1. interest
【感知】
» We often hang out together because we have similar hobbies and interests.（教材第26页）我们经常一起出去玩，因为我们有相似的爱好和兴趣。
» It is a topic that interests me greatly. 这是一个让我非常感兴趣的话题。
» Lisa is interested in playing the piano, so she wants to join the music club. 莉萨对弹钢琴很感兴趣，所以她想加入音乐俱乐部。
» She found the book very interesting. 她觉得这本书非常有趣。
【探究】
(1)interest 可作名词，意为“
业余爱好;兴趣
”，也可作动词，意为“使感兴趣”。
(2)interested 与 interesting 的用法辨析
【应用】
用所给单词的适当形式填空
①Her main
interests
(interest) are music, tennis and cooking.
②Thanks for inviting me here. I think the party is really
interesting
(interest).
③The boy is
interested
(interest) in English.
similar, and the other group supports the view that friends should be different. Then let them have a debate(辩论).
2. direct
【感知】
» gives direct opinions（教材第27页）给出直接的意见
» Sometimes it's impolite to ask questions too directly. 有时，太直接地提出问题是不礼貌的。
» The man is a great director and he has directed many films. 这个男人是一位伟大的导演，他导演过很多电影。
» I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction. 我看着他们离开，然后开车朝相反的方向驶去。
【探究】
(1)direct 作形容词，意为“率直的；直接的”。反义词为 indirect，意为“间接的”；副词形式为
directly
，意为“直接地”。
(2)direct 也可作动词，意为“导演（戏剧或电影）；指导”，其名词形式有：
①director
导演
②
direction
方向
【应用】
用所给单词的适当形式填空
①Life is a dictionary. We should learn
directly
(direct) from it.
②I have a poor sense of
direction
(direct), so I am afraid to go out alone.
③Who is the
director
(direct) of this new film?
