1、猫和老鼠 1.背口诀记单词 有一个rat(老鼠) 非常地fat(肥胖)跳进了vat(缸)* 偷吃了salt(盐)变成了bat(蝙蝠) 气坏了cat(猫) 咬破了hat(帽子)当成了mat(垫子)2.识音标,记单词rat n.老鼠,不忠实的人(like a rat in a hole像洞中之鼠,喻陷于绝境); vi.背叛,背信(常与on连用),捕鼠(The dog went ratting狗去捉老鼠);习语smell a rat觉得可疑。fat n.脂肪,油脂;adj.肥大的,费用巨大的a fat price(很大的代价); vi长肥(fatted,fatting);get fat发胖;习语 T
2、he fat is in the fire(事情弄得不可收拾了)。vat n.大桶大缸(rotting vat发酵瓮);vt.把.装入大桶(vatted,vatting);VAT(大写)增值税,附加价值税Price includes VAT(价格包括税额)商业用语。salt n.食盐,俏皮话,刺激:a talk full of talk富有风趣的谈话; adj.咸的salt beef (咸牛肉),尖刻的,费用过高的;vt.给.加盐;给.调味; 习语 That s rather too salt!(太贵了! )。bat n.蝙蝠,球拍vt.用棒球击打,用球拍打球(batted; batting)
3、,眨眼(He heard the bad news without batting an eyelid.他听到这个坏的消息丝毫没动声色)。cat n .猫;vt.(catted; catting)起锚,嘲弄(catting around with every lady in sight跟见到的每个女人勾搭);cat-sleep打盹,cats-paw被人利用的人,Dog my cats!见鬼!他妈的;我可以赌咒!a cat with nine lives(有九条命的猫;富有生命力的人); 习语That cat wont jump(这一手行不通)。hat n.有边的帽子,职权地(wears two
4、 hats one as parent and one as corporate executive双重身份-既是父母又是法人代表);vt.给.戴上帽子(hatted,hatting);习语 Ill eat my hat .(假若.我情愿受罚),get /into/ the hat(进退两难),My hat!(哎呀!好家伙!)。mat n.垫子,草席,蹭脚垫;vt., vi.(matted; matting)在.上铺席,缠结;习语leave someone on the mat(拒绝接待某人)。3.邻里邻外rat-在rat后面加e就变为:rate n.比率;vt.估价,斥责salt-在salt
5、后加y变为:salty adj.咸的,尖锐的bat-在bat加e后变为:bate vt.减弱,减少,抑制hat-在hat前加sun变为:sunhat遮阳帽mat-在mat后加h变为:math n.数学, mathematics数学4.佳句背诵Rats desert a sinking ship. 船沉鼠先逃,家败亲友输。Laugh and be fat. 心宽体胖。You cannot draw white cloth from a dying vat. 染缸里找不到白布。Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirr
6、el 给傻瓜忠告就像给松鼠喂盐。(喻跟愚蠢的人讲道理是没用的)Youre really as blind as a bat. 你的眼力真是糟透了。Dont let the cat out of the bag! 不要泄露秘密!A cat in gloves catches no mice.带手套的猫捉不到耗子;四肢不勤,一事无成。All cats are grey in the dark.猫在暗中都是灰色;黑暗中难分丑俊。The cat did it.是猫打破的;不是我搞的。(推托责任的话)The scalded cat fears cold water.被烫过的猫,连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬,三
7、年怕井绳)When the cats away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出,小鬼跳粱)。Take off your hat to your yesterdays. 向昨日挥手告别。Laziness spreads a mat for hungry. 懒惰是饥饿的温床。谁要杀死鹅? 1.背口诀记单词 后院一群goose (鹅)一个一个choose (挑选)把头塞进noose (绳套)*结果绳索loose (松弛的)2.识音标,记单词goose n.鹅,雌鹅,鹅肉;vt.突然加大油门,嘘骂;习语cooked goose (不可救药的人,无希望的事)。ch
8、oose v.(chose, chosen)选择,选定;习语pick and choose(挑挑拣拣,挑剔)。noose n.套索,束缚,陷阱;vt.用套索捉。loose n.解放,放纵;adj.宽松的,不牢固的,散漫的,自由的; vt.(loosed,loosed)释放,放枪,开船; vi.变松,开火; adv.松散地; 习语hold loose(表示冷淡,漠然置之)。3.邻里邻外goose-在goose后加pen变为:goosepen鹅圈,鹅棚choose-在choose后加y变为:choosey adj.慎重选择的,好挑剔的noose-去掉noose里的一个o变为:nose n.鼻loo
9、se-在loose后加n变为:loosen v.解开,放松,松开4.佳句背诵Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs .杀鸡取蛋,愚蠢荒唐。A fox should not be of the jury at a gooses trial.审鹅不应狐陪审。The old goose plays not with foxes.老鹅不跟狐狸耍。What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.适用于甲的也适用于乙。Choose a wife by your ear rather than by y
10、our eye 择妻靠耳,不靠眼。Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友。Beggars cant be choosers.乞丐没法挑肥拣瘦;有求与人者不能讲条件。To choose time is to save time. 选择时间就是节省时间。You are putting a noose around your neck. 你在自找麻烦。Shes a loose woman. 她是一个放荡的女人。七个小松鼠 1.背口诀记单词天气非常fine (好的)松鼠爬上pine (松树)站成一条line (直线)把松果油refine (提炼)*
11、 发动汽车engine (发动机)事迹搬上magazine (杂志)2.识音标,记单词fine adj.美好的,优良的,杰出的,精美的,纤细,纯粹;n.罚款,罚金,晴天;vt.罚款,精炼,澄清;vi.变清,变细;adv.很好,妙;习语in fine(最后,总之)。pine n.松树,树木;v.消瘦,憔悴,渴望,渴慕;习语pine away(因忧伤而憔悴)。line n.绳,索,线路,航线,诗句vt.排成一行,顺.排列,划线于; vi.排队。refine vt.精炼,精制,使文雅高尚。engine n.发动机,机车,火车头,引擎,蒸汽机,机械。magazine n.杂志,期刊,军火库,弹药库,弹
12、仓,胶卷盒。3.邻里邻外pine-在pine后加apple变为:pineapple n.凤梨,菠萝line-在line前加air变为:airline n.定期航线refine-在refine后加ment变为:refinement n.精致,言谈、举止等文雅,精巧engine-在engine后加er变为:engineer n.工程师,技师4.佳句背诵Everything new is fine.凡物崭新皆好看。Fine feathers make fine birds.鸟看羽毛,人看衣。She was pining for her mother. 她思念母亲。Lawyers gowns are
13、lined with the willfulness of their clients.律师总是偏向当事人。Its not in my line.这不是我所擅长期的Gold refines in the fire and man in trouble.金凭火炼,人凭苦练。对虾的苦难 1.背口诀记单词某一天dawn(黎明)在河边lawn(草坪) *来几只prawn(对虾) *在那里spawn(产卵) *累了正yawn(呵欠) *被人捉去pawn(典当出去) *2.识音标,记单词? dawn n.黎明,曙光,开始,破晓;vi.破晓,开始现生,逐渐被了解。? lawn n.草地,草坪,草场,菌苔。?
14、 prawn n.动对虾,明虾,大虾;vi.捕虾。? spawn n.卵,菌丝,根源,产物;v.产卵,产生,引起。? yawn v.打呵欠,张开,裂开,间隙;n.呵欠,张开,乏味的东西;习语 make sb. yawn(使人厌倦,使人打呵欠)。? pawn n.典当pawn-shop(当铺),抵押物,人质, (象棋)兵、卒,爪牙,无足轻重的人;vt.当掉,以.担保,抵押;习语 be in pawn(当掉,抵押出去)。3.邻里邻外lawn-在lawn后加mower变为:lawnmower n.剪草机prawn-把prawn里的p换为b变为:brawn /brC:n/ n.强壮的肌肉4.佳句背诵I
15、t is darkest before the dawn.黎明前最黑暗。We look forward to the dawn of better days. 我们期待较好的日子的来临。The neighbours lawn is green.邻家的草坪绿(太太别人的好)。You young devils spawn!你这小鬼!The movie was nothing more than one big yawn.这部电影只能令人哈欠连天。We are mere pawns in the struggle for power.在权力斗争中我们只是一批小卒。 向往自由的猿猴 1.背口诀记单词有
16、个聪明ape(猿) *从动物园escape(逃跑)这天披着cape(披肩) *在湖边看landscape(风景) *夜晚开始gape(打呵欠) *被人捉住nape(后颈) *送回园吃grape(葡萄) 被录制成tape(磁带)2.识音标,记单词? ape n.猿,模仿者,笨拙的人;vt.模仿;习语 play the ape(模仿,效颦,逗笑,装傻),go ape(发疯)。? escape n. 漏出,解闷,出口, 逃跑, 植野生;vi.逃脱, 漏出,疏忽,溜走;vt.逃避, 避免, 被忘掉;习语 narrow escape(九死一生, 幸免于难),escape from(从.漏出,从.逃脱,
17、幸免于)。? cape n.海角, 岬,披风,披肩,斗篷。? landscape n.风景a landscape of snow(雪景), 山水,风景画, 地形, 前景;v.美化;习语 natural landscape(天然景观),civic landscape(城市风景)。? gape v.打呵欠,目瞪口呆地凝视,裂开;n.呵欠,裂口;习语 gape after(渴望得到),gape at(张口结舌地看)。? nape n.项, 颈背,后颈。? grape n.葡萄a bunch of grapes(一串葡萄), 葡萄树;习语 sour grapes(酸葡萄,指把得不到的东西说成是不好的,
18、 聊以自慰)。? tape n.带子, 纸带,终点线,卷尺,录音带, 磁带tape recorder(磁带录音机);vt.录音;习语 have sb. taped(将某人的底摸透,彻底了解某人)。3.邻里邻外escape-同义词avoid vt. 避免, 回避cape-把cape里的c换为sh变为:shape n. 形状, 形态, 外形landscape-把landscape里的scape换为owner变为:landowner n.地主, 土地所有者gape-在gape后加seed变为:gapeseed n.引人注目的事物nape-去掉nape里的e变为:nap n.小睡,打盹,瞌睡grape
19、-在grape后加fruit变为:grapefruit n.柚子, 柚子树4.佳句背诵An ape is an ape, though decked with gold. 尽管穿金戴银,仍然是猿猴。Work has made an ape a man, but it can also make a man anape. 工作使猿猴变人,也使人变猿猴。If you chase two rabbits, both will escape同时追逐两只兔子,一只也追不到。Do not seek to escape from a flood by clinging to a tigerstail.不要想
20、抓老虎尾巴来逃过洪水。Little thieves are hanged but great ones escape. 很少的贼被吊死,更多的跑了。If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.假如你生气时忍住一分钟,就不会有一百天的忧愁。He that gapes till he be fed will gape till he be dead.张嘴等喂,张嘴等死。A grape changes color in seeing another grape. 葡萄看到另一个
21、葡萄时改变颜色。Eat the grape and dont ask which vineyard it came from.吃葡萄不要问它来自哪个葡萄园。无腿先生与魔鼠 1.背口诀记单词坐在一个armchair(扶手椅)被抬上楼upstairs(楼上地)被抬下楼downstairs(楼下地)魔鼠窜出lair(兽穴) *赠送一把wheelchair(轮椅) *不是你的affair(事情)(好意被无腿先生拒绝)2.识音标,记单词? armchair n.扶手椅子;adj.舒适的, 安逸的,不切实际的an armchair strategist(纸上谈兵者), 空想的。? upstairs adv
22、.向楼上, 在楼上, 上楼;adj.楼上的;n楼上,楼上房间。? downstairs adv.在楼下, 往楼下, 下楼;adj.楼下的,底楼的;n 楼下。? lair n.窝,巢穴,兽穴,躲藏处;vi.进巢穴;vt.给.设巢穴, 置于巢穴中。? wheelchair n.轮椅。? affair n.事务Ministry of Foreign Affairs(外交部), 事件current affairs(时事), 私事, 私通,恋爱事件,风流韵事;习语 mind ones own affairs(少管闲事),put-up affair (诡计,圈套)。3.邻里邻外upstairs-去掉ups
23、tairs里的up变为:stairs n.楼梯downstairs-把downstairs里的stairs换为ward变为:downward adj. 下方的, 向下的armchair-把armchair里的chair换为band变为:armband n.臂章lair-在lair后加d变为:laird n. 地主affair-近义词:event n.事件, 大事, 事情4.佳句背诵Readers can travel by armchair and witness danger from asafe distance. 读者能在一只轮椅上旅游,目击危险,自己却很安全。Make an armch
24、air; build a house. 制造一把轮椅,建造一座房子。A wounded wolf lay recovering in his lair. 受伤的狼躺在自己的巢穴里养伤。Without entering the tigers lair, how can one catch the tigers cub? 不入虎穴,焉得虎子?Mind your own affairs.少管闲事Gardening is a cooperative affair.园艺是一个协力的事务。我如何被蛇咬了? 1.背口诀记单词在一个site(地点) *正举办rite(典礼) *天上放kite(风筝)颜色是wh
25、ite(白色的)很多人excite(兴奋)手拉手unite(团结)记者在write(写着)脚被蛇bite(咬了)感到痛 quite (非常地)2.识音标,记单词? site n.地点, 站点,场所, 地基,现场job site(施工现场),遗址historic sites(历史遗址);vt.定.的地点。? rite n.仪式,典礼the marriage rites(婚礼), 礼节the rites of hospitality(招待客人的礼节),习俗, 惯例, 礼拜式, 教派。? kite n.风筝, (微风时使用的)高而轻的帆;vi.象风筝一样飞, 轻快地移动, 使用空头支票;vt.使上升
26、, 骗钱;习语higher than a kite(极高,大醉),fly ones own kite(图谋私利)。? white n.白色dressed in white (穿一身白衣服), 蛋白, 白种人;adj.白(色)的white wine (白葡萄酒), 白种人的,灰白色的 white hair(白头发),纯洁的a white spirit(纯洁的心灵);adv.公平地;习语 as white as a sheet(面色惨白)。? excite vt.刺激, 使兴奋, 使激动,引起excite attention(引起注意);vi.兴奋, 激动;习语 bee excited at (因
27、.而激动)。? unite v.联合unite two families by marriage(两家联姻), 团结。? write vt.( wrote, written)书写write well(善于书写), 著述, 开写write a check(开支票), 写满, 写信给;vi.写, 写字, 写信, 写作write for a living(靠写作维持生活), 作曲;习语 write down(写下来,记下来),write over(改写, 重写,写满)。? bite n.咬, 咬伤, 一口, 刺痛,尖刻the bite of satire(尖刻的讽刺);v.( bit, bitten
28、)咬, 刺痛a conscience bitten by remorse(受悔恨煎熬的良心);习语 bite ones lips(掩饰愤怒或不快)。? quite adv.相当, 完全, 十分, 彻底, 非常。3.邻里邻外site-把site里的s换为m变为:mite n.微小的东西rite-把rite里的t换为p变为:ripe adj.熟的, 成熟的, 时机成熟的 v.成熟white-在white后加ly变为:whitely adv.呈白色地,显得苍白地excite-去掉excite里的e换为ing变为:exciting adj.令人兴奋的, 使人激动的unite-在unite后加d变为:u
29、nited adj.联合的, 团结的, 一致的write-在write后加r变为:writer n.作者, 作家, 复写器quite-去掉quite里的e变为:quit vi.离开, 辞职, 停止 vt.离开, 放弃4.佳句背诵Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly. 想象力是飞得最高的风筝。When you feel depressed go fly a kite.心情不好时,就去放风筝吧。True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.真正的勇气就像风筝一样
30、,逆风种高飞行。Lawyers and painters can soon change white to black.律师和画家能很快使白变黑。The stick that hits a black dog can hit a white one too.打黑狗的棍子也可以揍白狗。A man excite the world, but a woman excite the man.男人可使世界兴奋,女人可使男人兴奋。If football is so exciting, why does it take cheerleaders to excite the crowd?假如足球真很令人兴奋的
31、话,那还要拉拉队队长干什么呢?When spiders unite they can tie down a lion.当蜘蛛团结起来时可以放倒一头狮子。Oil and water will not unite. 油和水不相融。Think much, speak little, and write less.多思考,少说话,再适当写一写。Write like the learned , speak like the masses. 写作要像知识分子,说话要像人民大众。Never write a letter while you are angry.生气时决不要写信。Barking dogs ne
32、ver bite.叫狗不伤人。Flies bite more before a rain.雨前的恶蝇咬人凶。Dont bite off more than you can chew.多大的嘴吃多大的东西。 被囚禁的大公鸡 1.背口诀记单词有一个cock(公鸡)穿一双sock(袜子)想把人mock(模仿) *脚被人lock(锁住)找一块rock(岩石)狠狠地knock(敲)把主人shock(震惊)2.识音标,记单词? cock n.公鸡, 雄鸟, 头目the cock of the school(最横行霸道的学生), 水龙头,(男人间的称呼用语)老兄;vt.使耸立, 使竖起cock ones e
33、ars(竖起耳朵), 堆成锥形;vi.大摇大摆地走, 翘起。? sock n.短袜a pair of nylon socks(一双尼龙袜),一击, 零食;vt.给.穿袜, 重击, 猛投, 请.吃零食;vi.爱吃零食;adj.非常成功的;adv.正着地, 不偏不倚地;习语 sock in(关闭机场, 因气候不佳而停飞)put a sock in it(安静,别出声)。? mock v.嘲笑, 骗, 挫败, 嘲弄,模拟考试;adj.假的,模拟的a mock trial (模拟裁判);n.嘲弄, 模仿, 仿制品;习语 mock at sb.(嘲弄某人)。? lock n.锁;v.锁, 锁上, 锁住,
34、关着in the lock position (在关着的位置);习语 lock out(关在外面),pick a lock(撬开锁)。? rock n.岩石, 暗礁, 石头, 摇动,摇滚乐rock and roll (摇滚乐,摇滚舞);vt.摇摆rock a baby /into/ sleep(摇婴儿入睡), 使动摇;vi.摇rock with laughter(笑得浑身抖动), 摇动;习语 on the rocks(在酒中加冰块)。? knock v.敲, 敲打, 敲击,碰撞;n.敲, 击knocked the attacker senseless(把袭击者打昏), 敲打;习语knock c
35、old(使昏迷,击昏),knock back(暴饮,大口喝掉,使吃惊)。? shock n.打击, 震动, 冲突, 休克, 突击, 禾束堆, 一堆a shock of white hair(一头白发 ),乱蓬的头发;vt.使震动, 使休克, 使受电击, 震惊得;vi.震动, 吓人;n.疾病, 生病adj.蓬乱的, 浓密的。3.邻里邻外cock-在cock前加pea变为:peacock n.孔雀sock-在sock前加et变为:socket n.窝, 穴, 孔, 插座lock-在lock前加un变为:unlock vt.开.锁, 开启, 放开 rock-在rock加b变为 :brock n.獾
36、knock-在knock后加er变为:knocker n.门环shock-同义词surprise vt.使惊奇4.佳句背诵A cock is bold on his dunghill.公鸡只会在自家粪堆上显威。A barley corn is better than a diamond to a cock.对公鸡来讲,一粒大米要比一颗钻石好。To pull your sock up.穿起你的袜子快行动。Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.不要嘲笑摔倒的人,你前面的路还有更光滑的。A golden key will
37、 open every lock.金钥匙可以打开每一把锁。A lock is better than suspicion.宁可上把锁,也勿乱疑人。Fear is the lock, and laughter the key to your heart.害怕是心之锁,欢笑是其钥匙。An egg should not wrestle with a rock.鸡蛋决不要拿石头碰。If opportunity doesnt knock then build a door.机遇不来时,赶快装扇门。Humor is the shock absorber of life; it helps us take
38、action . 幽默是生活的减震器,它可以鼓舞人们付诸于行动。不幸的蛇 1.背口诀记单词山里有只snake(蛇)不知什么sake(缘由)*一天突然wake(苏醒)赶快爬出lake(湖水)口里咬着cake(蛋糕)尾巴不停quake(发抖)农夫抛下rake(耙子) *杀死剥皮bake(烤)这是一个mistake(错误)2.识音标,记单词 ? snake n.蛇,狡诈的人; v.迂回前进; 习语a snake in the grass(阴险而伪善的朋友)。? sake n.为了.之好处,出于对.的兴趣,缘故,理由,日本米酒; 习语for conscience sake(为了对得起良心,为了问心无愧
39、),for all our sakes(为了大家你我双方)。? wake vt. (woke或waked, woken, waking)叫醒,激发; vi.醒来,醒着,警觉,振奋;n.醒,守夜,尾迹,人,车等经过的痕迹,守丧; 习语in the wake(接踵而至;在之后)。? lake n.湖;vi.血球溶解;vt.使(血液)发生血球溶解;习语go jump in the lake (滚开,别来麻烦,别管闲事),the Great Lake(大西洋)。? cake n.蛋糕,饼,块; vt, vi(caked, caking)结成一块,干结成硬块; 习语like hot cakes(争先恐后
40、地,迅速地),take the cake(得一等奖;超人一等,获胜)。? quake n.地震,颤抖,发抖; vi摇动,震动,颤动,发抖(with, from, for); 习语 quake with fear(吓得发抖)。? rake n.耙子,斜度,向船尾的倾斜,放荡者;vt.搜索,掠过,用耙子耙,使倾斜,收集,搜索;vi.放荡,过浪荡的生活;adj.放荡的;无赖的;淫乱的; 习语as lean as a rake(瘦得皮包骨)。? bake v.烘焙,烤,烧硬。? mistake n.弄错,错误,误解,过失v.( mistook, mistaken)弄错,误会,误解,把.误认为。3.邻里
41、邻外snake-把snake里的e换为y变为:snaky adj.蛇一般的,弯弯曲曲的sake-把sake里的k换为v变为:save vt.救,挽救,节省,节约wake-在wake后加ful变为:wakeful adj.不能入睡的,觉醒的lake-在lake后加land变为:lakeland n.湖泊地区cake-把cake里的a换为o变为:coke n.焦(炭)quake-在quake后加proof变为:quakeproof 建防震的rake-在rake后加hell变为:rakehell n.浪子,放荡者take-在take后加over变为:takeover n.接收;接管bake-在bak
42、e后加r变为:baker n.面包师傅mistake-把mistake里的take换为time变为:mistime vt.使不合时宜4.佳句背诵When the snake is in the house, one need not discuss the matter at length.蛇钻屋里头,就别论其长短。To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.为了被人爱的爱是人性的爱,为了爱他人的爱是天使般的爱。He who has never denie
43、d himself for the sake of giving, has but glanced at the joys of charity.从来不愿给予的人对慈善的快乐只是瞥了一眼。Go and wake up your luck.好运在于行动中。You cannot wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.假装睡觉的人是叫不醒的。Even the most cynical traveler will appreciate the West Lake for its space and beauty.再挑剔的旅游者也会对西湖的美景赞赏有加
44、。You cannot have your cake and eat it.鱼和熊掌不能兼得。The quake had not damaged everything. 地震不会摧毁一切。Do not rake up old grievances.不要再翻旧帐。As you brew, so shall you bake.酿什么料,就烤什么吃。An oven whose door does not shut does not bake its loaves.开着门的烤箱是烤不熟面包的。Nimble as a cat on a hot bake-stone .像猫在烫热的烤石上行走一样敏捷 谁杀死了天鹅? 1.背口诀记单词 有一个man(男人)是足球fan(迷)老家在Iran(伊朗) *跑到了Japan(日本)皮肤是tan(棕色) *脸色很wan(苍白) *发现了swan(天鹅) *宰了藏pan