泛读unit 4 wordsamp;phrases.doc

1. ...they get acquainted with a special neighbour--Mable Howard, who has battled all her life against litter, decay and disorder to make life more enchanting in the neighbourhood. ? acquaint--To cause to come to know personally:???? e.g.? Let me acquaint you with my family.??????? -- To make familiar:???????? acquainted myself with the controls.??????? -- To inform:????? e.g. Please acquaint us with your plans.? acquainted. adj. to be acquainted with ?????? e.g. I am already acquainted with him. ? Note: acquainted is usually used to refer to the state instead of the act. e.g. 我是去年认识他的。? neighborhood ---A district or an area with distinctive characteristics: a neighborhood of fine homes; an ethnic neighborhood. -- The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area: e.g. The noise upset the entire neighborhood. -- The surrounding area; vicinity: happened to be in the neighborhood. -- Informal, approximate amount or range: in the neighborhood of five million dollars -- Friendliness appropriate to a neighbor: a feeling of neighborhood. n. attributive. neighborhood schools; neighborhood housing. 2.?The only place within our means was a row house on a little street called Pemberton. The house needed work, but I am fairly handy so we had little concern about fixing it up.? ???? (1) live beyond ones means??? 过着超过自已收入的生活???? live within ones means?????? 量入为出地(生活)???? (2) row house--One of a series of identical houses situated side by side and joined by common walls.??????? 联立房屋 ?????? Synonym: town house (3) handy-- Skillful in using ones hands; manually adroit; ???????????? ?e.g. be handy with paint-brush ????? Readily accessible; Useful; convenient; Easy to use or handle:???????????????? a handy reference book.???????????????? (as) handy as a pocket in a shirt???????????????? [美、口]非常方便 ? (4) fix up--To improve the appearance or