　　1.　take sb. by surprise:

　　happen unexpectedly

　　出乎某人意料

　　短语应用

　　突然的响声吓了她一跳。

　　The sudden noise took her by surprise.

　　2.take the liberty of doing sth.: do sth. without

　　permission 擅自做某事

　　延语

　　我擅自作主邀请了一位老朋友和我们一起共进晚餐意群提示 (join)

　　I took the liberty of asking an old friend to join us for dinner.

　　3.proceed to sth

　　.: if you proceed to the next part of an activity, job, etc.,you do or take part in the next part of it 进而做(参加)某事(活动)

　　短语应用

　　期末考试临近，他复习了几个章节，不休息，继续学习接下来的章节。

　　意群提示 (around the corner)

　　The final exam is around the corner; he reviewed some chapters and proceeded to the next without rest.

　　4.expel sb. from sth

　　: officially force sb. to leave a school or organization(从学校或组织中正式) 开除短语力用

　　我弟弟因为行为不端被学校开除了。

　　意群提示(bad behavior)

　　My brother was expelled from school for bad behaviour.

　　5.go along with sb./ sth

　　.:agree with or support sb. or sth.同意；支持

短语应用

母亲已经同意他的婚事了，但要说服父亲也同意可就难多了。

Mom already agreed to his marriage, but it's going to be harder persuading his father to go along with it.

　　6.wonder/'wanda(r)/ at....

feel surprised and unable to believe sth.

对…感到惊讶

1)一个人能在网络游戏上花那么多钱真让人感到惊讶。You have to wonder at a guy who can spend all that money on online games.

2)去山里观光的游客对这个地区天气变化之快感到诧异。Visitors to mountainous areas tend to wonder at the speed with which the weather can change in such areas.

　　7.apart from....

in addition to sb.or sth.除.之外；此外

1)我们玩得很好，只是天气不太好。

We had a good time, apart from the weather.

2)除了国际航班的飞机票，孩子们必须支付旅行中自己的花费。

Apart from the international flight, the children have to pay for their own expense on the trip.

　　8.give way to....

be replaced by sth. else 被·…取代

1)普通话是不是应该取代方言呢？

意群提示(dialect/"daralekt/; Mandarin) Should dialects give way to Mandarin?

2)Her earlier good humor and high spirits gave way to an increasing desperation.她先前那种好的心情和高昂的情绪统统被日益剧增的绝望所取代。