口： Almost no one believed her.?几乎没有人相信她。
I did almost nothing.    我几乎什么
也没做。
23.rou nd
※^ adj.圆形的； have a round face有张圆圆的脸
Sometimes the moon is as round as a plate.有时候月亮象盘子一样圆。
探adv.转过来；相反方向
The car turned round and went back again. 小汽车掉转头又回去了。
探prep.环绕一周；围着
The earth moves round the sun. 地球绕着太阳转动。
24.sense n.感觉；观念，意识
Dogs have a very good sense of heari ng.狗有很好的听觉。
have a sense of …/have no sense of…
25.bore v.使人厌烦；乏味；bored adj.（修饰人）无聊的；    boring adj.（修饰物）令人厌烦的
When I feel bored or un happy, she talks to me and tells me funny
jokes.
当我感到无聊或不高兴时，她常和我讲一些滑稽的笑话。
be bored with…对    厌烦
What a boring book!多没意思的书啊！
26.fit
% vi.可容纳，装进
The room is so small that it can only fit 10 people. 这个房间太小了，只能容纳 10 个人。 The young man is so tall that his legs don    ' t fit well under the student desk.
年轻人个太高，学生桌底下容纳不下他的腿。