Words and expressions
fisherman n. man who catches creatures that live in watern.渔民；打渔人
There was once a poor old fisherman. 从前有位穷苦的老渔夫。
great-grandfather Zgreit n. 曾祖父
northeastern adj. (在)东北的；向东北方的；来自东北的
great-grandmother Zgreit n. 曾祖母
central adj. in the middle of something中央的；中心的
The Party Central Committee is leading us on the new long march. 党中央正在领导我们进行新的长征。
Piccadilly is in central London. 皮卡迪利广场在伦敦市中心。
coast n. the land which is next to the sea海岸
Soon after we left England we could see the coast of France. 我们离开英国后不久就看到法国的海岸。
surround v. be or go all round something or someone 围绕；包围
Trees surrounded the lake. 湖的周围长满了树。
mild adj. gentle, not hard or rough温和的
He is very mild and doesn't get angry. 他态度很温和，不爱发脾气。
adj. not hot and not cold温暖的；暖和的
We have mild weather in my native place. 我的故乡气候温和。
subtropical adj. 亚热带的
a subtropical plant 亚热带植物
bay n.[c] 海湾
the Bay of Tokyo = Tokyo Bay 东京湾
harbour n. place where ships come to land safely港；港口 =harbor
At daybreak we entered Shanghai harbour. 我们在拂晓时进入了上海港。
landscape n.[c] country scenes风景；风景画
At the top of the hill you looked down on the peaceful landscape. 在山顶上你俯瞰那宁静的风景。
n. the aspect of the land characteristic of a particular region: 地形
a bleak New England winter landscape 荒凉的新英格兰冬季地貌
volcano n. mountain with a hole in the top where fire, hot rock, ash, and gas come out [c] 火山
Vesuvius is a volcano. 维苏威山是一座火山。
spring n. place where water comes out of the ground泉；泉水
There was a spring in the garden from which we got our water. 花园里有泉，我们从那儿取水。
heat n.[u] high temperature; hot weather热度；热天气
You can feel the heat of the sun. 你可以感到太阳的热气。
v. make or become hot 使热；变热
Heat some water! 烧些热水吧！
surface n. outside of something 表面
The sea covers more than half the surface of the earth. 海洋覆盖着地球表面的大部分。
n. the outward appearance 外表
Her gentleness is only on the surface. 她只是外表温和而已。
rat n. an animal like a big mouse老鼠；耗子
The cat catches the rat. 猫捉老鼠。
settle vt. to make a place your home定居；移居
The family finally settled in South America. 这家人最后在南美定居下来。
vt. solve 解决
The question will be settled tonight. 这个问题将在今晚解决。
settler n.[c] 移民；定居者
voyage n. sea journey航海；航行
The voyage from England to India used to take 6 months.
从英国到印度的海上航行过去得用六个月的时间。
possession n. the state of owning; something you own拥有；占有
They are in possession of a big orchard. 他们有一座大果园。
take possession of 占有；占领
bold adj. with no fear, shame, shyness, etc.大胆的；勇敢的
It was bold of him to enter the burning building. 他敢进入那燃烧着的房屋，真是勇敢。
n. boldface. 【印刷术】黑体的；粗体的
paragraph n. a group of lines of writing 段；节
Write out this paragraph. 书写这段文字。
headline n. words in big letters in a newspaper（报刊上的）大字标题
location n. a position; a place地点；位置
This is a good location for a shop. 这儿是设置商店的好地点。
grassland n.草原；牧草地
grassy adj. covered with grass长满草的
a grassy hill 长满草的小山
rocky adj. 多岩石的；岩石的
a rocky coast 多岩石的海岸
sandy adj. 多沙的
a sandy shore 沙滩
hilly adj. 多小山的
mountainous adj. with many mountains多山的
About 80 percent of its territory is mountainous. 它的百分之八十的领土是山。
surprising adj. that one does not expect 使人惊奇的；出人意外的
Is there anything surprising about it? 这难道还有什么可奇怪的？
secretary someone whose job is to type letters, look after papers, answer the telephone, etc. n.[c] 秘书；干事；文书
John is the secretary of our club. 约翰是我们俱乐部的秘书。
percent [pRXsent] n [c] 百分比; 百分数
About 50 percent of the pupils are girls. 大约百分之五十的学生是女生。
make up put together, compose组成；形成
Six women and nineteen men make up the committee. 六位妇女和十九位男人组成了这委员会。
wedding n.[c] ceremony when a man and a woman marry婚礼
When does the wedding come off (=take place)? 什么时候举行婚礼？
burial n. the act of burying葬礼；埋葬
The burial took place at 6 o'clock. 葬礼是在六点钟举行的。
conference n.[c] meeting 会议
The conference was held at Beijing in 1984. 会议于1984年在北京召开。
relation n. someone in your family亲属；亲戚
An uncle is a relation. 叔叔（舅舅）是亲属。
n. the comparison or connection between things关系；联系
Your answer has no relation to the question. 你答非所问。
agricultural adj. 农业的; 农艺的
agricultural development 农业发展
cattle n. cows, and animals like them牛；家畜
Cattle feed on grass. 牛以草为食。
export n.[u] selling things to other countries出口，输出
Spain grows oranges for export. 西班牙生产橙子出口。
n.[c] something that one country sells to another country输出品；出口商品
Tea is an Indian export. 茶叶是印度的出口商品。
i v. sell goods, etc. to another country输出；出口
Brazil exports coffee. 巴西出口咖啡。
lamb n. a young sheep; the meat of a young sheep羔羊；小羊肉
turn to to begin work: 开始工作
If you just turn to, the cleaning will be done in a day.
如果你马上开始工作，清洁工作一天就能做完。
go to someone求助于
I had to turn to the dictionary for help. 我只得求助于词典了。
to present in a specified direction by rotating 转向
He turned his face to the wall. 他将脸转向墙。
ship vt. to send by ship or other means of transport v. 用船运；装运
Can we ship these cases to Shanghai? 我们可以把这些箱子运到上海吗？
sail v. travel on the sea航行；乘船旅行
They sailed the Pacific on a raft. 他们乘木筏渡过太平洋。
go sailing 驾船航行；进行帆船运动
cottage n. a small house, especially one in the country村舍；小屋
She might tend and comfort him in our cottage. 她可以在我们小屋里照料他，安慰他。
seaside n. 海滨；海边
camp v. to live in a tent宿营；野营
We walked all day and camped by a river at night. 我们走了一天，晚上在一条河边宿营。
go camping live in tents or huts, for a holiday, etc宿营
region n. a district 地方；区域
They live in a farming region in Canada. 他们住在加拿大农业区里。
ethnic adj. 少数民族的；种族的
kiwi: n. 几维鸟；(口)新西兰人
Maori n. 毛利人；毛利语
Dutchman n. 荷兰人
marae [mRXrai] n. 毛利人集会地
