eg:I don’t want to see the film;besides,it’s raining outside.
我不想去看那部电影,况且,外面又在下雨.
⑤burst into:后置名词;表示突然……
burst out:后置动名词;表示突然……
eg:burst into tears/laughter译文:突然哭起来/突然笑起来
burst out crying/laughing译文:突然哭起来/突然笑起来
⑥but for:假如没有,不是(句子谓语多用虚拟语气)
eg:But for the rain we should have had a pleasant journey.
要不是那场雨的话,我们应该有一次愉快的旅行.
But for my brother’s help l would not have finished the work.
多亏我哥哥帮忙,否则我不会完成这项工作.
⑦on the point of...正要(去干某事)
eg:I was just on the point of leaving when the telephone rang.
我正要离开,就在那时电话铃响了.
The coach was on the point of giving up the game when our team scored two points.
教练正准备放弃比赛,这时我们队得了两分.
⑧envy:后可置间接或直接宾语,译为羡慕和嫉妒.
eg:I don’t envy you your journey in this bad weather.
我不羡慕你在这坏天气里去旅行.
eg:I envy your good fortune.
我羡慕你的好运.
⑨leave:可用动词不定式、现在分词、过去分词、形容词、名词、介词短语、做宾语补足语.
eg:We left him to play alone.我们让他独自一人玩.
Don’t leave her standing outside.It’s cold.
别让她站在外面,外面冷.
He got up late and had to leave the breakfast unfinished.
他起得晚了,不得不没吃完早饭就走.
Hearing the bad news,Tom hurried to the hospital,leaving the door open.
一听到这坏消息,汤姆门都不关,就急匆匆赶往医院.
Leave your hat and coat in the hall.
把你的帽子和上衣放在客厅里好了.
Her parents died and she was left an orphan.
她父母死了,留下她成了孤儿.
⑩with+名词:可用动词不定式、现在分词、过去分词、形容词、副词、介词短语,做宾语补足语
eg:So in the afternoon,with nothing to do,I went on around of the bookshops.
所以在下午,由于没事可干,我去书店逛了一圈.
With the price of gold going up,South Africa’s economy was good.
随着黄金价格的上扬,南非的经济复苏了.
All the afternoon he was reading with the door closed.
整个下午,他闭门读书.
Last week I met with an interesting boy with two front teeth missing.
上星期,我碰到了一位令人有趣的,掉了两颗门牙的男孩.
With John away,we all felt disappointed.
约翰走了,我们大家都感到失望.
Hearing the footstep,the man rushed out with a gun in his hand.
一听到脚步声,那男的就手拿一杆枪冲了出去.
⑾search sb.for sth.为某物搜某人的身
search some place.for sb./sth.为某人或某物搜查某地
search for:到处搜寻
search out:找寻到
search through:把……仔细搜寻一遍
eg:They were searching the spy for a secret map.
他们为了一张秘密地图而搜那位特务的身.
I’ve searched all my drawers for the letter,but I can’t find it.
我为了那封信已搜遍了所有的抽屉,但没能找到.
We should search for the lost child till we find him.
我们应该搜寻那位丢失的小孩,直到找到为止.
The police were trying to search out the real murderer.
警察正在尽力找出那位真正的杀人犯.
He searched through his pockets and still can’t find his keys.
他把他的口袋都仔细搜了一遍,但仍找不到他的钥匙.
⑿towards:prep.near
eg:They left towards 10 o’clock.他们将近10点离开.
towards evening;将近傍晚
(13)on board:(A)on a ship/a plane/a train
(B)onto/into a ship/a plane/a train
eg:There were 500 people on board when the ship sank.
船沉时,船上有500人.
I left the airport after she got on board the plane.
她登上飞机后,我离开了机场.
2.辨析①for sale;intended to be sold ( usu.by or on behalf of the owners)
on sale:(of goods in shops,etc.)offered for purchase
eg:Is the house for sale?
这屋出售吗?
There are some nice apples on sale in that shop.
那家商店有上好的苹果卖.
②mean to do...:打算干……
mean doing...:意味着干……
be meant for:适合于……
eg:I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.I’m sorry.
对不起.我不是有意要伤害你的感情.
Accepting that job means living abroad.
接受那工作意味着要住在国外.
He is not meant for a soldier and will always be unhappy in the army.
他不适合当兵,在军队里他永远不会快乐.
③remark:n.comment
review:n.article that critically examines a new book,etc.
eg:He made a few remarks about the people in that area.
他对那个地区的人发表了一些看法.
Your remarks may have hurt her feelings.
你的评论可能伤了他的感情.
g:His book got good reviews.
他的书受到好评.
write reviews for the monthly magazines
为月刊写书评
④except:除去……(不包括……)
except tor:除去……(除去部分和主语不同类)可放在句前或句后
but:除去
A person of great determination