Unit One

1. inspiration

上海龙凤1314You can’t paint a picture without an inspiration.

上海龙凤1314The artist’s inspiration was from nature.

inspire inspired inspiring

inspire sb. to do sth.

He is inspired by the sweet words.

He gives us an inspiring speech.

2. undertake

上海龙凤1314We undertook the task of cleaning the house.

上海龙凤1314He undertook to finish the job by Friday.

I can’t undertake that you’ll enjoy the party.

3. obvious

上海龙凤1314Her displeasure was obvious.

obviously

He obviously enjoyed his work.

3. within

The farmhouse is within five miles from here.

上海龙凤1314The task was within the man’s power.

He promised that the roof should be prepared within two days.

上海龙凤1314from within --- from under --- from behind ---

4. similar

They have similar political views.

My wife and I have similar tastes in music.

上海龙凤1314be similar to

上海龙凤1314His views are similar to mine.

be the same as --- be different form ---

similarity similarly

上海龙凤1314My brother was taught to read by my mother, and similarly, so was I.

上海龙凤1314There’s not much similarity between the two brothers.

5. debate

上海龙凤1314We debated until the bar closed.

I debated whether to accept the job.

上海龙凤1314debate with sb. on/upon/about sth.

上海龙凤1314debate sth with sb.

have a debate over/against 辩论反对

talk about/discuss

6. genius

上海龙凤1314She has genius.

上海龙凤1314have a genius for ---

上海龙凤1314She has a genius for maths.

7. need

上海龙凤1314The house needs/wants/requires repairing.

There is no need (for sb.) to do sth.

上海龙凤1314There is no use doing sth.

上海龙凤1314I need to do the work.

*. mind He is the greatest mind of our time.

8. imagination

上海龙凤1314He is a person of great imagination.

上海龙凤1314imaginary imaginative

imagine sth./clause

上海龙凤1314imagine(sb.) doing

imagine sb. to be ---

You can’t imagine how I missed the bird.

8. mind

His mind is not entirely on his work.

An idea has just come into my mind.

上海龙凤1314out of sight, out of mind

上海龙凤1314keep sth. in mind

have sth. in mind

change one’s mind

make up one’s mind (keep one’s mind on ---

上海龙凤1314be engaged in --- be addicted to --- be buried in --- )

上海龙凤13149. be known for/as be famous for/as

10. It won’t make any difference to me.

11. on fire on leave/on business/on holiday/on a trip to

上海龙凤1314catch fire make a fire light a fire start/cause a fire play with fire open fire set fire to sth set sth. on fire

12. in common

上海龙凤1314have a lot/much/little/nothing in common

in common with --- common mistakes/diseases

13. be prepared for prepare for

14. knowledge

Knowledge is power.

I learned a lot of knowledge from his lesson.

I have a wide/good knowledge of history.

15. There’s no doubt that --- I have no doubt that ---

上海龙凤131416. promise promising

上海龙凤1314make/break/tear up/keep carry out a promise

He is a poet of promise. = He is a promising poet.

promise sb. sth. promise to do/promise sb. to do

I’ve promised her to attend her wedding.

It promises to be fine tomorrow.

a promising graduate

graduate from --- in --- 毕业于某大学某专业。

after graduation/after one’s graduation

17. cure

cure sb. of sth. a cure for cancer.

上海龙凤131418. hope for the future 对本来的希望

19. There is much/little/no point in doing ---

There seems no point in doing ---

上海龙凤1314There happened to be/used to be/must be/might be/can’t be ---

上海龙凤131420. work on a new project work out a plan

work at a problem

21. go by Times go by.

上海龙凤1314Don’t let the chance go by

22. rather You’ve done rather well.

上海龙凤1314I had a rather hard time./ I had rather a hard time.

上海龙凤1314It rather surprised me. rather too ---

上海龙凤131423. be engaged to sb. be engaged in ---.

I have an engagement at four.

上海龙凤131424. in order to/so as to/in order that/so that

25. instead of/instead

上海龙凤131426. go on with/to do/doing sth.

上海龙凤131427. stop/prevent/keep sb. from doing sth.

上海龙凤131428. dream a dream dream of going abroad

上海龙凤131429. a thought came to him a thought struck him.

上海龙凤1314It occurred to him that he had left his key at home.

at the thought of --- at the sight of ---

deep in thought have no/some thought of

30. seek

上海龙凤1314seek one’s fortune seek happiness seek one’s advice

上海龙凤1314They are seeking work.

seek to do (试图、设法、企图做某事)

上海龙凤1314We sought to change her mind.

seek for (look for) I’m seeking for information.

31. on the one hand --- on the other hand ---

32. turn out (to be)

33. You can’t match him in knowledge of wild plants.

I want a tie that will match this suit.

34. He gave me some sound and practical advice.

35. be used to do be used for

36. usual than usual as usual

37. use up/run up

上海龙凤1314Their money has been used up. His money has run up.

上海龙凤131438. search for look for

39. take measures to do sth. take steps/ action to do sth.

40. realize/come true

41. be satisfied with ---

satisfying satisfactory satisfaction

上海龙凤131442. be curious about/to do sth. curiously curiosity

43. What if we are late for class?

44. a solution to ---

45. It’s outside/beyond my power to help you this time.

He lost his power to speech.

He took power last year and is still in power now.

上海龙凤1314a powerful swimmer

46. take a closer look at --- have a closer look at ---

上海龙凤1314be close to a close friend

47. describe --- as

give a description of sth. beyond description

48. at one time at a time at the same time

in no time at no time ahead of time on time

上海龙凤1314in time behind the times for the first time

上海龙凤1314for the time being kill time take one’s time

48. I was in heaven when I heard the news.

上海龙凤1314Good heavens! What has happened to him?

上海龙凤131449. position

The house has a good position.

上海龙凤1314get a position/hold a position in the company.

He is a man of high position. a high position in society

上海龙凤1314What’s your position on this matter?

50. from season to season from house to house

from door to door from mouth to mouth from hand to hand

from generation to generation from village to village.

51. believe in/believe

52. on the other way around

上海龙凤131453. punish punishment

He escape punishment.

上海龙凤131454. mean doing sth./mean to do sth. meaning

55. come up (with)

上海龙凤1314He came up with a new suggestion.

The question came up at the meeting.

上海龙凤131456. intelligent intelligence

上海龙凤1314He is a man of high intelligence.

57. prove I’ll prove to you that I’m right.

Your advice proved to be useful.

上海龙凤131458. success

have success in --- be successful in ---

successfully succeed in doing ---

上海龙凤1314The play proved to be a great success.

Unit Two

1. media medium

Money is a medium for buying and selling.

The news media are covering the election thoroughly.

2. one’s opinion on/upon/of --- 某人对--- 的意见、看法。

上海龙凤1314What’s your opinion of this matter?

上海龙凤1314in one’s opinion

3. comparison

上海龙凤1314make a comparison compare A with/to B

in comparison with compared with/to

by comparison beyond comparison

4. reliable rely rely on sb. to do sth.

上海龙凤1314Is this information reliable?

上海龙凤13145. interview interviewer interviewee

上海龙凤1314have an interview with sb.

give an interview to sb.

6. face: face the park face south

上海龙凤1314The difficulty facing us is transportation.

be faced with ---

上海龙凤1314We are faced with the same problem.

face to face in one’s face in (the)face of

make a face/make faces

7. nosy

上海龙凤1314I don’t like him, because he is very nosy.

上海龙凤1314have one’s nose in a book.

nose about/around

9. generous

上海龙凤1314be generous to sb.

上海龙凤1314be generous with sth/in doing sth.

上海龙凤1314a generous meal a generous harvest.

10. positive ; 肯定的，确切的，明确的 negative

She was positive (sure) she had seen him before.

His answer is negative.

11. elect: election elect sb. to be/as

12. rob:

上海龙凤1314rob sb. of sth. rob sth./sb. robber robbery

13. burn down/burn sth. to the ground

14. beat: (heart) beat fast beat the wings

(waves) beat the shore (rain) beat the window beat sb.

上海龙凤131415. go up rise go down fall

上海龙凤1314raise bring up bring down

上海龙凤1314His temperature is going up.

16. would rather

would rather (not) do would rather (not) have done

上海龙凤1314would rather --- than --- I’d rather you came tomorrow.

17. What do you think of --- How do you like/find --- ?

18. have some/much/a lot of/plenty of/ little/no difficulty in doing sth/with sth.

There’s some/lots of /plenty of/ little/ no difficulty in doing sth/ with sth.

上海龙凤1314get over the difficulty get/run into difficulty in difficulty

out of a difficulty with difficulty without difficulty

19. more than:

上海龙凤1314There were more than 100 people at the party.

This museum is more than a museum. I have learned a lot in it.

She is more weak than lazy.

上海龙凤131420. record:

set/hold/keep/break/beat/a record

上海龙凤1314He has a fine record at school.

play a record make a record

keep a record/records of sth.

Please keep a record of what was said.

21. experienced:

上海龙凤1314He is an experienced worker.

上海龙凤1314be experienced in ---

a person of great experience

上海龙凤131422. informed inform information

make informed decisions 做出了解情况的决定

上海龙凤1314Keep me informed of the latest developments.

上海龙凤1314a well-informed person.

上海龙凤1314inform sb. of sth. inform sb. that ---

inform sb. wh- to do

上海龙凤131423. relate related two related questions

上海龙凤1314relate to 和 --- 有关； 和 --- 相处得好、合得来。

上海龙凤1314be related to 1.与…有关 2.与…有亲戚关系

This paragraph relates to the October Revolution.

上海龙凤1314She's best at relating to people.

上海龙凤1314She doesn’t relate very well to her step-mother.

上海龙凤1314They are related to me by marriage.

上海龙凤131424. talented adj.有天才的，有天份的 talent

上海龙凤1314John is a very talented boy.

have a talent for = have a genius for

Writing poetry is one of his many talents.

上海龙凤131425. switch roles:

上海龙凤1314switch of the machine, please.

switch on/off Switch off the machine, please.

He is always switching from one job to another.

26. rather than: 而不是; 与其 --- 宁愿 ---

The color seems green rather than blue.

上海龙凤1314He left rather than cause trouble.

This is rather for your father than for you.

上海龙凤1314would rather --- than = prefer to do --- rather than do ---

上海龙凤131427. keep sth. balanced keep nature balanced

keep the balance of nature keep one’s balance

lose one’s balance

上海龙凤131428. begin by doing --- begin with ---

上海龙凤1314To begin with (Above all), he’s too young for that kind of job.

上海龙凤131429. contact ~ sb.

上海龙凤1314get into ~ with sb. keep in ~ with sb.

上海龙凤1314in/out of ~ with sb. come into ~ with sb./sth.

上海龙凤131430. prepare: ~ one’s meal, a report, one’s lesson, a speech

上海龙凤1314~ for --- be ~ed for --- in preparation for ---

上海龙凤1314make preparations for ---

31. get sb. to do sth. get --- done get + adj. get --- doing.

I’ll get them to finish the work as soon as possible.

上海龙凤1314Go and get your hair cut. His clothes got dirty.

上海龙凤1314The lecturer soon got us thinking.

上海龙凤1314Can you get the clock going again?

32. present vt.

present sth. to sb./present sb. with sth.

上海龙凤1314They presented flowers to their teachers.

The latest development presents(shows, proves) a problem.

be present (at the meeting)

上海龙凤1314All the students present are satisfied with the new rules.

上海龙凤1314Are you clear about the present situation?

上海龙凤131433. in an organized way 组织好地 organize organization

上海龙凤1314a forced smile stricken areas finished products

frozen food cooked food fallen leaves

上海龙凤1314boiled eggs a trained nurse fried fish polluted rivers

上海龙凤1314s stolen car

上海龙凤131434. reflect reflection

a mirror reflects light The cost reflects the demand.

上海龙凤1314Study the reflection of light waves.

上海龙凤1314His smile was a reflection of his happiness.

上海龙凤131435. make an/effort(efforts) to do sth.

She made a great effort to recover her health.

上海龙凤1314spare no effort with (an) effort without effort

He lifted the big rock without effort.

36. even if/though

上海龙凤1314I’ll stand by you even if/though you don’t succeed.

上海龙凤131437. adapt be adapted to ---

adapt sth. to ---

We adapted ourselves to the hot weather.

上海龙凤131438. It’s the first time (that) ---

上海龙凤1314It’s the first time I have come to Beijing.

This/That is the second/third time + clause

上海龙凤1314This is the second time Joan has visited China.

She was working in a shop as a saleswoman the first time I met her.

上海龙凤1314Every time he comes, he always brings me a present.

the second time/every time/ next time last time

上海龙凤131439. passion热爱

上海龙凤1314have a passion for ---

I’ve always have a passion for painting.

40. abroad

be abroad study abroad live abroad

41. unique 独一无二

上海龙凤1314As a writer he has his own unique style.

上海龙凤1314Van Gogh was a unique painter.

42. spiritual

Our friendship was strictly spiritual.

上海龙凤1314spiritual life in high/good spirits

in low/bad spirits (out of spirits)

43. fulfillment

上海龙凤1314After many years, his plans came to fulfillment.

上海龙凤1314If you make a promise, you should fulfill it.

44. addict addicted be addicted to/addict oneself to

上海龙凤1314a drug addict 一个吸毒上瘾的人 a work addict

45. social society

上海龙凤1314The family is a social unit. social problems.

social life social activities/gathering

in society in modern/old society

上海龙凤131446. suffer a lot/a great deal (from ---)

若表示“受 --- 之苦”；“因 --- 而不舒服（受到损害）则多用from.

上海龙凤1314He suffered no pain. The army suffered great losses.

上海龙凤1314I have suffered poverty.

He suffered a great deal from cold and hunger.

I suffered most from lack of rest.

47. truthfully truthfulness truth

上海龙凤1314truthful (saying what is true)

上海龙凤1314Tell me truthfully what happened.

上海龙凤1314She is a truthful child.

To tell you the truth, we don’t have a good opinion of him.

上海龙凤131448. ignore ignorant be ignorant of/about --- ignorance

They ignored traffic regulations.

We are not so ignorant as you might suppose.

上海龙凤1314She was ignorant of my presence. Please forgive my ignorance.

49. attention:

上海龙凤1314pay attention to catch/attract one’s attention

draw/call/turn one’s attention to fix one’s attention/upon

上海龙凤131450. critical critically critic criticize

His critical analysis were helpful. be critical about ---

上海龙凤1314She looks on everything with a critical eye.

上海龙凤1314He criticized me in a very unfair way.

Would you please red and criticize my new book?

上海龙凤131451. change one’s mind make up one’s mind

上海龙凤1314keep one’s mind on sth. keep sth. in mind

上海龙凤131452. source the source of the Nile.

He had another source of income.

上海龙凤131453. current affairs foreign affairs state of affairs.

This view was current in the city.

54. comment on/upon ---

I’d like to hear your comments on his opinion.

make comments on/upon/about ---

55. view: in view out of view come into view

get a view of sth. be lost to one’s view bird’s-eye view

上海龙凤1314in one’s view/opinion take a view of sth.

上海龙凤1314point of view/viewpoint What a beautiful view!

56. the rest:

上海龙凤1314You may have the rest of the pie.

These are mine and the rest are yours.

57. carefully written articles well-made advertisements

highly developed industry well-dressed woman

a badly-lighted room a horse-drawn cart

a powerfully-built man a newly-built building

上海龙凤131458. on all sides/one every side

They were trapped---with enemy on all sides.

上海龙凤1314take one’s side /take the side of sb/ take sides with sb.站在某人一边

on one’s side side by side by/at one’s side

上海龙凤131459. tolerate stand bear put up with

上海龙凤1314I cant’ tolerate that loud noise.

The school can’t tolerate cheating in the exams.

tolerable (可忍受的) tolerant tolerance

The pain is tolerable.

上海龙凤1314He is very tolerant towards his neighbors. (宽容的；大度的)

He is a man of great tolerance.

60. retire retired retirement

He retired from the army. My mother is retired now.

上海龙凤1314After his retirement he went to live in the country.

上海龙凤131461. concern (be concerned about/with/for/over ---

上海龙凤1314concern oneself with/about --- )担心，关心；和--- 有关、牵涉

The news concerns your sister.

上海龙凤1314Please don’t’ let my illness concern you.

上海龙凤1314She is always concerning herself about other people’s business.

He didn’t show much concern about it.

as/so far as --- is concerned 就 --- 来说/而论

It’s impossible as far as we are concerned.

62. awful He died an awful death.

上海龙凤1314Your grammar is awful. You look awfully well this morning.

上海龙凤131463. look up to --- look down on/upon ---

Young children look up to older ones.

上海龙凤1314I wish you wouldn’t look down this kind of work.

64. bore bored boring

上海龙凤1314bore sb. to death be bored with/be tired of --- 对 --- 厌烦的

65. fall in love with --- be in love with ---

上海龙凤131466. disappoint disappointment to one’s disappointment

上海龙凤1314disappoint sb. disappointed disappointing

上海龙凤1314be disappointed to do sth. disappointed look/expression/smile

be disappointed with sb./about/over/at sth.

I’m very disappointed with you.

上海龙凤1314I’m disappointed at losing the game.

上海龙凤131467. attitude:

上海龙凤1314take a --- attitude to /towards ---

We must take a correct attitude towards others’ opinions.

68. get bored/exited/trapped/caught in/get sun burnt/get injured/get noticed

上海龙凤131469. trouble have some trouble/difficulty with sth./in doing sth.

make trouble troublemaker ask/look for trouble

put sb. to the trouble of sth./doing sth.

get into trouble/get sb. into trouble in trouble

上海龙凤131470. demonstrate

上海龙凤1314The firemen demonstrated (showed) great courage in saving the child.

上海龙凤131471. arm arm in arm lay down one’s arms take up arms.

上海龙凤1314be armed with The thief was armed with a knife.

armed soldiers be armed to the teeth.

72. update out of date up to date

out-of-date method bring --- up to date/keep --- up to date

73. make it difficult for sb. to do --- /make it easier for sb. to do ---

上海龙凤1314make sb. monitor make it a rule to do sth.

上海龙凤1314make sb. do sth. make sth. /sb. done

make one’s voice heard=make one’s opinions/views know to others

74. responsible and caring citizens

be responsible for --- responsibility

The driver is responsible for the passengers’ safety.

上海龙凤1314He has a sense of responsibility.

75. sent out (give out) The sun sends out light and heat.

send up send for

上海龙凤131476. feature

The story has some unusual features.

上海龙凤131477. focus focus on

focus one’s thought on ---

上海龙凤1314Today we are going to focus on the question of homeless people in London.

He focuses his thought on his study.

上海龙凤131478. support ~ one’s theory /opinion

上海龙凤1314What supports the house?

support sb./one’s family

His parents supported him in the decision.

79. free: You needn’t pay --- --- It’s free.

上海龙凤1314be free to do sth. be free with ---

上海龙凤1314During the holidays we are free to do as we like.

He is free with money.

上海龙凤131480. agree with agree on agree to

I don’t agree with what you said just now.

The hot dry weather doesn’t agree with me.

上海龙凤1314Your story agrees with what I have heard.

上海龙凤1314Unit Three Art and Architecture

1. architecture architect

He likes traditional architecture.

上海龙凤1314Who’s your favorite architect?

上海龙凤13142. prefer preference have a preference for ---

Which do you prefer, the red one or the blue one?

上海龙凤1314He offered to drive us to the station, but we preferred to walk there.

上海龙凤1314He preferred being alone during the holidays.

Mother preferred her to stay at school during the weekdays.

She preferred that he should do it in the kitchen.

上海龙凤1314prefer to do rather than do --- = would rather do --- than do ---

prefer to (doing) sth. to (doing) sth.

上海龙凤13143. design by design 有意地

be designed to do /for --- （多用于被动结构）目的是，打算给 --- 用

The experiment is designed to test to new drug.

Did you do it by design?

上海龙凤13144. furniture a piece/article of furniture

5. sale sell sell out

The sale of his house made him sad.

We’re hoping for a large sale.

for sale on sale

上海龙凤1314The sales department of a company sales clerk

上海龙凤1314sales girl sales manager sales tax

上海龙凤13146. block a block of wood/ice

The river was blocked.

7. style

The letter was written in a formal style.

He has a strange style of walking.

I like the style of your new coat.

She certainly has style. in style out of style

上海龙凤13148. in a hurry hurried hurriedly

have a hurried meal write a few hurried lines

上海龙凤1314in a hurried manner have a hurried talk

上海龙凤1314hurry up hurry off

9. stand bear put up with

上海龙凤1314I won’t stand your treating the child like that.

10. glance ~ at ~ around/round/about

steal a glance at throw a glance at

take a glance at give sb. a glance

上海龙凤1314The teacher glanced about the classroom.

上海龙凤131410. convenient conveniently convenience

I invited her to my place at a convenient time.

It’s ~ for you to walk to school.

上海龙凤1314at one’s convenience

11. traditional ~ culture ~ practice

in a ~ way

12. example

Give me an ~ of what you mean.

上海龙凤1314follow/copy one’s example

上海龙凤1314set an example to sb./ set sb. an example

take --- for example

13. construct construction constructive

上海龙凤1314It took about two years to construct the big bridge.

He works in the construction industry.

上海龙凤1314He made some constructive suggestions at the meeting.

under construction/discussion/debate

上海龙凤131414. impress impression impressive

上海龙凤1314impress sth. on sth. impress sth. with sth.

be impressed by/at/with

上海龙凤1314make/produce/cause/create an/a --- impression

leave an impression on sb.

an impressive book.

上海龙凤131415. act as serve as work as act out

He acted as chairman while I was away.

16. fantastic fantasy

Many dreams are fantastic. The story is a fantasy.

上海龙凤131417. despite = in spite of

Despite his parents’ objection, he still joined the club.

上海龙凤131418. create creation creative creativity

An artist should create beautiful things.

That would create a wrong impression.

上海龙凤1314The creation of the new playground will do good to the children.

creative ability creative work creative power

上海龙凤1314The job needs creativity.

上海龙凤131419. sail sail south sail up/along the coast

sail for set sail for sailor

上海龙凤131420. branch branch stores branch railways

He climbed up the tree and hid among the branches.

上海龙凤131421. be filled up with fill up with be full of

22. structure

The teacher then explained to us the difficult words and structures.

上海龙凤1314The structure of the building was excellent.

23. recognize --- as

I recognized the handwriting as that of my father’s.

24. man-made living environment

上海龙凤1314a good-looking girl man-eating animals

heart-breaking news paper-making factories

sweet-tasting milk fast-moving machine

上海龙凤1314tailor-made suits well-cut shirts

上海龙凤1314a well-informed man snow-covered fields

well-built men hand-made toys

a candle-lighted table a well-know person

a badly-lighted room a horse-drawn cart

上海龙凤131425. have/get --- done see/find/notice/bear/watch --- done

上海龙凤1314keep --- done leave --- done make --- done

上海龙凤1314She got her bike repaired just now.

I’d like this matter settled at once.

26. space

There isn’t enough space/room for 30 desks in the classroom.

The report takes up a lot of space.

The spaces between the printed words

上海龙凤131427. seem to be covered with ---

seem to do/be, seem to be doing seem to have done

She seems to have a high opinion of you.

It seems that she has a high opinion of you.

It seems as if --- It looks as if ---

上海龙凤131428. Seen form a distance, the island looked like a cloud.

Given more time, I’ll do it better.

Taken good care of, he got well again.

29. go against be against

I know he is against us. It’ll go against your family to do so.

上海龙凤131430. join join in

上海龙凤1314He joined the two pieces of wood together with nails.

The rivers are joined by a canal.

The two houses join each other.

May I joined in the discussion.

~ the army/the League/the Young Pioneers/us/the club/the society/the revolutionary organization/ the party

上海龙凤131431. shelter

上海龙凤1314Trees are a shelter for the sun.

We gave the old man shelter for the night.

上海龙凤1314Our need for food, clothing and shelter

32. decorate decoration decorative decorator

We decorated the Christmas tree/the house.

33. keep out (of) keep off

The coat can keep the cold out.

上海龙凤1314Please keep off that subject.

34. rent a house hire a camera free of rent

上海龙凤1314a hired girl employ employer employee

35. stick

Put some sticks on the fire. a walking stick.

上海龙凤1314stick stamps on all the letters.

He stuck a stick into the ground.

The car stuck in the mud.

上海龙凤131436. reasonable

My rent is reasonable.

上海龙凤1314Those are reasonable demands.

上海龙凤131437. A to do B what C is to D.

上海龙凤1314A river is a to a fish what a house is to a man.

38. aid

aid sb. with sth. (help) with the aid of ---

come/go to one’s aid

39. set --- aside 放在一边，不予理睬

上海龙凤1314; 取消，（决定、 判决），使失去效用。

Peter set aside the book and began to watch TV.

上海龙凤1314The decision was set aside.

上海龙凤1314lay aside 存款， put aside 把--- 放在一边。

上海龙凤1314She managed to lay aside 5 dollars every month.

上海龙凤1314Put this aside for me.

40. A: --- I’ve knocked the door twice, It seems nobody is in.

上海龙凤1314B: --- Why not try a third time?

上海龙凤131441. fit (match) fit on be fit for/to do sth.

上海龙凤1314The key doesn’t fit the lock.

上海龙凤1314He will just fit the job.

The dress fitted her perfectly.

上海龙凤1314You are not fit for the job. fit on the window

42. pull down/tear down/knock down

上海龙凤131443. bent roofs be bent on/upon bend down one’s mind to ---

She bent her head and hurried on.

上海龙凤1314He is bent on making her happy.

He bent his mind to his studies.

44. twenty-foot high walls a ten-minute walk

上海龙凤1314a five-year-old boy a five-star hotel

ten-metre-wide streets.

45. development

上海龙凤1314With the development of --- under development

上海龙凤1314develop an interest in develop one’s body

develop a film/pictures/photos

develop into --- develop from ---

Plants develop from seeds. Seeds develop into plants

46. of different sizes/colors/ages/classes ---

The two coins are of different shapes but of the same color.

上海龙凤131447. besides:

上海龙凤1314I won’t buy this dress. It’s too expensive, besides, I don’t like the style.

上海龙凤1314He likes swimming besides ball games.

They will all go there besides you two.

上海龙凤131448. disturb

I’m sorry to have disturbed you.

上海龙凤1314He was disturbed to hear of her illness.

A loud whistle disturbed the quietness of the forest.

49. of this kind/that kind

people of this kind=this kind of people

bikes of that kind=that kind of bikes

50. with + O + complement

With everything he needed bought, he drove home.

With many things to buy, he decided to go shopping.

With the child leading the way, we at last found the school.

With many children following him, the teacher came in.

The boy lay on the grass with his eyes looking at the sky.

上海龙凤131451. detailed detail in detail

Finally the detailed plan was agreed on.

He gave me a detailed description of the accident.

He gave us the details of the event.

上海龙凤1314go into details

52. practice in practice practical

上海龙凤1314Practice makes perfect. put sth. into practice

practise doing sth.

53. once:

He was once a teacher.

Once you understand the rules, you’ll find the game easy to play.

Once in the examination hall, he forgot all about the outside world.

上海龙凤131454. He went out to play after he finished his homework.

=He went out to play after finishing his homework.

The papers must be handed in after they are finished.

上海龙凤1314=The papers must be handed in after being finished.

Give me a call before you come.

=Give me a call before coming.

上海龙凤131455. When crossing the street, I was stopped by a policeman.

When caught stealing by the guard, he tried to run away.

Don’t speak until spoken to.

Although regarded as the best student in the school, he remained modest.

上海龙凤1314When compared with others, he seems a little strange.

When leaving the house, she heard the baby crying.

Once seen, it will never be forgotten.

上海龙凤1314Unit Four A garden of poems

1. funny fun make fun of

上海龙凤1314be fond of fun be full of fun for fun in fun

He is learning French for fun.

I’m sorry I hid your book; I only did it in fun.

上海龙凤13142. the following examples the examples as follows

上海龙凤1314the examples below

He follows the old man into the building.

follow sb.’s advice

上海龙凤13143. wish hope expect look forward to

wish sb. to do wish sb. + n./ adj.

wish that +虚拟语气 wish for sth.

上海龙凤1314hope to do --- hope that ---

上海龙凤1314hope for sth.

expect sb. to do --- expect that ---

expect sth. /sb. wait for sb.

look forward to n./doing ---

We look forward to seeing you again.

上海龙凤13144. whether --- or ---

I’ll do it whether you like it or not.

5. get through

上海龙凤1314You would wonder how such a large animal could get through such a small hole.

上海龙凤1314I’ll telephone you when I get through with this pile of papers.

6. 常见的插入语：do you think/believe/guess/imagine/suppose

上海龙凤13147. express expression

express one’s opinions/views express oneself

~ buses ~ trains

7. belong to

Does this book belong to you?

8. human feelings a human being/two human beings

上海龙凤1314human rights human nature man mankind

9. a few times the last time the first time by the time

上海龙凤1314next time all the time ahead of time at all times

at no time at a time at one time

上海龙凤1314He was selling vegetables the last time I saw him.

Next time you come in, please close the door behind you.

上海龙凤131410. lonely alone loneliness

all alone leave/et sb. alone let alone

The old couple lives in a lonely village.

The little girl went to America alone by plane.

上海龙凤1314sound/fast asleep wide awake much alike/alive

上海龙凤131411. name after by name by the name of in the name of

上海龙凤1314under the name of

They named the girl Jane after her mother.

I know him only by name.

A boy by the name of David fell off his bike at the school gate.

上海龙凤1314Let me thank you in the name of us all.

He wrote the novel under the name of Mark.

上海龙凤131412. make make oneself + done make myself understood

上海龙凤1314His joke made all the people present laugh. make sb. +adj.

上海龙凤131413. key + n.

The teacher gave some key points of the chapter.

My elder brother graduated form a key university in the north.

The manager is a key man of a company.

The key to success in life lies in hard work.

This is the key to the exercise in Unit 1.

14. remind ~ sb. of sth. ~ sb. to do sth. ~ sb. that ---

call up

15. times It is the fastest computer of modern times.

She didn’t understand the spirit of the times.

上海龙凤1314in Shakespeare’s time We lived through terrible time.

上海龙凤131416. stand out: His red hair made him stand out in the crowd.

上海龙凤131417. 将来完成时：will/shall have done

上海龙凤1314I will have been here for seven years next February.

上海龙凤1314The painters say they will have finished the downstairs room by Tuesday.

18. absent absence be absent from be absent in

上海龙凤1314He is absent from Shanghai. He is absent in Shanghai.

上海龙凤1314他不在上海。 他不在这里，现在在上海。

19. lead to result in cause

上海龙凤1314All roads lead to Rome.

These passages led to the rooms inside.

上海龙凤1314An ordinary cold can soon lead to/cause a fever.

His carelessness led to/result in the accident.

20. close

get close to sb. a close friend a lose game

The post office is close to the railway station.

She lives near the hospital.

Come close. I want to tell you something.

上海龙凤1314Watch closely!

21. start/begin

He started working hard to improve his English.

上海龙凤1314But: The ice started to melt.

上海龙凤1314He was starting to get angry.

上海龙凤1314I started to understand/see/realize/wonder who had done it.

22. late/later/lately/latest

These apples ripen in late autumn.

上海龙凤1314He often get up late.

The boy is often later for school than the others.

上海龙凤1314Half an hour later, she woke up and began to cry.

One new model has lately been developed for business people.

This is the latest news. He was the latest comer.

上海龙凤1314His suit was cut in the latest style.

上海龙凤131423. light up

上海龙凤1314He lighted up before speaking.

上海龙凤1314His face lit up when he heard the good news.

lighted candles a light room/light blue

上海龙凤1314light industry/a light car light heart/light music

24. come into being

25. refer to refer to --- as ---

When I said some people are stupid I wasn’t referring.

This rule refers to everyone.

上海龙凤1314Don’t refer to your sister as a silly cow.

上海龙凤131426. not only --- but also --- & as well as either --- or ---

neither --- nor --- , not --- but ---

Others: no less than, rather than, but, except, besides, together with, including, like along with

27. be popular with

28. audience

上海龙凤1314The audience was still increasing.

The audience was (were) very excited by the show.

29. dare:

上海龙凤1314How dare you speak to me like that?

No one dare talk about it.

If the enemy dare come, they will never be able to get away.

上海龙凤1314There is something wrong with the radio, I dare say.

上海龙凤131430. be supposed to do --- should do

You are not supposed to be there.

People under eighteen aren’t supposed to buy alcoholic.

上海龙凤131431. Why do sth. Why not do sth.

What about/How about doing sth.

32. even better

much/far/a lot/a great deal better

even/still stronger a little/a bit more beautiful

33. until

上海龙凤1314They talked on until one o’clock in the morning.

It was not until he came back that I went to bed.

Not until he came back did I go to bed.

34. look up/refer to/turn to But: look up to

上海龙凤1314You can look up her telephone number in a book.

35. be to do be about to do

A. 常用在通知或注意事项里， 表示“某事应当或必须如何做”， 相当于should do.

The form is to be filled in and returned within three weeks.

B. 表示命令，常用在父母让子女或上级要下级去干某事。

上海龙凤1314You are to finish your homework before you watch TV.

C. 表示预先安排好的计划或约定。

上海龙凤1314I’m to meet Mr. Brown at eleven o’clock this morning.

上海龙凤1314be about to do --- 指的是一个眼下就要发生的动作。因此，不可用表示将来的时间状语。

The plane is about to take off.

36. gone/lost/missing

上海龙凤1314She lived a hard life for ten years because of the lost necklace.

上海龙凤1314As she looked down, she found her necklace gone.

上海龙凤1314When he went back home, he found one page of the book missing.

上海龙凤131437. day by day/day after day

38. opinion: give one’s opinion on --- in one’s opinion

in the opinion of sb. have a good/high opinion of somebody

上海龙凤131439. be worth --- be worthy

The book is worth reading. The book is worth the money.

The problem is worthy of discussion.

The problem is worthy of being discussed.

上海龙凤1314The problem is worthy to be discussed.

上海龙凤131440. recommend: I recommend to follow your doctor’s advice.

I ~ that everyone read the book. I ~ buying a good dictionary.

上海龙凤1314They ~ ed him for the job.

41. contribute to contribution make a contribution to

~ food and clothing for the poor

上海龙凤1314He contributed an article to China Daily.

上海龙凤131442. take: “需要”

上海龙凤1314How long does the flight take? It takes two to make a quarrel.

上海龙凤1314It takes a brave man to do that.

43. gather & collect

gather at the school gate gather the people together

gather flowers gather information

How long did it take you to collect these ancient coins?

Unit Five The British Isles

1. take a picture/photo of sb.

2. as much as you can = as much as possible

as --- as you can = as --- as possible

as long as as high as as wide as

He can jump as high as 1.8 meters.

上海龙凤1314Be as kind to her as possible

Some students are spending as much as 200 yuan a month on their cell phones.

3. on Sunday/on New Year’s Eve/on her birthday/on May/on New year’s Day/on the 2nd of July ; on the morning of March 3/ on the evening of June 6.

4. The lawyer will be back after next Tuesday.

上海龙凤1314He came back after five days.

The lawyer will be back in a few days.

5. agreement:

reach/arrive at/come to an agreement

上海龙凤1314sign an agreement/tear up the agreement/break an agreement

in agreement with We are in agreement with their decision.

6. consist of be made up of make up

Our dinner consisted of three courses only.

上海龙凤1314This made up 12% of their total income.

8. I don’t think/believe/guess/imagine/suppose/expect that’s right

I don’t think/believe/guess/imagine/suppose/expect so.

上海龙凤13149. advantage & disadvantage

have/gain/win an advantage over sb.

take advantage of --- to one’s advantage = in one’s favor

It is to your advantage to invest wisely.

10. stand for

上海龙凤1314USA stands for the United States of America.

上海龙凤131411. Positive Clause: fact/news/idea/hope/order/thought

上海龙凤1314I had no idea that you are here.

上海龙凤1314The order comes that our troop should start once.

上海龙凤1314The fact that farmers are also paid by the EU for not growing crops surprises many people.

12. make the most of --- make full/good/use of ---

One should always make the most of one’s opportunity.

13. hold together （使）连在一起、团结在一起

上海龙凤1314We always hold together in times of crisis.

上海龙凤1314hold up (raise; lift) (挡住)

上海龙凤1314Hold your hand up if you wish the chairman to recognize you.

上海龙凤1314A man held me up and took my money.

hold out 坚持

We were short of water but could hold out for another day.

上海龙凤1314hold on stick to

I made my choice and I will hold on to the end.

hold back 阻止 hold on one’s hand 伸出手

上海龙凤1314hold one’s head high 昂首，趾高气扬

catch/get hold of 抓住 hold one’s breath 屏息

hold the line 别挂断电话

14. lie off the coast 15. part of & a part of

16. surround: be surrounded by ---

The police surrounded the house.

Britain is surrounded by sea.

上海龙凤1314They surrounded the temple with a high wall.

surrounding He lives somewhere in the surrounding area.

surroundings The surroundings are pleasant.

17. throughout/all over/ all through

By the end of February schools are opened throughout the country.

上海龙凤1314It rained throughout the night. He got wet all over.

上海龙凤131418. run over The car ran him over, but he is not seriously hurt.

The speaker ran over his notes before the lecture.

The cup was full and the water in it was running over.

run out (of) run short (of)

We are running out of milk and bread.

19. consider ~ doing sth. ~ what to do

上海龙凤1314~ sb. to be/as --- regard sb. as --- treat sb. as ---

上海龙凤1314take sb. as --- think of sb. as --- look on sb. as ---

20. be of great value

Sports and games can be of great value, especially to people who work with their brains most of the day. The two balls are of a size.

上海龙凤1314This question so of great interest to the students.

I’m very glad to have been of any help to you.

China is of the Third World. These recorders are of good quality.

21. value:

上海龙凤1314His ideas have little value. I value the house at $ 9500.

上海龙凤1314I value you proposal very much.

上海龙凤131422. on the basis of --- the basis of his argument.

上海龙凤131423. have a bad effect/influence on ---

24. generally speaking/judging from\by/talking of /considering --- seeing that/given --- 都不考虑各逻辑主语的关系。

Given their inexperience (that they inexperienced), they have done a good job.

25. stop/prevent/keep --- from doing ---

26. die of/from ---

27. own: I saw it with my own eyes.

This house is my own. He has owned the house for 40 years.

He got the job on his own. They have no children of our own.

28. production: production line produce

The factory was built for the production of cars.

a fall/an increase in production

上海龙凤1314America produced more cars this year than last year.

Can you produce any proof of your nationality?

上海龙凤131429. raise: raise money raise our children

raise chickens and corn. raise one’s hand

上海龙凤1314May I raise a question?

上海龙凤131430. research do research on sth/carry out researches into sth.

31. as far as as/so long as

上海龙凤1314He walked as far as the village where lived.

As far as I know he is from America.

You can play as long as you finish you homework first.

上海龙凤131432. also/too/either/as well/as well as

33. There were the ruins of an ancient building.

Our plan is in ruins. fall into runs

上海龙凤131434. height high highly

上海龙凤1314It has a height of 3,000 meters. It is 3,000 meters in height.

It is 3,000 meters high. He can jump very high.

The teacher speaks highly of the student.

上海龙凤131435. doubt: no doubt/no wonder beyond/without doubt

上海龙凤1314I doubt whether it is reasonable.

There is a doubt whether it is reasonable.

上海龙凤1314There is no doubt at all about it.

36. large amounts of/large quantities of --- 后无论跟什么样的名词，做主语时谓语动词都得用复数。

上海龙凤1314Large quantities of water are left.

37. only a few/only a little

上海龙凤131438. a great many of the /those/your friends

上海龙凤1314but: a great many students.

39. business:

do business with you

上海龙凤1314He is the manager of 3 different businesses.

My personal life is none of your business.

This is not my business. get down to business on business

40. spread:

spread out a map spread (out) one’s arms

spread knowledge Flies spread disease

The forest spread from here to the river.

上海龙凤131441. approach:

As winter approached the weather became colder.

上海龙凤1314approach the problem correctly

上海龙凤1314He was warned of the approach of the enemy.

When learning a foreign language, the best approach is the study of the spoken English.

上海龙凤1314All approaches to the town were blocked.

Unit Six Life in the future

1. communication satellite

be in/get in communication with --- get/be in touch with ---

上海龙凤1314contact with ---

上海龙凤13142. happen/occur/take place/break out

I happened to meet a friend of mine in the street.

It happened that I didn’t take any money with me that day.

上海龙凤1314It occurred to me that I had left my key at home.

An idea suddenly occurred to me.

When did the car accident occur/happen?

3. double: a double room a double meaning

上海龙凤1314The price of houses has doubled over the past few years.

上海龙凤1314His income is double hers We need double /twice the amount.

上海龙凤13144. original: an original idea an original thinker

This is not the original picture, but just a copy of it.

5. in danger/out of danger

上海龙凤13146. confuse: puzzle confusing/puzzling confused/puzzled

confuse A with/and B confusion

7. In general/generally

Woman in general like to shop for new clothes.

8. major/main/leading majority minority

上海龙凤1314a major/main road a major operation major in history

A majority of 230 are for the plan.

上海龙凤13149. trend: the trend of prices is still upwards

上海龙凤1314a growing trend towards smaller families

furniture of contemporary style

9. indicate:

With a nod of his head he indicated to me where I should sit.

上海龙凤1314A sign indicates the right road to follow.

A red sky at night indicates fine whether the following day.

上海龙凤1314They indicated that hey were tired.

10. urban/rural suburb suburban

urban areas the urban population

上海龙凤1314rural areas the rural population

10. ensure/insure (同义)

The book ensured his success.

These pills should ensure you a good night’s sleep.

11. instead/instead of:

上海龙凤1314Last summer I went to France. This year I’m going to Italy instead.

Why did they choose him instead of me?

上海龙凤131412. remain: remaining remains

上海龙凤1314If you take away 3 from 8, 5 remains.

Only the woman and the two children remained there.

上海龙凤1314She begged him to remain at home.

Much remains to be seen.

Tom has been married while John still remains single.

The land reform question remains unsolved.

上海龙凤1314Leave the remaining points for our next meeting.

the remains of the ancient Rome.

上海龙凤131413. regularly: regular a regular soldier/army regularity

上海龙凤1314He comes here fairly regularly.

上海龙凤1314He lives a regular life.

14. certain/sure:

上海龙凤1314He was not too sure about the grammar and some of the idioms.

上海龙凤1314I’m certain/sure of that.

It is certain that he has left for Shanghai.

上海龙凤131415. come true/be realized

You will see what I am saying now will come true/be realized.

16. in the same times at the same time

上海龙凤1314in ancient times/in prehistoric times/in recent times.

in times of danger/hardship/prosperity etc.

17. ask/accept/follow/give/offer/seek advice

We advise their starting early. We advise them to start early.

上海龙凤1314We advise that they should start early.

18. require : ~ doing sth. ~ sb. to do sth.

~ that sb. (should) do sth.

19. in store: 储存备用

上海龙凤1314There is a surprise in store for you when you get home.

20. in space

21. be concerned about ~ sb. 使某人担心

上海龙凤1314As (So) far as sb. + be + concerned 就某人来说所关心的

It is impossible as far as we are concerned.

上海龙凤131422. bring back: 归还， 带回来、 使回想起、 使恢复

上海龙凤1314The sight of you brings back many of my memories.

23. old-fashioned dressed in the latest fashion

fashion magazines come in to /be in fashion

go/be out of fashion

上海龙凤131423. imitate: imitation in imitation of

He can imitate everything he sees.

You should imitate those good and great men.

24. transform:

上海龙凤1314He transformed the old kitchen into a beautiful sitting-room.

25. clean up: Clean up your room.

26. come up with: He came up with a new suggestion.

上海龙凤1314Unit 7 Living With Disease

1. deadly: A deadly silence filled the class.

I’m deadly/awfully/badly sleepy.

2. attitude: take/adopt/keep a(n) --- attitude towards/to ---

上海龙凤1314The writer’s attitude towards life is strange.

3. imaginary: The story is not true, but imaginary.

上海龙凤1314an imaginative writer imagine imagination

上海龙凤13144. infect: Anyone with a bad cold may infect the people around him.

The wound was infected with germs.

上海龙凤1314infection infectious

5. transmit:

The programme will be transmitted at 8 o’clock.

Rats transmit disease. transmission

6. via: The news reached me via my aunt.

7. donate donation donate --- to sb.

She made a donation of $ 1,000 to the Children’s Hospital.

上海龙凤13148. prevention Prevention of forest fires is up to you.

上海龙凤13149. detective: a personal detective detective stories

上海龙凤1314detect detection

10. persuade: ~ sb. to do sth. ~ sb. into doing sth.

上海龙凤131411. dying die death dead

He has died. His death made us sad. He is dead.

He is dying.

上海龙凤131412. break down: 坏了；失败；中断了。

上海龙凤1314His bike broke down on his way to school.

上海龙凤1314The peace talks have broken down.

I can’t have you breaking down in health.

He broke down in the middle o his speech.

上海龙凤131413. immune: ~ to/from/against --- 免疫；免于，免受 ---

This medicine will make you immune to/from/against cold.

上海龙凤131414. leave sb./sth. + adj/p.p./n. leave for --- leave --- for ---

上海龙凤1314leave the food untouched leave the book open on the desk

AIDS leaves the patient defenseless. leave sb. an orphan.

15. manage: manage to do sth. management

I can manage it myself.

16. total: total earning/income total population total score

total cost a total of --- in total total up to

The bill totals up to $100.

17. lack: lack for ~ sth. be lacking in ---

I lack the courage to do it.

She doesn’t lack for money.

She is lacking in wisdom (courage, humor, common sense).

18. It’s proper/suitable for sb. to do sth.

上海龙凤131419. mean meaning meaningful

20. What a pity (that) you can’t go with us.

feel/have pity for sb. 同情某人

take/have pity on sb. 怜悯、宽恕某人。

上海龙凤131421. diagnose: ~ one’s illness as --- diagnosis.

The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare skin disease.

21. on the contrary

上海龙凤131422. free from: 没有，不受 --- 的损害 free of：远离，摆脱

He wants to live a life entirely free from troubles.

上海龙凤1314If your wages are very small, they’ll be free of income tax.

Unit 8 First Aid

1. give/do/offer first aid to sb. do/offer/give sb. first aid

上海龙凤13142. drown sb. sb. drowns drowning

He pulled drowning man from the water an gave him first aid.

上海龙凤13143. upside down: That picture is hanging upside down.

4. stay calm:

The sea is calm. The weather stayed hot this week.

He stays single.

6. in panic

7. conscious : be conscious of (one’s shortcomings)

8. I’m afraid I am slightly drunk.

上海龙凤1314a sight girl

9. circulation: He has a bad circulation.

上海龙凤1314the circulation of news, information, rumors

上海龙凤131410. pulse: take/feel sb.’s pulse

11. The woman had fainted from the heat, but she soon revived.

Hot coffee can revive a tired man.

12. to make things/matters worse ---

上海龙凤1314He may be late. To make matters worse, he may not come at all.

13. roll over: Every time he rolled over, he pulled over more of the bedclothes to his side.

上海龙凤131414. weave: weave thread into cloth weave a web.

上海龙凤1314He wove his way to the mountain village.

15. worn out tired out

16. in honor of in celebration of

上海龙凤131417. eventually: ~ we all must die.

上海龙凤131418. tap sb. on the shoulder

上海龙凤131419. call for: I’ll call for you at nine. Success calls for hard work.

20. This belt is rather loose.

上海龙凤1314Unit Nine Saving the Earth

1. face:

上海龙凤1314What are the problems facing the workers at the present time?

We are now faced with the threat of war.

We must face our trouble and bear it.

Our house faces the park.

2. attend: ~ class/school/Beijing University/a meeting/one’s wedding/a funeral service.

Martin the doctor attended the sick man.

上海龙凤1314Two nurses attended day and night on the prince.

She offered to go out and attend to these matters.

上海龙凤13143. take notes = make notes take notes of 作笔记

上海龙凤1314take note of: 注意

上海龙凤1314Take careful note of what I say and please don’t forget it.

3. expect:

I’ll expect you for dinner at six o’clock sharp.

I hardly expected to find you still here.

His parents expected him to be a lawyer, but he turned doctor later.

I didn’t expect you back so soon.

上海龙凤1314I had not expected that things would turn out like this.

I expect so.

You’re expecting too much of him.

上海龙凤13144. That is the big issue they are facing in Iraq.

The article appeared in the fifth issue of English Weekly.

The post office issued the stamps last week.

5. summarize: He summarized the arguments.

上海龙凤1314He give me a quick summary of the events leading to quarrel.

上海龙凤13146. make sure: make sure of --- 弄肯定；设法做到

Please make sure that the gas is turned off before you leave.

He looked behind him to make sure he was not being followed.

Arrive early at the lecture hall to make sure of a seat!

7. It would be better if ---

It would be better if you can help us.

上海龙凤13148. content: Show me the content of your suitcase.

be content with (the content of the speech) be satisfied with ---

8. access: This is the only access to that building.

have access to --- We had access to his private files.

The captain is always accessible to his men.

9. stress:

上海龙凤1314lay/put/place stress on sth.

My parents lay stress on honesty.

She has been under a lot of stress recently.

In times of stress, we hope to get help form our friends.

The speaker stressed the need for better education in his report.

10. violence: violent violently

War is an act of violence.

上海龙凤1314The violence of the hurricane caused damage.

The boy had a violent pain in his stomach after eating too much fruit.

a violent quarrel a violent attack

上海龙凤1314His heart was beating violently.

上海龙凤131411. equality: equal equally

The equality of right before law

Women demand equal pay for equal work.

All men are born equal.

be equal to --- An hour is equal to sixty minutes.

She treated her three children equally.

11. responsibility responsible

He has no sense of responsibility.

上海龙凤1314a responsible teacher

上海龙凤1314be responsible for sth. /sb.

12. take action/take measures

13. willingness: They did not show much willingness to help.

show willingness to please others.

willing be willing to do sth. willingly

If you do not come willingly, I shall have to use force.

上海龙凤131413. harmony:

上海龙凤1314The harmony of sea and sky makes a beautiful picture.

in harmony (with) ---

上海龙凤1314Bob and I have worked together in harmony for years.

上海龙凤1314His takes are in harmony with mine.

14. put/bring/make an end to ---

上海龙凤131415. suffering: He died without much suffering.

I hope that this might end my suffering.

上海龙凤1314Their sufferings after the war were terrible.

He looked very pale, and seemed to have suffered a great deal.

上海龙凤1314suffer a great loss/great losses.

上海龙凤1314He suffered a great deal from cold and hunger.

16. It’s unfair to treat him like that.

17. wipe: ~ the table ~ one’s hand on a towel

上海龙凤1314~ one’s eyes ~ off a debt ~ out ~ out poverty

上海龙凤131417. If you are to develop(如果想要 --- ) the world successfully, you must make sure that everyone is able to take part in the new world we create.

If we are to be there in time, we’ll have to hurry up.

上海龙凤131418. Rich countries have a responsibility towards poorer countries and must do whatever they can to help others.

上海龙凤131419. Only by changing how we live can we save the earth.

上海龙凤131420. Had I known that air conditioners cause so much pollution, I would never have bought one.

21. There is a good chance that we will see less violence and fewer wars.

上海龙凤131422. worldwide: a worldwide influence nationwide

Football is played worldwide.

上海龙凤131423. die out die down die away

上海龙凤1314This kind of bird is dying out.

The fighting between the two died down.

The sound of the car died away in the distance.

上海龙凤131423. alternative:

上海龙凤1314alternative ways the alternative of going or staying.

You have no alternative but to surrender.

上海龙凤131424. be harmful to ---

上海龙凤131425. make a difference --- 区分；对--- 不同对待。

上海龙凤1314Your support will certainly make a difference in our work.

make some/no/little difference

26. at an alarming speed

at a speed of 30km/h at the speed of light at full/to speed

27. It was these people’s willingness to work hard and well that impressed me most.

上海龙凤131428. be determined to do sth. determination decide decision

上海龙凤1314He was determined to win the game.

上海龙凤1314I determined to travel no further that night.

a person of determination a determined man

上海龙凤131429. defend: We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be.

defend sb./sth. against/from --- defense defense works

上海龙凤1314The lawyer is defending Mr. White.

We must strengthen our defenses on western border.

上海龙凤131430. affect/effect:

This affected his attitude. This has no effect on him.

be affected by heat 中暑 be affected with high fever 发高烧

上海龙凤131431. advise/suggest/recommend that sb. + ( should) do sth.

advise/suggest/recommend (sb./sb.’s) doing sth.

but: advise/recommend sb. to do sth. suggest sb./sb.’s doing sth.

Unit Ten Frightening Nature

1. frighten: frightening frightened frighten away

上海龙凤1314brighten sb. into doing sth. ~ sb. to death

上海龙凤1314starve sb. to death sentence sb. to death beat sb. to death

上海龙凤1314burn sb. to death shoot sb. to death

上海龙凤1314The explosion frightened me.

上海龙凤1314When I saw her in the river I was frightened.

上海龙凤1314a frightening experience.

2. threat: under the ~ of --- threatening threaten

Threats don’t scare me.

The black clouds are a threat of rain.

上海龙凤1314She threatened to kill herself.

a threatening letter

3. uneasy: The driver was uneasy about the icy roads.

上海龙凤1314She felt uneasy with her new in-laws.

上海龙凤13144. terrify terrifying terrified be terrified of ---

上海龙凤13145. danger: be a danger to sb. in danger out of danger

上海龙凤13146. failure a failure pleasure a pleasure

上海龙凤1314success a success surprise a surprise

honor an honor rain a rain sand sands

water waters fire a forest fire iron an iron

coffee three coffees paper papers

上海龙凤13147. way: in this way in that way in many ways

in no way on one’s own way in a way in some way

上海龙凤1314by way of via by the way

上海龙凤13148. hit : hit sb. on the head The stone hit the window.

上海龙凤1314A bright idea hit/struck me then.

上海龙凤13149. get into a total panic get into trouble get into a temper

上海龙凤1314get into the habit of --- get sb. into ---

上海龙凤1314in a panic in terror in surprise in anger

in curiosity in great happiness in silence in peace

in a hurry in high/low spirits

10. could have done

上海龙凤131411. order sth. done

12. beg: ~ sth. ~ to do sth. ~ sb. to do sth.

13. call for : ~ courage I’ll call for you at six this evening.

14. flee: The enemy fled in disorder.

He fled kidnappers and phoned the police.

上海龙凤131415. the more --- , the more ---

16. urge: ~ sb. to do sth. ~ that sb. (should) do sth.

17. upon/on arrival, --- on seeing/hearing --- ,

18. It seems that/as if ---

19. light: light up/lit up lit/lighted sth. but: a lighted candle

上海龙凤131420. more --- than ---

He is more brave than wise.

上海龙凤1314The book is more like a dictionary than a book.

21. pick up/pick out/pick

上海龙凤131422. be related to be connected with have sth. to do with ---

上海龙凤131423. cause / do damage to ---

上海龙凤131424. spring to /into life come to life suddenly

spring to one’s feet spring forth spring up

25. clear up: clear away/off

上海龙凤1314The weather is clearing up; we can go out.

Your desk is covered with papers; clear them up before you leave the office.

There are many difficulties to be cleared away/off in our way.

上海龙凤1314The clouds cleared away and the stars shone very brightly.

26. leave out/cross out:

上海龙凤1314In copying this paper, be careful not leave out any words.

上海龙凤131427. the very eye of the wind

28. hold one’s breath

上海龙凤131429. full-powered near-sighted warm-hearted

cold-blooded absent-minded open-hearted

上海龙凤1314broad-minded middle-aged ill-minded

上海龙凤131430. all of a sudden all at once suddenly on a sudden

31. in a whisper in a low voice in a loud voice

上海龙凤131432. appropriate : She wore appropriate clothes for the journey.

Write in a style appropriate to the occasion.

33. fascinate fascinating fascinated

上海龙凤1314The magician fascinated the children.

上海龙凤1314Little Jim was fascinated by the question I asked.

Alice is a fascinating girl. fascination

34. live through: get through go through

They got through the meal without speaking.

John has got through the examination.

The operator finally got me through to Mr. Lee.

上海龙凤1314I’ll be with you as soon as I get through this work.

35. hold out/hold on/hold back

36. draw near: The great day drew near. Night drew near.

37. So don’t lost heart, whatever you do.

Wherever you go, whatever you do, I’ll be right here waiting for you.

The End