1. be fond of “喜爱,爱好” ,接名词、代词或动词的 -ing 形式。
- He’s fond of swimming. 他喜欢游泳。
- Are you fond of fresh vegetables. 你喜欢新鲜蔬菜吗?
- He is fond of his research work. 他喜爱他的研究工作。
2. hunt for = look for 寻找
- I have found the book I was hunting for. 我找到了那本我在找的书。
- hunt for a job 找工作
3. in order to/so as to :这两个词组都可引导不定式作目的状语,in order to 可放于句首,so as to 则不能,其否定形式为 in order not to / so as not to。
- He went to Beijing in order / so as to attend an important meeting.
- In order to be noticed, he shouted and waved to us. 为了让我们注意他,他朝我们又是叫喊又是挥手。
4. care about
1. 喜欢,对……有兴趣 = care for
- She doesn’t care about money. 她不喜欢钱。
2. 关心 = care for
- She thinks only of herself. She doesn’t care about other people. 她只考虑自己。她不关心别人。
3. 在乎,在意(接从句或不接任何成分)
- These young people care nothing about what old people might say. 这些年轻人根本不在乎老人说的话。
5. such as 意为“诸如……”,“像……”,是用来列举人或事物的。
- She teaches three subjects, such as physics and chemistry. 她教三门科目,像物理、化学。
6. drop a line 留下便条,写封短信
7. make yourself at home 别客气;随便;无拘束
- If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home. 如果你在我之前到我家,自己喝点饮料,随便一点。
8. stay up 不睡;熬夜
1. I’ll be late home, don’t stay up for me. 我将回家很晚,不要等我了。
2. He stayed up reading until 2:00 in the morning. 他熬夜看书直到凌晨两点。
9. come about 引起;发生;产生
1. How did the accident come about? 这场事故是怎么发生的?
2. They didn’t know how the change had come about. 他们不知道这个变化是怎样产生的。
10. except for 除……之外
1. except 与 except for 的用法常有区别。except 多用于引起同类事物中被排除的一项。如:
- ①He answered all the questions except the last one. 除去最后一个,他回答了所有问题。
- ②We go there every day except Sunday. 除了星期天,我们天天去那里。
2. except for 用于引述细节以修正句子的主要意思。如:
- ①Except for one old lady, the bus was empty. 除去一个老太太,这辆公共汽车全空了。
- ②Your picture is good except for the colours. 你的画儿很好,只是某些色彩有问题。
3. 但在现代英语中,except for 也用于表示 except 的意思。如上述第一个例子可以是:
- He answered all the questions except for the last one.
4. 另外,在介词短语之前只能用 except,不能用 except for。
- We go to bed before ten, except in the summer. 除了夏季,我们通常十点之前上床睡觉。
11. end up with 以……告终;以……结束
- The party ended up with an English song. 聚会以一首英文歌结束。
12. more or less 几乎;差不多;大约;大概;大体上
1. I’ve more or less succeeded, but they haven’t. 我差不多成功了,而他们没有。
2. Our living condition has more or less improved. 我们的生活水平或多或少提高了。
13. bring in 引进;引来;吸收
1. We should bring in new technology. 我们应该引进新技术。
2. He brings in 800 dollars a month. 他一个月挣八百美元。
14. get away (from) 逃离
1. The thieves got away from the shop with all our money. 小偷带着我们所有的钱从商店逃跑了。
2. I caught a really big fish but it got away. 我钓到了一条好大的鱼,可是它逃掉了。
15. watch out (for) 注意;留心
1. Watch out! There is a car coming. 小心!汽车来了。
2. Watch out for the hole in the road. 留神路上的那个坑。
16. see sb. off 给某人送行
- Tomorrow I will see my friend off at the railway station. 明天我到火车站给朋友送行。
17. on the other hand 另一方面(用以引出相互矛盾的观点、意见等,常说 on the one hand …… on the other hand 一方面……另一方面)
- I know this job of mine isn’t well paid, but on the other hand I don’t have to work long hours. 我知道这份工作报酬不高,但从另一方面来说,我也不必工作太长时间。
18. as well as 和,还
- He is a talented musician as well as being a photographer. 她不但是摄影师还是个天才的音乐家。
19. take place 发生
- take one’s place 入座、站好位置、取得地位
- take sb’s place 或 take the place of 代替、取代
20. on fire 相当于 burning,意为“燃烧;着火;起火”,有静态的含意。catch fire 有动态的含意。
- set…on fire/set fire to…用来表示“使……着火”、“放火烧……”。
- Look, the theatre is on fire! Let’s go and help. 瞧,剧院着火了,咱们去帮忙救火吧。