A2 · 89 个单词
不分主题的词 II
反身代词、表示方式的副词，以及用来给事物归类的词。
这是上一份清单的续篇：几乎每两句话就会用到、却放不进任何主题的词。以 -ly 结尾的副词特意放在一起——会了一个，几乎就会了全部：quiet 是“安静的”，quietly 是“安静地”。中文用“的”和“地”区分，英语靠词尾，所以 He spoke quiet. 是错的。反身代词 himself、herself、itself 也要注意：中文一个“自己”就够了，英语却要跟主语的人称、性别和单复数一致，比如 They did it themselves.。
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动词 (12)
to reach到达；够到动词A2
She reached the platform as the doors were closing.她赶到站台时，车门正在关上。
reach 后面直接跟地点：reach the station，不说 reach to the station。
to belong属于动词A2
This box does not belong to anybody here.这个箱子不属于这里的任何人。
to knock敲（门）动词A2
She knocked twice and waited.她敲了两下门，然后等着。
to appear出现动词A2
The same name appears on every page.每一页上都出现同一个名字。
to count数；计算动词A2
Nobody counted anything until the coach had gone.大巴开走之前，谁也没数过任何东西。
to matter要紧；有关系动词A2
The money mattered far less than she had thought.钱远没有她原先想的那么重要。
matter 本身就是动词“要紧”：It does not matter. 是“没关系”，不需要再加 is。
to plan计划；规划动词A2
The work was already being planned.这项工作已经在规划之中了。
to fill装满；填满动词A2
The bin filled up and nobody said anything.垃圾桶满了，却没人说一句话。
to visit拜访；参观动词A2
We visit my grandmother every Sunday.我们每个星期天都去看奶奶。
visit 后直接跟人或地方：visit my grandmother，不加 to。
to enter进入；输入动词A2
Please enter your name in the first field.请在第一栏输入你的名字。
“进入房间”是 enter the room，不加 into。
to push推动词A2
Push the door, do not pull it.推门，别拉。
to hurry赶紧；匆忙动词A2
There is no need to hurry, the train is late.不用急，火车晚点了。
名词 (34)
difference差别；区别名词A2
The difference between the two is small.两者之间的差别很小。
direction方向名词A2
We walked in the wrong direction for a mile.我们朝错误的方向走了一英里。
distance距离名词A2
At that distance nobody could read the sign.隔那么远，谁也看不清那块牌子。
effort努力；力气名词A2
It took more effort than she had expected.这比她预想的要费劲。
guess猜测名词A2
That was a guess and it was a good one.那是猜的，而且猜得不错。
silence寂静；沉默名词A2
The silence in the room lasted a full minute.房间里的沉默持续了整整一分钟。
trouble麻烦；问题名词A2
The trouble is that nobody wrote it down.麻烦在于没人把它记下来。
version版本名词A2
The second version was shorter and clearer.第二个版本更短，也更清楚。
volume（书的）卷，册名词A2
The third volume is missing from the shelf.架子上少了第三卷。
volume 还有“音量”和“体积”的意思，要看上下文。
title标题；书名名词A2
The title of the report says nothing at all.这份报告的标题什么也没说明。
figure数字；数据名词A2
The figure in the table was three years old.表里那个数字是三年前的。
figure 在这里是“数字、数据”，不是“人物”或“身材”。
decision决定名词A2
The decision was taken without her.这个决定是在她不在场的情况下做出的。
“做决定”是 make / take a decision，不说 do a decision。
document文件；文档名词A2
The document runs to thirty pages.这份文件有三十页。
design设计名词A2
The design was sound and the parts were not.设计本身没问题，零件却不行。
process过程；流程名词A2
The process worked exactly as it was written.整个流程完全按书面规定运行。
standard标准；水平名词A2
That is a high standard for a first attempt.作为第一次尝试，这个标准算很高了。
pattern规律；模式名词A2
The same pattern appears every Monday.每个星期一都会出现同样的规律。
visitor访客；参观者名词A2
Two visitors asked about the old map.有两位参观者问起那张旧地图。
space空间；位置名词A2
There was no space for the boxes next to the door.门边已经没地方放这些箱子了。
front正面；前面名词A2
The correction stood at the foot of the page and not on the front.更正写在这一页的底部，而不是正面。
future未来；将来名词A2
Nobody knows what the future brings.没人知道将来会怎样。
“在将来”说 in the future，别漏掉 the。
life生活；一生名词A2
She has lived in the same street all her life.她一辈子都住在同一条街上。
复数是 lives，f 变成 v。
country国家；乡下名词A2
He has worked in three countries.他在三个国家工作过。
复数是 countries。the country 也可以指与城市相对的“乡下”。
picture照片；图画名词A2
There is a picture of her family on the desk.书桌上有一张她家人的照片。
group群；组名词A2
A group of children waited at the gate.一群孩子在大门口等着。
face脸名词A2
I know the face but not the name.这张脸我认得，名字却想不起来。
middle中间；中部名词A2
The table stands in the middle of the room.桌子摆在房间中央。
care小心；照料名词A2
Handle the glass with care.拿这块玻璃要小心。
“照顾”是 take care of：take care of the baby。
idea主意；想法名词A2
That is a good idea.这是个好主意。
detail细节名词A2
She remembered every detail of the evening.那天晚上的每个细节她都记得。
heat热；热量名词A2
The heat of the afternoon made everybody slow.午后的炎热让每个人都慢了下来。
euro欧元名词A2
The ticket costs nine euros.这张票九欧元。
数字后面要用复数：nine euros。
type类型；种类名词A2
What type of ticket do you need?你需要哪种票？
chance可能性；机会名词A2
There is still a chance of rain this evening.今晚还是有可能下雨。
形容词 (13)
able能够（做某事）形容词A2
She was able to answer without looking it up.她不用查资料就能回答。
常用结构是 be able to + 动词原形：She was able to answer.
useless没用的形容词A2
A key without a door is useless.没有门的钥匙毫无用处。
visible看得见的形容词A2
The mark is visible only in strong light.这个记号只有在强光下才看得见。
final最后的；不可更改的形容词A2
The conversation was short, polite and final.谈话简短、客气，而且没有回旋余地。
straight直的形容词A2
The old road runs straight across the field.那条老路笔直地穿过田野。
plain简单明了的；朴素的形容词A2
He asked for a plain answer.他要一个简单明了的回答。
quick快的；迅速的形容词A1
Nothing depended on the answer being quick.答案快不快，根本无关紧要。
loud大声的；吵闹的形容词A2
Nobody in the flat was loud about it.公寓里没人为这事大声嚷嚷。
usual通常的；平常的形容词A1
The usual procedure would have taken two days.按通常的程序要花两天。
real真的；真正的形容词A1
The bag looks like leather but it is not real.这个包看着像皮的，其实不是真皮。
extra额外的形容词A2
We paid extra for the second bag.第二个包我们另外付了钱。
daily每天的形容词A2
The bus runs daily except on Sunday.这趟公交车除星期天外每天都开。
local当地的；本地的形容词A2
We buy our bread at the local baker.我们在附近那家面包店买面包。
副词 (16)
quietly轻轻地；悄悄地副词A2
He closed the door quietly behind him.他在身后轻轻把门关上。
carefully仔细地；小心地副词A2
She read the letter carefully twice.她把信仔细读了两遍。
openly公开地；坦率地副词A2
He said openly that he did not agree.他坦率地说他不同意。
directly直接地副词A2
Ask him directly and he will tell you.你直接问他，他会告诉你的。
differently不同地副词A2
Two readers remembered the sentence differently.两位读者对这句话的记忆不一样。
simply只是；简直副词A2
The path had simply stopped being used.那条小路只是没人再走了。
afterwards之后；后来副词A2
What surprised her afterwards was the silence.后来让她感到意外的，是那片寂静。
anyway不管怎样；反正副词A2
He recorded them anyway.他还是把它们录了下来。
apart分开；拆开副词A2
She took the argument apart in eleven minutes.她用十一分钟就把那个论点驳得体无完肤。
eventually最终；终于副词A2
The compromise they reached eventually is standard now.他们最终达成的妥协如今已成了惯例。
eventually 是“最终”，不是“可能、或许”；不要和其他语言里的相似词混淆。
somewhere某处；在某个地方副词A2
The cost was written down somewhere.费用在某个地方记着。
badly糟糕地；差副词A2
It was written down first, badly, by somebody in a hurry.它最先是被一个匆匆忙忙的人潦草地记下来的。
anywhere任何地方（用于疑问、否定）副词A2
There was no instruction anywhere on the sheet.这张单子上哪儿都没有说明。
肯定句用 somewhere，否定句和疑问句一般用 anywhere：I cannot find it anywhere.
everywhere到处；处处副词A2
We looked everywhere and found nothing.我们到处都找了，什么也没找到。
ahead在前面；提前副词A2
The car ahead of us stopped suddenly.我们前面那辆车突然停了下来。
easily容易地；轻易地副词A2
The lid comes off easily once it is warm.盖子一热就很容易拧开。
代词 (4)
herself她自己代词A2
She looked at herself in the dark window.她在黑黑的窗玻璃上看着自己的影子。
中文都说“自己”，英语要按人称选：he → himself，she → herself，they → themselves。
itself它自己；自身代词A2
The machine switches itself off at ten.这台机器十点会自动关机。
themselves他们自己；她们自己代词A2
They built the shed themselves.那个棚子是他们自己搭的。
himself他自己代词A2
He had noticed the error himself.那个错误是他自己发现的。
介词 (9)
within在……之内介词A2
She replied within an hour.她一小时之内就回复了。
towards朝着；向介词A2
They walked quickly towards the market.他们快步朝市场走去。
throughout自始至终；遍及介词A2
She remained certain throughout.她自始至终都很确定。
past（时间）过介词A2
At ten past eight she walked to platform four.八点十分，她走向四号站台。
ten past eight 是“八点过十分”，即八点十分；英语先说分钟，再说钟点。
along沿着介词A2
They walked along the water for an hour.他们沿着水边走了一个小时。
among在……之中介词A2
The letter was among the old papers.那封信夹在旧文件里。
在三个或更多之中用 among，在两者之间用 between。
below在……下面；低于介词A2
The flat below ours is empty.我们楼下那套公寓空着。
below 指“比……低”，不一定正下方；under 多指“正下方、被盖住”。
across在……对面；穿过介词A2
The bakery is across the street.面包店在街对面。
beside在……旁边介词A2
He sat down beside her.他在她旁边坐了下来。
beside 是“在旁边”，besides 是“此外、除了……还”，多一个 s 意思就变了。
连词 (1)
whenever每当；无论何时连词A2
Whenever it rains, the door sticks.每次下雨，这扇门都会卡住。
这个词表属于基础词汇：共十二个词表、687 个单词，也可以整体练习。
练习这个词表
从这 89 个单词里出题，每轮 20 个：先练今天到期的，再练新词。先选择，再填空，最后自己写出来。答错的词很快会再次出现。