1. adventure

冒险（性）， （危险，冒险的）刺激

　e.g. be fond of adventure; a sense/ spirit of adventure

　　 惊险的事、有危险的事

　e.g. A hunter of tigers has many adventures

A flight in a plane used to be an adventure.

He told me about his adventures on the lonely island.

The trip to Florida was an adventure for her.

英语中有很多名词都有这样用法：如作为抽象名词使用，往往是不可数名词； 如作为具体名词（如具体的事或具体的人）时，是可数名词。

　又如：beauty ①He has no real feeling for beauty.

　　　　　　　　　②This rose / girl is a real beauty.

failure ① Failure is the mother of success.

　　　　(success) ② As a writer, he is a failure, but as a lawyer ,he is a success.

　　　　 mystery ① He likes stories full of mystery.

② Why he went there is a mystery to me.

surprise, disappointment, excitement, joy 都有类似的用法。

adventurous adj.

2. dark: 黑暗的、深色的(与light相对应）

　 a dark street、It's getting dark. dark hair、 dark blue

　in the dark

　1）在黑暗中 e.g. A cat can see in the dark.

　 He walked alone in the dark and was not afraid at all.

　2) 秘密地，蒙在鼓里，一无所知

　e.g. We are still in the dark about the cause of the fire.

　　　He left me in the dark of his plan.

　　after /before /at dark； after /before/ at sunrise； after/ before/ at dawn/ dusk

3. clothing / cloth / clothes

clothing "是衣服，服装"的总称， 强调衣着，这一概念（包括鞋，帽等）是不可数名词，是区别于其他事物的抽象概念。

　　　①Food , clothing, shelter and transportation are very important for us.

　　　② a piece / an article of clothing

cloth指做衣服用的材料，布，它是物质名词，一般是不可数名词，也没有复数形式；但如指一块具体用途的布，是可数名词。

　　　① a piece of clot ② a dishcloth/ tablecloth / two tablecloths

clothes 统指各种衣服，包括外套，西装，裤子，内衣等。但是它不能指单件衣服，也不能用作单数，也不能和具体的数词连用。

注意： a clothes (x) six clothes (x) many / these clothes (√)

4. Whatever

1) 连接代词（= anything /everything that ......）"所....的一切"，引导名词性从句，在句中作主语，宾语。