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英語四級常用詞匯 1、alter v. 改變，改動，變更 2、burst vi.，n. 突然發生，爆裂 3、dispose vi. 除掉；處置；解決；處理（of） 4、bst n. 爆炸；氣流 vi. 炸，炸掉 5、e v. 消耗，耗盡 6、split v. 劈開；割裂；分裂 a.裂開的 7、spit v. 吐（唾液等）；唾棄 8、spill v. 溢出，濺出，倒出 9、slip v. 滑動，滑落；忽略 10、slide v. 滑動，滑落 n. 滑動；4滑面；幻燈片 11、bacteria n. 細菌 12、breed n. 種，品種 v. 繁殖，產仔 13、budget n. 預算 v. 編預算，作安排 14、didate n. 候選人 15、campus n. 校園 16、liberal a. 慷慨的；豐富的；自由的 17、transform v. 轉變，變革；變換 18、transmit v. 傳播，播送；傳遞 19、transpnt v. 移植 20、transport vt. 運輸，運送 n. 運輸，運輸工具 21、shift v. 轉移；轉動；轉變 22、vary v. 變化，改變；使多樣化 23、vanish vi. 消滅，不見 24、swallow v. 吞下，咽下 n. 燕子 25、suspi n. 懷疑，疑心 26、suspicious a. 懷疑的，可疑的 27、mild a. 溫暖的，暖和的；溫柔的，味淡的 28、tender a. 溫柔的；脆弱的 29、nuisan. 損害，妨害，討厭（的人或事物） 30、insignifit a. 無意義的，無足輕重的；無價值的 31、accelerate vt. 加速，促進 32、absolute a. 絕對的，無條件的；完全的 33、boundary n. 分界線，邊界 34、brake n. 剎車，制動器 v. 剎住（車） 35、catalog n. 目錄（冊） v. 編目 36、vague a. 模糊的，不明確的 37、vain n. 徒勞，白費 38、extinct a. 絕滅的，熄滅的 39、extraordinary a. 不平常的，特別的，非凡的 40、extreme a. 極度的，極端的. n. 極端，過分 41、agent n. 代理人，代理商；動因，原因 42、alcohol n. 含酒精的飲料，酒精 43、appeal n./vi. 呼吁，懇求 44、appreciate vt. 重視，賞識，欣賞 45、approve v. 贊成，同意，批準 46、stimute vt. 刺激，激勵 47、acquire vt. 取得，獲得；學到 48、aplish vt .完成，到達；實行 49、work n. 網狀物；廣播網，電視網；網絡 50、tide n. 潮汐；潮流 英語四級常用短語 1、adopt a positive approach 采取一種正確的方法 2、wait for 等待 3、pass through 經過， 通過 4、a sequence of 一系列的 5、set apart from 把...區分開 6、take ... franted 以...為驕傲 7）.be aware of/that 注意到 8、all but 幾乎；除了...都 9、all of a sudden 突然 10、all over 遍及 11、all ain 再一次，重新 12、all the time 一直，始終 13、all the same 仍然，照樣的 14、as regards 關于，至于 15、anything but 根本不 16、as a matter of fact 實際上 17、apart from 除...外（有/無） 18、as a rule 通常，照例 19、as a result（of） 因此，由于 20、as far as ...be ed 就...而言 21、trao 翻譯成 22、set in 開始 23、io do 想要做 24、looking forward to 期望 25、be built from... 用...去建造 26、a wide variety of 很多的 27、at advanced levels 在高級范圍內 28、carry out 完成，實施 29、acc to 根據 30、aim to do 指望做某事 31、make sacrifices to do 做出犧牲而做 32、ih 深入地 33、a series of 一系列，一連串 34、above all 首先，尤其是 35、after all 畢竟，究竟 36、ahead of 在...之前 37、ahead of time 提前 38）.all at once 突然，同時 39、in the long run 從長遠來看，最后 40、on offer 在出售中 41、choose from... 從...中挑選 42、be curious about... 對...感到好奇 43、front with... 使面臨， 使面對 44）.with i 有興趣地 45）.an average of ... 平均是... 46、at high altitudes 在很高的地方 47、draw one’s attention 吸引某人的注意 48、focus on 集中 49、in years to e 在未來的幾年內 50、as a matter of fact 實際上 The?Serenity?of?the?Moment It?was?one?warm?evening?many?years?ago. After?spending?nearly?every?waking?mih?Angel?fht?straight?days，?I?khat?I?had?to?tell?her?just?ohing. So?te?at?night，?just?before?she?fell?asleep，?I?whispered?it?in?her?ear. She?smiled?—?the?kind?of?smile?that?makes?me?smile?back?—?and?she?said， ＂When?I，m?seventy－five?and?I?think?about?my?life?and?what?it?was?like?to?be?young，?I?hope?that?I??remember?this?very?moment.＂ A?few?seds?ter?she?closed?her?eyes?and?fell?asleep. The?room?eaceful?—?almost?silent.?All?I?could?hear?was?the?soft?purr?of?her?breathing. I?stayed?awake?thinking?about?the?time?we，dspent?together?and?all?the?choices?in?our?lives?that?made?this?moment?possible. And?at?some?point，?I?realized?that?it?didn，tmatter?what?we，d?done?or?where?we，d?gone.?Nor?did?the?future?hold?any?significe. All?that?mattered?was?the?serenity?of?the?moment.?Just?being?with?her?and?breathing?with?her. We?must?not?allow?the?clock，?the?dar，?aernal?pressures?to?rule?our?lives?and?blind?us?to?the?fact?that eadividual?moment?of?our?lives?is?a?beautiful?mystery?and?a?miracle?—?especially?those?moments?we?spend?in?the?presence?of?a?loved?one. What?Is?the?Meaning?of?Life? This?is?the?story?people?will?often?tell?you: You?e?to?this?world. Toil?hard?a?educated.?Get?a?good?job. Get?married.?Get?settled.?Then?you，ve?kids. You?bee?a?mae?to?haress?and?responsibilities. By?the?time?your?kids?bee?self－suffit，?you?start?getting?old. Your?kids?leave?you?fher?studies，?work，?leaving?you?alone. You?leave?this?world. This?is?the?story?no?one，s?going?to?tell?you，?but?you?will?experience?for?sure: Life?is?when?you?came?as?a?bundle?of?joy?to?your?parents，?life. Life?is?the?excitement?of?carrying?the?school?bag?for?the?first?time. Life?is?standing?outside?the??with?your?friends?as?punishment. Life?is?crushing?on?the?girl?or?boy?from?college?while?your?friends?give?you?pany. Life?is?gettied?in?a?job?interview?and?celebrating?failure?with?a?party?with?friends. Life?is?the?time?you?did?something?you，re?afraid?of?doing. Life?is?getting?over?that?scrat?your?new?car. Life?is?decorating?your?new?home. Life?is?having?sleepless?nights?with?your?little?kid?and?going?to?office?tired?the??day. Life?is?shedding?a?tear?of?joy?watg?your?kid?da?annual?fun. Life?is?getting?that?weekend?trip?with?your?partner，?while?your?kids?are?away. Life?is?stealing?a?kiss?from?your?40－year－old?partner?when?your?kids?are?home. Life?is?pleting?the?marathon?at?the?age?of?60. Life?is?telling?stories?to?yrandchildren. Life?is?itle?things. And?only?little?things?matter?because?one?day?you，ll?look?bad?realize?that?those?were?the?big?things. Nobody?Is?Perfect A?man?and?his?girlfriend?were?getting?married.?It?was?a?rge?celebration. The?bride?was?geous?in?her?white?wedding?gown?and?the?groom?was?very?dashing?in?his?bck?suit. Everyone?could?tell?that?the?love?they?had?for?each?other?was?true. A?few?months?ter，?the?wife?came?to?her?husband?with?a?proposal: ＂I?read?in?a?magazine，?a?while?ago，?about?how?we??strengthen?our?marriage，＂?she?offered. ＂Each?of?us?will?write?a?list?of?everything?we?find?a?bit?annoying?about?the?other?person.?Thealk?about?how?we??ge?these?annoying?things?and?make?our?life?together?happier.＂ The?husband?agreed，?so?each?of?them?went?to?a?separate?room?in?the?house?and?thought?of?the?things?that?ahem?about?the?other. They?thought?about?these?things?all?day?long?and?wrote?down?what?they?came?up?with. The??m，?they?went?over?their?lists. ＂I，ll?start，＂?offered?the?wife.?She?took?out?her?list.?It?had?many?items?on?it，?in?fact，?enough?to?fill?3?pages. As?she?started?reading?the?list?to?her?husband，?she?noticed?that?tears?were?starting?to?appear?in?her?husband，s?eyes. ＂What，s?wrong?＂?she?asked. ＂Nothing，?keep?reading?your?list.＂?He?replied.?The?wife?tinued?reading?until?she?had?read?all?three?pages. She?ly?pced?her?list?oable?and?folded?her?hands?on?top?of?it. ＂Now，you?read?your?list?and?thealk?about?everything?on?our?lists.＂?She?said?happily. Quietly?the?husband?stated:?＂I?don，t?have?anything?on?my?list.?I?think?that?you?are?perfect?the?way?that?you?are.?You?are?lovely?and?wonderful?and?I?wouldn，t?want?to?ge?anything?about?you.＂ The?wife，?touched?by?his?hoy，?the?depth?of?his?love?for?her?and?his?acceptance?of?her，turned?her?head?a. In?life，?we?don，t?really?have?to?look?for?things?that?are?disappointing，?depressing?and?annoying.?These?things?will?always?be?there. Nothing?is?perfect.?However，?we??find?perfeess?ihing?by?ging?the?way?we?see?things. Passage 1.Woodpecker There are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are mas iree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Aree sends for a doctor for him. At first， they send for a pigeon， but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole， and she ’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole iree as lots of pests. At st the old tree bees better aer. Leaves turn green and green. Passage 2.A Busy Day Today is Sunday！ On Sundays， I usually py the flute.My father usually reads the neer. My motherusuallysthe house. Buttoday my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now， he is ing the house. “Sam， you help me?” “Yes， Dad！” Now， we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister， Amy? She is pying my flute. What a lucky girl！ Passage 3.The dog and his refle One day a dog with a pieeat in his mouth was crossing a pnk over a stream. As he walked along，helookedintowater，andhesawhis refle. He thought this was an carrying a pieeat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he s the refle ier， and of course， as he opened his mouth， the pieeat disappeared quickly. Passage 4.An ho boy Tony is seven years old. He is an ho and polite boy. One day， it was Sunday. Tony， his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watg TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then， his father came back with a bag of pears. Tony likes pears very mud he wao eat one. His mave him four and said， “Let’s sharethem.” “Whichpeardo youwant， Tony?” asked his mother. “The biggest one， mum.” “What?” said his mother， “You should be polite and want the smallest one.” “Should I tell a lie just to be polite， mum?” Passage 5.A birthday party Today is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look！ Mary is listening to the musid Tom is drinking e juice. Jad Sam are pying cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watg TV. Someone is knog at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan. Passage 6.The Farmer and the Snake It was a cold winter day.A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. Hepicked up thesnake carefully and put it uhe coat. Soon the snake Began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. “Oh， My god！” said the farmer， “I save your life， but you thank me in that way. You must die.” Then he killed the sh a stick. At st he died， too. Passage 7.Two Young Trees Two young trees are standing oop of the hill. Their names are Tim and An. One day， it’s sunny and warm. Some birds are singing irees. The wind blows， and the trees are talking. “What do you want to be when you grow up?’’ asks Tim. “I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.” answers An， “Maybe I want to be a toy box or a baseball bat. I like children.”“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asks An. “Me?” says Tim， “I just want to be a tree. I want to be a house for birds and spiders. I want to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot， people and animals stand under me.” Passage 8.Hongkong is a nice pce Hong Kong is a nice pce， especially in summer. JulyisahotmonthinHongKong.Butit’san excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay （淺水灣）. To get there， you take a bus from tral. Lots of people go to the bea Sundays and Saturdays. But if you go on a weekday， it is will be not so crowded.Visitors to Hongkong need passports. But people from many tries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice pce for holiday. There are many shops. Passage 9.Water Water is very important for living things. Without water， there must be no life on the earth. All the pnts and animals need water to drink， to cook food and to ourselves. Water is needed in farms， factories， offices， schools， families and many other pces.Water is found in seas， rivers and kes. It be found everywhere in the world， and it also be found in the air. Passage 10.Twins’ Bedroom This is the twins’ bedroom. It is a ni. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock， books and pencil－boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite? Yes， it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice. Passage 11.Dogs One of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some tries， dogs pull wagons. In the cold north， dogs pull sleds. There are other ways that dogs help us， too. Poli use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medie .On farms， dogs take care of sheep ahem in the fields. At night， they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill. Passage 12.The Best Job Betty is a zy girl. She doesn’t study hard， and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework， either. “What are you going to be when you grow up， Betty?” Mother asks. “You’re too zy. No job will ever fit you.” “But I know one，” says the girl， “I’m going to be Father Christmas，” “You want to be Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised， “But why?” “Because he works only one day in a whole year.” Passage 13.A Clever Monkey A little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to takeithome.Butthepumpkinistoobig.The mo take it home. Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. “l have a good idea. I roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel.” So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin， she is surprised and says， “How you carry it home?” The little monkey answers proudly， “l ’t lift it， but l roll it.” His mother smiles and says， “ What a clever boy！” Passage14. What Are Stars Like? Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways， stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At st its light goes out. The star’s life is over. Passage 15.Radio and Television Radio and television are very popur in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio. The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we see and hear what is happening in the world. However， radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. And listeners are being more. That’sbecause a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work. Passage 16.It’s cool behind you It’stwoo’clotheafternoon.Thesunis shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station. Now she’s walking ireet. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello” to him. “Who’s the boy behind you？” asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks， “Why are you walking behind me， boy?” “There’snoshadeireet， you know.” ahe boy. “It’s cool behind you， I think.” Passage 17.Father’s Hobby My dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the puter to t money. His job is very important in the bank. Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makesfive pieces of pizza. Sometimes hecooks chi and makes ese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad， too. I wash the dishes. Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking rexes him. He is a weekend cook. Passage 18.I don’t think so Jack is a good boy but he doesn’t like to use his head. He often says something withou thinking.It makes others unhappy. Mr. Bck teaches math in a school. He’s old now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Bck doesn’t go to work， because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. “I want to be there with you.” says Jack. “You’re a rude boy. I ’t take you there.’’ says his mother. “Don’t worry， mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ” says Jack. In the hospital， Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving ， he says to Mr. Bck， “You look fihe doctor says yoing to die， but I don’t think so. ” Passage 19.Seven days in a week There are about fifty－two weeks in a year. And there are seven days in each week. The first day of a week is Sunday. The other days of a week between SundayandSaturdayare Monday， Tuesday， Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Monday is the sed day， Tuesday is the third day， Wednesday is the fourth day， Thursday is the fifth day， and Friday is the sixth day. What’s the st day? Do you know? Passage 20.My special Friend I have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. I know him very well， but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Doerday. It makes me very happy. He is ing to my try for a visit summer. We are going to see each other for the first time. Passage 21.A Day in My Life My family lives on this street. In the m， my father goes to work and all the children go to sy mother takes us to school everyday. She does the housework. She always has her lunch at home， and sees her friends iernoon. In the evening all the children e home from school. They always get home early. My father goes home from work and he is often te. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten. Passage 22. The Sea What do know about the sea? Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course， the sea is very rge. In the world there is more sea than nd. If you have swum in the sea， you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the nd into the sea. Some pces of the sea are saltier thaher pces. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you ’t sink when you are ier！ And fish ot live in it！ Passage 23.A Good Young Pioneer Li Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now he is waiting for a bus. Suddenly he finds a wat theground.He askssome people， “Whose watch is it?” But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a poli. Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He is sittihe window. An old womas on the bus. She has . So he stands up and says， “Here is a seat for you， Granny. Please sit here” Passage 24.Sea horse There are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you ’t ride. It doesn’t live on nd， but in the sea. It looks like the head of horse. So the people call it sea horse. In fact， the sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse stands up ier when it swims. Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. Whenthe eggsare hatched， the baby horses swim away. Passage 25.A Cat and a Bird There are three trees he house. There is a big tree， and two small trees. In the big tree there is a bird. the bird sing? Yes， it . What’s uhe big tree? It’s a cat. “I want some food，” thinks the cat. “Bird， my good friend， e here！ It’s time to py games” says the cat. “No today， thank you！” says the bird， “You ’t catch me！ Goodbye！” Look！ The bird is flying！ Passage 26.A Flying Fox A flying fox is not a fox