1. chat vi.&n. 聊天；闲聊

[典例]

1). What were you chatting to him about? 你和他聊了些什麽?

2). I had a long chat with her (about her job).（关於她的工作）我和她聊了很久。

[重点用法]

chat to/with sb (about sth) = have a chat with sb (about sth) 与某人聊天、闲谈......

[练习] 根据句子的意思在括号里填入所给词的适当形式或介词。

1). She often spends hours on the phone _______ (chat) to her friends.

2). We had a nice chat _______ (介词) a cup of tea.

答案：1). chatting 2). over

2. eastward adv. 向东 adj. 向东的；朝东的

[典例]

1). They were traveling eastward(s) to the city which appeared in their dreams. 他们朝着东边向梦想中的城市进发。

2). The plane flied in an eastward direction. 飞机向东边飞去。

[词语归纳]

eastward(s) adj./adv. 向东的，向东地 westward(s) adj./adv. 向西的，向西地

southward(s) adj./adv. 向南的，向南地 northward(s) adj./adv. 向北的，向北地

southeastward(s) adj./adv. 向东南的，向东南地 northeastward(s) adj./adv. 向东北的，向东北地

southwestward(s) adj./adv. 向西南的，向西南地 northwestward(s) adj./adv. 向东北的，向东北地

[练习] 根据句子的意思在括号里填入适当的词。

1). It is said that Tangseng and his four apprentices(徒弟) traveled ________ in order to obtain the sacred Buddhist scripture.

2). When winter comes, the migratory birds travel in an __________ direction.

答案：1). westward(s) 2). southward(s)

3. surround vt.&vi. 包围；围绕 surrounding adj. 周围的 surroundings (常用pl.)环境

[典例]

1). Trees surround the pond. 树木围绕着池塘。

2). The house was surrounded by high walls. 房子的四周有高墙。

[重点用法]

surround...with... 用......包围...... be surrounded by/with... 周围都是......

[练习] 用surround的短语或其适当形式填空。

1). _______ by a group of children, he felt happy.

2). There is no such kind of modern hospital in the ________ areas.

3). She has always been _______ _______fashionable friends.

4). She hopes to bring up her children in healthy _______.

5). With the house_______, the thief couldn't flee and was caught.

答案：1). Surrounded 2). surrounding 3). surrounded with 4). surroundings 5). surrounded