愉快；
过去式： amused 过去分词： amused 现在分词： amusing 第三人称单数： amuses
amuse oneself with/by 通过或用什么来自我娱乐
2)Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while.公园为人们提供自我娱乐的场所，有助于他们从繁忙的生活中解脱出来轻松一下。
3)The children amused themselves by playing hide-and-seek games.孩子们玩捉迷藏游戏取乐。
4)We were all amused at his foolish behaviour. 我们对他那愚蠢的行为都感到好笑。 【考点聚焦】5.完成句子 (1)边开车边听广播让我很开心。
Listening to the radio keeps me ________while I’m driving. (2)演员从舞台上跌了下来，把大家都逗乐了。 ____________________，the actor fell off the stage. 答案： (1)amused (2)To everyone’s amusement 6.advance vt.，vi.& n．促进，前进，提前，进展
教材原句P38：This science and technology-based theme park in France uses the most advanced technology. 这座科技主题公园在法国，它采用了最先进的技术。
【经典例句】1）We are advancing along the socialist road.我们正沿着社会主义道路前进。
2）China advanced rapidly in industry.中国在工业上发展很快。 3）This will further advance the friendly relations between the two countries.
这会进一步促进两个国家的友好关系。
4）The date of the meeting has been advanced from Friday to Wednesday .会议日期已从星期五提前到星期三。
n. 前进，推进[c]通常作单数；进步，发展[u] ;改进，进展，改善[c] 5）They have made great advances. 他们已经取得了很大进展。 6）Nothing can prevent the advance of the soldiers.什么也不能阻止士兵们的前进。 in advance 提前，预先
7）The rent must be paid in advance.租金须预付。
【考点聚焦】9）________is known to all，China will be an________and powerful country in 20 or 30 years’ time. A．That；advancing B．This；advanced C．As；advanced
D．It；advancing
解析： as引导非限制性定语从句，指代后面全句内容，本身充当主语；“先进的”国家，用形容词“advanced”修饰。答案： C
7.come to life活跃起来；苏醒过来
教材原句P38：The amazing，up-to-date information together with many opportunities for hands-on learning makes the world come to life in a completely new way for visitors.
这些奇妙的、最新的信息以及大量动手实践学习的机会，让世界以一种全新的方式展现在游人面前。
bring sth.to life使……生动；使恢复生机 true to life栩栩如生；逼真的
live a．..life过着……的生活 make a life生活；享受生活 come to…谈到，涉及 sth. come to sb. 某人想起某物 come to an end 结束 come up to 达到，符合 come about 发生
【经典例句】1).When the kids saw the beautiful bird, they came to life at once.
孩子们一看到那只漂亮的鸟，他们顿时就兴致勃勃了。
2).The quiet girl has come to life since she lived with her grandpa. 自从和爷爷生活在一起，这个陈么寡言的女孩就变得活泼起来 3)They are living a happy life now. 他们现在过着幸福的生活。 4)It’s hard for him to make a life with a low salary. 靠那样微薄的一份工资他难以维持生活。
8.get close to 靠近，其中close是副词，
The firemen couldn’t get close to the building because the ladders
are too short.
因为梯子太短了，消防员不能靠近建筑物。
He got chose to the object and found it was a large stone of a strange shap.
他靠近那个物体，发现原来是一块奇怪的大石头。 同义或近义词语：stand close to sit close to
9.no wonder难怪；不足为奇，常用于口语中，是It is no wonder that...的省略形式，后面接一个从句，在非正式英语中that通常可以省略。 1)No wonder you’ve got a headache-you drank so much wine.难怪你头痛，你喝了这么多酒
2)No wonder that he has passed the examination；he worked so hard.难怪他考试及格了，他学习太努力了。
同义或近义词语:There is no doubt that...毫无疑问……
There is no point doing sth.做某事无意义 There is no need to do sth.没有必要做某事 No way！门儿都没有/不行！
3)There is no doubt that he is guilty. 毫无疑问他犯罪了。 4)There is no need to worry；everything will be all right.没有必要烦恼，一切都会好起来的。
5）There is no point of reading it all the time. 一直读它是没有意义的。
【考点聚焦】6）—Lucy was Lily’s sister!
—________she reminded me so much of Lily.
A．No doubt B．No wonder C．Of course D．Above all 解析： 根据上句及下句的关键词reminded，so much可知，看到露西就使我想起莉莉 (两者有很多类似之处)，现在知道了露西和莉莉的关系，“我”才恍然大悟。no wonder难怪；no doubt毫无疑问；of course当然，当然可以；above all最重要的是。 答案： B
7）He hasn’t slept at all for three days.________he is tired out. A．There is no point C．It is no wonder
B．There is no need D．It is no way
解析： There is no point没有意义；There is no need没有必要；It is no way没门。句意为“他三天没睡觉了，怪不得他很疲倦”。答案： C
10.charge [/td]?vt. & vi.收费；控诉 n. 费用；主管?
【经典例句】 As long as you’ve paid in advance we won’t charge you for delivery.?
只要你预先付款，我们就不收你送货费。?
【考点聚焦】1)charge作动词“控告；指控”解时，常与with连用。如：?
He was charged with murder. 他被指控犯谋杀罪。