与美国小学生一起学英文第1册 第23期:邻居

 　　Neighbor¹ 邻居

　　Who are neighbors²? 谁才是邻居呢？

　　They live near each other. 他们彼此住得很近。

　　They live in the same town or city. 他们住在同一城镇或城市中。

　　They can meet each other when they walk out the door. 他们出门时能碰到彼此。

　　What is a bad neighbor? 什么是坏邻居呢？

　　Bad neighbors make a lot of noise. 坏邻居制造出很多噪音。

　　They complain³ about everything. 凡事他们都要抱怨。

　　If you want to have a good neighbor, you have to be a good neighbor first. 如果你想有个好邻居，你就必须先成为一个好邻居。

1 neighbor   

n.邻居；v.邻接，毗邻而居，友好

参考例句：

• He has a very good neighbor.他有一个好邻居。
• My new neighbor moved in last weekend.我的新邻居上周才搬来。

2 neighbors   

n.邻居，邻国( neighbor的名词复数 )v.邻居，邻国( neighbor的第三人称单数 )；邻近的，邻接的

参考例句：

• They don't think they must keep up with their neighbors. 他们认为不必和邻居比排场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rich man looked down on his poorer neighbors. 那个有钱人看不起比他穷的邻居们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 complain   

v.抱怨；发牢骚

参考例句：

• They did nothing but complain.他们只知道抱怨。
• You have no reason to complain.你没有理由抱怨。