Word List of the 2014 English Book for Eighth Grade Volume 1

2013 New People's Education Press English (Gofor it!) Vocabulary List for Eighth Grade Volume 1

Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation?

anyone [' eniw?n] pron. anyone p.2

anywhere ['eniwe?(r)] adv. anywhere p.2

wonderful ['w?nd?fl ] adj. wonderful; wonderful p.2

few [fju?] adj. & pron. not much; very little p.2

quite afew quite a lot; not less p.2

most [m?st] adj., adv.& pron. most; most p.2

something ['s?mθ?] pron. thing; something p.3

nothing ['n?θ?] pron. Nothing; nothing p.3

myself [ma?'self] pron. myselfp.3

everyone ['evriw?n] pron.Everyone; everyone; everyonep.3

of course [k?(r)s] Of course ;natural p.3

myself [ma?'self] pron. Myself; myself p.3

yourself [j?(r)'self] pron. (pl .yourselves [j?(r)'selvz]) yourself; yourself p.3

hen [hen] n.hen p.3

pig [p?g ] n. pig p.3

seem [si?m] v. seems; seems; seems p.3

bored [b?d] adj. bored; bored p.3

someone ['s?mw?n] pron. someone p.3

diary ['da?ri] n. diary; notepad p.3

activity [?k't?v?ti] n. activity p.5

decide [d?'sa?d] v. decide; select p.5< /p>

try [tra?] v. try; try; work hard p.5

paragliding ['p?r?ɡla?d?] n. Paragliding p.5

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feel like gives... feeling; feel p.5

bird [b?(r)d] n. bird p.5

bicycle ['ba?s?kl] n. bicycle; bicycle p.5

building ['b?ld?] n. building; house p.5

trader ['tre?d?(r)] n. Businessman p.5

wonder ['w?nd?(r)] v. Want to know; ponder p.5

difference ['d?fr?ns] n. difference; difference p.5

top [t?p], [tɑ:p] n. top; surface p.5

wait [we?t] v. Wait; wait p.5

umbrella [?m'brel?] n. Umbrella; umbrella p.5

wet [wet] adj .wet; humid; rainy p.5

becauseof because p

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below [b?'l?] prep. & adv. below...; to...below p.5

enough [?'n?f] adj. enough; sufficient p.5

hungry ['h?ɡri] adj. hungry p.5

as [?z; ?z] adv. Like...; like p.6

hill [h?l] n. Hill; hill p.6

duck [d ?k] n. duck p.7

dislike [d?s'la?k] v. & n. dislike (things); dislike (things) p.7

CentralPark Central Park (New York, USA) p.2

HuangguoshuWaterfall ['w?t?(r)f?l]Huangguoshu Waterfall (Guizhou) p.2

HongKong [?h? 'k?], [?hɑ? 'kɑ?] Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) p.3

Malaysia [m?'lei?] Malaysia p. 5

Malaysian[m?'lei?n] adj. Malaysian. Malaysian p.5

Georgetown['d?:(r)d?taun] Georgetown (Malaysia) p.5

Weld[weld] Quay [ki?] Haician (Penang) p.5

Penang[p?'n?] Hill Penang Hill ( Malaysia) p.5

Tian'anmen Square [skwe?], [skwer] Tiananmen Square p.7

thePalace ['p?l?s]Museum Palace Museum p.7

Mark [mɑ?(r)k] Mark (male name) p.3

Unit 2 How often do you exercise?

housework['ha ?sw?(r)k] n. Housework; housework p.9

hardly['hɑ?dli] adv. Almost not; almost never p.9

ever ['ev?(r)] adv. at any time; never; ever p.9

hardlyever almost never p.9

once [w?ns] adv. once ; once p.10

twice[twa?s] adv. twice; twice p.10

Internet['?nt?(r)net] n. (international ) Internet; Internet p.10

program['pr?ɡr?m] n. (=programme) program p.10

full [f?l] adj. busy ; full; filled p.10

swing [sw?] n. swing; swing v. (make) swing; swing p.10

swingdance swing dance p.10

maybe['me?bi] adv. probably; maybe; maybe p.11

least[li?st] adv. smallest; most adj. & pron. smallest; least p.11

at least; no less than; at least p.11

junk [dk] n. Useless things; worthless things p.12

junk foodjunk food p.12

coffee['k?fi], ['k

?:fi] n. Coffee p.12

health[helθ] n. Health; a person's physical (or mental) state p.12

result [r?'z? lt] n. result; consequence p.13

percent[p?(r)'sent] n. (=per cent) percent... p.13

online [?n'la?n],[?ɑ?n'la?n] adj. online; networked p.13

television['tel?v?n] n . TV program; television p.13

although[?l'] conj. Although; despite; even if p.13

through[θru?] prep. with; by virtue of; Pass through p.13

mind [ma?nd] n. Mind; mind p.13

body ['b?di],['bɑ?di] n. p.13

such [s?t?] adj. & pron. Such; like that; similar p.13

such as for example; like... ·In this way p.13

together[t?'ɡe?(r)] adv. together; ***Same as p.13

die [da?] v. disappear ; Destruction; death p.13

writer['ra?t?(r)] n. Author; writer p.14

dentist['dent?st] n. Dentistry doctor p.15

magazine[?m?ɡ?'zi?n], ['m?ɡ?zi?n] n. magazine; journal p.15

however [ha?'ev?(r)] adv. However; but p.15

than [?n],[?n] conj. (used to introduce the second part of the comparison) than p. 15

more than p.15

almost ['?lm?st] adv. almost; almost p.16

none [n?n] pron. none; nothing p.16

less[les] adv. less; smaller adj. & pron. less; less p.16

less than less than p.16

point [p?nt] n. score; point p.16

Claire [kle?], [kler] Claire (female name) p .10

Sue [su?] Hugh (female name)

AmericanTeenager ['ti?ne?d?(r)] "American Teenager" (the text is the name of a fictional magazine ) p.15

Unit 3 I'm more outgoing than my sister.

outgoing ['a?tɡ] adj. outgoing p.17

better ['bet?(r)] adj. & adv. (comparative form of good and well) better (place); better (place) p.17

loudly ['la? dli] adv. noisily; loudly; loudly p.17

quietly ['kwa?tli] adv. softly; softly; quietly p.17

hard -working [?hɑ?(r)d'w?k?] adj. working hard; hardworking p.18

competition

[?k?mp?'t?n],[?kɑ?mp?'t?n] n. Competition; competition; competitionp.18

fantastic [f?n't?st? k] adj. excellent; greatp.18

which [w?t?] pron. & adj. which one; which p.18

clearly [' kl?li], ['kl?rli] adv. clearly; clearly; clearly p.18

win [w?n] v. win; win; win p.18

though [] adv. However; however; however conj. Although; although; but p.18

talented ['t?l?nt?d] adj. Talented; talented p.20

truly ['tru?li] adv. real; indeed p.20

care [ke?] , [ker] v. care about; worry about; care about p. .20

care about care; care p.20

serious ['s?ri?s], ['s?ri?s] adj. serious; steady p .21

mirror ['m?r?(r)] n. mirror p.21

kid [k?d] n. child; young person p.21

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as long as; since p.21

necessary ['nes?s?ri], ['nes?seri] adj. necessary; necessary p.21

bedifferent from different from······;different from·······p.21

both [b?θ] adj.& pron. two; two All p.21

bring out to appear; to show p.21

grade [gre?d] n. Performance grade; rating grade p.21

< p>should [?d] , [?d] modal v. should; should; canp.21

the sameas and······ same; consistent with······p .21

saying ['se] n. proverb; aphorism; aphorism p.21

reach [ri?t?] v. reach out; reach; arrive p.21

reach [ri?t?] p>

hand [h?nd] n. hand p.21

touch [t?t?] v. moved; touch p.21

heart [hɑ? (r)t] n. Heart; heart p.21

fact [f?kt] n. Reality; fact p.21

in fact exactly; in fact; In fact p.21

break [bre?k] v. (broke [br?k]) (to) break; crack; shatter; damagep.21

arm [ ɑ?m] n. arm; upper limb p.21

laugh [lɑ?f], [l?f] v. laugh; laugh n. laugh p.21

share [?e?] , [?er] v. Share, ***enjoy; ***use; share p.21

loud [la?d] adj. Loud; loud p .22

similar ['s?m?l?(r)] adj. similar; similar p.22

besimilar to similar to... ; p similar to...

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primary ['pra?m?ri], ['pra?meri] adj. original, earliest p.24

primaryschool primary school p.24

information [?nf?(r)'me?n] n. Information; message p.24

Tara ['tɑ?r?], ['t?r?] Tara ( Female name) p.17

Sam [s?m]Sam (male name) p.17

Nelly ['nel?] Nelly (female name) p.18

Larry ['l?r?] Larry (male name) p.21

Unit 4 What's the best movie theater?

theater ['θ ?t?], ['θi:?t?r] (=theatre) n. theater; theater p.25

comfortable ['k?mf?(r) t?bl] adj. to make Comfortable; comfortable p.25

seat [si?t] n. Seat; sitting place (such as chair, etc.) p.25

screen [skri?n] n . screen; screen p.25

close [kl?s] adj. (in space, time) close to p.25

ticket ['t?k?t] n . ticket; admission ticket p.25

worst [w?st]adj. & adv. (superlative of bad and badly) worst (of); worst (of); worst ( ) p.26

cheaply ['t?i?pli] adv. Cheaply; cheaply p.26

song [s?] n. Song; singing p. 26

DJ ['di: d?ei] n. (radio, TV station, club) music program host p26

choose [t?u?z] v. choose ; select p.26

carefully ['ke?f?li]adv. carefully, meticulously; carefully p.26

reporter [r?'p?t? (r)]n. reporter p.26

so far; so far p.26

fresh [fre?] adj. fresh; fresh p.26

comfortably ['k?mft?bli] adv. Comfortably; comfortably p.26

worse [w?s] adj.& adv. (Comparison of bad and badly level) worse (of); worse (of); worse (of) p.27

service ['s?v?s]n. Reception; service p.27

pretty ['pr?ti] adv. quite; very; very adj. pretty p.27

menu ['menju?] n. menu p.27

act [?kt] v. act n. performer p.27

meal [mi?l] n. breakfast (or lunch or dinner) meal; food eaten in one meal p.27< /p>

creative [kri'e?t?v]adj. creative, creative; p.28

performer [p?'f?m?(r)]n. performance actor; actor p.28

talent ['t?l?nt]n. talent; talent p.29

have … in common['k?m?n] have Same characteristics; (ideas, interests, etc.) same p.29

magician [m?'dn]n. Magician p.29

al

l kinds of; various types p.29

beautifully['bju?t?fli] adv. beautifully; beautifully p.29

be up to is the responsibility of...; determined by... p.29

role [r?l] n. Role; function; role p.29

play a role play a role; have an impact p.29

winner ['w?n?(r)]n. winner p.29

prize [pra?z] n. award; Prize; bonus p.29

everybody ['evrib?di]pron.Everyone; everyone; everyone p.29

make up (story, lie, etc.) p .29

example [?ɡ'zɑ?mpl]n. Example; example; role model p.29

for example p.29

poor [ p?(r); p?]adj. Poor; poor p.29

seriously ['s?ri?sli]adj. Seriously, seriously; seriously p.29

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take…seriously take it seriously… p.29

give [ɡ?v] v. give; provide p.29

crowded ['kra?d? d]adj. Many people; crowded; crowded p.31

Greg [greg] Greg (male name) p.26

Depp [dep] Depp (surname) p.27

Danny ['d?n?] Danny (male name) p.27

Eliza [i'laiz?] Eliza (female name) ) p.28

Vera ['v?r?] Vera (female name) p.28

Dennis ['den?s] Dennis (male name) p.28

American Idol ['a?d(?)l]American Idol (the text is the name of the TV show) p.29

America's GotTalent America's Got Talent Show (the text is the name of the TV show) ) p.29

China's GotTalent China's Got Talent Show (the text is the name of the TV program) p.29

Unit 5 Do you want to watch a gameshow?

sitcom['s?tk?m] n. Situation comedy (= situation comedy) p.33

news [nju?z] n. News program; news; news p.33

soap [s?p] opera['?pr?]soap opera p.33

mind [ma?nd] v. mind; worry about (something) p.33

stand [st?nd] v. stand; endure p.33

educational [?ed?u'kenl]adj. educational; educational p.34

< p>plan [pl?n] n. plan; method v. plan; plan p.34

hope [h?p] v. & n. hope; expectation p.34

< p>find out, find out, clarify p.34

discussion [d?'sk?n]n. discuss; discuss p.34

happen ['h?p? n]vi. Happen; happen; appear p.34

expect [?k'spekt]v. Anticipate; expect; hope p.34

joke [dk] n. Joke ;joke p.35

comedy ['k?m?di]n.comedy; comedy p.35

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eaningless['mi?n?l?s] adj. meaningless; unclear meaning p.36

action['?k?n] n. behavior; activity P.36

actionmovie action movie P.36

cartoon[kɑ?'tu?n] n. cartoon; cartoon p.36

culture['k?lt? (r)] n. Culture; civilization p.37

famous['fe?m?s] adj. Famous; famous p.37

appear [?'p ?(r)]vi. appear; publish; appear p.37

become [b?'k?m]v. (became[b?'ke?m]) begin to become; become ; become p.37

rich [r?t?]adj. rich; rich; rich p.37

successful[s?k'sesfl] adj. success of; perfect p.37

might [ma?t]aux. possible; maybe p.37

main [me?n]adj. main; the most important p .37

reason['ri?zn] n. Reason; reason p.37

common ['k?m?n]adj. Common; common p.37

film [f?lm]n. movie p.37

unlucky [?n'l?ki] adj. unlucky; unfortunate; unlucky p.37< /p>

lose[lu?z] vt. (lost[l?st]) lost; lost p.37

girlfriend['g?lfrend] n. girlfriend p.37< /p>

ready['redi] adj. ready; willing p.37

be readyto willing (to do something); ready (to do something) p.37

character['k?r?kt?(r)] n.Personality; character; role p.37

simple['s?mpl] adj. Simple; simple; Simply p.37

dress up; disguise p.39

take sb.'s place instead; replace p.39

army [' ɑ?mi]n. Army; Army Department p.39

do a good job; do a good job p.39

Sarah ['s?r?] Sarah (female name) p.34

Walt ['w?lt]Disney ['d?zn?] Walt Disney p.37

Minnie ['mini]明 Ni (female name) p.37

MickeyMouse [,m?k? 'ma?s] Mickey Mouse

SteamboatWillie [,sti?mb?t 'wili] Produced by Disney Company The world's first sound cartoon "Steamboat Willie" p.37

Hollywood['h?liwud] Hollywood; American film industry p.37

theHollywood Walk of Fame [fe?m] Hollywood Walk of Fame (USA) p.37