北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit5 20-2

[00:00.00]Exercise 2.1
[00:05.29]You can see a big difference¹
[00:07.25]between Eric and Danny in their rooms.
[00:10.06]Eric's room is very tidy.
[00:12.59]He puts rubbish² into different kinds,
[00:15.49]for example, plastic³, glass and metal⁴.
[00:20.01]Danny just throws everything in the trashcan.
[00:23.38]Eric collects many things,
[00:25.31]for example, he collects old newspapers and
[00:28.93]takes them to a right place.
[00:31.70]Danny is very lazy⁵
[00:33.47]and he doesn't collect anything!
[00:36.21]Danny always forgets things.
[00:38.59]He often leaves⁶ the light on in his room.
[00:42.21]Eric, on the other hand,
[00:43.96]always remembers to turn off⁷ the lights.
[00:46.37]So he saves⁸ electricity⁹.
[00:49.15]Eric is so careful with water
[00:51.53]and he always makes sure that
[00:53.33]the water doesn't drip¹⁰.
[00:55.54]Danny is careless¹¹ about water
[00:57.81]and he often leaves water
[00:59.94]dripping in his house.
[00:59.94]

1 difference   

n.不同；差异；区别

参考例句：

• He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong.他是非不分。
• The difference is so slight,that I can hardly see it.差别很小，我几乎看不出来。

2 rubbish   

n.垃圾，废物；废话，胡说八道

参考例句：

• This book is all rubbish.这本书全是胡言乱语。
• The room is full of rubbish.房间里堆满了垃圾。

3 plastic   

n.塑料；adj.塑料的

参考例句：

• This ruler is made of plastic.尺子是塑料做的。
• Where is the plastic cup?塑料杯放哪儿了？

4 metal   

n.金属，质料；adj.金属制的；v.以金属覆盖

参考例句：

• He hands a metal disk to me.他把一个金属圆盘给我。
• Coins are made of metal.硬币是金属做的。

5 lazy   

adj.懒惰的

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• Don't be so lazy.不要这样懒惰。

6 leaves   

n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式

参考例句：

• The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
• Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？

7 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

8 saves   

n.保险箱，保险柜( safe的名词复数 )v.拯救( save的第三人称单数 )；收集；保留；避免

参考例句：

• A prudent man saves part of his wages. 深谋远虑的人会将一部分工资存起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She saves money in every way she can. 她在各方面尽可能地省钱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 electricity   

n.电；电学

参考例句：

• This room is lighted by electricity.这个房间用电照明。
• We use electricity to run machines.我们使用电力来运行机器。

10 drip   

n.滴，点滴；水滴；乏味的人；v.滴下，漏水

参考例句：

• I hate this sort of drip.我讨厌这种无聊的闲话。
• A drip of water fell from the tap.从龙头滴下一滴水。

11 careless   

adj.疏忽的，粗心的，不注意的，马马虎虎的

参考例句：

• A careless driver is a danger to the public.粗心的驾驶员对于公众是一种危险。
• You are always so careless.你做事总这么毛糙。