A Word A week

Programme
YEAR 5
1. award 获颁
Lily was awarded
first prize in the
singing competition.
丽丽获颁歌唱比
赛第一名。
2a. arrest 拘捕
The police arrested
her for drinking and driving.
她因酒後駕車被警方拘捕。
2b. arrest 引起 ( 某人的注
意）
A photo of small boy
arrested my attention.
一张小男孩的照片引起了
我的注意。
3. bargain 讨价还价
Mrs Li is bargaining with the
hawker over the price of the
fish.
李太太正在和鱼贩讨鱼价。
4a. boast 夸耀
They boasted that they
had never lost a single
game.
他们夸口说从来沒有输
过一场比赛。
4b. boast 拥有
Malaysia boasts beautiful
beaches and friendly
locals.
马来西亚拥有美丽的海
滩和友好的当地人。
5a. crowd 拥挤
Many people crowded the
stadium to watch the
concert.
许多人拥挤了体育馆观看那
演唱会。
5b. crowd 盯著
I need some time to do
this work properly, so don't
crowd me.
我需要些时间把这工作做好
，所以別总盯著我。
6. dine 吃晚餐
We dined by candlelight
我们在烛光下吃晚餐。
7a. examine 检查
He squatted down and
examined the wheels of
his bike.
他蹲下来检查他的计程车
的轮胎。
7b. examine 測試
We were examined on
China history.
我们被测试有关中国历
史。
8. educate 教育
It is important to educate our
children to talk politely 餐而
教育孩子们有礼貌的说话是
重要的。
9. favour 偏爱
She always felt that
her parents favoured
her brother.
她总觉得父母偏爱弟弟。
10a. focus 专注
She could not focus in her
study.
她在学习上不能专注。
10b. focus 调节
He focused his camera first
before he could take
photographs.
他还没拍照之前，他先调
节他的照相机。
11a. gain 获得
What do you hope to
gain from the course?
你希望从这门课程中
学到些什么？
11b. gain 增加
I gained a lot of weight 
while I was on holiday.
我休假期间体重大增。
12. graduate 大学毕业
Mei Ling graduated from
Harvard University.
美玲毕业与於哈佛大学。
13a. hire 租
How much would
it cost to hire a car for
the weekend?
周末租一辆车价多少錢
？
13b. hire 雇用
We hired a magician to
entertain the children.
我们雇用了一位魔术师
来表演让孩子们高兴。
14. huddle 挤成一团
It was so cold that we
huddled together for warmth.
太冷了，我们只好擠在一起取
暖。
15. intend 打算
We intend to go to
Australia next year.
我们打算明年去澳洲
。