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五年级英文

SJK(C)SIN HWA

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Assessment 1.1

Same Meaning

1 amusement park = theme park 9 amuse = delight

游乐场 逗笑

2 trembling = shivering 10 competitions = tournament

颤抖 锦标赛
3 self-esteem = confidence 11 useless = worthless

自尊心 没用的

4 refused = rejected 12 needed = necessary

拒绝 需要
5 whispered = murmured 13 join /register = sign up

小声地说 报名

6 argue = quarrel 14 wisdom = intelligence

争论/争吵 智慧
7 cruel = cold-blooded 15 manners = behaviour

残酷/残忍 礼貌/礼仪
8 disobedient = naughty 16 persuaded = talked into


不顺从的 说服


Opposite Meaning
1 praising 称赞 x critising 批评 9 complete 完成 x start 开始

2 positive 积极 x negative 消极 10 encouraged 鼓励 x discouraged

使灰心

3 disappointed 失望 x pleased 11 continued 继续 x stopped
高兴/愉快 停止

4 whispered 小声地说 x yelled 12 useless 有用 x useful 无用

大喊

5 rude 无礼 x polite 有礼貌 13 wisdom 智慧 x foolishness 愚笨

6 ill 生病 x healthy 健康 14 ashamed 惭愧 x proud 自豪
7 upset 难过 x happy 快乐 15 refused 拒绝 x agreed 同意

8 cruel 残酷 x kind 善良 16 jeered 嘲笑/奚落 x praised 称赞

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Similes

No Content No Content

1 as fresh as a daisy 精神饱满 10 as sharp as a razor 尖利如剃刀

2 as thin as paper 如纸般薄 11 as dry as a bone 极干

3 as heavy as lead 如铅般重 12 as proud as a peacock

如孔雀般骄傲
4 as stubborn as a donkey 13 as quiet as a mouse

固执如驴子 静如鼠
5 as swift as a deer/hare 14 as alike as two peas


快速如鹿/野兔 一模一样
6 as tough as a leather 15 as beautiful as the rainbow

如皮革般坚韧 美丽如彩虹
7 as silly as sheep 16 as changeable as the weather

如绵羊般愚笨 变化无常如天气

8 as agile as a monkey 17 as clear as crystal

如猴子般敏捷 晶莹剔透
9 as sour as vinegar 18 as devoted as a mother

酸如醋 献身挚爱如母亲


Collective Nouns

No Content No Content

1 a gathering of relatives 10 a bale of cotton

一群亲友 一捆棉花
2 a clump of trees 一丛树 11 a board of directors 一董事会

3 a troop of Boy Scouts 一队男童军 12 a brood of chickens 一窝鸡只

4 a staff of employees 全体员工 13 a bunch of grapes 一串葡萄

5 a bale of cotton 一捆棉花 14 a bundle of rags 一捆碎布
6 a bouquet of flowers 一束鲜花 15 a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂

7 a crowd of spectators 一群观众 16 a litter of kittens 一窝小猫

a crowd of people 一群人 a litter of puppies 一窝小狗

8 a cluster of stars 一团星团 17 a flock of birds/sheep
一群鸟/绵羊

9 a gaggle of geese 一群鹅 18 a chest of drawers 一个五斗橱

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Idioms


No Idioms Meaning
1 A bookworm 书虫 - 爱读书的人 Someone who likes reading

Mrs Tan buys many storybooks for her son because he is a

bookworm.


2 Times flies 时间过得很快 Time passes quickly

How time flies ! I still have a lot of housework to do.

3 A piece of cake 非常容易 Very easy

The Mathematic exercise is a piece of cake for clever John.


4 Again and again 重复地 Repeatedly

Mother reminded brother again and again to clean his room but he

did not listen.

5 Body and soul 全心全意 With all energy

She dedicated herself to her research, body and soul.


6 Fair and square 公平 Honestly and follow the rules

She won the game fair and square.


7 Hale and hearty 健壮的、硬朗的 Good health

My grandfather is seventy years old but he is still hale and
hearty.


8 Pulling my leg 开玩笑 Joking with me

My brother is always pulling my leg.


9 All ears 专心听 Listen carefully

Eden was all ears when his teacher was teaching.

10 On cloud nine 非常开心 Feeling very happy

Arun is on cloud nine because he is the winner of the competition.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Proverbs

No Proverbs Meaning
1 A friend in need is a Someone who helps you when you are

friend indeed in trouble

患难之交 有困难时给予帮助的人才是真正的朋友

Angie is really my best friend,whenever I am in trouble,she is

always there to help me. As the saying goes “ a friend in need is
a friend indeed “.


2 Blood is thicker than Family ties are stronger than any

water other

血浓于水
Nancy will drop everything to help her sister if she is in

trouble,as blood is thicker than water.


3 A hungry man is an angry A hungry person can easily get angry/

man a person in need easily breaks into

所要求的得不到满足 anger out of frustration 奋滿
You must serve him his dinner on time. As the saying goes “ a

hungry man is an angry man.”


4 Practice makes perfect Practice regularly,you will become
熟能生巧 very good at it


You can’t expect to become a brilliant dancer overnight but
practice makes perfect.


5 Where there is a will, When you want to get something,you

there is a way 有志者,事 will find the way

竟成
Let us not give up hope. Where there is a will, there is a way.


6 Aciton speaks louder than Saying something is not as important

words as doing it

事实胜于雄辩

SJK(C)SIN HWA

The righteous(公正的)king means what he says and fulfils his

promises to his people. As the saying goes “ action speaks louder
than words”.


7 Birds of a feather flock People with the same interests

together usually get together

物以类聚,人以群分
My friends and I share the same hobbies .As the saying goes

“birds of a feather flock together”.


8 Better late than never It is better to be late than not

coming or happening at all 迟到总比
不到好,迟发生总比不发生强

We’ve been waiting for you for an hour,but better late than

never.


9 One good turn deserves If you do something good to others,

another you get something good in return. 善
有善报

One good turn deserves another so since he has fixed my

computer, I will let him use my car.


10 Half a loaf is better than something is better than nothing 聊
no bread 胜于无

The staff accepted the small amount of bonus this year because

half a loaf is better than no bread.


11 Prevention is better than It is better to avoid something bad

cure than to repair the damage later.

预防胜于补过
Mother had better put the antique vase away since baby was at

play in the room.Prevention is better than cure.

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Forms Of Verb


Present Tense Present Past Tense Past


Participle Participle
Every day I/they/we Now I am/they Yesterday I I have
Every he/she/it are Yesterday already


Now he is he He has
already

1. suggest / suggests suggesting suggested suggested

建议
2. encourage encouraging encouraged encouraged

/encourages 鼓励


3. teach/teaches 教导 teaching taught taught
4. shake/shakes 摇动 shaking shook shaken

5. hide/hides 躲藏 hiding hid hidden

6. feel/feels 感觉 feeling felt felt

7. fight/fights 打斗 fighting fought fought

8. find/finds 找/发现 finding found found
9. take/takes taking took taken

拿/搭乘/吃


10. feed/feeds 喂/吃 feeding fed fed
11. fly /flies 飞 flying flew flown

12. forget/forgets 忘记 forgiving forgot forgotten

13. grow/grows 种/生长 growing grew grown
14. tremble/trembles trembling trembled trembled

颤抖

15. fall /falls 跌/掉落 falling fell fallen

16. know/knows 知道 knowing knew known

17. keep/keeps 保持 keeping kept kept

18. kneel/kneels 跪下 kneeling knelt knelt

19. lay/lays 铺/摆 laying laid laid
20. lead/leads 带领 leading led led

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Assessment 1.2



Same meaning

1 warriors = fighters 战士 9 naughty = mischievous 顽皮

2 enough = sufficient 足够的 10 excited = thrilled 兴奋

3 palace = castle 城堡 11 caught = captured 捕捉

4 tease = mock 取笑 12 journal = diary 日记
5 thankful = grateful 感谢/感激 13 tricked = cheated 欺骗

6 thoughtful = considerate 体贴 14 extra = additional 额外的

7 appreciation = gratitude 15 ashamed = embarrassed

感激/感谢 羞愧/惭愧

8 treasure = value / cherish 16 unusual = rare/uncommon

珍视/珍爱 不寻常



Opposite meaning

1 sadness 悲伤 x happiness 快乐 9 dead 死亡 x alive 活着

2 gratitude 感激 x ungrateful 10 scolded 训斥/责骂 x praised
忘恩负义 称赞

3 exciting 令人兴奋的 x boring 11 noise 吵闹声 x silence 寂静

没趣的
4 profit 盈利 x loss 亏损 12 bold 大胆 x fearful 可怕的

5 attend 出席 x absent 缺席 13 lend 借出 x borrow 借用

6 unsual 特别的 x usual 寻常的 14 earn 赚钱 x spend 用钱

7 excellent 优秀 x poor 长 15 latest 最新的 x oldest 最旧的

8 winner 有声者 x loser 失败者 16 carefully 谨慎的 x recklessly
鲁莽地

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Similes

No Content No Content

1 as flat as a pancake 完全平的 11 as fair as a rose 如玫瑰般美丽

2 as frisky as a lamb 如小绵羊般活 12 as mean as a miser 吝啬如守财奴


3 as good as gold 13 as generous as a lord
规规矩矩,很乖,表现好 如上帝般宽宏大量

4 as green as grass 如草一样绿 14 as fat as butter 如牛油一样肥
5 as harmless as a dove 15 as gentle as a lamb

好像白鸽一样无恶意 好像绵羊一样温柔
6 as hairy as a gorilla 好像大猩猩一 16 as hard as nails 硬如铁钉

样多毛

7 as helpless as a baby 如婴孩般无 17 as old as the hills 古老的、悠久的


8 as frail as glass 如玻璃般脆弱 18 as graceful as a swan 好像天鹅一
样优雅

9 as humble as a worm 19 as obstinate as a mule
如蠕虫般谦卑 如驴子般固执

10 as weak as a kitten 如小猫般虚弱 20 as sly as a fox 如狐狸般狡猾


Collective Nouns


No Content No Content
1 a strip of plaster 一贴膏药 11 a company of actors 一团/群演员

2 a collection of books 一批藏书 12 a comb of bananas 一梳香蕉
3 a pile of clothing 一堆衣服 13 a crate of fruit/oranges 一箱水果/


4 a tray of food 一盘食物 14 a crew of sailors 全体船员

5 a bar of chocolate 一条巧克力 15 a herd of cattle 一群牛

6 a carton of milk 一盒牛奶 16 a staff of teachers 全体老师
7 a clutch of eggs 一窝蛋 17 a collection of pictures 一批画


8 a gang of robbers / thieves 18 a set of tool / rules
一伙/帮匪徒/小偷 一套工具/规则
9 a shoal of fish 一群鱼 19 a tuft of grass 一丛草

10 a pack of wolves 一群狼 20 a field of runners 全体赛跑选手

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Idioms


No Idioms Meaning

1 Give someone a hand 帮助 To help somebody
他人

We should give our friend a hand when he or she needs help.



2 Lazy bones 懒惰的 A lazy person


All Lilian does is eat and sleep, she is such a lazy bones.




3 An early bird 早起的人,早 A person who gets up or arrives
到的人 early

He always starts work early in the morning, he is an early bird.



4 At eleventh hour 最后关 At the last minutes


As we were told of the news at the eleventh hour, there was
nothing we could do to help even though we wanted to.



5 Day and night 夜以继日 All the time

The poor farmer worked day and night to earn a little extra

money for his family.





6 Cry one’s heart out 伤心 Cry out
欲绝
The orphan cried his heart out when his only guardian passed

away.



7 Crsytal clear 清清楚 Understand fully



SJK(C)SIN HWA

I am crystal clear about what I am expected to do. Your

instructions are very detailed.(详细)


8 Turns a deaf ear 充耳 refuse to listen

不闻

We should always turns a deaf ears to all the rumours.(谣言)


9 At the crack of dawn Very early in the morning,just as

黎明,破晓 dawn breaks

Mother is hard-working. She wakes up at the crack of dawn

every day and does not stop working till late at night.



10 Green fingers 园艺 To be good at gardening and making
巧手 plants grow

Mrs Tan has green fingers,flowers in her garden are in

blossom.(盛开)



11 bear in mind 紧记 remember
Mother advises us not to talk to strangers.We always bear in

mind.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Proverbs

No Proverbs Meaning
1 Two heads are better than Two persons can solve a problem

one better than one person trying alone

两人智慧胜一人
They are working out the solution for rubbish problem in the

school, two heads are better than one.



2 Burn the midnight oil 开夜 To study or work until very late at

车 night

She is always burn the midnight oil because she wants to pass

her exam with flying colours.


3 Charity begins at home Care about our own family before

关爱(博爱)从自家开始 caring for others



4 Don’t put all your eggs in Do not risk everything at one time

one basket 不要把期望寄于
一件事情上

Don’t put all your money in your wallet as the saying goes “ don’t

put all your eggs in one basket”.



5 First come,first served 先 whoever is first will be served first
到先接待

We have to be there early because the tickets are sold on a

first come, first serve basis.


6 Kill two birds with one Get two things done with single

stone effort 一举两得

I was able to kill two birds with one stones when I met up with

her as we had not catch up for long time and I would return

books to her.

SJK(C)SIN HWA



7 Look before you leap 三思 Think carefully before you take
而后行 action

You had better look before you leap as it will effect to her

result.



8 Strike while the iron is To make sure of an opportunity

hot immediately
I am going to strike while the iron is hot and submit my resume

to the company.



9 A leopard cannot change People cannot change their

its spots character,

本性难移 especially if they have a bad
character

Although I tell him many times don’t tell lie, he still do so

because a leopard cannot change its spots.



10 Turn over a new leaf Changing one’s attitude or

改过自新 behaviours for the better
Haughty Polly had turn over a new leaf after she was saved by

her friends.



11 No use crying over spilt It is useless to regret things which

milk have already happened. 于事无补
于事无补

It is no use crying over spilt milk, you should be looking and

planning ahead from now onwards.



12 Rome wasn’t built in a day To gain(获得)victory(胜利) you
复杂的工作不会一蹴而就 need to take a long time and have

patience(耐心)

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Take things one at a time.Rushing will only result in a mess as

Rome was not built in a day.


13 Time and tide wait for no No one can delay the passing the

man time

Time and tide wait for no man; you cannot expect to remain

youthful-looking forever.



14 Cut your coat according to To live within a person’s means(财
your cloth 量 富)(not spend more money than you

入为出 have)

Since you have no job, you should not eating at expensive

restaurants. Cut your
coat according to your cloth.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Forms Of Verb

Present Tense Present Past Tense Past Participle

Participle
Every day I/they/we Now I am/they Yesterday I I have already

Every he/she/it are Yesterday He has already

Now he is he

1. build 建造/建筑 building built built
2. choose 选择 choosing chose chosen

3. dig 挖 digging dug dug


4. drive 驾驶 driving drove driven
5. kneel 跪 kneeling knelt knelt

6. rise 上升 rising rose risen

7. lead 带领 leading led led

8. ring 响 ringing rang rung

9. participate 参加 particiting participate participated

10. hear 听到 hearing heard heard

11. hang 挂/吊 hanging hung hung

12. hold 举行 holding held held
13. hurt 伤害 hurting hurt hurt

14. hit 打 hitting hit hit

15. lend 向对方借 lending lent lent
16. learn 学习 learning learnt learnt

17. leave 离开 leaving left left


18. lose 失去/不见 losing lost lost
19. make 做 making made made

20. pay 还钱 paying paid paid
21. ride 骑 riding rode ridden


22. ring 打电话 ringing rang rung

23. meet 遇见/会面/相识 meeting met met
24. rise 升起 rising rose risen

25. run 跑 running ran run

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Assessment 2.1

Same meaning

1 tales = stories 故事 10 upset = unhappy

难过

2 adores = loves 爱慕 11 save = rescue 救
3 uncomfortable=uneasy 不舒服 12 scary = frightening 吓人的

4 belly = stomach 肚子 13 habitat = home 栖息地

5 intelligent = clever 聪明 14 suggest = propose 建议

6 device = gadget 装置/仪器 15 direction = way 方向

7 surf = browse 浏览 16 health = fitness 健康

8 reach = arrive at 到达 17 recess = break 课间休息

9 interact = communicate 交流/ 18 receive = get 收到/拿到
沟通



Opposite meaning

1 real 真实的 x fake 伪造的 10 adores 爱慕 x hates 讨厌

2 attack 攻击 x protect 保护 11 capture 捕捉 x release 释放
3 download 下载 x upload 上载 12 attack 攻击 x protect 防卫

4 carefully 小心地 x recklessly 13 escape 逃脱 x trap 被困

鲁莽地

5 extinct 绝种 x existent 存在 14 interesting 有趣 x boring 闷

6 proud 光荣 x shame 羞耻 15 distract 分心 x concentrate
专注

7 separate 分开 x join 参与 16 suffer 受苦 x enjoy 享受

8 dry 干 x moist 潮湿 17 forgive 原谅 x punish 处罚

9 straight 直 x crooked 弯曲 18 strong 强 x weak 弱

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Similes

No Content No Content

1 as quiet as a mouse 11 as straight as an arrow

如老鼠般安静 循规蹈矩


2 as pale as a sheet 12 as safe as a bank

脸色苍白 如银行般安全

3 as innocent as a lamb 13 as bitter as medicine
如羔羊般单纯 苦如药物

4 as industrious as an ant 14 as black as coal

如蚂蚁般勤奋 黑如煤炭

5 as playful as a kitten 15 as swift as a deer

好像小猫一样好玩 快速如鹿


6 as lonely as deserted ship 16 as silent as a grave
非常孤寂 如坟墓般安静

7 as right as rain 17 as hot as an oven

十分健康,状况奇佳 热如烤炉

8 as soft as silk 18 as tender as shepherd
柔软如丝 如牧羊人般和善



9 as slippery as an eel 19 as thin as a rake

如鳗鱼一样滑 骨瘦如柴


10 as smooth as glass 20 as useful as a cow

好像玻璃一样光滑 如牛只般有用

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Collective Nouns

No Content No Content
1 a stack of hay 10 a flight of aircraft

一堆干草 一队飞机

2 a host of sparrows 11 a formation of jets
一群麻雀 一队喷射机

3 a field of runners 12 a troupe of dancers

全体赛跑者 一班/团舞蹈员

4 a group of islands 13 a gang of labourers
一群岛屿 一伙劳工

5 a list of names 14 a heap of stones

一列名单 一堆石头

6 a fleet of ships/cars 15 a congregation of worshippers
一队船只/车 全体教徒

7 a forest of trees 16 a hail of fire

一片树林 一团火

8 a herd of buffaloes/ 17 a hedge of bushes/small trees

cattle/elephants 树篱
一群水牛/牛/

大象

9 a flight ofsteps/stairs 18 a posse of policemen

a flight of swallows 一队警员

一段楼梯/阶梯
一群燕

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Idioms

1. Feeling blue 伤心 Feeling sad
Harry was feeling blue because someone stole all his cows.

2. Cold feet 害怕 To be afraid

Melvin did not go up on stage to sing because he had cold feet.

3. Catch fire 着火 Burn

It is dangerous to play matches in the room because the curtains
may catch fire.

4. Give a big hand 拍手 To clap

Let’s give a big hand to the little girl who sings so well.

5 Once in a blue moon 稀有 Very rarely

My sister lives in England, so I only see her once in a blue moon.

6 On the dot 守时 To be punctual

The plane landed at two o’clock on the dot.
7 Out of the blue 惊吓 By surprise

Lily was chatting with her friend, out of the blue, she was fainted.

8 High and low Everywhere

Serene is searching high and low for his lost pencil.

9 Wolf in sheep’s clothing A person who pretends he is

good

The old man turned out to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He stole
from the old man who trusted him.

10 Cat nap A light nap

I’m very tired. I think I’ll take a cat nap.

11 Eats like a horse To eat a lot

Timmy eats like a horse but he is still so skinny.
12 Crocodile tears Pretended or insincere sorrow

The lady cried crocodile tears when the policeman tried to give

her a parking ticket.

13 Of no avail useless

They tried to save the child but it was of no avail.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Proverbs

1. Many hands make light work The job is quickly completed when
many people work together

We can finish painting the wall within a few hours because many

hands make light work.



2. The early bird catches the Act quickly and you will be
worm successful

If you see a job that interests you, apply as soon as possible

because the early bird catches the worm.



3. Never say die Do not give up but go ahead

Never say die, you will success in the future if you keep on

practicing.


4. After rain comes sunshine Good weather comes after a bad

one

After rain comes sunshine, bad things will pass if you think

positively and don’t give up.


5 Time is money Time is valuable and should not be

wasted

We have to use our time wisely because time is money.



6 Let sleeping dogs lie To avoid mentioning a subject or

something that happened in the
past.

Let sleeping dogs lie and pretend nothing happened or else he will

be ashamed.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

7 You can’t judge a book by its A person cannot be assessed

cover based on appearance
人不可貌相

The restaurant along Jalan Bendahara looks old but the food

there is delicious. As the saying goes, you can’t judge a book by its

cover.


8 A penny saved is a penny When we are not spending our

earned money,we are actually saving our

集少成多 money,little by little

My mother always advises me to buy only what I need because a
penny saved is a penny earned.



9 Necessity is the mother of When a person needs something

invention badly, he or she will think of how

to get it by thinking creatively.

John needed a funnel(漏斗)badly so he made one by cutting up a
plastic bottle,thus showing us that necessity is the mother of

invention.



10 There’s no place like home Home is the place where one feels

the happiest

After spending a week camping in the cold,damp forest, Rohana
feels good to be back home. As the saying goes, there’s no place

like home.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Forms Of Verb

Present Tense Present Past Tense Past Participle

Participle
Every day I/they/we Now I am/they Yesterday I I have already

Every he/she/it are Yesterday He has

Now he is he already

1. wear 穿,戴 wearing wore worn

2. speak 说 speaking spoke spoken

3. shake 摇动 shaking shook shaken

4. shine 照射 shinning shone shone
5. sing 唱 singing sang sung

6. sink 沉 sinking sank sunk

7. spill 倒洒 spilling spilt spilt

8. eat 吃 eating ate eaten

9. sleep 睡觉 sleeping slept slept

10. spend 花费,度过 spenting spent spent

11. stand 站,忍受 standing stood stood

12. steal 偷 stealing stole stolen
13. swim 游泳 swimming swam swum

14. capture 捉 capturing captured captured

15. seek 寻找 seeking sought sought

16. insist 强调 insisting insisted insisted

17.bark 吠 barking barked barked

18. threaten 威胁 threatening threatened threatened

19. catch 捉 catching caught caught
20. hang 挂 hanging hung hung

21. throw 丢 throwing threw thrown

22. drink 喝 drinking drank drunk

23. shoot 射击 shooting shot shot

24. show 展示 showing showed shown

25. strike 打,击 striking struck struck

SJK(C)SIN HWA


Assessment 2.2



Same meaning
1 replied = responded 回答 2 allowed = permitted 允许

3 puzzled = baffled 困惑的 4 hurried = rushed 迅速移动

5 honest = truthful 诚实的 6 fair = just 公正

7 overjoyed = delighted 欣喜若狂 8 haze = smog 烟雾
9 poisonous = toxic 有毒的 10 happen = occur 发生

11 amazing = incredible 令人大为惊奇 12 disgusting = revolting 令人作呕的

13 aim = goal 目标 14 dignity = self-respect 自尊
15 religion = belief 宗教信仰 16 loyal = faithful 忠诚的

17 fought = battled 作战 18 leader = head 领导者

19 against = disagree 反对 20 modernised = updated 使现代化



Opposite meaning

1 honest 诚实 x dishonest 不诚实的 2 fair 公正 x unfair 不公正的

3 fascinating 趣味无穷 x boring 闷 4 lies 谎言 x truth 真话
5 slim 瘦 x plump 肥,丰满 6 quickly 快 x slowly 慢

7 fresh 新鲜 x stale 腐坏 8 politely 礼貌 x rudely 无礼

9 bitter 苦 x sweet 甜 10 proud 骄傲 x humble 谦虚
11 dead 死 x alive 活 12 gently 温柔 x rougly 粗燥

13 attack 攻击 x defend 防卫 14 deep 深 x shallow 浅

15 peace 和平 x war 战争 16 float 浮 x sink 沉
17 punished 处罚 x rewarded 奖赏 18 pleased 高兴 x unhappy 不开心

19 honest 诚实 x cheating 欺骗 20 quietly 静静地 x noisily 吵闹地

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Simile

No Content No Content
1 as beautiful as the sunset 11 as loud as thunder

如日落般美丽 响声如雷

2 as blue as the sky 12 as quick as lightning
蔚蓝如天空 快如闪电

3 as bright as the sun 13 as rough as a storm

光亮如太阳 如暴风雨般粗暴

4 as clear as crystal 14 as white as snow
清澈如水晶 洁白如雪

5 as talkative as a magpie 15 as clean as a whistle

健谈 干干净净

6 as dark as midnight 16 as clumsy as a bear
黑暗如深夜 如熊般不灵巧

7 as deep as the ocean 17 as free as a bird

深如海洋 自由如飞鸟
8 as light as air 18 as honest as a mirror

轻如空气 真诚如镜

9 as ancient as the sun 19 as confident as Hercules
古老如太阳 信心十足

10 as cheerful as the birds 20 as lasting as the pyramids

快乐如小鸟 持久存在

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Collective Nouns


No Content No Content
1 a belt of asteroids 11 a nest of rabbits / mice

一环小行星 一窝兔子/老鼠

2 a cloud of smoke 12 a pack of wolves

一缕烟 一群狼

3 a cluster of stars 13 a school of dolphins/fish
一小群星团 /whales

一群海豚/鱼/鲸鱼

4 a crash of thunder 14 a suit of clothes
一声雷响 一套衣服

5 a drop of rain 15 a pile of leaves

一滴雨点 一堆叶子

6 a flash of lightning 16 a pride of lions
一道闪电 一群狮子

7 a gust of wind 17 a row of trees

一阵风吹 一行树木

8 a gust of wind 18 a sheaf of corn
一阵风吹 一捆玉米

9 a litter of cubs / pups 19 a plague of locusts

一窝小狮/小老虎/小狗 蝗灾

10 a book of stamps/tickets 20 an anthology of poems

/matches 一选集诗篇

一封邮票/一本票劵/一纸板火


SJK(C)SIN HWA

Idioms

1. Around the clock 日夜 Day and night
Celine worked around the clock to earn more for the family.


2. Raining cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 Raining heavily
(下大雨)

They could not go out to play because it was raining cats and dogs.

3. With flying colours 成绩优异 Very good results
My sister passed the exam with flying colours.

4. On top of the world 非常开心 To feel very happy

My sister is feeling on top of the world because she won in the

singing competition.

5. Under the weather 身体不舒服 Feeling sick
My brother was feeling under the weather so my mother took him

to Dr Teo’s clinic.

6. Get moving 开始工作 Begin work

The director is coming, you had better get moving.

7 Safe and sound Not harmed or lost

The only survivor of the car crash is safe and sound in the hospital

now.
8 Let him off the hook Did not punish him

Mrs Li let him off the hook,eventhough the boy did not finish his

homework.

9 Put my foot in my mouth Said the wrong thing

I often put my foot in my mouth.
10 Hit the sack go to bed

I hit the sack early every night.

11 spick and span neat and clean

My house is spick and span as we clean it every day.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Proverb

1. East or West, home is best 家是 Home is the best place to be
最好的地方

You may think that travelling all the time is fun, but eventually

you’ll discover that east or west, home is best.



2. Heart of the matter 最主要的问 The main problem


We think the second part is the heart of the matter.


3. It is the first step that is The beginning of something is

difficult 万事开头难 not always easy

Starting a new business is not as easy as you think because the

first step is difficult.



4. Like father, like son 有其父必有 A son’s behavior is like that of
其子。 his father

I think my son will grow up tall, just like father like son.



5 Rome wasn’t built in a day A complicated task will take a

long time and needs patience.

Rome wasn’t built in a day, you have to be patience, work hard and
you will succeed one day.



6 Honesty is the best policy To be honest is the way to go

It is better to tell the truth than to tell lies. As the saying

goes”honesty is the best policy”.



7 Money does not grow on trees Money should be spent wisely
You should learn how to be thrifty. You know, money does not not

grow on trees.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

8 Don’t cross your bridges before Not to worry about something

you come to them 临机应变(不 till it happens.
用事前操心)

Do not worry too much for something that has yet to happen. As

the saying goes “don’t cross your bridge before you come to them.


9 The pen is mightier than the The influence of writings is

sword greater than that of battles

笔诛胜于剑伐

Convincing people with your words and ideas is more effective

than forcing them to do what you want,as the saying goes” the pen
is mightier than the sword”.



10 Face the music 接受惩罚 To accept and deal with

punishment for what one has

done
You have to face the music as you have done something wrong.

SJK(C)SIN HWA

Forms Of Verb

Present Tense Present Past Tense Past Participle

Participle
Every day I/they/we Now I am/they Yesterday I I have already

Every he/she/it are Yesterday He has already


Now he is he
1 smell 嗅,闻到,有...气 smelling smelt smelt



2 creep 蹑手蹑脚行 creeping crept crept
走,蔓生


3 bear 承受/结果子 bearing bore borne
4 awake 使醒来,唤起 awaking awoke awoken

5 arise 产生,起床 arising arose arisen
6 bleed 流血 bleeding bled bled

7 weave 编织 weaving wove woven

8 swing 荡 swinging swung swung

9 weep 哭泣 weeping wept wept

10 build 建筑,建立 building built built

11 burn 燃烧,烧毁 burning burnt burnt

12 burst 爆裂,爆满 bursting burst burst

13 flee 逃避,逃跑 fleeing fled fled
14 forbid 禁止 forbidding forbade forbidden


15 freeze 冻结,结冰 freezing froze frozen
16 knit 针织 knitting knitted knitted

17 leap 跳 leaping leapt leapt

18 write 写 writing wrote written


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