1). A bird is a creature that is covered with f______ and has two w_____ and two l_____. Most birds can f_____.
2). A chicken is a large b______ that is often kept for its e______ or m______.
3). Bird flu (also avian flu, chicken flu) is a serious i______ that affects birds, especially c________, that can be spread from birds to h_______ and that can cause d_______.
4). Kiwi:
a. (informal): a person from __________
b. a New Zealand bird with ______________________
c. = kiwi fruit (pl. kiwi fruit) (also kiwi) a small _____ with thin brown skin covered with small hairs, soft green ______ and black ______, originally from New Zealand. 作者: 小虎快跑 时间: 2010-3-12 21:59 标题: 2. 相关习语谚语中英互译
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
Birds of a feather flock together. 鸟以群分,物以类聚。
The early bird catches the worm. 捷足者先得。
Kill the goose that lays the golden egg / eggs 杀鸡取卵
kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕、一举两得. 作者: 小虎快跑 时间: 2010-3-12 22:03 标题: 3. 文中的重点词汇及其运用
1. only
She’s their _____________.
We were the _________ people there.
_______ five people turned up.
the only person/thing/place etc.: used to say that sb/sth is the best and you would not choose any other:
e.g. She’s ________________ for the job.
be only for sb. (=only one person or group can use something): These seats are __________ first class passengers.
not only ... but (also) .... 作者: 小虎快跑 时间: 2010-3-12 22:07 标题: 2. strange adj. (stranger, strangest)
A ________ thing happened this morning.
She was looking at me _________________________.
It’s ________________that we haven’t heard from him.
That’s ____________—the front door’s open.
There was __________________________________ about her eyes.
be strange to sb:not familiar because you have not been there before or met the person before
e.g. At first the place was _________________ me.. 作者: 小虎快跑 时间: 2010-3-12 22:11 标题: 4. government
[C+sing./pl. v.] (often the Government) (abbr. govt) the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state:
The Government _________________ been considering further tax cuts.
collocations:
______________ policies
______________ officials
a ___________ department
a ____________ agency
the central____________
the federal______________
the local _______________. 作者: 小虎快跑 时间: 2010-3-12 22:16 标题: 5. size noun
Your desk is exactly the same size as mine.
The price of a carpet will depend on its size and quality.
a. be twice the size/be half the size (=be twice as big or half as big)
Their apartment is half the size of ours.
b. of different sizes/of various sizes
There were several pieces of wood of different sizes.
c. vary in size (=be of different sizes)
The American states vary enormously in size, from very _______ to very ________.
d. ......the size of sth (=when something is the same size as something else)
e. ......this/that size (= as big as this one or that one)
In a class this size, there will always be a few problems.. 作者: 小虎快跑 时间: 2010-3-12 22:22 标题: 8. same adj.
a. the same
My friend and I went to __________ school.
b. the same...as
She was born on __________ day_____ me.
I was staying in ____________ hotel ____ Bill Clinton. Can you believe it?
They are doing ____________jobs __________ the men, but being paid less.
c. look/sound/taste etc the same
The houses on the street all look ______________.
I tried three different types of wine, but they all tasted just ______________ to me.
d. the same height/age/amount etc.
His sister is __________________ age ______________ me.
We’re both exactly ______________ height.
e. all / just the same despite this
He’s not very reliable, but I like him __________________.
‘Will you stay for lunch?’ ‘No, but thanks ________________.’
f. be all the same to sb: to not be important to sb
It’s ______________________ to me whether we eat now or later.
g. (the) same to you: (informal) used to answer a GREETING, an insult, etc.