剑桥1至3全词汇讲解

Cambridge English I Theme A Around our school

Unit 3 Schools around the world

1. flat / flæt / n. (esp Brit) (also esp US apartment) set of rooms (living-room, bedroom, kitchen, etc) for living in, usu on one floor of a building 公寓; 单元房; 一套房间

a new block of flats 一座新的公寓楼

2. market/ ˈmɑːkɪt / n. [C] gathering of people for buying and selling goods; place where they meet 集市; 市场

3. subject/ ˈsʌbdʒɪkt / n. branch of knowledge studied in a school, etc 学科; 科目

4. Wales [weilz] n. 英国威尔士（英国的一部分, 位于大不列颠岛西南）

5. cafe /kəˈfeɪ, / n. [C] a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and simple meals n.餐馆；咖啡馆；酒吧

6. geography/ dʒɪˈɔgrəfɪ/ n. [U] scientific study of the earth's surface, physical features, divisions, climate, products, population, etc 地理学

7. break / breɪk / n. interval, esp between periods of work; pause （时间的）间隙（尤指工作期间的）; 停歇

8. science/ ˈsaɪəns / n. [U] these sciences taken as a whole 自然科学（统称）; 理科

9. religion / rɪˈlɪdʒən / n. [C] particular system of faith and worship based on such a belief 宗教the Christian,

10. sport / spɔːt / n. [C] particular form of such activity; particular game or pastime 文体活动; 某种游戏或消遣pl. sports

11. timetable ['taim.teibl] n. a list of the times of classes in a school, college etc. 时间表, 时刻表, 课程表American Equivalent: schedule

Unit 4 language focus

1. square / skweə(r) / n. geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles 正方形.

2. symbol/ ˈsɪmbl / n. ~ (of sth) image, object, etc that suggests or refers to sth else标志

3. picnic/ ˈpɪknɪk / n. (esp Brit) meal eaten out of doors, esp as part of a pleasure trip 野餐（尤指旅游中的）

4. museum/ mjuːˈzɪəm; mjuˋzɪəm/ n building in whichobjects of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific importanceand interest are displayed 博物馆

5. woods [wudz] n. 树林We walked far into the woods. 我们步行深入林中。

6. castle / ˈkɑːsl; US ˈkæsll/ large fortified building or group of buildings with thick walls, towers, battlements and sometimes a moat 城堡; 堡垒

7. motorway/ˈməutəweɪ / n. [C] BrE a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances, especially between cities (英）高速公路

8. main / meɪn / adj. [attrib 作定语] most important; chief; principal 最重要的; 主要的; 首要的:

10. distance/ ˈdɪstəns; ˋdɪstəns/ n. [C, U] (amount of) space between two points or places 距离; 间距

11. railway/ ˈreɪlweɪ / (US railroad) n. track with rails for trains to run on 铁路; 铁道:

12. possible/ ˈpɔsəbl; ˋpɑsəbl/ adj. that can exist or happen 可能的

impossible / ɪmˈpɔsəbl / adj. that cannot be done or exist; not possible 不可能做到或存在的; 不可能的rmation/ ˏɪnfəˈmeɪʃn / n. [U] facts told, heard or discovered (about sb/sth) （关於某人[某事物]的）

情报, 消息, 资料~ (on/about sb/sth)

14. centre(US center) / ˈsentə(r); ˋsɛntɚ/ n.a building or place used for a particular purpose or activity 中