1. surround vt. 圍繞；環(huán)繞；包圍

A lot of trees surrounded the lake.

湖邊上有許多樹。

Police surrounded the house.

警察包圍了這個屋子。

be surrounded with/by（使）包圍；圍住

The village was surrounded on all sides by mountains.

這座村莊四面環(huán)山。

surround...with 圍繞；環(huán)繞

The leader surrounded himself with armed men.

這位領導人四周都是武裝人員。

surroundings n. 環(huán)境；周圍的事物

We work in pleasant surroundings.

我們在愉快的環(huán)境中工作。

surrounding adj. 周圍的；附近的

Its pleasant to live in this village and the surrounding area.

在這個村莊及其附近居住是很愜意的。

2. trade v. 做生意；從事貿(mào)易

Our products are now traded worldwide.

我們的產(chǎn)品現(xiàn)在銷往世界各地。

trade in sth 做……買賣

The company openly traded in arms.

這家公司公開買賣軍火。

trade with sb 與……進行貿(mào)易/做買賣

Businessmen from all over the world are here to trade with China.

來自世界各地的商人在這里與中國進行貿(mào)易。

trade n. 貿(mào)易；買賣；行業(yè)

international trade 國際貿(mào)易

foreign trade 對外貿(mào)易

Trade between the two countries has increased.

兩國之間的貿(mào)易增長了。

3. narrow v. 變狹窄

This is where the lake narrows.

這個湖就是在這里變小的。

narrow down 把……縮小

We should try our best to narrow down the difference between town and countryside.

我們應盡最大努力縮小城鄉(xiāng)差別。

narrows n. 海峽；（江河的）峽谷

narrow adj. 狹窄的；窄小的；勉強的；剛剛好的

The gate is too narrow for a car； well have to walk through.

這門太窄，車進不去，我們只好走過去了。

a narrow victory 險勝

a narrow escape 死里逃生

a narrow path 羊腸小道

a narrow circle of friends 交際不廣

narrowly adv. 勉強地；以毫厘之差

The car narrowly missed a cyclist.

汽車差點撞上一位騎自行車的人。

4. forbid v. 禁止

forbid sb to do sth 禁止某人做某事

My father forbade my sister to play with her friends after school.

我父親禁止姐姐在放學后和她的朋友一起玩耍。

forbid doing sth 禁止做某事

The new law forbids smoking in public places.

新法律禁止在公共場合抽煙。

forbidding adj. 不友好的；讓人望而生畏的

When I saw that forbidding watchdog， I went no farther.

當我看見那只兇惡的看門狗時，我一步也不敢向前了。

5. wood n. 木；木頭；木材

woods 樹林

All the furniture in my office was made of wood.

我辦公室里所有的家具都是用木材制作的。

I had a talk with my sister in the woods that we often visited when we were young.

我和妹妹在我們小時候常去的樹林里聊了一會兒。

6. distant adj. 遙遠的；遠離的；關系不密切的；遠房的

Id like to travel to distant places.

我喜歡到遙遠的地方旅游。

The center of the city is about 10 miles distant from the station.

市中心距離車站約有十英里遠。

Two boys who are playing basketball there are distant

relations.

那兩個正在那邊打籃球的男孩是遠親。

distance n. 距離；一段路

The distance from my house to school is about 3km.

我家到學校的距離大約是三千米。

at a distance 在一定距離的地方

in the distance 在遠處/遠方的

keep at a distance 保持一定距離；不很親密

7. at the edge of 在……的邊緣

Something strange happened in the big house at the edge of the town.

城邊的大房子里發(fā)生了一些怪事。

At the edge of the woods， Frankie was talking to himeself.

在樹林邊上，弗蘭基正在自言自語。

8. be heavy with 有大量的……

The air was heavy with the scent of flowers.

空氣中彌漫著花香。

These big trees are heavy with apples.

這些大樹上掛滿了蘋果。

heavy traffic 交通繁忙

heavy meal 豐盛的飯；難消化的飯食

heavy fog/snow 大霧/雪

a heavy smoker 一個煙癮很重的人

9. at least 至少

All these things cost me at least 300 dollars.

這些東西至少花了我三百美元。

I swim at least once a week in summer.

夏天我一周至少要游一次泳。

at most 最多，至多

It will take two hours at most to get there.

最多兩小時便可到達那里。

10. be impressed by/with 留下……印象

He was deeply impressed by her sincerity.

她的真誠給他留下了深刻的印象。

impress on 使牢牢記住/明白（重要性或嚴重性等）

My father impressed on me the importance of hard work.

我的父親使我明白了努力工作的重要性。

impression n. 印象；感想；影響

to get a good/bad impression of sb/sth

對某人/某事物的印象好/不好

a big/deep/strong impression

巨大的/深刻的/強烈的影響

11. be allowed to do sth 被允許做某事

I was not allowed to go out at night.

我父母不允許我晚上出門。

allow （doing） sth 允許（做）某事

I cant allow such a thing.

我不允許這樣的事發(fā)生。

The teacher doesnt allow eating in the classroom.

老師不允許在教室里吃東西。

allow sb to do sth 允許某人做某事

Her father would not allow her to eat sweets.

她的父親不允許她吃糖果。

allow sb sth 給予某人某物（尤指錢或時間）；讓某人有（擁有或帶有）某物

I will allow you 10% off the price if you pay now.

如果你現(xiàn)在付款，我可以給你打九折。

First Flight

Mr. Johnson had never been up in an aeroplane before and he had read a lot about air accidents， so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small plane， Mr. Johnson was very worried about accepting. Finally， however， his friend persuaded him that it was very safe， and Mr. Johnson boarded the plane.

His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the airport. Mr Johnson had heard that the most dangerous part of a flight was the take-off and the landing， so he was extremely frightened and closed his eyes.

After a minute or two he opened them again， looked out of the window of the plane， and said to his friend， “Look at those people down there. They look as small as ants， dont they？”

“Those are ants，” answered his friend. “Were still on the ground.”