刘本龙

1. apologize vi. 道歉

【经典例句】

He apologized to her for not going to her party. 他因未出席她的派对向她表示歉意。

You must apologize to the teacher for being so rude. 你必须为你的粗鲁行为向老师道歉。

【思维拓展】

apologize to sb. for （doing） sth. 因某事向某人道歉;apology n. 道歉;make an apology to sb. for （doing） sth. 因某事向某人道歉;accept / refuse one's apology 接受/拒绝某人的道歉

She is still angry and refuses to accept my apology. 她仍在生气，并拒绝接受我的道歉。

2. remind vt. 提醒;使想起

【经典例句】

This story reminds me of my childhood. 这个故事让我想起了我的童年。

I reminded Gerald of his promise. 我提醒吉罗德他曾许下的诺言。

Please remind me to write to my mother tomorrow. 请提醒我明天给我母亲写信。

【思维拓展】

remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事;remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事;remind sb. that... 提醒某人/使某人想起……

3. benefit vt. 有益于 vi. 得益于 n. 利益;好处;津贴

【经典例句】

The rain benefits the plants. 这场雨有益于植物。

=The plants benefit from the rain.

【思維拓展】

benefit from 从……中受益;be of great benefit to = be very beneficial to 对……有益;for the benefit of = for sb.'s benefit 为了……的利益

This dictionary will be of great benefit to me. 这本字典将对我有很大的好处。

We did that for the benefit of your company. 我们这样做都是为了你们公司的利益。

4. account n. 说明;理由;计算;账户 v. 认为;说明;解释;总计有

【经典例句】

She gave an accurate account of the case. 她对事故做了准确的描述。

I'm going to the bank to open a new account. 我要去银行开个新账户。

Bad weather accounted for the long delay. 长期的延缓是因为坏天气。

You need to take into account all of the possibilities. 你要把所有的可能性都考虑进去。

【思维拓展】

open an account 在银行开个户头;keep an account of 记录，记载;take sth. into account / consideration 考虑到某事;account for 导致，解释;on account of = because of 因为

5. impress vt. 使印象深刻;使铭记

【经典例句】

The sights of the city never fail to impress foreign tourists. 外国游客无一不对该市的风光留有深刻印象。

We were most impressed with / by your efficiency. 我们对你的工作效率印象深刻。

【思维拓展】

impress sth. on / upon sb. = impress sb. with / by sth. 使某人铭记某事物;impression n. 印象;make / give / create an impression on / upon... 给……一个印象;have / get the impression that 有……的印象

I am surprised you've got a bad impression of him. 我很惊讶你对他印象不佳。

6. puzzle n. 难题;谜 v. （使）迷惑;（使）为难

【经典例句】

Her reply puzzled me. 她的回答把我弄糊涂了。

Their reason for doing it is still a puzzle to me. 他们为什么这样做对我来说仍是个谜。

I've been sitting here puzzling about what to do. 我一直坐在这里苦苦思索该怎么办。

【思维拓展】

be a puzzle to sb. 对某人来说是个谜;be / feel puzzled about / over对……迷惑不解;sth. puzzles sb. 某事使某人迷惑/为难

【温馨提示】

puzzled adj. 迷惑不解的，作表语，表示主语（一般为人）所处的状态，还可以修饰人的表情;puzzling adj. 令人迷惑不解的，作表语，表示主语（一般为物）本身所具有的性质或特征。

I was puzzled how to solve the problem. 我不知道怎样解决这个问题。

The question is puzzling to me. 这个问题令我困惑。

7. look forward to 期望;期盼

【经典例句】

Many people look forward to visiting the Great Wall. 很多人盼望参观长城。

I'm looking forward to your early reply. 我期待着你早日回信。

【思维拓展】

look forward to中的to在这里是介词，后接名词、代词、动名词作宾语，不能接动词原形。这类短语还有：devote oneself to 专心于，献身于;get down to 开始认真（做某事）;lead to 导致;pay attention to 注意;stick to 坚持;see to 注意（某事），照顾（某人）;be used to习惯于;be addicted to 沉溺于;adapt to 适应;be accustomed to 习惯于;when it comes to 当提到……

8. get away with （做坏事）不受惩罚;偷携某物潜逃

【经典例句】

They raided the bank and got away with a lot of money. 他们抢劫银行， 掠走了很多钱。

If you cheat in the exam you'll never get away with it. 考试作弊必予追究。

Nobody gets away with insulting me like that. 这样侮辱我的人，我是不会放过的。

【思维拓展】

get down to 认真静下心（工作）;get on well with 相处融洽，进展顺利;get through 接通电话，完成;get over 克服，熬过，恢复

9. break out （灾难、战争等） 突发;爆发

【经典例句】

Fire broke out during the night. 夜间突然发生了火灾。

It appears as if a war will break out. 好像一场战争即将爆发。

【思维拓展】

break away from 脱离（党派），摆脱（控制）;break down 毀掉，坏掉，（计划/谈判）失败;break up 打碎，拆散，（会议）结束，分裂（解体）;break off （使）停止，中断，折断;break into sth. 强行进入某处;break one's word / promise 食言，说话不算数

10. catch sight of 看见;瞥见

【经典例句】

The driver didn't catch sight of another car in time. 司机没能及时看见另一辆车。

He was happy to catch sight of an eagle flying in the sky. 见到一只鹰在天上飞，他很高兴。

【思维拓展】

lose sight of 看不见;at （the） sight of 一看到（就）;in / within sight 可以看见，在视线内

【词汇精练】

一、单项选择。

1. To tell you the truth; I really find ________ unbearable to work with such a terrible man as his brother.

A. which          B. it      C. that          D. what

2. Day and night， the old woman wept over the death of her only son， ________ though she forgave the driver who killed him.

A. as    B. even    C. all    D. or

3. On their arrival on the airport， ________.

A. a group of children welcomed them with flowers

B. bunches of flowers were presented to them by a group of children

C. they were presented with flowers by a group of children

D. they were welcome by children with flowers

4. Remember never to tell a lie to others. If you did， you would never ________ it and it is more ________ that you will be discovered before long.

A. get away with; likely                  B. get away from; possible

C. get away with; possibly                D. get away from; probable

5. When the father arrived at the accident ________， he was relieved by the ________ of his daughter who not only survived the accident but also was helping other victims.

A. place; scene B. scene; sight    C. sight; scene  D. scene; view

二、根據括号内的提示信息，将下列汉语翻译成英语。

1. 他们说话好像是老朋友的样子。（虚拟语气）

2. 遵守交通规则是每个市民的职责。（it is... to do）

3. 我认识的人中没有一个比Jack更糟糕的了。（never... more ）

4. 汤姆，你该理发了。（have... done）

5. 如果你昨天来，你就会见到董事长了。（if）

6. 令人难以置信的是，没人算出这么简单的题。（incredible）

7. 最令老师生气的是学生不按时到校。（not being）

8. 运动会在哪儿举行？（it is... that...）

9. 如果你这样努力学数学，你迟早会成为一个数学家。（in time）

10. Smith先生和他的学生们都沉浸于中国的文化当中。（as well as）