1. lie和lay
eg. (1)She would lie awake at nights worrying.
她老是在夜里醒來,憂心忡忡。
(2)They laid the table for dinner.
他們擺好桌子準(zhǔn)備吃飯。
2.be rich in在……方面充足;富含……
be low in在……方面缺乏(含量低)
be poor in在……方面貧乏
be high in在……方面含量高
eg.Our country is rich in natural resources. 我們國家自然資源豐富。
3.a bit of salt=a little salt
a bit hungry(angry) 有點餓(生氣)
not a bit=not at all一點也不
not a little(=very)很;非常
eg. (1)I’m not a bit hungry. 我一點也不餓。
(2)I’m not a little hungry. 我很餓了。
4.advise
sth.建議某事
sb. (not) to do sth.
勸告某人(不)做某事
doing sth. 建議做某事
sb.+疑問詞+不定式建議某人怎么樣
(sb.) that+主語+(should) do sth.
建議某人應(yīng)做某事
eg.(1)He advised
an early start.
me to start early.
starting early.
(me) that I (should) start early.
(2)Could you advise me what to do next?
5. prepare vt.準(zhǔn)備、籌備,可用如下結(jié)構(gòu)
prepare (sth.)to do…for… prepare oneself for…be/get preparedfor…to do…
eg. (1)Please prepare the table for dinner.
請把餐桌擺好準(zhǔn)備開飯。
(2)He is preparing himself for the examination for Harvard.
他正在為參加哈佛大學(xué)的入學(xué)考試作準(zhǔn)備。
(3)You must be well prepared for the worst. 你必須對最壞的情況有個思想準(zhǔn)備。
6.compare…with/to… 把……與……相比
compare…to… 把……比作……
compared with/to… 與……相比
eg.(1)How can you compare a man with/to a mouse? 你怎么能把人同鼠相比呢?
(2)Compared with/to Japan, the United States has far wider land.
與日本比起來,美國的國土廣闊多了。
7. play a trick on 捉弄(某人),開玩笑 trick是可數(shù)名詞,也寫作play tricks on。
與之相近的短語有:
. make fun of取笑,捉弄(某人);
laugh at嘲笑;
make a fool of
愚弄(某人),出(某人)洋相;
play a joke with和(某人)開玩笑;
joke with和(某人)開玩笑
8. have (little, some) faith in sb. (sth.)
(不大,有點)相信某人(某事)
lack faith in sb. (sth.)
對某人(某事)缺乏信心
lose faith in sb.對某人失去信任
put faith in sb. (sth.)相信某人(某事)
eg. Children usually have faith in their parents. 孩子們通常信賴自己的父母。