100　bank，beach，coast和shore

① bank指河流、小溪、池塘边的陆地，意为“岸堤，坝”，上面可行人。

The river is threatening to overflow its banks. 河水大有决堤之势。

The willows lined the banks. 两岸柳树成行。

② beach意为“海滩，湖滩，河滩”，指近水布满沙或卵石的缓坡或倾斜地带，其边沿常被水淹没。

The beach was crowded with sunbathers. 海滩上到处是沐日光浴的人。

We walked along the beach after supper. 晚饭后我们去海滩上散步。

③ coast意为“海岸（线）”，表示地理概念，指濒临海洋的较宽范围的陆地或整个地区。

They live on the east coast. 他们住在东部沿海地区。

There are many towns along the coast. 沿海岸有许多城镇。

④ shore意为“岸，滨”，指毗连海洋或湖泊的一条窄陆地。

We walked along the shore of the lake. 我们沿着湖滨走。

The ship stopped a little way off the shore. 船停在离岸不远的地方。