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　　Clean up a room for a party. (打扫干净)

　　He clean up a small fortune. (挣得，赢得)

　　I hope it clears up this afternoon (天气转晴)

　　Has your rash cleared up?(你的皮疹痊愈了吗?)

　　Please clear up the mess in here before you go. (使整洁，清理)

　　5. be excited about (Para. 4)

　　6. belong to (Para. 4)

　　7. Despite their lack of interest, Fleming kept trying to develop the chemical so that it would be safe and effective. (Para. 4)

　　words and eXPressions

　　1.abuse n.& vt.滥用，虐待，辱骂

　　(1)[U]对某物(某人)的滥用、妄用或虐待

　　drug abuse滥用麻醉药品 child abuse虐待儿童

　　abuse of trust/privilege 辜负别人得到的信任/滥用职权

　　(2)[C]不正当的习俗，恶习，弊端

　　put an end to abuses 废止不正当的习俗

　　(3)vt.滥用，妄用，误用

　　Don’t abuse your authority.不要滥用你的权威。

　　He abused his power while in office.他在职时滥用权力。

　　You are always abusing and offending people. 你总是出言不逊得罪人。

　　Those captives were physically abused. 那些俘虏遭受了肉体上的摧残。

　　She abused himhim soundly for his neglect.因疏忽被她痛骂了一顿。

　　2.insurance n.保险，保险业，保险费

　　(1)[U]保险费,保险金额

　　When her husband died,she received $20 000 insurance.她丈夫去世后，她得到两万美元的保险金。

　　He pays out $100 in insurance every year.他每年付保险费100美元。

　　(2)[C]保险

　　insurance policy 保险单

　　How many insurances have you?你入了多少种保险?

　　insuurer保险公司 the insured投保人

　　He claimed to be an insurance salesman but later was found to be a fraud.

　　他自称是个保险公司的推销员,但后来发现原来是个骗子。

　　3.lay off 解雇，不理会，使下岗

　　Mr. Wang is a laid-off worker and his wife has income of only 300 yuan per month.

　　(1)(尤指生意萧条时临时性的)解雇(雇员)

　　During the recession they laid us off for three months.在营业衰退时期，他们停雇了我们三个月。

　　(2)停止工作或活动，休息

　　The doctor told me to lay off for a week.医生要我休息一星期。

　　I have smoked cigarettes for many years,but now I’m going to lay them off.

　　我抽烟很多年了，现在打算戒了。

　　You must lay off alcohol for a while.在一段时间内你必须戒酒。

　　lay about 攻击;拳打脚踢 lay on 提供;供应 lay out 布置;安排设计(建筑等)

　　lay up 贮存;使卧病在床 lay aside 搁置, 积蓄 lay over 使延期

　　4. make matters worse使情况更困难或更危险

　　(1)to make matters worse=what’s worse=worse still=to make things worse=even worse

　　=to make the matter worse than all

　　(2)插入语的其他常见形式

　　what’s more而且，另外 in short 简而言之 (make it short)

　　in other words换句话说 judging from... 从……方面来判断

　　by the way顺便说一下 generally speaking 通常来讲

　　all in all 总而言之 to tell you the truth 实话告诉你

　　on the other hand另一方面 to be honest 诚实讲

　　5. get rid of

　　(1)摆脱，丢掉

　　I’ve tried all sorts of medicines to get rid of this cold.为治好感冒，我已经试用了各种药物。

　　(2)除去，消灭，赶走

　　How can we get rid of all these flies in the kitchen?

　　我们怎样才能把厨房里的这些苍蝇统统消灭掉呢?

　　He just sat there talking all the evening and I couldn’t get rid of him.

　　他就在那里坐着谈了整整一个晚上，我无法把他撵走走。

　　6. pressure n. 压力

　　(1)有力的影响，劝说，压力

　　under pressure受压力的/被压迫的

　　put sb under pressure to do sth=force sb to do sth=put pressure on sb(to do0

　　He only agreed to do it under pressure from his parents.

　　他是在父母的压力下才同意去做这件事的。

　　She is constantly under pressure and it is affecting her health.

　　她经常处于压力下，这严重影响了她的健康。

　　He works well under pressure. 他在有压力的情况下工作很出色。 (学生讲义后面15有)

　　We’re trying to put pressure on the government to change the law.

　　我们试图对政府施加压力使其改变这一法令。

　　He only agreed to leave the country under pressure.

　　他是在压力下才同意出国的。

　　(2)[C][U]紧迫感，压迫感

　　I’d like to help out,but I really haven’t got time—pressure of work,you know!

　　我是愿意帮忙的，但是我实在没有时间——工作压力太大，你知道!

　　The pressure of city life forced him to move to the country.

　　都市生活的压力/艰难迫使他迁往乡下。

　　blood pressure血压

　　The small box was flattened by the pressure of the heavy book on it. (学生讲义后面15有)

　　小盒子被这本厚厚的书压扁了。

　　These old people are unaccustomed to the pressure of modern life. (学生讲义后面15有)

　　这些老人不习惯现代生活的紧张压力。

　　7.consult

　　(1)v.查阅(书籍等)，(向专业人员等)咨询，请教

　　to consult a dictionary=refer to a dictionary查阅字典(look up a word in a dictionary)