1、 序 言学习英文最常遇到的一个问题，便是词汇量不足。一个词汇量不足的人，在英文听、写、说各方面的能力都会受到严重的限制，因此往往无法适当地与英美人士沟通;在参加考试时，更经常因为看不懂题目，而不知从何作答。有鉴于此，我们特别为广大的英文读者编写了一系列的词汇丛书。从最基本的Vocabulary Fundamental，到足以应付留学考试之需的 Vocabulary 22000，循序渐进，为您扎实地打好词汇基础，无论您正在校求学或己步入社会，都会发现本来列书籍就是您苦寻已久，增强英文实力的最佳利器。学校老师更可采用本系列书籍作为辅助教材，以弥补平日上课内容之不足。一般均认为背单词是件既吃力、又往
2、往成效不彰的苦差事，因而总是望之却步。本系列书籍的问世恰可打破以上观念。以下列出词汇系列丛书的各项特点:1.以“课”为单元，容易安排学习进度也避免了背字典式学习方法的冗长与杂乱无章。2.每个单词均附有详细的国际音标、词性说明及中文解释。3.适当列出各单词的衍生词、同义词及反义词，以达到举一反三、事半功倍的效果。4.以例句说明单词的用法，各例句附有汉语译文，以便于参考。5.每一部分后均有习题，以加深时所学单词的印象;每一课后面附有效果检测，以评量对所学单词的理解程度，并增强活用单词的能力。词汇量的增加绝非一跳而就的，但是若能采用系统的方法，依旧可缩短增加词汇量所需的时间。因此，本系列丛书的读者，
3、只要按部就班，循序渐进，必可在最短的时间内，获得最大的成效。并请切记随时要活用所学的单词，惟有如此，这些词汇才会确确实实地成为你自己的。 Vocabulary Fundamental1.本书所列单词共计 1,300 个，加上各词的衍生词、同义词及反义词，则实际收录约3, 000 词，均为平时最常用、最容易接触到的单词。2.详细列出各词的国际音标、词性说明及中文解释，省却查宇典的麻烦。中文解释是以该词灵常用的意义为主，一词若有若干常用解释或词性，则一并列出。单词后面附有例句，以说明该词的用法;例句附有中文翻译，以便对照参考。3.每一课分为五个部分，以便于分段记忆。在课前有预备测验，每一部分之后有
4、习题，课后有效果检浏，可借助于重复测验来加深对单词的印象，并学习如何活用单词。4.本书共分为 24 课，建议进度为一天一课，如此便可在一个月内增加 3,000 个词汇。编者LESSON 1预备测验O 选出最适当的答案:1 .When water_，it is full of bubbles.(A) boils (B) freezes2 .Many people resort to the beaches in_weather.(A) cold (B) hot3 .Lets all cooperate to get the work done_.(A) quickly (B) slowly4 .
5、He was_because his name was omitted from the list.(A) invited (B) not invited5 .They put the blame for the_on the driver of the car.(A) success (B) accident解答 1.A 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B第一部分 Abroad.br:d adv.在国外 同 overseasHe lived abroad for many years;he knows several foreign languages.他在国外住了许多年，懂好几种外语。Affe
6、ct fekt v.影响The small amount of rain last year affected the growth of crops.去年雨量少，影响了作物的生长。Attend tend v.上(学); 参加 n.attendanceAll children over seven must attend school.七岁以上的小孩都得上学。Blame bleim n.责难 反 complimentI have done my best，neither praise nor blame can affect me now.我已尽了最大的努力，赞扬或责难现在都影响不了我。Bub
7、ble bbl n.气泡Children like to make bubbles with soap and water.孩子们喜欢用肥皂水做泡泡。Cemetery semitri n.墓地 同 graveyardThere are many tombs in the cemetery.墓地里有许多坟墓。commendation ,kmndein n.赞扬 同 praise 反 blameHe was given a commendation for bravery after he saved the little children from the fire.他从火灾中救出孩子们后，因为
8、勇敢可嘉而受到赞扬。conflict knflikt n.冲突;争斗 同 fight 反 reconciliationSome people think that there is a great deal of conflict between religion and science.有些人认为宗教与科学间有很大的冲突。cooperate kupreit v.合作 n.cooperation adj .cooperativeThe children cooperated with their teachers in keeping their classrooms clean。孩子们与老师
9、合作，保持教室清洁。 Curious kjuris adj.好奇的 同 inquisitiveI am curious to know what my teacher said to my mother.我很好奇，想知道老师跟我母亲说了些什么。Exercise 1.1 从第一部分中选出最适当的一个单词，填入空格内:1 .The news of his mothers death_him deeply.2. _is a place for burying the dead.3 .He is planning to go_next year for his study.4 .He doesnt_c
10、hurch very often.5 .If a child is_，he is always asking questions.解答 1. affected 2.cemetery 3 .abroad 4.attend 5.curious第二部分 delicious dilis adj.美味的 同 sweet-tastingWe had some delicious cakes after dinner.我们在晚饭后吃了一些美味的蛋糕。Direct direkt v.监督;指导 同 conduct, command 反 indirectThere was nobody to direct th
11、e workmen.没有人监督工人。Draw dr: v.拉 同 drag, haulDraw your chair nearer to the table.把你的椅子往桌子这儿拉近一点。Empire empai n.帝国 同 RealmThe United States was once a part of the British Empire.美国曾一度是大英帝国的一部分。eventIvent n.事件 同 accident, happeningThe discovery of America was a great event.发现美洲是一件大事。Failure feilj n.失败 反
12、 successSuccess came after many failures.成功在多次的失败之后到来。File fail n.文卷档 v.归档Please put these letters in the main file。请将这些文件放入文卷总档中。The secretary filed the cards in order，秘书将卡片依序归档。Frank frk adj.坦白的 同 candid, honest 反 deceitful, dishonestHe was frank to admit that he hadnt studied the lesson.他坦白承认没有学习
13、那一课。Generate denreit v.产生 同 produce, makeWe know that heating water Can generate steam.我们知道将水加热可以产生蒸汽。Halt h:lt v.停止前进The soldiers halted for a rest.士兵们停止前进，以休息片刻。Exercise 1.2 从第二部分中选出最适当的一个单词，填入空格内:1.Her graduation from college was a(n) _I did not want to miss。2 .What_food you have cooked3 .The pic
14、nic was a_ because it rained.4 .If you want my_opinion, I dont think the plan will succeed.5 .The company_operations during the strike.解答1.event 2.delicious 3.failure 4.frank 5.halted第三部分Horn h:n n.角A goat has two horns on its head.山羊的头上有两只角Individual ,individjul adj.个别的 n.个人 同 personA teacher cant
15、give individual attention if his class is large.如果班上的人数众多，老师就不能个别地注意到每一个学生。The interests of society are more important than the interests of the individual.社会利益比个人利益要重要得多。 Internal int:nl n.(时间的)间隔There is a long interval before he replied.他隔了很长的一段时间才回答。Knot nt n.绳结The knots of your package must be
16、tied tightly你包裹上的绳结必须扎紧。Liberal librl adj .1.自由主义的 2.通才的 反 professionalHe is liberal in his view on government.他对政体的看法是属于自由主义的。They want their child to have a liberal education.他们要他们的孩子接受通才教育。Magnificent mgnifisnt adj.华丽的 同 grand, splendid n .magnificenceThe king was wearing a magnificent gold crown
17、。国王戴着华丽的金冠。mentalmentl adj.心理的 反 physicalKeeping mental health is very important in modern society。在现代社会中，保持心理健康是非常重要的。momentary mmn,teri: adj.暂时的 同 transient 反 everlastingHer feeling of danger was only momentary;it soon passed.她的危险感只是暂时的，很快就消失了。Neutral nju:trl adj.中立的He remained neutral in the argu
18、ment between his two friends.他在两个朋友的争辩中，保持中立。Omit umit v.遗漏，删除He made many mistakes in spelling by omitting letters。他因漏掉字母而犯了许多拼写上的错误。Exercise 1.3 从第三部分中选出最适当的一个单词，填入空格内:1 .We did not think that you would come here, because your name was_from the list.2 .The judge in a court must be_in a trial.3 .Ea
19、ch_leaf on the tree is different.4 .There is a(n) _of a week between Christmas and New Years Day.5 .There are probably as many kinds of_illnesses as there are kinds of physical illnesses.解答1.omitted 2.neutral 3 .individual 4.interval 5.mental第四部分Peacock pi:,kk n.孔雀A peacock can fly only a short dist
20、ance.孔雀只能飞很短的距离。Pioneer ,painin.先驱者 同 forerunnerJohn Glenn was a pioneer in space travel.约翰葛伦是太空旅行的先驱者。pray prei v.祈祷I will pray to God for your safe return我会向上帝祈祷你的平安归来。 Pronounce prnauns v.1.读的音 n.pronunciation2.宣告 n .pronouncementThe teacher pronounced each word slowly.老师把每一个字的音都读得很慢。The doctor p
21、ronounced that the was dead.医生宣告那个男人死了。Race reis n .1.种族 2.比赛There are mainly three kinds of races in the world:the white race，the black race and the yellow race.世界上有三个主要的种族:白种人，黑种人和黄种人。Please tell me which horse won the race.请告诉我哪一匹马赢得了比赛。Relative reltiv n.亲戚 adj.相对的 反 absoluteHe has many relatives
22、 in the United States.他在美国有很多亲戚。East is a relative term, for example, France is east of England but west of Italy.东方是个相对的名词，譬如说，法国在英国的东方，却在意大利的西方。Resort riz:t v.1.常去 2.求助When we were high school students, we resorted to the restaurant.我们上高中时，常去那家餐馆。He always resorted to asking his friends for money。
23、他总是向朋友借钱。rubrb v.摩 ;擦He rubbed his hands together to warm up.他摩擦双手以取暖。Shadow du n.阴暗处 同 shadeHe walked along in the shadows hoping no one would recognize him.他沿着阴暗处走，希望没有人会认出他。Situation ,sitjueinn.情势 同 condition, caseIm in a difficult situation and I dont know what to do.我处在困境中，不知道该怎么办。exercise 1.4 从第四部分中选出最适当的一个单词，填入空格内:1.People of many_settled in the United States.
