Unit 1

1. lead to

lead to 通向；导致

lead... to （some place） 带领……去（某地）

lead... to do =cause... to do 致使……做

lead to sb. doing sth.= result in sb. doing sth.导致……做

例句：

① All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

② Reducing speed limits should lead to fewer deaths on the roads. 降低限速应该可以减少道路事故造成的死亡。

③ The waiter led us to our table. 服务员领我们到我们的餐桌。

④ What led you to believe this？ 是什么让你相信这件事的？

2. intend v. 想要；计划

intend sb. / sth. to do sth. 打算让某人做某事

intend to do sth. / intend doing sth. 打算/想要做某事

be intended to do sth. 目的是，旨在

be intended for 为……准备

intentionn. 目的，意图

with the intention of 带着……目的

例句：

① 他打算让他的儿子接管他的生意。

He intends to let his son take over his business.

② 这本字典是给小孩用的。

This dictionary is intended for children.

3. put pressure on

put pressure on sb. （to do sth.） 迫使，促使

pressuren. 压力； v. 迫使

under pressure 在压力下；被迫

pressure sb. into doing / pressure sb. to do 迫使某人做某事

例句：

① The US government has been putting pressure on Iran these days. 这些天美国政府一直在给伊朗施压。

② Some young people are pressured into staying at school. 一些年轻人被迫继续待在学校里上学。

4. wrestle

wrestlevi. & vt. 摔跤；努力对付或解决

wrestle with sb. 与某人摔跤，与某人扭打

wrestle with sth. 努力对付或解决（难题、困难等）

wrestle to do sth. 努力做某事

例句：

① Armed guards wrestled with the intruder. 武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。

② She spent the whole afternoon wrestling with the problem. 她整个下午都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。

③ He has been wrestling to raise money all year. 他一年来一直在想方设法筹集资金。

5. dilemma

dilemma n.（进退两难的）窘境，困境

例句：

① I am in a dilemma whether to do maths or English. 我左右為难，不知是做数学还是英语。

② The doctors dilemma was whether he should tell the patient the truth. 医生为是否告诉病人真相左右为难。

6. beyond doubt

beyond doubt 毫无疑问= without doubt

beyondprep. 超出（……之外）；非……所能及；在（或向）……的那一边

beyond repair 无法修复

beyond recognition 无法辨认

beyond words 无法用语言表达

beyond ones reach 某人够不着

beyond sb. 某人难以想象、理解或做

例句：

① He is without / beyond doubt the cleverest student Ive ever taught. 他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。

② The bicycle is beyond repair. 这辆自行车已不能修理了。

③ Its beyond me why she wants to marry Geoff. 我不能理解她为什么要和杰夫结婚。

④ Keep the medicine beyond childrens reach. 把药放在孩子够不到的地方。

7. either... or...

either... or...为并列连词，连接句子中两个并列的成分。当它连接主语时其谓语动词要与最近的一个主语在人称和数上保持一致，即要注意就近原则。除either... or...外，就近原则还适用于neither... nor...， not... but...， not only... but also...， there be等。

例句：

① When the girl is happy， she either sings or dances. 那个女孩高兴时，不是唱歌就是跳舞。

② Either you or I am going there tomorrow. 明天要么你去那里，要么我去。