Unit Four,Sharing
第四单元，分享

parcel
The children fell over each other to take the parcel from the postman.
孩子们争先恐后地从邮递员那儿把包裹拿过来。

jam
The bus was delayed in a five mile jam.
公共汽车因长达五英里的交通堵塞而延误。

mail
We do our business by mail.
我们通过邮递做生意。

secondary
Experience is what matters, age is of secondary importance.
重要的是经验,年龄是次要的。

clay
He studied sculpture because he enjoyed working with clay.
他学习雕塑是因为他喜欢玩黏土。

dust
A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off.
卡车开过时扬起一片灰尘。

dusty
They started strolling down the dusty road in the moonlight.
在月光下他们开始沿着满是尘土的路漫步。

weed
The yard was overgrown with weeds.
这座庭院杂草丛生。

chorus
Students played the lesser parts and sang in the chorus.
学生们扮演一些次要角色,并且参与合唱。

cotton
A large cotton plantation in Tennessee.
田纳西州大片的棉田。

uniform
The town police wear dark blue uniforms and flat caps.
镇上的警察穿着深蓝色制服,戴着鸭舌帽。

not to mention
He has two big houses in this country,not to mention his villa in France.
他在这个国家有两个大房子,更不用说他在法国的别墅了。

tablet
It is never a good idea to take sleeping tablets regularly.
经常吃安眠药绝对不是好办法。

rubber
She wore a surgical mask and rubber gloves while she worked with the samples.
她处理样品的时候戴着外科医用口罩和橡胶手套。

washroom
As I expected, somebody was using the washroom.
果不出我所料,卫生间有人占用。

rigid
The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.
课程设置过于狭窄和死板。

bubble
Add the white wine and let it bubble up.
加入白葡萄酒,让它产生泡沫。

tube
I went out today and bought a tube.
我今天出去买了一根管子。

circus
My real ambition was to work in a circus.
我的真正理想是在马戏团工作。

chemist
You can obtain the product from all good chemists.
你可从各大药房买到这种产品。

shade
The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer.
这些树木在夏天可以给动物蔽荫。

jaw
He has a strong square jaw.
他长着一副结实的方下巴。

wrinkle
There were fine wrinkles around her eyes.
她眼角上出现了鱼尾纹。

forehead
He wiped away the beads of sweat on his forehead.
他擦去了额头上的汗珠。

hut
The hut was constructed from trees that grew in the nearby forest.
这棚屋是用附近森林里长的树木建造的。

housing
Poor housing conditions and family stress can affect both physical and mental health.
住房条件差、家庭压力大会影响身心两方面的健康。

platform
The train now standing at platform 1 is for Leeds.
停靠在1号站台的火车是开往利兹的。

fireplace
To the right of the fireplace are various framed certificates.
壁炉的右边是各种镶框的证书。

saucer
The milk you put out in the saucer was quickly lapped up by the cat.
你倒在碟子里的牛奶很快就被猫舔光了。

kettle
I'll put the kettle on and make some tea.
我把水壶放上，沏点茶。

pan
Heat the butter and oil in a large pan.
在一个大平底锅里加热黄油和食用油。

jar
Do you like the cucumbers in the great glass jars?
你喜欢大玻璃罐里的黄瓜吗？

ripe
The conditions were ripe for social change.
社会变革的时机已经成熟。

grill
Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.
放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。

doorway
Hannah looked up to see David and another man standing in the doorway.
汉纳抬起头,看到戴维和另一个男人站在门口。

leftover
Leftovers and unwashed dishes cover the dirty counters.
台面上又脏又乱,尽是残羹剩菜和未洗的盘子。

handshake
John smiled and gave him a hearty handshake.
约翰微笑着和他热情地握手。

drag
He got up and dragged his chair towards the table.
他站起来把他的椅子拖向桌子。

privilege
Education should be a universal right and not a privilege.
教育应当是全民的权利而非某部份人特别享有的。

plug
Can I use this plug for my iron?
我能用这个插座插一下熨斗吗?

disabled
These are practical problems encountered by disabled people in the workplace.
这些都是残疾人在工作中遇到的实际问题。

resign
He resigned as manager after eight years.
八年后,他辞去了经理的职务。

deserve
The report deserves careful consideration.
这份报告应该给予认真考虑。

lately
It's only lately that she's been well enough to go out.
她只是最近才康复,可出去走一走了。

input
Her specialist input to the discussions has been very useful.
她在这些讨论中提供的专家建议很有助益。

tune
I don't know the title but I recognize the tune.
我不知道曲名,但听得出这曲调。

contract
Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.
根据合同的条款，这项工作本应于昨天完成。

grant
The bank finally granted a five hundred pound loan to me.
银行终于给了我五百英镑的贷款。

take for granted
I just took it for granted that he'd always be around.
我只是想当然地认为他会一直在我身边。

cardiac
The king was suffering from cardiac weakness.
国王患有心脏病。

circuit
The earth takes a year to make a circuit of the sun.
地球绕太阳运行一周需要一年的时间。

disability
People with severe learning disabilities.
具有严重学习障碍的人。

consultation
The decision was taken after close consultation with local residents.
这项决定是在与当地居民仔细磋商后做出的。

capsule
A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the earth.
俄罗斯的一艘太空舱目前正在绕地球轨道运行。

relay
Britain's prospects of beating the United States in the relay looked poor.
英国要在接力赛中战胜美国,前景看上去并不那么乐观。

relay to
Instructions were relayed to him by phone.
通过电话将指令转达给了他。

criterion
What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability?
用什么标准来评估学生的能力?

stability
Being back with their family should provide emotional stability for the children.
回到家人身边应该会让孩子的情绪稳定下来。

pray
She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings.
她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。

pray that
I pray that nobody would notice my mistake.
我但愿没人注意到我的错误。

hypothetical
I wasn't asking about anybody in particular, it was a purely hypothetical question.
我并没有问到具体某个人，那不过是个纯粹假设性的问题。