新概念英语第二册Lesson13一20词汇
1.新概念英语第二册Lesson13词汇
1.meet
(1)vt., vi. (偶然)遇见，遇到：
Where did you meet Joe?
你在什么地方遇见乔的?
We met at a restaurant.
我们是在一家饭馆相遇的。
(2)vt. (约定地点或时间)和……会面，迎接：
Most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station.
镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接他们。
Who will be meeting you when you arrive in London?
你到伦敦时谁将去接你?
(3)vt. (经介绍)和……相识/见面：
I'd like to meet your brother.
我很想认识你兄弟。
Very pleased to meet you.
认识您非常高兴。
2.performance n.
(1)执行，完成，履行：
He is praised for the excellent performance of his duties.
他由于出色地履行了自己的职责而受到了表扬。
(2)表现，工作情况：
His performance in the mathematics exam is not very good.
他数学考得不太好。
(3)演出，表演：
The pop singers will give five performances.
这些流行歌手将演出5场。
2.新概念英语第二册Lesson14词汇
1.ask与ask for
ask最常用的意思是“问”、“询问”：
I asked (Mary) a question.
我(向玛丽)问了一个问题。
它也可以表达“请求”、“要求”或“邀请”等意思：
They asked Tony to sing a song.
他们请托尼唱支歌。
They asked her to spend the weekend with them.
他们邀请她一起度周末。
ask for表示“要”、“要求”：
You are always asking for help.
你总是要人帮忙。
I asked for a cup of coffee, but they gave me a cup of tea.
我要的是一杯咖啡，但他们却给了我一杯茶。
2.except, except for与apart from
3者都表示“除……以外”，有时可以互相代替使用：
Everyone has helped in some way apart from/ except for/except you.
每个人都帮了点忙，只有你没有。
I have no other books except/ except for these.
除了这些书以外我再没有其他书了。
但是 except不用于句首，except for/ apart from则可以：
Apart from/ Except for you, everyone has helped in some way.
除了你，每个人都帮了点忙。
3.短语 which of, either of, neither of与 both of
这些短语都可用于指两个人或两件事。
(1)当询问在两个或更多的人或事物中偏爱哪一个或选择哪一个时，可用 which:
I like both of these bags. Which of the two do you prefer?
这两个包我都喜欢。你喜欢哪一个?
(2)either与neither都是对两个人或物而言(后接单数名词)。either指 one or the other(不是这个就是那个)，either和 neither 后跟of时则指两个事 物中的每一个：
Which bag shall I use?
我用哪个包?
Either of them.It doesn't matter which.
哪个都行。用哪个都没关系。
Nerther of them.Use a suitcase.
哪个都不行。用个手提箱吧。
(3)both只指两个人或物。当它用在名词前时，of可有可无：
Both books/ Both of the books are interesting.
两本书都很有趣。
当both用在代词前面时，其后必须加of:
Both of us/ them left early.
我们俩/他们俩都走得很早。
I love both of you.
我爱你们俩。
3.新概念英语第二册Lesson15词汇
1.nervous adj.
(1)神经质的，神经紧张的：
She is a nervous woman. Do you see that nervous smile on her face?
她是个神经质的女人。你看见她脸上那种神经质的微笑了吗?
(2)紧张的，担心的，情绪不安的：
I feel very nervous before exams.
我在考试前感到非常紧张。
He had never spoken in public, so he was very nervous.
他从未当众讲过话，因此他非常紧张。
(3)与nervous容易混淆的另一个词是 irritable(易怒的，急躁的)：
Our teacher is an irritable old lady. She gets angry easily.
我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。
2.afford vt.
(1)买得起(常与can连用)：
We can/can't afford a car this year.
我们今年买得起/买不起小汽车。
(2)担负得起(损失、后果等)，花得起(时间)(常与can连用)：
I can't afford to be ill again.
我不能再病了。
I can only afford one week for the trip.
我只能为这次旅行抽出一周的时间。
4.新概念英语第二册Lesson16词汇
1. police n.
(1)警察部门，警方(与the连用):
Ring the police if there is a burglary.
如果发生入户盗窃就给警方打电话。
The police always care for public order.
警方总是为治安操心。
(2)警察〔复数):
If you don't let me go,I'll call the police.
你如果再不放开我，我就要叫警察了。
The police are questioning a foreign tourst.
警察们正在盘问一名外国游客。
(3)如果要单指一名警察，可以用policeman或policewoman:
There is a traffic policeman over there.You can ask him the way to the station.
那边有一位交通警。你可以向他打听去车站的路怎么走。
Tom's sister is a policewomen.
汤姆的姐姐是位〔女)警察。
2. fail
(1)vi. 失败:
Why did the plan fail?
这计划为什么失败了?
We have failed.
我们失败了。
(2)vi. 不及格:
I hope I haven't failed in the French test.
我希望我法语考试没有不及格。
(3) vt. 使...不及格：
The teacher said he would fail me if I don't work harder.
老师说如果我不再用功点他就要给我不及格。
(4) vt. 未能...，不能..，忘记...，一(后接不定式):
He failed to finish his work in time.
他未能及时完成工作。
Don't fail to post the letter for me.
别忘了替我发信。
5.新概念英语第二册Lesson17词汇
1 . appear vi.
(1)出现，显露:
Suddenly, a car appeared.
突然，一辆小汽车出现了。
(2)当众露面;登场(演出等):
I can't appear in this dress at the party.
我不能在晚会上穿着这身衣服露面。
Miss Marsh will appear in tonight's play.
在今晚的这场剧中,马什小姐将会登场。
(3) 似乎，看起来好像(与seem同义):
She appears to know you.
她似乎认识你。
Now it appears you are wrong.
现在看来你是错的。
2. grow vi.
(1)生长，成长，发育:
Trees of this kind don't grow in our country.
我们国家不长这种树。
How tall you've got!You've grown a lot.
你已经这么高了!你长了不少。
(2)grow up长成，成熟(其被动态表示长大成人):
Lucy has grown up a lot since I last saw her.
自从我上次见到她之后，露西已成熟了许多。
What do you want to do when you're grown up?
等你长大了，你想干什么?
3. as的几种用法
(1)作为介词，它可以表示“作为”、“以...身份”等:
In this film,he appeared as a policeman.
在这部影片中，他扮演一名警察。
As a mechanic,he can't always keep himself clean.
作为一名机修工，他无法总保持身上干净。
(2)作为连词，它可以表示“因为”、“正当...时候”、“以...方式”或“如同...那样”等含义:
You must take care of the baby tomorrow as I am going to London.
由于我要去伦敦，你明天必须照料这孩子。(因为，由于)
As we were talking about him,he knocked at the door.
我们正谈论他的时候，他敲门了。(正当...时候)
She cooked the dinner as her mother taught her.
她按母亲教她的方式做了晚餐。(以……方式〕
6.新概念英语第二册Lesson18词汇
1.beside与besides
介词beside常用的含义为“在……旁边”、“在……附近”：
Come and sit beside us.
过来坐在我们旁边吧。
There is a chair beside the door.
门旁边有一把椅子。
besides的词形与beside很相似，但意义却相差甚远。besides作副词时表示“而且”、“并且”、“此外”等意思：
She has so much else to do besides.
此外，她还有许多其他事要做。
I'm quite busy today. Besides, I've got a bad cold.
我今天很忙，而且我还感冒得厉害。
besides还可以作介词，表示“除……之外(还)”：
There were a lot of people at the party besides us.
除了我们以外，晚会上还有许多(其他)人。
2.give的几个固定搭配
及物动词give常用的含义是“给予”、“交给”：
Give me some water, please.
请给我一些水。
I lent him some books last month and he has given them back to me this morning.
我上个月曾借给他一些书。他今天上午都还给我了。
可以看出，give与back连用时，它的意义并没有发生太大的变化。但是，当它与其他副词连用时，意义往往会有变化，有时变化非常大：
He gave away all his books to the library.
他把所有的书都赠给了这家图书馆。(give away：赠送)
Give in your examination papers after you've finished.
考卷做好后就交上来。(give in：上交，呈交)
You can do what you like. I will never give in.
你想干什么就干什么。我决不屈服。(give in：屈服，让步)
He gave up drinking a few years ago.
他几年前戒酒了。(give up：放弃，抛弃)
Jack has given up the watch he stole last week.
杰克把他上星期偷的表交了出来。(give up：交出，让出)
7.新概念英语第二册Lesson19词汇
1.hurry
(1)vi. 赶紧，赶快，匆忙：
We'd better hurry if we want to see the performance.
如果我们想看演出的话，我们赶快走。
Hurry up! The film may begin at any moment.
快点!电影马上就要开始了。
When he saw that it was already eight o'clock, he hurried to the office.
当他发现已经8点钟的时候，他赶紧去了办公室。
(2)n.急忙，匆忙，仓促：
I'm in a hurry now. I'll write the letter tomorrow.
我现在有急事。我明天再写信。
In his hurry, he dropped some coins on the floor.
匆忙之中，他把一些硬币掉在了地上。
2.exclaim
(1)vt.，vi. (由于痛苦、愤怒、惊异、欣喜等)叫喊，惊叫：
When she saw the gift, she exclaimed in delight.
她看到礼物后高兴得叫了起来。
What a beautiful picture!she exclaimed.
她惊讶地叫道：“多美的一幅画呀!”
(2)vi.，(表示抗 议等)大声叫喊：
She exclaimed against the rudeness of the young man.
她愤怒地斥责那位年轻人的粗鲁行为。
3.return
(1)vi. 回，返回：
Tim has just returned from Australia.
蒂姆刚从澳大利亚回来。
He returned home yesterday.
他昨天回来的。
(2)vt. 把……送回，归还，退回：
He returned the books to the library.
他把书还给了图书馆。
He returned two tickets, as Jack and Tom were too busy and they couldn't go to the theatre.
他退了两张票，因为杰克和汤姆太忙了，不能去看戏。
8.新概念英语第二册Lesson20词汇学习
1.catch vt.
(1)捉住，逮住，捕获：
The police have caught the thief.
警察已逮住那个小偷。
Have you caught any fish today?
你今天钓到鱼了吗?
(2)抓住，握住：
Tom caught the thief by the arm.
汤姆抓住小偷的胳膊。
Can you catch the ball?
你能接住球吗?
(3)及时赶到，赶上：
I want to catch the eight nineteen(train) to London.
我想赶8点19分的火车去伦敦。
2.realize vt.
(1)实现(希望、目标、愿望等)：
She has realized her hope to be an actress.
她实现了自己当一名演员的愿望。
(2)使变为事实，使发生(常用于被动语态)：
This plan can never be realized.
这个计划永远不可能变成事实。
(3)认识，知道，明白，意识到：
I went into the wrong room without realizing it.
我无意中走错了房间。
I hope you realize that you've made a big mistake.
我希望你明白你已经犯了个大错误。
realize 和understand表示这个意思时有时可以互换，有时则不可以。在上面的例句中，第1句不可用 understand，第2句则可以。又如：
I an did not understand English.
伊恩不懂英语。(不可用 realize)
3.interested与interesting
大多数现在分词和许多过去分词都可以作形容词用。常见的以-ed和-ing结尾的成对的形容词有 excited/ exciting, tired/ tiring, interested/ interesting等。以-ed结尾的形容词常与人称主语连用，表示人的情绪、状态、喜好等;以-ing结尾的形容词则常与非人称主语连用，表明事物的某种特征、性质等：
This story is exciting.
这故事激动人心。
I am excited by the story.
我因这故事而兴奋。
It was an exciting finish.
(比赛的)结尾激动人心。
Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before.
萨莉非常激动，因为她从未乘过火车。
The play was very interesting.
戏很有意思。
Are you interested in plays?
你对戏剧有兴趣吗?
