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New Far East Book One

Lesson One Vocabulary

1.

bet (V) (N)

bet sb that S+V

bet sth on sth

I’ll bet. = I bet.

You bet!

have a bet on sth

place/put/lay a bet on sth

win/lost a bet

It’s a safe/good/sure/fair bet that S+V

I'll bet ten dollars on the chestnut horse.

I bet you that he won’t listen to your opinion.

The girls had a bet on who would get married first.

2.

excited (adj.) excitedly (adv.)

exciting (adj.) excitingly (adv.)

excite (V)

excitement (N)

be excited about sth

with excitement

excite interest/curiosity/sympathy

to one’s excitement

She is very excited about winning the first prize.

The excited children were opening their Christmas presents.

We went to an exciting football game last week.

The visiting circus was an excitement to every child in town.

The professor's lecture on Shakespeare excited our interest.

3.

reason (N) (V)

reasonable (adj.)

unreasonable (adj.)

for some reason

for no reason

have every reason to V

reason with sb

We have reason to believe that he was lying.

We have every reason to refuse.

The reason why she did it is still a mystery.

4.

certainly (adv.)

certain (adj.)

I'm quite certain of that

I don't know for certain.

They will certainly succeed.

5.

doubt (V) + of/about  +  N

        + if/ whether/that + 子句

doubt (N)

undoubted (adj.) undoubtedly (adv.)

doubtless (adv.)

doubtful (adj.)

no doubt/ without a doubt/beyond doubt

in doubt

We really doubt if he will agree to our new plan.

I really doubt that Sam’s advice can be helpful.

The outcome of the election remains in doubt.

There is no doubt about his innocence.

I'm doubtful whether she's still alive.

It was doubtless his own fault.

6.

stern (adj.) = severe, harsh, strict

sternness (N)

Our team made a stern resolve to win.

7.

promise (V) (N)

promising (adj.)

promise sb sth = promise sth to sb

Promised Land

keep/break a promise

show great promise

Promise is debt. 要信守承諾

Give me your promise that you'll never be late again.

The young man shows promise as a poet.

He promised me the book.

He promised to help us.

8.

wave (V) (N)

wave goodbye to sb

wave at sb

make waves

heat wave

sound wave

ocean wave

Martin waved us goodbye.

She waved at him.

9.

picture (V) (N)

picture + O + OC

picture + O + as …

picture to oneself 想像

Can you picture Bill dressed as a fairy?

I can’t picture Lisa asking me for a favor ---she hasn’t spoken to me since our quarrel.

10.

beneath (prep.) (adv.)

beneath one’s dignity 有失身份

beneath sb有損地位

Is it beneath your dignity to go to the theater with such a poor fellow?

He considered that job beneath him.

The sun is now beneath the horizon.

11.

explore (V)

explorer (N)

exploration (N)

explore an idea/issue

explore the origin of the universe

They explored this desert region in 1923.

He is an Arctic explorer.

12.

reach (V) (N)

far-reaching (adj.) 無遠弗屆的

reach for sth

reach into sth

within reach of sb

out of/ beyond one’s reach

reach  an agreement/a conclusion/a consensus/a decision

The insecticide was put out of the child's reach.

He reached for the matches.

He wore a coat that reached to his knees.

The monkey reached out a hand through the bars and took the banana.