A new lifeA new beginning

★ Everybody in O.H. Middle School seems very smart while I am clumsy in front of the long and difficult classroom work. --- John★ The homework seems endless. I often cannot finish it until midnight. So I feel dozy during the daytime. --- Tim★ There is some confusion for us freshmen like whether to join the clubs and which clubs to join. ---Bob

★ I get melancholy very easily, and I miss my old good friends and days we shared in the middle school. --- Kate

melancholy

clumsy

dozyconfusion

★ I get melancholy very easily, and I miss my old good friends and days we shared in the middle school. --- Kate忧郁的、伤感的

★ Remember nothing is permanent, that is to say, as time goes by, your friendship will change and grow.

Explanation （释义法）

一般通过定义、定语从句、同位语短语等来确定词义。有时通过 and, that is, that is to say, in other words 等来释义。

永久的

★ Everybody in O.H. Middle School seems very smart while I am clumsy in front of the long and difficult classroom work. --- John

★ In your last year in middle school, you were part of the oldest group of kids. But now, you will find yourself a rookie in front of the upperclassmen.

Contrast （对比法）

转折连词 but 、 while 、 or 、 otherwise, 和 instead 、 on the contrary 、 on the other hand 等副词能构成前后意义上的对比关系。

笨拙的

新手

★ The homework seems endless. I often cannot finish it until midnight. So I feel dozy during the daytime. --- Tim想睡的 ; 令人困倦的

★ The learning style of the two groups are so distinct from each other that it is hard for them to get used to the new way.

Cause & Effect （因果法）

从因果关系中推出其含义 . 因果关系从句可以由 so…that/such…that/so/therefore, 等引导。

不同的

★ There is some confusion for us freshmen like whether to join the clubs and which clubs to join. ---Bob困惑

★ The students may learn about such virtues as honesty, bravery, discipline and love to our country.

Similarity （同类举例法）

美德

通过一些例子说明生词的词义， 用 such as, for example, like, for instance 等来引出。有时，通过一连串同一类型或同一范畴的词语来表达其意思。

Frank 2011@163.com

Hey_anada@yahoo.com.cnWhat should I do?

Dear Ms. Chen,Sorry to disturb you. I know you are busy with your work. But I need your help right now. __________________ ( 我感到不适应 ) in the new university far away from home.______________ （我没有参加） any after-school activities. Without any friends beside, I feel _______ ( 伤感的 ). What is worse, I gradually get to smoke. I am no longer that _________________________ ( 多才多艺的最佳辩手 ). Everyday I feel _________________ ( 昏昏欲睡和笨拙的 )just like a bull in china shop. So what should I do? Please write to me when you have time.Love from Frank

Frank 2011@163.com

Hey_anada@yahoo.com.cnWhat should I do?

Dear Ms. Chen,Sorry to disturb you. I know you are busy with your work. But I need your help right now. __________________ ( 我感到不适应 ) in the new university far away from home.______________ （我没有参加） any after-school activities. Without any friends beside, I feel _______ ( 伤感的 ). What is worse, I gradually get to smoke. I am no longer the _________________________ ( 多才多艺的最佳辩手 ). Everyday I feel _________________ ( 昏昏欲睡和笨拙的 )just like a bull in china shop. So what should I do? Please write to me when you have time.Love from Frank

I feel like a fish out of waterI don’t participate in

melancholy

well-rounded man of the matchdozy and

clumsy,

1. Reply to the mail from Frank in the name of Ms. Chen, using as many newly learned words as possible .

2. Finish the consolidation exercise