词汇短语园地

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.

我们的产品现在銷往世界各地。

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.

这个湖就是从这里变小的。

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距。

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。

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。

5. wood  n.  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.

我和妹妹在我們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.

我喜欢去远方旅游。

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。

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 3 km.

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

keep at a distance  保持一定距离

7. at the edge of  在……的边缘