詞匯精講：

Cheerfuladj.

Exp. causing happiness; pleasant令人快活的; 令人高興的

Eg. The news isn't very cheerful, I'm afraid.我看這個消息不太樂觀。

Eg. It is a cheerful day.這是令人高興的一天。

Eg. She gave us a cheerful smile.她給予我們讓我們感動欣慰的笑容。

Eg. We got a cheerful room at this hotel.我在這家飯店入住的是一間令人滿意的房間。

Merryadj.

Exp. happy and cheerful; full of joy and gaiety高興的; 愉快的; 興高釆烈的

Eg. A merry heart goes all the way.[諺]心情愉快，萬事順利。

Eg. A merry Xmas to all our readers!謹向我們所有的讀者敬祝圣誕快樂!

Severeadj.

Exp. very bad, intense, difficult, etc非常惡劣﹑ 緊張﹑ 困難等:

Eg. a severe storm 猛烈的風暴 severe pain, injuries, etc 劇痛﹑ 重傷 a severe attack of toothache 牙齒的劇痛

Eg. The drought is becoming increasingly severe.旱災日趨嚴重。

DeclareVt.

Exp. say (sth) solemnly鄭重地說（某事）

Eg. He declared that he was innocent.他鄭重聲明他是清白的。

Eg. She was declared to be guilty.已宣判她有罪。

SoulN.

Exp.person, child, etc人; 家伙

Eg. She is a dear old soul她是個可愛的人。

Eg. She's a cheery little soul, ie a cheerful girl.

她是個活潑開朗的孩子。ReliefN.

Exp. ~ (from sth)

Exp. lessening or removing of pain, distress, anxiety, etc（痛苦﹑困苦﹑憂慮等的）減輕或解除

Exp. bring, seek, find, give, feel relief帶來﹑尋求﹑得到﹑予以﹑感到解脫

They are the doctors working for the relief of suffering, hardship.他們是為解除病痛﹑痛苦等而工作的醫生。

Eg. The drug gives some relief from pain.

這種藥可以減輕一些痛苦。Eg. I breathed/heaved a sigh of relief when I heard he was safe.我聽到他平安的消息時才松了一口氣。

Eg.To my great relief/Much to my relief, I wasn't late.我最慶幸的是沒有遲到。

Eg. It's a great relief to find you here.

見到你在這兒也就放心了。

Distracted

Usage:~ (by sb/sth)

Exp. unable to pay attention to sb/sth, because you are worried or thinking about sth else心煩意亂的

Eg. She was distracted with grief and refused to be solaced.她悲痛得精神恍惚,怎么安慰也沒用。

短語提煉：

1. have a cheerful house：我們的屋子生氣勃勃

2. have a merry time：度過快樂的時光

3. from...to...：從......到......

4. go distracted：心煩意亂的

5. a great relief：很大的解脫

6. lay a fire：生火

7. this winter：今年冬天

8. last winter:去年冬天

短語活用：

go distracted

Eg. The noise made by the children outside makes me go distracted from my reading.

外面孩子們的吵鬧聲使我不能專心讀書。

Eg. Grief drove him to go distracted.悲傷使他發狂。

have a merry time

Eg. But I think you two can have a good time together without me.但我覺得， 我不去你們也會玩得很開心。

Eg. They have a merry time on their return journey.他們歸途中過得愉快。