英语重点词汇介绍

第一篇：英语重点词汇介绍

prove用法

prove是个常用动词,也是一个多义动词.由于它的用法比较复杂,现归纳如下

一、prove作“证明;证实”解时,用法如下:

1.prove+名词/代词

He has proved his courage in the battle.他已在作战中证明了他的勇气.This further proved the strength of our economy.这进一步证明了我们的经济实力.Can you prove that?你能证实那一点吗?

2.prove+直接宾语(sth.)+to+间接宾语(sb.)

The difficulty was how he could prove his ideas to other scientists.困难在于他怎样向其他科学家证实他的想法.Can you prove your theory to us?你能向我们证实你的理论吗?

3.prove+宾语+宾语补足语

(1)形容词作宾语补足语

They proved themselves wise and brave.他们证实自己机智、勇敢.Facts have proved these worries groundless.事实证明,这些忧虑是没有理由的.(2)名词作宾语补足语

She proved herself an able secretary.她证实自己是个能干的秘书.He has proved himself a success.他已证明了自己是个成功者.(3)动词不定式作宾语补足语

All this proved him to be an honest man.这一切都证明他是一个诚实的人.The experiment proved his theory to be important to our research.实验证明他的理论对我们的研究是重要的.4.prove+宾语从句

Galileo proved that the earth and all other planets move around the sun.伽利略证实地球和所有其它的行星都是绕太阳运转的.But Einstein was able to prove that light coming from the stars was bent as it passed the sun.然而爱因斯坦却能证明从恒星来的光线当其经过太阳时变弯曲了.Can you prove where you were on May 10th?你能证实五月十日你在什么地方吗?

二、prove作“证明是;结果是;事实说明”解时,用作连系动词,无被动语态，可用于以下句型:

1.prove+形容词

The handbook proved most useful.这本手册证明很有用.The medicine proved satisfactory.结果证明这药疗效令人满意.2.prove+名词

She proved a very strict teacher.结果证明她是一位非常严格的老师.His efforts, however, proved a failure.但他的努力结果都失败了.3.prove+介词短语或副词

Perhaps this book will prove of some use to you in your studies.也许这本书会对你的研究有用处.The power station was completed and proved up to standard.这座发电站建成了,证明质量符合标准.4.prove+动词不定式

As time went on, Einstein's theory proved to be correct.随着时间的推移,爱因斯坦的理论证明是正确的.She may prove to be the most suitable person for the job.结果她可能是最适合干这项工作的人.Lack 的用法

n.（名词）“不足”。通常用 “lack+of＋名词”。

a lack of money.缺乏金钱

Her only problem is lack of confidence.Lack of sleep had made him irritable.If he fails it won't be for/through lack of effort(= he has certainly tried).We won't be going on holiday this year-lack of funds, I'm afraid.He can’t endure the lack of food.没有食物，他再也坚持不下去了。

vt.（及物动词）缺乏；不足；没有

①To be entirely without or have very little of.缺乏：根本就没有或仅有一点

②To be in need of.需要

He just lacks a little confidence.What we lack in this house is space to store things.She lacks patience in dealing with children.（与孩子打交道她缺少耐心。）

We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.(注：说lack不用于进行时是站不住脚的)

vi.（不及物动词）还可作“缺乏，短少；不足；需要。常用进行时

①To be wanting or deficient:缺乏：处于匮乏或不足状态：

You will not be lacking in support from me.你将得到我的帮助

（注：这里把lacking处理为vi.，并没有作为adj.来得简单）

②To be in need of something:需要：需要某物：

I lacked for nothing.我不需要任何东西

She does not lack for friends.They lacked for nothing.他们无所需求（应有尽有）。

[用法拓展]

lack 构成的短语有：

be lacking:欠缺、缺：

be lacking in缺乏（某种品质、特点等）,不够

lack for 缺（多用于否定句）Lack+of＋名词： The plants died for lack of water.Lack+名词： We lack the strength to walk any further.lacking adj.be lacking If something that you need is lacking, you do not have enough of it:

Enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months at work.Money was lacking to complete the building.He is lacking in courage.他缺乏勇气。

Nothing is lacking but the will.什么都不缺，就缺意志。be lacking in sth to not have a quality:

He's totally lacking in charm.He is not lacking in intelligence.Philip was not lacking in ability.（菲力普并不缺少能力。）

His reception of us was lacking in warmth.（他对我们的接待缺少热情。）

Since she is young, she is lacking in experience.由于年轻，她缺乏经验。

[练习]

1.Many of our young workers ___ proper training.?

A.are lacking inB.are lackingC.lack forD.lack in[A]

2.We tried to settle the problem with them as soon as possible, but they seemed to____ sincerity.A.lack ofB.be lack ofC.lack inD.be lacking in(D)

3.Though________ money, his parents managed to send him to university.A.lackedB.lacking ofC.lackingD.lacked in

<解答> Though lacking money是Though they are lacking money的省略句，其中lack是vt.。

4.Keep him at arm's length, as he is a guy being lacking ______ honesty.A.ofB.onC.inD.about(C)

5.That was another example of _____ experience.A.a lack ofB.lack fromC.their lack forD.their lack of

<解答>.D lack作及物动词时，后面直接用名词或代词做宾语；作不及物动词时常和for连用；作名词时常和of搭配使用。

6.--What caused the failure of the experiment?

--_____.(C)

A.Because of shortage of fundB.For lack of fundC.Lack of fundD.Due to lack of fund

7.The boss praised the young man for his hard work, though he ____ experience.A.is lack ofB.is lacking inC.lacks ofD.is lacking of

此题答案选B，be lacking in是习语，意为“缺乏”，其后通常接experience, frankness, courage等抽象名词。选A是错误的，因为lack可用做名词和动词，但不用做形容词；选C是错误的，因为lack用做动词时，它是及物动词，其后不用介词(注：用做名词的 lack后可接介词of)；选D是错误的，因为没有be lacking of这个搭配。

8.I'm sorry, We're ________that kind of trousers.Would you come back next week?

A.shortB.lackingC.in needD.short of（D）

[案例1.]

1.He can’t endure the lack of food.2.He can’t endure a lack of food.3.He can’t endure lack of food.Are they all correct?

Yes, they are, but number 3 would not be heard very often, simply because it's not so easy to say

smoothly.You need a hard stop between “endure” and “lack,” so even if you mean to say that, it tends to come out as “endure-uh lack.”

[案例2.]

The authorities declared that because of the war petrol was _____ and had to be rationed(定量供应).A.inadequateB.rareC.lackedD.scarce

[答] D.scarce.汽油供不应求，因此必须定量配给。

Scarce(=not available in sufficient quantity, not equal to the demand)不充足的，缺乏的，供不应求的。Inadequate 不适应的，不充分的。

lackvt./vi.(=be without;not have;have less than enough of)缺乏；没有；缺少，例如：

1）He lacks perseverance.(他缺乏坚定性。)

2)Money is lacking for the plan.(此计划尚缺钱。)

3)He is lacking in courage.(他缺乏勇气。)

be lacking in 常指缺乏某种品质、特点等。

lack作及物动词时，一般不用被动语态，故不能选C.lacked.4)They lacked for nothing.(他们什么也不缺。)有人认为，lack for是美国英语。

[案例3.]

I am lacking of practice or I am lacking practice.BE：正常表达的方式是:

“I haven't given a massage for a long time.I'm out of practice.”

If you want to use the verb “to lack”:

“I lack practice” or I'm lacking in practice“.[案例4.]

1.Lacking money, he couldn't spend his holiday in Shanghai this summer.2.Lacking in money, he couldn't spend his holiday in Shanghai this summer.Q：这两句是否都对？

答：１句对(lack sth.)；２句错（但语法结构并不错be lacking in sth.）.句２类似结构的关键是 be lacking in + quality

Lacking in courage, he would never leave home.Totally lacking in charm, he could not attract the audience.注：However, this is still not very idiomatic.I would expect:

Because he was lacking in courage, he never left home.[注意事项]

1．There is no lack of … 总用is/was单数形式

2．For lack of 里没有the

【问题探究】He is lack of money.问：lack 是名词，这里似乎是不能放be动词后的吧？

答：That’s water.名词有时也能用在be动词后。这似乎有些题外了。当然本题句是错误的，下面的都对：

1.He lacks money [lacks = verb]

2.He has a lack of money [lack = noun]

3.He is lacking in money [lacking = adjective]

”He is lack of money.“（X）

”He suffers from a lack of money/confidence /personality/etc.“(”Lack“ = noun.)（V）

”I can't meet you today for lack of time.“(”Lack“ = noun.)（V）

”Lacking“ 可以是adjective, 常用于be lacking in sth.结构。且那sth.应该是抽象的事物，故上面的句3也错误了。

题目句是错的。可以说: ”He is lacking money“ 或 ”he lacks money“.如果说 ”He is...“(如 ”He is a teacher“)那么就是在描述他什么, 也就是他自己不能是(a lack)< he cannot himself be 'a lack'>

有时人们把lack用与这样的句子，如 ”He lacks common sense/initiative“.'To lack' 是个很华丽的古英语动词, 但现在人们也许更可能用 ”He has no...".

第二篇：清明节 英语介绍及词汇

The Qingming Festival

Key Words 1.清明节 the Qingming Festival 2.24 节气

the 24 seasonal division points 3.春耕播种

spring plowing and sowing 4.祭祖

to offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors 5.扫墓

to sweep the tombs(of the deceased)6.寒食节

the Hanshi / Cold Food Festival 7.公墓

public cemeteries 8.在墓碑前祭拜

to bow before the memorial tablet 9.焚香 to burn incense 10.烧纸钱 to burn paper money 11.春游的习俗 the custom of Spring outings 12.放风筝

to fly kites(kite flying)13.一串小灯笼 a string of little lanterns 14.植树，树苗 to plan trees, saplings 15.植树节 the Arbor Day 16.秋千 a swing 17.踏青 stepping the green 18.孝顺

(to practice)filial piety 19.健身 body-building 20.拔河 tug of war 21.斗鸡 rooster-fighting

The Qingming Festival

The Qingming Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year.After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases.It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing.But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work;it is more a festival of commemoration.The Qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.This is the most important day of sacrifice.Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the deceased.Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served.The Hanshi(Cold Food)Festival was usually one day before the Qingming Festival.As our ancestors often extended the day to the Qingming, they were later combined.On each Qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices.Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed.The customs have been greatly simplified today.After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day.The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively.Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings.At this time tourists are everywhere.People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival.Kite flying is actually not limited to the Qingming Festival.Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night.A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called “god's lanterns.”

The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later.In the past, the Qingming Festival was called “Arbor Day”.But since 1979, “Arbor Day” was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.Qingming Festival Activities

Swing

Swing is a kind of game utensils.Swinging is a sport that the player swings back and forth with a tread plate hung on a frame by long ropes.The origin of swing can be traced back to some 100,000 years ago.Climbing trees or crossing streams is the most primitive embryonic form of swinging.Later in the Spring and Autumn Period(770 BC to 476 years ago), the swing consisting of a tread plated hung on the frame by ropes was introduced into the Central Plains area.Since the Han dynasty(206 BC to 220 AD), swinging had gradually became a folk activity performed at the Tomb Sweeping Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival and other festivals until present day.Swinging can be categorized into the single swing, double swing, standing swing and sitting swing.Each village has its own master swinging player and sometimes competitions are held.The one swinging highest with the most beautiful movements will receive praise from neighbors.Swinging days are often good opportunities for young men and women to encounter and interact.Swing, as the folk traditional sport with a history of several thousand years still maintains its vitality nowadays.Kite-flying

The custom of kite-flying prevails during the Tomb Sweeping Day(around April 5th).The bamboo crossbow of the kite vibrates with a buzz as it rises aloft on the power of its tail.Big kites can be as broad as about three metres square with a tail of six to ten metres.Most kites have a rectangular shape.The rest are patterned as crabs, centipedes, butterflies and dragonflies, or Chinese characters such as “fortune” or “longevity”.All kites are constructed with fine craftsmanship.When flown in the evening, they have lights attached to their tails and some have as many as three to five lights strung together.Stepping-the-green

“Stepping-the-green” refers to the spring-outgoing people talk about now.Qingming is in early March when it begins to turn warm, and everything is blooming.So it is just a good time to go out for a walk.And so Qingming is not just a blue time for remembrance, but also a green time for fun.Tomb-sweeping

Tomb-sweeping is the main observance of the Qingming Festival.Tomb-sweeping is the concrete expression of practicing filial piety, which has been emphasizing by the Chinese people since ancient times.Therefore, the Qingming Festival has been an important day for the Chinese since early times.Tomb-sweeping activities are usually done two days before Qingming or the ten days after.On the day of tomb sweeping, the descendants would clear the wild grass around the ancestor's tomb, clean the dust, and then present the food and fresh flowers.Tomb Sweeping Day, also called “Cold Food Day”, is the most important day for people to offer sacrifice to ancestors.It started from the Zhou Dynasty, with a history of over 2500 years.Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms in China, indicating the coming of late spring, thus the best plowing and growing time, while “Cold Food Day” is a day when folks sweep the ancestors' tombs and eat cold food.Qingming was adjacent to Cold Food Day, so later on they gradually became one festival, and thus “Cold Food” became another name for Qingming, and dusting the tomb and eating cold food turned into the customs of Qing Ming.Qing Ming has evolved into a culture-rich and meaning-deep remembrance day.Since people with weak constitutions might get hurt by eating cold raw food on Qingming, when the weather is still cold, various activities were invented for body-building, like stepping-the-green outgoing, swing, Chinese football(蹴鞠cù jū), polo, willow-planting, tug-of-war, and rooster-fighting, etc.明是我国的二十四节气之一。由于二十四节气比较客观地反映了一年四季气温、降雨、物候等方面的变化，所以古代劳动人民用它安排农事活动。但是，清明作为节日，与纯粹的节气又有所不同。节气是我国物候变化、时令顺序的标志，而节日则包含着一定的风俗活动和某种纪念意义。因此，这个节日中既有祭扫新坟生别死离的悲酸泪，又有踏青游玩的欢笑声，是一个富有特色的节日。

清明节是我国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。扫墓俗称上坟，祭祀死者的一种活动。汉族和一些少数民族大多都是在清明节扫墓。由于清明与寒食的日子接近，而寒食是民间禁火扫墓的日子，渐渐的，寒食与清明就合二为一了，而寒食既成为清明的别称，也变成为清明时节的一个习俗，清明之日不动烟火，只吃凉的食品。

按照旧的习俗，扫墓时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，再将纸钱焚化，为坟墓培上新土，折几枝嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。与清明节扫墓的悲哀相反，人们在这个春光明媚的日子里，也一样是可以享受生活的。

放风筝也是清明时节人们所喜爱的活动。每逢清明时节，人们不仅白天放，夜间也放。夜里在风筝下或风稳拉线上挂上一串串彩色的小灯笼，象闪烁的明星，被称为“神灯”。

清明前后，春阳照临，春阳照临，春雨飞洒，种植树苗成活率高，成长快。因此，自古以来，我国就有清明植树的习惯。有人还把清明节叫作“植树节”。植树风俗一直流传至今。1979年，人大常委会规定，每年三月十二日为我国植树节。这对动员全国各族人民积极开展绿化祖国活动，有着十分重要的意义。

第三篇：英语四级口语重点词汇

Don't cry over the past, cry to get over the past.Don't smile to hide the pain, smile to heal the pain.不要为过去哭泣，含泪挥别过去。不要用微笑隐藏痛苦，要用微笑治愈痛苦。

【重点词汇】

get over 克服;(使)渡过

例句：

He'll get over it—young people are amazinglyresilient.他会克服这些的—年轻人的适应力惊人。

I lost, but I never escape from reality.I timid, butwhen necessary I would come up with enoughcourage.我迷茫，但是我从不逃避现实。我怯弱，但在必要时我会拿出足够的勇气。

【重点词汇】

timid adj.胆小的;羞怯的;怕人;羞手羞脚

例句：

He is timidby nature.他生性胆小。

Don't hurry say have no choice，perhaps，nextintersection will meet hope.不要急着说别无选择，也许、下个路口就会遇见希望。

【重点词汇】

intersection n.横断，横切;交叉，相交;交叉点，交叉线;[数]交集

例句：

The car stopped at a streetintersection.这辆车停在十字路口。

Whatever happens tomorrow, we've had today.无论明天发生什么，我们至少拥有今天。

【重点词汇】

whatever pron.无论什么;任何(事物);诸如此类;(表示不在乎，什么都可接受)什么都可以

例句：

Whatever you may say, I have no concern with that.不管你说什么，我都和那件事无关。

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第四篇：专升本英语重点词汇总结

专升本英语重点词汇

1.enable sb to do sth使某人能做某事

eg.The computer enables people to communicate with each other more conveniently./计算机使人们彼此间能更方便地交流。

2.be about to do sth… when 正要做某事……突然……

eg.I was about to go shopping when it suddenly began to rain./我刚要出去买东西，天就突然下雨了。

3.by accident / by chance / accidentally 偶然地

4.come across sb 偶然遇见

5.act on sth 依……行事

eg.Each student should act on the rules and regulations of the school./ 每个学生都应该遵守学校的规章制度。

6.add to / add up to 加上/ 总计达

eg.The number of the patients added up to three hundred last week./ 上星期，病人人数达到了三百人。

7.in advance / ahead of time 提前

8.after all 毕竟

9.agree to do sth / agree with sb/ agree to sth

10.aim at doing sth 下定目标做某事

eg.Aiming at winning the game，he practiced hard every day./ 为赢得比赛，他每天努力练习。

11.allow / permit / forbid doing sth 允许/ 允许/ 禁止做某事

12.allow / permit/ forbid sb to do sth 允许/ 允许/ 禁止某人做某事

13.apologize to sb for sth 因某事向某人道歉

14.take sth in one's arms 抱着……

15.arrive at a conclusion 得出结论

16.put sb to shame 使某人相形见绌

eg.His courage put all the other students to shame./ 他的勇气令其他学生都感到惭愧不如。

17.be astonish at sth 因某事感到震惊

18.make the bed 铺床

19.blame sb for sth / it is me to blame 因某事责怪某人/ 该受责怪的人是我

20.break down / break up / break out / break into 坏了/ 驱散/ 爆发/ 破门而入

21.hold one's breath / out of breath 屏住呼吸/ 上气不接下气

22.bring about / bring up 引起，使发生/ 抚养长大

23.burst into tears / laughters 突然大哭/ 大笑

24.burst out crying / laughing 突然大哭/ 大笑

25.call at sp / call on sb / call up / call off / call out to / call for / call on sb to do 拜访某地/ 拜访某人/ 打电话/ 取消/ 大喊/ 叫来/ 号召某人做某事

26.carry out / work out / point out / find out 实现/ 做出/ 指出/ 查明 27.catch up with sb / keep up with sb / put up with sb 赶上某人/ 跟上某人/ 容忍某人

28.change sth into sth / exchange sth for sth 把……变成/ 交换 eg.Can you change this note into coins？ / 你能把这张纸币换成硬币吗？

eg.May I exchange this book for your new pen？ / 我能用这本书换你的新笔吗？

29.come into being / come to oneself / 形成/ 恢复意识

eg.The new system came into being in the late 19th century./ 这种新体制在十九世纪后期开始形成。

30.have sth in common with sb 和某人有共同点

eg.The twins have a lot of things in common with each other./ 孪生姐妹间有很多相似点。

31.congratulate sb on sth / doing sth 祝贺某人某事 32.be regarded / thought of / considered as 被认为，被当成 33.be content / satisfied / pleased with 对……感到满意

34.encourage sb to do sth / encourage sb in sth 鼓励某人做某事 eg.He always encourages me to work hard./ 他总是鼓励我要努力工作。

eg.He always encourages me in my study./ 他总是在我的英语上给我鼓励。

35.be covered with 被……覆盖

36.deal with / do with / handle 处理，解决

37.be determined to do sth / make up one's mind to do 下定决心做某事 38.to some degree / to some extent / in a way 从某种程度上来说 39.put off… until / delay 推迟

eg.The sport meeting has been put off until next Friday./ 运动会已经被推迟到下周五。

40.take delight in sth / doing sth 取悦于做某事

eg.One should not take delight in making fun of others./ 人不能以取笑他人为乐。

41.depend on / rely on / feed on / live on 依靠/ 依靠/ 用……喂养/ 以……为生

42.in the distance / at a distance 在远处/ 隔一段距离

专升本英语作文常用句型

1、Have a great influence on(对 … 有很大的影响)

2、Pose a great threat to ~~(对 … 造成一大威胁)

3、Leave much to be desired(令人不满意)

4、be closely related to ~~(与 … 息息相关)

5、Get into the habit of +

= make it a rule to + V(养成 … 的习惯);

6、bring home to + 人 + 事(让 … 明白 … 事)

Spare no effort to + V(不遗余力的)

7、It pays to + V ~~(… 是值得的)

8、It is conceivable that + 句子(可想而知的)

It is obvious that + 句子(明显的)

It is apparent that + 句子(显然的)

9、be + forced/compelled/obliged + to + V(不得不 …)

Nothing is + ~~~ er than to + V Nothing is + more + 形容词 + than to + V

10、~~~ cannot emphasize the importance of ~~~ too much.s(再怎么强调 … 的重要性也不为过。)

11、There is no denying that + S + V …(不可否认的 …)

There is no doubt that + 句子 ~~~(毫无疑问的 …)

12、So + 形容词 + be + that + 句子(如此 … 以至于 …)

13、adj + as + Subject(主词)+ be, S + V ~~~(虽然 …)

14、The + ~er + S + V, ~~~ the + ~er + S + V ~~~(愈 … 愈 …)

15、On no account can we + V ~~~(我们绝不能 …)

It is time + S + 过去式(该是 … 的时候了)

16、Those who ~~~(… 的人 …)

17、The reason why + 句子 ~~~ is that + 句子(… 的原因是

第五篇：英语 介绍个人的词汇(必备)

Glossary:

Adjectives to describe something good or eulogize something:

Appealingengaging involving captivating attractive absorbing eye-popping有吸引力

contagiousaddictive有传染性，感染人compelling欲罢不能，引人注目marvelousfabulous惊人不可思议 magnificentglorious华丽显赫 wonderful fantastic奇异gorgeous graceful华丽灿烂 优美 incredible 难以置信charming迷人 glamorous 富有魅力 drop-deadbreath-taking惊人tempting 诱人 ground-breaking 空前 ecstatic rapturous 狂喜 兴高采烈thought-provoking 引人深思appetizing 开胃 chic 流行 unprecedented 空前 prosperous 繁荣 unbelievable

unimaginable 不可思议 spellbinding 有吸引力 bewitching 迷人 enchanting 雅致 quirky 离奇 action-packed 充满令人激动情节 dazzling 耀眼 sparky 有活力fervent 炽热 reverent 虔诚 promising 有希望 picturesque 景色美丽 delicate 精巧 coincident 巧合exhilarating 令人愉快 impressive 给人深刻印象 irresistible 不可抗拒beneficial 有好处 lucrative advantageous beneficial有利

Adjectives to criticize something:

Boring无聊monotonous 单调 repetitious 重复 depressing 使人压抑 terrible 糟糕 awkward 难使用笨拙disastrous 惨烈 complicated complex 复杂 confusing 使人迷惑 frustrating 使人受挫 disappointing 使人失望 hair-raising terrifying 使人恐惧 dismal 消沉 disrespectful 无礼 tough strenuous painstaking 艰辛 艰苦 irrelevant 不相关lousy 恶心 provocative 煽动 provoking 激怒 hypnotic 催眠 disgusting 令人厌恶 filthy foul 丑恶 insignificant 无关紧要 vicious恶意 insane疯狂 grim 严酷 bombastic exaggerated夸大夸张 downcast 沮丧

Adjectives to describe a person:

Considerate关心别人thoughtful体贴人captivating tempting drop-dead gorgeous迷人 flashy flaring媚俗cynical愤世嫉俗self-oriented egoistic自我中心independent self-reliant独立non-committal不讲信用enterprising有事业心greedy贪婪sympathetic同情apathetic缺乏感情slacking slouching马虎松弛sluggish 行动迟缓 creative ingenious有创意loyal忠诚moral有道德rebellious叛逆responsible负责任initiative主动cruel残忍compassionate sympathetic有同情心passionate充满热情 showy 卖弄 faithful忠实awfulstern 严肃可怕controversial有争议splendid 极好remarkable 非凡 shallow superficial肤浅 intelligent 聪慧paranoid 偏激 obstinate 固执 persistent 坚持 diligent devoted 勤勉 creditable trustworthy可信 enthusiastic 热情 superstitious 迷信 hypocritical 虚伪 revengeful vindictive 有报复心 furious ferocious狂暴 grumpy 脾气坏generous 慷慨 talkative 爱说话 expressive 善于表达 positive 积极 humorous 幽默 negative 消极 mischievous naughty恶作剧 淘气 malicious evil 恶毒 capable 有能耐 versatile 多才多艺 carefree 无忧无虑 easy-going 随和 methodical 有方法 systematic 有系统 steady 扎实 rational 理智 unshockable 不轻易动摇 insensitive 不敏感 brave 勇敢 sensible 有判断力 precise 准确 capable able 有能力 handy敏捷 single-minded 城实 strong-minded 意志坚强 impatient 不耐心 fastidious picky 挑剔 inventive 善于创造 idealistic 理想化 excitable 易激动 restless 不安宁 extravagant 奢侈 temperamental capricious 喜怒无常 gullible 易受骗 fragile 脆弱 open-minded liberal 思想开明 wishy-washy 摇摆不定 cantankerous 爱吵架 miserable 可悲

Nouns to describe a person:

Manmaniac狂人 buddy朋友 fellow伙计 moron笨蛋 coward 懦夫 crap 废物 folks同乡 pal朋友 guys家伙 gangster痞子 mobster匪徒 prankster淘气鬼 tycoon大亨chief领袖 loser失败者 dirt bag小坏蛋 rustichick乡巴佬 pumpkin蠢货 psycho freak变态 giant伟人 ABC-banana(yellow on the outside white on the inside)hero(heroin)英雄 freelance writer 自由攥稿人 workaholic 工作狂 fan迷 black sheep败家子 white collarblue collar worker白领蓝领 green hand新手 green thumb种菜能手 cold fish不合群的人 weirdo 怪人 lunaticmaniac疯子 tyke 小孩子 tomboy 假小子 bully 欺凌弱小者 airhead pumpkin 笨蛋 crackpot 不切实际的人 Noun +Ving 构成 adjective :

eye-catching mind-blowing heart-tugging breath-taking eye-opening mind-opening mind-wandering heart-touching heart-warming hair-raising heart-thrilling

Lesson 2 Appearance and Personality

What does he/she look like?

If you want to talk about a person, it is a good idea to describe his/her appearance first.What does he/she look like? You can talk about his height, weight, face, eyes, hair, or anything special.For example, is he/she tall or short? Are his/her eyes big or small? Does he/she have bad eyesight and wear glasses? Does she have shoulder-length hair or a poneytail? Here's a collection of some very useful expressions.Height

tall/short, small/big, almost 1.70 metres

Weight

as heavy as 44 kg

Hair

long/short hair, shoulder-length hair, black hair in a poneytail, curly/straight hair, blonde，blonde, pig tail, baldheaded

Eyes

big/small, smiling eyes, blue, have poor eyesight, wear small round glasses Face

square, round, long(His face is long.But never say 'He has a long face.'),good-looking, handsome(for men), beautiful, pretty

Body

slim, shin, fat, handsome(for women only, means 'to have a very good figure'), smart, fit/healthy, strong, lovely, macho

What is he/she like?

The next step is to say something about this person's personality or abilities.What kind of person is he/she? What qualities does he/she have? Still I would like to give you some instructions as the following.Helpful

Can he/she help people in need? Does he/she help you with your homework? Does he/she often give seats to old people on the bus?

Generous

Does he/she give money to the poor? Is he/she willing to share things with you? Clever/intelligent/smart

Is he/she good at English or any other subject? Can he/she always learnsomething very well? Does he/she always get a good grade in the exam?

Honest/True

He/she never tells a lie, doesn't he/she? Do you always believe what he/she says? Do you often share joy and secrets with each other?

Humorous

Does he/she have a good sense of humour? Does he/she often tell you some funny jokes and make you laugh?

Kind

Is he/she polite and warm-hearted? Would he/she listen to your problems? Others

musical, hard-working, cheerful, pleasant, happy, friendly and so on

How to write an article about your friend?

Altogether, there are three parts in your article.The first one should be the

'Introduction'--just say who your best friend is.Then comes the 'Main body'.In this section, you can write about both his/her appearance and personality.And when you want to finish your article, you can say something about your friend's future plans as a 'Conclusion'.Vocabulary

appearance 外貌

personality 个性

quality 性格，品质

poneytail 马尾辫

shoulder-length hair 披肩发

blonde 金发女郎

eyesight 视力

slim 苗条的figure 体形

instructions 指示

intelligent 聪明的smart 灵巧的；聪明的altogether 总共

introduction 介绍

conclusion 结尾

ability 能力

humorous 幽默的Writing work

Please write an article to describe your partner or best friend.You have to follow the instructions above.Answer key

Lesson 1

Exercise 1

1, John is very tall.2, I wear round glasses.3, Uncle Sam has a big nose.4, Kitty's dress is beautiful.Exercise 2

1, the shortest

2, more beautiful

3, better, the best

4, the biggest

5, slimmer

6, the most modern