第八單元單詞應(yīng)該是本冊(cè)書(shū)中單詞量最大的。雖然單詞量較大，但是難度適中，以簡(jiǎn)單名稱和動(dòng)詞詞為主，所以本單元的單詞很適合遣詞造句，聯(lián)系實(shí)際生活。

Unit 8

1. display??? v/n. 展示
display a notice, goods for sale, one's anger, one's wealth 張貼布告﹑ 陳列商品﹑ 表現(xiàn)自己的憤怒﹑ 炫燿自己的財(cái)富

2. gentle??? adj. 溫和的
a gentle person, manner, voice, look 溫和的人﹑ 舉止﹑ 聲音﹑ 樣子

3. hold??? v. 抓住
The girl was holding her father's hand.
那女孩抓住她父親的手。

4. raincoat????n. 雨衣
a plastic raincoat 塑料雨衣

5. tightly??? adv. 緊緊地
Marie held the baby tightly in her arms.
瑪麗緊緊地抱著她的寶寶。

6. slightly??? adv. 輕微地
a slightly bigger house 稍大些的房子

7. pot??? n. 盆
pots and pans 鍋碗瓢盆

8. flat??? n. 一套房間
They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor.
他們租了四樓的一套帶家具的房間。

9. move??? v. 移動(dòng)；（使）改變位置
I could hear someone moving (about/around) in the room above.
我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)樓上有人（來(lái)回）走動(dòng)。

10. quickly????adv. 快速地
speak, write, run, learn very quickly 說(shuō)得﹑ 寫得﹑ 跑得﹑ 學(xué)得很快

11. windsurf????v. 進(jìn)行帆板運(yùn)動(dòng)
I went windsurfing most afternoons.
下午我都去風(fēng)帆沖浪。

12. typhoon??? n. 臺(tái)風(fēng)
The 169 000-ton vessel went down during a typhoon in the South China Sea.
這艘十六萬(wàn)九千噸的輪船在中國(guó)南海遭遇了臺(tái)風(fēng)，沉沒(méi)了。

13. sink??? v. 下沉；沉沒(méi)
Wood does not sink in water; it floats.
木頭在水中不沉, 而是漂在水面。

14. cleaner??? n. 清潔工人
an office cleaner
辦公室清潔工

15. happily????adv. 愉快地
They lived happily ever after.
此后他們一直生活得很幸福。

16. at first??? 起先
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
一次不成功, 那就再接再厲地干下去。

17. gently??? adv. 溫和地
handle sth. gently 輕拿輕放某物?? speak to sb. gently 對(duì)某人輕聲細(xì)語(yǔ)地談話

18. slowly??? adv. 緩慢地
walk, speak, learn, react slowly 走﹑ 說(shuō)﹑ 學(xué)﹑ 反應(yīng)得慢

20. suddenly????adv. 突然
The end came quite suddenly.
結(jié)局來(lái)得很突然。

21. immediately????adv. 立即
She answered almost immediately.
她幾乎當(dāng)下就答覆了。

22. fiercely????adv. 猛烈地
burn fiercely 火燒的很猛

23. pass??? v. 進(jìn)行；移動(dòng)；前行，越過(guò)
The street was so crowded that cars were unable to pass.
街道十分擁擠, 汽車無(wú)法通行。

24. carefully????adv. 小心地
Please listen carefully.
請(qǐng)注意聽(tīng)。

25. slide show?? ?n. 幻燈片
I will give a slide show next art class.
下節(jié)美術(shù)課我要做一個(gè)幻燈片展示。

26. think about??? 思考
What are you thinking about?
你在想什么呢？

27. happen??? v. 發(fā)生
How did the accident happen?
事故是怎么發(fā)生的？

28. object??? n. 物體
There were several objects on the floor of the room.
房間的地板上有幾樣?xùn)|西。

29. outside??? prep. 在…外面
The outside of the house needs painting.
房子的外部需要粉刷。

30. wave??? n. 波浪
The storm whipped up huge waves.
暴風(fēng)雨掀起了巨浪。

31. inside??? prep. 在…里面
Which paint is suitable for the inside of a house?
房子內(nèi)部刷什么漆合適？

32. shelter??? n. 遮蔽物；庇護(hù)處
seek/take shelter from the rain 避雨