王和林
重点、难点分析:
1.head vt.朝……方向前进;使……开往;在……前头,居……之首等
They saw the enemy troops heading northeast.他们看见敌军向东北方向前进。
Theyre heading home.他们正在回家。
The captain headed the ship northward.船长使船向北开。
His address headed the letter.他的地址居信件之首。
When the president died, the vice瞤resident was chosen to head the firm.总裁去世时,副总裁被挑选领导公司。
vi.(向特定的方向) 出发,动身,前往,(船)驶向
Where are you heading/headed? 你上哪儿啊?
Its about time we were heading home.我们到了该回家的时候了。
2.account for (数量和比例上) 占,占据;是……的原因;对……作出解释或说明
Imports from Japan accounted for 40% of the total.从日本的进口量占总量的40%。
How do you account for the sudden disappearance of the murder weapon? 你怎么解释凶器突然消失的原因?
【相关考点】
accountant n.报告,叙述 (区别于explanation解释,说明;expression表达,表情)
on account of 由于,因为(相当于because of ; as a result of );为了某事物
We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather.
on no account 决不,相当于in no case ; in no way; by no means; on no condition
in / under no circumstance,用法相似,若置于句首,引起部分倒装。
On no account should we cut down the investment in education.我们决不能削减教育投资。
take…into account/take account of sth 考虑/顾及某事
We have to take every possibility into account before carrying out the plan.执行计划之前,我们必须把所有的可能性都考虑到。
3.hook n.钩子fishing hook 鱼钩 v.钩住,引诱
My shirt got hooked on a thorn.我的衬衫被一个小刺钩住了。
Be/get hooked on 迷上,上瘾;相当于be addicted to
He got hooked on gambling.他赌博上了瘾。
You can easily got hooked on this kind of music.你很容易迷上这种音乐。
4.submit to
(1) 服从,屈从(相当于resign oneself to)
I was unwilling to submit to his orders and often punished by doing washing up.我不愿意服从于他的号令,因而经常被罚洗衣服。
She refused to submit to threats.她不屈从于威胁。
(2) 提出,提交
All applications for jobs must be submitted by Monday.所有的工作申请函周一前必须提交。
submission n.屈服,投降 submissive adj.顺从的,驯服的,听话的
5.in vain 徒劳,白费
I try in vain to get Sue to come with us.我枉费心机让Sue跟我们一起来。
Our efforts were not in vain.我们的气力没有白费。
6.take to… 开始从事;喜欢;沉溺于……
He took to writing after he retired.退休之后,他喜欢上了写作。
Many young Roma took to illegal behavior, such as stealing.许多年轻的罗姆人染上了非法恶习,比如偷窃。
I have taken to jogging in the morning every day.我已养成每天早晨慢跑的习惯。
【词组扩展】
take on 呈现;承担;从事
take in 吸收;领会;欺骗
take off 起飞;脱下;成功
take up 占据;开始;从事
take over接管;取代
take away 拿走;使离开;消除(疾病等)
7.suspect n.嫌疑犯,可疑对象
The police suspected that he was the prime suspect in the murder case.警察怀疑他是这起谋杀事件的主要嫌疑犯。
v.疑有;怀疑;察觉 (常指坏事可能属实或发生);不信任
I began to suspect that they were trying to get rid of me.我开始怀疑他们想要除掉我。
suspect sb of (doing) sth 怀疑某人有某罪行
He was dismissed from the factory after being suspected of theft.怀疑是小偷,他被从工厂解雇。
suspect sb to be 猜想/猜疑某人是……
I suspect him to be the pickpocket.我猜他是个扒手。
8.age n.年龄;时代,时期;(pl.) 很长一段时间
at the age of 在……岁时
They are of the same age.他们同龄。
People (of) my age dont like snow and cold.我这种年纪的人不喜欢雪和寒冬。
The ice age 冰河世纪
I havent seen you for ages.好久没有看到你。
aged adj.年老的,老的(常置于名词之前作定语);……岁的(常作表语)
A woman aged about 60 won the lottery last night.昨晚一位60岁的妇女中彩了。
With more and more young and middle瞐ged people going to work in cities, many villages were left with only children and aged people.随着越来越多的年轻人和中年人到城市去工作,许多乡村只剩下小孩和老人。
9.take advantage of sb/sth 利用;欺骗
have an advantage over sb/sth 比……有优势
They took advantage of the hotels facilities.他们充分利用旅馆的设备。
Her French upbringing gives her certain advantages over other students.
她的法国式的教养,使她比班上其他同学略胜一筹。