briefingword by word

P34: Tool and hardware

(21)

mallet

handsaw

hacksaw

Level /Spirit level

a hammer with a large wooden head

a saw (= a tool with a long blade with sharp teeth along one edge)

that is used with one hand only

a tool with a narrow blade in a frame, used for cutting metal

a tool for measuring how level a surface is, usually used by someone

who is building something such as a house or a wall

木槌

手锯

钢锯

,

弓锯

(

切割金属

)

（气泡）水准仪

screwdriver

Phillips

screwdriver

wrench

NAmE

sapnner

BrE

monkey wrench

/pipe wrench

chisel

scraper

wire strippers

drill

vice

(BrE)

(NAmE vise)

a tool with a narrow blade that is specially shaped at the end, used for

螺丝刀；改锥

turning screws

a screwdriver with a cross-shaped part for turning

?

Phillips

adj.

十字形的

a metal tool with a specially shaped end for holding and turning

nuts

and bolts

(

螺帽和螺栓

= small metal rings and pins that hold things

together)

adjustable spanner

(BrE) (also 'monkey wrench NAmE, BrE)

a

tool that can be adjusted to hold and turn things of different widths

a tool with a sharp flat edge at the end, used for shaping wood,

stone or metal

a tool with a handle and a sharp edge, used for removing a layer of

something from a surface

?

a paint/wallpaper/ice scraper

a tool for removing the plastic covering from electric wires

a tool or machine with a pointed end for making holes

an electric drill

电钻

a hand drill

手钻

a dentist drill

牙钻

a tool with two metal blocks that can be moved together by turning a

screw. The vice is used to hold an object firmly while work is done

on it.

?

He held my arm in a vice- like (= very firm) grip.

他的手像老虎钳一样紧紧抓住了我的手臂。

?

a metal tool with handles, used for holding things firmly and

twisting and cutting wire

?

a pair of pliers

一把钳子

十字形改锥

扳手；扳子；扳钳

?

活动扳手

?

凿子；錾子

刮刀，铲子，刮削器

?

(

电线< /p>

)

剥皮钳

钻，钻头

?

枱钳；老虎钳

:

pliers

plane

(drill) bit

?

钳子；夹钳

a tool with a blade set in a flat surface, used for making the surface of

?

木工刨；刨子

wood smooth by shaving very thin layers off it

= the pointer part at the end of the drill

a saw in the form of a metal disc that turns quickly, driven by a

motor, and is used for cutting wood, etc.

钻头

?

圆锯

circular saw

sander

router

washer

screw

an electric tool with a rough surface used for making wood smooth

?

打磨机

=power sander

?

an electric tool which cuts shallow lines in surfaces

a small flat ring made of rubber, metal or plastic placed between two

surfaces, for example under a nut (

螺母

) to make a connection tight

wood screwe

木头螺丝钉

machine screw

机器螺丝钉

?

槽刨

?

(

螺母等 的

)

垫圈

,

垫

片；衬垫

螺丝钉

P35 Gardening Tools and Actions

（

12

）

line trimmer

shovel

hoe

trowel

wheelbarrow

hose

(hose

?

pipe)

nozzle

sprinkler

rake

blower

pruning

shears

weeder

Actions

·

mow the lawn

修剪草坪

·

plant vegetables

种菜

·

plant flowers

种花

·

water the flowers

浇花

·

rake leaves

用耙梳理叶子

·

trim the hedge

修剪树篱

·

prune the bushes

修建花丛

·

weed

除（地里面的）杂草

?

a machine for cutting the edges of bushes, grass and hedges

?

a hedge-trimmer

树篱修剪机

修剪机

:

?

铲；铁铲

:

a tool with a long handle and a broad blade with

curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand,

etc.

?

a

garden

tool

with

a

long

handle

and

a

blade,

used

for breaking up soil and removing

weeds

(= plants

growing where they are not wanted)

a

small

garden

tool

with

a

curved

blade

for

lifting

plants and digging holes

? a large open container with a wheel and ten

handles that you use outside to carry things

a

long

tube

made

of

rubber,

plastic,

etc.,

used

for

putting water onto fires, gardens, etc.

?a garden hose

浇花园的软管

?a length of hose 一段软管

? a narrow piece that is attached to the end of a

pipe or tube to direct the stream of liquid, air

or gas passing through

a device with holes in that is used to spray water

in drops on plants, soil or grass

a

garden

tool

with

a

long

handle

and

a

row

of

metal

points

at

the

end,

used

for

gathering

fallen

leaves

and making soil smooth

a device that produces a current of air

?a hot

-air blower

热风机

?

leaf blower

吹叶机

a garden tool that is used for cutting off the

branches of trees and bushes

a pair of pruning shears

—

called also (US) pruners (Brit) secateurs

a hand tool for removing weeds

?

锄头

< /p>

?小铲子

(

园艺工具

)

?独轮车；手推车

?

(

灭火、 浇花等用

的

)

橡皮管

< br>,

塑料管

,

?

管口；喷嘴

?

洒水器；喷洒器

?

耙子；耙状工具

?

吹风机；送风机

:

除杂草

P36 Places around town

(22)

bakery (bakeries)

car dealership

Convenience store

delicatessen/deli

donut shop

electronics store

面包店

(

汽 车

)

经销店

candy store

Card store

糖果店

贺卡店

复印店

打折商店

药店

眼镜店

(24

小时

)

便利店

Copy center

熟食店

甜甜圈店

电子产品店

Discount store

Drug store/pharmacy

Eye-care center/

optician

Flower shop/

florist

花店

Maternity

shop

antique shop

boutique

chain

store

P40 The city

Courthouse

法院大楼

孕妇商店

古董店

Laundromat

自助洗衣店

A phone

booth

beauty

parlour

电话亭

美容院

时装店，精品店

bucket shop

廉价机票店

连锁商店

newsstand

报摊，书报亭

City hall

市政府；市政厅

fire hydrant n.

消防栓

sewer n.

污水管

street vendor

n.

街头小贩

meter maid

a

woman

whose

job

is

to

find

vehicles

that

are

parked

illegally

?

a part of a road where vehicles must stop to allow people to cross.

crosswalk

Pedestrian(

行人

) crossing (BrE)

人行横道；行人穿越道

? the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of

Curb/Kerb

long pieces of stone

? (由条石砌 成的

)

路缘；道牙；马路牙子

? a hole in the street that is covered with a lid, used when sb needs

manhole

to go down to examine the pipes or

sewers

below the street

? (检查地下管道用的

)

人孔

,

检查 井

?

(

NAmE

)

a

restaurant,

bank,

etc.

where

you

can

be

served

without

drive-through

having to get out of your car

drive-through window

? 不必下车即可得到服务的餐馆

(

或 银行等

)

(also 'drive-thru)

P42-47

（描述人、物、情感状态）

toddler

?

a child who has only recently learnt to walk

?

学步的儿童；刚学会走路的孩子

physically challenged

ed in a way that prevents you from using part of your body properly

impaired

if your body’s ability to do something is imp

aired, you are not fully able to do it

methods of correcting

impaired vision

Signing is provided for the

hearing-impaired.

shoulder-length

? 齐肩的

?

adj.

(especially of hair

尤指头发

) long enough to reach your shoulders

wavy

:

?

adj.

? having curves; not s

traight

? 起伏不平的；波浪形的；拳曲的

?brown wavy hair

棕色鬈发

?a pattern of wavy lines

波浪形线条图案

Compare

·

moustache

(mustache)

the hair that grows on a man

’

s

upper lip

, especially deliberately grown in a particular shape

·

beard

：

hair that grows on a man

’

s chin and cheeks

his thick white beard

Straight - crooked