4000 Essential English Words 这本书是扩充英语词汇量的国外经典教材。从易到难，分为六册，每一册有30个单元，每个单元有20个单词。4000个最基本的词汇不包括a，one，this等这些初中和小学词汇。4000基础核心词是老外最常用的高频词。

01

afraid

adj. 害怕的

When someone is afraid, they feel fear.

感到恐惧的。

→ The woman was afraid of what she saw.

这个女人被自己的所见所闻吓到了。

02

agree

v. 同意

To agree is to say "yes" or to think the same way.

表示赞同或想法一致。

→ A: The food is very good in that restaurant.  B: I agree with you.

A: 这家餐厅的食物真不错。B：我也这么觉得。

03

angry

adj. 生气的

When someone is angry, they may want to speak loudly or fight.

人生气时可能会想大声说话或打架。

→ She didn't do her homework, so her father is angry.

她没做作业，这可把她爸爸气坏了。

04

arrive

v.到达

To arrive is to get to or reach some place.

去到或来到某个地方。

→ The bus always arrives at the corner of my street at 4:00.

班车通常在4点就到街角了。

05

attack

v. 攻击

To attack is to try to fight or to hurt.

意图打架或伤害。

→ The man with the sword attacked the other man first.

拿剑的人先动的手。

06

bottom

n. 底部

The bottom is the lowest part.

最低的地方。

→ The bottom of my shoe has a hole in it.

我鞋底磨了个洞。

07

clever

adj. 聪明的

When someone is clever, they can solve a hard puzzle or problem. 

能解决难题或困扰的人就是聪明的人。

→ The clever boy thought of a good idea.

这个聪明的男孩想到了一个好主意。

08

cruel

adj. 残忍的，使人痛苦的

When someone is cruel, they do bad things to hurt others.

残忍的人会伤害他人。

→ The cruel man yelled at his sister.

残忍的他对自己的妹妹大喊大叫。

09

finally

 adv.终于，最后

If something happens finally, it happens after a long time or at the end. 

经过长时间或者最终发生。

→ He finally crossed the finish line after five hours of running.

五个小时后，他终于到达了终点。

10

hide

v. 隐藏

To hide is to try not to let others see you.

试图不让他人看见。

→ The other children will hide while you count to 100.

你数到100的时候其他孩子就藏好了。

11

hunt

v. 打猎，搜索

To hunt is to look for or search for an animal to kill.

寻找或搜寻动物并杀死它们。

→ Long ago, people hunted with bows and arrows.

古时候，人们用弓箭打猎。

12

lot

n. 份额，许多

A lot means a large number or amount of people, animals, things, etc.

表示大量的人、动物和事物等。

→ There are a lot of apples in the basket.

篮子里有很多苹果。

13

middle

n. 中间，中央

The middle of something is the center or halfway point.

事物的中心部位。

→ The Canadian flag has a maple leaf in the middle of it.

加拿大国旗中间部位是一片枫叶。

14

moment

 n. 时刻，片刻，瞬间

A moment is a second or a very short time.

表示时间很短。

→ I was only a few moments late for the meeting.

开会时我只迟到了一小会。

15

pleased

adj. 高兴的

When someone is pleased, they are happy.

表示愉悦开心的。

→ She was pleased with the phone call she received.

她为这通打来的电话而开心。

16

promise

v.承诺

To promise is to say you will do something for sure.

表示保证会做某事。

→ He promised to return my key by tomorrow.

他向我保证明天还我钥匙。

17

reply

v.回复

To reply is to give an answer or say back to someone.

表示给出答案或回应。

→ She asked him what time his meeting was. He replied, "at three."

她问他几点开会，他回答说：“三点。”

18

safe

adj. 安全的

When a person is safe, they are not in danger.

表示未处在危险状态。

→ Put on your seat belt in the car to be safe.

为了安全，请系好安全带。

19

trick

n. 诡计，恶作剧

A trick is something you do to fool another person.

表示做某事愚弄他人。

→ His card trick really surprised us.

他的牌技让大家都吃了一惊。

20

well

adv.很好地，良好地

You use well to say that something was done in a good way.

表示某事完成的不错。

→ The couple can dance quite well.

这对夫妻舞跳得很好。

The Lion and the Rabbit

狮子和兔子

A cruel lion lived in the forest. Every day, he killed and ate a lot of animals. The other animals were afraid the lion would kill them all.

森林里住着一只凶残的狮子，它每天都要捕杀大量动物当做食物。森林里所有动物都战战兢兢。

The animals told the lion, "Let's make a deal. If you promise to eat only one animal each day, then one of us will come to you every day. Then you don't have to hunt and kill us."

他们对狮子说：“我们来做个交易吧。如果你保证每天只捕杀一只动物，那么我们每天都会给你送来一只当食物，你也不用自己追杀我们了。”

The plan sounded well thought-out to the lion, so he agreed, but he also said, "If you don't come every day, I promise to kill all of you the next day!"

狮子认为这是一个好办法，所以同意了。但它威胁道：“如果你们没有每天都送一只动物上门，那我第二天就把你们统统吃掉！”

Each day after that, one animal went to the lion so that the lion could eat it. Then, all the other animals were safe.

之后的每一天，都会有一只动物送上门去给狮子充当食物。这样其它的动物就得以生存下来。

Finally, it was the rabbit's turn to go to the lion. The rabbit went very slowly that day, so the lion was angry when the rabbit finally arrived.

终于有一天，轮到小兔子送上门去当食物。它一路上走得很慢，所以当它到达时，狮子勃然大怒。

The lion angrily asked the rabbit, "Why are you late?"

狮子生气的问：“你为什么迟到？”

I was hiding from another lion in the forest. That lion said he was the king, so I wasafraid.

“我在躲避另一只狮子的追杀，它说它是森林的王者，把我吓坏了。”

The lion told the rabbit, "I am the only king here! Take me to that other lion, and I will kill him."

狮子说道：“我才是这里唯一的王者！你带我去找他，我要杀死它。”

The rabbit replied, "I will be happy to show you where he lives."

兔子回答：“我愿意为您带路。”

The rabbit led the lion to an old well in the middle of the forest. The well was very deep with water at the bottom. The rabbit told the lion, "Look in there. The lion lives at the bottom."

兔子领着狮子来到森林深处的一口古井旁。这口井深不见底，但能看到井水。兔子对狮子说道：“看，那只狮子就住在井底。”

When the lion looked in the well, he could see his own face in the water. He thought that was the other lion. Without waiting another moment, the lion jumped into the well to attack the other lion. He never came out.

狮子探头看向井里，水面倒映着它自己，但它认为那就是兔子所说的另一只狮子。它毫不犹豫跳进了井里进行厮杀。但再也没有出来。

All of the other animals in the forest were very pleased with the rabbit's clever trick.

森林里所有的动物都因为兔子的聪明伶俐而开心不已。

单词

afraid adj. 害怕的

agree v.同意

angry adj.生气的

arrive v.到达

attack v.攻击

bottom n.底部

clever adj.聪明的

cruel adj.残忍的，使人痛苦的

finally adv.终于，最后

hide v.隐藏

hunt v.打猎，搜索

lot n.份额，许多

middle n.中间，中央

moment n.时刻，片刻，瞬间

pleased adj.高兴的

promise v.承诺

reply v.回复

safe adj.安全的

trick n.诡计，恶作剧

well adv.很好地，良好地

01

afraid

adj. 害怕的

When someone is afraid, they feel fear.

感到恐惧的。

→ The woman was afraid of what she saw.

这个女人被自己的所见所闻吓到了。

02

agree

v. 同意

To agree is to say "yes" or to think the same way.

表示赞同或想法一致。

→ A: The food is very good in that restaurant.  B: I agree with you.

A: 这家餐厅的食物真不错。B：我也这么觉得。

03

angry

adj. 生气的

When someone is angry, they may want to speak loudly or fight.

人生气时可能会想大声说话或打架。

→ She didn't do her homework, so her father is angry.

她没做作业，这可把她爸爸气坏了。

04

arrive

v.到达

To arrive is to get to or reach some place.

去到或来到某个地方。

→ The bus always arrives at the corner of my street at 4:00.

班车通常在4点就到街角了。

05

attack

v. 攻击

To attack is to try to fight or to hurt.

意图打架或伤害。

→ The man with the sword attacked the other man first.

拿剑的人先动的手。

06

bottom

n. 底部

The bottom is the lowest part.

最低的地方。

→ The bottom of my shoe has a hole in it.

我鞋底磨了个洞。

07

clever

adj. 聪明的

When someone is clever, they can solve a hard puzzle or problem. 

能解决难题或困扰的人就是聪明的人。

→ The clever boy thought of a good idea.

这个聪明的男孩想到了一个好主意。

08

cruel

adj. 残忍的，使人痛苦的

When someone is cruel, they do bad things to hurt others.

残忍的人会伤害他人。

→ The cruel man yelled at his sister.

残忍的他对自己的妹妹大喊大叫。

09

finally

 adv.终于，最后

If something happens finally, it happens after a long time or at the end. 

经过长时间或者最终发生。

→ He finally crossed the finish line after five hours of running.

五个小时后，他终于到达了终点。

10

hide

v. 隐藏

To hide is to try not to let others see you.

试图不让他人看见。

→ The other children will hide while you count to 100.

你数到100的时候其他孩子就藏好了。

11

hunt

v. 打猎，搜索

To hunt is to look for or search for an animal to kill.

寻找或搜寻动物并杀死它们。

→ Long ago, people hunted with bows and arrows.

古时候，人们用弓箭打猎。

12

lot

n. 份额，许多

A lot means a large number or amount of people, animals, things, etc.

表示大量的人、动物和事物等。

→ There are a lot of apples in the basket.

篮子里有很多苹果。

13

middle

n. 中间，中央

The middle of something is the center or halfway point.

事物的中心部位。

→ The Canadian flag has a maple leaf in the middle of it.

加拿大国旗中间部位是一片枫叶。

14

moment

 n. 时刻，片刻，瞬间

A moment is a second or a very short time.

表示时间很短。

→ I was only a few moments late for the meeting.

开会时我只迟到了一小会。

15

pleased

adj. 高兴的

When someone is pleased, they are happy.

表示愉悦开心的。

→ She was pleased with the phone call she received.

她为这通打来的电话而开心。

16

promise

v.承诺

To promise is to say you will do something for sure.

表示保证会做某事。

→ He promised to return my key by tomorrow.

他向我保证明天还我钥匙。

17

reply

v.回复

To reply is to give an answer or say back to someone.

表示给出答案或回应。

→ She asked him what time his meeting was. He replied, "at three."

她问他几点开会，他回答说：“三点。”

18

safe

adj. 安全的

When a person is safe, they are not in danger.

表示未处在危险状态。

→ Put on your seat belt in the car to be safe.

为了安全，请系好安全带。

19

trick

n. 诡计，恶作剧

A trick is something you do to fool another person.

表示做某事愚弄他人。

→ His card trick really surprised us.

他的牌技让大家都吃了一惊。

20

well

adv.很好地，良好地

You use well to say that something was done in a good way.

表示某事完成的不错。

→ The couple can dance quite well.

这对夫妻舞跳得很好。

The Lion and the Rabbit

狮子和兔子

A cruel lion lived in the forest. Every day, he killed and ate a lot of animals. The other animals were afraid the lion would kill them all.

森林里住着一只凶残的狮子，它每天都要捕杀大量动物当做食物。森林里所有动物都战战兢兢。

The animals told the lion, "Let's make a deal. If you promise to eat only one animal each day, then one of us will come to you every day. Then you don't have to hunt and kill us."

他们对狮子说：“我们来做个交易吧。如果你保证每天只捕杀一只动物，那么我们每天都会给你送来一只当食物，你也不用自己追杀我们了。”

The plan sounded well thought-out to the lion, so he agreed, but he also said, "If you don't come every day, I promise to kill all of you the next day!"

狮子认为这是一个好办法，所以同意了。但它威胁道：“如果你们没有每天都送一只动物上门，那我第二天就把你们统统吃掉！”