1. surround vt. 围绕；环绕；包围

A lot of trees surrounded the lake.

湖边上有许多树。

Police surrounded the house.

警察包围了这个屋子。

be surrounded with/by（使）包围；围住

The village was surrounded on all sides by mountains.

这座村庄四面环山。

surround...with 围绕；环绕

The leader surrounded himself with armed men.

这位领导人四周都是武装人员。

surroundings n. 环境；周围的事物

We work in pleasant surroundings.

我们在愉快的环境中工作。

surrounding adj. 周围的；附近的

Its pleasant to live in this village and the surrounding area.

在这个村庄及其附近居住是很惬意的。

2. trade v. 做生意；从事贸易

Our products are now traded worldwide.

我们的产品现在销往世界各地。

trade in sth 做……买卖

The company openly traded in arms.

这家公司公开买卖军火。

trade with sb 与……进行贸易/做买卖

Businessmen from all over the world are here to trade with China.

来自世界各地的商人在这里与中国进行贸易。

trade n. 贸易；买卖；行业

international trade 国际贸易

foreign trade 对外贸易

Trade between the two countries has increased.

两国之间的贸易增长了。

3. narrow v. 变狭窄

This is where the lake narrows.

这个湖就是在这里变小的。

narrow down 把……缩小

We should try our best to narrow down the difference between town and countryside.

我们应尽最大努力缩小城乡差别。

narrows n. 海峡；（江河的）峡谷

narrow adj. 狭窄的；窄小的；勉强的；刚刚好的

The gate is too narrow for a car； well have to walk through.

这门太窄，车进不去，我们只好走过去了。

a narrow victory 险胜

a narrow escape 死里逃生

a narrow path 羊肠小道

a narrow circle of friends 交际不广

narrowly adv. 勉强地；以毫厘之差

The car narrowly missed a cyclist.

汽车差点撞上一位骑自行车的人。

4. forbid v. 禁止

forbid sb to do sth 禁止某人做某事

My father forbade my sister to play with her friends after school.

我父亲禁止姐姐在放学后和她的朋友一起玩耍。

forbid doing sth 禁止做某事

The new law forbids smoking in public places.

新法律禁止在公共场合抽烟。

forbidding adj. 不友好的；让人望而生畏的

When I saw that forbidding watchdog， I went no farther.

当我看见那只凶恶的看门狗时，我一步也不敢向前了。

5. wood n. 木；木头；木材

woods 树林

All the furniture in my office was made of wood.

我办公室里所有的家具都是用木材制作的。

I had a talk with my sister in the woods that we often visited when we were young.

我和妹妹在我们小时候常去的树林里聊了一会儿。

6. distant adj. 遥远的；远离的；关系不密切的；远房的

Id like to travel to distant places.

我喜欢到遥远的地方旅游。

The center of the city is about 10 miles distant from the station.

市中心距离车站约有十英里远。

Two boys who are playing basketball there are distant

relations.

那两个正在那边打篮球的男孩是远亲。

distance n. 距离；一段路

The distance from my house to school is about 3km.

我家到学校的距离大约是三千米。

at a distance 在一定距离的地方

in the distance 在远处/远方的

keep at a distance 保持一定距离；不很亲密

7. at the edge of 在……的边缘

Something strange happened in the big house at the edge of the town.

城边的大房子里发生了一些怪事。

At the edge of the woods， Frankie was talking to himeself.

在树林边上，弗兰基正在自言自语。

8. be heavy with 有大量的……

The air was heavy with the scent of flowers.

空气中弥漫着花香。

These big trees are heavy with apples.

这些大树上挂满了苹果。

heavy traffic 交通繁忙

heavy meal 丰盛的饭；难消化的饭食

heavy fog/snow 大雾/雪

a heavy smoker 一个烟瘾很重的人

9. at least 至少

All these things cost me at least 300 dollars.

这些东西至少花了我三百美元。

I swim at least once a week in summer.

夏天我一周至少要游一次泳。

at most 最多，至多

It will take two hours at most to get there.

最多两小时便可到达那里。

10. be impressed by/with 留下……印象

He was deeply impressed by her sincerity.

她的真诚给他留下了深刻的印象。

impress on 使牢牢记住/明白（重要性或严重性等）

My father impressed on me the importance of hard work.

我的父亲使我明白了努力工作的重要性。

impression n. 印象；感想；影响

to get a good/bad impression of sb/sth

对某人/某事物的印象好/不好

a big/deep/strong impression

巨大的/深刻的/强烈的影响

11. be allowed to do sth 被允许做某事

I was not allowed to go out at night.

我父母不允许我晚上出门。

allow （doing） sth 允许（做）某事

I cant allow such a thing.

我不允许这样的事发生。

The teacher doesnt allow eating in the classroom.

老师不允许在教室里吃东西。

allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事

Her father would not allow her to eat sweets.

她的父亲不允许她吃糖果。

allow sb sth 给予某人某物（尤指钱或时间）；让某人有（拥有或带有）某物

I will allow you 10% off the price if you pay now.

如果你现在付款，我可以给你打九折。

First Flight

Mr. Johnson had never been up in an aeroplane before and he had read a lot about air accidents， so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small plane， Mr. Johnson was very worried about accepting. Finally， however， his friend persuaded him that it was very safe， and Mr. Johnson boarded the plane.

His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the airport. Mr Johnson had heard that the most dangerous part of a flight was the take-off and the landing， so he was extremely frightened and closed his eyes.

After a minute or two he opened them again， looked out of the window of the plane， and said to his friend， “Look at those people down there. They look as small as ants， dont they？”

“Those are ants，” answered his friend. “Were still on the ground.”