1．current1)n.[C]水流；潮流；气流①Heswamtotheshoreagainstastrongcurrent.他逆着急流游向岸边。②Birdsusewarmaircurrentstohelptheirflight.鸟类利用暖气流帮助飞行。2)n.[C,U]电流Thecurrentincludesadirectcurrentandanalternatingcurrent.电流分直流电和交流电。3)n.[C]思潮；潮流；趋向Ministersareworriedbythiscurrentofanti­governmentfeeling.部长们被这股反政府情绪所困扰。4)adj.现在发生的；当前的；现在的(只用在名词前)Heisyourcurrentemployer.他是你现在的雇主。5)adj.通用的；流通的；流行的Thatwordisnolongerincurrentuse.那个词已不通用。知识拓展currentlyadv.现时；当前currentaccount活期存款账户；往来账户currentaffairs时事即学即用将下列词组译成英语。(A)一股冷空气________(B)一股强大的电流________(C)当前形势________(D)逆流________(E)强烈的舆论倾向________(F)时尚潮流________(G)事态的趋向________(H)顺应时势________答案：(A)acurrentofcoolair(B)apowerfulelectriccurrent(C)thecurrentsituation(D)againstthecurrent(E)strongcurrentsofpublicopinion(F)thecurrentsoffashion(G)thecurrentofevents(H)withthecurrentofthetimes2．furnituren.[U]家具furniture为不可数名词，不能说afurniture，也不能说furnitures表示“一件家具”要说apieceoffurniture。注意：英语中有些名词为典型的不可数名词，任何时候都不能加不定冠词，也不能用复数。如fun,equipment,weather,news,advice,information等。即学即用改错Weneedtobuysomenewfurnitures.________________________________________________________________________答案：furnitures→furniture3．tornadon.龙卷风hurricanen.[C]飓风cyclonen.[C]旋风typhoonn.[C]台风即学即用翻译句子昨夜龙卷风袭击了伦敦。________________________________________________________________________答案：LastnightatornadohitLondon.4．latituden．纬度①Beijingisat40degreesnorthlatitude.北京在北纬40度。②Thetownisatalowlatitude.该城镇在低纬度的地方。搭配inLat.50°N在北纬50度联想longituden.[U]经度知识拓展1)latitudinaladj.纬度(方向)的2)altituden.海拔；高度3)attituden.态度即学即用完成句子Theyallowtheirchildren.他们对自己的孩子太放任自流了。答案：fartoomuchlatitude5．buryvt.1)土葬；海葬①Hewasburiedwithhiswife.他和他的妻子葬在了一起。②WhereisShakespeareburied?莎士比亚葬于何处？③He'sbeendeadandburiedforyears!他已经死亡并且被埋葬多年了！2)丧失Shehasburiedfivesonsinthewar.战争中她丧失了5个儿子。3)隐藏；掩埋；覆盖①Ourdogburiesitsbonesinthegarden.我们的狗把骨头埋在花园里。②Sheburiedherfaceinherhandsandwept.她双手掩面哭了起来。4)忘记①It'stimetoburyourdifferencesandbefriendsagain.该是我们摈弃分歧重归于好的时候了。②Heburiedhimselfinthecoun