重難點(diǎn)短語與例句：

　　1. consult sb. on/ about sth. 向征求方面的意見, 就向請教

　　I consulted with a friend on a matter. 我和朋友商量一件事。

　　2. be content with(=be satisfied with) 滿足于be content to do sth. 愿意做某事

　　He is quite content with his present fortune. 他對自己目前的境遇頗為得意。

　　Not everyone will be content to betray friends for money.

　　3. contrary to (=in opposition to) 與相反

　　My sisters taste in dresses is contrary to my own. 在服裝方面，我妹妹的愛好和我完全不同。

　　4. on the contrary 相反

　　He is not poor, on the contrary, he is a millionaire. 他不窮, 相反, 他是個(gè)百萬富翁。

　　5. in contrast to/with 和形成對比

　　by contrast 對比之下

　　The black furnishings provide an interesting contrast to the white walls. 黑色家具和白色墻壁形成很有意思的對比。

　　The coastal areas have mild winters, but by contrast the central plains become extremely cold. 沿海地區(qū)的冬天天氣暖和，可是相比之下中部平原卻異常寒冷。

　　6. contribute to 有助于

　　A recent survey says smoking contributes to lung cancer.

　　7. under control (被)控制住 out of control無法控制

　　The fire has been brought under control. 火勢已受到控制。

　　The bus went out of control and ran into a shop front. 那公共汽車失去控制, 撞到了一家商店的門臉。

　　8. at ones convenience(=where and when it suits one) 在方便的時(shí)間或地點(diǎn) be convenient to / for 對方便

　　Please deliver the goods at your earliest convenience.請盡早送貨。

　　Its a great convenience to live in town. 住在城市里有很大的方便。

　　Will it be convenient for you to come in the morning? 你上午來方便嗎？

　　9. convince sb. of (=cause sb. to believe or feel certain; to persuade sb.)使某人確信。

　　try to persuade sb. to do sth.勸說某人做

　　I try to convince him of the reality of the danger. 我試圖使他相信危險(xiǎn)的確存在。

　　Can you persuade her out of her foolish plans? 你能勸她放棄她那些愚蠢的計(jì)劃嗎？

　　10. cope with(=deal with, try to find a solution to)應(yīng)付, 處理

　　Im afraid I cant cope with this problem. 恐怕我應(yīng)付不了這個(gè)問題。

　　11. at all costs不惜任何代價(jià). at the cost of 以為代價(jià)

　　The bridge must be repaired within three days at all costs. 要不惜一切代價(jià)在三天內(nèi)把橋修好。

　　12. be critical of 愛挑毛病的，批評的

　　The inquiry was critical of her work. 該項(xiàng)調(diào)查對她的工作提出了批評。

　　13. cure sb. of+某種疾病 治好某人的疾病

　　That nasty shock cured him of his inquisitiveness for ever. 那一沉重教訓(xùn)根除了他凡事愛打聽的毛病。

　　14. a danger to對的危險(xiǎn); be in danger(of)處于危險(xiǎn)中; be out of danger脫離危險(xiǎn)

　　Violent criminals like that are a danger to society. 那種暴力罪犯對社會是一種危害。

　　The operation is a success and now the patient is out of danger. 手術(shù)成功了，病人現(xiàn)在已脫離危險(xiǎn)。

　　15. out of date過時(shí)的；up to date新式的,時(shí)興的; date back to可追溯到; date from從某時(shí)期開始(有)

　　My passport is out of date. 我的護(hù)照已經(jīng)過期了。

　　All our information is up to date on the computer. 我們計(jì)算機(jī)上的信息都是最新的。

　　This castle dates back to Roman times. 這個(gè)城堡可追溯到羅馬時(shí)代。

　　The history of public education in the United States dates from the society of the early pioneers. 美國的公共教育史起源于早期拓荒者的社會。

　　16. on the decline 在衰退中, 在減少中 on the increase 在增加

　　She is on the decline, and may die soon. 她的健康每況愈下，可能不久于人世。

　　The number of robberies in the area is on the decline. 這地區(qū)的劫案在減少。

　　The demand for primary products is on the increase in European market. 歐洲市場對初級產(chǎn)品的需求在增長。

　　17. to ones delight 令某人感到高興

　　to ones regret 遺憾; sorrow悲痛; relief 安心; distress 苦惱; shame羞愧; surprise 驚奇; astonishment 驚奇

　　To our delight, Tom won the first prize in the speaking competition yesterday

　　To our relief, our son has come back home safely at last.

　　To his surprise, over 50 students donated about 100 yuan to children with disabilities.

　　18. delight in(=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜歡, 取樂

　　take (a) delight in 喜歡干, 以為樂

　　He takes great delight in painting. 他愛好繪畫。

　　19. demand sth. of sb. 向某人要求(非物質(zhì)的)東西. demand sth. from sb. 向某人要求(物質(zhì)的)東西

　　All wives demand love of their husband.

　　Dont demand so much from your parents.

　　20. in demand有需求;on demand受到要求時(shí)

　　Good secretaries are always in demand. 好的秘書總是很多人都需要的。

　　Payable immediately or on demand. 應(yīng)付的可立即支付或應(yīng)要求可支付的

　　21. despair of (=lose all hope of) 絕望

　　Weve despair of him; he cant keep a job for more than six months. 我們對他已經(jīng)絕望了, 他做什么工作都不能超過半年。

　　22. in despair 絕望

　　The poor woman was in despair. 那可憐的女人陷入了絕望。

　　A person is most disappointed when he is in despair. 一個(gè)人在絕望時(shí)最失望。

　　23. in detail 詳細(xì)地

　　He describe the robbery in detail to us. 他向我們詳細(xì)地描述了搶劫事件。

　　24. differ fromin 與的區(qū)別在于

　　Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to laugh, while the latter arent. 人不同于野獸，因前者能笑，而后者卻不能。

　　25. in difficulties有困難,處境困難,

　　They offered him the hand of fellowship when he was in difficulties. 當(dāng)他身處困境時(shí)，他們向他伸出了友誼之手。

　　26. beyond dispute不容爭議的,無可爭議 in dispute 在爭議中

　　His honesty is beyond dispute. 他的誠實(shí)是無可爭議的。

　　The exact cause of the accident is still in dispute. 事故的真正起因仍有爭議。

　　27. distinguish between (=make or recognize differences) 辨別

　　distinguishfrom 把與區(qū)別開

　　I do not see how you can distinguish between the two. 我不明白您怎么能區(qū)分這兩者。

　　One material can be distinguished from another by their physical properties: color, density, specific, heat and so on. 一種材料與另一種材料的區(qū)別在于它們的物理性能：顏色、密度和比熱等等。

　　28. do away with(=get rid of) 除去,廢除,取消; do away with (=kill) 殺掉, 鎮(zhèn)壓

　　I want them to do away with this feudal custom. 我希望他們廢除這一封建陋俗。

　　Do I have to do away with my habit? 我是不是得改掉我的習(xí)慣？

　　29. haveto do with 與有關(guān)系

　　I thought John must have something to do with this matter.

　　30. without doubt (=undoubtedly)無可置疑地

　　in doubt(=in a condition of uncertainty)對表示疑惑

　　He is without doubt the cleverest student Ive ever taught. 他確實(shí)是我所教過的學(xué)生中最聰明的。

　　Always proofread completed letters very carefully. Consult dictionary when necessary or in doubt. 完成的書信一定要很小心地校對，有必要或懷疑時(shí)查典。

　　31. by ear (=play music from memory without having seen it printed) 憑記憶,不看樂譜

　　have an ear for (=have keen recognition of sounds esp. in music and language)對有鑒賞力

　　Alan has an ear for music. In my opinion, she will be a great musician one day.

　　32. on earth 究竟, 到底, 全然

　　Why on earth didnt you tell me the truth? 你到底為什么不跟我說實(shí)話？

　　33. with ease ( = easily) 容易, 不費(fèi)力

　　at (ones) ease ( = without worry or nervousness) 自在,不拘束

　　put sb. at his / her ease (=free sb. from worry or nervousness)使某人感到無拘束

　　Their help enabled me to finish the work with ease. 他們幫助我，使我能夠順利地完成工作。

　　He felt at ease and confident about the future. 他對未來感到輕松自在并且充滿信心。

　　34. have an effect on 對有影響

　　be in effect (=be in operation) 有效

　　go into effect 生效. ( 近: come into effect; take effect; be brought into effect)

　　in effect (=in fact, really) 實(shí)際上

　　give effect to (=carry out) 實(shí)行,使生效

　　to the effect that 大意是,主要內(nèi)容是

　　to that effect 是那個(gè)意思的

　　Parents do have a great effect on their own children.

　　Some ancient laws are still in effect. 有些古時(shí)的法律現(xiàn)在仍然有效。

　　The new ruling gives effect to the recommendations of the special committee. 這一新裁定使特別委員會的推薦生效。

　　He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect. 他說他非常擔(dān)憂，或大致是這個(gè)意思。

　　【模擬試題】

　　1. We have to ________ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.

　　A. get away B. get across C. get through D. get in

　　2. Once a decision has been made, all of us should ______ it.

　　A. direct to B. stick to C. lead to D. refer to

　　3. Before the war broke out, many people ________ in safe places possessions they could not take with them.

　　A. threw away B. put away C. gave away D. carried away

　　4. Its ten years since the scientist ________ on his lifes work of discovering the valuable chemical.

　　A. made for B. took off C. set out D. turned up

　　5. To keep healthy, professor Johnson _______ cycling as regular form of exercise after he retired.

　　A. took up B. caught on C. carried on D. made for

　　6. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ______ most of her day.

　　A. saves up B. makes up C. takes up D. puts up

　　7. The final examination is coming up soon. Its time for us to _______ our studies.

　　A. get down to B. get out C. get back for D. get over

　　8. after a long way she was tired and her legs ___________.

　　A. gave in B. gave out C. gave up D. gave away

　　9. Failure is the mother of success. ______your courage.

　　A. keep up B. keep off C. keep on D. keep away

　　10. The picture of the park ________ memories of our class trip last year.

　　A. took up B. came up C. turned up D. called up

　　11. If Mary carries on working like this, shell ________ sooner or later.

　　A. hold on B. give out C. get down D. break down

　　12. Ill ________ the matter as soon as possible. just have a little patience.

　　A. look into B. look after C. look through D. look about

　　13. I can ______ some noise while Im studying, but I cant stand loud noise.

　　A. keep up with B. get along with

　　C. catch up with D. put up with

　　14. My cousin doesnt know what to at __________the university; he cant make up his mind about his future.

　　A. take on B. take away C. take up D. take after

　　15. People in the far-away mountain village cannot __________ this program.

　　A. take down B. pick up C. put away D. get along

　　16. Thank you, but Ill have to _______ your offer.

　　A. turn away B. turn down C. turn back D. turn off

　　17. Restaurants in every corner of Chengdu not only provide job opportunities but ________ lots of taxes as well.

　　A. bring along B. bring about C. result in D. result from

　　18. The continuous rain the harvesting of the wheat by two weeks.

　　A. set back B. set off C. set out D. set aside

　　19. It was a bad idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it _____ as well as we had hoped.

　　A. came off B. made out C. brought out D. went off

　　20. Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to_________ and will soon recover.

　　A. turn up B. pick out C. pick up D. show up

　　【試題答案】

　　1~5 DBBCA 6~10 CABAD 11~15 DADCB 16~20 BBADC

　　重難點(diǎn)短語與例句：

　　1. consult sb. on/ about sth. 向征求方面的意見, 就向請教

　　I consulted with a friend on a matter. 我和朋友商量一件事。

　　2. be content with(=be satisfied with) 滿足于be content to do sth. 愿意做某事

　　He is quite content with his present fortune. 他對自己目前的境遇頗為得意。

　　Not everyone will be content to betray friends for money.

　　3. contrary to (=in opposition to) 與相反

　　My sisters taste in dresses is contrary to my own. 在服裝方面，我妹妹的愛好和我完全不同。

　　4. on the contrary 相反

　　He is not poor, on the contrary, he is a millionaire. 他不窮, 相反, 他是個(gè)百萬富翁。

　　5. in contrast to/with 和形成對比

　　by contrast 對比之下

　　The black furnishings provide an interesting contrast to the white walls. 黑色家具和白色墻壁形成很有意思的對比。

　　The coastal areas have mild winters, but by contrast the central plains become extremely cold. 沿海地區(qū)的冬天天氣暖和，可是相比之下中部平原卻異常寒冷。

　　6. contribute to 有助于

　　A recent survey says smoking contributes to lung cancer.

　　7. under control (被)控制住 out of control無法控制

　　The fire has been brought under control. 火勢已受到控制。

　　The bus went out of control and ran into a shop front. 那公共汽車失去控制, 撞到了一家商店的門臉。

　　8. at ones convenience(=where and when it suits one) 在方便的時(shí)間或地點(diǎn) be convenient to / for 對方便

　　Please deliver the goods at your earliest convenience.請盡早送貨。

　　Its a great convenience to live in town. 住在城市里有很大的方便。

　　Will it be convenient for you to come in the morning? 你上午來方便嗎？

　　9. convince sb. of (=cause sb. to believe or feel certain; to persuade sb.)使某人確信。

　　try to persuade sb. to do sth.勸說某人做

　　I try to convince him of the reality of the danger. 我試圖使他相信危險(xiǎn)的確存在。

　　Can you persuade her out of her foolish plans? 你能勸她放棄她那些愚蠢的計(jì)劃嗎？

　　10. cope with(=deal with, try to find a solution to)應(yīng)付, 處理

　　Im afraid I cant cope with this problem. 恐怕我應(yīng)付不了這個(gè)問題。

　　11. at all costs不惜任何代價(jià). at the cost of 以為代價(jià)

　　The bridge must be repaired within three days at all costs. 要不惜一切代價(jià)在三天內(nèi)把橋修好。

　　12. be critical of 愛挑毛病的，批評的

　　The inquiry was critical of her work. 該項(xiàng)調(diào)查對她的工作提出了批評。

　　13. cure sb. of+某種疾病 治好某人的疾病

　　That nasty shock cured him of his inquisitiveness for ever. 那一沉重教訓(xùn)根除了他凡事愛打聽的毛病。

　　14. a danger to對的危險(xiǎn); be in danger(of)處于危險(xiǎn)中; be out of danger脫離危險(xiǎn)

　　Violent criminals like that are a danger to society. 那種暴力罪犯對社會是一種危害。

　　The operation is a success and now the patient is out of danger. 手術(shù)成功了，病人現(xiàn)在已脫離危險(xiǎn)。

　　15. out of date過時(shí)的；up to date新式的,時(shí)興的; date back to可追溯到; date from從某時(shí)期開始(有)

　　My passport is out of date. 我的護(hù)照已經(jīng)過期了。

　　All our information is up to date on the computer. 我們計(jì)算機(jī)上的信息都是最新的。

　　This castle dates back to Roman times. 這個(gè)城堡可追溯到羅馬時(shí)代。

　　The history of public education in the United States dates from the society of the early pioneers. 美國的公共教育史起源于早期拓荒者的社會。

　　16. on the decline 在衰退中, 在減少中 on the increase 在增加

　　She is on the decline, and may die soon. 她的健康每況愈下，可能不久于人世。

　　The number of robberies in the area is on the decline. 這地區(qū)的劫案在減少。

　　The demand for primary products is on the increase in European market. 歐洲市場對初級產(chǎn)品的需求在增長。

　　17. to ones delight 令某人感到高興

　　to ones regret 遺憾; sorrow悲痛; relief 安心; distress 苦惱; shame羞愧; surprise 驚奇; astonishment 驚奇

　　To our delight, Tom won the first prize in the speaking competition yesterday

　　To our relief, our son has come back home safely at last.

　　To his surprise, over 50 students donated about 100 yuan to children with disabilities.

　　18. delight in(=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜歡, 取樂

　　take (a) delight in 喜歡干, 以為樂

　　He takes great delight in painting. 他愛好繪畫。

　　19. demand sth. of sb. 向某人要求(非物質(zhì)的)東西. demand sth. from sb. 向某人要求(物質(zhì)的)東西

　　All wives demand love of their husband.

　　Dont demand so much from your parents.

　　20. in demand有需求;on demand受到要求時(shí)

　　Good secretaries are always in demand. 好的秘書總是很多人都需要的。

　　Payable immediately or on demand. 應(yīng)付的可立即支付或應(yīng)要求可支付的

　　21. despair of (=lose all hope of) 絕望

　　Weve despair of him; he cant keep a job for more than six months. 我們對他已經(jīng)絕望了, 他做什么工作都不能超過半年。

　　22. in despair 絕望

　　The poor woman was in despair. 那可憐的女人陷入了絕望。

　　A person is most disappointed when he is in despair. 一個(gè)人在絕望時(shí)最失望。

　　23. in detail 詳細(xì)地

　　He describe the robbery in detail to us. 他向我們詳細(xì)地描述了搶劫事件。

　　24. differ fromin 與的區(qū)別在于

　　Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to laugh, while the latter arent. 人不同于野獸，因前者能笑，而后者卻不能。

　　25. in difficulties有困難,處境困難,

　　They offered him the hand of fellowship when he was in difficulties. 當(dāng)他身處困境時(shí)，他們向他伸出了友誼之手。

　　26. beyond dispute不容爭議的,無可爭議 in dispute 在爭議中

　　His honesty is beyond dispute. 他的誠實(shí)是無可爭議的。

　　The exact cause of the accident is still in dispute. 事故的真正起因仍有爭議。

　　27. distinguish between (=make or recognize differences) 辨別

　　distinguishfrom 把與區(qū)別開

　　I do not see how you can distinguish between the two. 我不明白您怎么能區(qū)分這兩者。

　　One material can be distinguished from another by their physical properties: color, density, specific, heat and so on. 一種材料與另一種材料的區(qū)別在于它們的物理性能：顏色、密度和比熱等等。

　　28. do away with(=get rid of) 除去,廢除,取消; do away with (=kill) 殺掉, 鎮(zhèn)壓

　　I want them to do away with this feudal custom. 我希望他們廢除這一封建陋俗。

　　Do I have to do away with my habit? 我是不是得改掉我的習(xí)慣？

　　29. haveto do with 與有關(guān)系

　　I thought John must have something to do with this matter.

　　30. without doubt (=undoubtedly)無可置疑地

　　in doubt(=in a condition of uncertainty)對表示疑惑

　　He is without doubt the cleverest student Ive ever taught. 他確實(shí)是我所教過的學(xué)生中最聰明的。

　　Always proofread completed letters very carefully. Consult dictionary when necessary or in doubt. 完成的書信一定要很小心地校對，有必要或懷疑時(shí)查典。

　　31. by ear (=play music from memory without having seen it printed) 憑記憶,不看樂譜

　　have an ear for (=have keen recognition of sounds esp. in music and language)對有鑒賞力

　　Alan has an ear for music. In my opinion, she will be a great musician one day.

　　32. on earth 究竟, 到底, 全然

　　Why on earth didnt you tell me the truth? 你到底為什么不跟我說實(shí)話？

　　33. with ease ( = easily) 容易, 不費(fèi)力

　　at (ones) ease ( = without worry or nervousness) 自在,不拘束

　　put sb. at his / her ease (=free sb. from worry or nervousness)使某人感到無拘束

　　Their help enabled me to finish the work with ease. 他們幫助我，使我能夠順利地完成工作。

　　He felt at ease and confident about the future. 他對未來感到輕松自在并且充滿信心。

　　34. have an effect on 對有影響

　　be in effect (=be in operation) 有效

　　go into effect 生效. ( 近: come into effect; take effect; be brought into effect)

　　in effect (=in fact, really) 實(shí)際上

　　give effect to (=carry out) 實(shí)行,使生效

　　to the effect that 大意是,主要內(nèi)容是

　　to that effect 是那個(gè)意思的

　　Parents do have a great effect on their own children.

　　Some ancient laws are still in effect. 有些古時(shí)的法律現(xiàn)在仍然有效。

　　The new ruling gives effect to the recommendations of the special committee. 這一新裁定使特別委員會的推薦生效。

　　He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect. 他說他非常擔(dān)憂，或大致是這個(gè)意思。

　　【模擬試題】

　　1. We have to ________ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.

　　A. get away B. get across C. get through D. get in

　　2. Once a decision has been made, all of us should ______ it.

　　A. direct to B. stick to C. lead to D. refer to

　　3. Before the war broke out, many people ________ in safe places possessions they could not take with them.

　　A. threw away B. put away C. gave away D. carried away

　　4. Its ten years since the scientist ________ on his lifes work of discovering the valuable chemical.

　　A. made for B. took off C. set out D. turned up

　　5. To keep healthy, professor Johnson _______ cycling as regular form of exercise after he retired.

　　A. took up B. caught on C. carried on D. made for

　　6. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ______ most of her day.

　　A. saves up B. makes up C. takes up D. puts up

　　7. The final examination is coming up soon. Its time for us to _______ our studies.

　　A. get down to B. get out C. get back for D. get over

　　8. after a long way she was tired and her legs ___________.

　　A. gave in B. gave out C. gave up D. gave away

　　9. Failure is the mother of success. ______your courage.

　　A. keep up B. keep off C. keep on D. keep away

　　10. The picture of the park ________ memories of our class trip last year.

　　A. took up B. came up C. turned up D. called up

　　11. If Mary carries on working like this, shell ________ sooner or later.

　　A. hold on B. give out C. get down D. break down

　　12. Ill ________ the matter as soon as possible. just have a little patience.

　　A. look into B. look after C. look through D. look about

　　13. I can ______ some noise while Im studying, but I cant stand loud noise.

　　A. keep up with B. get along with

　　C. catch up with D. put up with

　　14. My cousin doesnt know what to at __________the university; he cant make up his mind about his future.

　　A. take on B. take away C. take up D. take after

　　15. People in the far-away mountain village cannot __________ this program.

　　A. take down B. pick up C. put away D. get along

　　16. Thank you, but Ill have to _______ your offer.

　　A. turn away B. turn down C. turn back D. turn off

　　17. Restaurants in every corner of Chengdu not only provide job opportunities but ________ lots of taxes as well.

　　A. bring along B. bring about C. result in D. result from

　　18. The continuous rain the harvesting of the wheat by two weeks.

　　A. set back B. set off C. set out D. set aside

　　19. It was a bad idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it _____ as well as we had hoped.

　　A. came off B. made out C. brought out D. went off

　　20. Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to_________ and will soon recover.

　　A. turn up B. pick out C. pick up D. show up

　　【試題答案】

　　1~5 DBBCA 6~10 CABAD 11~15 DADCB 16~20 BBADC