词汇短语园地

1. across prep. 横过；穿过；在……对面

I walked across the field. 我走过田地。

I drew a line across the page.

我在这一页上画了一条横线。

Theres a bank right across the street.

街对面就有一家银行。

adv. 从一边到另一边；横过；宽

Can you swim across？ 你能游过去吗？

The yard measures about 50 feet across.

庭院宽约50英尺。

come （run） across 意为“偶然遇见；意外发现”（不用于被动式）。

Where did you come （run） across her？

你在哪儿碰到她的？

Ive just come across a beautiful poem in this book.

我在这本书里偶然发现了一首优美的诗。

注意：不要将across误用作动词。

The river is too deep and we cant across.（错）

The river is too deep and we cant cross.（对）

2. face vt. 面对；面向；面临；承认；正视现实

She turned and faced him.

她转过身来面对着他。

Most of the rooms face the sea.

多数房间朝海。

The company is facing a financial crisis.

公司正面临财政危机。

Lets face it. Were not going to win.

我们得承认，我们赢不了啦。

be faced with... 面对……

Shes faced with a difficult decision.

她眼前有一个难做的决定。

3. situated adj. 位于；坐落在

My bedroom is situated on the top floor of the house.

我的卧室在房子的顶层。

All the best theatres are situated within a few minutes walk.

所有最好的剧院只有几分钟的路程。

4. located adj. 位于

The information office is located in the city centre.

咨询处设在市中心。

Geographically， this country is located in the southern hemisphere.

在地理上，这个国家位于南半球。

locate vt. 确定；找出……的位置；设立

We located the island on the map.

我们在地图上找出了那个岛的位置。

Where is the new factory to be located？

新工厂将设于何处？

5. opposite prep. 在……对面

The post office is opposite to the station.

邮局在车站的对面。

His house is opposite to mine.

他家就在我家对面。

adj. 对面的；相反的；对立的

I think the picture would look better on the opposite wall.

我认为这张画挂在对面的墙上会好看些。

We hold the opposite opinions.

我们持相反的意见。

n. 对立面；对立物；相反的人（物）

The chief of the group has given in to the opposite.

那个组织的头头归降了对方。

adv. 在对面地

They dont live on this side of the road. They live opposite.

他们不住在马路这边，他们住在对面。

比较：其他表位置的介词和介词短语，如：on，in front of，beside，next to的用法。

（1） on可以表示在（河、湖、海、地）畔

Chicago is on Lake Michigan.

芝加哥位于密歇根湖畔。

Shanghai lies on the west of the Pacific Ocean.

上海位于太平洋西岸。

（2） in front of 在……的前面

There is a park in front of the house.

在那座房子的前面有一个公园。

He stood in front of me. 他站在我的前面。

（3） beside 在……的旁边

Come and sit beside me.

过来坐在我的旁边。

The girl walked beside her mother.

那少女和她的母亲并肩而行。

（4） next to 在……的旁边；紧接着

a building next to the post office 邮局旁的建筑物

Who is standing next to you？

谁正站在你的旁边？

6. look like 看起来像

He looks like an athlete when he puts on that coat.

他穿上那件外套就像个运动员。

He didnt look like the same person after his illness.

他病前病后判若两人。

look，sound，feel，smell，taste都可作连系动词，后接形容词。如：The dish smells good！ 那道菜闻起来好香！

7. work on 致力于；对……做工作；对……施加影响

Ive been working on a new project in China.

我一直在中国搞一个新项目。

Shell work on him to make him change his mind.

她将努力说服他改变主意。

8. because of 因为；由于

They are here because of us.

他们是因为我们才来这里的。

He walks slowly because of his bad leg.

他因为腿不方便而行走缓慢。

Because of his wifes being there， I said nothing about it.

由于他的妻子在场，我便没提这事。

比较：because of，because，as a result of，thanks to的区别

（1） because是从属连词，后面跟一个完整的句子。

because of是介词短语，后面跟名词、代词或名词性短语。

He came to work late because he got up late.

He came to work late because of getting up late.

他上班迟到了，因为他起床起晚了。

（2） as a result of作为……的结果，一般用作状语。

As a result of the war， the lives of many people were lost.

由于战争，许多人失去了生命。

（3） thanks to幸亏，多亏，由于，因为；可用于表达正面意思，也可用于讽刺口语，多放在句首。

Thanks to your help， I passed the test.

幸亏有你的帮助，我测试及格了。

Thanks to your rotten idea， we went a long way.

多亏了你的馊主意，害得我们走了不少冤枉路。

9. be known as 作为……而出名/闻名

be known as后面一般跟表某种职业或身份的名词。

Lu Xun is known as a writer.

鲁迅是作为作家而出名的。

Jay Chou is known as a rapper.

周杰伦是作为一个说唱歌手而出名的。

比较：be known for 因……而出名

Her mother is known for her cooking.

她的母亲以烹饪闻名。

Her mother is known as a cook.

她的母亲作为一名厨师而闻名。

10. ever since 自从……；一直……

ever since可作为副词，表示“此后”就一直……

He fell ill at Christmas and has been ill ever since.

他在圣诞节生病了，此后就一直不适。

He left home last year and has been away ever since.

他去年离家走了，此后一直在外面。

He went to Turkey in 1950 and has lived there ever since. 他在1950年去了土耳其，此后就一直住在那里。

ever since作为连词时相当于since，引导时间状词从句，从句谓语动词常用一般过去时，主句谓语动词用现在完成时。

I have known him ever since he was a child.

从小我就认识他了。

We have lived in Shanghai ever since we came to China.

自从我们来到中国后就一直住在上海。

11. in terms of 据……；依照……

It is difficult to express it in terms of science.

要用科学的字眼来表达它是很困难的。

It is a bad year for films in terms of both quantity and quality.

今年的电影无论从数量上还是质量上都说不上好。

in ones term 在某人看来；根据某人观点

in the long/short term 从长期/短期来看

12. on the other hand 另一方面；反过来说

On the one hand， she teaches English； on the other hand she learns Chinese.

她一方面教英语，一方面学习汉语。

Its cheap， but on the other hand it isnt good.

东西倒是便宜，就是不好。

13. Whats...like？ 就某人、某地或某事物的具体情况提问

Whats the weather like today？

今天的天气如何？

Whats she like？ 她人怎么样？（问相貌、性格、爱好方面）

比较：What do/does...look like？ 就某人、某地或某事物的外观、外表询问。

How do you like...？ 你认为、感觉……如何、怎么样？

What the earth does is revolving；what rivers do is running； what the youth do is advancing.

—Sándor Petofi

地球要做的事——旋转；江河要做的事——奔流；年轻人要做的事——前进。

——裴多菲（匈牙利诗人）