Unit 6 Finding the Way
5. straight 要點(diǎn)：adv. 直線地；直接地，一直地 the car went straight down the road. 小汽車一直開過這條路。 that painting’s not hanging straight; it’s cockeyed.“那幅油畫沒掛正，掛歪了。”he went straight to his friend to ask for help. 他直接到朋友那兒請求幫助。adj.(1) extending continuously in the same direction without curving:筆直的：在同一方向上無彎曲連續(xù)延伸的：a straight line. 筆直的線, this road is straight. 這條路很直。(2) having no waves or bends: 直而不卷的；沒有卷曲或彎曲的：straight hair. 直發(fā)i don’t like my hair straight so i’m having it curled.“我不喜歡直頭發(fā)，所以要去燙發(fā)。”(3) direct and candid: 直率的；坦率的：a straight answer. 直率的回答(4)直接的；連續(xù)的eight straight days of rain 一連下了八天雨6. block 要點(diǎn)：n. (1) a solid piece of wood or stone or other hard substance. 硬塊：如，木塊，石塊，或其他堅(jiān)硬物質(zhì)的一塊a block of wood 一塊木頭 building block 積木 a butcher’s block 砧板there was a block in the pipe and the water couldn’t flow away.水管里有塊東西塞住了， 水流不出。(2)a compact mass of buildings bounded by streets 街區(qū)： 沿街兩邊的建筑群 i live two blocks from the school. 我住在離學(xué)校兩個(gè)路口的地方。 an office block 辦公大樓 turn left after 2 blocks. 走過兩個(gè)街區(qū)后往左拐。v. to obstruct, to prevent the movement or use of 阻止 the police have blocked the road. 警察已經(jīng)封鎖了道路。my nose is all blocked up and i can hardly breathe. 我鼻子塞了，氣都透不過來。7. museum 要點(diǎn)：n. 博物館the palace museum in beijing 北京故宮博物院 children’s museum 兒童博物館8. appreciate 要點(diǎn)：v. (1) to admire greatly; value. 欣賞；重視do you appreciate good wine? 你會鑒賞好酒嗎？i think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. 我認(rèn)為小孩對現(xiàn)代圖畫往往比任何人都更有鑒賞力。we all appreciate the holiday after a year of hard work.經(jīng)過一年的辛苦工作之后， 我們都十分珍惜這個(gè)假期。(2) to be thankful or show gratitude for: 感謝，感激：感謝或?qū)Α硎靖屑ぃ篿 really appreciate your help. 我真的很感激你的幫助。(3) to be fully aware of or sensitive to; realize:意識到，察覺：對……的充分意識或領(lǐng)會；察覺：we appreciate the danger ahead. 我們意識到危險(xiǎn)臨頭。9. mention 要點(diǎn)：v. to refer to, especially incidentally. 提及，尤指偶然性地i hope you didn’t mention my name to her. 我希望你沒有向她提到我的名字。he mentioned a useful book. 他說出一本有用的書的名字。 the teacher mentioned a few valuable reference books.老師提出了幾種有價(jià)值的參考書。