Unit 20 Words
1. humor n.
have a (no) sense of humor 有幽默感 a man without humor
adj. humorous a humorous story
2. bitter ① 有苦味的 This kind of food tastes a little bitter.
② 辛酸的， 痛苦的， 厉害的， 剧烈的 bitter fighting 苦战，奋战
bitter experience 惨痛的经验
③ 怀恨的，抱怨的确 bitter words 怨言 bitter enemies 死敌
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
n. bitterness Bear the bitterness in mind. 牢记苦难。
3. chalk [u] n. 粉笔 There is only one piece of chalk left.
v. 用粉笔写或画， 直接加宾语
She chalked out a design on the blackboard. 她在黑板上画了一幅图案。
4. couple 复数couple(s)
a couple of players 一对选手 five couple(s) of rabbits
a newly wedded couple
[口] 几个， 三两个 in a couple of days 在两三天内
in couples 成双搭对地 The couple is / are spending their honeymoon.
5. comediancomedytragedy
6. German n. Germany n.
He is from Germany , that is to say, his nationality is German.
I can’t speak German , what about you?
Do you know two Germans / Frenchmen / Englishmen / Japanese / Americans will come to China?
the German 德国人 the English 英国人
7. intend 指“心里已有做某事的目标或计划”，系正式用语， 含有“行动坚决”之意
① intend +名词或代词 “有……意思”He intends no harm. 他没有恶意。
What do you intend by that remark? 你说这话是什么意思？
② intend to do sth 打算做某事
Do you intend to make a long stay there? 你打算在那里呆很久吗？
Today, I intend to finish reading the book?
…had intended to 本打算
I had intended to go over all the lessons that afternoon, but I slept too much.
…intend sb to do sth
We intended him to set out at once. 我们打算要他立即出发。
③ intend for 打算给(某人)或作(某种用途)
The dictionary is intended for beginners.
They intended that for you.
This kind of education is intended for the whites only.
④ n. intention 意图， 意向
What’s your intention? He did it by intention. 故意
8. stage ① 舞台the stage 戏剧 She left the stage at 60. 她60 岁停止演戏了。
Shakespeare compares life to a stage. political stage 政治舞台
② 阶段，时期 all stages of revolution a critical stage 危险期
③ 层， 级 a three-stage rocket 三级火箭
phrases : go on the stage 上舞台，做演员 by stages 分阶段地
stage by stage 逐步地
9. nationality n.
-----What’s your nationality ? ------My nationality is Chinese.
dual nationality 双国籍 the Han nationality 汉族
the Chinese people of all nationalities 中国各族人民
the minority nationalities 各少数民族
10． Certain ① 确凿的,无疑的 The evidence is certain.证据确凿
② 可靠的
③ [只做表语] 一定的， 必然的， 确信的， 有把握的
We are certain to win. We are certain of victory.
I’m certain (that ) …. 我确信….. I’m not certain whether 我不能确定是否….
④ [只做定语]某， 某一，某种 a certain unit 某单位
for a certain reason a certain Smith on certain conditions 在某种情况下
phrases: for certain 肯定地 I cannot say for certain 我说不准。
make certain (把…)弄清楚， 弄确实
Make certain when the train leaves
make certain of the date of the meeting
adv. certainly
11. make fun of It is rude to make fun of others .
Nobody enjoys ______(make ) fun of.
for fun 闹着玩地 I did it just for fun.
12. amuse v.
amuse oneself by 以……自娱 The joke amused us .
adj. amusing 引起乐趣的，逗人笑的 amused 感到（觉得）有趣
feel amused at
n. amusement 娱乐，消遣，娱乐活动 an amusement park 公共娱乐场
13．laughter n.
burst into laughter = burst out laughing
14. accent
Judging from her accent, she is from Shandong.
15. actually =in fact = in actual fact
16. typical
a typicalcharacter 典型人物 It is typical of him to take hard jobs (特点)
17. date back to =date from
His interest in stamp collecting dates back to his childhood.
The collection contained 54,952 coins dating back to the years 260- 275 AD.
那一堆硬币共有枚， 制币时间是。
18. make use of
Newspapers and magazines should be made use of to collect information.
19. appreciate v.
We greatly appreciate your timely help.
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