打电话和写信都有固定的说法，没法靠推理得出：打电话自报姓名时说 This is Anna speaking，不说 I am Anna；找人说 Could I speak to …?；邮件结尾写 Kind regards。还有几个动词要特别留意介词：中文“听音乐”“回复邮件”“讨论计划”结构相同，英语却是 listen to music、reply to an email、discuss the plan——有的要介词，有的不能加。把这些说法记下来，比多背十个生僻词更有用。
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动词 (19)
to call打电话给动词A1
I will call you tomorrow.我明天给你打电话。
call somebody，后面直接跟人，不加 to：call me，不说 call to me。
to ring（铃）响；打电话动词A2
The phone rang three times.电话响了三声。
to text发短信，发消息动词A2
Text me when you arrive.到了给我发个消息。
to send发送，寄动词A1
Could you send me the file?您能把文件发给我吗？
to receive收到动词A2
We received your letter yesterday.我们昨天收到了您的信。
to inform通知，告知动词B1
We will inform you as soon as possible.我们会尽快通知您。
to discuss讨论动词A2
We discussed the plan for an hour.我们把这个计划讨论了一个小时。
discuss something，后面直接跟宾语，不说 discuss about something。
to mention提到，说起动词B1
She mentioned it in passing.她顺便提了一下。
to reply回复，回答动词A2
He replied to my email at once.他马上回复了我的邮件。
reply to something，介词不能省。
to translate翻译动词A2
Could you translate this sentence?您能翻译一下这个句子吗？
to hang up挂电话动词A2
She hung up before I could answer.我还没来得及回答，她就挂了电话。
to sign签字，签名动词A2
Please sign at the bottom.请在下方签字。
to forward转发动词A2
I forwarded your email to my colleague.我把您的邮件转给我同事了。
to broadcast播出，广播动词B1
The programme is broadcast every Sunday.这个节目每周日播出。
三个形式通常都是 broadcast。
to subscribe订阅动词B1
We subscribe to two magazines.我们订了两份杂志。
subscribe to，后面要加 to。
to hear听见动词A1
I could not hear you.我听不见你说话。
hear 是“听见”，自然而然地听到；listen 是有意地“听”：I heard a noise，I listened to the radio。
to listen听动词A1
Listen to me for a moment.听我说一会儿。
后面有宾语时一定要加 to：listen to music。
to talk说话，谈话动词A1
We talked for an hour.我们聊了一个小时。
talk to somebody about something（和某人谈某事）。
to describe描述动词A2
Could you describe the man?您能描述一下那个男人吗？
名词 (20)
phone电话；手机名词A1
My phone is in the car.我的手机在车里。
message消息，留言名词A1
I left a message on her desk.我在她桌上留了张字条。
email电子邮件名词A1
I sent the email this morning.我今天早上把邮件发出去了。
letter信；字母名词A1
The letter arrived on Monday.信是星期一到的。
address地址名词A1
You wrote the wrong address.您把地址写错了。
英文地址的顺序和中文相反：从门牌号、街道写起，最后才是城市和国家。
news新闻；消息名词A2
The news is on at eight.新闻八点播出。
虽然以 -s 结尾，却是不可数名词，动词用单数：the news is good。一条消息是 a piece of news。
newspaper报纸名词A1
He reads the newspaper on the train.他在火车上看报纸。
radio收音机；广播名词A1
They heard it on the radio.他们是从广播里听到的。
“在广播里”“在电视上”都用 on：on the radio，on television，不用 in。
television电视名词A1
There is nothing on television tonight.今晚电视上没什么好看的。
article文章名词A2
I read an article about it.我读过一篇关于这个的文章。
report报告名词A2
The report was published in June.这份报告是六月发表的。
information信息，资料名词A2
We need more information.我们需要更多信息。
不可数名词：没有 informations，也不说 an information。一条信息是 a piece of information。
conversation谈话，交谈名词A2
We had a long conversation.我们谈了很久。
language语言名词A1
She speaks three languages.她会说三种语言。
signature签名名词A2
The form needs a signature.这张表需要签名。
attachment附件名词A2
You will find the details in the attachment.详细信息请见附件。
announcement通知，广播名词B1
There was an announcement at the station.车站里广播了一条通知。
media媒体名词B1
The media reported the story widely.媒体对此事作了广泛报道。
advertisement广告名词B1
I saw the advertisement in the paper.我在报纸上看到了这则广告。
photograph照片名词A2
She took a photograph of the map and asked at the shop.她给地图拍了张照片，然后去店里问了问。
