common: adj.

1) usual; found or happening often and in many places 常见的；普遍的

Everybody should know it, as it is common sense. 这是常识，人人都应该知道。

It’s common that many students who are poor writers of English can speak English well.

许多学生英语写不好，但是说的好，这是常见的现象。

2 ） belong to or shared equally by two or more; united; joint 共同的，共有的

common property

Most New Year’s parties have some things in common

have…in common: share with someone else 共同拥有

He has a lot in common with his sister.

他与他姐姐有许多相似之处。We have so much/ nothing in common.

tradition:

1) 传统，传统风俗old tradition

cultural tradition

I think we should keep the cultural tradition.

我认为我们应该保持这种文化传统。

2) 惯例，老规矩family tradition

His teaching was a challenge to tradition.

他的教学方式是对老规矩的挑战。

century: 一百年；一世纪The tradition has lasted a century. 这种习

俗延续了一百年。 The story took place at the end of the 18th

century. 故事发生在 18 世纪末。

drive away: drive off; force away 赶走Don’t drive away the people who want to h

elp you. 不要把想帮助你的人赶走

evil: adj 不道德的，邪恶的He is an evil man.

n. 邪恶We must learn to tell good from evil.

Times Square

take place: happen 发生 The story took place in a small town. 故事

发生在一个小镇。

Gather: v1) come together: 聚集，集合Family members gather together to have d

inner. 家人聚在一起共进晚餐。

2 ） collect 采集，收割They have gathered a lot of information on t

he subject. 他们收集了许多关于这个主题的资料。

let off : fire or cause to explode 放（枪，炮等）；使爆炸

They let off their guns at the enemy. 他们对着敌人开枪。

The soldier let the gun off in error. 这个战士让枪走火了。

fireworks 烟花crackers 爆竹 饼干

cheer: v 欢呼，喝彩The audience cheered when she stood up

to speak. 当她站起来讲话时，观众都高声欢呼。

n. 欢呼，喝彩His speech was greeted with cheers. 他的

演讲博得人们的喝彩。

electric : adj. 用电的，电动的 an electric blanket 电热毯

electronic: 电子的electronic products 电子产品

In the shape of : 以…的形状（形式）The cake is in the shape of heart. He has a watch in the shape of a rabbit.

light up: 开灯，点灯When the show ended, all the lights lit up.

剧终时，所有的灯都亮了。

put up ： build 盖起，搭建 put up the Christmas trees.

Have you put up the tent? 你搭好帐篷了吗

Join in: take part in （ an activity) as a member of a group 参加，加入

May I join in your conversation? Compare:Join the army Join the party

broadcast: 播送节目Let’s watch the news broadcast. 我们来看

新闻播报吧。She is used to listening to the radio broadc

ast everyday. 她习惯每天收听广播。

activity: 1 ）（尤其指娱乐或兴趣方面的）活动

Young children can’t focus on one activity for long. 小孩子的注意力很难长时间地集中在一项活动上。

2 ）活跃，活动（性）a sudden rush of activity 一阵活跃There’s been a lot of activity in the city tod

ay. 今天市区相当热闹。

resolution: a firm decision 决心He made a resolution to lose weight.He is a man with resolution.

the action of resolving something 解决We need quick resolution of this problem.

Involve1) have as a necessary part of result 包含，

需要This will involve teaching the new languag

e in advance. 这意味着需要提前教授新语言。

It will involve a lot of time and energy. 这需要花大量的时间和精力。

2 ）卷入，使介入God knows how many people are involved.

天知道有多少人被卷进去了。This war involved seven countries. 有 7 个

国家卷进来这场战争。

Expert 专家She is an expert in cooking.

carry out 1)fulfill. 履行Don’t blame me, I’m only carrying out orde

rs. 2 ） conduct. 实行，实现They held a meeting to discuss how to car

ry out the operation. 他们开会讨论如何实施手术。