小学四年级英语词汇表:100词中英双语 | Primary 4 English Vocabulary

小学四年级英语词汇表:100词中英双语 | Primary 4 English Vocabulary

中文是入口,不是终点 | Chinese Is the Gateway, Not the Destination

这页的任务不是把英语单词永久变成“英文 = 中文翻译”的配对表。对华语家庭来说,中文可以先帮助孩子快速进入概念;但真正的英语词汇掌握,最终应该让孩子看到 English word → concept → context → natural use,而不是每一次都先翻译成中文。

Primary 4 双语学习路线:

中文概念入口 → simple English meaning → Fence 近义词辨析 → word family 词族 → collocation 自然搭配 → context 语境推断 → English-only retrieval 英文检索 → transfer 迁移 → gradually remove Chinese support 逐步撤掉中文提示

MOE并没有公布一个全国统一的“P4必背100词”或固定必背词数。本页的100词和双语训练是教学资源;真正要观察的是孩子能否理解、辨析、检索,并把英语词汇带进新的阅读、口语和写作任务。

为什么Primary 4不能只靠中文翻译?

  • 一个中文词可能对应多个英语词。 “看”可以是 look, glance, gaze, stare, inspect, observe,每个词的动作目的、时间和态度不同。
  • 一个英语词也可能有多个语境意义。 charge 可以表示收费,也可以表示猛冲;必须靠语境判断。
  • 英语有自己的自然搭配。 即使中文意思对,英文搭配也可能不自然,例如 reach a conclusion,而不是逐字翻译。
  • 词族会改变语法位置。 predict / prediction / predictable 不是三个互不相关的单词。
  • Primary 4开始需要解释“为什么这个词更准确”。 这需要英文语义边界,而不是单一中文对照。

双语 Fencing:10组最容易被中文压平的英语区别

中文入口English Fence真正要学的边界
担心 / 犹豫worried → anxious / reluctant / cautiousworried/anxious 主要是担忧;reluctant 是不太愿意做;cautious 是愿意做但小心风险。
look / glance / gaze / inspect / observeglance 短暂;gaze 持续看;inspect 为检查而仔细看;observe 为了解/记录而认真观察。
证据 / 相关evidence / relevant / accurate / credibleevidence 是支持/检验的资料;relevant 是与问题直接相关;accurate 是正确;credible 是值得相信。正确资料也可能不相关。
改变adjust / modify / restore / transformadjust 小调整;modify 有控制地改变一部分;restore 恢复原状;transform 大幅改变形态/功能。
观点opinion / viewpoint / perspectiveopinion 是个人判断;viewpoint 是立场;perspective 更强调看事情的角度/背景。
保持 / 保护maintain / preserve / conservemaintain 维持状态;preserve 防止有价值的东西损坏/消失;conserve 避免资源不必要的损耗。
结果 / 影响result / outcome / impact / consequenceresult/outcome 是结果;impact 强调影响;consequence 常强调由行动带来的后果。
帮助 / 支持help / support / encourage / reassurehelp 泛指帮助;support 提供持续支持;encourage 增加信心/动力;reassure 用可信的信息减少担忧。
说明describe / explain / clarify / elaboratedescribe 说“是什么样”;explain 说“怎样/为什么”;clarify 消除不清楚;elaborate 增加有用细节。
推断 / 猜guess / infer / deduce / predictguess 可以证据很少;infer/deduce 要从线索得出结论;predict 是根据资料预测未来。

一个世界级双语 Vocabulary Card 应该有什么?

LayerExample: relevant学习目的
English wordrelevant英文词形成为主要检索入口
中文入口相关的;与当前问题直接有关快速进入概念,不是最终定义
Simple English meaningdirectly connected to the question or purpose建立英文概念
Fencerelevant ≠ accurate防止把“相关”误当成“正确”
Word familyrelevance, irrelevant建立词族与前缀意识
Collocationrelevant evidence; relevant detail学自然英文搭配
English exampleThe colour of the pot is accurate information, but it is not relevant to why the plant wilted.在完整语境中理解
Misuse“Relevant means true.”用错误暴露语义边界
TransferFind the relevant information in a Maths word problem.把概念带到新学科

词族 Morphology:不要把每个形式当成新单词

AnchorFamily中文提示英文任务
relevantrelevance, irrelevant相关 → 相关性 → 不相关Choose adjective or noun by grammar.
predictprediction, predictable, unpredictable预测 → 预测结果 → 可/不可预测Science + reading forecast language.
perceiveperception, perceptive察觉/理解 → 认知/看法 → 善于观察的Separate action, interpretation and quality.
persuadepersuasion, persuasive说服 → 说服过程 → 有说服力的Oral and writing purpose.
maintainmaintenance维持 → 维护Machine/system/standard contexts.
transformtransformation彻底改变 → 转变Action vs process/result.
preservepreservation保护保存 → 保存过程Environment/history contexts.
consistentconsistency, inconsistent一致 → 一致性 → 不一致Evidence/data and behaviour.

Collocation 自然搭配:中文意思对,不代表英文自然

TargetNatural English双语提醒
conclusiondraw / reach a conclusion不要逐字翻成 “do a conclusion”
evidencerelevant evidence; strong evidence; evidence suggests学整块表达,不只学“证据”
impacthave an impact on; significant impact注意介词与常见搭配
perspectivefrom her perspective; a different perspective不是简单等于 “opinion”
decisionmake a decision; informed decision英语使用 make
contributecontribute to; make a contribution注意 to
reassurereassure someone; reassuring explanation不等于保证一定没事
maintainmaintain standards; maintain balance适合“持续维持状态”

翻译撤离梯度 | Translation Fade Ladder

中文支援应该随着英文控制增强而减少,而不是一次突然取消。

LevelSupportMastery evidence
L1 中文+英文中文入口 + simple English meaning孩子知道基本概念
L2 中文提示→英文回答问题可有中文,但答案用英文词英文词开始成为检索目标
L3 English meaning only不再给中文释义能从英文定义/语境找回单词
L4 English Fence两个英语近义词比较能用英文解释边界
L5 Delayed retrieval几天后无中文提示长期检索成功
L6 Transfer新阅读/口语/作文/学科任务不提示目标词也能选择或理解

20分钟双语 Vocabulary Routine

时间任务
0–3 min无中文提示,检索3个旧词。
3–6 min用中文快速打开2个新概念,再给simple English meaning。
6–9 min做一个英文 Fence:为什么A比B更准确?
9–12 min建立1个词族 + 2个自然搭配。
12–15 min英文context-clue任务;先推断,再查证。
15–18 min口语或短段落迁移;不要给目标词表。
18–20 min关掉笔记,用英文说meaning + Fence + fresh example。

如果孩子必须不断回到中文才找得到英文词,说明英文检索还没有稳固。此时应该增加无提示检索,而不是继续加更多新词。

阅读 Reading:中文帮助进入概念,证据问题用英文完成

  • 第一次遇到抽象词,可以用中文确认大概概念。
  • 第二步马上回到英文:Which words in the passage support this meaning?
  • 区分 explicit / implicit / ambiguous:直接写出、由线索推断、仍然存在多种可能。
  • 要求孩子找 relevant evidence,不要把所有细节都当证据。
  • 遇到 perspectiveviewpoint,先说明是谁的角度,再说证据。
  • 最后用英文解释,不要把整段阅读理解翻译成中文再作答。

作文 Writing:可以双语构思,但英文必须自然生成

孩子可以先用中文确认“我真正想表达的概念是什么”,但最后的英文不能靠逐字翻译。

Writing job双语思考English control
Character人物到底是不愿意、害怕,还是谨慎?reluctant / anxious / cautious
Action动作是突然、快速、还是仔细?dart / hurry / inspect / observe
Evidence哪个细节真的支持人物判断?relevant evidence / clue
Change只是调整、修复,还是彻底改变?adjust / restore / transform
Cohesion句子关系是原因、结果、对比还是让步?because / consequently / however / although

防止中式直译: 不要只问“这个中文词英文怎么说?”先问“我在这个句子里真正要表达哪一种意思?”然后从英文语义网络中选择。

口语 Oral:从中英混合思考走向英文解释

  • L1: “我觉得是 reluctant,因为他不太愿意。”
  • L2: “I think reluctant fits because he does not want to act yet.”
  • L3: “Reluctant is better than cautious because the problem is willingness, not risk.”

最终目标不是禁止中文,而是让孩子能够在需要时直接用英文解释、比较和证明自己的词汇选择。

跨学科 Transfer:把英语词汇带进Science、Maths与Project Work

TaskUseful English中文入口问题
Science investigationobserve, factor, evidence, predict, verify我们观察到什么?哪个条件影响结果?
Maths word problemrelevant, estimate, determine, compare哪些资料真的需要?
Project discussionperspective, recommend, support, alternative不同人怎么看?建议有什么理由?
Reading comprehensioninfer, explicit, implicit, credible文章直接说什么?暗示什么?
Compositionmotive, atmosphere, consequence, reluctant人物为什么做?场景给什么感觉?

AI双语练习:让AI制造变化,不要让AI替孩子回答

  • 可以要求AI生成中英对照的第一轮例子,但第二轮把中文提示拿掉。
  • 让AI出 near-neighbour Fencing 题,让孩子先答,再看解释。
  • 让AI把同一个词放进Science、oral、composition三个不同任务。
  • 让AI制造“看似正确但其实误用”的句子,由孩子找错。
  • 不要把孩子的作文交给AI重写后,就认为这些高级词是孩子自己的productive vocabulary。
  • AI生成的定义、事实与例句需要在重要时核实;流畅不等于正确。

给家长:什么时候该用中文,什么时候该撤掉?

孩子状态家长做法
英文概念完全不懂用简短中文快速打开概念,再回英文。
懂中文意思,但找不到英文词减少翻译,增加中文提示→英文检索。
英文词认得,但近义词混淆不用继续翻译,改做英文Fencing。
会做选择题,但自己说不出隐藏选项,做delayed retrieval。
会说单词,但写作不自然练collocation、register和paragraph transfer。
已经能英文解释和迁移中文退到必要时才使用;进入更广阅读。

不要要求孩子把每一个英语词都翻成中文。对一些已经能直接用英文理解的词,强制翻译反而可能增加不必要的中介步骤。

双语 Mastery Ledger

StageEvidence
1 — 中文入口知道概念大意。
2 — English meaning能用简单英文解释。
3 — Fence能用英文区分近义词。
4 — Family & collocation能选正确词形和自然搭配。
5 — English-only retrieval延迟后不用中文提示也能找回。
6 — Transfer能在新阅读、口语、写作或学科任务中正确使用/理解。

Primary 4 双语路线 | Connected Routes

Sources & Evidence Base

旧版词表与资源继续保留在下方

原有的100词中英双语表、分类词汇、学习方法和历史资源全部保留在下方,作为额外breadth与旧版学习档案。上面的当前双语学习层负责定义今天的教学原则:中文帮助进入概念,英文负责最终的辨析、检索与迁移。


为什么四年级词汇很重要?

小学四年级是孩子英语学习的“爬坡期”。在这个阶段,学生不再只停留在“认识单词”,而是需要用单词来阅读说明文、写小短文、做口头表达

MOE目前并没有公布一个全新加坡统一的“Primary 4 必背900–1100词”官方配额。小学英语课程标准强调在听、说、读、写、看与呈现中发展词汇与语言能力。因此本页的100词是教学入口和练习资源,不是MOE官方指定清单。

👉 想要查看小学 1–6 年级的总表,请访问 EduKate Vocabulary Lists


小学四年级英语词汇示例

以下是部分四年级核心词汇示例:

  • library 图书馆
  • subject 科目
  • science 科学
  • history 历史
  • dictionary 字典
  • environment 环境
  • culture 文化
  • festival 节日
  • problem 问题
  • answer 回答
  • reason 原因
  • exercise 锻炼
  • healthy 健康的
  • travel 旅行
  • future 未来

📌 获取完整的分年级清单,请点击 Primary 4 Word Bank


高频词汇 (Primary 4 High-Frequency Words)

四年级开始,逻辑词和过渡词更重要:

  • first, next, then, finally
  • because, since, although, however
  • always, often, sometimes, never
  • important, useful, dangerous, safe
  • quickly, slowly, carefully, happily

更多完整的高频分类,请参考 EduKate High-Frequency Vocabulary


分类主题词汇

四年级学习的主题更广,建议分门别类:

  • 学科 (Subjects): English, Mathematics, Science, History, Art
  • 自然 (Nature): mountain, river, forest, desert, weather
  • 健康 (Health): exercise, food, sleep, medicine, doctor
  • 文化 (Culture): festival, tradition, culture, language
  • 旅行 (Travel): bus, train, airport, journey, country

👉 查看更多分类内容,请点击 Vocabulary Categories


旧版100词中英双语词表 | Legacy 100-Word Bilingual Bank

类别 (Category)单词 (Word)中文释义新加坡本地例句 (Example Sentence)
学校 Schoolclassroom教室Our classroom is on the third floor.
subject科目English is my favourite subject.
homework作业I always do my homework after dinner.
teacher老师My teacher explains Maths clearly.
student学生Each student has a laptop in school.
recess课间休息We buy food during recess at the canteen.
canteen食堂The school canteen sells noodles and rice.
assembly集会We sing the National Anthem at assembly.
library图书馆The library has many English storybooks.
project项目We are working on a science project together.
食物 Foodrice米饭Rice is a common food in Singapore.
noodles面条I ate fishball noodles for lunch.
chicken rice鸡饭Chicken rice is a famous local dish.
laksa叻沙My parents enjoy spicy laksa.
satay沙爹We ate satay at the hawker centre.
kopi咖啡(本地叫法)Dad drinks kopi every morning.
teh tarik拉茶Teh tarik is a popular Singapore drink.
roti prata印度煎饼We had roti prata for breakfast.
curry咖喱The curry is spicy but tasty.
hawker小贩We often eat dinner at a hawker centre.
节日 FestivalsChinese New Year春节We visit relatives during Chinese New Year.
Hari Raya开斋节Hari Raya is celebrated with family and friends.
Deepavali屠妖节Little India is beautiful during Deepavali.
National Day国庆日We watch fireworks on National Day.
Mid-Autumn中秋节We eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Vesak Day卫塞节Vesak Day is an important Buddhist festival.
Good Friday耶稣受难日Churches hold services on Good Friday.
Christmas圣诞节Orchard Road is full of lights at Christmas.
Lantern灯笼Children carry lanterns in Chinatown.
parade游行We watched the National Day Parade.
地点 PlacesMRT地铁We take the MRT to school every day.
bus stop公交站The bus stop is near my house.
park公园We jog at the park every weekend.
playground游乐场Kids play at the playground after school.
museum博物馆We visited the Singapore Science Centre museum.
market市场Grandma buys vegetables at the wet market.
shopping mall商场VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore.
library图书馆The National Library has English storybooks.
zoo动物园The Singapore Zoo has white tigers.
Sentosa圣淘沙We go to Sentosa to play at the beach.
自然 NaturetreeThere are many trees along the road.
flowerGardens by the Bay has many flowers.
rainIt rains almost every afternoon.
sun太阳The sun is very hot in Singapore.
cloudDark clouds mean it will rain soon.
rainbow彩虹We saw a rainbow after the rain.
seaEast Coast Park is near the sea.
beach海滩We built sandcastles on the beach.
river河流The Singapore River is famous for its history.
garden花园The Botanic Gardens is a UNESCO site.
健康 Healthdoctor医生I visited the doctor when I was sick.
nurse护士The nurse checked my temperature.
clinic诊所The clinic is just opposite the MRT.
hospital医院Singapore General Hospital is very big.
exercise锻炼We exercise at the park every week.
healthy健康的Eating fruits is healthy.
medicineThe doctor gave me some medicine.
fever发烧I stayed home because of a fever.
strong强壮Swimming makes us strong.
sleep睡觉Children need enough sleep every night.
科技 Technologycomputer电脑We use a computer for school projects.
laptop笔记本电脑Each student has a laptop in class.
internet网络The internet helps us learn new things.
email电子邮件I sent an email to my teacher.
phone手机Mum called me on the phone.
tablet平板电脑I read e-books on my tablet.
app应用程序I use an app to learn English words.
online在线We had online classes during COVID-19.
robot机器人The robot cleans the floor.
science科学Science lessons are interesting in school.

四年级词汇学习方法

  1. 课文结合:将单词与课本故事、说明文联系记忆。
  2. 作文应用:每周写 100–120 词作文,运用新学词汇。
  3. 词汇表复习:每天 15–20 个单词,采用间隔重复法
  4. 阅读拓展:推荐英语分级读物,尤其是科普类和故事类。
  5. 口语训练:通过 EduKate Vocabulary MP3 跟读,提升语音与语调。

下载资源

📥 家长和学生可以下载:

  • 小学四年级词汇 PDF(含释义与例句)
  • 听写 MP3 包(每日复习 15–20 个词)
  • Flashcards 模板(分类单词卡片,便于记忆)

👉 点击进入 EduKate Vocabulary Hub 获取全部资源。


常见问题 (FAQ)

Q1: 四年级一定要背多少个单词?
A: 没有一个MOE全国统一的“P4必背词数”配额。更重要的是孩子能否理解、辨析、检索,并在新语境中准确使用词汇。

Q2: 如何让孩子记住抽象单词?
A: 用例句和语境记忆,如 “The environment is important for our life.”

Q3: 四年级作文一定要写多少词?
A: 不应把一个固定字数当作全新加坡统一要求。以学校和具体任务指示为准;训练时更重要的是内容完整、句子清楚、词汇准确与段落连贯。

Q4: 四年级的单词和五年级衔接吗?
A: 是的,四年级学习的健康、环境、文化词汇,会在五年级作文和阅读中反复出现。


结语

四年级是孩子英语学习的重要阶段,词汇量的积累直接决定了他们能否顺利过渡到高年级。通过科学的分类记忆、作文实践和口语训练,孩子不仅能记住单词,更能学会灵活运用。

👉 下一步,请继续学习 小学五年级英语必背单词表,为进入高年级打好基础。

🔗 Start Here: The eduKate Vocabulary Learning System™

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👉 The eduKate Vocabulary Learning System™ – How English Ability Actually Grows from PSLE to O-Levels
https://edukatesingapore.com/edukate-vocabulary-learning-system/

This page explains:

  • what vocabulary really is (as a cognitive system),
  • why rote memorisation fails,
  • how the Fencing Method builds usable sentence control,
  • how Metcalfe’s Law and S-curve learning grow vocabulary exponentially,
  • and how parents can structure home training that actually works.

Supporting System Pages

To deepen your child’s vocabulary foundation, you may also explore:

👉 First Principles of Vocabulary – What Vocabulary Really Is
https://edukatesingapore.com/first-principles-of-vocabulary/

👉 Vocabulary Learning with the Fencing Method
https://edukatesingapore.com/vocabulary-learning-the-fencing-method/

👉 How to Learn Complex Sentence Structure for PSLE English (Fencing Method)
https://edukatesingapore.com/how-to-learn-complex-sentence-structure-for-psle-english-fencing-method/

👉 Vocabulary Lists for Primary to Secondary Students
https://edukatesingapore.com/2023/03/12/vocabulary-lists/

👉 Comprehensive Guide to Secondary English Vocabulary
https://edukatesingapore.com/comprehensive-guide-to-secondary-english-vocabulary/


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👉 The eduKate Mathematics Learning System™
https://edukatesg.com/the-edukate-mathematics-learning-system/