单词：
1. event n. (尤指重要或不寻常的)事件；(大型体育比赛中的)比赛项目
【典型例句】
a historic event 历史事件
Leaving home was a major eventin his life.
离家是他一生中的大事。
The next eventis the 800 metres.
下一个比赛项目是800米。
2. host n. 主人；节目主持人；东道主，主办者
【典型例句】
Our hostgreeted us at the door.
主人在门口迎候我们。
Our hostserved pizza and drinks at his party.
我们的主人在宴会上供应披萨和饮料。
He is the hostof the talk show.
他是脱口秀的主持人。
a game show host 游戏节目主持人
host country/government/city 东道国/政府/城市
China played host tothe Olympics in 2008.
中国是2008年奥运会的东道主。(中国在2008年主办了奥运会。)
【拓展】
a host of 大量，许多
hostess n. 女主人，女主持人
host v.主办，做……的东道主；主持(节目)
Beijing hostedthe Olympic Games in 2008.
北京主办了2008年奥运会。
3. track n.
(1) (人踩出的)小道，小径，小路
(2)足迹，踪迹，车辙(常用复数)
(3)轨道
(4)跑道，赛道
【典型例句】
Follow the trackinto the forest.
沿着小路走进森林。
The hunter followed the tracksof a deer.
猎人循着鹿的踪迹追踪。
tyre tracks 轮胎印
railway tracks 铁路轨道
a running track 赛跑跑道
track and field 田径运动
track event 径赛项目
v.跟踪, 追踪
He trackedthe deer for a mile.
他跟踪了那头鹿一英里。
The progress of each student is trackedby computer.
每个学生的进步情况都由计算机进行跟踪。
【拓展】
keep/lose the track of了解/不了解……的动态，与……保持/失去联系
I watch the news to keep track of current events.
我看新闻为的是了解时事。
4. master n. (男)主人；大师，能手
【典型例句】
They lived in fear of their master.
他们惧怕主人，提心吊胆地过日子。
He was a masterof the short story.
他是一位短篇小说大师。
a chess master国际象棋大师
a masterbuilder 建筑能手
master v.掌握，精通；控制，掌控
It takes a long time to mastera foreign language.
掌握一门外语需要很长的时间。
She struggled hard to masterher temper.
竭力按住性子，不发脾气。
【拓展】
Master硕士，有硕士学位的人
5. apart adv. 不在一起，分离，分开；成碎片；(空间或时间)相隔，相距
【典型例句】
She keeps herself apartfrom other people.
她与其他人保持距离。
Stand with your feet apart.
两脚分开站立。
He spent the whole afternoon takinghis bike apart.
他花了整个下午的时间把自行车拆开。
They live six miles apart.
他们住的地方相隔六英里。
Jim and his sister are three years apartin age.
吉姆和他妹妹的年龄相差三岁。
fall apart
(1) to be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off 破碎,破裂
(2) to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function 破裂，崩溃
【典型例句】
The cheap toyfell apart after two days.
这个便宜的玩具两天后就散架了。
My old car is falling apart.
我的旧汽车快要散架了。
He lost his job and his marriage fell apart.
他丢了工作，婚姻也破裂了。
The country’s economy is in danger of falling apart.
该国经济面临崩溃。
6. injure v. (尤指事故中)使受伤，伤害
injured 受伤的，有伤的，受到伤害的
【典型例句】
She fell and injuredher back.
她摔了一跤，背部受伤了。
an injuredleg 受伤的腿
Three people were killed and five injuredin the crash.
撞车事故中有三人死亡，五人受伤。
【拓展】
injury n.受伤，伤害
the injured 受伤的人，伤者
The injuredincluded three young children.
伤者包括三名幼儿。
【同义词辨析】
injure (尤指事故中)使受伤，伤害
Three people were badly injured in the accident.
这次事故中，有三个人严重受伤。
hurt (使)疼痛，受伤，
Was anyone hurt in the accident?
事故中有人受伤吗？
在事故中身体受伤，可用hurt或injure，injure强调身体部位受到某种程度的损伤，hurt强调引起的身体疼痛，还可表示情感的伤害。
He hurt his knee playing football.
他踢足球时伤了膝盖。
My back is really hurting me today.
我今天背疼得厉害。
I didn’t want to hurt his feelings.
我不想伤害他的感情。
wound使身体受伤, (尤指用刀、枪等武器)伤害
50 people were seriously wounded in the attack.
这次攻击中有50人受重伤。
7. compete v. 竞争，对抗
【要点概览】
compete in/at sth 参加比赛或竞赛
compete against/with sb 与……竞赛
compete for sth 为……而竞赛
【典型例句】
Did you compete inthe track meet on Saturday?
你在周六的田径运动会上参赛了吗?
Do you think she will compete inthe next Olympic games?
你认为她会参加下届奥运会吗？
We can’t compete withthem on price.
我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。
I had to compete against15 other people for the job.
我得和另外15个人竞争这份工作。
The two athletes are competing forthe gold medal.
这两名运动员正在争夺金牌。
【拓展】
competition n. 竞赛
competitor n. 竞赛者
competitive adj. 竞争的
8. pretend v. 假装，佯装
【要点概览】
pretend to do……
pretend that……
【典型例句】
She pretended not to notice.
她假装没有注意到。
She pretended to beangry.
她假装生气。
He pretendedto his family (that) everything was fine.
他对家人佯称一切都好。
It was useless to pretendinnocence.
假装无辜是没有用的。
9. positive adj.
积极乐观的，自信的；
正面的，有助益的
肯定的，确定的，有把握的
阳性的
【典型例句】
She’s got a really positive attitude to life.
她对生活抱有非常乐观的态度。
She tried to be more positive about her new job.
她努力更积极地投入新工作。
It’s been a very positive experience for her.
那对她来说是一种非常有益的经历。
Write down all the positive things about your life.
记下生活中所有好的事情。
The book had a positive influence on me.
这本书对我有积极的影响。
She was positive that he had been there.
她确信他曾在场。
We"d met before – I was positive about that.
我们以前见过面——我对此很肯定。
US President Trump tested positive for Covid-19 early Friday morning.
美国总统特朗普周五清晨检测出Covid-19呈阳性。
10. compare v. 比较，对比；比得上
【要点概览】
compare A and/with B 将A与B相比
compare A to B将A与B相比，将A比作B
【典型例句】
I’m quite a patient person, compared withhim.
和他比起来，我算是有耐心的人了。
This road is quite busy compared to/withours.
这条路与我们的路相比相当繁忙。
The poet comparedhis sweetheart to a rose.
这位诗人把他的恋人比作玫瑰。
He comparedher eyes to the stars in the sky.
他把她的眼睛比作天上的星星。
These mountains do not compare withthe Himalayas.
这些山不能与喜马拉雅山相提并论。
【拓展】
comparison n. 比较，对照
短语：
1. come along 到达，出现；跟随；进步，提高；赶快，加油
【典型例句】
A taxi never comes alongwhen you need one.
当您需要出租车时，出租车永远不会来。
When the right job comes along, I’ll apply for it.
一有合适的工作，我就会申请。
Your English iscoming alongreally well.
你的英语进步很快。
You go on ahead—I’ll come alonglater.
你先走—我随后就来。
Come along! We ‘re all waiting for you!
快点，我们都在等你！
Come along! Don’t give up yet!
加油，别放弃！
2. work out 锻炼身体；(顺利地)进展，发展；计算，计算出；找……的答案，解决；制订出(计划等)
【典型例句】
I work outregularly to keep fit.
我经常做运动以保持健康。
I hope things work outfor you.
我希望你一切顺利。
We’ll have to work outhow much food we’ll need for the party.
我们必须算出这次聚会需要多少食物。
I can’t work outhow to do this.
我搞不清楚这件事该怎么做。
The two groups worked outtheir problems together.
两组一起解决了他们的问题。
An international peace plan has been worked out.
已经制定了一项国际和平计划。
3. make it 获得成功；准时到达
【典型例句】
Will we make itin time for the film?
我们能赶上电影吗？
Very few actors actually make it.
很少演员能成功。
4. set an example 树立榜样
【典型例句】
Parents should set an exampleto/fortheir children.
父母应该为孩子树立榜样。
5. lose heart 丧失信心；泄气
【典型例句】
Try not to lose heart — there are plenty of other jobs.
不要灰心，还有很多其它的工作。
6. give up 投降，认输；放弃，停止，中止
【典型例句】
She doesn’t give upeasily.
她不轻易认输。
I give up. What"s the answer?
我不想了，答案是什么？
give up smoking戒烟
She didn’t give upwork when she had the baby.
她有孩子后并未放弃工作。
7. make sense
(1) to be possible to understand; to have a clear meaning
讲得通，有道理，意思清楚
(2) (used about an action) to be sensible or logical
(行为)合乎情理，符合逻辑
【典型例句】
What does this sentence mean? It doesn’t make senseto me.
这个句子是什么意思？我看不懂。
John wasn’t making much senseon the phone.
约翰在电话上说得不大清楚。
I think it would make senseto wait for a while before making a decision.我认为先等一下再做决定是明智的。
【拓展】
common sense 常识
make no sense讲不通；无意义
8. even if used to emphasize that something will still be trueif another thing happens 即使；纵然
even though used to emphasize that something is true, although something else has happened or is true 虽然，尽管
【典型例句】
I’m going to the party even ifit rains.
即便下雨，我也要去参加聚会。
Even ifyou take a taxi, you"ll still miss your train.
即使你打车，你还是赶不上火车的。
Even thoughhe’s 24 now, he’s still like a little child.
虽然他现在24岁了，但还是像个小孩子。
Even thoughI didn’t know anybody at the party, I had a nice time.
尽管我在晚会上谁也不认识，但我仍然玩得很开心。
9. make a difference (对……)起作用，有影响
make some/no difference 有影响/没有什么影响
【典型例句】
A caring teacher can truly make a differencein a child"s life.
一个有爱心的老师能真正改变孩子的生活。
Marriage made a big differenceto her life.
婚姻对她的生活影响很大。
The rain didn’t make much differenceto the game.
这场雨对比赛没多大影响。
Morning or afternoon. It makes no difference.
对我来说，上午或下午都没关系。
10. rather than 而不是
【典型例句】
I think I’ll have a cold drink rather thancoffee.
我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
Eric decided to quit rather than acceptthe new rules.
埃里克决定辞职，不去接受新的规定。
He was happy rather thansad.
他很高兴，而不是悲伤。
Rather thancontinue the argument, she walked away.
她没有继续争辩，而是走开了。
【拓展】
other than除了
or rather或者更确切地说
more than不仅，多于
11. cut out 停止做(或使用、食用)，戒除；剪下；删掉
【典型例句】
cut outsmoking 戒烟
I"ve cut outchocolate completely.
我完全不吃巧克力了。
She cut outhis picture from the magazine.
她从杂志上剪下他的照片。
Cut outthe boring details.
删掉那些沉闷的细节。
【拓展】
与cut有关短语：
cut down 砍倒
cut off 切断，中断，隔绝
cut up 切碎
cut in 插话，打断
12. now and then
=(every) now and then/again时而，偶尔地（= occasionally）
【典型例句】
We still see each other (every) now and then.
我们还时不时见个面。
