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Unit one Travelling aroundChina Text 1 fun n.[U](1)amusement，enjoyment，or pleasure(玩得)高兴，乐趣 You’re sure to have fun at the party tonight．在今天的晚会上你一定会玩得很开心。 What fun it is to swim in the sea!在海里游泳多好玩啊! I only did it for fun．我只是为了好玩才做的。 We dare not make fun of him because he is always very serious．我们不敢开他的玩笑， 因为他总是很严肃。(make fun of)表示“开……的玩笑；取笑 (2)source of this有趣的事；开心的事 ． swirmming in the sea is great／good fun．在海里游泳是一大乐趣。 It’s not much fun going to a party alone．独自一人去参加晚会没什么意思。 [D]funny adj．有趣的，滑稽的，奇怪的，难以解释的 2 means n．(1)[C]a method or way of doing sth．方法，手段 The quickest means of travel is by plane．最快捷的旅游方式是乘飞机。 He hopes to achieve his goal by peaceful means．他希望通过和平手段达到目标。 by all means当然，完全可以 一May I borrow your paper?一By all means．我能借你的报纸吗?当然可以。 We express our thoughts by means of words．我们用词句来表达思想。 by no means决不 Sophia is by no means an ordinary girl．索菲亚决不是个普通的女孩。 (2)[U]the money，income you have收入 a man of means=a rich man富人 [DIS]meanst和method都有“方法”的意思。 means侧重指手段get a passport by illegal means(用非法手段获得护照) method侧重指较高层次的有系统的方法a new method of teaching a language(教语言的新方法) 3. efficient adj．working well，quickly and without waste有效的，效率高的 a very efficient secretary一位工作效率高的秘书 Our efficient new machines are much cheaper to run．我们的高效率的新机器用起来省钱得多。 [A]inefficient adj．效率低的 [DIS]efficient effective都是形容词。 efficient既用于物，也用于人。用于物时指“能产生直接效果或高效率的”，含有在工作时和不浪费时间和精力的意思：Efficient management is one of the factors which will lower production cost．(有效的管理是降低成本的因素之一。)用于人时，efficient指“能胜任工作或具备某种能力之意”：A skilled surgeon is efficient．(熟练的外科医生工作效率很高。) effective是普通用语，指“某事物能产生显著的或理想的效果”：The government has taken some effective measures to cure unemployment．(政府已采取一些救助失业的有效措施。)指人时，含有实际的或具 有战斗力的意思．The man is an effective lecturer．(那人是个能打动听众的演讲者。)The number of effective force has decreased to 3 000 000．(实际战斗兵力的数量已减至300万。)用于法律或命令时，effective指“有效的或生效的”：The law will be effective on January 1．(此法律1月1日起生效。) [D]