Words:
1. difference n. 1.差異，差別 2.差額 3.不和，分歧
cultural differences 文化差異
make a difference 起作用發生影響
1. Flowers make no difference to this room.
這房間有沒有花沒什么區別。
2. It won't make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow.
different adj. 不同的
differ v. The brothers differ widely in their tastes. 他們弟兄的愛好大相徑庭
2. accumulate
及物動詞 vt. (長期地) 積聚,累積,堆積; 積蓄
accumulate funds for
為...累積資金
accumulate a large amount of river mud for fertilizer
累積大量河泥當作肥料
He accumulated a fortune by hard work.
他靠努力工作積蓄了一筆財富。
不及物動詞 vi. 積聚,累積,堆積; 儲蓄,攢錢
Snow accumulated to a depth of 10 feet.
雪已積到十尺深。
Dust soon accumulates if we don't sweep our rooms.
如果我們不打掃房間,灰塵很快就會堆積起來。
accumulation n. 積聚, 堆積物
The accumulation of knowledge takes along time.知識的積累需要很長時間。
3. unbelievable adj. 難以置信的
eg. her unbelievable beauty
她那令人難以置信的美
It is unbelievable that he did it for himself.
他獨力做了那件事,真是令人難以置信。
4. tradition n. 傳統, 慣例
eg. In Britain it is a tradition to give children chocolate eggs at Easter.
在英國復活節給孩子們吃巧克力蛋是一個傳統。
The stories of Robin Hood are based mainly on traditions.
羅賓漢的故事主要是根據傳說寫成的。
eg. Social vary from country to country.
A. habits B. traditions C. customs D. manners
答案：C
（國與國之間社會習俗各不相同。custom指群體的習慣和行為模式，表示一個國家、民族在社會發展中長期沿襲下來的習俗. customs 表示海關，必須加s ；habit多指個人的行為習慣；tradition多指歷史上沿襲下來的習慣，具有歷史意義和繼承價值的習俗、傳統習慣；manners表示禮貌，指人所表現出的行為舉止或風度，常用復數形式。）
注意：tradition 1.傳統觀念、看法等的總稱，(不可數).
eg. What one thinks and feels is mainly due to tradition, habit and education.
2. 代代相傳, 傳說 (不可數)
These songs have been preserved by tradition. 3一種傳統習俗做法(可數) eg. It is a tradition that women get married in long white dresses.
traditional adj. 傳統的
traditionally adv. 傳統地
eg. It's traditional in England to eat turkey on Christmas Day.
圣誕節時吃火雞是英格蘭的傳統.
5. celebration n. 慶祝, 慶典
eg. The day deserves a celebration. 這個日子值得慶賀。
a celebration in honour of ... 為…舉行的慶祝會
in celebration of 慶祝……
eg. He's painting the town red in celebration of his good luck at the track.
他為慶祝自己在田徑場上運氣好而狂歡痛飲。
celebrate v.慶祝，
have/hold a celebration
We always celebrate our wedding anniversary by going out to dinner.
我們總是出去吃飯來慶祝結婚周年紀念日.congratulate表“祝賀”其賓語是受到祝賀的人，
可組成短語congratulate sb. on sth./doing…名詞 congratulation可構成短語congratulations to sb. on sth./doing…
6. settler n. 移民者, 殖民者
settle v 及物動詞 vt. 安置；安放
eg. He settled himself in the armchair. 他安坐在扶手椅上。
vt. 決定；解決
eg. We've settled that we'll stay here three days. 我們已經決定在這里住三天。
The question will be settled tonight. 這個問題將在今晚解決。
不及物動詞 vi. 定居
eg. settle in London 定居于倫敦
I can't make up my mind where to settle. 我不能決定定居何處。
7. embarrassing adj. 令人為難的
eg. I don't like making speeches in public; it's so embarrassing.
我不喜歡在公開場合演說，太難為情了。
embarrassed 尷尬的,局促不安的
eg. She gets a perverse satisfaction from making other people embarrassed.
她有一種不正常的心態，以使別人難堪來取樂。
embarrass vt. 使困窘, 使局促不安, 阻礙, 麻煩
eg. Meeting strangers embarrasses Tom. 會見陌生人使湯姆局促不安。
They embarrassed the speaker with their misleading questions.
他們提出種種模棱兩可 [易于誤解] 的問題使演說者困窘。
8. clarify v. 講清楚,澄清, 闡明
eg. He clarified the difficult problem by giving a full explanation.
他以一個完滿的解說闡明了那個困難的問題。
The teacher's explanation clarify the puzzling problem.
老師的說明澄清了困擾的問題。
9. participate vi. 參與, 參加, 分享, 分擔
eg. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the discussion.
希望全班同學參加討論。
I don't want to participate in the English party. 我不想參加英語晚會。
participation n. 參加
eg. Union leaders called for the active participation of all members in the day of protest.
工會領袖號召抗議那天全體會員積極參加。
10. adjust v. 調整、調節（以適應）
eg. I found it was time to adjust my watch. 我發現我該校準我的表了。
adjust (oneself) to 意思為適應。相當于adapt (oneself) to, 后接名詞或動名詞。
He adjusted/ adapted (himself) very quickly to the heat of the country. 他和快就適應了這個國家的高溫。
adjustable adj 可調動的, 可調節的
eg. The height of the steering wheel is adjustable. 方向盤的高度是可以調整的.
adjustment n 調整, 調節, 適應
eg. She made a few minor adjustments to the focus of her camera.
她把照相機的焦距進行了很小的調整。
11. analyse vt.分析, 分解
eg. By analysing the parts of the sentence we learn more about English grammar. 分析句子成分就能多了解一些英語語法.
anlysis n.分析
eg. The book gives an analysis many famous paintings. 這本書分析了許多名畫。
12. log
13. misunderstand 誤解誤會
eg. His intention were misunderstood.他的餓意圖被誤解了。
misunderstanding n.誤解，誤會
eg. There has been misunderstanding between the couple. 這對夫婦之間有問題。
Phrases :
1, come to 1.在文中的意思是”談到，涉及”。
eg. When it comes to German, I know nothing about it. 當談到德文， 我對此一竅不通。
2. 共計，蘇醒過來，達成
eg. I never expected those few items to come to so much.
我絕想不到就那么幾項合計起來竟要這么多錢.
They have come to an agreement at last after a heated discussion.經過激烈的討論他們最終達成協議。
It suddenly came to her that she had been wrong all along.
她突然想到她一開始就錯了.
2. get excited （變得）興奮起來
get+ p.p. 使自己處于某種狀態和情況；或表被動意義。如：
get dressed 穿上 get married 結婚
get burnt 燒傷，曬黑了 get paid 得以付錢
get drunk 喝醉酒 get started 開始
get + adj. 表示達到某種狀態或情況
get well/bored/hungry/worried/fat/fit/cold, etc.
3. take off 1. 脫去（衣服等）
eg. He took off his clothes and got into the bath.
2. （飛機等）起飛
eg. The plane took off at 8.30 a.m. 3. 成功
eg. Her singing career had just begun to take off.
她的唱歌事業剛剛開始騰飛。
take短語歸納:
take away 除掉, 帶走 take back 收回
take down 取下, 拆除, 記下take in 吸取, 理解, 欺騙
take on 呈現, 接納 take over 接管, 管理
take up 舉起, 拿起 占據, 從事 take out 取出
Sentence:
eg. If I had known more about the first aid, I could have helped them.如果我早對急救知識了解的話，我就能幫助他們了。