Words and expressions:
1. aid n (1)帮助；援助 first aid 急救
(2)帮助者；有帮助的事物
An English-Chinese Dictionary is an important aid in learning the English.
一本英汉词典是学习英语的重要工具。
习惯用语 in aid of 支持，援助
raising fund in aid of the sick 募捐帮助病人
what's it all in aid of? 这是为了什么目的？
aid vt 帮助；援助 I aided him with money. 我资助了他。
用法
help,assist,aid这组动词同义词的相应名词分别为 help (helper)，assistance(assistant), aid, 它们都有“帮助”的意思。
（1）help和另外两个词的差别在于，help 含有比较强的“目的”意义。如果你失眠，服安眠药则有助于你入睡，这里包含着目的
A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
片刻之前，我妹妹帮我把我的一只旧书橱抬上了楼。
May I help you to some more meat? 让我再给你一些肉好吗？
…but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.……
但是他光忙着捞金刚石，顾不上感到疼痛了。
（2）assist从词源学角度讲，是“站在旁边”的意思，它清楚地包含着这种帮助只起着次要的作用
He assisted the professor in compiling the dictionary. 他帮助那位教授编了那本词典。
The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.
接待她的那个店员不喜欢她的打扮。
（3）aid含有接受帮助者因为弱小而需要帮助的意思。
The Red Cross often aids flood victims. 红十字会常常帮助受水灾的难民。
2. drown vt. , vi (1)把...淹死 (2)使湿透; 淹没; 浸湿 (3)消除(忧愁等); 解(闷) (4)使沉溺于; 使迷恋(in) (5)搀淡; 冲淡(饮料等); (加水)化开(生石灰); 往...里加太多的水
be [get] drowned淹死, 溺死; drown oneself投水(自杀); eyes drowned in tears泪汪汪的眼晴
drown one's cares in wine以酒解忧; be drowned in fishing对钓鱼入迷了
The cheers of the audience drowned the professor's voice.
听众的欢呼声淹没了这位教授的声音。
Don't drown my whisky. 不要在我的威士忌酒里加太多的水。
3. choke vi, vt choked, choking (1)使窒息；闷死；使不能呼吸
The smoke from the stove almost choked me.炉子里发出的烟呛得我几乎透不过气来。
The madman choked his own child to death.疯子把他自己的孩子掐死了。
(2)塞住；堵塞；阻塞 The pipe was choked by cotton. 管子被棉花堵住了。
(3)（常与back连用）抑制，忍住（怒气、眼泪等）
4. witness n. (1)(=eyewitness)目击者; (在法庭上经过宣誓的)证人 (2)[主要用于give witness, bear witness]证据, 证明; 证词 (3)[常省略定冠词]【律】连署人, 证人
a witness of the accident 事件的目击者;
These facts are a witness to his carelessness.这些事实证明了他的粗心。
She gave witness on behalf of the accused person.她替被告作证。
Witness vt. (1)亲眼看见, 目睹 (2)连署, 签名作证 (3)表明, 显示 (4)证明 (5)经历
She witnessed the accident.她亲眼看见该事故。
They witnessed the will.他们在遗嘱上连署。
Her blush witnessed her agitation.她脸红表示了她的激动。
None could witness that he was present.没有人能证明他在场。
He has witnessed many battles.他经历过多次战争。
5. calm vt. 使镇定, 使平静 The mother calmed her child. 母亲使孩子安静下来。
Calm vi. 镇定下来, 平静下来
The crying child soon calmed down.哭闹的小孩不多一会就安静下来。
Calm adj 平静的
The sea was calm after the storm. 经过这场风暴后，大海平静下来了。
After the storm it became calm again.暴风雨过后,天气又恢复平静无风。
The sea was calm at the beginning of our voyage.我们出海时,海上风平浪静。
He was calm when I told him the bad news. 当我告诉他这个坏消息时，他很平静。
同义词 calm ，silent， quiet， still 都含 “平静的”意思。
calm主要用于气候、海洋“ 风平浪静的”, 也可指人表示“安静的”、“镇静的”, 如:
The sky is blue, and the sea is calm.天空碧兰, 海上风平浪静。
Although she was frightened, she answered with a calm voice.
虽然她害怕, 但还是用平静的声音回答。
quiet 指“没有吵闹声的”、“ 没有噪音的”,它强调“声音很低、很少”或“全然无声”, 如:
He had a quiet life.他过着宁静的生活。
still 指“没声音的”、“没动静的”, 常与躺（lie）、坐(sit)、站(stand)、保持(keep/remain)等静态动词连用, 如: the still hours before dawn 黎明前的寂静时刻。
The students sat still, listening to the teacher. 学生们一动不动地坐着听老师讲课。
silent 主要用于人，指人不说话、不作声、沉默不语。
Do you know when to keep silent? 你知道何时保持沉默吗？
考题 1. We must be __________ before danger. (A)
A. calm B. quiet C. still D. silent
2. The library permits________ talking. (B)
A. calm B. quiet C. still D. silent
6. panic n. 恐慌, 惊慌; 经济上的大恐慌
be in a panic在惊慌中; be seized with a panic惊慌失措; get up a panic 引起惊慌
cause a panic 引起恐慌
vi. 惊慌, 害怕 panic over sth. 对某事感到惊慌
The crowd paniced at the sound of the guns. 人们听到枪声感到惊慌。
7. conscious adj (1)有意识的；神志清醒的 (2)了解的；察觉的
He is hurt but still conscious. 他受了伤，不过神志还清醒。
She was not conscious of his presence in the room. 她不晓得他在这房间里。
I was conscious of her presence.我知道她在场。
unconscious adj (1)失去知觉的
After she hit her head she was unconscious for several minutes.
她把头碰了一下后昏迷了几分钟。
(2)无意的；不自觉的 I was unconscious of her presence.我不知道她在场。
8. tip vt, vi -pp- (1)（常与over, up连用）打翻，使弄翻
I tipped the bottle over and it broke. 我把瓶子弄翻了，瓶子摔破了。
(2)（使）倾斜；弄歪
I tipped the table and the glasses fell off it. 我把桌子弄歪了，玻璃杯掉了下来。
(3)丢弃；倒掉 (4)（与into连用）把…倒入容器
9. slight adj. 轻微的, 微小的, 少量的;纤细的, 瘦小的
slight difficulty 小困难; a slight possibility of success很小的成功可能性
a slight girl苗条的女孩; a slight difference微小的区别
10. circulate vi, vt -lated, -lating (1)使循环；环流
The blood circulates round the body. 血液在体内循环。
(2)散布；流传；扩散
Rumors circulated rapidly. 谣言迅速散布开来。
People who circulate false news are to be blamed.散布流言者该受遣责。
(3)随意地到处走动
The prince circulated from group to group at the party. 王子在宴会中穿梭于人群之间。
"The politician circulated at the dance party, talking to lots of people."
"那个政治家在跳舞晚会上到处走动,同许多人交谈。"
11. revive vt, vi revived, reviving (1)复活；复苏；再生
The fresh air soon revived him. 新鲜空气很快就使他苏醒过来了。
(2)再兴；再用 to revive an old custom 恢复旧习俗
Our hopes revived.我们又有希望了。
These flowers will revive in water.这些花在水中会再活。
12. recovery recover 恢复+ -y名词后缀 n -ies
(1) 收回；取回 (2)恢复；复原 (3)（经济）复苏
She made a quick recovery after her illness. 她病后恢复得很快。
13. in honour of adv.为纪念, 为庆祝
I have cooked a special meal in honor of our visitors.
我做了一道特殊的菜向我们的来客表示敬意。
honor n (1)尊敬；敬重
(2)荣誉，名誉；信用 to win honor for one's motherland 为祖国争光
(3)被引以为荣的人物
He's an honor to his parents. 他的父母以他为荣。
(4)（对法官等的尊称）阁下，先生 Your Honor 阁下，先生
(5)（用于客套语中）荣幸
We request the honor of your company at dinner. 谨备便酌，敬请光临（请柬用语）
(6)贞节，贞操 to lose one's honor 丧失贞操
考题 1.Miss Smith thought it a great _______ to be invited to speak to all of us. (D)
A. pleasure B. success C. happiness D. honor
2.Washington, a state in the United States was named ________ one of the greatest American presidents. (C)
A. in honor of B. instead of C. in favor of D. by means of
14. bite vt, vi bit, bitten, biting (1)咬 My monkey doesn't bite. 我的猴子不咬人。
The boy bit into the apple. 那个男孩子咬了一口苹果。
(2)咬成（某种状态）
The dog has bitten a hole in my trousers. 狗把我的裤子咬了一个洞。
(3)（虫）叮 The mosquitoes are biting me. 蚊子叮我。
(4)（鱼）咬饵 (5)抓紧；卡紧
The car's tires would not bite on the snow. 汽车轮胎在雪地里会打滑。
bite n (1)咬; (2)咬下的一块 (3)食物 (4)咬伤
She was covered in insect bites. 她浑身是虫子叮的伤。
This apple's good, do you want a bite? 这苹果很好，你想来一口吗？
He took a bite out of the pear.他咬了一口梨。
He hasn't had a bite (to eat) all day. 他整天都没吃东西。
The children haven't had a bite to eat all day.孩子们一整天什么也没吃过。
15.loose adj (1)没加束缚的；自由的 (2)散装的
"I bought these chocolates loose, not in a box.""我买的这些巧克力是散装的,不是盒装的。"
(3)不坚固的，不牢的 (4)宽大的，肥大的（衣服） (5)疏松的
The ringleader of the gang had one hand loose but the other was tied to another robber's.
"匪首的一只手是松开的,但另一只手和另一个强盗的手捆缚在一起。"
(6)不精确的 (7)放荡的 a loose woman 一个放荡的女人
(8)无拘束的 a loose tongue 藏不住话的嘴（舌头）
(9)随便的；不严格的 a loose translation 不拘泥原文的翻译
Loose play lost them the match. 不经心的比赛使他们输了。
loose vt loosed, loosing (1)放松；释放
He loosened his collar of his overcoat.他解开了大衣领口。
(2)射（箭） (3)开，放（枪、炮） (4)使不受约束
Wine loosed his tongue. 酒后他说话随便起来。
15.in case of 如果；万一
In case of rain they can't go. 万一下雨，他们就不能去了。
in case以防；可能；倘若
Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot. 倘若太阳很利害，你就把帽子戴上。
in any case无论如何, 总之; in good case健康, 生活富裕; in no case决不
in that case如果是那样的话; in the case of 就...来说, 关于; in this case假如这样的话
It /This/ That is not the case.情况不是这样; 并非事实。
Unit 8 First aid
Words and expressions:
1. aid n (1)帮助；援助 first aid 急救
(2)帮助者；有帮助的事物
An English-Chinese Dictionary is __________________________________.
一本英汉词典是学习英语的重要工具。
习惯用语 in aid of 支持，援助
raising fund in aid of the sick 募捐帮助病人
what's it all in aid of? 这是为了什么目的？
aid vt 帮助；援助 I aided him with money. 我资助了他。
用法
help,assist,aid这组动词同义词的相应名词分别为 help (helper)，assistance(assistant), aid, 它们都有“帮助”的意思。
（1）help和另外两个词的差别在于，help 含有比较强的“目的”意义。如果你失眠，服安眠药则有助于你入睡，这里包含着目的
A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
片刻之前，我妹妹帮我把我的一只旧书橱抬上了楼。
May I help you to some more meat? 让我再给你一些肉好吗？
…but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.……
但是他光忙着捞金刚石，顾不上感到疼痛了。
（2）assist从词源学角度讲，是“站在旁边”的意思，它清楚地包含着这种帮助只起着次要的作用
He assisted the professor in compiling the dictionary. 他帮助那位教授编了那本词典。
The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.
接待她的那个店员不喜欢她的打扮。
（3）aid含有接受帮助者因为弱小而需要帮助的意思。
The Red Cross often aids flood victims. 红十字会常常帮助受水灾的难民。
2. drown vt. , vi (1)把...淹死 (2)使湿透; 淹没; 浸湿 (3)消除(忧愁等); 解(闷) (4)使沉溺于; 使迷恋(in) (5)搀淡; 冲淡(饮料等); (加水)化开(生石灰); 往...里加太多的水
be [get] drowned淹死, 溺死; drown oneself投水(自杀); eyes drowned in tears泪汪汪的眼晴
drown one's cares in wine以酒解忧; be drowned in fishing对钓鱼入迷了
The cheers of the audience drowned the professor's voice.
听众的欢呼声淹没了这位教授的声音。
Don't drown my whisky. 不要在我的威士忌酒里加太多的水。
3. choke vi, vt choked, choking (1)使窒息；闷死；使不能呼吸
The smoke from the stove almost choked me.炉子里发出的烟呛得我几乎透不过气来。
The madman choked his own child to death.疯子把他自己的孩子掐死了。
(2)塞住；堵塞；阻塞 The pipe was choked by cotton. 管子被棉花堵住了。
(3)（常与back连用）抑制，忍住（怒气、眼泪等）
4. witness n. (1)(=eyewitness)目击者; (在法庭上经过宣誓的)证人 (2)[主要用于give witness, bear witness]证据, 证明; 证词 (3)[常省略定冠词]【律】连署人, 证人
a witness of the accident 事件的目击者;
________________________________________________. 这些事实证明了他的粗心。
She gave witness on behalf of the accused person.她替被告作证。
Witness vt. (1)亲眼看见, 目睹 (2)连署, 签名作证 (3)表明, 显示 (4)证明 (5)经历
She witnessed the accident.她亲眼看见该事故。
They witnessed the will.他们在遗嘱上连署。
Her blush witnessed her agitation.她脸红表示了她的激动。
______________________________________________.没有人能证明他在场。
He has witnessed many battles.他经历过多次战争。
5. calm vt. 使镇定, 使平静 The mother calmed her child. 母亲使孩子安静下来。
Calm vi. 镇定下来, 平静下来
The crying child soon calmed down.哭闹的小孩不多一会就安静下来。
Calm adj 平静的
The sea was calm after the storm. 经过这场风暴后，大海平静下来了。
After the storm it became calm again.暴风雨过后,天气又恢复平静无风。
The sea was calm at the beginning of our voyage. ____________________________________。
He was calm when I told him the bad news. 当我告诉他这个坏消息时，他很平静。
同义词 calm ，silent， quiet， still 都含 “平静的”意思。
calm主要用于气候、海洋“ 风平浪静的”, 也可指人表示“安静的”、“镇静的”, 如:
The sky is blue, and the sea is calm.天空碧兰, 海上风平浪静。
Although she was frightened, she answered with a calm voice.
虽然她害怕, 但还是用平静的声音回答。
quiet 指“没有吵闹声的”、“ 没有噪音的”,它强调“声音很低、很少”或“全然无声”, 如:
He had a quiet life.他过着宁静的生活。
still 指“没声音的”、“没动静的”, 常与躺（lie）、坐(sit)、站(stand)、保持(keep/remain)等静态动词连用, 如: the still hours before dawn 黎明前的寂静时刻。
The students sat still, listening to the teacher. 学生们一动不动地坐着听老师讲课。
silent 主要用于人，指人不说话、不作声、沉默不语。
Do you know when to keep silent? 你知道何时保持沉默吗？
考题 1. We must be __________ before danger. (A)
A. calm B. quiet C. still D. silent
2. The library permits________ talking. (B)
A. calm B. quiet C. still D. silent
6. panic n. 恐慌, 惊慌; 经济上的大恐慌
be in a panic在惊慌中; be seized with a panic惊慌失措; get up a panic 引起惊慌
cause a panic 引起恐慌
vi. 惊慌, 害怕 panic over sth. 对某事感到惊慌
The crowd _____________ the sound of the guns. 人们听到枪声感到惊慌。
7. conscious adj (1)有意识的；神志清醒的 (2)了解的；察觉的
He is hurt but still conscious. 他受了伤，不过神志还清醒。
She was not conscious of his presence in the room. 她不晓得他在这房间里。
I was conscious of her presence.我知道她在场。
unconscious adj (1)失去知觉的
After she hit her head she was unconscious for several minutes.
她把头碰了一下后昏迷了几分钟。
(2)无意的；不自觉的 I was unconscious of her presence.我不知道她在场。
8. tip vt, vi -pp- (1)（常与over, up连用）打翻，使弄翻
I tipped the bottle over and it broke. 我把瓶子弄翻了，瓶子摔破了。
(2)（使）倾斜；弄歪
I tipped the table and the glasses fell off it. 我把桌子弄歪了，玻璃杯掉了下来。
(3)丢弃；倒掉 (4)（与into连用）把…倒入容器
9. slight adj. 轻微的, 微小的, 少量的;纤细的, 瘦小的
slight difficulty 小困难; a slight possibility of success很小的成功可能性
a slight girl苗条的女孩; a slight difference微小的区别
10. circulate vi, vt -lated, -lating (1)使循环；环流
The blood circulates round the body. 血液在体内循环。
(2)散布；流传；扩散
Rumors circulated rapidly. 谣言迅速散布开来。
People who _____________________ are to be blamed.散布流言者该受遣责。
(3)随意地到处走动
The prince circulated from group to group at the party. 王子在宴会中穿梭于人群之间。
"The politician circulated at the dance party, talking to lots of people."
"那个政治家在跳舞晚会上到处走动,同许多人交谈。"
11. revive vt, vi revived, reviving (1)复活；复苏；再生
The fresh air soon revived him. 新鲜空气很快就使他苏醒过来了。
(2)再兴；再用 to revive an old custom 恢复旧习俗
Our hopes revived.我们又有希望了。
These flowers will revive in water.这些花在水中会再活。
12. recovery recover 恢复+ -y名词后缀 n -ies
(2) 收回；取回 (2)恢复；复原 (3)（经济）复苏
She made a quick recovery after her illness. 她病后恢复得很快。
13. in honour of adv.为纪念, 为庆祝
I have cooked a special meal in honor of our visitors.
我做了一道特殊的菜向我们的来客表示敬意。
honor n (1)尊敬；敬重
(2)荣誉，名誉；信用 to win honor for one's motherland 为祖国争光
(3)被引以为荣的人物
He's an honor to his parents. 他的父母以他为荣。
(4)（对法官等的尊称）阁下，先生 Your Honor 阁下，先生
(5)（用于客套语中）荣幸
We request the honor of your company at dinner. 谨备便酌，敬请光临（请柬用语）
(6)贞节，贞操 to lose one's honor 丧失贞操
考题 1.Miss Smith thought it a great _______ to be invited to speak to all of us. (D)
A. pleasure B. success C. happiness D. honor
2.Washington, a state in the United States was named ________ one of the greatest American presidents. (C)
A. in honor of B. instead of C. in favor of D. by means of
14. bite vt, vi bit, bitten, biting (1)咬 My monkey doesn't bite. 我的猴子不咬人。
The boy bit into the apple. 那个男孩子咬了一口苹果。
(2)咬成（某种状态）
The dog has bitten a hole in my trousers. 狗把我的裤子咬了一个洞。
(3)（虫）叮 The mosquitoes are biting me. 蚊子叮我。
(4)（鱼）咬饵 (5)抓紧；卡紧
The car's tires would not bite on the snow. 汽车轮胎在雪地里会打滑。
bite n (1)咬; (2)咬下的一块 (3)食物 (4)咬伤
She was covered in insect bites. 她浑身是虫子叮的伤。
This apple's good, do you want a bite? 这苹果很好，你想来一口吗？
He took_________________________________________.他咬了一口梨。
He hasn't had a bite (to eat) all day. 他整天都没吃东西。
The children haven't had a bite to eat all day.孩子们一整天什么也没吃过。
15.loose adj (1)没加束缚的；自由的 (2)散装的
"I bought these chocolates loose, not in a box.""我买的这些巧克力是散装的,不是盒装的。"
(3)不坚固的，不牢的 (4)宽大的，肥大的（衣服） (5)疏松的
The ringleader of the gang had one hand loose but the other was tied to another robber's.
"匪首的一只手是松开的,但另一只手和另一个强盗的手捆缚在一起。"
(6)不精确的 (7)放荡的 a loose woman 一个放荡的女人
(8)无拘束的 a loose tongue 藏不住话的嘴（舌头）
(9)随便的；不严格的 a loose translation 不拘泥原文的翻译
Loose play lost them the match. 不经心的比赛使他们输了。
loose vt loosed, loosing (1)放松；释放
He loosened his collar of his overcoat.他解开了大衣领口。
(2)射（箭） (3)开，放（枪、炮） (4)使不受约束
Wine loosed his tongue. 酒后他说话随便起来。
15.in case of 如果；万一
In case of rain they can't go. 万一下雨，他们就不能去了。
in case以防；可能；倘若
Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot. 倘若太阳很利害，你就把帽子戴上。
in any case无论如何, 总之; in good case健康, 生活富裕; in no case决不
in that case如果是那样的话; in the case of 就...来说, 关于; in this case假如这样的话
It /This/ That is not the case.情况不是这样; 并非事实。