less a. 1.较少的，更少的：He has less money than you. 他不如你有钱。/ Less noise, please. 请不要大声吵闹。/ It takes less time to go there by plane than by train. 坐飞机去比坐火车去更省时间。ad. 1.较不，更少地：Would you please speak less quickly? 请你讲得慢一点，好吗？/ Which book is less difficult? 哪本书较不困难? / You should eat less, drink less and sleep more. 你应该少吃少喝多睡眠。/ My head aches less now. 我的头不那么痛了。

【短语】1. less and less 越来越小(少)：He did less and less work. 他做的工作越来越少。/ The noise became less and less. 声音越来越小。2. less than 比…小(少)，不到，不足：It cost me less than 10 pounds. 我买它没要上10英镑。/ It's less than a mile to the station. 去车站不到一英里。/ She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。3. less...than 不像(如)，比…少：He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥诚实。/ We drink less coffee than tea. 我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。

【说明】用作形容词时，其后通常接不可数名词。但在现代英语中，也有人接可数名词的复数形式，学生宜慎用。

lesson n. 1.[C]课，功课：We have an English lesson every day. 我们每天都有一节英语课。/ My little sister is doing her lessons. 我的小妹妹在做功课。2.[C]教训：Let this be a lesson to you. 让这件事作为你的一个教训吧。/ His car accident taught him a lesson. 他那次车祸给了他一次教训。

let vt. 允许，让：She lets her children play in the street. 她让孩子们在街上玩。/ I'll let you know. 我会让你知道的。/ Yes, let's go. 好，咱们去。/ Let me have a look at it. 让我看看。

【说明】1.用作使役动词，其后复合结构中的不定式不带 to，如不说Let him to do it.(应去掉to) 2.一般不用于被动语态。3. let's的否定式可以是 let's not或don't let's：Let's not hurry.=Don't let's hurry. 我们不要太急。4. 以let's开始的祈使句，变为反意疑问句时要用shall we；而以let us开始的祈使句，变为反意疑问句时，既可用will you(表请求时)，也可用shall we(表建议时)：Let's[Let us] go together, shall we?(我们一起去好吗?)，Let us know the truth, will you?(请告诉我们真相好吗?)

letter n. 1.[C]字母：Start the sentence with a capital letter. 句子的第一个字母要大写。/ How many letters are there in your name? 你的名字有几个字母？2.[C]信：an open letter 公开信 / a home letter 家书 / a love letter 情书 / a business letter商业信 / write a letter 写信 / answer[reply to] a letter 回信 / post[mail] a letter 寄信 / receive a letter 收到信 / Please let me know by letter. 请写信告诉我。/ Is there a letter for me? 有我的信吗？

【说明】可说 receive a letter(收到一封信)，receive a letter from a friend(收到朋友的一封来信)，hear from a friend(收到朋友一封来信)，但是不能说hear from a letter。

librarian n.[C]图书管理员：Her mother is a librarian. 她母亲是图书管理员。

library n.[C]图书馆，图书室：a college[university] library 大学图书馆 / a free library 免费图书馆 / This room is the library. 这间房子就是图书室。/ She is working in the library. 她在图书馆工作。/ The library is closed on weekends. 周末图书馆关门。/ You are welcome to use our library. 欢迎你使用我们的图书馆。

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