词汇精讲：

Cheerfuladj.

Exp. causing happiness; pleasant令人快活的; 令人高兴的

Eg. The news isn't very cheerful, I'm afraid.我看这个消息不太乐观。

Eg. It is a cheerful day.这是令人高兴的一天。

Eg. She gave us a cheerful smile.她给予我们让我们感动欣慰的笑容。

Eg. We got a cheerful room at this hotel.我在这家饭店入住的是一间令人满意的房间。

Merryadj.

Exp. happy and cheerful; full of joy and gaiety高兴的; 愉快的; 兴高釆烈的

Eg. A merry heart goes all the way.[谚]心情愉快，万事顺利。

Eg. A merry Xmas to all our readers!谨向我们所有的读者敬祝圣诞快乐!

Severeadj.

Exp. very bad, intense, difficult, etc非常恶劣﹑ 紧张﹑ 困难等:

Eg. a severe storm 猛烈的风暴 severe pain, injuries, etc 剧痛﹑ 重伤 a severe attack of toothache 牙齿的剧痛

Eg. The drought is becoming increasingly severe.旱灾日趋严重。

DeclareVt.

Exp. say (sth) solemnly郑重地说（某事）

Eg. He declared that he was innocent.他郑重声明他是清白的。

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她是个可爱的人。

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

她是个活泼开朗的孩子。ReliefN.

Exp. ~ (from sth)

Exp. lessening or removing of pain, distress, anxiety, etc（痛苦﹑困苦﹑忧虑等的）减轻或解除

Exp. bring, seek, find, give, feel relief带来﹑寻求﹑得到﹑予以﹑感到解脱

They are the doctors working for the relief of suffering, hardship.他们是为解除病痛﹑痛苦等而工作的医生。

Eg. The drug gives some relief from pain.

这种药可以减轻一些痛苦。Eg. I breathed/heaved a sigh of relief when I heard he was safe.我听到他平安的消息时才松了一口气。

Eg.To my great relief/Much to my relief, I wasn't late.我最庆幸的是没有迟到。

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

见到你在这儿也就放心了。

Distracted

Usage:~ (by sb/sth)

Exp. unable to pay attention to sb/sth, because you are worried or thinking about sth else心烦意乱的

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

短语提炼：

1. have a cheerful house：我们的屋子生气勃勃

2. have a merry time：度过快乐的时光

3. from...to...：从......到......

4. go distracted：心烦意乱的

5. a great relief：很大的解脱

6. lay a fire：生火

7. this winter：今年冬天

8. last winter:去年冬天

短语活用：

go distracted

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

外面孩子们的吵闹声使我不能专心读书。

Eg. Grief drove him to go distracted.悲伤使他发狂。

have a merry time

Eg. But I think you two can have a good time together without me.但我觉得， 我不去你们也会玩得很开心。

Eg. They have a merry time on their return journey.他们归途中过得愉快。