第一、重点词汇

1. tap

双语释义： knock gently on sb/sth 轻拍某人; 轻敲某物

词性：及物动词

过去分词和过去式：~ped ~ped

语法用法： ~ sb/sth (with sth)

典型例句：My mother tabbed me on the shoulder.

妈妈轻拍我的肩膀。

He tapped the box with a stick.

他用小棒敲打盒子。

2. whistle

双语释义：make the sound of a whistle 发出哨子或汽笛等的声音

词性：不及物动词

典型例句：The boy was whistling away cheerfully.

那个男孩愉快地一直吹着口哨。

A train whistled in the distance.

一列火车在远处鸣响了汽笛。

3. stir

双语释义：move slightly 微动

词性：不及物动词

Not a leaf was stirring.

树叶一动都不动。

Nobody was stirring in the house.

屋里没有动静。

She hasn't stirred yet.

她还没起床。

Stir yourself!

活动起来，找点事干！

4. cease

双语释义：come or bring (sth) to an end; stop

停止；中止

语法用法：cease doing something

典型例句：The officer ordered his men to cease fire.

长官命令士兵停火停止射击。

The factory has ceased making bicycles.

那工厂已停止生产自行车了。

5. lay

双语释义：put (sth) in the correct position for a particular purpose

（为某目的）将（某物）摆放於适当位置

相关短语：lay a carpet（铺地毯）lay a cable（架电缆）

lay the foundations of a house（给房子打地基） lay the table（摆设餐具准备吃饭）

第二、重点短语

1. take down：拆下，拆开，拆掉

例句：He take down the minute in shorthand.

他将会议记录速记下来。

Let me get a pencil and take down the information.

让我拿支铅笔，把有关情况记下来。

2.make difference：有影响，有区别

例句：The rain didn't make much difference to the game.

这场雨对比赛没多大影响。

It won' t make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow.

你今天去也好, 明天去也好, 关系不大。

3. get started：开始

例句：If you're free next Monday we can get started.

如果下星期一你没事，我们就可以开始了。

Once I get started, I'll work night and day.

只要开了头，我就可以没日没夜地干。

4. hurry up：匆忙

例句：Hurry up, or we'll be too late to get anything to eat.

快走吧, 再晚了就吃不上饭了。

Hurry up or we will miss the train.

快点儿，不然我们就赶不上火车了。

5. put on：点亮，开（灯）

例句：When you put the light on in the bathroom, the fan switches on automatically .

当你打开浴室灯时，排风扇会自动开启。

It's awfully dark in here—— put the light on.

这里太黑了，开灯吧。

6. sooner or later：迟早

例句：He will sooner or later be rewarded for his wicked conduct.

他的恶行迟早会受到报应。

Sure enough, she'll let you down sooner or later.

无疑，她早早晚晚会抛弃你的。

其它短语：

1. Morse code：莫尔斯点吗

2. telegram message：电报消息，电报信息

3. knock on the door：敲门

4. for hours：好几个钟头，好几个小时

5. black that stove：给炉子添煤

6. on the ground floor：在第一层楼上

7. fluff the pillows：抖松枕头

8. a bucket of ：一桶......

9.sit up in bed：从床上坐起来

10. in the dark：在黑暗中